U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Connecticut (Feb. 26)

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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Connecticut.

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Hartford Fire Insurance Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- Hartford Fire Insurance, Hartford, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,660,864) developed by four co-inventors for "systems and methods for intelligent underwriting based on community or social network data." The co-inventors are Jacqueline LeSage Krause, West Hartford, Conn., Anthony J. Grosso, Suffield, Conn., David F. Peak, Avon, Conn., and Eugene J. Walters, Avon, Conn.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 8, 2011 (13/291,609). 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=12&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140225.PD.&s2=%28CT.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/CT&RS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/CT

Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Protegrity Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- Protegrity, Stamford, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,661,263) developed by Ulf Mattsson, Cos Cob, Conn., for a meta-complete data storage.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 27, 2007 (11/904,791). 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=7&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140225.PD.&s2=%28CT.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/CT&RS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/CT

Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Gartner Inc. Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- Gartner Inc., Stamford, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,661,034) developed by six co-inventors for a "bimodal recommendation engine for recommending items and peers." The co-inventors are Nir Polonsky, Ridgefield, Conn., Girish Malangi, Bridgewater, N.J., Brian Keif, Maitland, Fla., Donatus Asumu, Longwood, Fla., Chris Carroll, Orlando, Fla., and Malini Vittal, San Diego.

The patent application was filed on June 20, 2012 (13/528,029). 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=9&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140225.PD.&s2=%28CT.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/CT&RS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/CT

Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Purdue Pharma Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- Purdue Pharma, Stamford, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,660,987) developed by Balaji Chellappa, Stamford, Conn., and Sayee Natarajan, Norwalk, Conn., for "data cache techniques in support of synchronization of databases in a distributed environment."

The patent application was filed on May 1, 2012 (13/461,238). 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=10&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140225.PD.&s2=%28CT.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/CT&RS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/CT

Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Prudential Insurance Co. of America Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- Prudential Insurance Co. of America, Newark, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,660,865) developed by Leslie Ann Reynolds, Simsbury, Conn., Michael J. Roscoe, South Windsor, Conn., and Rodney R. Howard, Weatogue, Conn., for a "system and method for processing data related to life insurance policies issued prior to underwriting."

The patent application was filed on June 27, 2012 (13/535,173). 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=19&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140225.PD.&s2=%28NJ.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/NJ&RS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/NJ

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Creation of Flexible Workflows Using Artifacts

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,661,444) developed by six co-inventors for a "creation of flexible workflows using artifacts." The co-inventors are Fenno F. Heath III, Woodbridge, Conn., Richard B. Hull, Chatham, N.J., Rong Liu, Sterling, Va., Anil Nigam, Stamford, Conn., Florian Pinel, New York, and Frederick Y. Wu, Greenwich, Conn.

The patent application was filed on May 17, 2011 (13/109,560). 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=33&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140225.PD.&s2=%28NY.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/NY&RS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/NY

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Security Model for Actor-based Languages and Apparatus, Methods, and Computer Programming Products Using Same

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,661,264) developed by four co-inventors for a "security model for actor-based languages and apparatus, methods, and computer programming products using same." The co-inventors are Bard Bloom, Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., John H. Field, Middlebury, Conn., Salvatore Guarnieri, New York, and Marco Pistoia, Amawalk, N.Y.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 17, 2012 (13/588,347). 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=52&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140225.PD.&s2=%28NY.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/NY&RS=ISD/02/25/2014+AND+AS/NY

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Coherent Assigned Patent for Radio Frequency Power Supply

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- Coherent, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,648,665) developed by three co-inventors for an electrical apparatus "for connecting a radio frequency power supply having two outputs to a load includes two radio frequency transmission-lines, each one connected to a corresponding power-supply output." The co-inventors are Patrick T. Tracy, Bolton, Conn., Joel Fontanella, Tolland, Conn., and Frederick W. Hauer, Windsor, Conn.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 17, 2011 (13/029,953). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8648665.PN.&OS=PN/8648665&RS=PN/8648665

Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

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Apple Assigned Patent for Tablet Device

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- Apple, Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,648,679) developed by 10 co-inventors for "[t]ablet device having a display operable in peek mode." The co-inventors are John P. Ternus, Redwood City, Calif., Andrew Lauder, San Francisco, Matthew D. Rohrbac, San Francisco, Daniel J. Coster, San Francisco, Florence W. Ow, San Francisco, Jiang Ai, Cupertino, Calif., Jonathan P. Ive, San Francisco, Elvis M. Kibiti, San Francisco, Christopher J. Stringer, Woodside, Calif., and Sean D. Lubner, Trumbull, Conn.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 15, 2012 (13/621,169). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8648679.PN.&OS=PN/8648679&RS=PN/8648679

Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

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Edward J. Britt, Gary J. Rodriguez, William A. Good, David C. Loda Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- Edward J. Britt, Cupertino, Calif., Gary J. Rodriguez, Parker, Colo., William A. Good, Highlands Ranch, Colo., and David C. Loda, Bolton, Conn., have been assigned a patent (8,643,507) developed by four co-inventors for a "vehicle-based threat detection system." The co-inventors are Gary J. Rodriguez, Parker, Colo., William A. Good, Highlands Ranch, Colo., Edward J. Britt, Cupertino, Calif., and David C. Loda, Bolton, Conn.

The patent application was filed on March 28, 2006 (12/085,862). 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=8643507.PN.&OS=PN/8643507&RS=PN/8643507

Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

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