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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in California (Nov. 1)

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ALEXANDRIA, Va., <chron>Nov. 1 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in California.

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3M Innovative Properties Assigned Patent for Frozen, Lightweight Curable Sealant

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- 3M Innovative Properties, St. Paul, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,568,850) developed by four co-inventors for a "frozen, lightweight curable sealant." The co-inventors are Jonathan Zook, Garden Grove, Calif., Dewey L. Mullins, Marietta, Ga., Stephane Pyrek, Redondo, Calif., and David W. Jordan, Northridge, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 8, 2010 (12/684,397). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=42&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131029.PD.&s2=%28MN.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/10/29/2013+AND+AS/MN&RS=ISD/10/29/2013+AND+AS/MN

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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HealthPartners Research Foundation Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- HealthPartners Research Foundation, Bloomington, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,568,691) developed by William H. Frey II, White Bear Lake, Minn., Samuel Scott Panter, San Francisco, and Leah Ranae Bresin Hanson, Vadnais Heights, Minn., for "methods for providing neuroprotection for the animal central nervous system against the effects of ischemia, neurodegeneration, trauma, and metal poisoning."

The patent application was filed on Nov. 16, 2009 (12/619,009). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=47&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131029.PD.&s2=%28MN.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/10/29/2013+AND+AS/MN&RS=ISD/10/29/2013+AND+AS/MN

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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ZTE Inc. Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- ZTE Inc., Iselin, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,570,944) developed by Rajesh Bhalla, Gahanna, Ohio, Yonggang Fang, San Diego, and Xiaowu Zhao, Shenzhen, China, for "internetworking techniques for wireless networks."

The patent application was filed on May 11, 2010 (12/778,108). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=2&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=67&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131029.PD.&s2=%28NJ.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/10/29/2013+AND+AS/NJ&RS=ISD/10/29/2013+AND+AS/NJ

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Medidata Solutions Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Medidata Solutions, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,571,891) developed by four co-inventors for an "asistance for clinical trial protocols." The co-inventors are Carol A. Broverman, Waban, Mass., Peter Leonard Abramowitsch, Fairfax, Calif., Michael Gary Kahn, Boulder, Colo., and Christopher Noon, Thursley, United Kingdom.

The patent application was filed on April 29, 2013 (13/872,460). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=3&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=128&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131029.PD.&s2=%28NY.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/10/29/2013+AND+AS/NY&RS=ISD/10/29/2013+AND+AS/NY

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Warsaw Orothpedic Assigned Patent for method for Relieving Pain by Relieving the Pressure and Restrictions

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Warsaw Orothpedic, Warsaw, Ind., has been assigned a patent (8,568,454) developed by four co-inventors for a "spine distraction implant and method." The co-inventors are James F. Zucherman, San Francisco, Ken Y. Hsu, San Francisco, T. Wade Fallin, Hyde Park, Utah, and Henry A. Klyce, Piedmont, Calif.

The patent application was filed on April 27, 2007 (11/790,908). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,568,454.PN.&OS=PN/8,568,454&RS=PN/8,568,454

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Stanford University Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Stanford University, Palo Alto, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,569,573) developed by four co-inventors for a "method of expanding human hepatocytes in vivo." The co-inventors are Markus Grompe, Portland, Ore., Hisaya Azuma, Tokyo, Muhsen Al-Dhalimy, Beaverton, Ore., and Mark A. Kay, Los Altos, Calif.

The patent application was filed on June 5, 2008 (12/663,219). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=28&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131029.PD.&s2=%28%22OR%22.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/10/29/2013+AND+AS/OR&RS=ISD/10/29/2013+AND+AS/OR

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Recording Keys in Broadcast-encryption-based System

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,571,209) developed by six co-inventors for "recording keys in a broadcast-encryption-based system." The co-inventors are Thomas Alexander Bellwood, Austin, Texas, Robert Glenn Deen, San Jose, Calif., Hongxia Jin, San Jose, Calif., Jeffrey Bruce Lotspiech, Henderson, Nev., Sigfredo Ismael Nin, Morgan Hill, Calif., and Matthew Francis Rutkowski, Pflugerville, Texas.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 19, 2009 (12/356,067). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=4&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=154&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131029.PD.&s2=%28NY.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/10/29/2013+AND+AS/NY&RS=ISD/10/29/2013+AND+AS/NY

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Vitae Pharmaceuticals Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Vitae Pharmaceuticals, Fort Washington, Pa., and Boehringer Ingelheim International, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany, have been assigned a patent (8,569,292) developed by 11 co-inventors for "cyclic inhibitors of 11.beta.-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1." The co-inventors are David A. Claremon, Maple Glen, Pa., Linghang Zhuang, Chalfont, Pa., Katerina Leftheris, San Diego, Colin M. Tice, Ambler, Pa., Zhenrong Xu, Horsham, Pa., Yuanjie Ye, Ambler, Pa., Suresh B. Singh, Kendall Park, N.J., Salvacion Cacatian, Blue Bell, Pa., Frank Himmelsbach, Mittelbiberach, Germany, Matthias Eckhardt, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany, and Wei Zhao, Eagleville, Pa.

The patent application was filed on April 30, 2009 (12/990,306). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=29&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131029.PD.&s2=%28PA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/10/29/2013+AND+AS/PA&RS=ISD/10/29/2013+AND+AS/PA

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Warsaw Orothpedic Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Warsaw Orothpedic, Warsaw, Ind., has been assigned a patent (8,568,461) developed by Andrew C. Kohm, San Mateo, Calif., for "percutaneous spinal implants and methods."

The patent application was filed on May 27, 2008 (12/127,215). 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=8,568,461.PN.&OS=PN/8,568,461&RS=PN/8,568,461

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Warsaw Orothpedic Assigned Patent for Spine Distraction Implant and Method

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Warsaw Orothpedic, Warsaw, Ind., has been assigned a patent (8,568,460) developed by four co-inventors for a "spine distraction implant and method." The co-inventors are James F. Zucherman, San Francisco, Ken Y. Hsu, San Francisco, T. Wade Fallin, Hyde Park, Utah, and Henry A. Klyce, Piedmont, Calif.

The patent application was filed on April 27, 2007 (11/790,904). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,568,460.PN.&OS=PN/8,568,460&RS=PN/8,568,460

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Warsaw Orothpedic Assigned Patent for Implant for Relieving Pain

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Warsaw Orothpedic, Warsaw, Ind., has been assigned a patent (8,568,455) developed by four co-inventors for a "spine distraction implant and method." The co-inventors are James F. Zucherman, San Francisco, Ken Y. Hsu, San Francisco, T. Wade Fallin, Hyde Park, Utah, and Henry A. Klyce, Piedmont, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 26, 2007 (11/924,884). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,568,455.PN.&OS=PN/8,568,455&RS=PN/8,568,455

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Abbott Laboratories Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,569,435) developed by Stephen Pacetti, San Jose, Calif., for "amino acid mimetic copolymers and medical devices coated with the copolymers."

The patent application was filed on March 10, 2011 (13/045,467). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,569,435.PN.&OS=PN/8,569,435&RS=PN/8,569,435

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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R.F. Micro Devices Assigned Patent for DC-DC Converter Current Sensing

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- R.F. Micro Devices, Greensboro, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,571,492) developed by seven co-inventors for a "DC-DC converter current sensing." The co-inventors are Jean-Christophe Berchtold, Carlsbad, Calif., Joseph Hubert Colles, Bonsall, Calif., David E. Jones, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Chris Levesque, Fountain Valley, Calif., William David Southcombe, San Diego, Scott Yoder, Fuquay-Varina, N.C., and Terry J. Stockert, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 4, 2011 (13/289,134). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,571,492.PN.&OS=PN/8,571,492&RS=PN/8,571,492

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Silicon Laboratories Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Silicon Laboratories, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,569,679) developed by Wayne T. Holcombe, Mountain View, Calif., and Miroslav Svajda, San Jose, Calif., for a "system and circuit including multiple photo detectors and at least one optical barrier."

The patent application was filed on Nov. 17, 2010 (12/948,615). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,569,679&OS=8,569,679&RS=8,569,679

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Electrolux Home Products Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Electrolux Home Products, Charlotte, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,570,284) developed by John Rudolph, Antioch, Tenn., and William Yao, Pomona, Calif., for an "annular bar graph and multi-segment display."

The patent application was filed on Dec. 23, 2009 (12/645,968). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,570,284.PN.&OS=PN/8,570,284&RS=PN/8,570,284

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent for Nanowire Sensor with Angled Segments

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,569,900) developed by Nathaniel J. Quitoriano, Pacifica, Calif., Theodore I. Kamins, Palo Alto, Calif., and Hans S. Cho, Palo Alto, Calif., for "nanowire sensor with angled segments that are differently functionalized."

The patent application was filed on July 20, 2009 (13/383,183). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,569,900&OS=8,569,900&RS=8,569,900

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

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IMDS Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- IMDS, Providence, Utah, has been assigned a patent (8,568,485) developed by Michael D. Ries, Tiburon, Calif., and Mark J. Mooradian, Phoenix, for "articulating trials for prosthetic implants."

The patent application was filed on Nov. 18, 2010 (12/949,073). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,568,485.PN.&OS=PN/8,568,485&RS=PN/8,568,485

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent for Resistive Switches

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,570,138) developed by Jianhua Yang, Palo Alto, Calif., Dmitri Borisovich Strukov, Mountain View, Calif., and Shih-Yuan Wang, Palo Alto, Calif., for a resistive switches.

The patent application was filed on March 3, 2010 (13/387,680). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,570,138&OS=8,570,138&RS=8,570,138

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

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WesternGeco Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- WesternGeco, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,570,044) developed by Michael Tompkins, San Francisco, and David L. Alumbaugh, Berkeley, Calif., for "providing measurements to enable determination of electrical resistivity anisotropy of a subterranean structure."

The patent application was filed on March 1, 2010 (12/715,004). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,570,044&OS=8,570,044&RS=8,570,044

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent for Determining Touch Locations

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,570,304) developed by Bradley N. Suggs, Sunnyvale, Calif., for "determining touch locations using disturbed light."

The patent application was filed on Sept. 26, 2008 (13/057,277). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,570,304&OS=8,570,304&RS=8,570,304

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent for Systems for Performing Visual Collaboration Between Remotely Situated Participants

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,570,423) developed by Ian N. Robinson, Pebble Beach, Calif., and Kar-Han Tan, Sunnyvale, Calif., for "systems for performing visual collaboration between remotely situated participants."

The patent application was filed on April 29, 2010 (12/769,800). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,570,423&OS=8,570,423&RS=8,570,423

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Georgia Tech Research Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Georgia Tech Research, Atlanta, and Chevron USA, San Ramon, Calif., have been assigned a patent (8,569,040) developed by Nils Kroger, Atlanta, Stephen J. Miller, Richmond, Calif., and Nicole Poulsen, Atlanta, for a "nitrate and carbonate concentration for high glucose content in microalgae."

The patent application was filed on July 23, 2012 (13/556,048). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,569,040&OS=8,569,040&RS=8,569,040

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent for Systems and Methods for Reducing Video Crosstalk

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,570,357) developed by Kar-Han Tan, Sunnyvale, Calif., and Ramin Samadani, Palo Alto, Calif., for "systems and methods for reducing video crosstalk."

The patent application was filed on April 29, 2011 (13/098,277). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,570,357&OS=8,570,357&RS=8,570,357

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Sprint Spectrum Assigned Patent for Packet Filtering by Session Setup Association in Wireless Communication System

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Sprint Spectrum, Overland Park, Kan., has been assigned a patent (8,571,022) developed by Kosol Jintaseranee, San Jose, Calif., and Travis Edward Dawson, San Francisco, for a "packet filtering by session setup association in a wireless communication system."

The patent application was filed on April 19, 2010 (12/762,575). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,571,022&OS=8,571,022&RS=8,571,022

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Authentec Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Authentec, Melbourne, Fla., has been assigned a patent (8,569,875) developed by Robert Henry Bond, Plano, Texas, Alan Kramer, Berkeley, Calif., and Giovanni Gozzini, Berkeley, Calif., for an "integrally molded die and bezel structure for fingerprint sensors and the like."

The patent application was filed on Feb. 14, 2013 (13/767,141). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,569,875&OS=8,569,875&RS=8,569,875

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Celtaxsys Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Celtaxsys, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,569,303) developed by 15 co-inventors for "diamine derivatives as inhibitors of leukotriene A4 hydrolase." The co-inventors are Damian O. Arnaiz, El Sobrante, Calif., Greg Brown, Oakland, Calif., Emmanuel Claret, Besancon, France, Arwed Cleve, Berlin, Greece, David Davey, El Sobrante, Calif., William Guilford, Belmont, Calif., Seock-Kyu Khim, Orinda, Calif., Thomas Kirkland, Atascadero, Calif., Monica J. Kochanny, Benicia, Calif., Amy Liang, Vallejo, Calif., David Light, San Mateo, Calif., John Parkinson, Martinez, Calif., David Vogel, Richmond, Calif., Guo Ping Wei, San Ramon, Calif., and Bin Ye, Moraga, Calif.

The patent application was filed on April 30, 2010 (12/771,659). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,569,303&OS=8,569,303&RS=8,569,303

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Amazon Technologies Assigned Patent for Method and System for Hosted Mobile Management

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Amazon Technologies, Reno, Nev., has been assigned a patent (8,571,535) developed by Daniel J. Lin, San Francisco, and Christopher K. Hess, San Francisco, for a "method and system for a hosted mobile management service architecture." The patent application was filed on Sept. 14, 2012 (13/620,333). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=13&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131029.PD.&s2=%28NV.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/10/29/2013+AND+AS/NV&RS=ISD/10/29/2013+AND+AS/NV

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Point Somee Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Point Somee, Dover, Del., has been assigned a patent (8,569,976) developed by Anatoly Shteynberg, San Jose, Calif., and Harry Rodriguez, Gilroy, Calif., for a "time division modulation with average current regulation for independent control of arrays of light-emitting diodes." The patent application was filed on Aug. 14, 2012 (13/585,781). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=20&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131029.PD.&s2=%28DE.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/10/29/2013+AND+AS/DE&RS=ISD/10/29/2013+AND+AS/DE

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Searete Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Searete, Bellevue, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,571,740) developed by eight co-inventors for a "vehicle system for varied compliance benefits." The co-inventors are Roderick A. Hyde, Redmond, Wash., Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Livermore, Calif., Jordin T. Kare, Seattle, Thomas J. Nugent Jr., Bellevue, Wash., Clarence T. Tegreene, Mercer Island, Wash., Charles Whitmer, North Bend, Wash., Lowell L. Wood Jr., Bellevue, Wash., and Victoria Y.H. Wood, Livermore, Calif. The patent application was filed on Aug. 21, 2012 (13/591,121). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=2&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=68&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131029.PD.&s2=%28WA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/10/29/2013+AND+AS/WA&RS=ISD/10/29/2013+AND+AS/WA Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Xerox Assigned Patent for Method for Manufacturing Photoreceptor Layers

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Xerox, Norwalk, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,568,952) developed by six co-inventors for a "method for manufacturing photoreceptor layers." The co-inventors are Cuong Vong, Hamilton, Canada, Marko Saban, Toronto, Vladislav Skorokhod, Concord, Canada, Lanhui Zhang, Webster, N.Y., Lin Ma, Pittsford, N.Y., Norman Chi Su, Berkeley, Calif., and Zhen Lai, Webster, N.Y. The patent application was filed on Jan. 25, 2012 (13/358,157). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=29&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131029.PD.&s2=%28CT.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/10/29/2013+AND+AS/CT&RS=ISD/10/29/2013+AND+AS/CT Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Point Somee Assigned Patent for Apparatus, Method and System for Providing AC Line Power

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Point Somee, Dover, Del., has been assigned a patent (8,569,956) developed by five co-inventors for an "apparatus, method and system for providing AC line power to lighting devices." The co-inventors are Anatoly Shteynberg, San Jose, Calif., Dongsheng Zhou, San Jose, Calif., Stephen F. Dreyer, Santa Clara, Calif., Harlan Ohara, San Jose, Calif., and Sinan Doluca, Saratoga, Calif. The patent application was filed on Oct. 27, 2011 (13/283,201). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=21&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131029.PD.&s2=%28DE.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/10/29/2013+AND+AS/DE&RS=ISD/10/29/2013+AND+AS/DE Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Hope Medical Enterprises Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Hope Medical Enterprises, Scottsdale, Ariz., has been assigned a patent (8,568,793) developed by five co-inventors for a "sodium nitrite-containing pharmaceutical compositions." The co-inventors are Craig Sherman, Scottsdale, Ariz., Anthony James Lepine, Greendale, Wis., Catherine Marie Smith, Grafton, Wis., Kevin Robert Wirtz, Belgium, Wis., and Erich Schulze, Mission Viejo, Calif. The patent application was filed on Feb. 10, 2010 (12/703,448). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,568,793.PN.&OS=PN/8,568,793&RS=PN/8,568,793 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Searete Assigned Patent for Remote Processing of Selected Vehicle Operating Parameters

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Searete, Bellevue, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,571,791) developed by eight co-inventors for a "remote processing of selected vehicle operating parameters." The co-inventors are Roderick A. Hyde, Redmond, Wash., Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Livermore, Calif., Jordin T. Kare, Seattle, Thomas J. Nugent Jr., Bellevue, Wash., Clarence T. Tegreene, Bellevue, Wash., Charles Whitmer, North Bend, Wash., Lowell L. Wood Jr., Bellevue, Wash., and Victoria Y.H. Wood, Livermore, Calif. The patent application was filed on Dec. 8, 2009 (12/653,178). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=2&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=65&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131029.PD.&s2=%28WA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/10/29/2013+AND+AS/WA&RS=ISD/10/29/2013+AND+AS/WA Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Alliance for Sustainable Energy Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Alliance for Sustainable Energy, Golden, Colo., has been assigned a patent (8,569,708) developed by four co-inventors for a "high sensitivity, solid state neutron detector." The co-inventors are Pauls Stradins, Golden, Colo., Howard M. Branz, Boulder, Colo., Qi Wang, Littleton, Colo., and Harold R. McHugh, Santa Ynez, Calif. The patent application was filed on Jan. 30, 2009 (13/146,780). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=23&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131029.PD.&s2=%28CO.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/10/29/2013+AND+AS/CO&RS=ISD/10/29/2013+AND+AS/CO

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Searete Assigned Patent for Hybrid Vehicle Qualification for Preferential Result

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Searete, Bellevue, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,571,731) developed by eight co-inventors for a "hybrid vehicle qualification for preferential result." The co-inventors are Roderick A. Hyde, Redmond, Wash., Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Livermore, Calif., Jordin T. Kare, Seattle, Thomas J. Nugent Jr., Bellevue, Wash., Clarence T. Tegreene, Bellevue, Wash., Charles Whitmer, North Bend, Wash., Lowell L. Wood Jr., Bellevue, Wash., and Victoria Y.H. Wood, Livermore, Calif. The patent application was filed on Dec. 16, 2009 (12/653,769). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=2&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=69&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131029.PD.&s2=%28WA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/10/29/2013+AND+AS/WA&RS=ISD/10/29/2013+AND+AS/WA Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Quest Diagnostics Investments Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Quest Diagnostics Investments, Wilmington, Del., has been assigned a patent (8,569,689) developed by Qibo Jiang, Los Angeles, Richard E. Reitz, San Clemente, Calif., and Sum Chan, San Clemente, Calif., for "methods for detecting vitamin C by mass spectrometry." The patent application was filed on Dec. 21, 2012 (13/725,049). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,569,689.PN.&OS=PN/8,569,689&RS=PN/8,569,689

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Vision Works IP Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Vision Works IP, Sequim, Wash., has been assigned a patent (8,571,776) developed by Alfred S. Braunberger, Sequim, Wash., and Beau M. Braunberger, Upland, Calif., for an "absolute acceleration sensor for use within moving vehicles." The patent application was filed on July 8, 2009 (12/499,616). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=2&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=66&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131029.PD.&s2=%28WA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/10/29/2013+AND+AS/WA&RS=ISD/10/29/2013+AND+AS/WA

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Applied Materials Assigned Patent for Laser Material Removal

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Applied Materials, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,569,650) developed by four co-inventors for methods and apparatus of "removing materials using lasers in the fabrication of solar cells." The co-inventors are Zhenhua Zhang, Newark, Calif., Virendra V. S. Rana, Los Gatos, Calif., Vinay K. Shah, San Mateo, Calif., and Chris Eberspacher, Palo Alto, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 2, 2012 (13/565,455). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8569650.PN.&OS=PN/8569650&RS=PN/8569650

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California Institute of Technology Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,569,695) developed by three co-inventors for a method of obtaining "photon induced near field electron microscope images includes providing femtosecond optical pulse, generating electron pulses and directing the electron pulses towards a sample." The co-inventors are Ahmed H. Zewail, Pasadena, Calif., David J. Flannigan, Temple City, Calif., and Brett Barwick, Berlin, Conn.

The patent application was filed on April 16, 2013 (13/863,742). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8569695.PN.&OS=PN/8569695&RS=PN/8569695

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Regents of the University of California Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,569,678) developed by Kenneth A. Goldberg, Berkeley, Calif., for the use of "arrays of microlenses for concentrating light onto a pixilated array."

The patent application was filed on March 4, 2009 (12/921,126). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8569678.PN.&OS=PN/8569678&RS=PN/8569678

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Regents of the University of California Assigned Patent for Vacuum Ultraviolet Light Sources Characterization

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Regents of the University of California, Oakland, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,569,677) developed by three co-inventors for a method of performing "characterization of vacuum ultraviolet light sources." The co-inventors are Oliver Gessner, Albany, Calif., Oleg A. Kornilov, Berlin, and Russell B. Wilcox, El Cerrito, Calif.

The patent application was filed on July 26, 2010 (12/843,773). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8569677.PN.&OS=PN/8569677&RS=PN/8569677

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Forza Silicon Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Forza Silicon, Pasadena, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,569,676) developed by two co-inventors for the use of a "power grid abutting a photoreceptor element and having a break in a geometric location to shift power flow of the grid." The co-inventors are Lin Ping Ang, Chino Hills, Calif., and Steven Huang, Arcadia, Calif.

The patent application was filed on March 30, 2012 (13/435,457). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8569676.PN.&OS=PN/8569676&RS=PN/8569676

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Loma Linda University Medical Center Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,569,720) developed by seven co-inventors for a "patient alignment system for a radiation therapy system." The co-inventors are Nickolas S. Rigney, Redlands, Calif., Daniel C. Anderson, Loma Linda, Calif., David A. Lesyna, Redlands, Calif., Daniel W. Miller, Oriental, N.C., Michael F. Moyers, Colton, Calif., Chieh C. Cheng, Redlands, Calif., and Michael A. Baumann, Riverside, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 24, 2012 (13/594,630). 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=8569720.PN.&OS=PN/8569720&RS=PN/8569720

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Applied Materials Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Applied Materials, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,569,692) developed by three co-inventors for a "measurement system with thickness calculation." The co-inventors are Biao Liu, San Jose, Calif., Chikuang Wang, San Jose, Calif., and Yuri Uritsky, Newark, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 13, 2012 (13/714,368). The full-text of the patent can be found at patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8569692.PN.&OS=PN/8569692&RS=PN/8569692

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HRL Laboratories Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- HRL Laboratories, Malibu, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,569,675) developed by two co-inventors for a method of performing "structure and fabrication of optical analog demodulators for pulse position modulated signals." The co-inventors are Daniel Yap, Newbury Park, Calif., and Monica Minden, Calabasas, Calif.

The patent application was filed on March 10, 2011 (13/045,072). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8569675.PN.&OS=PN/8569675&RS=PN/8569675

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Apple Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Apple, Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,569,642) developed by four co-inventors for a method of using "slide switch assemblies with structural enhancements for electronic devices." The co-inventors are Ashutosh Y. Shukla, Santa Clara, Calif., Scott A. Myers, Palo Alto, Calif., Matthew D. Hill, Mountain View, Calif., and Michael B. Wittenberg, Sunnyvale, Calif.

The patent application was filed on April 2, 2013 (13/855,460). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8569642.PN.&OS=PN/8569642&RS=PN/8569642

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Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,569,726) developed by four co-inventors for methods and systems of reducing "temperature radiation sterilization of stents." The co-inventors are Bin Huang, Pleasanton, Calif., Abigail Freeman, Fremont, Calif., Daniel Castro, Santa Clara, Calif., and David C. Gale, Kennesaw, Ga.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 26, 2012 (13/662,214). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8569726.PN.&OS=PN/8569726&RS=PN/8569726

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OmniVision Technologies Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- OmniVision Technologies, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,569,700) developed by Manoj Bikumandla, San Jose, Calif., for the use of "image sensors with three-dimensional imaging capability."

The patent application was filed on March 6, 2012 (13/413,456). 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=8569700.PN.&OS=PN/8569700&RS=PN/8569700

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Entropic Communications Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Entropic Communications, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,566,678) developed by four co-inventors for a "[b}roadband satellite system for the simultaneous reception of multiple channels using shared iterative decoder." The co-inventors are Donald Brian Eidson, San Diego, Arndt Joseph Mueller, San Diego, Joseph B. Soriaga, San Diego, and Itzhak Gurantz, San Diego.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 24, 2010 (12/862,636). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8566678.PN.&OS=PN/8566678&RS=PN/8566678

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SBG Labs Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- SBG Labs, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,565,560) developed by three co-inventors for a "laser illumination device." The co-inventors are Milan Momcilo Popovich, Leicester, United Kingdom, Jonathan David Waldern, Los Altos Hills, Calif., and John James Storey, Wollaton Nottingham, United Kingdom.

The patent application was filed on July 16, 2012 (13/549,868). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8565560.PN.&OS=PN/8565560&RS=PN/8565560

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Intel Assigned Patent for Image Retrieval Methods

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Intel, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,565,537) developed by five co-inventors for methods and apparatus "for retrieving images from a large collection of images." The co-inventors are Jean-Yves Bouguet, Palo Alto, Calif., Carole Dulong, Saratoga, Calif., Igor V. Kozintsev, San Jose, Calif., Yi Wu, San Jose, Calif., and Ara Nefian, San Jose, Calif.

The patent application was filed on March 15, 2012 (13/421,406). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8565537.PN.&OS=PN/8565537&RS=PN/8565537

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Sony Pictures Entertainment Assigned Patent for Image Processing Apparatus

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Sony Pictures Entertainment, Culver City, Calif., and Sony, Tokyo, have been assigned a patent (8,565,516) developed by three co-inventors for "[i]mage processing apparatus, image processing method, and program." The co-inventors are Takafumi Morifuji, Tokyo, Kuniaki Takahashi, Tokyo, and Don Eklund, Yorba Linda, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 30, 2010 (12/871,525). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8565516.PN.&OS=PN/8565516&RS=PN/8565516

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Qualcomm Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Qualcomm, has been assigned a patent (8,566,676) developed by five co-inventors for techniques for "forward error correction (FEC) code may be supported, and a suitable code rate may be selected based on packet size." The co-inventors are Ravi Palanki, San Diego, Jeremy H. Lin, San Diego, Aamod Khandekar, San Diego, Alexei Gorokhov, San Diego, and Avneesh Agrawal, San Diego.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 20, 2007 (11/943,172). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8566676.PN.&OS=PN/8566676&RS=PN/8566676

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Intel Assigned Patent for Connector Optical Lens

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Intel, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,565,562) developed by Jamyuen Ko, Santa Clara, Calif., for a "[c]onnector optical lens with alignment features."

The patent application was filed on Sep. 21, 2010 (12/887,325). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8565562.PN.&OS=PN/8565562&RS=PN/8565562

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Apple Assigned Patent for Color Balancing Application

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Apple Inc., Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,565,523) developed by three co-inventors for methods, systems, apparatus and computer programs "for applying color balancing to at least a portion of a digital image based on the digital image content." The co-inventors are Garrett M. Johnson, San Francisco, Russell Y. Webb, San Jose, Calif., and Jerremy Holland, Los Altos, Calif.

The patent application was filed on June 2, 2011 (13/152,206). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8565523.PN.&OS=PN/8565523&RS=PN/8565523

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Google Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Google, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,566,696) developed by three co-inventors for a method and system "for predicting a next navigation event." The co-inventors are Dominic Hamon, San Francisco, Timo Burkard, San Francisco, and Arvind Jain, Los Altos, Calif.

The patent application was filed on July 14, 2011 (13/182,920). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8566696.PN.&OS=PN/8566696&RS=PN/8566696

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DigitalOptics Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- DigitalOptics, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,565,592) developed by four co-inventors for a "[m]icro camera module having a housing with a graduated lens assembly receiver portion." The co-inventors are John W. Toor, Palo Alto, Calif., Elaine B. Bogue, Dunstable, Mass., Ellen B. Cargill, Norfolk, Mass., and Kraig S. Clark, Erie, Colo.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 14, 2011 (13/232,722). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8565592.PN.&OS=PN/8565592&RS=PN/8565592

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QUALCOMM Assigned Patent for Magnetic Deviation Determination

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- QUALCOMM, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,565,528) developed by two co-inventors for an apparatus of a wireless communication system that performs the "magnetic deviation determination using mobile devices." The co-inventors are Slawomir K. Grzechnik, San Diego, and Serafin Diaz Spindola, San Diego.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 17, 2010 (12/971,257). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8565528.PN.&OS=PN/8565528&RS=PN/8565528

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Leica Biosystems Imaging Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Biosystems Imaging, Vista, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,565,503) developed by two co-inventors for a system and method "to determine slide quality of a digitized microscope slide." The co-inventors are Ole Eichhorn, Westlake Village, Calif., and Cindy Perz, Vista, Calif.

The patent application was filed on June 3, 2011 (13/515,073). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8565503.PN.&OS=PN/8565503&RS=PN/8565503

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Oracle International Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Oracle International, Redwood Shores, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,566,693) developed by three co-inventors for a method of "optimizing a set of elements on a device display." The co-inventors are Tim B. Beauchamp, Belmont, Calif., Tana Christine Jackson, Campbell, Calif., and Kendall J. Cosby, Aurora, Colo.

The patent application was filed on April 4, 2011 (13/079,436). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8566693.PN.&OS=PN/8566693&RS=PN/8566693

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NeoPhotonics Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- NeoPhotonics, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,565,600) developed by four co-inventors for "[o]ptical network configurations with multiple band multiplexing and de-multiplexing and AWG structures with multiple band processing." The co-inventors are Kenneth McGreer, Livermore, Calif., Brian McGinnis, Livermore, Calif., Anthony J. Ticknor, Cupertino, Calif., and Calvin Ho, San Jose, Calif.

The patent application was filed on June 10, 2011 (13/157,462). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8565600.PN.&OS=PN/8565600&RS=PN/8565600

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Genomic Health Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Genomic Health, Redwood City, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,566,039) developed by two co-inventors for a system and method "to determine transcriptionally active regions and quantify sequence abundance from large scale sequencing data." The co-inventors are Xitong Li, Mountain View, Calif., and Kenneth Stineman, San Jose, Calif.

The patent application was filed on May 15, 2008 (12/121,412). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8566039.PN.&OS=PN/8566039&RS=PN/8566039

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LSI Assigned Patent for Non-Binary LDPC Decoder

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- LSI Corp., Milpitas, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,566,666) developed by three co-inventors for systems and methods for "[m]in-sum based non-binary LDPC decoder." The co-inventors are Chung-Li Wang, San Jose, Calif., Zongwang Li, San Jose, Calif., and Shaohua Yang, San Jose, Calif.

The patent application was filed on July 11, 2011 (13/180,495). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8566666.PN.&OS=PN/8566666&RS=PN/8566666

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Lower My Bills Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Lower My Bills, Santa Monica, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,566,141) developed by three co-inventors for a system and method of "applying custom lead generation criteria." The co-inventors are Kanaya J. Nagdev, Redondo Beach, Calif., Matthew R. Wells, Santa Monica, Calif., and Vincent J. Lewis, San Pedro, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 13, 2009 (12/353,151). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8566141.PN.&OS=PN/8566141&RS=PN/8566141

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Guidewire Software Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Guidewire Software, Foster City, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,566,131) developed by two co-inventors for "[m]anaging insurance policy processing." The co-inventors are Wan-Chien Wendy Wu, Cupertino, Calif., and Kenneth W. Luekens, San Ramon, Calif.

The patent application was filed on March 28, 2012 (13/432,690). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8566131.PN.&OS=PN/8566131&RS=PN/8566131

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Apple Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Apple, Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,566,045) developed by three co-inventors for an electronic device that detects a sequence of touch inputs. The co-inventors are Joshua L. Shaffer, San Jose, Calif., Kenneth L. Kocienda, San Jose, Calif., and Imran Chaudhri, San Francisco.

The patent application was filed on March 31, 2011 (13/077,927). 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=8566045.PN.&OS=PN/8566045&RS=PN/8566045

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Seagate Technology Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Seagate Technology, Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,566,603) developed by six co-inventors for a storage device that supports "[m]anaging security operating modes." The co-inventors are Jason R. Cox, Firestone, Colo., Christopher J. Demattio, Longmont, Colo., Monty A. Forehand, Loveland, Colo., Michael B. Danielson, Longmont, Colo., James C. Hatfield, Johnstown, Colo., and Manuel A. Offenberg, San Francisco.

The patent application was filed on June 14, 2010 (12/815,216). 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=8566603.PN.&OS=PN/8566603&RS=PN/8566603

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LSI Assigned Patent for Error Correction

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- LSI Corp., San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,566,665) developed by Zongwang Li, San Jose, Calif., for systems and methods "for error correction using low density parity check codes using multiple layer check equations."

The patent application was filed on June 24, 2011 (13/167,775). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8566665.PN.&OS=PN/8566665&RS=PN/8566665

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Google Assigned Patent for Interactive Advertisement Improvement

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Google, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,566,152) developed by three co-inventors for systems and methods "for improving the delivery of interactive advertisements." The co-inventors are Satyam Shaw, Sunnyvale, Calif., Ravi Jain, Palo Alto, Calif., and Surojit Chatterjee, Fremont, Calif.

The patent application was filed on June 22, 2011 (13/166,732). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8566152.PN.&OS=PN/8566152&RS=PN/8566152

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24/7 Customer Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- 24/7 Customer, Campbell, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,566,135) developed by two co-inventors for a system and method "for customer requests and contact management." The co-inventors are Pallipuram V. Kannan, Los Gatos, Calif., Reagan Miller, Los Gatos, Calif.

The patent application was filed on June 23, 2010 (12/822,097). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8566135.PN.&OS=PN/8566135&RS=PN/8566135

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Broadcom Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Broadcom, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,566,061) developed by six co-inventors for a method and system "for signal generation via a temperature sensing crystal integrated circuit." The co-inventors are Evan McCarthy, Costa Mesa, Calif., John Walley, Ladera Ranch, Calif., Jeon Hyun-Gyu, Pleasanton, Calif., Amir Ibrahim, Newport Beach, Calif., and Sunil Kanekal, San Jose, Calif., and Jared Welz, Seal Beach, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 20, 2011 (13/237,823). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8566061.PN.&OS=PN/8566061&RS=PN/8566061

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Advanced Micro Devices Assigned Patent for North-Bridge to South-Bridge Protocol

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Advanced Micro Devices, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,566,628) developed by four co-inventors for a "[n]orth-bridge to south-bridge protocol for placing processor in low power state ." The co-inventors are Alexander Branover, Chestnut Hill, Mass., Maurice B. Steinman, Marlborough, Mass., Ming L. So, Danville, Calif., and Xiao Gang Zheng, Sunnyvale, Calif.

The patent application was filed on May 6, 2009 (12/436,439). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8566628.PN.&OS=PN/8566628&RS=PN/8566628

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Google Assigned Patent for Segmenting Words Using Scaled Probabilities

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Google, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,566,095) developed by Mark Davis, Menlo Park, Calif., for systems, methods, and apparatuses including computer program products "for segmenting words using scaled probabilities."

The patent application was filed on Oct. 11, 2011 (13/270,934). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8566095.PN.&OS=PN/8566095&RS=PN/8566095

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Cisco Technology Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Cisco Technology, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,566,596) developed by five co-inventors for a "[p]re-association mechanism to provide detailed description of wireless services." The co-inventors are David Stephenson, San Jose, Calif., Esteban Raul Torres, San Francisco, Joseph Salowey, Seattle, Chetin Ersoy, Portsmouth, N.H., and Nancy Cam-Winget, Mountain View, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 24, 2010 (12/862,149). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8566596.PN.&OS=PN/8566596&RS=PN/8566596

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Salesforce.com Assigned Patent for Debugging Site Errors

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Salesforce.com, San Francisco, has been assigned a patent (8,566,654) developed by three co-inventors for an approach for "debugging site errors in a multi-tenant database system." The co-inventors are Bulent Cinarkaya, San Jose, Calif., Irandi Upeka Bulumulla, San Francisco, and Ryan Guest, Stockton, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 13, 2010 (12/856,125). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8566654.PN.&OS=PN/8566654&RS=PN/8566654

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Salesforce Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Salesforce, San Francisco, has been assigned a patent (8,566,648) developed by Jason A. Schroeder, Los Angeles, for techniques for "testing a device."

The patent application was filed on May 10, 2011 (13/104,784). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8566648.PN.&OS=PN/8566648&RS=PN/8566648

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STEC Assigned Patent for Flash Backed DRAM Module

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- STEC, Santa Ana, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,566,639) developed by two co-inventors for a "[f]lash backed DRAM module with state of health and/or status information accessible through a configuration data bus." The co-inventors are Mark Moshayedi, Newport Coast, Calif., and Douglas Finke, Orange, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 11, 2009 (12/369,052). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8566639.PN.&OS=PN/8566639&RS=PN/8566639

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Google Assigned Patent for Analyzing Content Media Item

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Google, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,566,150) developed by three co-inventors for a method of "[a]nalyzing a content-requesting media item." The co-inventors are Xiaoming Chen, Cupertino, Calif., Girish Deodhar, Cupertino, Calif., and Ryan Hickman, Mountain View, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 8, 2008 (12/188,723). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8566150.PN.&OS=PN/8566150&RS=PN/8566150

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Trimble Navigation Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Trimble Navigation, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,566,034) developed by Peter Van Wyck Loomis, Sunnyvale, Calif., for an "[i]nclinometer with calibration."

The patent application was filed on Dec. 2, 2010 (12/928,038). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8566034.PN.&OS=PN/8566034&RS=PN/8566034

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Cisco Technology Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Cisco Technology, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,565,793) developed by Rajeev Koodli, Sunnyvale, Calif., for a system and method "for scoped paging in multi-radio heterogeneous networks."

The patent application was filed on May 15, 2012 (13/472,306). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8565793.PN.&OS=PN/8565793&RS=PN/8565793

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CSR Technology Holdings Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- CSR Technology Holdings, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,566,032) developed by eight co-inventors for methods and applications "for altitude measurement and fusion of user context detection with elevation motion for personal navigation systems." The co-inventors are Mahesh Chowdhary, San Jose, Calif., Arun Kumar, Delhi, India, Manish Sharma, Noida, India, Ashutosh Pande, Noida, India, Mahaveer Jain, Rajastrian, India, Gagan Narula, Gwaziabad, India, Chinmay Agarwal, Uttar Pradesh, India, and Kolin Paul, Delhi, India.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 30, 2009 (12/609,582). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8566032.PN.&OS=PN/8566032&RS=PN/8566032

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Google Assigned Patent for Selectively Catching Information

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Google, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,566,531) developed by two co-inventors for a system and method of "selectively caching information based on the interarrival time of requests for the same information." The co-inventors are Timo Burkard, San Francisco, and David Presotto, Palo Alto, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 21, 2009 (12/545,225). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8566531.PN.&OS=PN/8566531&RS=PN/8566531

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Maxim Integrated Products Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Maxim Integrated Products, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,566,515) developed by two co-inventors for a "[m]emory subsystem." The co-inventors are Jorge Rubinstein, Newton, Mass., Albert Rooyakkers, Scotts Valley, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 26, 2009 (12/380,410). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8566515.PN.&OS=PN/8566515&RS=PN/8566515

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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Google, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,566,508) developed by three co-inventors for a method of "storing data in a flash memory data storage device that includes a plurality of memory chips." The co-inventors are Albert T. Borchers, Santa Cruz, Calif., Andrew T. Swing, Los Gatos, Calif., Robert S. Sprinkle, Mountain View, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 7, 2009 (12/537,748). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8566508.PN.&OS=PN/8566508&RS=PN/8566508

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University of Southern California Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- The University of Southern California, Los Angeles, has been assigned a patent (8,566,030) developed by three co-inventors for a "[e]fficient K-nearest neighbor search in time-dependent spatial networks." The co-inventors are Ugur Demiryurek, Redondo Beach, Calif., Cyrus Shahabi, Irvine, Calif., and Farnoush Banaei-Kashani, Los Angeles.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 20, 2011 (13/278,060). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8566030.PN.&OS=PN/8566030&RS=PN/8566030

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DexCom Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- DexCom, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,565,849) developed by three co-inventors for a "[t]ranscutaneous analyte sensor." The co-inventors are Apurv Ullas Kamath, San Diego, James Brauker, Addison, Mich., and J. Michael Dobbles, San Diego.

The patent application was filed on May 14, 2010 (12/780,739). 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=8565849.PN.&OS=PN/8565849&RS=PN/8565849

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Intel Assigned Patent for Monitoring Performance

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Intel, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,566,567) developed by eight co-inventors for a method, apparatus, and system "for monitoring performance within a processing resource." The co-inventors are Chris J. Newburn, South Beloit, Ill., Robert Knight, Mahomet, Ill., Robert Geva, Cupertino, Calif., Dion Rodgers, Hillsboro, Ore., Xiang Zou, Portland, Ore., Hong Wang, Fremont, Calif., and Bryant E. Bigbee, Scottsdale, Ariz., and Ittai Anati, Haifa, Israel.

The patent application was filed on June 21, 2012 (13/529,630). 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=8566567.PN.&OS=PN/8566567&RS=PN/8566567

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Intel Assigned Patent for Shared Pointers

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Intel, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,566,537) developed by seven co-inventors for a method and apparatus "to facilitate shared pointers in a heterogeneous platform." The co-inventors are Yang Ni, Sunnyvale, Calif., Rajkishore Barik, Houston, Ali-Reza Adl-Tabatabai, San Jose, Calif., Tatiana Shpeisman, Menlo Park, Calif., Jayanth N. Rao, Folsom, Calif., Ben J. Ashbaugh, Folsom, Calif., and Tomasz Janczak, Gdansk, Poland.

The patent application was filed on March 29, 2011 (13/074,779). The full-text of

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