U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in California (Aug. 15)

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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in California.

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Boston, has been assigned a patent (8,802,868) developed by six co-inventors for the "solid forms of (R)-1(2,2-difluorobenzo[D][1,3]dioxo1-5-yl)-N-(1-(2,3-dihydroxypropyl-6-f- luoro-2-(1-hydroxy-2-methylpropan2-yl)-1H-Indol-5-yl)-Cyclopropanecarboxam- ide." The co-inventors are Ali Keshavarz-Shokri, San Diego, Beili Zhang, San Diego, Tim Edward Alcacio, San Diego, Elaine Chungmin Lee, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Yuegang Zhang, Wayland, Massachusetts, and Mariusz Krawiec, Marlborough, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 21, 2012 (13/624,241). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,802,868.PN.&OS=PN/8,802,868&RS=PN/8,802,868

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Boeing Assigned Patent for Radar Pulse Detection Using Digital Radar Receiver

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Boeing, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,803,730) developed by Qin Jiang, Oak Park, California, for "radar pulse detection using a digital radar receiver."

The patent application was filed on July 21, 2011 (13/188,380). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,803,730.PN.&OS=PN/8,803,730&RS=PN/8,803,730

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Seminis Vegetable Seeds Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Seminis Vegetable Seeds, St. Louis, Michigan, has been assigned a patent (8,802,939) developed by four co-inventors for "hybrid pepper plants resulting from a cross between C. annuum and C. pubescens." The co-inventors are Chuong Phan, Davis, California, John Kao, Davis, California, Terry Berke, Zamora, California, and Carl Jones, Davis, California.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 27, 2009 (12/549,156). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8802939.PN.&OS=PN/8802939&RS=PN/8802939

Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

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Covidien Assigned Patent for Implant, Mandrel, and Method of Forming Implant

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Covidien, Mansfield, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,801,747) developed by nine co-inventors for an "implant, a mandrel, and a method of forming an implant." The co-inventors are Brian Michael Strauss, Trabuco Canyon, California, Todd Jeffrey Hewitt, Laguna Niguel, California, Ramon Torres Carrillo, Santa Ana, California, Khoa Dang Vu, Santa Ana, California, William Robert Patterson, Irvine, California, Lawrason Charles Wilbur, Lake Forest, California, Justin Klotz, Placentia, California, Scott William Brennan, Laguna Beach, California, and Vince Divino, Mission Viejo, California.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 27, 2008 (12/038,737). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,801,747.PN.&OS=PN/8,801,747&RS=PN/8,801,747

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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G.M. Global Technology Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- G.M. Global Technology Operations, Detroit, has been assigned a patent (8,806,583) developed by Alfred C. Tom, San Francisco, for a method and system of "enabling slave software applications from a portable device via a vehicle interface system."

The patent application was filed on March 1, 2012 (13/409,275). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8806583.PN.&OS=PN/8806583&RS=PN/8806583

Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

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Theracos Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Theracos, Marlborough, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,802,637) developed by 13 co-inventors for "benzylbenzene derivatives and methods of use." The co-inventors are Yuanwei Chen, North Haven, Connecticut, Huawei Cheng, Shanghai, Shengbin Li, Shanghai, Yuelin Wu, Shanghai, Yan Feng, Shanghai, Binhua Lv, Shanghai, Binhua Xu, Shanghai, Brian Seed, Boston, Michael J. Hadd, San Diego, Yanli Song, Shanghai, Jiyan Du, Shanghai, Congna Wang, Shanghai, and Jacques Y. Roberge, Shanghai.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 30, 2013 (14/042,408). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,802,637.PN.&OS=PN/8,802,637&RS=PN/8,802,637

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Fresenius Medical Care Holding Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Fresenius Medical Care Holding, Waltham, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,801,652) developed by Frank J. Landherr, Cary, Illinois, Lynn E. Jensen, Syracuse, Utah, and Jay M. Lan, Thousand Oaks, California, for "early stage peritonitis detection apparatus and methods."

The patent application was filed on July 23, 2007 (11/880,656). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,801,652.PN.&OS=PN/8,801,652&RS=PN/8,801,652

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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EMC Assigned Patent for Deduplicating Sets of Data Blocks

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- EMC, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,805,796) developed by Ying Hu, Northborough, Massachusetts, and Richard P. Ruef, Santa Cruz, California, for "deduplicating sets of data blocks."

The patent application was filed on June 27, 2011 (13/169,679). 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=8,805,796.PN.&OS=PN/8,805,796&RS=PN/8,805,796

Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Brooks Automation Assigned Patent for Workpiece Support Structures and Apparatus for Accessing Same

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Brooks Automation, Chelmsford, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,800,774) developed by Anthony C. Bonora, Portola Valley, California, for "workpiece support structures and apparatus for accessing same."

The patent application was filed on Dec. 23, 2011 (13/337,028). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,800,774.PN.&OS=PN/8,800,774&RS=PN/8,800,774

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Avaya Assigned Patent for Call Establishment Based on Presence

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Avaya, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,804,935) developed by four co-inventors for "call establishment based on presence." The co-inventors are Doree Duncan Seligmann, New York, Xueshan Shan, Milpitas, California, Reinhard Peter Klemm, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, and Ajita John, Holmdel, New Jersey.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 3, 2005 (11/049,916). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,804,935.PN.&OS=PN/8,804,935&RS=PN/8,804,935

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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General Hospital Assigned Patent for Method and Computer Program for Determining Functional Property of Moving Object

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- General Hospital, Boston, and Koninklijke Philips, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, have been assigned a patent (8,805,479) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and a computer program for determining a functional property of a moving object." The co-inventors are Robert Manzke, Ulm, Germany, Raymond Chan, San Diego, Vivek Reddy, Boston, and Andre Luiz Buchele D'avila, Boston.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 7, 2008 (12/526,048). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,805,479.PN.&OS=PN/8,805,479&RS=PN/8,805,479

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Acushnet Assigned Patent for Golf Club Head

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Acushnet, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,801,540) developed by Jonathan Hebreo, San Diego, and Marni Ines, San Marcos, California, for a golf club head.

The patent application was filed on July 26, 2012 (13/558,433). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,801,540.PN.&OS=PN/8,801,540&RS=PN/8,801,540

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Motorola Mobility Assigned Patent for Initiation of Actions By Portable Computing Device

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Motorola Mobility, Libertyville, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,806,383) developed by nine co-inventors for the "initiation of actions by a portable computing device from a locked state." The co-inventors are Catherine T. Nguyen, Mountain View, California, Nathan J. Fortin, Morgan Hill, California, Rachid El Guerrab, Oceanside, California, Key-Wan Sung, Irvine, California, Matthew L. Oursbourn, Carlsbad, California, Timothy R. Richards, San Diego, Ogi Boras, San Diego, Ryan W. Enslow, San Diego, and Joshua M. VanHeirseele, Kenosha, Wisconsin.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 6, 2012 (13/366,369). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,06,383.PN.&OS=PN/88,06,383&RS=PN/88,06,383

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Celgene Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Celgene, Summit, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,802,717) developed by four co-inventors for the "methods of treating arthritic conditions using (+)-2-[1-(3-ethoxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-2-methylsulfonylethyl]-4-acetylaminoi- soindoline 1,3-dione." The co-inventors are George W. Muller, Rancho Santa Fe, California, Peter H. Schafer, Somerset, New Jersey, Hon-Wah Man, Princeton, New Jersey, and Chuansheng Ge, Belle Mead, New Jersey.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 20, 2012 (13/682,652). 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=8,802,717.PN.&OS=PN/8,802,717&RS=PN/8,802,717

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Covidien Assigned Patent for System and Method for Delivering Left Atrial Appendage Containment Device

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Covidien, Mansfield, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,801,746) developed by Marc S. Kreidler, Sunnyvale, California, and Andrew G.C. Frazier, Sunnyvale, California, for a "system and method for delivering a left atrial appendage containment device."

The patent application was filed on May 4, 2004 (10/838,710). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,801,746.PN.&OS=PN/8,801,746&RS=PN/8,801,746

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Abbott Laboratories Assigned Patent for Expandable Introducer Sheath to Preserve Guidewire Access

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,801,744) developed by Kelly McCrystle, Menlo Park, California, and Arkady Kokish, Los Gatos, California, for an "expandable introducer sheath to preserve guidewire access."

The patent application was filed on June 25, 2007 (11/767,947). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,801,744.PN.&OS=PN/8,801,744&RS=PN/8,801,744

Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Chevron USA Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Chevron USA, San Ramon, California, have been assigned a patent (8,800,590) developed by four co-inventors for a "thermally-actuated gas lift safety valve." The co-inventors are Eric Wright Gilbertson, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Franz Hover, Somerville, Massachusetts, Eduardo Colina, San Ramon, California, and Donald Bryan Freeman, Houston.

The patent application was filed on March 30, 2011 (13/075,424). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,800,590.PN.&OS=PN/8,800,590&RS=PN/8,800,590

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Covidien Assigned Patent for Multiple Sensor Assemblies and Cables in Single Sensor Body

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Covidien, Mansfield, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,805,465) developed by , Longmont, Colorado, Casey V. Medina, Westminster, Colorado, and Paul D. Mannheimer, Danville, California, for "multiple sensor assemblies and cables in a single sensor body."

The patent application was filed on Nov. 30, 2010 (12/956,943). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,805,465.PN.&OS=PN/8,805,465&RS=PN/8,805,465

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Verizon Patent & Licensing Assigned Patent for SMS Over Wireless Packet Data Network

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Verizon Patent & Licensing, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,805,424) developed by four co-inventors for "SMS over wireless packet data network." The co-inventors are William Chung King, Lafayette, California, Priscilla Lau, Fremont, California, Kwai Yeung Lee, San Jose, California, and Loc Ba Vo, Pleasant Hill, California.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 30, 2008 (12/261,434). 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=8,805,424.PN.&OS=PN/8,805,424&RS=PN/8,805,424

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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G.M. Global Technology Operations, University of Michigan, Dynalloy Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- G.M. Global Technology Operations, Detroit, the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Dynalloy, Tustin, California, have been assigned a patent (8,800,283) developed by 10 co-inventors for a method "of starting and operating a shape memory alloy heat engine." The co-inventors are Andrew C. Keefe, Encino, California, Jeffrey W. Brown, Los Gatos, California, Guillermo A. Herrera, Winnetka, California, Nilesh D. Mankame, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Christopher Burton Churchill, Ann Arbor, Michigan, John Andrew Shaw, Dexter, Michigan, Alan L. Browne, Grosse Pointe, Michigan, Richard J. Skurkis, Lake Orion, Michigan, Nancy L. Johnson, Northville, Michigan, and Paul W. Alexander, Ypsilanti, Michigan.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 30, 2011 (13/340,897). 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=8800283.PN.&OS=PN/8800283&RS=PN/8800283

Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

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Boeing Assigned Patent for Reinforcement of Friction Plug Welds

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Boeing, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,800,844) developed by four co-inventors for the "reinforcement of friction plug welds." The co-inventors are David M. Bezaire, San Luis Obispo, California, John M. Comfort, Corona, California, John G. Vollmer, Lomita, California, and Mark A. Fischer, Lakewood, California.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 29, 2012 (13/662,550). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,800,844.PN.&OS=PN/8,800,844&RS=PN/8,800,844

Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Raytheon Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Raytheon, Waltham, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,805,297) developed by five co-inventors for "band stitching electronic circuits and techniques." The co-inventors are Daniel A. Hanevich, Camarillo, California, Douglas E. Fullmer, Buellton, California, Lee M. Savage, Santa Barbara, California, Steven L. Kaufman, Port Hueneme, California, and Jack E. White, Santa Barbara, California.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 24, 2012 (13/659,239). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,805,297.PN.&OS=PN/8,805,297&RS=PN/8,805,297

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Boeing Assigned Patent for Methods and Apparatus for Micro-Truss Based Structural Insulation Layer

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Boeing, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,800,641) developed by four co-inventors for "methods and apparatus for a micro-truss based structural insulation layer." The co-inventors are Alan Jon Jacobsen, Woodland Hills, California, Stephen Edward Lehman, Golden Eagle, Illinois, Geoffrey P. McKnight, Los Angeles, and William Bernard Carter, Woodland Hills, California.

The patent application was filed on June 1, 2009 (12/476,003). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,800,641.PN.&OS=PN/8,800,641&RS=PN/8,800,641

Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Acushnet Assigned Patent for Interchangeable Shaft System

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Acushnet, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,801,538) developed by Scott A. Knutson, Escondido, California, Gery M. Zimmerman, Fallbrook, California, and Joshua C. Stokes, San Marcos, California, for an interchangeable shaft system.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 30, 2013 (14/015,863). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,801,538.PN.&OS=PN/8,801,538&RS=PN/8,801,538

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand

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Sony Electronics Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Sony Electronics, Park Ridge, New Jersey, and Sony, Tokyo, have been assigned a patent (8,806,564) developed by Guru Prashanth Balasubramanian, San Diego, Kalyana Kota, San Diego, and Utkarsh Pandya, San Diego, for "mobile consumer electronic applications on internet video platform."

The patent application was filed on Sept. 21, 2011 (13/238,291). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,806,564.PN.&OS=PN/8,806,564&RS=PN/8,806,564

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Honeywell International Assigned Patent for Wheel and Replaceable Nose Piece

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Honeywell International, Morristown, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,801,379) developed by four co-inventors for a "wheel and replaceable nose piece." The co-inventors are John Frederick Allen, El Segundo, California, Andrei Minculescu, Bucharest, Romania, Sigismund Becze, Bucharest, Romania, and Jair Corpus, Mexicali, Mexico.

The patent application was filed on June 15, 2011 (13/161,056). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,801,379.PN.&OS=PN/8,801,379&RS=PN/8,801,379

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Assigned Patent for Isothiazolopyridinones Useful for Treatment of (Inter Alia) Cystic Fibrosis

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Boston, has been assigned a patent (8,802,844) developed by Alejandra Gallardo-Godoy, San Francisco, for "isothiazolopyridinones useful for the treatment of (inter alia) cystic fibrosis."

The patent application was filed on Feb. 24, 2010 (12/711,474). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,802,844.PN.&OS=PN/8,802,844&RS=PN/8,802,844

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Verizon Patent & Licensing Assigned Patent for User Equipment Attachment/detachment from Long Term Evolution (LTE) Network

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Verizon Patent & Licensing, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,805,364) developed by six co-inventors for "user equipment attachment/detachment from a long term evolution (LTE) network." The co-inventors are John F. Macias, Antelope, California, Patricia Chang, San Ramon, California, Maria G. Lam, Irvine, California, Scott Anthony Townley, Gilbert, Arizona, Derek Hongwei Bao, Concord, California, and Phillip Andrew Ritter, Danville, California.

The patent application was filed on May 22, 2009 (12/471,263). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,805,364.PN.&OS=PN/8,805,364&RS=PN/8,805,364

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Covidien Assigned Patent for System and Method for Pulse Rate Calculation Using Scheme for Alternate Weighting

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Covidien, Mansfield, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,801,622) developed by Clark R. Baker Jr., Newman, California, for a "system and method for pulse rate calculation using a scheme for alternate weighting."

The patent application was filed on March 7, 2011 (13/041,991). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,801,622.PN.&OS=PN/8,801,622&RS=PN/8,801,622

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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General Hospital Assigned Patent for Parathyroid Hormone Receptor Activation and Stem and Progenitor Cell Expansion

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- General Hospital, Boston, has been assigned a patent (8,802,104) developed by four co-inventors for "parathyroid hormone receptor activation and stem and progenitor cell expansion." The co-inventors are David T. Scadden, Weston, Massachusetts, Laura M. Calvi, Rochester, New York, Gregor Adams, South Pasadena, California, and Henry M. Kronenberg, Belmont, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 2, 2012 (13/667,361). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,802,104.PN.&OS=PN/8,802,104&RS=PN/8,802,104

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Covidien Assigned Patent for Methods and Devices for Removing Material from Vascular Site

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Covidien, Mansfield, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,801,745) developed by Stephen W. Boyd, Moss Beach, California, for "methods and devices for removing material from a vascular site."

The patent application was filed on July 22, 2003 (10/625,145). 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=8,801,745.PN.&OS=PN/8,801,745&RS=PN/8,801,745

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Merck Sharp & Dohme Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Merck Sharp & Dohme, Rahway, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,802,827) developed by 12 co-inventors for AX1 PCSK9 antagonists. The co-inventors are Peter Peizhi Luo, Lansdale, Pennsylvania, Kevin Caili Wang, Lansdale, Pennsylvania, Pingyu Zhong, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, Mark Hsieh, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, Yan Li, San Jose, California, Xinwei Wang, Germantown, MarylandFeng Dong, Lansdale, Pennsylvania, Andrei Golosov, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Yan Ni, Westfield, New Jersey, Weirong Wang, Harleysville, Pennsylvania, Laurence B. Peterson, Westfield, New Jersey, and Rose Cubbon, Fanwood, New Jersey.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 29, 2010 (13/503,726). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,802,827.PN.&OS=PN/8,802,827&RS=PN/8,802,827

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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WiChorus Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- WiChorus, Naperville, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,804,494) developed by Pawan Uberoy, San Jose, California, for "methods and apparatus for improving network performance using virtual instances for system redundancy."

The patent application was filed on April 4, 2012 (13/439,268). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,804,494.PN.&OS=PN/8,804,494&RS=PN/8,804,494

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Allstate Insurance Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Allstate Insurance, Northbrook, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,805,805) developed by Larry Shigeo Kobori, Newark, California, Carl Katsumi Mayeda, Cupertino, California, and Priya Sahai, Cupertino, California, for a retail deployment model.

The patent application was filed on June 14, 2012 (13/517,878). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,05,805.PN.&OS=PN/88,05,805&RS=PN/88,05,805

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Akamai Technologies Assigned Patent for Methods and Apparatus for Image Delivery

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Akamai Technologies, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,805,965) developed by Richard David Day, Upton, Massachusetts, Eric Sven-Johan Swildens, Mountain View, California, and Zaide Liu, Cupertino, California, for "methods and apparatus for image delivery."

The patent application was filed on Sept. 11, 2012 (13/609,540). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,805,965.PN.&OS=PN/8,805,965&RS=PN/8,805,965

Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Celgene Assigned Patent for Solid Forms of 3-(5-amino-2-methyl-4-oxo-4H-quinazolin-3-yl)-piperidine-2,6-dione, and Their Pharmaceutical Compositions and Uses

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Celgene, Summit, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,802,685) developed by six co-inventors for the "solid forms of 3-(5-amino-2-methyl-4-oxo-4H-quinazolin-3-yl)-piperidine-2,6-dione, and their pharmaceutical compositions and uses." The co-inventors are George Muller, Rancho Sante Fe, California, Hon-Wah Man, Princeton, New Jersey, Benjamin M. Cohen, Cranford, New Jersey, Ying Li, Springfield, New Jersey, Jean Xu, Warren, New Jersey, and William W. Leong, Westfield, New Jersey.

The patent application was filed on March 9, 2012 (13/417,055). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,802,685.PN.&OS=PN/8,802,685&RS=PN/8,802,685

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Harvard College Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and BASF, Ludwigshafen, Germany, have been assigned a patent (8,802,027) developed by four co-inventors for "surfaces, including microfluidic channels, with controlled wetting properties." The co-inventors are Adam R. Abate, San Francisco, Amber T. Krummel, Somerville, Massachusetts, Christian Holtze, Frankfurt, Germany, and David A. Weitz, Bolton, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 11, 2009 (12/935,203). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,802,027.PN.&OS=PN/8,802,027&RS=PN/8,802,027

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Jentek Sensors Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Jentek Sensors, Waltham, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,803,515) developed by four co-inventors for "durability enhanced and redundant embedded sensors." The co-inventors are Neil J. Goldfine, Newton, Massachusetts, David C. Grundy, Chelmsford, Massachusetts, Darrell E. Schlicker, Freeland, Michigan, and Andrew P. Washabaugh, Chula Vista, California.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 9, 2011 (13/024,154). 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=8,803,515.PN.&OS=PN/8,803,515&RS=PN/8,803,515

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Raytheon Assigned Patent for Correction of Variable Offsets Relying Upon Scene

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Raytheon, Waltham, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,805,115) developed by Bradley A. Flanders, Whittier, California, and Ian S. Robinson, Redondo Beach, California, for the "correction of variable offsets relying upon scene."

The patent application was filed on Nov. 2, 2012 (13/667,263). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,805,115.PN.&OS=PN/8,805,115&RS=PN/8,805,115

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Raytheon Assigned Patent for Pointable Optical System with Coude Optics Having Short On-gimbal Path Length

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Raytheon, Waltham, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,801,202) developed by Lacy G. Cook, El Segundo, California, for a "pointable optical system with coude optics having a short on-gimbal path length."

The patent application was filed on May 29, 2009 (12/475,047). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,801,202.PN.&OS=PN/8,801,202&RS=PN/8,801,202

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Illinois Tool Works Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Illinois Tool Works, Glenview, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,804,297) developed by Mark Blitshteyn, Alameda, California, and Edward Anthony Oldynski, Martinez, California, for the "optimized electrostatic pinning and/or charging."

The patent application was filed on May 5, 2010 (13/635,215). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,804,297.PN.&OS=PN/8,804,297&RS=PN/8,804,297

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Boeing Assigned Patent for Methods and Systems for Light Energy Augmented Power

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Boeing, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,802,966) developed by Philip S. Dunlap, Rancho Palos Verdes, California, and Robert J. Budica, Laguna Hills, California, for "methods and systems for light energy augmented power."

The patent application was filed on Dec. 6, 2011 (13/311,609). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,802,966.PN.&OS=PN/8,802,966&RS=PN/8,802,966

Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

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OHMX Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- OHMX, Evanston, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,802,390) developed by six co-inventors for an "electrochemical assay for the detection of enzymes." The co-inventors are Paul A. Bertin, Chicago, Michael Ahrens, Evanston, Illinois, Dimitra Georganopoulou, Chicago, Harry B. Gray, Pasadena, California, Thomas J. Meade, Evanston, Illinois, and Markus Franz Wunder, Evanston, Illinois.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 18, 2012 (13/353,001). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,802,390.PN.&OS=PN/8,802,390&RS=PN/8,802,390

Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Boeing Assigned Patent for Fuel Saving Inert Gas Generation System

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Boeing, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,801,831) developed by Donald Ray Snow Jr., Fountain Valley, California, and David Michael Smith, Santa Ana, California, for a "fuel saving inert gas generation system."

The patent application was filed on Dec. 13, 2011 (13/324,679). 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=8,801,831.PN.&OS=PN/8,801,831&RS=PN/8,801,831

Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Panasonic Corp. of North America Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Panasonic Corp. of North America, Secaucus, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,803,690) developed by four co-inventors for "context dependent application/event activation for people with various cognitive ability levels." The co-inventors are Jean-Claude Junqua, Saratoga, California, Gary David Sasaki, Cupertino, California, Ricardo Teixeira, Cupertino, California, and Philippe Morin, San Jose, California.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 28, 2012 (13/730,327). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,803,690.PN.&OS=PN/8,803,690&RS=PN/8,803,690

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Boeing Assigned Patent for Space Access System with Reusable Booster

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Boeing, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,800,934) developed by Anthony D. Straw, Aliso Viejo, California, for a "space access system with reusable booster."

The patent application was filed on Oct. 24, 2012 (13/659,697). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,800,934.PN.&OS=PN/8,800,934&RS=PN/8,800,934

Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Analog Devices Assigned Patent for Common Mode Bias Circuit

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Analog Devices, Norwood, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,803,602) developed by Daniel Rey-Losada, San Diego, for a "common mode bias circuit."

The patent application was filed on July 6, 2012 (13/543,040). 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=8,803,602.PN.&OS=PN/8,803,602&RS=PN/8,803,602

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Verizon Patent & Licensing Assigned Patent for Method and System for Load-balancing Across Multiple Access Networks

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Verizon Patent & Licensing, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,805,368) developed by Yee Sin Chan, San Jose, California, and Jin Yang, Orinda, California, for a "method and system for load-balancing across multiple access networks."

The patent application was filed on July 2, 2013 (13/933,980). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,805,368.PN.&OS=PN/8,805,368&RS=PN/8,805,368

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Assigned Patent for Modulators of ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Boston, has been assigned a patent (8,802,700) developed by 13 co-inventors for the "modulators of ATP-Binding Cassette transporters." The co-inventors are Urvi Sheth, San Diego, Lev T.D. Fanning, San Marcos, California, Mehdi Numa, San Diego, Hayley Binch, Encinitas, California, Dennis James Hurley, San Marcos, California, Jinglan Zhou, San Diego, Sara S. Hadida Ruah, La Jolla, California, Anna R. Hazlewood, San Diego, Alina Silina, San Diego, Rajendran Vairagoundar, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Fredrick F. Van Goor, San Diego, Peter Diederik Jan Grootenhuis, San Diego, and Martyn C. Botfield, Concord, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on June 8, 2012 (13/492,164). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,802,700.PN.&OS=PN/8,802,700&RS=PN/8,802,700

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Sony Electronics Assigned Patent for Downward-facing Optical Component Module

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Sony Electronics, Park Ridge, New Jersey, and Sony, Tokyo, have been assigned a patent (8,804,368) developed by four co-inventors for a "downward-facing optical component module." The co-inventors are Yoshinari Matsuda, Chula Vista, California, Ramon Osuma, Tijuana, Mexico, Ivan Cazarez, Tijuana, Mexico, and Rogelio Ruiz, Tijuana, Mexico.

The patent application was filed on April 30, 2009 (12/433,751). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,804,368.PN.&OS=PN/8,804,368&RS=PN/8,804,368

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Sunesis Pharmaceuticals Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, South San Francisco, California, have been assigned a patent (8,802,657) developed by 12 co-inventors for "compounds useful as Raf kinase inhibitors." The co-inventors are Jennifer Cossrow, San Mateo, California, Bing Guan, Needham, Massachusetts, John Howard Jones, Framingham, Massachusetts, Gnanasambandam Kumaravel, Westford, Massachusetts, Alexey Lugovskoy, Woburn, Massachusetts, Hairuo Peng, Needham, Massachusetts, Noel Powell, Westford, Massachusetts, Brian C. Raimundo, San Francisco, Hiroko Tanaka, Foster City, California, Jeffrey Vessels, Marlborough, Massachusetts, Thomas Wynn, Salem, Massachusetts, and Zhili Xin, Lexington, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 22, 2012 (13/657,506). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,802,657.PN.&OS=PN/8,802,657&RS=PN/8,802,657

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Verizon Patent & Licensing Assigned Patent for P2P Activity Detection and Management

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Verizon Patent & Licensing, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,806,002) developed by Deepak Kakadia, Union City, California, Jay J. Lee, San Ramon, California, and Thomas H. Tan, San Jose, California, for "P2P activity detection and management."

The patent application was filed on May 17, 2011 (13/109,195). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,806,002.PN.&OS=PN/8,806,002&RS=PN/8,806,002

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Medarex Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Medarex, Princeton, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,802,632) developed by Heng Cheng, Foster City, California, Sanjeev Gangwar, Foster City, California, and Qiang Cong, Sunnyvale, California, for "antiproliferative compounds, conjugates thereof, methods therefor, and uses thereof."

The patent application was filed on Jan. 29, 2013 (13/752,619). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,802,632.PN.&OS=PN/8,802,632&RS=PN/8,802,632

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus for Desalination and Purification

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,801,910) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and apparatus for desalination and purification." The co-inventors are Martin Zdenek Bazant, Lexington, Massachusetts, EthelMae Victoria Dydek, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Daosheng Deng, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Ali Mani, Palo Alto, California.

The patent application was filed on June 21, 2011 (13/165,042). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,801,910.PN.&OS=PN/8,801,910&RS=PN/8,801,910

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Covidien Assigned Patent for Photoplethysmography for Determining Ventilation Weaning Readiness

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Covidien, Mansfield, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,801,619) developed by Clark R. Baker Jr., Newman, California, and Shannon Campbell, Boulder, Colorado, for "photoplethysmography for determining ventilation weaning readiness."

The patent application was filed on June 30, 2011 (13/174,421). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,801,619.PN.&OS=PN/8,801,619&RS=PN/8,801,619

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Assigned Patent for Influenza Treatment and/or Characterization, Human-adapted HA Polypeptides; Vaccines

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,802,110) developed by five co-inventors for "influenza treatment and/or characterization, human-adapted HA polypeptides; vaccines." The co-inventors are Rahul Raman, Waltham, Massachusetts, Xiaoying Koh, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Karthik Viswanathan, Waltham, Massachusetts, Ram Sasisekharan, Bedford, Massachusetts, and Aarthi Chandrasekaran, San Jose, California.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 21, 2011 (13/239,376). 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=8,802,110.PN.&OS=PN/8,802,110&RS=PN/8,802,110

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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EMC Assigned Patent for Systems and Methods for Facilitating Searches Involving Multiple Indexes

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- EMC, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,805,820) developed by four co-inventors for "systems and methods for facilitating searches involving multiple indexes." The co-inventors are Anurag Maunder, Fremont, California, Sathyanarayaman Kavacheri, Fremont, California, Christos Tryfonas, San Francisco, and Sudhakar Muddu, Milpitas, California.

The patent application was filed on April 4, 2008 (12/098,342). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,805,820.PN.&OS=PN/8,805,820&RS=PN/8,805,820

Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Hologic Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Hologic, Marlborough, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,805,049) developed by Paul Chan, Sunnyvale, California, and Keith W. Hartman, Redwood City, California, for "reducing false positives in computer-aided detection."

The patent application was filed on April 19, 2012 (13/451,302). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,805,049.PN.&OS=PN/8,805,049&RS=PN/8,805,049

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Teradyne Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Teradyne, North Reading, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,805,636) developed by George W. Conner, Camarillo, California, for a "protocol aware digital channel apparatus."

The patent application was filed on Oct. 30, 2008 (12/740,927). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,805,636.PN.&OS=PN/8,805,636&RS=PN/8,805,636

Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Avaya Assigned Patent for Method and System for Timestamp Inclusion in Virtual Local Area Network Tag

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Avaya, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,804,762) developed by Geoffrey O. Thompson, Mountain View, California, for a "method and system for timestamp inclusion in virtual local area network tag."

The patent application was filed on Dec. 17, 2009 (12/640,497). 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=8,804,762.PN.&OS=PN/8,804,762&RS=PN/8,804,762

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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C.R. Bard Inc. Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- C.R. Bard Inc., Murray Hill, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,805,478) developed by five co-inventors for the "methods of performing a power injection procedure including identifying features of a subcutaneously implanted access port for delivery of contrast media." The co-inventors are Kelly B. Powers, North Salt Lake, Utah, Jim C. Beasley, Phoenix, Kevin W. Sheetz, Sandy, Utah, Jay Gerondale, Newbury Park, California, and Guy Rome, West Valley City, Utah.

The patent application was filed on April 7, 2009 (12/419,854). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,805,478.PN.&OS=PN/8,805,478&RS=PN/8,805,478

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Verizon Patent & Licensing Assigned Patent for Scanning and Selecting Antenna Beam Provided in Fixed Wireless Customer Premises Equipment

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 15 -- Verizon Patent & Licensing, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,806,542) developed by five co-inventors for "scanning and selecting an antenna beam provided in fixed wireless customer premises equipment." The co-inventors are Sergio Aguirre, Southlake, Texas, Raafat Edward Kamel, Little Falls, New Jersey, Kamlesh S. Kamdar, Dublin, California, Lalit R. Kotecha, San Ramon, California, and Jae-Wook Song, Kyungki-Do, South Korea.

The patent application was filed on June 6, 2011 (13/154,011). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,806,542.PN.&OS=PN/8,806,542&RS=PN/8,806,542

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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