U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Connecticut (Oct. 23)

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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Connecticut.

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Priceline.com Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Priceline.com, Stamford, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,566,809) developed by Scott Nedderman, Monroe, Conn., for an "apparatus, system and method for validating network communications data."

The patent application was filed on Sept. 24, 2009 (12/566,606). 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%2Fsearchbool.html&r=2&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131022.PD.&s2=%28CT.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/10/22/2013+AND+AS/CT&RS=ISD/10/22/2013+AND+AS/CT

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Walker Digital Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Walker Digital, Stamford, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,566,230) developed by Jay S. Walker, Ridgefield, Conn., James A. Jorasch, New York, and Andrew S. Van Luchene, Santa Fe, N.M., for a "method and apparatus for providing and processing installment plans at a terminal."

The patent application was filed on March 28, 2012 (13/433,008). 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=8&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131022.PD.&s2=%28CT.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/10/22/2013+AND+AS/CT&RS=ISD/10/22/2013+AND+AS/CT

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Walker Digital Assigned Patent for Providing, Processing Installment Plans at Terminal

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Walker Digital, Stamford, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,566,199) developed by Jay S. Walker, Ridgefield, Conn., James A. Jorasch, New York, and Andrew S. Van Luchene, Santa Fe, N.M., for a "method and apparatus for providing and processing installment plans at a terminal."

The patent application was filed on Feb. 21, 2012 (13/401,108). 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=20131022.PD.&s2=%28CT.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/10/22/2013+AND+AS/CT&RS=ISD/10/22/2013+AND+AS/CT

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Hartford Fire Insurance Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Hartford Fire Insurance, Hartford, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,566,132) developed by Michael A. Brzezicki, Torrington, Conn., Marlene G. Chickerella, Enfield, Conn., and Stacey L. Doucette, South Windsor, Conn., for a "system and method for auditing insurance vendors."

The patent application was filed on Nov. 7, 2012 (13/671,131). 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=20131022.PD.&s2=%28CT.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/10/22/2013+AND+AS/CT&RS=ISD/10/22/2013+AND+AS/CT

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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United Technologies Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- United Technologies, Hartford, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,565,998) developed by Rork S. Brown, Enfield, Conn., for a "gas turbine engine having on-engine data storage device."

The patent application was filed on Nov. 27, 2006 (11/604,567). 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=11&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131022.PD.&s2=%28CT.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/10/22/2013+AND+AS/CT&RS=ISD/10/22/2013+AND+AS/CT

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for Passive Video Caching for Edge Aggregation Devices

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,566,886) developed by Thomas Bradley Scholl, New Haven, Conn., for the "passive video caching for edge aggregation devices."

The patent application was filed on Aug. 24, 2011 (13/216,566). 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=8,566,886.PN.&OS=PN/8,566,886&RS=PN/8,566,886

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Raytheon Assigned Patent for System and Method for Aggregating Information

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Raytheon, Waltham, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,566,271) developed by David B. Siebecker, Lowell, Mass., and Barbara J. Blyth, Ellington, Conn., for a "system and method for aggregating information."

The patent application was filed on Feb. 26, 2010 (12/713,331). 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=8,566,271.PN.&OS=PN/8,566,271&RS=PN/8,566,271

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Groupon Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Groupon, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,566,155) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and apparatus for administering a reward program." The co-inventors are Jay S. Walker, Ridgefield, Conn., Andrew S. Van Luchene, Norwalk, Conn., James A. Jorasch, Stamford, Conn., and Dean Alderucci, Ridgefield, Conn. The patent application was filed on Sept. 14, 2012 (13/616,662). 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=20131022.PD.&s2=%28IL.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/10/22/2013+AND+AS/IL&RS=ISD/10/22/2013+AND+AS/IL Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Mendel Biotechnology Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Mendel Biotechnology Inc., Hayward, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,558,059) developed by Jacqueline E. Heard, Stonington, Conn., for "genes for conferring to plants increased tolerance to environmental stresses."

The patent application was filed on Feb. 28, 2005 (11/069,255). 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=8558059.PN.&OS=PN/8558059&RS=PN/8558059

Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

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Life Technologies Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Life Technologies Corp., Carlsbad, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,558,288) developed by three co-inventors for methods and apparatus of "measuring analytes using large scale FET arrays." The co-inventors are Jonathan M. Rothberg, Guilford, Conn., Wolfgang Hinz, New Haven, Conn., and Kim L. Johnson, Carlsbad, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 28, 2011 (13/036,710). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,558,288.PN.&OS=PN/8,558,288&RS=PN/8,558,288

Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

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