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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in California (Nov. 4)
[November 04, 2014]

U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in California (Nov. 4)


(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in California.

*** Ford Global Technologies Assigned Patent for Electronic Brake Actuator Brake-By-Wire System ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- Ford Global Technologies, Dearborn, Michigan, has been assigned a patent (8,874,341) developed by four co-inventors for an "electronic brake actuator brake-by-wire system and method." The co-inventors are Dale Scott Crombez, Livonia, Michigan, Daniel Gabor, Canton, Michigan, Adil Khan, Lakeshore, California, and Daniel Tannous, Dearborn, Michigan.



The patent application was filed on Feb. 9, 2010 (12/702,399). 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=8874341.PN.&OS=PN/8874341&RS=PN/8874341 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Mobile Computing Device ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,874,366) developed by three co-inventors for a "mobile computing device." The co-inventors are Aarti Bharathan, Sunnyvale, California, Mudassir Alam, Redmond, Washington, and Chien-Wen Danny Su, Richmond Hill, British Columbia, Canada.


The patent application was filed on Nov. 3, 2011 (13/288,784). 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=8874366.PN.&OS=PN/8874366&RS=PN/8874366 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Accurate Representation of Roadway Network ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,874,361) developed by two co-inventors for techniques and systems "for creating an accurate representation of a roadway network." The co-inventors are Lili Cao, Santa Barbara, California, and John Krumm, Redmond, Washington.

The patent application was filed on May 27, 2009 (12/472,464). 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=8874361.PN.&OS=PN/8874361&RS=PN/8874361 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** StratosAudio Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- StratosAudio, Kirkland, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,875,188) developed by three co-inventors for systems, methods and devices "for scanning broadcasts." The co-inventors are Kelly M. Christensen, Marina Del Rey, California, John Phillip Hansen, Austin, Texas, and Thomas Daniel Mock, Sheffield, Pennsylvania.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 5, 2009 (12/366,483). 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=8875188.PN.&OS=PN/8875188&RS=PN/8875188 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Invention Science Fund I Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- Invention Science Fund I, Bellevue, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,874,425) developed by seven co-inventors for "[i]mplementing performance-dependent transfer or execution decisions from service emulation indications." The co-inventors are Alexander J. Cohen, Mill Valley, California, Royce A. Levien, Lexington, Massachusetts, Edward K.Y. Jung, Bellevue, Washington, John D. Rinaldo Jr., Bellevue, Washington, Lowell L. Wood Jr., Bellevue, Washington, Robert W. Lord, Seattle, and Mark A. Malamud, Seattle.

The patent application was filed on June 28, 2007 (11/824,514). 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=8874425.PN.&OS=PN/8874425&RS=PN/8874425 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Sharp Laboratories of America Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- Sharp Laboratories of America, Camas, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,875,166) developed by Boguslaw Ludwik Plewnia, Mission Viejo, California, for a method and cloud security framework "for implementing tenant license verification." The patent application was filed on Nov. 8, 2012 (13/671,820). 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=8875166.PN.&OS=PN/8875166&RS=PN/8875166 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** WebTuner Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- WebTuner, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,875,196) developed by two co-inventors for a system "for network and local content access." The co-inventors are Arthur Vaysman, San Jose, California, and Edward Zaslavsky, Richmond Hill, California.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 11, 2006 (11/503,262). 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=8875196.PN.&OS=PN/8875196&RS=PN/8875196 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Medtronic Vascular Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Medtronic Vascular, Santa Rosa, California, has been assigned a patent (8,871,238) developed by Peiwen Cheng, Santa Rosa, California, Mingfei Chen, Santa Rosa, California, and Kishore Udipi, Santa Rosa, California, for "medical devices and coatings therefore comprising biodegradable polymers with enhanced functionality." The patent application was filed on Aug. 9, 2006 (12/064,105). 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=8,871,238.PN.&OS=PN/8,871,238&RS=PN/8,871,238 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** SanDisk Technologies Assigned Patent for Non-volatile Memory and Method with Shared Processing for Aggregate of Read/write Circuits ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- SanDisk Technologies, Plano, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,873,303) developed by four co-inventors for a "non-volatile memory and method with shared processing for an aggregate of read/write circuits." The co-inventors are Raul-Adrian Cernea, Santa Clara, California, Yan Li, Milpitas, California, Shahzad Khalid, Union City, California, and Siu Lung Chan, San Jose, California.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 7, 2010 (12/900,443). 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=88,73,303.PN.&OS=PN/88,73,303&RS=PN/88,73,303 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Biogen Idec M.A. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Biogen Idec M.A., Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,871,449) developed by seven co-inventors for methods and products "for evaluating an immune response to a therapeutic protein." The co-inventors are Julie Elizabeth Taylor, San Francisco, Robin McDaid Barbour, Walnut Creek, California, Lakshmi Amaravadi, Natick, Massachusetts, Eric Wakshull, Princeton, Massachusetts, Frances Lynn, Somerville, Massachusetts, Meena Subramanyam, Stoneham, Massachusetts, and Michael Panzara, Winchester, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 23, 2011 (13/242,505). 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=8871449.PN.&OS=PN/8871449&RS=PN/8871449 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Applied Materials Assigned Patent for Sealed Substrate Carriers and Systems and Methods for Transporting Substrates ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Applied Materials, Santa Clara, California, has been assigned a patent (8,870,512) developed by Michael Robert Rice, Pleasanton, California, and Jeffrey C. Hudgens, San Francisco, for "sealed substrate carriers and systems and methods for transporting substrates." The patent application was filed on Oct. 23, 2008 (12/257,376). 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=8,870,512.PN.&OS=PN/8,870,512&RS=PN/8,870,512 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Neurogenetic Pharmaceuticals Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Neurogenetic Pharmaceuticals, Del Mar, California, has been assigned a patent (8,871,460) developed by five co-inventors for "gamma-secretase modulatory compounds, methods for identifying same, and uses therefor." The co-inventors are Maria Z. Kounnas, San Diego, Elizabeth J. Ackermann, Del Mar, California, Kenneth A. Stauderman, San Diego, Gonul Velicelebi, San Diego, and Steve Wagner, San Diego.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 8, 2010 (13/508,511). 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=8,871,460.PN.&OS=PN/8,871,460&RS=PN/8,871,460 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** LSI Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- LSI, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,869,389) developed by four co-inventors for a "method of manufacturing an electronic device package." The co-inventors are Larry Golick, Allentown, Pennsylvania, Qwai Hoong Low, Cupertino, California, John W. Osenbach, Allentown, Pennsylvania, and Matthew E. Stahley, Allentown, Pennsylvania.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 15, 2012 (13/677,547). 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=8,869,389.PN.&OS=PN/8,869,389&RS=PN/8,869,389 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Turbulent Energy Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Turbulent Energy, Lexington, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,871,090) developed by two co-inventors for methods and systems "for processing of liquids using compressed gases." The co-inventors are David Livshits, San Francisco, and Lester Teichner, Chicago.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 5, 2008 (12/679,884). 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=8871090.PN.&OS=PN/8871090&RS=PN/8871090 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Applied Minds Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Applied Minds, Glendale, California, has been assigned a patent (8,870,971) developed by Bran Ferren, Beverly Hills, California, and W. Daniel Hillis, Encino, California, for a "method and apparatus for protecting data in a portable electronic device." The patent application was filed on Oct. 7, 2011 (13/269,496). 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=8,870,971.PN.&OS=PN/8,870,971&RS=PN/8,870,971 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** OmniVision Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- OmniVision Technologies, Santa Clara, California, has been assigned a patent (8,870,390) developed by Iain Davidson, Mountain View, California, for a "low Z-height projection system for projecting structured light for 3D imaging." The patent application was filed on Sept. 11, 2012 (13/609,852). 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=8,870,390.PN.&OS=PN/8,870,390&RS=PN/8,870,390 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Tula Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Tula Technology, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,869,773) developed by Adya S. Tripathi, San Jose, California, Farzad Sahandiesfanjani, San Jose, California, and Biswa R. Ghosh, Los Altos, California, for the "skip fire internal combustion engine control." The patent application was filed on Dec. 1, 2011 (13/309,460). 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=8,869,773.PN.&OS=PN/8,869,773&RS=PN/8,869,773 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Rainin Instrument Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Rainin Instrument, Oakland, California, has been assigned a patent (8,871,157) developed by six co-inventors for an "electronic pipette with two-axis controller." The co-inventors are William D. Homberg, Oakland, California, Michael C. Schmittdiel, Oakland, California, Haakon T. Magnussen, Orinda, California, Andrew Vainshtein, Palo Alto, California, Thomas Allen Bell, Oakland, California, and Vintory L. Blake Moore, Atlantic Beach, North Carolina.

The patent application was filed on May 17, 2011 (13/109,759). 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=8,871,157.PN.&OS=PN/8,871,157&RS=PN/8,871,157 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Sony Computer Entertainment America Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Sony Computer Entertainment America, San Mateo, California, has been assigned a patent (8,870,661) developed by David Perry, Monarch Beach, California, Victor Octav Suba Miura, Foster City, California, and Warren Benedetto, Aliso Viejo, California, for "cloud-based game slice generation and frictionless social sharing with instant play." The patent application was filed on March 12, 2013 (13/797,900). 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=8,870,661.PN.&OS=PN/8,870,661&RS=PN/8,870,661 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** DigitalOptics MEMS Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- DigitalOptics MEMS, Arcadia, California, has been assigned a patent (8,869,625) developed by Roman C. Gutierrez, Arcadia, California, for a MEMS actuator/sensor.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 28, 2011 (13/247,925). 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=8,869,625.PN.&OS=PN/8,869,625&RS=PN/8,869,625 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** ProMed Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- ProMed, Santa Clara, California, has been assigned a patent (8,870,937) developed by five co-inventors for a "method for vessel access closure." The co-inventors are Richard S. Ginn, Gilroy, California, Nicanor Domingo, Santa Clara, California, Hans F. Valencia, San Jose, California, Robert Elliott DeCou, San Jose, California, and Scott Yerby, Montara, California.

The patent application was filed on July 21, 2010 (12/841,052). 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=8,870,937.PN.&OS=PN/8,870,937&RS=PN/8,870,937 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Votolato Living Trust Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Votolato Living Trust, Newport Beach, California, has been assigned a patent (8,869,408) developed by Earl Votolato, Newport Beach, California, for a "bag cutter and piercer." The patent application was filed on Oct. 17, 2012 (13/653,920). 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=8,869,408.PN.&OS=PN/8,869,408&RS=PN/8,869,408 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Amgen Assigned Patent for Alpha-4-beta-7 Heterodimer Specific Antagonist Antibody ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Amgen, Thousand Oaks, California, has been assigned a patent (8,871,490) developed by four co-inventors for an "alpha-4-beta-7 heterodimer specific antagonist antibody." The co-inventors are Hailing Hsu, Moorpark, California, Ian Foltz, Burnaby, Canada, Frederick Jacobsen, Newbury Park, California, and Taruna Arora, Thousand Oaks, California.

The patent application was filed on April 22, 2013 (13/867,498). 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=8,871,490.PN.&OS=PN/8,871,490&RS=PN/8,871,490 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Altierre Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Altierre, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,870,056) developed by four co-inventors for "multi-use wireless display tag infrastructure and methods." The co-inventors are Anurag Goel, Pleasanton, California, Mark Douglas McDonald, Campbell, California, Sunit Saxena, Monte Sereno, California, and Jih-lung Wang, San Jose, California.

The patent application was filed on March 23, 2011 (13/070,016). 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=8,870,056.PN.&OS=PN/8,870,056&RS=PN/8,870,056 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,874,006) developed by four co-inventors for "liquid marking agent development assemblies, hard imaging devices, and liquid marking agent hard imaging methods." The co-inventors are Eric G. Nelson, San Diego, Thomas Anthony, Sunnyvale, California, David Sabo, San Diego, and Derek Patton, San Diego.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 31, 2009 (13/259,096). 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=88,74,006.PN.&OS=PN/88,74,006&RS=PN/88,74,006 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** California Institute of Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, has been assigned a patent (8,871,446) developed by five co-inventors for "microfluidic nucleic acid analysis." The co-inventors are Jong Wook Hong, Pasadena, California, Vincent Studer, Paris, W. French Anderson, San Marino, California, Stephen R. Quake, San Marino, California, and Jared Leadbetter, Altadena, California.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 2, 2003 (10/678,946). 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=8,871,446.PN.&OS=PN/8,871,446&RS=PN/8,871,446 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Masimo Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Masimo, Irvine, California, has been assigned a patent (8,870,792) developed by Ammar Al-Ali, San Juan Capistrano, California, and Sung Uk Lee, Irvine, California, for a "physiological acoustic monitoring system." The patent application was filed on Oct. 12, 2012 (13/650,775). 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=8,870,792.PN.&OS=PN/8,870,792&RS=PN/8,870,792 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Richard Avelar & Associates Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Richard Avelar & Associates, Oakland, California, has been assigned a patent (8,869,466) developed by Joseph Garcia, Benicia, California, and Michael Huston, Elk Grove, California, for a "waterproof deck flashing system and method." The patent application was filed on April 4, 2011 (13/079,497). 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=8,869,466.PN.&OS=PN/8,869,466&RS=PN/8,869,466 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent for Network-attached Storage Device Having Connection to Local User Device ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,873,574) developed by Thomas H. Szolyga, Saratoga, California, and Mike McCullough, San Jose, California, for a "network-attached storage device having a connection to a local user device." The patent application was filed on July 25, 2005 (11/188,683). 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=88,73,574.PN.&OS=PN/88,73,574&RS=PN/88,73,574 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Votolato Living Trust Assigned Patent for Cutter with Anvil ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Votolato Living Trust, Newport Beach, California, has been assigned a patent (8,869,406) developed by Earl Votolato, Newport Beach, California, for a cutter with anvil.

The patent application was filed on June 20, 2012 (13/528,473). 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=8,869,406.PN.&OS=PN/8,869,406&RS=PN/8,869,406 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Shoreline Toys Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Shoreline Toys, Laguna Beach, California, has been assigned a patent (8,870,619) developed by Michael Morgan, Laguna Beach, California, and Michael Thomas Clark, Aguanga, California, for a surf disc system.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 8, 2012 (13/368,757). 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=8,870,619.PN.&OS=PN/8,870,619&RS=PN/8,870,619 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Lam Research Assigned Patent for Plasma Processing Chamber with Dual Axial Gas Injection and Exhaust ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Lam Research, Fremont, California, has been assigned a patent (8,869,742) developed by Rajinder Dhindsa, San Jose, California, Alexei Marakhatnov, Albany, California, and Andrew D. Bailey III, Pleasanton, California, for a "plasma processing chamber with dual axial gas injection and exhaust." The patent application was filed on Aug. 4, 2010 (12/850,552). 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=8,869,742.PN.&OS=PN/8,869,742&RS=PN/8,869,742 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Palo Alto Research Center Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Palo Alto Research Center, Palo Alto, California, has been assigned a patent (8,871,548) developed by Jengping Lu, Fremont, California, and Raj B. Apte, Palo Alto, California, for a "gated co-planar poly-silicon thin film diode." The patent application was filed on Feb. 19, 2013 (13/770,785). 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=8,871,548.PN.&OS=PN/8,871,548&RS=PN/8,871,548 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Gilead Sciences Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Gilead Sciences, Foster City, California, has been assigned a patent (8,871,271) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and composition for pharmaceutical product." The co-inventors are Terrence C. Dahl, Sunnyvale, California, Mark M. Menning, San Francisco, Reza Oliyai, Burlingame, California, and Taiyin Yang, Monte Sereno, California.

The patent application was filed on July 29, 2013 (13/953,577). 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=8,871,271.PN.&OS=PN/8,871,271&RS=PN/8,871,271 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Acclarent Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Acclarent, Menlo Park, California, has been assigned a patent (8,870,893) developed by Joshua Makower, Los Altos, California, and John Y. Chang, Mountain View, California, for "devices, systems and methods for diagnosing and treating sinusitis and other disorders of the ears, nose and/or throat." The patent application was filed on April 29, 2010 (12/769,915). 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=8,870,893.PN.&OS=PN/8,870,893&RS=PN/8,870,893 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** mCube Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- mCube, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,869,616) developed by Sudheer Sridharamurthy, Menlo Park, California, and Xiao 'Charles' Yang, Cupertino, California, for a "method and structure of an inertial sensor using tilt conversion." The patent application was filed on June 18, 2011 (13/163,672). 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=8,869,616.PN.&OS=PN/8,869,616&RS=PN/8,869,616 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Medtronic MiniMed Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Medtronic MiniMed, Northridge, California, has been assigned a patent (8,870,829) developed by Edgardo C. Halili, Santa Clara, California, Eric M. Lorenzen, Granada Hills, California, and Matthew William Yavorsky, Los Angeles, for a "fluid infusion device and related sealing assembly for a needleless fluid reservoir." The patent application was filed on Feb. 17, 2012 (13/399,874). 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=8,870,829.PN.&OS=PN/8,870,829&RS=PN/8,870,829 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Palo Alto Research Center, Xerox Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Palo Alto Research Center, Palo Alto, California, and Xerox, Norwalk, Connecticut, have been assigned a patent (8,869,695) developed by four co-inventors for an "anilox metering system for electrographic printing." The co-inventors are Eugene M. Chow, Fremont, California, Jing Zhou, Webster, New York, Gerald A. Domoto, Briarcliff Manor, New York, and Grace T. Brewington, Fairport, New York.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 24, 2009 (12/566,518). 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=8,869,695.PN.&OS=PN/8,869,695&RS=PN/8,869,695 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Texas Instruments Assigned Patent for Integrated Circuits with Aligned (100) NMOS and (110) PMOS FinFET Sidewall Channels ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,872,220) developed by four co-inventors for the "integrated circuits with aligned (100) NMOS and (110) PMOS FinFET sidewall channels." The co-inventors are Weize W. Xiong, Austin, Texas, Cloves R. Cleavelin, Lubbock, Texas, Angelo Pinto, San Diego, and Rick L. Wise, Fairview, Texas.

The patent application was filed on April 2, 2013 (13/855,520). 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=88,72,220.PN.&OS=PN/88,72,220&RS=PN/88,72,220 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Wagic Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Wagic, Los Gatos, California, has been assigned a patent (8,869,655) developed by eight co-inventors for a "customizable light bulb changer." The co-inventors are Ronald L. Johnson, San Jose, California, Robert J. Gallegos, Fremont, California, Steven Simas Escobar, San Jose, California, Anders Scot Hudson, Campbell, California, Idriss Mansouri-Chafik Ruiz, San Jose, California, Yugen Patrick Lockhart, Palo Alto, California, Howard Allen Wilson, Santa Clara, California, and Eric M. Colton, Torrance, California.

The patent application was filed on May 16, 2013 (13/896,130). 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=8,869,655.PN.&OS=PN/8,869,655&RS=PN/8,869,655 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent for Dynamic Color Separation at Digital Press ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,873,102) developed by four co-inventors for "dynamic color separation at a digital press." The co-inventors are Mary Nielsen, Boise, Idaho, Robert D. Walton, Santa Ana, California, Orhan E. Beckman, Vancouver, Washington, and Timothy E. Stefl, Littleton, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 28, 2005 (11/261,130). 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=88,73,102.PN.&OS=PN/88,73,102&RS=PN/88,73,102 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** USGI Medical Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- USGI Medical, San Clemente, California, has been assigned a patent (8,870,916) developed by Richard C. Ewers, Fullerton, California, Tracy D. Maahs, Rancho Santa Margarita, California, and Shirley Vong, Aliso Viejo, California, for "low profile tissue anchors, tissue anchor systems, and methods for their delivery and use." The patent application was filed on July 5, 2007 (11/773,933). 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=8,870,916.PN.&OS=PN/8,870,916&RS=PN/8,870,916 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** NeoSync Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- NeoSync, Newport Beach, California, has been assigned a patent (8,870,737) developed by James William Phillips, Fountain Valley, California, and Yi Jin, Irvine, California, for "systems and methods for neuro-EEG synchronization therapy." The patent application was filed on Nov. 11, 2010 (12/944,549). 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=8,870,737.PN.&OS=PN/8,870,737&RS=PN/8,870,737 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Callaway Golf Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Callaway Golf, Carlsbad, California, has been assigned a patent (8,870,674) developed by Craig E. Abbott, Vista, California, for an adjustable golf club.

The patent application was filed on March 22, 2013 (13/849,145). 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=8,870,674.PN.&OS=PN/8,870,674&RS=PN/8,870,674 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Human Touch Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Human Touch, Long Beach, California, has been assigned a patent (8,870,280) developed by Hans Dehli, San Clemente, California, for "table accessory for a chair." The patent application was filed on Nov. 29, 2011 (13/306,932). 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=8,870,280.PN.&OS=PN/8,870,280&RS=PN/8,870,280 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Square Inc. Assigned Patent for Card Reader Device ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Square Inc., San Francisco, has been assigned a patent (8,870,070) developed by Jim McKelvey, Pensacola, Florida, Xuancong Wen, San Francisco, and Jack Dorsey, San Francisco, for a card reader device.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 13, 2011 (13/005,822). 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=8,870,070.PN.&OS=PN/8,870,070&RS=PN/8,870,070 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** SiTime Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- SiTime, Sunnyvale, California, has been assigned a patent (8,871,551) developed by Aaron Partridge, Cupertino, California, Markus Lutz, Los Altos, California, and Pavan Gupta, Belmont, California, for a "wafer encapsulated microelectromechanical structure and method of manufacturing same." The patent application was filed on Nov. 6, 2006 (11/593,404). 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=8,871,551.PN.&OS=PN/8,871,551&RS=PN/8,871,551 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** IBIS Biosciences Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- IBIS Biosciences, Carlsbad, California, has been assigned a patent (8,871,471) developed by Thomas A. Hall, Oceanside, California, Steven A. Hofstadler, Vista, California, and Kristin Sannes-Lowery, Vista, California, for "methods for rapid forensic DNA analysis." The patent application was filed on Feb. 25, 2008 (12/528,282). 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=8,871,471.PN.&OS=PN/8,871,471&RS=PN/8,871,471 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** SanDisk Technologies Assigned Patent for Dynamic Erase Voltage Step Size Selection for 3D Non-volatile Memory ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- SanDisk Technologies, Plano, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,873,293) developed by four co-inventors for "dynamic erase voltage step size selection for 3D non-volatile memory." The co-inventors are Wendy Ou, San Jose, California, Man L. Mui, Santa Clara, California, Yingda Dong, San Jose, California, and Masaaki Higashitani, Cupertino, California.

The patent application was filed on May 16, 2014 (14/279,611). 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=88,73,293.PN.&OS=PN/88,73,293&RS=PN/88,73,293 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** ICU Medical Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- ICU Medical, San Clemente, California, has been assigned a patent (8,870,850) developed by Thomas F. Fangrow Jr., Mission Viejo, California, for a medical connector.

The patent application was filed on May 20, 2013 (13/898,182). 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=8,870,850.PN.&OS=PN/8,870,850&RS=PN/8,870,850 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Lam Research Assigned Patent for Methods and Apparatus for Dual Confinement and Ultra-high Pressure in Adjustable Gap Plasma Chamber ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Lam Research, Fremont, California, has been assigned a patent (8,869,741) developed by Andreas Fischer, Castro Valley, California, and Eric Hudson, Berkeley, California, for "methods and apparatus for dual confinement and ultra-high pressure in an adjustable gap plasma chamber." The patent application was filed on Feb. 10, 2009 (12/368,843). 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=8,869,741.PN.&OS=PN/8,869,741&RS=PN/8,869,741 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent for Network for Updating Firmware and/or Software in Wireless Communication Devices ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,875,116) developed by Patrick O'Neill, Dana Point, California, Patrick C. Lilley, Irvine, California, and Bindu Rama Rao, Austin, Texas, for a "network for updating firmware and / or software in wireless communication devices." The patent application was filed on Dec. 11, 2009 (12/636,600). 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=88,75,116.PN.&OS=PN/88,75,116&RS=PN/88,75,116 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Invuity Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Invuity, San Francisco, has been assigned a patent (8,870,761) developed by four co-inventors for an illuminated suction apparatus. The co-inventors are Alex Vayser, Mission Viejo, California, Fernando Erismann, New York, Douglas Rimer, Los Altos Hills, California, and Vladimir Zagatsky, San Francisco.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 12, 2012 (13/712,020). 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=8,870,761.PN.&OS=PN/8,870,761&RS=PN/8,870,761 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Covidien Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Covidien, Mansfield, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,870,935) developed by Michael Vardanega, Livermore, California, for "[i]nlet opening device for inflating a warming blanket." The patent application was filed on Feb. 3, 2011 (13/020,668). 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=8870935.PN.&OS=PN/8870935&RS=PN/8870935 Written by Niel Bautista, edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Cobra Golf Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Cobra Golf, Carlsbad, California, has been assigned a patent (8,870,682) developed by Ryan L. Roach, Carlsbad, California, for "multi-material golf club head." The patent application was filed on April 14, 2010 (12/759,959). 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=8,870,682.PN.&OS=PN/8,870,682&RS=PN/8,870,682 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Novozymes Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Novozymes, Davis, California, has been assigned a patent (8,871,486) developed by Sandra Merino, West Sacramento, California, for "methods of increasing secretion of polypeptides having biological activity." The patent application was filed on May 16, 2014 (14/279,624). 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=8,871,486.PN.&OS=PN/8,871,486&RS=PN/8,871,486 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** SanDisk Technologies Assigned Patent for Systems and Methods to Initiate Updating of Reference Voltages ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- SanDisk Technologies, Plano, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,874,992) developed by five co-inventors for "systems and methods to initiate updating of reference voltages." The co-inventors are Sateesh Desireddi, Andhra Pradesh, India, Jayaprakash Naradasi, Bangalore, India, Anand Venkitachalam, Bangalore, India, Manuel Antonio D'Abreu, El Dorado Hills, California, and Stephen Skala, Fremont, California.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 28, 2012 (13/630,686). 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=88,74,992.PN.&OS=PN/88,74,992&RS=PN/88,74,992 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** University of California Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- The University of California, Oakland, California, has been assigned a patent (8,871,447) developed by Rakez Kayed, Irvine, California, and Charles Glabe, Irvine, California, for "immunogens and corresponding antibodies specific for high molecular weight aggregation intermediates common to amyloids formed from proteins of differing sequence." The patent application was filed on Sept. 12, 2003 (10/527,678). 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=8,871,447.PN.&OS=PN/8,871,447&RS=PN/8,871,447 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Innovative Micro Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Innovative Micro Technology, Goleta, California, has been assigned a patent (8,871,500) developed by five co-inventors for a "MEMS particle sorting actuator and method of manufacturing." The co-inventors are John S. Foster, Santa Barbara, California, Daryl W. Grummitt, Santa Barbara, California, John C. Harley, Santa Barbara, California, Jaquelin K. Spong, Falls Church, Virginia, and Kimberly L. Turner, Santa Barbara, California.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 23, 2012 (13/374,898). 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=8,871,500.PN.&OS=PN/8,871,500&RS=PN/8,871,500 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software, Plano, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,872,820) developed by Joseph J. Bohman, Cypress, California, and Victor Hambridge, Cypress, California, for a "system and method for splitting faces on a solid model." The patent application was filed on April 13, 2009 (12/422,350). 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=88,72,820.PN.&OS=PN/88,72,820&RS=PN/88,72,820 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Front Edge Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Front Edge Technology, Baldwin Park, California, has been assigned a patent (8,870,974) developed by Kai-Wei Nieh, Monrovia, California, Jianchao Li, El Monte, California, and Tung-Hsiu Shih, Cerritos, California, for "thin film battery fabrication using laser shaping." The patent application was filed on Feb. 18, 2008 (12/032,997). 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=8,870,974.PN.&OS=PN/8,870,974&RS=PN/8,870,974 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Callaway Golf Assigned Patent for Golf Bag Having Adjustable Compartments ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Callaway Golf, Carlsbad, California, has been assigned a patent (8,869,981) developed by Larry G. Tang, Carlsbad, California, David W. Cary, Temecula, California, and Hector D. Santana, Temecula, California, for a "golf bag having adjustable compartments." The patent application was filed on Jan. 5, 2012 (13/344,489). 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=8,869,981.PN.&OS=PN/8,869,981&RS=PN/8,869,981 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** LML Holding Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- LML Holdings, Union City, California, has been assigned a patent (8,869,750) developed by Linda J. Lady, Fremont, California, for an animal training apparatus.

The patent application was filed on June 18, 2010 (12/818,595). 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=8,869,750.PN.&OS=PN/8,869,750&RS=PN/8,869,750 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Dynasty Footwear Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Dynasty Footwear, El Segundo, California, has been assigned a patent (8,869,432) developed by John C.S. Koo, Los Angeles, for a "shoe having elastic tongue-securing straps." The patent application was filed on May 13, 2011 (13/107,180). 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=8,869,432.PN.&OS=PN/8,869,432&RS=PN/8,869,432 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Futurewei Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Futurewei Technologies, Plano, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,873,565) developed by Liming Fang, Santa Clara, California, Jim Chen, Corona, California, and Kira Zhang, Wuhan, China, for a "method and apparatus of delivering upstream data in ethernet passive optical network over coaxial network." The patent application was filed on April 16, 2012 (13/447,748). 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=88,73,565.PN.&OS=PN/88,73,565&RS=PN/88,73,565 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Nellix Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Nellix, Irvine, California, has been assigned a patent (8,870,941) developed by four co-inventors for "graft systems having filling structures supported by scaffolds and methods for their use." The co-inventors are Michael A. Evans, Palo Alto, California, Gwendolyn A. Watanabe, Sunnyvale, California, Amy Lee, Sunnyvale, California, and Steven L. Herbowy, Palo Alto, California.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 31, 2011 (13/285,897). 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=8,870,941.PN.&OS=PN/8,870,941&RS=PN/8,870,941 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Hoist Fitness Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Hoist Fitness Systems, Poway, California, has been assigned a patent (8,870,720) developed by Randall T. Webber, La Jolla, California, Bruce Hockridge, San Diego, and Jeffrey O. Meredith, San Diego, for an "exercise machine with lifting arm." The patent application was filed on April 1, 2011 (13/078,627). 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=8,870,720.PN.&OS=PN/8,870,720&RS=PN/8,870,720 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Razor USA Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Razor USA, Cerritos, California, has been assigned a patent (8,870,200) developed by Robert Chen, San Marino, California, for a "scooter with rear swivel wheel." The patent application was filed on March 14, 2013 (13/826,484). 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=8,870,200.PN.&OS=PN/8,870,200&RS=PN/8,870,200 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Skyworks Solutions Assigned Patent for Mobile Transmitter Power Control ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Skyworks Solutions, Woburn, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,874,051) developed by five co-inventors for systems and methods "for power control in a multiple standard mobile transmitter." The co-inventors are Dmitriy Rozenblit, Irvine, California, Masoud Kahrizi, Irvine, California, Jaleh Komaili, Irvine, California, Rajasekhar Pullela, Irvine, California, and Shahrzad Tadjpour, Irvine, California.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 2, 2011 (13/310,434). 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=8874051.PN.&OS=PN/8874051&RS=PN/8874051 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** GoPro Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- GoPro, San Mateo, California, has been assigned a patent (8,870,475) developed by Eric Bennett, Foster City, California, and Rudy Lucas Samuels, Mill Valley, California, for a "camera mount for sports board." The patent application was filed on Jan. 7, 2014 (14/149,502). 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=8,870,475.PN.&OS=PN/8,870,475&RS=PN/8,870,475 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Edwards Lifesciences Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Edwards Lifesciences, Irvine, California, has been assigned a patent (8,869,982) developed by 10 co-inventors for a "prosthetic heart valve packaging and deployment system." The co-inventors are Fred Hodshon, Orange, California, Rafael Pintor, Mission Viejo, California, August Yambao, Temecula, California, Abhishek Gautam, Irvine, California, Louis A. Campbell, Santa Ana, California, Lawrence Farhat, Carlsbad, California, Tammy Huntley, Foothill Ranch, California, Faisal Kalam, Corona, California, Travis Oba, Corona, California, and Qinggang Zeng, Irvine, California.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 15, 2010 (12/969,238). 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=8,869,982.PN.&OS=PN/8,869,982&RS=PN/8,869,982 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Insera Therapeutics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Insera Therapeutics, Sacramento, California, has been assigned a patent (8,870,910) developed by Vallabh Janardhan, Dallas, and Vikram Janardhan, Sacramento, California, for "methods of decoupling joints." The patent application was filed on Dec. 2, 2013 (14/093,810). 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=8,870,910.PN.&OS=PN/8,870,910&RS=PN/8,870,910 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Consumer 2.0 Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Consumer 2.0, Los Angeles, has been assigned a patent (8,869,574) developed by Merrick Schmidt-Lackner, Los Angeles, and Clark Zhe Li, Thousand Oaks, California, for a door entry system.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 26, 2013 (14/038,542). 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=8,869,574.PN.&OS=PN/8,869,574&RS=PN/8,869,574 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** MicroVention Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- MicroVention, Tustin, California, has been assigned a patent (8,870,909) developed by Brian J. Cox, Laguna Niguel, California, for the "aneurysm treatment device and method of use." The patent application was filed on July 24, 2012 (13/557,068). 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=8,870,909.PN.&OS=PN/8,870,909&RS=PN/8,870,909 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Pacesetter Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Pacesetter, Sunnyvale, California, has been assigned a patent (8,870,736) developed by Fuijan Qu, San Jose, California, for "monitoring variation patterns in physiological parameters associated with myocardial instability." The patent application was filed on May 7, 2013 (13/889,231). 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=8,870,736.PN.&OS=PN/8,870,736&RS=PN/8,870,736 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Boston Scientific Neuromodulation, Valencia, California, has been assigned a patent (8,869,392) developed by Randall Lee Brase, Castaic, California, for a "feed through interconnect assembly for an implantable stimulation system and methods of making and using." The patent application was filed on June 15, 2012 (13/525,063). 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=8,869,392.PN.&OS=PN/8,869,392&RS=PN/8,869,392 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Lift-U Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Lift-U, Escalon, California, has been assigned a patent (8,869,333) developed by David Johnson, Modesto, California, and Bart B. Anderson, Modesto, California, for a "ramp assembly with tilt sensor." The patent application was filed on March 1, 2013 (13/782,829). 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=8,869,333.PN.&OS=PN/8,869,333&RS=PN/8,869,333 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent for Cleaning of Fluid Ejection Assembly ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,870,344) developed by Scott Martin, Vancouver, Washington, Thomas M. Sabo, San Diego, and Christopher J. Arnold, Vancouver, Washington, for "cleaning of fluid ejection assembly." The patent application was filed on March 19, 2013 (13/847,041). 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=8,870,344.PN.&OS=PN/8,870,344&RS=PN/8,870,344 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Balanced Body Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Balanced Body, Sacramento, California, has been assigned a patent (8,870,294) developed by Maria G. Mankin, Point Reyes Station, California, for a collapsible chair.

The patent application was filed on April 3, 2014 (14/244,116). 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=8,870,294.PN.&OS=PN/8,870,294&RS=PN/8,870,294 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent for Device Structure for Long Endurance Memristors ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,872,153) developed by Jianhua Yang, Palo Alto, California, Minxian Max Zhang, Mountain View, California, and R. Stanley Williams, Portola Valley, California, for a "device structure for long endurance memristors." The patent application was filed on Sept. 27, 2010 (13/822,227). 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=88,72,153.PN.&OS=PN/88,72,153&RS=PN/88,72,153 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** EMC Assigned Patent for Object Identity and Addressability ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- EMC, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,874,539) developed by four co-inventors for "[o]bject identity and addressability." The co-inventors are Alex Rankov, Danville, California, Craig Randall, Pleasanton, California, Meir Amiel, Pleasanton, California, and Oleg Bivol, Toronto.

The patent application was filed on March 22, 2013 (13/848,903). 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=8874539.PN.&OS=PN/8874539&RS=PN/8874539 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Xicato Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Xicato, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,870,617) developed by Gerard Harbers, Sunnyvale, California, for "color tuning of a multi-color LED based illumination device." The patent application was filed on Dec. 31, 2013 (14/145,672). 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=8,870,617.PN.&OS=PN/8,870,617&RS=PN/8,870,617 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Insera Therapeutics Assigned Patent for Methods of Manufacturing Variable Porosity Devices ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Insera Therapeutics, Sacramento, California, has been assigned a patent (8,869,670) developed by Vallabh Janardhan, Dallas, and Vikram Janardhan, Sacramento, California, for "methods of manufacturing variable porosity devices." The patent application was filed on Jan. 29, 2014 (14/167,147). 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=8,869,670.PN.&OS=PN/8,869,670&RS=PN/8,869,670 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, has been assigned a patent (8,871,211) developed by John S. Yu, Los Angeles, Gentao Liu, Los Angeles, and Keith L. Black, Los Angeles, for "cancer vaccines and vaccination methods." The patent application was filed on Sept. 28, 2007 (11/863,990). 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=8,871,211.PN.&OS=PN/8,871,211&RS=PN/8,871,211 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Lpath Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Lpath, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,871,202) developed by Roger A. Sabbadini, Lakeside, California, for the "prevention and treatment of pain using antibodies to sphingosine-1-phosphate." The patent application was filed on Sept. 27, 2011 (13/246,704). 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=8,871,202.PN.&OS=PN/8,871,202&RS=PN/8,871,202 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Lam Research Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Lam Research, Fremont, California, has been assigned a patent (8,871,105) developed by eight co-inventors for a "method for achieving smooth side walls after Bosch etch process." The co-inventors are Jaroslaw W. Winniczek, Daly City, California, Frank Y. Lin, Fremont, California, Alan J. Miller, Moraga, California, Qing Xu, Fremont, California, Seongjun Heo, Pleasanton, California, Jin Hwan Ham, Soeul, South Korea, Sang Joon Yoon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, and Camelia Rusu, Pleasanton, California.

The patent application was filed on March 9, 2012 (13/416,465). 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=8,871,105.PN.&OS=PN/8,871,105&RS=PN/8,871,105 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Cutera Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Cutera, Brisbane, California, has been assigned a patent (8,870,856) developed by four co-inventors for a "method for heating skin using light to provide tissue treatment." The co-inventors are Kevin P. Connors, San Francisco, David A. Gollnick, San Francisco, Dean A. MacFarland, Magnolia, Massachusetts, and Greg Spooner, Kensington, California.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 27, 2004 (10/789,139). 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=8,870,856.PN.&OS=PN/8,870,856&RS=PN/8,870,856 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Cannuflow Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Cannuflow, San Jose, California, has been assigned a patent (8,870,748) developed by Theodore R. Kucklick, San Jose, California, for a rigid arthroscope system.

The patent application was filed on July 24, 2012 (13/557,040). 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=8,870,748.PN.&OS=PN/8,870,748&RS=PN/8,870,748 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** EMC Assigned Patent for Cluster-Based Classification of High-Resolution Data ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- EMC, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,873,836) developed by three co-inventors for "[c]luster-based classification of high-resolution data." The co-inventors are David Dietrich, Hopedale, Massachusetts, David Stephen Reiner, Lexington, Massachusetts, and Milind Bhandarkar, San Jose, California.

The patent application was filed on June 29, 2012 (13/538,365). 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=8873836.PN.&OS=PN/8873836&RS=PN/8873836 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Presbibio Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Presbibio, Los Angeles, has been assigned a patent (8,869,975) developed by Vladimir Feingold, Laguna Niguel, California, for a "lens holder apparatus and system and method." The patent application was filed on Feb. 12, 2010 (12/705,523). 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=8,869,975.PN.&OS=PN/8,869,975&RS=PN/8,869,975 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Covidien Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- Covidien, Mansfield, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,874,181) developed by three co-inventors for "[o]ximeter ambient light cancellation." The co-inventors are Ethan Petersen, Castro Valley, California, William Shea, Livermore, California, and Bradford B. Chew, San Ramon, California.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 29, 2012 (13/663,244). 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=8874181.PN.&OS=PN/8874181&RS=PN/8874181 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** University of California Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- The University of California, Oakland, California, has been assigned a patent (8,870,060) developed by Bahram Jalali, Los Angeles, Keisuke Goda, Los Angeles, and Kevin Kin-Man Tsia, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, for an "apparatus and method for dispersive fourier-transform imaging." The patent application was filed on Feb. 19, 2013 (13/770,678). 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=8,870,060.PN.&OS=PN/8,870,060&RS=PN/8,870,060 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** California State University, California State University Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 -- California State University, Fresno, California, and California State University, Fullerton, California, have been assigned a patent (8,871,507) developed by Santanu Maitra, Clovis, California, for a "method of inhibiting apolipoprotein-E expression comprising administering a triarylmethyl amine compound." The patent application was filed on Nov. 26, 2013 (14/091,154). 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=8,871,507.PN.&OS=PN/8,871,507&RS=PN/8,871,507 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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