U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Georgia (Oct. 12)

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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Georgia.

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Pangborn Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Pangborn, Fairburn, Ga., has been assigned a patent (8,550,881) developed by Mathew Lynn Loutzenheiser, LaGrange, Ga., and Phillip Dewayne Harrington, LaGrange, Ga., for a "vane, mounting assembly and throwing wheel apparatus having a locking member tapered in two planes."

The patent application was filed on Nov. 16, 2009 (12/619,452). 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=8550881.PN.&OS=PN/8550881&RS=PN/8550881

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Rockland Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Rockland, Bedford, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,550,745) developed by Calvin Thompson, Dallas, Ga., for an "apparatus and method for compacting and conditioning a tract of ground."

The patent application was filed on April 10, 2006 (11/400,508). 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=8550745.PN.&OS=PN/8550745&RS=PN/8550745

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Emory University Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Emory University, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,551,996) developed by four co-inventors for "compounds, compositions, methods of synthesis, and methods of treatment." The co-inventors are Jeff Stehouwer, Atlanta, Mark Goodman, Atlanta, Clint Kilts, Little Rock, Ark., and Charles Nemeroff, Coconut Grove, Fla.

The patent application was filed on March 12, 2010 (13/201,485). 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=8,551,996.PN.&OS=PN/8,551,996&RS=PN/8,551,996

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Morehouse School of Medicine Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,551,943) developed by seven co-inventors for "compositions and methods for treating aids or cancer by inhibiting the secretion of microparticles." The co-inventors are Vincent Craig Bond, Stone Mountain, Ga., Michael Powell, Douglasville, Ga., Ming Bo Huang, Atlanta, Syed Ali, Pinang, Malaysia, Andrea D. Raymond, Atlanta, Martin Neville Shelton, Stone Mountain, Ga., and Francois Jean Villinger, Decatur, Ga.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 17, 2012 (13/621,597). 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=8,551,943.PN.&OS=PN/8,551,943&RS=PN/8,551,943

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Kimberly-Clark Worldwide Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Neenah, Wis., has been assigned a patent (8,551,895) developed by five co-inventors for a "nonwoven webs having improved barrier properties." The co-inventors are Ali Yahiaoui, Roswell, Ga., Anthony S. Spencer, Woodstock, Ga., Linda Connor Sledge, Sandy Springs, Ga., John Joseph Lassig, Dawsonville, Ga., and Eric Edward Lennon, Roswell, Ga.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 22, 2010 (12/976,032). 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=8,551,895.PN.&OS=PN/8,551,895&RS=PN/8,551,895

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Switch Bulb Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Switch Bulb, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,552,654) developed by Ronald J. Lenk, Woodstock, Ga., for a "single inductor control of multi-color LED systems."

The patent application was filed on Oct. 1, 2012 (13/633,054). 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=8552654.PN.&OS=PN/8552654&RS=PN/8552654

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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GM Global Technology Operations Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- GM Global Technology Operations, Detroit, has been assigned a patent (8,552,687) developed by seven co-inventors for a "method and system for characterizing a battery." The co-inventors are Jian Lin, Beverly Hills, Mich., Xidong Tang, Sterling Heights, Mich., Xiaodong Zhang, Mason, Ohio, Brian J. Koch, Berkley, Mich., Damon R. Frisch, Troy, Mich., Wei Liu, Warren, Mich., and Michael J. Gielniak, Atlanta.

The patent application was filed on June 5, 2008 (12/134,032). 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=8552687.PN.&OS=PN/8552687&RS=PN/8552687

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Progressive Casualty Insurance Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Progressive Casualty Insurance, Mayfield Village, Ohio, has been assigned a patent (8,554,587) developed by Vikki Nowak, Cleveland Heights, Ohio, and Brian Brylinski, Cumming, Ga., for a "rich claim reporting system." The patent application was filed on Jan. 9, 2012 (13/346,097). 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=8,554,587.PN.&OS=PN/8,554,587&RS=PN/8,554,587

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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International Business Machines Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,554,570) developed by four co-inventors for an "apparatus and method for transportation and upselling of product." The co-inventors are Richard B. Bettes, Flagstaff, Ariz., Stephen E. Jaffe, Canton, Ga., Bret R. Sandefur, Elburn, Ill., and Matthew B. Trevathan, Kennesaw, Ga. The patent application was filed on May 30, 2012 (13/483,144). 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=8,554,570.PN.&OS=PN/8,554,570&RS=PN/8,554,570 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,554,554) developed by five co-inventors for an "automated demographic analysis by analyzing voice activity." The co-inventors are Michael Johnston, New York, Hisao M. Chang, Cedar Park, Texas, Harry E. Blanchard, Rumson, N.J., Bernard S. Renger, New Providence, N.J., and Linda Roberts, Decatur, Ga. The patent application was filed on Aug. 13, 2012 (13/584,006). 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=8,554,554.PN.&OS=PN/8,554,554&RS=PN/8,554,554 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,553,870) developed by Diane Brown Turcan, Smyrna, Greenland, and David L. Wellons, Marietta, Ga., for "computer telephony integration complete healthcare contact center."

The patent application was filed on Aug. 10, 2009 (12/538,246). 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=8553870.PN.&OS=PN/8553870&RS=PN/8553870

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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