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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in California (Nov. 7)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in California. *** HHS, Purdue Research Foundation Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Secretary, Washington, D.C., and Purdue Research Foundation, West Lafayette, Indiana, have been assigned a patent (8,871,206) developed by four co-inventors for "anti-human folate receptor beta antibodies and methods of use." The co-inventors are Philip S. Low, West Lafayette, Indiana, Dimiter S. Dimitrov, Frederick, Maryland, Yang Feng, Frederick, Maryland, and Jiayin Shen, San Diego. The patent application was filed on March 8, 2013 (13/790,881). 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=8871206.PN.&OS=PN/8871206&RS=PN/8871206 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** University of Pennsylvania Assigned Patent for 2,2'-disubstituted Dipyrrin Compounds, Synthesis Thereof and Methods of Use Thereof ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, has been assigned a patent (8,877,942) developed by four co-inventors for "2,2'-disubstituted dipyrrin compounds, synthesis thereof and methods of use thereof." The co-inventors are Mikhail Filatov, Moscow, Andrei Cheprakov, Moscow, Sergei A. Vinogradov, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, and Artem Y. Lebedev, Culver City, California. The patent application was filed on Oct. 12, 2010 (12/902,401). 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=8,877,942.PN.&OS=PN/8,877,942&RS=PN/8,877,942 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Medtronic Assigned Patent for Torque Wrench for Implantable Medical Devices ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Medtronic, Minneapolis, has been assigned a patent (8,875,602) developed by Eric John Wengreen, Stanford, California, Andrew J. Ries, Lino Lakes, Minnesota, and John Eric Lovins, Oakdale, Minnesota, for a "torque wrench for implantable medical devices." The patent application was filed on July 31, 2009 (12/533,975). 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=8,875,602.PN.&OS=PN/8,875,602&RS=PN/8,875,602 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** ACIST Medical Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- ACIST Medical Systems, Eden Prairie, Minnesota, has been assigned a patent (8,876,722) developed by four co-inventors for an "endoventricular injection catheter system with integrated echocardiographic capabilities." The co-inventors are Kendall R. Watersl, Livermore, California, Thomas C. Moore, Livermore, California, Robert Zelenka, Milpitas, California, and Paul Zalesky, Huntintdon Beach, California. The patent application was filed on July 16, 2010 (12/837,770). 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=8,876,722.PN.&OS=PN/8,876,722&RS=PN/8,876,722 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Cameron Health Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Cameron Health, Arden Hills, Minnesota, has been assigned a patent (8,880,161) developed by four co-inventors for "methods and devices for accurately classifying cardiac activity." The co-inventors are Jay A. Warren, San Juan Capistrano, California, Rick Sanghera, San Clemente, California, Venugopal Allavatam, San Clemente, California, and Surekha Palreddy, Maplewood, Minnesota. The patent application was filed on Oct. 21, 2013 (14/058,495). 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=8,880,161.PN.&OS=PN/8,880,161&RS=PN/8,880,161 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Boston Scientific Scimed Assigned Patent for Electrophysiology System and Methods ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Boston Scientific Scimed, Maple Grove, Minnesota, has been assigned a patent (8,876,817) developed by Boaz Avitall, Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, and Josef V. Koblish, Sunnyvale, California, for "electrophysiology system and methods." The patent application was filed on Jan. 10, 2013 (13/738,562). 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=8,876,817.PN.&OS=PN/8,876,817&RS=PN/8,876,817 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Erlanger, Kentucky, has been assigned a patent (8,874,331) developed by Gary Wong, Rancho Palos Verdes, California, for a method and apparatus "for idle speed control based on variable torque converter load." The patent application was filed on May 16, 2011 (13/108,155). 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=8874331.PN.&OS=PN/8874331&RS=PN/8874331 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** Hamilton Sundstrand Assigned Patent for Turbine Blade Pocket Pin Stress Relief ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Hamilton Sundstrand, Windsor Locks, Connecticut, has been assigned a patent (8,876,484) developed by Loc Quang Duong, San Diego, Xiaolan Hu, San Diego, and Anthony C. Jones, San Diego, for a "turbine blade pocket pin stress relief." The patent application was filed on Aug. 5, 2011 (13/198,808). 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=88,76,484.PN.&OS=PN/88,76,484&RS=PN/88,76,484 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** NthDegree Technologies Worldwide Assigned Patent for Manufacturing Light Emitting Apparatus ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- NthDegree Technologies Worldwide, Tempe, Arizona, has been assigned a patent (8,877,101) developed by eight co-inventors for a method "for manufacturing light emitting, power generating or other electronic apparatus." The co-inventors are Jeffrey Baldridge, Chandler, Arizona, William Johnstone Ray, Fountain Hills, Arizona, Mark D. Lowenthal, Gilbert, Arizona, Brad Oraw, Mesa, Arizona, Neil O. Shotton, Tempe, Arizona, Richard A. Blanchard, Los Altos, California, Eric Anthony Perozziello, Stanford, California, and Mark Allan Lewandowski, North Port, Florida. The patent was filed on Aug. 31, 2011 (13/223,293). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8877101&OS=8877101&RS=8877101 Written by Aile Dayandante; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Barco Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Barco, Duluth, Georgia, has been assigned a patent (8,878,864) developed by Ian Baxter, Auckland, New Zealand, and Chris S. Byrne, San Jose, California, for "using GPU for network packetization." The patent application was filed on April 20, 2010 (13/395,649). 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=8,878,864.PN.&OS=PN/8,878,864&RS=PN/8,878,864 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Phyton Holdings Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Phyton Holdings, Wilmington, Delaware, has been assigned a patent (8,877,501) developed by seven co-inventors for the "production of alkaloids by liliaceae cell culture." The co-inventors are Venkatesh Srinivasan, Sunnyvale, California, Jennifer Alford, Ithaca, New York, Beth Slusar-Place, New York, Charles Swindell, Merion, Pennsylvania, Michael Horn, Noblesville, Indiana, Khisal Alvi, San Diego, and Gilbert Gorr, Freiburg, Germany. The patent application was filed on June 18, 2010 (13/378,962). 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=88,77,501.PN.&OS=PN/88,77,501&RS=PN/88,77,501 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** AT&T Mobility II Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- AT&T Mobility II, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,881,025) developed by six co-inventors for "systems, apparatus, methods and computer-readable storage media facilitating heterogeneous messaging for a communication device." The co-inventors are Cristy Swink, Milton, Georgia, Jason Sikes, Carnation, Washington, David Merkoski, San Francisco, Benjamin Fineman, San Francisco, Jonathan Solis Snydal, Oakland, California, and Megan Elisabeth Shia, San Francisco. The patent application was filed on Oct. 13, 2010 (12/903,679). 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=8,881,025.PN.&OS=PN/8,881,025&RS=PN/8,881,025 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** St. Jude Medical Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- St. Jude Medical, St. Paul, Minnesota, has been assigned a patent (8,876,813) developed by Xiaoyi Min, Thousand Oaks, California, Stuart Rosenberg, Castaic, California, and Gabriel Mouchawar, Valencia, California, for "methods, systems, and apparatus for neural signal detection." The patent application was filed on March 14, 2013 (13/827,308). 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=8,876,813.PN.&OS=PN/8,876,813&RS=PN/8,876,813 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Micron Technology Assigned Patent for Non-Volatile Memory Devices ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Micron Technology, Boise, Idaho, has been assigned a patent (8,875,006) developed by Christopher Bueb, Folsom, California, for methods and apparatuses related to "non-volatile memory devices with extended error correction protection." The patent application was filed on July 22, 2013 (13/947,573). 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=8875006.PN.&OS=PN/8875006&RS=PN/8875006 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** Medtronic Assigned Patent for Attachment Mechanism for Stent Release ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Medtronic, Minneapolis, has been assigned a patent (8,876,878) developed by Joshua Dwork, Santa Rosa, California, Hubert Yeung, Santa Rosa, California, and Adam Shipley, San Rafael, California, for an "attachment mechanism for stent release." The patent application was filed on July 23, 2010 (12/842,496). 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=8,876,878.PN.&OS=PN/8,876,878&RS=PN/8,876,878 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Eloy Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Eloy Technology, Wilmington, Delaware, has been assigned a patent (8,880,599) developed by Hugh Svendsen, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Harold Sutherland, San Jose, California, and Steven L. Petersen, Los Gatos, California, for "collection digest for a media sharing system." The patent application was filed on Oct. 15, 2008 (12/251,542). 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=88,80,599.PN.&OS=PN/88,80,599&RS=PN/88,80,599 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Airdye Intellectual Property Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Airdye Intellectual Property, Wilmington, Delaware, has been assigned a patent (8,879,116) developed by William Grier, Highland, California, for "hollow dot printing apparatus and methods." The patent application was filed on Feb. 8, 2010 (12/701,976). 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=88,79,116.PN.&OS=PN/88,79,116&RS=PN/88,79,116 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Pioneer Hi Bred Assigned Patent for Insecticidal Control of Stinkbugs ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Pioneer Hi Bred, Johnston, Iowa, has been assigned a patent (8,872,001) developed by six co-inventors for "compositions and methods for insecticidal control of stinkbugs." The co-inventors are David C. Cerf, Palo Alto, California, Albert L. Lu, Newark, Delaware, Rafael Herrmann, Wilmington, Delaware, Brian McGonigle, Wilmington, Delaware, James K. Presnail, Chester, Pennsylvania, and Karen E. Broglie, Landenberg, Pennsylvania. The patent application was filed on June 3, 2011 (13/152,795). 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=8872001.PN.&OS=PN/8872001&RS=PN/8872001 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Medtronic Assigned Patent for Prosthetic Heart Valve Delivery System with Spacing ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Medtronic, Minneapolis, has been assigned a patent (8,876,892) developed by Don Tran, Novato, California, Nathan Wiemeyer, Healdsburg, California, and Susheel Deshmukh, Santa Rosa, California, for a "prosthetic heart valve delivery system with spacing." The patent application was filed on April 21, 2011 (13/091,949). 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=8,876,892.PN.&OS=PN/8,876,892&RS=PN/8,876,892 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Xerox Assigned Patent for Fuzzy Match Interpolated Caching Utilized in Image-processsing Applications ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Xerox, Norwalk, Connecticut, has been assigned a patent (8,879,121) developed by David E. Rumph, Pasadena, California, for "fuzzy match interpolated caching utilized in image-processsing applications." The patent application was filed on April 1, 2013 (13/854,243). 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=88,79,121.PN.&OS=PN/88,79,121&RS=PN/88,79,121 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** EcoSmart Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- EcoSmart Technologies, Roswell, Georgia, has been assigned a patent (8,877,219) developed by Steven M. Bessette, San Clemente, California, and A. David Lindsay, Franklin, Tennessee, for "pesticidal compositions containing rosemary oil and wintergreen oil." The patent application was filed on Jan. 31, 2013 (13/755,958). 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=8,877,219.PN.&OS=PN/8,877,219&RS=PN/8,877,219 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Palo Alto Research Center Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Palo Alto Research Center, Palo Alto, California, has been assigned a patent (8,874,605) developed by three co-inventors for a method and apparatus "for automatically incorporating hypothetical context information into recommendation queries." The co-inventors are Kurt E. Partridge, Palo Alto, California, Robert R. Price, Palo Alto, California, and Nicolas B. Ducheneaut, Sunnyvale, California. The patent application was filed on Feb. 15, 2011 (13/028,020). 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=8874605.PN.&OS=PN/8874605&RS=PN/8874605 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** U.S. Navy Assigned Patent for Dipole ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Navy Office of the Secretary, Washington, D.C., has been assigned a patent (8,878,742) developed by David C. Jenn, Monterey, California, for a "dipole with an unbalanced microstrip feed." The patent application was filed on Feb. 6, 2013 (13/760,386). 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=8878742.PN.&OS=PN/8878742&RS=PN/8878742 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** Metavention Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Metavention, Eden Prairie, Minnesota, has been assigned a patent (8,876,815) developed by Jonathan Allen Coe, Menlo Park, California, Bobak Robert Azamian, Newport Coast, California, and Scott Bradley Vafai, Boston, for "energy delivery devices for hepatic neuromodulation." The patent application was filed on June 11, 2014 (14/302,262). 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=8,876,815.PN.&OS=PN/8,876,815&RS=PN/8,876,815 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Heraeus Precious Metals North America Conshohocken Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Heraeus Precious Metals North America Conshohocken, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, has been assigned a patent (8,876,963) developed by four co-inventors for "dielectric coating for single sided back contact solar cells." The co-inventors are Ben E. Cruz, Chula Vista, California, George E. Graddy Jr., Del Mar, California, Aziz S. Shaikh, San Diego, and Jalal Salami, San Marcos, California. The patent application was filed on Oct. 16, 2008 (12/682,040). 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=8,876,963.PN.&OS=PN/8,876,963&RS=PN/8,876,963 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** U.S. Navy Assigned Patent for Radio Frequency Conditioning ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Navy Office of the Secretary, Washington, D.C., has been assigned a patent (8,879,583) developed by four co-inventors for a system and method "for conditioning a received signal prior to transmission." The co-inventors are David W. Brock, San Diego, Lawrence T. Short Bull, San Diego, Hale B. Simonds, Santee, California, and Charles E. Dempsey, San Diego. The patent application was filed on Feb. 5, 2013 (13/759,946). 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=8879583.PN.&OS=PN/8879583&RS=PN/8879583 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** Micron Technology Assigned Patent for Select Gate Programming ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Micron Technology, Boise, Idaho, has been assigned a patent (8,873,297) developed by two co-inventors for methods "for programming select gates, memory devices and memory systems." The co-inventors are Shigekazu Yamada, Tokyo, and Aaron Yip, Santa Clara, California. The patent application was filed on Sept. 5, 2013 (14/018,926). 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=8873297.PN.&OS=PN/8873297&RS=PN/8873297 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** University of Pittsburgh Assigned Patent for Genetic Changes in ATM and ATR/Chek1 as Prognostic Indicators in Cancer ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- The University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, has been assigned a patent (8,877,728) developed by Susanne M. Gollin, Pittsburgh, Rahul Atul Parikh, Pittsburgh, and Xin Huang, Menlo Park, California, for "genetic changes in ATM and ATR/Chek1 as prognostic indicators in cancer." The patent application was filed on June 10, 2013 (13/914,321). 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=8,877,728.PN.&OS=PN/8,877,728&RS=PN/8,877,728 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Empire Technology Development Assigned Patent for Allocating Threads to Cores Based on Threads Falling Behind Thread Completion Target Deadline ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Empire Technology Development, Wilmington, Delaware, has been assigned a patent (8,881,157) developed by Andrew Wolfe, Los Gatos, California, and Thomas M. Conte, Atlanta, for "allocating threads to cores based on threads falling behind thread completion target deadline." The patent application was filed on Sept. 11, 2009 (12/557,971). 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=88,81,157.PN.&OS=PN/88,81,157&RS=PN/88,81,157 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** III Holdings 1 Assigned Patent for Memory Cell with Schottky Diode ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- III Holdings 1, Wilmington, Delaware, has been assigned a patent (8,879,314) developed by Krishnakumar Mani, San Jose, California, for a "memory cell with Schottky diode." The patent application was filed on June 6, 2011 (13/153,473). 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=88,79,314.PN.&OS=PN/88,79,314&RS=PN/88,79,314 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Respironics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Respironics, Murrysville, Pennsylvania, has been assigned a patent (8,875,707) developed by Alonzo C. Aylsworth, Wildwood, Missouri, and Kevin G. McCulloh, Simi Valley, California, for a "trans-fill method and system." The patent application was filed on Jan. 31, 2011 (13/017,652). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,875,707.PN.&OS=PN/8,875,707&RS=PN/8,875,707 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Limelight Networks Assigned Patent for Content Objects Delivery ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Limelight Networks, Tempe, Arizona, has been assigned a patent (8,880,587) developed by six co-inventors for techniques "for delivering content to an end user device." The co-inventors are David Rowley, Benicia, California, Nikita Dolgov, Concord, California, Abbas Mahyari, Newark, California, Jonathan Cobb, Piedmont, California, Scott Anderson, San Francisco, and Carl Rivas, San Francisco. The patent was filed on April 8, 2010 (12/756,956). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8880587&OS=8880587&RS=8880587 Written by Aile Dayandante; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** E I du Pont de Nemours & Co., Pioneer Hi-Bred International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- E I du Pont de Nemours & Co., Wilmington, Delaware, and Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Johnson, Iowa, have been assigned a patent (8,877,503) developed by four co-inventors for sulfonylurea-responsive repressor proteins. The co-inventors are Michael Lassner, Urbandale, Iowa, Loren L.Looger, Sterling, Virginia, Kevin E. McBride, Davis, California, and Brian McGonigle, Wilmington, Delaware. The patent application was filed on May 13, 2011 (13/107,212). 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=88,77,503.PN.&OS=PN/88,77,503&RS=PN/88,77,503 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Wal-Mart Stores Assigned Patent for Determining Concepts Associated with Query ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Wal-Mart Stores, Bentonville, Arkansas, has been assigned a patent (8,880,515) developed by three co-inventors for "determining concepts associated with a query." The co-inventors are Michel A. Tourn, Mountain View, California, Wang Chee Lam, San Jose, California, and Digvijay Singh Lamba, Sunnyvale, California. The patent application was filed on Sept. 9, 2013 (14/021,989). 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=8880515.PN.&OS=PN/8880515&RS=PN/8880515 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Micron Technology Assigned Patent for Ni Material Forming ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Micron Technology, Boise, Idaho, has been assigned a patent (8,872,356) developed by three co-inventors for methods of "forming a Ni material on a bond pad." The co-inventors are Jaspreet S. Gandhi, Boise, Idaho, Don L. Yates, Boise, Idaho, and Yangyang Sun, San Diego. The patent application was filed on Oct. 17, 2013 (14/055,993). 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=8872356.PN.&OS=PN/8872356&RS=PN/8872356 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** 3M Innovative Properties Assigned Patent for Packaged Orthodontic Assembly with Retaining Member ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- 3M Innovative Properties, St. Paul, Minnesota, has been assigned a patent (8,875,873) developed by David K. Cinader Jr., Walnut, California, and Alan F. Conley, Fullerton, California, for a "packaged orthodontic assembly with retaining member." The patent application was filed on May 25, 2011 (13/699,754). 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=8,875,873.PN.&OS=PN/8,875,873&RS=PN/8,875,873 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Tektronix Assigned Patent for Measurement of IQ Imbalance in Vector Modulator ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Tektronix, Beaverton, Oregon, has been assigned a patent (8,873,608) developed by Zoltan D. Azary, Santa Rosa, California, for a "measurement of IQ imbalance in a vector modulator." The patent application was filed on Nov. 21, 2012 (13/683,102). 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=8873608.PN.&OS=PN/8873608&RS=PN/8873608 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Semiconductor Components Industries Assigned Patent for Programmable Reference Circuit ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Semiconductor Components Industries, Phoenix, has been assigned a patent (8,878,511) developed by two co-inventors for methods "for current-mode programmable reference circuits." The co-inventors are Radu H. Iacob, Santa Clara, California, and Alexandra-Oana Petroianu, Bucharest, Romania. The patent was filed on Feb. 4, 2010 (12/700,290). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8878511&OS=8878511&RS=8878511 Written by Aile Dayandante; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Empire Technology Development Assigned Patent for Migration in Place By Infrastructure Deployment of Platforms to Customer Hardware ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Empire Technology Development, Wilmington, Delaware, has been assigned a patent (8,880,704) developed by Ezekiel Kruglick, Poway, California, for "migration in place by infrastructure deployment of platforms to customer hardware." The patent application was filed on April 19, 2012 (13/578,025). 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=88,80,704.PN.&OS=PN/88,80,704&RS=PN/88,80,704 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** III Holdings 1 Assigned Patent for Magnetic Memory Circuit with Stress Inducing Layer ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- III Holdings 1, Wilmington, Delaware, has been assigned a patent (8,879,306) developed by Krishnakumar Mani, Santa Clara, California, for a "magnetic memory circuit with stress inducing layer." The patent application was filed on Aug. 12, 2011 (13/208,577). 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=88,79,306.PN.&OS=PN/88,79,306&RS=PN/88,79,306 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Fixes 4 Kids Assigned Patent for Fixing Bone Fractures ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Fixes 4 Kids, Salt Lake City, has been assigned a patent (8,870,803) developed by three co-inventors for systems, devices and methods "for mechanically reducing and fixing bone fractures." The co-inventors are Kurt Vedder, Danville, California, Colin J. Corey, Walnut Creek, California, and Mark A. Reiley, Washington. The patent application was filed on Nov. 9, 2011 (13/292,548). 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=8870803.PN.&OS=PN/8870803&RS=PN/8870803 Written by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Cardiac Pacemakers Assigned Patent for Autonomic Modulation Using Peripheral Nerve Field Stimulation ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Cardiac Pacemakers, St. Paul, Minnesota, has been assigned a patent (8,880,170) developed by Kerry Bradley, Glendale, California, Rafael Carbunaru, Valley Village, California, and Jason J. Hamann, Blaine, Minnesota, for the "autonomic modulation using peripheral nerve field stimulation." The patent application was filed on Nov. 27, 2012 (13/686,336). 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=8,880,170.PN.&OS=PN/8,880,170&RS=PN/8,880,170 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Medtronic Assigned Patent for Transcatheter Prosthetic Heart Valve Delivery Device with Passive Trigger Release ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Medtronic, Minneapolis, has been assigned a patent (8,876,893) developed by Joshua Dwork, Santa Rosa, California, Glenn Stante, Turlock, California, and Adam Shipley, San Rafael, California, for a "transcatheter prosthetic heart valve delivery device with passive trigger release." The patent application was filed on April 27, 2011 (13/095,147). 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=8,876,893.PN.&OS=PN/8,876,893&RS=PN/8,876,893 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Dura-Fibre, MAG Aerospace Industries Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Dura-Fibre, Menasha, Wisconsin, and MAG Aerospace Industries, Carson, California, have been assigned a patent (8,875,983) developed by four co-inventors for a "self-sealing box for trash compactors." The co-inventors are Gil Lenhard, Torrance, California, Brian Adams, Torrance, California, Jason Gscheidmeier, Hickory, North Carolina, and Scott Gehl, Appleton, Wisconsin. The patent application was filed on July 23, 2012 (13/555,216). 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=88,75,983.PN.&OS=PN/88,75,983&RS=PN/88,75,983 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** St. Jude Medical Assigned Patent for Magnetically Guided Catheters ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- St. Jude Medical, St. Paul, Minnesota, has been assigned a patent (8,876,819) developed by Troy T. Tegg, Elk River, Minnesota, and James V. Kauphusman, Newport Beach, California, for magnetically guided catheters. The patent application was filed on June 15, 2011 (13/500,588). 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=8,876,819.PN.&OS=PN/8,876,819&RS=PN/8,876,819 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** SenoRx Assigned Patent for Intracorporeal Marker ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- SenoRx, Tempe, Arizona, has been assigned a patent (8,880,154) developed by three co-inventors for an "intracorporeal marker." The co-inventors are Paul Lubock, Monarch Beach, California, Michael L. Jones, San Clemente, California, and Lloyd H. Malchow, San Juan Capistrano, California. The patent was filed on July 19, 2013 (13/946,175). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8880154&OS=8880154&RS=8880154 Written by Aile Dayandante; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Ericsson Television Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Ericsson Television, Duluth, Georgia, has been assigned a patent (8,880,709) developed by C.J. Scott Dougall, Thunder Bay, Canada, P. Christien Bentz, Thunder Bay, Canada, and Jason Russel Bright, Oakland, California, for a "method and system for scheduled streaming of best effort data." The patent application was filed on May 15, 2002 (10/147,010). 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=8,880,709.PN.&OS=PN/8,880,709&RS=PN/8,880,709 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Stratasys Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Stratasys, Eden Prairie, Minnesota, has been assigned a patent (8,879,957) developed by four co-inventors for "electrophotography-based additive manufacturing system with reciprocating operation." The co-inventors are William J. Hanson, Carlsbad, California, J. Randolph Sanders, Rancho Santa Fe, California, Michael W. Bacus, Temecula, California, and Steven A. Chillscyzn, Victoria, Minnesota. The patent application was filed on Sept. 23, 2011 (13/242,669). 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=8,879,957.PN.&OS=PN/8,879,957&RS=PN/8,879,957 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Wal-Mart Stores Assigned Patent for List Display and Management ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Wal-Mart Stores, Bentonville, Arkansas, has been assigned a patent (8,880,397) developed by three co-inventors for systems, "devices and methods for list display and management." The co-inventors are Bernard Paul Cousineau, Burlingame, California, Dion Almaer, Palo Alto, California, and Ben Galbraith, Palo Alto, California. The patent application was filed on Oct. 21, 2011 (13/278,977). 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=8880397.PN.&OS=PN/8880397&RS=PN/8880397 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Empire Technology Development Assigned Patent for Switchable Ionic Adhesive Coating for Recyclable Carbon Fiber ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Empire Technology Development, Wilmington, Delaware, has been assigned a patent (8,877,872) developed by Kraig Anderson, Burlingame, California, and Angele Sjong, Louisville, Colorado, for a "switchable ionic adhesive coating for recyclable carbon fiber." The patent application was filed on Aug. 30, 2012 (13/882,424). 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=88,77,872.PN.&OS=PN/88,77,872&RS=PN/88,77,872 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Tripwire Assigned Patent for Network Services Platform ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Tripwire, Portland, Oregon, has been assigned a patent (8,874,707) developed by four co-inventors for a "network services platform." The co-inventors are David J. Meltzer, Roswell, California, Timothy D. Keanini, Novato, California, Alexander L. Quilter, Cary, North Carolina, and Oliver Lavery, Toronto. The patent application was filed on Dec. 24, 2013 (14/140,388). 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=8874707.PN.&OS=PN/8874707&RS=PN/8874707 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Celeritive Technologies Assigned Patent for High Performance Milling ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Celeritive Technologies, Cave Creek, Arizona, has been assigned a patent (8,880,212) developed by two co-inventors for a "high performance milling." The co-inventors are Glenn Coleman, Cave Creek, Arizona, and Evan C. Sherbrooke, Moorpark, California. The patent was filed on Sept. 24, 2012 (13/625,600). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8880212&OS=8880212&RS=8880212 Written by Aile Dayandante; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Micron Technology Assigned Patent for Limiting Current Consumption ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Micron Technology, Boise, Idaho, has been assigned a patent (8,880,920) developed by June Lee, San Jose, California, for systems, methods and devices "for limiting current consumption by a different ramp rate upon power-up." The patent application was filed on April 1, 2011 (13/078,771). 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=8880920.PN.&OS=PN/8880920&RS=PN/8880920 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Blackboard Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Blackboard, Washington, D.C., has been assigned a patent (8,875,047) developed by four co-inventors for a "graphical user interface system." The co-inventors are Kayvon Beykpour, Mill Valley, California, Ben Cunningham, Tallahassee, Florida, Joseph Bernstein, Mill Valley, California, and Zexiao Yu, San Francisco. The patent application was filed on Aug. 31, 2010 (12/873,261). 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=8875047.PN.&OS=PN/8875047&RS=PN/8875047 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin. 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