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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in California (July 25)

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ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in California.

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Analog Devices Assigned Patent for Apparatus and Methods for Electronic Amplification

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Analog Devices, Norwood, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,786,363) developed by Fazil Ahmad, Santa Clara, California, for "apparatus and methods for electronic amplification."

The patent application was filed on June 13, 2012 (13/495,929). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,786,363.PN.&OS=PN/8,786,363&RS=PN/8,786,363

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Biogen Idec MA, Sunesis Pharmaceuticals Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Biogen Idec MA, Weston, Massachusetts, and Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, South San Francisco, California, have been assigned a patent (8,785,440) developed by 17 co-inventors for "bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitors." The co-inventors are Minna Bui, Oakland, California, Patrick Conlon, Wakefield, Massachusetts, Julio H. Cuervo, Arlington, Massachusetts, Daniel A. Erlanson, San Francisco, Junfa Fan, Foster City, California, Bing Guan, Needham, Massachusetts, Brian T. Hopkins, Newton, Massachusetts, Tracy J. Jenkins, Belmont, Massachusetts, Gnanasambandam Kumaravel, Westford, Massachusetts, Alexey A. Lugovskoy, Woburn, Massachusetts, Doug Marcottel, Worcester, Massachusetts, Noel Powell, Westford, Massachusetts, Daniel Scott, Weston, Massachusetts, Laura Silvian, Waban, Massachusetts, Art Taveras, Southborough, Massachusetts, Deping Wang, Sharon, Massachusetts, and Min Zhong, Palo Alto, California.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 3, 2010 (13/393,192). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,785,440.PN.&OS=PN/8,785,440&RS=PN/8,785,440

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Covidien Assigned Patent for Electrical Means to Normalize Ablational Energy Transmission to Luminal Tissue Surface of Varying Size

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Covidien, Mansfield, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,784,338) developed by Michael P. Wallace, Pleasanton, California, Robert Garabedian, Mountain View, California, and Brent C. Gerberding, San Jose, California, for the "electrical means to normalize ablational energy transmission to a luminal tissue surface of varying size."

The patent application was filed on June 20, 2008 (12/143,404). 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=8,784,338.PN.&OS=PN/8,784,338&RS=PN/8,784,338

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Sony Electronics Assigned Patent for System and Method for Effectively Providing Software to Client Devices in Electronic Network

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Sony Electronics, Park Ridge, New Jersey, and Sony, Tokyo, have been assigned a patent (8,788,356) developed by Nikolaos Georgis, San Diego, and Adrian Crisan, San Diego, for a "system and method for effectively providing software to client devices in an electronic network."

The patent application was filed on Oct. 7, 2009 (12/587,456). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,88,356.PN.&OS=PN/87,88,356&RS=PN/87,88,356

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Maxlite Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Maxlite, West Caldwell, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,783,937) developed by James Steedly, Menifee, California, for a "LED illumination device with isolated driving circuitry."

The patent application was filed on Aug. 9, 2012 (13/570,473). 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=87,83,937.PN.&OS=PN/87,83,937&RS=PN/87,83,937

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Verizon Patent & Licensing Assigned Patent for Video Quality Scoring

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Verizon Patent & Licensing, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,789,081) developed by Benjamin J. Parker, Vacaville, California, and Brian W. Joe, New York, for video quality scoring.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 2, 2011 (13/224,592). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,89,081.PN.&OS=PN/87,89,081&RS=PN/87,89,081

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Contour Semiconductor Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Contour Semiconductor, North Billerica, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,786,023) developed by four co-inventors for an embedded non-volatile memory. The co-inventors are Daniel R. Shepard, North Hampton, New Hampshire, Mac D. Apodaca, San Jose, California, Thomas Michael Trent, Nashua, New Hampshire, and James Juen Hsu, Saratoga, California.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 7, 2012 (13/707,895). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,786,023.PN.&OS=PN/8,786,023&RS=PN/8,786,023

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Sony Electronics Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Sony Electronics, Park Ridge, New Jersey, and Sony, Tokyo, have been assigned a patent (8,789,122) developed by Kalyana Kota, San Diego, Utkarsh Pandya, San Diego, and Ling Jun Wong, Escondido, California, for TV search.

The patent application was filed on March 19, 2009 (12/383,053). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,89,122.PN.&OS=PN/87,89,122&RS=PN/87,89,122

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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NEC Laboratories America Assigned Patent for Multi-service Provisioning in Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing-passive Optical Network OFDMA-PON

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- NEC Laboratories America, Princeton, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,787,761) developed by four co-inventors for "multi-service provisioning in orthogonal frequency division multiplexing-passive optical network OFDMA-PON." The co-inventors are Konstantinos Kanonakis, Athens, Greece, Neda Cvijetic, Plainsboro, New Jersey, Jingjing Zhang, San Jose, California, and Ting Wang, West Windsor, New Jersey.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 17, 2012 (13/588,335). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,87,761.PN.&OS=PN/87,87,761&RS=PN/87,87,761

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Fusion Optix, ABL IP Holding Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Fusion Optix, Woburn, Massachusetts, and ABL IP Holding, Conyers, Georgia, have been assigned a patent (8,783,898) developed by five co-inventors for "light emitting devices and applications thereof." The co-inventors are Zane Coleman, Chicago, Peter Yi Yan Ngai, Alamo, California, David Morin, Salem, New Hampshire, Michael Trung Tran, Oakland, California, and Terence Yeo, Boston.

The patent application was filed on May 3, 2010 (12/772,395). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,783,898.PN.&OS=PN/8,783,898&RS=PN/8,783,898

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Boston, has been assigned a patent (8,785,640) developed by 10 co-inventors for the "modulators of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator." The co-inventors are Hayley Binch, Encinitas, California, Lev T.D. Fanning, San Marcos, California, Dennis Hurley, San Marcos, California, Urvi Sheth, San Diego, Alina Silina, San Diego, Xiaoqing Yang, San Diego, Martyn Botfield, Concord, Massachusetts, Peter D.J. Grootenhuis, San Diego, Fredrick Van Goor, San Diego, and Mehdi Michel Djamel Numa, San Diego.

The patent application was filed on July 17, 2013 (13/944,171). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,785,640.PN.&OS=PN/8,785,640&RS=PN/8,785,640

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Wyeth Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Wyeth, Madison, New Jersey, and Janssen Alzheimer Immunotherapy, Ireland, have been assigned a patent (8,784,810) developed by Ivan Lieberburg, Berkeley, California, James Callaway, San Diego, and Michael Grundman, San Diego, for the "treatment of amyloidogenic diseases."

The patent application was filed on Oct. 17, 2008 (13/123,898). 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=87,84,810.PN.&OS=PN/87,84,810&RS=PN/87,84,810

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Microsoft Assigned Patent for Double Hinge Torsion Bar

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,780,570) developed by three co-inventors for a "double hinge torsion bar." The co-inventors are Christopher Bramley Fruhauf, San Anselmo, California, David D. Bohn, Fort Collins, Colorado, and Paul M. O'Brien, Sammamish, Washington.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 14, 2011 (13/027,021). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8780570.PN.&OS=PN/8780570&RS=PN/8780570

Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

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EMC Assigned Patent for Multi-factor Probe Triggers

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- EMC, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,788,462) developed by four co-inventors for the multi-factor probe triggers. The co-inventors are Michael Roche, Hamilton, Canada, Olga Kundzich, Oakville, Canada, Lena Protasov, Sunnyvale, California, and Dorota Zak, Mississauga, Canada. The patent application was filed on Dec. 31, 2008 (12/347,933). 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=8,788,462.PN.&OS=PN/8,788,462&RS=PN/8,788,462

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Microsoft Assigned Patent for Entity Following

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,782,033) developed by four co-inventors for an "entity following." The co-inventors are Ronald H. Jones Jr., Mountain View, California, Zhaowei Jiang, Palo Alto, California, Ryan Panchadsaram, San Francisco, and Xavier Legros, Woodside, California.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 1, 2010 (12/957,668). 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=8782033.PN.&OS=PN/8782033&RS=PN/8782033

Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

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Verizon Patent & Licensing Assigned Patent for Selective Encryption In Broker-based Messaging Systems and Methods

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Verizon Patent & Licensing, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,788,824) developed by five co-inventors for the "selective encryption in broker-based messaging systems and methods." The co-inventors are Suresh Jonnagadla, Laurel, Maryland, Robert Daugherty, Los Angeles, Shailender Gola, North Potomac, Maryland, Ha Tam Nham, Laurel, Maryland, and Lawrence Taylor, Washington.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 13, 2009 (12/540,746). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,88,824.PN.&OS=PN/87,88,824&RS=PN/87,88,824

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Cellco Partnership Assigned Patent for Method to Identify Voice Over Packet Device Capability and Use It to Make Appropriate Calls with Other Client Devices

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Cellco Partnership, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,787,357) developed by Vikram Kumar Rawat, Concord, California, and Derek Hongwei Bao, Concord, California, for a "method to identify voice over packet device capability and use it to make appropriate calls with other client devices."

The patent application was filed on April 8, 2011 (13/082,938). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,87,357.PN.&OS=PN/87,87,357&RS=PN/87,87,357

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Covidien Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Covidien, Mansfield, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,788,236) developed by Rohit Vij, San Diego, Douglas K. McClure, San Diego, and Michael Ekaireb, San Diego, for "systems and methods for medical device testing."

The patent application was filed on Jan. 31, 2011 (13/017,311). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,788,236.PN.&OS=PN/8,788,236&RS=PN/8,788,236

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Raytheon Assigned Patent for High-speed Low-jitter Communication System

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Raytheon, Waltham, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,787,767) developed by Steven R. Wilkinson, Stevenson Ranch, California, and Gabriel N. Price, Redondo Beach, California, for a "high-speed low-jitter communication system."

The patent application was filed on May 11, 2012 (13/469,650). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,787,767.PN.&OS=PN/8,787,767&RS=PN/8,787,767

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Invention Science Fund I Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Invention Science Fund I, Bellevue, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,777,099) developed by seven co-inventors for a "bendable electronic device status information system and method." The co-inventors are Alexander J. Cohen, Mill Valley, California, Edward K. Y. Jung, Bellevue, Washington, Royce A. Levien, Lexington, Massachusetts, Richard T. Lord, Tacoma, Washington, Robert W. Lord, Seattle, Mark A. Malamud, Seattle, and John D. Rinaldo Jr., Bellevue, Washington.

The patent application was filed on July 31, 2009 (12/462,345). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8777099.PN.&OS=PN/8777099&RS=PN/8777099

Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

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M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings, Lowell, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,786,342) developed by Benone Achiriloaie, Corona, California, and Eric C. Hokenson, Long Beach, California, for a "GaN HEMT power transistor pulse leveling circuit."

The patent application was filed on July 31, 2012 (13/563,155). 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=8,786,342.PN.&OS=PN/8,786,342&RS=PN/8,786,342

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Fresenius Medical Care Holdings Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Waltham, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,784,359) developed by four co-inventors for a "cassette system for peritoneal dialysis machine." The co-inventors are Kulwinder S. Plahey, Martinez, California, Frank L. Hedmann, Volkach, Germany, Stephan Klatte, Wurzburg, Germany, and Thomas Irvin Folden, Alamo, California.

The patent application was filed on April 22, 2011 (13/092,560). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,784,359.PN.&OS=PN/8,784,359&RS=PN/8,784,359

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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NEC Laboratories America Assigned Patent for Fast Image Classification by Vocabulary Tree Based Image Retrieval

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- NEC Laboratories America, Princeton, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,787,682) developed by four co-inventors for "fast image classification by vocabulary tree based image retrieval." The co-inventors are Ming Yang, Sunnyvale, California, Xiaoyu Wang, Columbia, Missouri, Yuanqing Lin, Sunnyvale, California, and Kai Yu, Santa Clara, California.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 28, 2011 (13/339,240). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,87,682.PN.&OS=PN/87,87,682&RS=PN/87,87,682

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Assigned Patent for Near Eye Tool for Refractive Assessment

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,783,871) developed by four co-inventors for a "near eye tool for refractive assessment." The co-inventors are Vitor Pamplona, Somerville, Massachusetts, Manuel Menezes de Oliveira Neto, Porto Alegre, Brazil, Ankit Mohan, San Mateo, California, and Ramesh Raskar, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on April 22, 2011 (13/577,880). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,783,871.PN.&OS=PN/8,783,871&RS=PN/8,783,871

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Microsoft Assigned Patent for Mapping Network Addresses to Geographical Locations

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,788,664) developed by five co-inventors for "mapping network addresses to geographical locations." The co-inventors are Youjun Liu, Mountain View, California, and Jiahe Helen Wang, Issaquah, Washington, and Chuanxiong Guo, Nanjing, China, Qing Yu, Beijing, and Yongguang Zhang, Beijing.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 28, 2013 (13/752,216). 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=8788664.PN.&OS=PN/8788664&RS=PN/8788664

Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

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Ford Global Technologies Assigned Patent for Starting Engine

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Ford Global Technologies, Dearborn, Michigan, has been assigned a patent (8,784,265) developed by five co-inventors for a method "for starting an engine." The co-inventors are Ihab S. Soliman, Irvine, California, Alex O'Connor Gibson, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Hong Jiang, Birmingham, Michigan, Roger Lyle Huffmaster, Canton, Michigan, and Felix Nedorezov, Rochester Hills, Michigan.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 10, 2013 (14/022,662). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8784265.PN.&OS=PN/8784265&RS=PN/8784265

Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

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Microsoft Assigned Patent for Matrix Computation Framework

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,788,556) developed by four co-inventors for a "matrix computation framework." The co-inventors are Yuan Yu, Cupertino, California, Zheng Zhang, Beijing, Zhengping Qian, Beijing, and Xiuwei Chen, Beijing.

The patent application was filed on May 12, 2011 (13/105,915). 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=8788556.PN.&OS=PN/8788556&RS=PN/8788556

Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

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Princeton University Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,783,467) developed by five co-inventors for a "bump array device having asymmetric gaps for segregation of particles." The co-inventors are Kevin Loutherback, Berkeley, California, James C. Sturm, Princeton, New Jersey, Robert Austin, Princeton, New Jersey, Keith Morton, Boucherville, California, and Jason Puchalla, Princeton, New Jersey.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 7, 2012 (13/708,425). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,83,467.PN.&OS=PN/87,83,467&RS=PN/87,83,467

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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TerraPower Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- TerraPower, Bellevue, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,781,056) developed by seven co-inventors for "[e]lectromagnetic flow regulator, system, and methods for regulating flow of an electrically conductive fluid." The co-inventors are Roderick A. Hyde, Redmond, Washington, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Livermore, California, Jon D. McWhirter, Kirkland, Washington, Ashok Odedra, Bellevue, Washington, Joshua C. Walter, Kirkland, Washington, Kevan D. Weaver, Redmond, Washington, and Lowell L. Wood Jr., Bellevue, Washington.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 28, 2010 (12/930,147). 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=8781056.PN.&OS=PN/8781056&RS=PN/8781056

Written by Marlyn Vitin.

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Affirmed Networks Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Affirmed Networks, Acton, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,787,875) developed by six co-inventors for "aggregating multiple functions into a single platform." The co-inventors are Hassan Ahmed, Andover, Massachusetts, Anand Krishnamurthy, Acton, Massachusetts, Terry Durand, Roswell, Georgia, Tim Mortsolf, Amherst, Massachusetts, Paul Sherer, Danville, California, and Avnish Sikka, Hudson, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 7, 2011 (13/267,913). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,787,875.PN.&OS=PN/8,787,875&RS=PN/8,787,875

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Microsoft Assigned Patent for Privacy Enhancing Personal Data Brokerage Service

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,768,847) developed by three co-inventors for "[p]rivacy enhancing personal data brokerage service." The co-inventors are Jaron Zepel Lanier, Berkeley, California, Douglas Christopher Burger, Bellevue, Washington, and Karin Strauss, Seattle.

The patent application was filed on June 21, 2012 (13/530,013). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8768847.PN.&OS=PN/8768847&RS=PN/8768847

Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

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Microsoft Assigned Patent for Image Deconvolution

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,781,250) developed by three co-inventors for techniques "for image deconvolution to deblur an image given a blur kernel." The co-inventors are Charles Lawrence Zitnick, Seattle, Neel Joshi, La Jolla, California, and Richard Szeliski, Kirkland, Washington.

The patent application was filed on June 26, 2008 (12/146,605). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8781250.PN.&OS=PN/8781250&RS=PN/8781250

Written by Marlyn Vitin.

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Covidien Assigned Patent for Methods and Systems for Transitory Ventilation Support

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Covidien, Mansfield, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,783,250) developed by four co-inventors for "methods and systems for transitory ventilation support." The co-inventors are Mehdi M. Jafari, Laguna Hills, California, Peter R. Doyle, Vista, California, Rhomere S. Jimenez, San Diego, and Jeffrey K. Aviano, Escondido, California.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 27, 2011 (13/035,977). 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=8,783,250.PN.&OS=PN/8,783,250&RS=PN/8,783,250

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Infinity Pharmaceuticals Assigned Patent for Heterocyclic Compounds and Uses Thereof

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,785,470) developed by 11 co-inventors for "heterocyclic compounds and uses thereof." The co-inventors are Alfredo C. Castro, Winchester, Massachusetts, Catherine A. Evans, Somerville, Massachusetts, Somarajannair Janardanannair, Woburn, Massachusetts, Andre Lescarbeau, Somerville, Massachusetts, Tao Liu, Ashland, Massachusetts, Daniel A. Snyder, Somerville, Massachusetts, Martin R. Tremblay, Melrose, Massachusetts, Pingda Ren, San Diego, Yi Liu, San Diego, Liansheng Li, San Diego, and Katrina Chan, Fremont, California.

The patent application was filed on July 18, 2012 (13/552,516). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,785,470.PN.&OS=PN/8,785,470&RS=PN/8,785,470

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Acushnet Assigned Patent for Swing Measurement Golf Club with Sensors

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Acushnet, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,784,228) developed by four co-inventors for a "swing measurement golf club with sensors." The co-inventors are John Morin, Carlsbad, California, Ryan Margoles, Carlsbad, California, Gregory D. Johnson, Carlsbad, California, and Charles E. Golden, Encinitas, California.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 15, 2012 (13/677,837). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,784,228.PN.&OS=PN/8,784,228&RS=PN/8,784,228

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Boeing Assigned Patent for Pneumatic Control System for Aerodynamic Surfaces

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Boeing, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,783,625) developed by Kevin R. Lutke, Huntington Beach, California, and Aaron J. Kutzmann, Long Beach, California, for a "pneumatic control system for aerodynamic surfaces." The patent application was filed on Oct. 6, 2011 (13/267,614). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,783,625.PN.&OS=PN/8,783,625&RS=PN/8,783,625

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Verizon Patent & Licensing Assigned Patent for Systems and Methods for Remote Monitoring of Vehicle Inspections

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Verizon Patent & Licensing, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,788,141) developed by four co-inventors for "systems and methods for remote monitoring of vehicle inspections." The co-inventors are Mark R. Isaacs, Elk Grove, California, Daniel A. Fleming, Orangevale, California, William D. Culp, Sacramento, California, and Gary S. Lang, Sacramento, California.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 5, 2006 (11/567,085). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,88,141.PN.&OS=PN/87,88,141&RS=PN/87,88,141

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Axeda Acquisition Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Axeda Acquisition, Foxboro, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,788,632) developed by four co-inventors for "managing configurations of distributed devices." The co-inventors are John L. Taylor, Webster, New York, Timothy A. Rochte, Menlo Park, California, Kiran Bhageshpur, Fremont, California, and David Patrick Hart, Webster, New York. The patent application was filed on Oct. 4, 2011 (13/252,357). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,788,632.PN.&OS=PN/8,788,632&RS=PN/8,788,632 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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E Ink Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- E Ink, Billerica, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,786,929) developed by 11 co-inventors for "components and methods for use in electro-optic displays." The co-inventors are Richard D. LeCain, Brighton, Massachusetts, Ara N. Knaian, Newton, Massachusetts, Steven J. O'Neil, Pembroke, Massachusetts, Gregg M. Duthaler, Needham, Massachusetts, Guy M. Danner, Somerville, Massachusetts, Robert W. Zehner, Belmont, Massachusetts, Alberto Goenaga, Goleta, California, Benjamin Max Davis, San Francisco, Randolph W. Chan, Lexington, Massachusetts, Jonathan D. Albert, Philadelphia, and Glen Crossley, Hamilton, Canada.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 3, 2010 (12/959,508). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,786,929.PN.&OS=PN/8,786,929&RS=PN/8,786,929

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Bristol-Myers Squibb Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,785,398) developed by four co-inventors for the "methods of treatment using CTLA4 mutant molecules." The co-inventors are Robert James Peach, San Diego, Joseph Naemura, Bellevue, Washington, Peter S. Linsley, Seattle, and Jurgen Bajorath, Bonn, Germany.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 20, 2011 (13/277,425). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,85,398.PN.&OS=PN/87,85,398&RS=PN/87,85,398

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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General Hospital Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- General Hospital, Boston, has been assigned a patent (8,784,012) developed by four co-inventors for "systems and methods for particle focusing in microchannels." The co-inventors are Mehmet Toner, Wellesley, Massachusetts, Dino DiCarlo, Los Angeles, Jon F. Edd, Franklin, Tennessee, and Daniel Irimia, Charlestown, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on May 25, 2012 (13/480,862). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,784,012.PN.&OS=PN/8,784,012&RS=PN/8,784,012

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Acushnet Assigned Patent for Striking Face of Golf Club Head

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Acushnet, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,784,233) developed by four co-inventors for a "striking face of a golf club head." The co-inventors are John Morin, Poway, California, Noah de la Cruz, San Diego, Christopher D. Harvell, Escondido, California, and Thomas O. Bennett, Carlsbad, California.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 3, 2013 (14/045,669). 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=8,784,233.PN.&OS=PN/8,784,233&RS=PN/8,784,233

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Ford Global Technologies Assigned Patent for Transmission Gear Shift Control

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Ford Global Technologies, Dearborn, Michigan, has been assigned a patent (8,788,159) developed by five co-inventors for a "[t]ransmission gear shift control." The co-inventors are Gregory Michael Peitron, Canton, Michigan, Sarah M. Thornton, Sacramento, California, Diana Yanakiev, Birmingham, Michigan, James William Loch McCallum, Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Anuradha Annaswamy, W. Newton, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 14, 2013 (13/766,829). 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=8788159.PN.&OS=PN/8788159&RS=PN/8788159

Written by Marlyn Vitin.

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Medarex Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Medarex, Princeton, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,784,815) developed by five co-inventors for "human CTLA-4 antibodies and their uses." The co-inventors are Alan J. Korman, Piedmont, California, Edward L. Halk, Sunnyvale, California, Nils Lonberg, Woodside, California, Yashwant M. Deo, East Brunswick, New Jersey, and Tibor P. Keler, Ottsville, Pennsylvania.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 1, 2012 (13/666,672). 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=87,84,815.PN.&OS=PN/87,84,815&RS=PN/87,84,815

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Agios Pharmaceuticals Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Agios Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,785,450) developed by Francesco G. Salituro, Marlborough, Massachusetts, Jeffrey O. Saunders, Concord, Massachusetts, and Shunqi Yan, Irvine, California, for "therapeutic compounds and compositions."

The patent application was filed on June 29, 2010 (12/826,630). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,785,450.PN.&OS=PN/8,785,450&RS=PN/8,785,450

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Microsoft Assigned Patent for Nested User Interfaces for Multiple Displays

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,782,555) developed by Ronald A. Morris, San Francisco, for "nested user interfaces for multiple displays."

The patent application was filed on Aug. 30, 2007 (11/897,803). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8782555.PN.&OS=PN/8782555&RS=PN/8782555

Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

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Raytheon Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Raytheon, Waltham, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,787,768) developed by Matthew J. Klotz, Pasadena, California, and Jean-Paul Bulot, Redondo Beach, California, for a "method and apparatus for synthesizing and correcting phase distortions in ultra-wide bandwidth optical waveforms."

The patent application was filed on June 3, 2010 (12/793,028). 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=8,787,768.PN.&OS=PN/8,787,768&RS=PN/8,787,768

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Microsoft Assigned Patent for Motion-sensing Remote Control

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, has been assigned a patent (8,780,278) developed by Kunal Gulati, Mountain View, California, for a "motion-sensing remote control."

The patent application was filed on Nov. 30, 2007 (11/948,479). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8780278.PN.&OS=PN/8780278&RS=PN/8780278

Written by Vessie Ann Abalos.

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Covidien Assigned Patent for Apparatus and Methods for Material Capture and Removal

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Covidien, Mansfield, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,784,333) developed by six co-inventors for "apparatus and methods for material capture and removal." The co-inventors are Tim Corvi, Belmont, California, Stephen Boyd, Moss Beach, California, Brett Follmer, Santa Clara, California, John G. Stine, Longview, Texas, David W. Snow, San Carlos, California, and Darren G. Doud, San Jose, California.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 21, 2009 (12/357,037). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,784,333.PN.&OS=PN/8,784,333&RS=PN/8,784,333

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Honeywell International Assigned Patent for Anti-reflective Coatings for Optically Transparent Substrates

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Honeywell International, Morristown, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,784,985) developed by Sudip Mukhopadhyay, Berkeley, California, Yamini Pandey, Fremont, California, and Lea Dankers, Milpitas, California, for "anti-reflective coatings for optically transparent substrates."

The patent application was filed on Sept. 11, 2013 (14/023,616). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,84,985.PN.&OS=PN/87,84,985&RS=PN/87,84,985

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Universal Display Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Universal Display, Ewing, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,786,179) developed by Mark E. Thompson, Anaheim, California, and P. Daniel Dapkus, Fullerton, California, for a "light emitting device comprising phosphorescent materials for white light generation."

The patent application was filed on Sept. 17, 2012 (13/621,739). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,86,179.PN.&OS=PN/87,86,179&RS=PN/87,86,179

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Sony Electronics Assigned Patent for System and Method for Capturing Adjacent Images by Utilizing Panorama Mode

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Sony Electronics, Park Ridge, New Jersey, and Sony, Tokyo, have been assigned a patent (8,787,699) developed by Eric Edwards, Kealakekua, Hawaii, and Clay Fisher, San Diego, for a "system and method for capturing adjacent images by utilizing a panorama mode."

The patent application was filed on Jan. 18, 2013 (13/744,610). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,87,699.PN.&OS=PN/87,87,699&RS=PN/87,87,699

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Covidien Assigned Patent for Methods and Devices for Cutting Tissue

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Covidien, Mansfield, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,784,440) developed by Kee Lee, Newark, California, Phyllis Yuen, Fremont, California, and Darren Doud, San Jose, California, for "methods and devices for cutting tissue."

The patent application was filed on Dec. 1, 2008 (12/325,797). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,784,440.PN.&OS=PN/8,784,440&RS=PN/8,784,440

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Social Mecca Assigned Patent for Online Marketing Platform

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Social Mecca, Franklin Park, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,788,334) developed by nine co-inventors for the online marketing platform. The co-inventors are Robert Rose, San Diego, Nichole Goodyear, San Diego, Camille Matthews, Silverdale, Washington, Jeremy Wiles, San Diego, Mark Seaman, San Diego, Brian Douglas Derfer, San Diego, Kevin Rollins, Denton, Texas, Kelvin Hung, San Diego, and Gina Paoni, La Jolla, California.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 17, 2007 (11/893,765). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,88,334.PN.&OS=PN/87,88,334&RS=PN/87,88,334

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Motorola Mobility Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus for Multi-radio Coexistence

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Motorola Mobility, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,787,468) developed by Phan Dao Minh Truong, Chicago, Michael E. Russell, Lake Zurich, Illinois, and Indranil S. Sen, Santa Clara, California, for a "method and apparatus for multi-radio coexistence."

The patent application was filed on June 19, 2009 (12/488,075). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,87,468.PN.&OS=PN/87,87,468&RS=PN/87,87,468

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Authentify Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Authentify, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,789,153) developed by Ravi Ganesan, Half Moon Bay, California, for a "method for secure user and transaction authentication and risk management."

The patent application was filed on Jan. 21, 2011 (13/011,587). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,89,153.PN.&OS=PN/87,89,153&RS=PN/87,89,153

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Boeing Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Boeing, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,788,787) developed by four co-inventors for "systems, methods and architecture for facilitating software access to acceleration technology." The co-inventors are Michael R. Mott, Elko, Nevada, Evans C. Harrigan, Irvine, California, Heidi E. Ziegler, Marina Del Rey, California, and Jamie Douglass, Huntington Beach, California.

The patent application was filed on March 2, 2005 (11/070,947). 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=87,88,787.PN.&OS=PN/87,88,787&RS=PN/87,88,787

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Motorola Mobility Assigned Patent for Temporary Registration of Devices

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Motorola Mobility, Libertyville, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,788,810) developed by four co-inventors for the "temporary registration of devices." The co-inventors are Jiang Zhang, La Jolla, California, Alexander Medvinsky, San Diego, Paul Moroney, Olivenhain, California, and Petr Peterka, San Diego.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 29, 2009 (12/648,768). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,88,810.PN.&OS=PN/87,88,810&RS=PN/87,88,810

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Social Mecca Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Social Mecca, Franklin Park, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,788,335) developed by four co-inventors for a "content distribution system including cost-per-engagement based advertising." The co-inventors are Robert Rose, San Diego, Nichole Goodyear, San Diego, Brian Douglas Derfer, San Diego, and Gina Paoni, La Jolla, California.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 17, 2007 (11/893,766). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,88,335.PN.&OS=PN/87,88,335&RS=PN/87,88,335

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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SportVision Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- SportVision, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,786,415) developed by Richard H. Cavallaro, Mountain View, California, James Orville McGuffin, Saratoga, California, and John Roy Borton, Los Gatos, California, for a "tracking system using proximity and/or presence."

The patent application was filed on Oct. 15, 2010 (12/906,029). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,86,415.PN.&OS=PN/87,86,415&RS=PN/87,86,415

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Boeing Assigned Patent for Audio Surveillance System

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Boeing, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,787,114) developed by Leonard Alan Plotke, Los Angeles, for an audio surveillance system.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 28, 2011 (13/036,142). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,87,114.PN.&OS=PN/87,87,114&RS=PN/87,87,114

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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University of Illinois, Lawrence Livermore National Security Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- The University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, and Lawrence Livermore National Security, Livermore, California, have been assigned a patent (8,786,852) developed by four co-inventors for "nanoscale array structures suitable for surface enhanced raman scattering and methods related thereto." The co-inventors are Tiziana C. Bond, Livermore, California, Robin Miles, Danville, California, James C. Davidson, Livermore, California, and Gang Logan Liu, Champaign, Illinois.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 1, 2010 (12/957,883). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,86,852.PN.&OS=PN/87,86,852&RS=PN/87,86,852

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Boeing Assigned Patent for Micro-grained, Cryogenic-milled Copper Alloys and Process

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 25 -- Boeing, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,784,728) developed by Clifford C. Bampton, Thousand Oaks, California, James D. Cotton, Issaquah, Washington, and Barun Majumdar, Redmond, Washington, for "micro-grained, cryogenic-milled copper alloys and process."

The patent application was filed on Dec. 5, 2006 (11/567,121). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,84,728.PN.&OS=PN/87,84,728&RS=PN/87,84,728

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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