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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in California (Oct. 28)
[October 28, 2014]

U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in California (Oct. 28)


(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in California.

*** Toro Assigned Patent for Golf Lighting System ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Toro, Bloomington, Minnesota, has been assigned a patent (8,864,333) developed by four co-inventors for a "golf lighting system." The co-inventors are Philip A. Burkart, Murrieta, California, Dale A. Anderson, Riverside, California, Randall Pearson, Chino Hills, California, Miguel A. Santiago, Claremont, California.



The patent application was filed on March 13, 2013 (13/801,935). 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=8864333.PN.&OS=PN/8864333&RS=PN/8864333 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Acushnet Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Acushnet, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,864,602) developed by six co-inventors for a "[g]olf club head having a multi-material face." The co-inventors are Andrew J. Curtis, Carlsbad, California, Noah de la Cruz, San Diego, Uday V. Deshmukh, Carlsbad, California, Charles E. Golden, Encinitas, California, Bradford Hughes Hartwell, Encinitas, California, and John Morin, Poway, California.


The patent application was filed on July 8, 2013 (13/936,991). 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=8864602.PN.&OS=PN/8864602&RS=PN/8864602 Written by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Dow Corning Assigned Patent for Porous Substrate Coating ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Dow Corning, Midland, Michigan, has been assigned a patent (8,865,266) developed by three co-inventors for a method "of coating a porous substrate." The co-inventors are Christopher Wong, Los Angeles, Dongchan Ahn, Midland, Michigan, and Renee Berrie, Midland, Michigan.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 14, 2012 (13/985,311). 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=8865266.PN.&OS=PN/8865266&RS=PN/8865266 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Johnson Controls Technology Assigned Patent for Vehicle Seat Back Rest Structure ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Johnson Controls Technology, Holland, Michigan, has been assigned a patent (8,864,239) developed by eight co-inventors for a "vehicle seat back rest structure." The co-inventors are Gregg R. Laframboise, Windsor, California, Alexander I. Balin, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Joseph F. Prosniewski, Brownstown Township, Michigan, Antoine Kmeid, Canton, Michigan, Daniel J. Sakkinen, Highland, Michigan, Eric B. Michalak, Northville, Michigan, Ornela Zekavica, Novi, Michigan, and Nicholas L. Petouhoff, South Lyon, Michigan.

The patent application was filed on July 9, 2010 (13/382,631). 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=8864239.PN.&OS=PN/8864239&RS=PN/8864239 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** G.M. Global Technology Operations Assigned Patent for Camera System ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- G.M. Global Technology Operations, Detroit, has been assigned a patent (8,864,392) developed by eight co-inventors for a "camera system." The co-inventors are James Holbrook Brown, Costa Mesa, California, James Q. La, Long Beach, California, James Ryan Yates, Mission Viejo, California, Brian W. Bowling, San Dimas, California, Aragorn Zolno, Whittier, California, Alan L. Browne, Grosse Pointe, Michigan, Nancy L. Johnson, Northville, Michigan, and Paul W. Alexander, Ypsilanti, Michigan.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 7, 2013 (13/761,854). 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=8864392.PN.&OS=PN/8864392&RS=PN/8864392 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Invuity Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Invuity, San Francisco, has been assigned a patent (8,864,662) developed by Thomas L. Grey, San Marcos, California, Fernando Erismann, New York, and Alex Vayser, Mission Viejo, California, for "cyclo olefin polymer and copolymer medical devices." The patent application was filed on Oct. 25, 2012 (13/660,679). 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=8,864,662.PN.&OS=PN/8,864,662&RS=PN/8,864,662 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Light Emitting Design Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Light Emitting Design, Burbank, California, has been assigned a patent (8,864,332) developed by Zorak Ter-Hovhannisyan, Burbank, California, for a "passive cooling lighting fixture." The patent application was filed on March 14, 2012 (13/420,036). 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=8,864,332.PN.&OS=PN/8,864,332&RS=PN/8,864,332 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Vertex Pharmaceuticals Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Boston, has been assigned a patent (8,829,204) developed by seven co-inventors for "[m]odulators of ATP-binding cassette transporters." The co-inventors are Jason McCartney, Cardiff by the Sea, California, Sara Hadida-Ruah, La Jolla, California, Anna Hazlewood, San Diego, Peter Grootenhuis, San Diego, Fred Van Goor, San Diego, Ashvani Singh, San Diego, and Jinglan Zhou, San Diego.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 20, 2007 (11/841,646). 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=8829204.PN.&OS=PN/8829204&RS=PN/8829204 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Soft Gel Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Soft Gel Technologies, Los Angeles, has been assigned a patent (8,865,032) developed by Michael Fantuzzi, Glendale, California, for a "method of making a soft gel capsule comprising CoQ-10 solubilized in a monoterpene." The patent application was filed on Aug. 13, 2013 (13/966,063). 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=8,865,032.PN.&OS=PN/8,865,032&RS=PN/8,865,032 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Symantec Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Symantec, Mountain View, California, has been assigned a patent (8,864,847) developed by Jim Casaburi, Rancho Palos Verdes, California, Alan Gilbert, Lake Elsinore, California, and William Allen, Los Angeles, for "systems and methods for preventing mobile device loss." The patent application was filed on Oct. 4, 2012 (13/645,348). 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=8,864,847.PN.&OS=PN/8,864,847&RS=PN/8,864,847 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Futurewei Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Futurewei Technologies, Plano, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,866,876) developed by Gregory W. Cook, San Jose, California, Fengjun Lv, Sunnyvale, California, and Antontius Kalker, Mountain View, California, for the "color correction for multiple video objects in telepresence applications." The patent application was filed on May 9, 2012 (13/467,672). 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=88,66,876.PN.&OS=PN/88,66,876&RS=PN/88,66,876 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Institute for Environmental Management Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Institute for Environmental Management, Palo Alto, California, has been assigned a patent (8,865,453) developed by Don C. Augenstein, Palo Alto, California, for "landfill biofiltration system and methods for removal of gas-phase pollutants and contaminants." The patent application was filed on Oct. 18, 2007 (11/975,234). 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=88,65,453.PN.&OS=PN/88,65,453&RS=PN/88,65,453 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** California Institute of Technology Assigned Patent for Engineered Lectin Oligomers with Antiviral Activity ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, has been assigned a patent (8,865,876) developed by Stephen L. Mayo, Pasadena, California, Jennifer Keeffe, Monrovia, California, and Alex L. Perryman, San Diego, for the "engineered lectin oligomers with antiviral activity." The patent application was filed on June 2, 2009 (12/476,660). 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=88,65,876.PN.&OS=PN/88,65,876&RS=PN/88,65,876 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** AcelRx Pharmaceuticals Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Redwood City, California, has been assigned a patent (8,865,743) developed by seven co-inventors for "small volume oral transmucosal dosage forms containing sufentanil for treatment of pain." The co-inventors are Pamela Palmer, San Francisco, Thomas Schreck, Portola Valley, California, Stelios Tzannis, Newark, California, Larry Hamel, Mountain View, California, Andrew I. Poutiatine, San Anselmo, California, Charles Rampersaud, San Francisco, and Bruce Edwards, Menlo Park, California.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 14, 2007 (11/985,162). 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=88,65,743.PN.&OS=PN/88,65,743&RS=PN/88,65,743 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** D2S Inc. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- D2S Inc., San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,865,377) developed by Etienne Jacques, Sunnyvale, California, Jin Choi, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, and Kazuyuki Hagiwara, Tokyo, for a "method and system for forming a diagonal pattern using charged particle beam lithography." The patent application was filed on March 13, 2013 (13/802,257). 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=88,65,377.PN.&OS=PN/88,65,377&RS=PN/88,65,377 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** WD Media Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- WD Media, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,863,763) developed by Chaoyuan Chen, San Jose, California, Rhownica A. Lund, Fremont, California, and Atul K. Trivedi, Milpitas, California, for "sonication cleaning with a particle counter." The patent application was filed on May 27, 2009 (12/473,227). 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=8,863,763.PN.&OS=PN/8,863,763&RS=PN/8,863,763 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Altera Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Altera, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,866,024) developed by Hui Liu, Pleasanton, California, and Zhe Li, San Jose, California, for a "transceiver power distribution network." The patent application was filed on June 22, 2012 (13/531,217). 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=88,66,024.PN.&OS=PN/88,66,024&RS=PN/88,66,024 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** University of South California Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- The University of South California, Los Angeles, has been assigned a patent (8,865,646) developed by Valter Longo, Los Angeles, for "dietary compositions and methods for protection against chemotherapy, radiotherapy, oxidative stress, and aging." The patent application was filed on April 24, 2009 (12/430,058). 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=88,65,646.PN.&OS=PN/88,65,646&RS=PN/88,65,646 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Medtronic MiniMed Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Medtronic MiniMed, Northridge, California, has been assigned a patent (8,864,726) developed by Edgardo C. Halili, Santa Clarita, California, Eric M. Lorenzen, Granada Hills, California, and Matthew William Yavorsky, Los Angeles, for a "pressure vented fluid reservoir having a movable septum." The patent application was filed on Feb. 17, 2012 (13/399,870). 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=8,864,726.PN.&OS=PN/8,864,726&RS=PN/8,864,726 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Siluria Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Siluria Technologies, San Francisco, has been assigned a patent (8,865,347) developed by Evelyn Hu, Goleta, California, Angela Belcher, Lexington, Massachusetts, and Xina Quan, Saratoga, California, for "digital alloys and methods for forming the same." The patent application was filed on Feb. 27, 2007 (11/679,726). 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=88,65,347.PN.&OS=PN/88,65,347&RS=PN/88,65,347 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Mattel Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Mattel, El Segundo, California, has been assigned a patent (8,864,137) developed by Janice Ritter, Redondo Beach, California, Rawn Trinidad, San Pedro, California, and Stephen Lau, Torrance, California, for an "action game apparatus and method." The patent application was filed on Aug. 22, 2011 (13/214,607). 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=8,864,137.PN.&OS=PN/8,864,137&RS=PN/8,864,137 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Futurewei Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Futurewei Technologies, Plano, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,868,144) developed by Ping Shi, San Diego, for a "smart antenna system using orientation sensors." The patent application was filed on April 16, 2012 (13/448,110). 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=8,868,144.PN.&OS=PN/8,868,144&RS=PN/8,868,144 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** SanDisk Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- SanDisk Technologies, Plano, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,867,271) developed by four co-inventors for the "threshold voltage adjustment for a select gate transistor in a stacked non-volatile memory device." The co-inventors are Haibo Li, Sunnyvale, California, Xiying Costa, San Jose, California, Masaaki Higashitani, Cupertino, California, and Man L. Mui, Santa Clara, California.

The patent application was filed on May 30, 2012 (13/484,088). 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=88,67,271.PN.&OS=PN/88,67,271&RS=PN/88,67,271 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Stanford University Assigned Patent for System for Optical Stimulation of Target Cells ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, has been assigned a patent (8,864,805) developed by Karl Deisseroth, Palo Alto, California, Feng Zhang, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Edward Boyden, Cambridge, Massachusetts, for a "system for optical stimulation of target cells." The patent application was filed on Feb. 8, 2013 (13/763,119). 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=8,864,805.PN.&OS=PN/8,864,805&RS=PN/8,864,805 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Theatrics.com Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Theatrics.com, Stafford, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,867,901) developed by Robert R. Gebert, Burbank, California, and Tracy L. Evans, Sugar Land, Texas, for mass participation movies.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 5, 2010 (12/701,360). 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=88,67,901.PN.&OS=PN/88,67,901&RS=PN/88,67,901 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Santa Clara, California, has been assigned a patent (8,865,148) developed by four co-inventors for a "polyesteramide platform for site specific drug delivery." The co-inventors are Lothar W. Kleiner, Los Altos, California, Syed Hossainy, Hayward, California, Stephen Pacetti, San Jose, California, and Jessica DesNoyer, Bedford, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 7, 2014 (14/149,533). 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=8,865,148.PN.&OS=PN/8,865,148&RS=PN/8,865,148 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Rehrig Pacific Assigned Patent for Crate with Retractable Wall ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Rehrig Pacific, Los Angeles, has been assigned a patent (8,863,971) developed by four co-inventors for a "crate with retractable wall." The co-inventors are Mauricio D. Cavalcante, Atlanta, John Bobel Zelek, Los Angeles, William P. Apps, Alpharetta, Georgia, and Ryan C. Meers, West Chester, Pennsylvania.

The patent application was filed on June 29, 2012 (13/537,210). 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=8,863,971.PN.&OS=PN/8,863,971&RS=PN/8,863,971 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Brainguard Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Brainguard Technologies, El Cerrito, California, has been assigned a patent (8,863,319) developed by Robert T. Knight, El Cerrito, California, for "biomechanics aware protective gear." The patent application was filed on July 20, 2012 (13/554,471). 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=8,863,319.PN.&OS=PN/8,863,319&RS=PN/8,863,319 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** JDS Uniphase Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- JDS Uniphase, Milpitas, California, has been assigned a patent (8,864,958) developed by Markus K. Tilsch, Santa Rosa, California, Joseph Smith, Petaluma, California, and Marius Grigonis, Santa Rosa, California, for a "method and sputter-deposition system for depositing a layer composed of a mixture of materials and having a predetermined refractive index." The patent application was filed on March 4, 2008 (12/041,959). 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=8,864,958.PN.&OS=PN/8,864,958&RS=PN/8,864,958 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Activision Publishing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Activision Publishing, Santa Monica, California, has been assigned a patent (8,864,589) developed by Paul Reiche III, Novato, California, for a "video game with representative physical object related content." The patent application was filed on Oct. 27, 2009 (12/607,057). 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=8,864,589.PN.&OS=PN/8,864,589&RS=PN/8,864,589 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** California Institute of Technology Assigned Patent for Higher-order Cellular Information Processing Devices ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, has been assigned a patent (8,865,667) developed by Christina D. Smolke, Pasadena, California, Maung Nyan Win, San Gabriel, California, and Chase Beisel, Pasadena, California, for "higher-order cellular information processing devices." The patent application was filed on Sept. 12, 2008 (12/283,614). 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=88,65,667.PN.&OS=PN/88,65,667&RS=PN/88,65,667 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Alcon Research Assigned Patent for Implantable MEMS Device and Method ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Alcon Research, Fort Worth, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,864,701) developed by five co-inventors for an "implantable MEMS device and method." The co-inventors are Cesario P. Dos Santos, Aliso Viejo, California, Nicholas M. Gunn, Newport Beach, California, Robert J. Sanchez Jr., Oceanside, California, Leslie A. Field, Portola Valley, California, and Chen Ning, Richmond, California.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 13, 2012 (13/584,435). 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=8,864,701.PN.&OS=PN/8,864,701&RS=PN/8,864,701 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Ultratech Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Ultratech, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,865,603) developed by Andrew M. Hawryluk, Los Altos, California, and Serguei Anikitchev, Belmont, California, for "laser annealing systems and methods with ultra-short dwell times." The patent application was filed on June 4, 2013 (13/909,542). 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=88,65,603.PN.&OS=PN/88,65,603&RS=PN/88,65,603 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent for Inkjet Media ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,865,277) developed by Xiaoqi Zhou, San Diego, Xulong Fu, San Diego, and David Edmondson, San Diego, for an inkjet media.

The patent application was filed on March 29, 2011 (14/004,636). 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=88,65,277.PN.&OS=PN/88,65,277&RS=PN/88,65,277 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** National Coatings Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- National Coatings, Camarillo, California, has been assigned a patent (8,865,303) developed by Eric L. Sexauer, Camarillo, California, and Matthew W. Kolb, Camarillo, California, for a "highly reflective roofing system." The patent application was filed on Aug. 17, 2010 (12/857,948). 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=8,865,303.PN.&OS=PN/8,865,303&RS=PN/8,865,303 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent for Lightfastness Control for Printers ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,864,267) developed by Alexey S. Kabalnov, San Diego, and Thomas Jeffrey Winter, Washington, for "lightfastness control for printers." The patent application was filed on Jan. 8, 2013 (13/736,621). 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=8,864,267.PN.&OS=PN/8,864,267&RS=PN/8,864,267 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Chevron USA Assigned Patent for Hydroconversion of Renewable Feedstocks ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Chevron USA, San Ramon, California, has been assigned a patent (8,865,949) developed by Cong-Yan Chen, Kensington, California, for the "hydroconversion of renewable feedstocks." The patent application was filed on Dec. 9, 2011 (13/315,774). 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=88,65,949.PN.&OS=PN/88,65,949&RS=PN/88,65,949 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings, Lowell, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,829,997) developed by Henrik Morkner, Palo Alto, California, for "[m]onolithic integrated power regulation for power control and/or bias control." The patent application was filed on Oct. 23, 2012 (13/658,140). 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=8829997.PN.&OS=PN/8829997&RS=PN/8829997 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Raytheon Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Raytheon, Waltham, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,868,881) developed by Frank N. G. Cheung, Agoura Hills, California, for a "data translation system and method." The patent application was filed on July 17, 2013 (13/944,819). 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=8868881.PN.&OS=PN/8868881&RS=PN/8868881 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Stanford University Assigned Patent for Methods and Compositions for Risk Stratification ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, has been assigned a patent (8,865,420) developed by Omar D. Perez, San Francisco, Garry P. Nolan, San Francisco, and Jonathan M. Irish, Palo Alto, California, for "methods and compositions for risk stratification." The patent application was filed on May 22, 2008 (12/125,763). 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=88,65,420.PN.&OS=PN/88,65,420&RS=PN/88,65,420 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Applied Biosystems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Applied Biosystems, Carlsbad, California, has been assigned a patent (8,865,405) developed by Douglas Bost, Foster City, California, and Lawrence Greenfield, Santa Clara, California, for "compositions and methods of selective nucleic acid isolation." The patent application was filed on Aug. 5, 2013 (13/959,725). 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=88,65,405.PN.&OS=PN/88,65,405&RS=PN/88,65,405 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Ambrx Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Ambrx, La Jolla, California, has been assigned a patent (8,865,658) developed by Zhenwei Miao, San Diego, Junjie Liu, San Diego, and Thea Norman, San Diego, for "compositions containing, methods involving, and uses of non-natural amino acids and polypeptides." The patent application was filed on May 9, 2012 (13/467,870). 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=88,65,658.PN.&OS=PN/88,65,658&RS=PN/88,65,658 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** DP Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- DP Technologies, Scotts Valley, California, has been assigned a patent (8,864,663) developed by Philippe Kahn, Aptos, California, and Arthur Kinsolving, Santa Cruz, California, for a "system and method to evaluate physical condition of a user." The patent application was filed on March 1, 2006 (11/366,041). 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=8,864,663.PN.&OS=PN/8,864,663&RS=PN/8,864,663 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Optimedica Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Optimedica, Santa Ana, California, has been assigned a patent (8,863,749) developed by Philip Gooding, Mountain View, California, Christine Beltran, Sunnyvale, California, and Jonathan Talamo, Newton, Massachusetts, for "patient interface for ophthalmologic diagnostic and interventional procedures." The patent application was filed on Oct. 21, 2011 (13/279,152). 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=8,863,749.PN.&OS=PN/8,863,749&RS=PN/8,863,749 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** California Institute of Technology Assigned Patent for Delivery of Proteins Using Adeno-associated Virus (AAV) Vectors ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, has been assigned a patent (8,865,881) developed by Alejandro Benjamin Balazs, Berkeley, California, and David Baltimore, Pasadena, California, for the "delivery of proteins using adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors." The patent application was filed on Feb. 21, 2012 (13/400,945). 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=88,65,881.PN.&OS=PN/88,65,881&RS=PN/88,65,881 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Nuance Communications Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct 28 -- Nuance Communications, Burlington, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,868,419) developed by five co-inventors for "[g]eneralizing text content summary from speech content." The co-inventors are Bao Hua Cao, Los Angeles, Le He, Beijing, Xing Jin, Beijing, Qing Bo Wang, Beijing, and Xin Zhou, Beijing.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 22, 2011 (13/214,809). 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=8868419.PN.&OS=PN/8868419&RS=PN/8868419 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Tempo Industries Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Tempo Industries, Irvine, California, has been assigned a patent (8,864,347) developed by four co-inventors for "concatenatable linear LED lighting fixtures." The co-inventors are Dennis Pearson, Foothill Ranch, California, Wesley Scott Dochnahl, Upland, California, Guang Jin, Santa Monica, California, and Jorge Santana, Irvine, California.

The patent application was filed on April 17, 2012 (13/448,720). 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=8,864,347.PN.&OS=PN/8,864,347&RS=PN/8,864,347 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** SanDisk Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- SanDisk Technologies, Plano, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,865,535) developed by Peter Rabkin, Cupertino, California, and Masaaki Higashitani, Cupertino, California, for "fabricating 3D non-volatile storage with transistor decoding structure." The patent application was filed on Jan. 2, 2013 (13/733,039). 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=88,65,535.PN.&OS=PN/88,65,535&RS=PN/88,65,535 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Acclarent Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Acclarent, Menlo Park, California, has been assigned a patent (8,864,774) developed by 10 co-inventors for a "tympanic membrane pressure equalization tube delivery system." The co-inventors are Greg Liu, Sunnyvale, California, Rohit Girotra, San Francisco, John H. Morriss, San Francisco, Julie D. Vrany, Los Altos, California, Hung V. Ha, San Jose, California, Bryan Knodel, Flagstaff, Arizona, Jeffrey A. Walker, Livermore, California, Thomas Daniel Gross, Los Gatos, California, Mathew D. Clopp, Santa Clara, California, and Bernard H. Andreas, Redwood City, California.

The patent application was filed on July 15, 2010 (12/836,654). 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=8,864,774.PN.&OS=PN/8,864,774&RS=PN/8,864,774 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Albi Design I Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Albi Design I, Los Angeles, has been assigned a patent (8,863,321) developed by Aryeh Leib Schottenstein, Los Angeles, and Marcy Elizabeth Kelly, Los Angeles, for a toilet chair assembly.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 14, 2013 (14/080,791). 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=8,863,321.PN.&OS=PN/8,863,321&RS=PN/8,863,321 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Advanced Cardiovascular Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Santa Clara, California, has been assigned a patent (8,864,820) developed by four co-inventors for "selective coating of an implantable medical device." The co-inventors are Philip Foreman, San Jose, California, Charles W. Snyder, San Francisco, Gregg Teaby, Sunnyvale, California, and Eric Penn, Morgan Hill, California.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 16, 2013 (13/969,476). 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=8,864,820.PN.&OS=PN/8,864,820&RS=PN/8,864,820 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Cisco Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Cisco Technology, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,864,183) developed by Todd M. Mason, Livermore, California, John D. Eales, Pleasant Hill, California, and William Robert Huth, San Mateo, California, for a "mechanism to latch a cover closed." The patent application was filed on July 27, 2011 (13/191,862). 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=8,864,183.PN.&OS=PN/8,864,183&RS=PN/8,864,183 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Venous Health Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Venous Health Systems, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,864,691) developed by six co-inventors for "apparatus, systems, and methods for augmenting the flow of fluid within body vessels." The co-inventors are Jonathan M. Olson, San Jose, California, Salvatore G. Mangano, Menlo Park, California, Brendan M. Donohoe, Fairfax, California, Peter K. Johansson, Lafayette, California, Richard A. Lotti, Santa Cruz, California, and Thomas J. Fogarty, Portola Valley, California.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 13, 2010 (12/966,088). 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=8,864,691.PN.&OS=PN/8,864,691&RS=PN/8,864,691 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Konica Minolta Laboratory USA Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Konica Minolta Laboratory USA, San Mateo, California, has been assigned a patent (8,864,033) developed by Yibin Tian, Menlo Park, California, Xiaonong Zhan, Foster City, California, and Wei Ming, Cupertino, California, for "robust decoding of color barcode printed with extremely small data cells." The patent application was filed on Nov. 28, 2012 (13/687,921). 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=8,864,033.PN.&OS=PN/8,864,033&RS=PN/8,864,033 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Santa Clara, California, has been assigned a patent (8,865,189) developed by six co-inventors for "poly(ester amide)-based drug delivery systems." The co-inventors are Lothar Walter Kleiner, Los Altos, California, Jessica Renee DesNoyer, Bedford, Massachusetts, Stephen Dirk Pacetti, San Jose, California, Syed Faiyaz Ahmed Hossainy, Hayward, California, O. Mikael Trollsas, San Jose, California, and Michael Huy Ngo, San Jose, California.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 31, 2012 (13/731,875). 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=8,865,189.PN.&OS=PN/8,865,189&RS=PN/8,865,189 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Google Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Google, Mountain View, California, has been assigned a patent (8,864,305) developed by Nathan Pletcher, Mountain View, California, and Brian Otis, Sunnyvale, California, for the "facilitation of contact lenses with capacitive sensors." The patent application was filed on Sept. 23, 2013 (14/034,119). 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=8,864,305.PN.&OS=PN/8,864,305&RS=PN/8,864,305 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Brookshire Tool & Manufacturing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Brookshire Tool & Manufacturing, South Gate, California, has been assigned a patent (8,863,422) developed by Michael W. Ballard, Cerritos, California, for a "magazine with detachable feed lip element." The patent application was filed on July 23, 2012 (13/556,168). 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=8,863,422.PN.&OS=PN/8,863,422&RS=PN/8,863,422 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Boston Scientific Scimed Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Boston Scientific Scimed, Maple Grove, California, has been assigned a patent (8,864,815) developed by Masoud Molaei, Mountain View, California, and Beren W. Correa, Fremont, California, for "medical devices including metallic film and at least one filament." The patent application was filed on Feb. 22, 2011 (13/031,923). 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=8,864,815.PN.&OS=PN/8,864,815&RS=PN/8,864,815 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Apex Tactical Specialties Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Apex Tactical Specialties, Los Osos, California, has been assigned a patent (8,863,425) developed by Randall M. Lee, Morro Bay, California, for a "firing mechanism for a firearm." The patent application was filed on June 21, 2012 (13/529,803). 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=8,863,425.PN.&OS=PN/8,863,425&RS=PN/8,863,425 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Futurewei Technologies Assigned Patent for Node Level Vectoring Synchronization ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Futurewei Technologies, Plano, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,867,404) developed by five co-inventors for "node level vectoring synchronization." The co-inventors are Chin Ngek Hung, San Jose, California, Jie Liu, Shenzhen, China, Xiang Wang, Shenzhen, China, Jinxiong Lu, Shenzhen, China, and Jianping Tu, Shenzhen, China.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 3, 2012 (13/365,469). 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=88,67,404.PN.&OS=PN/88,67,404&RS=PN/88,67,404 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Massachusetts Institute of Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct 28 -- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,868,163) developed by four co-inventors for a method and apparatus" for predicting patient outcomes from a physiological segmentable patient signal." The co-inventors are Philip Pohong Sung, Saratoga, California, John V. Guttag, Lexington, Massachusetts, Collin M. Stultz, Newton, Massachusetts, and Zeeshan H. Syed, Wayzata, Minnesota.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 19, 2012 (13/656,056). 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=8868163.PN.&OS=PN/8868163&RS=PN/8868163 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Assigned Patent for Semiconductor Package and Fabrication Method Thereof ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, Sunnyvale, California, has been assigned a patent (8,865,523) developed by six co-inventors for a "semiconductor package and fabrication method thereof." The co-inventors are Yueh-Se Ho, Sunnyvale, California, Yan Xun Xue, Los Gatos, California, Jun Lu, San Jose, California, Lei Shi, Shanghai, Liang Zhao, Shanghai, and Ping Huang, Shanghai.

The patent application was filed on March 15, 2013 (13/833,341). 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=88,65,523.PN.&OS=PN/88,65,523&RS=PN/88,65,523 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Stanford University Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, has been assigned a patent (8,864,969) developed by Yang Liu, San Jose, California, Robert W. Dutton, Palo Alto, California, and Roger T. Howe, Los Gatos, California, for "electro-diffusion enhanced bio-molecule charge detection using electrostatic interaction." The patent application was filed on June 24, 2010 (12/822,971). 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=8,864,969.PN.&OS=PN/8,864,969&RS=PN/8,864,969 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Paxvax Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Paxvax, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,865,182) developed by Timothy P. Mayall, Encinitas, California, and Jeff Alexander, San Diego, for adenoviral-based vectors.

The patent application was filed on July 30, 2010 (12/847,767). 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=8,865,182.PN.&OS=PN/8,865,182&RS=PN/8,865,182 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Thoratec Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Thoratec, Pleasanton, California, has been assigned a patent (8,864,643) developed by four co-inventors for a "pump and method for mixed flow blood pumping." The co-inventors are Steven H. Reichenbach, Pleasanton, California, Stephen G. Briana, Pleasanton, California, William V. Hodges, Tracy, California, and Eric Lee, Oakland, California.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 12, 2012 (13/650,874). 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=8,864,643.PN.&OS=PN/8,864,643&RS=PN/8,864,643 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Genomatica Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Genomatica, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,865,439) developed by four co-inventors for "microorganisms for the production of methacrylic acid." The co-inventors are Anthony P. Burgard, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, Mark J. Burk, San Diego, Robin E. Osterhout, San Diego, and Priti Pharkya, San Diego.

The patent application was filed on July 10, 2012 (13/545,880). 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=88,65,439.PN.&OS=PN/88,65,439&RS=PN/88,65,439 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** OncoHealth Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- OncoHealth, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,865,162) developed by Shuling Cheng, Fremont, California, for "monoclonal antibodies against HPV proteins." The patent application was filed on June 10, 2009 (12/456,053). 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=8,865,162.PN.&OS=PN/8,865,162&RS=PN/8,865,162 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Acclarent Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Acclarent, Menlo Park, California, has been assigned a patent (8,864,787) developed by eight co-inventors for an "ethmoidotomy system and implantable spacer devices having therapeutic substance delivery capability for treatment of paranasal sinusitis." The co-inventors are Ketan P. Muni, San Jose, California, Hung V. Ha, San Jose, California, John Y. Chang, Mountain View, California, Randy S. Chan, San Jose, California, Nga K. Van, San Jose, California, Joshua Makower, Los Altos, California, William M. Facteau, Mountain View, California, and Howard L. Levine, Lyndhurst, Ohio.

The patent application was filed on April 9, 2008 (12/100,361). 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=8,864,787.PN.&OS=PN/8,864,787&RS=PN/8,864,787 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Medtronic Vascular Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Medtronic Vascular, Santa Rosa, California, has been assigned a patent (8,864,676) developed by six co-inventors for an "implantable medical sensor and fixation system." The co-inventors are Rudy Beasley, Rohnert Park, California, Erik Griswold, Penngrove, California, James Calvin Allan, Santa Rosa, California, George Patras, Greenfield, Minnesota, Kamal Deep Mothilal, Minneapolis, and Albert Dunfee, Byfield, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on April 20, 2011 (13/090,869). 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=8,864,676.PN.&OS=PN/8,864,676&RS=PN/8,864,676 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Rehrig Pacific Assigned Patent for Pail Cover ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Rehrig Pacific, Los Angeles, has been assigned a patent (8,863,982) developed by Kyle L. Baltz, Rossmoor, California, and Ryan C. Meers, West Chester, Pennsylvania, for a pail cover.

The patent application was filed on March 7, 2013 (13/788,745). 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=8,863,982.PN.&OS=PN/8,863,982&RS=PN/8,863,982 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Ametek Ameron Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Ametek Ameron, Baldwin Park, California, has been assigned a patent (8,863,743) developed by Abdul N. Sitabkhan, Arcadia, California, Michael A. Mallari, Alta Loma, California, and Souvanh Bounpraseuth, Ontario, California, for a "hermetically welded sealed oxygen cylinder assembly and method of charging." The patent application was filed on July 16, 2010 (13/383,816). 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=8,863,743.PN.&OS=PN/8,863,743&RS=PN/8,863,743 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Allergan Assigned Patent for Melanin Modification Compositions and Methods of Use ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Allergan, Irvine, California, has been assigned a patent (8,865,138) developed by four co-inventors for "melanin modification compositions and methods of use." The co-inventors are Rahul C. Mehta, San Marcos, California, Elizabeth Tsin Ho Makino, Carlsbad, California, Sujatha D. Sonti, San Marcos, California, and John A. Garruto, Encinitas, California.

The patent application was filed on June 25, 2012 (13/532,289). 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=8,865,138.PN.&OS=PN/8,865,138&RS=PN/8,865,138 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** VertiFlex Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- VertiFlex, San Clemente, California, has been assigned a patent (8,864,828) developed by Moti Altarac, Irvine, California, Shawn Tebbe, Yorba Linda, California, and Daniel H. Kim, Houston, for an interspinous spacer.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 15, 2009 (12/354,517). 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=8,864,828.PN.&OS=PN/8,864,828&RS=PN/8,864,828 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Hexcel Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Hexcel, Dublin, California, has been assigned a patent (8,864,070) developed by Bruno Boursier, Dublin, California, for a machinable composite material.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 31, 2011 (13/222,261). 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=8,864,070.PN.&OS=PN/8,864,070&RS=PN/8,864,070 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Alcon Research Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Alcon Research, Fort Worth, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,864,703) developed by Mark D. LaBelle, Chino, California, for "drug introduction and placement system." The patent application was filed on Oct. 5, 2010 (12/898,031). 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=8,864,703.PN.&OS=PN/8,864,703&RS=PN/8,864,703 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Lam Research Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Lam Research, Fremont, California, has been assigned a patent (8,864,931) developed by four co-inventors for mask trimming. The co-inventors are Supriya Goyal, Emeryville, California, Dongho Heo, Fremont, California, Jisoo Kim, Pleasanton, California, and S.M. Reza Sadjadi, Saratoga, California.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 19, 2010 (12/907,899). 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=8,864,931.PN.&OS=PN/8,864,931&RS=PN/8,864,931 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Netlis Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Netlist, Irvine, California, has been assigned a patent (8,864,500) developed by four co-inventors for an "electronic module with flexible portion." The co-inventors are Jayesh R. Bhakta, Cerritos, California, Enchao Yu, Irvine, California, Chi She Chen, Walnut, California, and Richard E. Flaig, Mission Viejo, California.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 16, 2012 (13/653,254). 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=8,864,500.PN.&OS=PN/8,864,500&RS=PN/8,864,500 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Allergan Assigned Patent for Pharmaceutical Compositions and Methods of Use 4-pregenen-11.beta.-17-21-triol-3,20-dione Derivatives ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Allergan, Irvine, California, has been assigned a patent (8,865,691) developed by Jeffrey L. Edelman, Irvine, California, and Alissar Nehme, Mission Viejo, California, for "pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use 4-pregenen-11.beta.-17-21-triol-3,20-dione derivatives." The patent application was filed on Nov. 9, 2012 (13/673,074). 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=88,65,691.PN.&OS=PN/88,65,691&RS=PN/88,65,691 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent for Display-camera System with Selective Crosstalk Reduction ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,866,880) developed by Kar-Han Tan, Palo Alto, California, and Wei Hong, Palo Alto, California, for a "display-camera system with selective crosstalk reduction." The patent application was filed on Sept. 26, 2012 (13/627,849). 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=88,66,880.PN.&OS=PN/88,66,880&RS=PN/88,66,880 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Novozymes Assigned Patent for Polypeptides Having Cellulolytic Enhancing Activity and Polynucleotides Encoding Same ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Novozymes, Davis, California, and Novozymes, Bagsvaerd, Denmark, have been assigned a patent (8,865,446) developed by five co-inventors for "polypeptides having cellulolytic enhancing activity and polynucleotides encoding same." The co-inventors are Lan Tang, Beijing, Ye Liu, Beijing, Junxin Duan, Beijing, Wenping Wu, Beijing, and Randall Kramer, Lincoln, California.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 14, 2013 (14/080,642). 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=88,65,446.PN.&OS=PN/88,65,446&RS=PN/88,65,446 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Trivascular Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Trivascular, Santa Rosa, California, has been assigned a patent (8,864,814) developed by Michael V. Chobotov, Santa Rosa, California, for a "method of delivering advanced endovascular graft and system." The patent application was filed on Sept. 27, 2011 (13/246,651). 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=8,864,814.PN.&OS=PN/8,864,814&RS=PN/8,864,814 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Intuitive Surgical Operations Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Sunnyvale, California, has been assigned a patent (8,864,751) developed by Giuseppe Maria Prisco, Mountain View, California, David Q. Larkin, Menlo Park, California, and William C. Nowlin, Los Altos, California, for a "control system for reducing internally generated frictional and inertial resistance to manual positioning of a surgical manipulator." The patent application was filed on Sept. 8, 2010 (12/877,263). 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=8,864,751.PN.&OS=PN/8,864,751&RS=PN/8,864,751 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Mattel Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Mattel, El Segundo, California, has been assigned a patent (8,864,548) developed by Viet Nguyen, Lakewood, California, and Michael O'Hare, Redondo Beach, California, for a "toy with viscous skeleton." The patent application was filed on March 15, 2012 (13/421,694). 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=8,864,548.PN.&OS=PN/8,864,548&RS=PN/8,864,548 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Genentech Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Genentech, South San Francisco, California, has been assigned a patent (8,865,122) developed by four co-inventors for "methods and compositions for protein labelling." The co-inventors are Herman Gill, San Mateo, California, Jan Marik, Hillsborough, California, Jeff Tinianow, San Francisco, and Simon Williams, Redwood City, California.

The patent application was filed on April 2, 2013 (13/855,126). 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=8,865,122.PN.&OS=PN/8,865,122&RS=PN/8,865,122 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** LS Biopath Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- LS Biopath, Mountain View, California, has been assigned a patent (8,865,076) developed by Moshe Sarfaty, Cupertino, California, and Amir Lev, Mountain View, California, for "methods for detection and characterization of abnormal tissue and cells using an electrical system." The patent application was filed on April 4, 2013 (13/857,081). 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=8,865,076.PN.&OS=PN/8,865,076&RS=PN/8,865,076 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** International Rectifier Assigned Patent for Fabrication of III-nitride Semiconductor Device and Related Structures ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- International Rectifier, El Segundo, California, has been assigned a patent (8,865,575) developed by Robert Beach, La Crescenta, California, Michael A. Briere, Scottsdale, Arizona, and Paul Bridger, Altadena, California, for the "fabrication of III-nitride semiconductor device and related structures." The patent application was filed on Dec. 19, 2013 (14/135,425). 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=88,65,575.PN.&OS=PN/88,65,575&RS=PN/88,65,575 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Applied Materials Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Applied Materials, Santa Clara, California, has been assigned a patent (8,865,012) developed by Zhenbin Ge, San Jose, California, and Alan A. Ritchie, Menlo Park, California, for "methods for processing a substrate using a selectively grounded and movable process kit ring." The patent application was filed on March 14, 2013 (13/831,424). 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=8,865,012.PN.&OS=PN/8,865,012&RS=PN/8,865,012 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Stanford University Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, has been assigned a patent (8,865,864) developed by six co-inventors for "mutant epidermal growth factor polypeptides with improved biological activity and methods of their making and use." The co-inventors are Jennifer R. Cochran, Stanford, California, Bertrand Howyen Lui, Menlo Park, California, Jennifer Lynn Lahti, Half Moon Bay, California, James R. Swartz, Menlo Park, California, Bob Chen, Stanford, California, and Cheuk Lun Leung, Stanford, California.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 27, 2012 (13/595,923). 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=88,65,864.PN.&OS=PN/88,65,864&RS=PN/88,65,864 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Novellus Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Novellus Systems, Fremont, California, has been assigned a patent (8,864,935) developed by six co-inventors for a plasma generator apparatus. The co-inventors are James A. Fair, Mountain View, California, Vincent Decaux, Mountain View, California, Anirban Guha, Milpitas, California, David Cheung, Foster City, California, John Keller, Newburgh, New York, and Peter Jagusch, Los Gatos, California.

The patent application was filed on June 11, 2012 (13/493,655). 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=8,864,935.PN.&OS=PN/8,864,935&RS=PN/8,864,935 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Worldwide Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Worldwide, San Rafael, California, has been assigned a patent (8,863,697) developed by Erwin del Pinal, San Rafael, California, and Andrew Murrer, San Rafael, California, for a "pet toy sound module." The patent application was filed on Feb. 11, 2009 (12/369,164). 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=8,863,697.PN.&OS=PN/8,863,697&RS=PN/8,863,697 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** California Institute of Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, has been assigned a patent (8,866,007) developed by Harry A. Atwater, South Pasadena, California, for plasmonic photovoltaics.

The patent application was filed on June 7, 2007 (11/759,752). 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=88,66,007.PN.&OS=PN/88,66,007&RS=PN/88,66,007 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Dfine Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Dfine, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,864,760) developed by five co-inventors for "methods and systems for use in controlling tissue ablation volume by temperature monitoring." The co-inventors are Steve Kramer, Mountain View, California, Kirti P. Kamdar, Los Gatos, California, Andrew Kohm, Foster City, California, Robert Poser, Scotts Valley, California, and Aaron Germain, Campbell, California.

The patent application was filed on March 11, 2013 (13/793,632). 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=8,864,760.PN.&OS=PN/8,864,760&RS=PN/8,864,760 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Presidio Pharmaceuticals Assigned Patent for Inhibitors of HCV NS5A ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- Presidio Pharmaceuticals, S 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.

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