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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Texas (Oct. 24)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 24 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Texas. *** Open Invention Network Assigned Patent for Creating Transferable Map Schemas ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Open Invention Network, Durham, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,864,583) developed by Carey Leigh Lotzer, Sachse, Texas, for a system and method "creating transferable map schemas." The patent was filed on May 3, 2012 (13/463,615). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8864583&OS=8864583&RS=8864583 Written by Aile Dayandante; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** CommScope of North Carolina Assigned Patent for Water-blocking Vent Panel and Air Filter ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- CommScope of North Carolina, Hickory, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,864,560) developed by three co-inventors for a "water-blocking vent panel and air filter." The co-inventors are Stephen Palaszewski, Chester, New Jersey, John L. LoSapio, Morris Plains, New Jersey, and Joseph Yeh, Plano, Texas. The patent was filed on Sept. 19, 2008 (12/233,633). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8864560&OS=8864560&RS=8864560 Written by Aile Dayandante; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 24 -- Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, Wisconsin, has been assigned a patent (8,865,057) developed by seven co-inventors for "apparatus and methods for industrial-scale production of metal matrix nanocomposites." The co-inventors are Xiaochun Li, Madison, Wisconsin, Noe Gaudencio Alba-Baena, El Paso, Texas, Daniel Earl Hoefert, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, David Weiss, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, Woo-hyun Cho, Madison, Wisconsin, Ben Peter Slater, Madison, Wisconsin, and Hongseok Choi, Madison, Wisconsin. The patent application was filed on Feb. 6, 2012 (13/366,655). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,865,057.PN.&OS=PN/8,865,057&RS=PN/8,865,057 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** University of Pittsburgh Assigned Patent for Flow-Stretch-Flexure Bioreactor ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 24 -- University of Pittsburgh--Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, has been assigned a patent (8,852,923) developed by six co-inventors for "[f]low-stretch-flexure bioreactor." The co-inventors are Sharan Ramaswamy, Miami, George C. Engelmayr Jr., Cambridge, Massachusetts, Michael S. Sacks, Pittsburgh, David E. Schmidt, Pittsburgh, Mohammed S. El-Kurdi, Pittsburgh, and Steven M. Boronyak, Kingwood, Texas. The patent application was filed on Dec. 3, 2010 (12/959,906). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8852923.PN.&OS=PN/8852923&RS=PN/8852923 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Fox Hardwood Lumber Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 24 -- Fox Hardwood Lumber, Franklin, Tennessee, has been assigned a patent (8,864,096) developed by Tommy Fox, Franklin, Tennessee, for an "anchoring device for supporting a post from a support surface." The patent application was filed on Oct. 4, 2012 (13/644,475). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8864096.PN.&OS=PN/8864096&RS=PN/8864096 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus for Providing Mobility for Voice Over Internet Protocol Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 24 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,867,526) developed by Chaoxin Qiu, Austin, Texas, and Richard Khan, San Ramon, California, for a "method and apparatus for providing mobility for a voice over internet protocol service." The patent application was filed on May 17, 2007 (11/750,086). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,867,526.PN.&OS=PN/8,867,526&RS=PN/8,867,526 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Coca-Cola Assigned Patent for Manufacturing Feedstock from Fruit By-product Processing ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 24 -- Coca-Cola, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,864,939) developed by six co-inventors for "manufacturing feedstock from fruit by-product processing." The co-inventors are Peter R. Moss, Richmond, Texas, Doug A. Bippert, Marietta, Georgia, Rajesh Kumar Garg, Atlanta, Kim W. Robinson, Powder Springs, Georgia, Simon Gainey, Media, Pennsylvania, and Philip G. Crandall, Fayetteville, Arkansas. The patent application was filed on April 18, 2013 (13/865,925). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,864,939.PN.&OS=PN/8,864,939&RS=PN/8,864,939 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Tyco Electronics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 24 -- Tyco Electronics, Berwyn, Pennsylvania, has been assigned a patent (8,867,231) developed by Lee Jacobo Jose Roitberg, Austin, Texas, and Terry R. Billger, Plano, Texas, for "electronic module packages and assemblies for electrical systems." The patent application was filed on Jan. 13, 2012 (13/349,857). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,867,231.PN.&OS=PN/8,867,231&RS=PN/8,867,231 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus for Processing Call to Aggregate Endpoint Device ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 24 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,867,547) developed by Steven A. Siegel, Mendham, New Jersey, Nancy Ellen Lambros, Spicewood, Texas, and Leopold Strahs, Williamsburg, Virginia, for a "method and apparatus for processing a call to an aggregate endpoint device." The patent application was filed on May 24, 2013 (13/901,870). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,867,547.PN.&OS=PN/8,867,547&RS=PN/8,867,547 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for System for Managing Media Services ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 24 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,869,232) developed by Hisao Chang, Cedar Park, Texas, and Cox, New Providence, New Jersey, for a "system for managing media services." The patent application was filed on Sept. 13, 2013 (14/026,940). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,869,232.PN.&OS=PN/8,869,232&RS=PN/8,869,232 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Jovan Pierre Haye Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 24 -- Jovan Pierre Haye, Brentwood, Tennessee, has been assigned a patent (8,863,337) developed by two co-inventors for "[c]hild sleeping restraint." The co-inventors are Jovan Pierre Haye, Brentwood, Tennessee, and Bruce Charles McLellan, Round Rock, Texas. The patent application was filed on June 4, 2013 (13/910,113). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8863337.PN.&OS=PN/8863337&RS=PN/8863337 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** CommScope of North Carolina Assigned Patent for Communications Jacks ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 24 -- CommScope of North Carolina, Hickory, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (8,864,532) developed by two co-inventors for a "communications jacks having low crosstalk and/or solder-less wire connection assemblies." The co-inventors are Amid I. Hashim, Plano, Texas, and Wayne D. Larsen, Wylie, Texas. The patent was filed on March 15, 2013 (13/835,240). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8864532&OS=8864532&RS=8864532 Written by Aile Dayandante; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** AT&T Mobility II Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 24 -- AT&T Mobility II, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,868,788) developed by four co-inventors for "optimizing static dictionary usage for signal compression and for hypertext transfer protocol compression in a wireless network." The co-inventors are Matthew Stafford, Austin, Texas, Kennie Y. Kwong, Atlanta, Mark S. Wuthnow, Austin, Texas, and William Rosenberg, Austin, Texas. The patent application was filed on April 4, 2011 (13/079,152). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,868,788.PN.&OS=PN/8,868,788&RS=PN/8,868,788 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Eastman Chemical Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 24 -- Eastman Chemical, Kingsport, Tennessee, has been assigned a patent (8,829,248) developed by four co-inventors for a method "for recovery and recycle of ruthenium homogeneous catalysts." The co-inventors are Scott Donald Barnicki, Kingsport, Tennessee, Jeffrey Scott Kanel, Kingsport, Tennessee, Eduardo Gallas Cervo, Kingsport, Tennessee, and Kenneth Wayne Hampton Jr., Gilmer, Texas. The patent application was filed on Aug. 12, 2011 (13/208,399). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8829248.PN.&OS=PN/8829248&RS=PN/8829248 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** 3M Innovative Properties Assigned Patent for Dead Front Cable Terminal with Isolated Shield ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 24 -- 3M Innovative Properties, St. Paul, Minnesota, has been assigned a patent (8,866,014) developed by Carl J. Wentzel, Austin, Texas, William L. Taylor, Round Rock, Texas, and Brian C. Inberg, Cedar Park, Texas, for a "dead front cable terminal with isolated shield." The patent application was filed on May 17, 2012 (13/473,996). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,866,014.PN.&OS=PN/8,866,014&RS=PN/8,866,014 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for Sharing Behavioral Patterns Between Devices ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 24 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,869,184) developed by four co-inventors for "sharing behavioral patterns between devices." The co-inventors are William Stanley Robbins, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, R. Tyler Wallis, Greenwood Village, Colorado, Anup D. Karnalkar, Allen, Texas, and Mark Ryan, Norcros, Georgia. The patent application was filed on Dec. 19, 2008 (12/339,381). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,869,184.PN.&OS=PN/8,869,184&RS=PN/8,869,184 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for System and Method of Managing Digital Rights ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 24 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,868,463) developed by Michael Grannan, Austin, Texas, for a "system and method of managing digital rights." The patent application was filed on June 8, 2007 (11/811,147). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,868,463.PN.&OS=PN/8,868,463&RS=PN/8,868,463 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Coca-Cola Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 24 -- Coca-Cola, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,864,940) developed by six co-inventors for a "fruit fiber article and manufacturing thereof." The co-inventors are Peter R. Moss, Richmond, Texas, Doug A. Bippert, Marietta, Georgia, Rajesh Kumar Garg, Atlanta, Kim W. Robinson, Powder Springs, Georgia, Simon Gainey, Media, Pennsylvania, and Philip G. Crandall, Fayetteville, Arkansas. The patent application was filed on April 18, 2013 (13/865,940). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,864,940.PN.&OS=PN/8,864,940&RS=PN/8,864,940 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for Distinctive Ring Tones Prompted By Call Urgency and Context ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 24 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,867,724) developed by four co-inventors for "distinctive ring tones prompted by call urgency and context." The co-inventors are Sreenivasa Rao Gorti, Austin, Texas, Stephen Mark Mueller, Austin, Texas, Jeffrey Lewis Brandt, Cedar Park, Texas, and Huitao Liu, Round Rock, Texas. The patent application was filed on Aug. 31, 2004 (10/930,704). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,867,724.PN.&OS=PN/8,867,724&RS=PN/8,867,724 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Eastman Chemical Assigned Patent for Production of Cyclic Acetals or Ketals ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 24 -- Eastman Chemical, Kingsport, Tennessee, has been assigned a patent (8,829,206) developed by five co-inventors for "[p]roduction of cyclic acetals or ketals using solid acid catalysts." The co-inventors are Daniel Latham Terrill, Bristol, Tennessee, Adam Scott Howard, Gray, Tennessee, James Lon Little, Kingsport, Tennessee, Damon Ray Billodeaux, Longview, Texas, and Brian David McMurray, Bristol, Virginia. The patent application was filed on June 24, 2011 (13/168,330). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8829206.PN.&OS=PN/8829206&RS=PN/8829206 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Siemens Industry Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 24 -- Siemens Industry, Alpharetta, Georgia, has been assigned a patent (8,863,961) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and system of sorting items for delivery to a recipient." The co-inventors are Michael D. Carpenter, Arlington, Texas, James M. Pippin, Keller, Texas, Dale Redford, Grand Prairie, Texas, and Floyd W. Worth II, Richardson, Texas. The patent application was filed on May 26, 2010 (12/800,857). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,863,961.PN.&OS=PN/8,863,961&RS=PN/8,863,961 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for Apparatus and Method for Managing Voice Communications ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 24 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,869,195) developed by Haifeng Bi, San Antonio, and Xiaolian Bi, San Antonio, for an "apparatus and method for managing voice communications." The patent application was filed on Dec. 10, 2009 (12/634,729). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,869,195.PN.&OS=PN/8,869,195&RS=PN/8,869,195 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Coorstek Medical Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 24 -- Coorstek Medical, Providence, Utah, has been assigned a patent (8,864,797) developed by 12 inventors for systems and methods "for intra-operative tension and fixation of zipknot ACL fixation." The co-inventors are Joshua A. Butters, Chandler, Arizona, Nicholas Slater, Chandler, Arizona, Mark J. Mooradian, Phoenix, Daniel F. Justin, Orlando, Florida, Jeremy D. Borchert, Austin, Texas, Chad Lewis, Layton, Utah, Greta Jo Hays, Logan, Utah, Mary M. Sinnott, Logan, Utah, Stuart Goble, Logan, Utah, Andrew Fauth, River Heights, Utah, Karen E. Mohr, Salt Lake City, and Carlyle Creger, Wellsville, Utah. The patent application was filed on Sept. 23, 2011 (13/243,715). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8864797.PN.&OS=PN/8864797&RS=PN/8864797 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** NASA, G.M. Global Technology Operations Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 24 -- NASA, Washington, District of Columbia, and G.M. Global Technology Operations, Detroit, have been assigned a patent (8,868,234) developed by two co-inventors for a "communication system for communicating over high-latency, low bandwidth networks." The co-inventors are Adam M. Sanders, Huntersville, North Carolina, and Philip A. Strawser, Houston. The patent application was filed on April 30, 2012 (13/459,557). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8868234.PN.&OS=PN/8868234&RS=PN/8868234 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for Selection List of Thumbnails ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 24 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,869,200) developed by five co-inventors for a "selection list of thumbnails." The co-inventors are Marc Sullivan, Austin, Texas, Jeff Brandt, Cedar Park, Texas, Alyssa Williams, Elmhurst, Illinois, Brett Anderson, Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas, and James Cansler, Pflugerville, Texas. The patent application was filed on Feb. 14, 2006 (11/354,546). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,869,200.PN.&OS=PN/8,869,200&RS=PN/8,869,200 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Globus Medical Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 24 -- Globus Medical, Audubon, Pennsylvania, has been assigned a patent (8,852,281) developed by Jeff Phelps, North Richland Hills, Texas, for "[a]rtificial spinal disk prosthesis." The patent application was filed on Jan. 18, 2012 (13/352,534). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8852281.PN.&OS=PN/8852281&RS=PN/8852281 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** NASA, Global Technology Operations Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 24 -- NASA, Washington, District of Columbia, and G.M. Global Technology Operations, Detroit, have been assigned a patent (8,868,241) developed by five co-inventors for a system "for developing distributed robot application-level software." The co-inventors are Stephen W. Hart, Houston, John D. Yamokoski, Houston, Brian J. Wightman, Seabrook, Texas, Duy Paul Dinh, Houston, and Dustin R. Gooding, League City, Texas. The patent application was filed on March 14, 2013 (13/803,017). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8868241.PN.&OS=PN/8868241&RS=PN/8868241 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** Eastman Chemical Assigned Patent for Production of Cyclic Acetals ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 24 -- Eastman Chemical, Kingsport, Tennessee, has been assigned a patent (8,829,207) developed by four co-inventors for "[p]roduction of cyclic acetals by reactive distillation." The co-inventors are Daniel Latham Terrill, Bristol, Tennessee, Robert S. Huss, Kingsport, Tennessee, Damon Ray Billodeaux, Longview, Texas, and Jerome Leonard Stavinoha Jr., Longview, Texas. The patent application was filed on June 24, 2011 (13/168,229). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8829207.PN.&OS=PN/8829207&RS=PN/8829207 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Yale University, SplendorStream Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 24 -- Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, and SplendorStream, Austin, Texas, have been assigned a patent (8,868,773) developed by Yin Zhang, Austin, Texas, Lili Qiu, Austin, Texas, and Yang Richard Yang, New Haven, Connecticut, for "efficiently distributing video content using a combination of a peer-to-peer network and a content distribution network." The patent application was filed on Jan. 15, 2013 (13/742,026). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,68,773.PN.&OS=PN/88,68,773&RS=PN/88,68,773 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for Method and System for Message Notification ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 24 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,869,181) developed by Bernard Ku, Austin, Texas, Arshad Khan, Austin, Texas, and Niral Sheth, Austin, Texas, for a "method and system for message notification." The patent application was filed on Sept. 28, 2007 (11/863,652). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,869,181.PN.&OS=PN/8,869,181&RS=PN/8,869,181 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. For more information about Targeted News Service products and services, please contact: Myron Struck, editor, Targeted News Service LLC, Springfield, Va., 703/304-1897; [email protected]; http://targetednews.com. -1179872 (c) 2014 Targeted News Service |