U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Illinois (March 19)

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Trading Technologies International Assigned Patent for System and Method for Risk Management Using Average Expiration Times

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- Trading Technologies International, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,676,693) developed by Jens-Uwe Schluetter, Evanston, Ill., for "system and method for risk management using average expiration times." The patent application was filed on April 12, 2010 (12/758,791). 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=18&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140318.PD.&s2=%28IL.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/18/2014+AND+AS/IL&RS=ISD/03/18/2014+AND+AS/IL

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Rockwell Automation Technologies Assigned Patent for Presentation of Industrial Automation Data as Function of Relevance to User

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- Rockwell Automation Technologies, Mayfield Heights, Ohio, has been assigned a patent (8,677,262) developed by nine co-inventors for a "presentation of industrial automation data as a function of relevance to user." The co-inventors are John Joseph aier, Mentor, Ohio, Clifton Harold Bromley, Westminster, Canada, Mark Hobbs, Hartford, Wis., Teunis Hendrik Schouten, Langley, Canada, Douglas James Reichard, Fairview Park, Ohio, Kevin George Gordon, Vancouver, Canada, Taryl Jon Jasper, Taryl Jon, South Euclid, Ohio, Robert Joseph McGreevy, Oswego, Ill., and Bruce Gordan Fuller, Alberta, Canada.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 27, 2007 (11/863,183). 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=86,77,262.PN.&OS=PN/86,77,262&RS=PN/86,77,262

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Caterpillar Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- Caterpillar, Peoria, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,676,630) developed by Anthony James Grichnik, Eureka, Ill., Stephen James Forret, Morton, Ill., and Scott Edward Taylor, Peoria, Ill., for "systems and methods for selectively updating forecast data." The patent application was filed on Feb. 7, 2012 (13/367,721). 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=20140318.PD.&s2=%28IL.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/18/2014+AND+AS/IL&RS=ISD/03/18/2014+AND+AS/IL

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Red Hat Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- Red Hat, Raleigh, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,677,454) developed by Greg DeKoenigsberg, Durham, N.C., and Mike McGrath, Schaumburg, Ill., for the "utilization of virtual machines by a community cloud."

The patent application was filed on May 18, 2010 (12/782,462). 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=86,77,454.PN.&OS=PN/86,77,454&RS=PN/86,77,454

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Monsanto Technology Assigned Patent for Plants and Seeds of Hybrid Corn Variety CH685922

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- Monsanto Technology, St. Louis, has been assigned a patent (8,674,201) developed by seven co-inventors for "plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH685922." The co-inventors are Michael Dragonuk, Steward, Ill., Chris Eichhorn, Williamsburg, Iowa, Peter Guzman, Sioux Falls, S.D., Gregory J. Holland, Troy, Ohio, Laron L. Peters, Gothenburg, Neb., de Hector Ramirez Leon, O'Fallon, Mo., and Christopher L. Souder, Spencer, Iowa.

The patent application was filed on April 27, 2012 (13/459,044). 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=86,74,201.PN.&OS=PN/86,74,201&RS=PN/86,74,201

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Walgreen Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- Walgreen, Deerfield, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,676,606) developed by Gyula J. Nadas, Wauconda, Ill., Michael R. Johnson, Hobart, Ind., and Anthony James Fields, Menomonee Falls, Wis., for "systems and methods for providing comprehensive pharmaceutical consultations." The patent application was filed on Nov. 1, 2010 (12/917,061). 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=20140318.PD.&s2=%28IL.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/18/2014+AND+AS/IL&RS=ISD/03/18/2014+AND+AS/IL

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Cleversafe Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- Cleversafe, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,677,214) developed by Gary W. Grube, Barrington Hills, Ill., and Timothy W. Markison, Mesa, Ariz., for "encoding data utilizing a zero information gain function." The patent application was filed on Sept. 12, 2012 (13/611,962). 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=20140318.PD.&s2=%28IL.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/18/2014+AND+AS/IL&RS=ISD/03/18/2014+AND+AS/IL

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Sears Brands Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- Sears Brands, Hoffman Estates, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,676,660) developed by seven co-inventors for a "system and method for providing a streamlined checkout process." The co-inventors are James Yu, Glenview, Ill., Greg Franczyk, Carpentersville, Ill., Jason Ruud, South Elgin, Ill., Brian Jordan, West Dundee, Ill., Robert Richard Roy, Glen Allen, Va., Eric J. Klondnick, Chicago, and Mahesh Bommireddy, Palatine, Ill. The patent application was filed on Jan. 11, 2011 (13/004,331). 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=20140318.PD.&s2=%28IL.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/18/2014+AND+AS/IL&RS=ISD/03/18/2014+AND+AS/IL Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Cardiac Pacemakers Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- Cardiac Pacemakers, St. Paul, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,676,344) developed by five co-inventors for a "polyisobutylene urethane, urea and urethane/urea copolymers and medical leads containing the same." The co-inventors are Shrojalkmar Desai, Lake Bluff, Ill., Mark W. Boden, Harrisville, R.I., Stephen E. DeRoche, St. Paul, Minn., Arthur J. Foster, Blaine, Minn., and G. Shantanu Reddy, Minneapolis. The patent application was filed on Jan. 18, 2013 (13/744,832). 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=5&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140318.PD.&s2=%28MN.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/18/2014+AND+AS/MN&RS=ISD/03/18/2014+AND+AS/MN Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Walgreen Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus for Medication Prescription Consultation

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- Walgreen, Deerfield, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,676,604) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and apparatus for medication prescription consultation." The co-inventors are Casey L. Kozlowski, Barrington, Ill., Gowri Selka, Buffalo Grove, Ill., Natasha Polster, Long Grove, Ill., and Sam Libo, Deerfield, Ill. The patent application was filed on Aug. 15, 2007 (11/839,306). 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=24&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140318.PD.&s2=%28IL.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/18/2014+AND+AS/IL&RS=ISD/03/18/2014+AND+AS/IL Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Trading Technologies International Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- Trading Technologies International, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,676,697) developed by Gary Allan Kemp II, Winnetka, Ill., Joan Ebersole, Glen Ellyn, Ill., and Jens-Uwe Schluetter, Evanston, Ill., for a "method and interface for presenting last traded quantity information." The patent application was filed on Feb. 14, 2013 (13/767,104). 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=17&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140318.PD.&s2=%28IL.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/18/2014+AND+AS/IL&RS=ISD/03/18/2014+AND+AS/IL

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for System and Method for Consolidating Middleware Functionality

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,677,379) developed by four co-inventors for a "system and method for consolidating middleware functionality." The co-inventors are Jonathan Chester Gathman, Arnold, Mo., William Scott Bertrand, Belleville, Ill., Robert William Gulledge, St. Charles, Mo., and Bhanu Ramesh, Fenton, Mo.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 31, 2012 (13/601,328). 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=20140318.PD.&s2=%28GA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/18/2014+AND+AS/GA&RS=ISD/03/18/2014+AND+AS/GA

Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Mosaic Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- Mosaic, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,677,320) developed by Peter B. Wilson, Chicago, and Karen B. Johns, Chicago, for a "software testing supporting high reuse of test data." The patent application was filed on April 6, 2011 (13/081,046). 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=20140318.PD.&s2=%28IL.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/18/2014+AND+AS/IL&RS=ISD/03/18/2014+AND+AS/IL

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Fenwal Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- Fenwal, Lake Zurich, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,676,600) developed by four co-inventors for "mobile applications for blood centers." The co-inventors are Brian C. Case, Lake Villa, Ill., Jonathan Prendergast, Palatine, Ill., John W. Barry Jr., Mount Prospect, Ill., and Christopher D. Gassman, Crystal Lake, Ill. The patent application was filed on Aug. 12, 2011 (13/209,151). 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=25&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140318.PD.&s2=%28IL.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/18/2014+AND+AS/IL&RS=ISD/03/18/2014+AND+AS/IL Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Qualcomm MEMS Technologies Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- Qualcomm MEMS Technologies, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,674,616) developed by three co-inventors for a "[d]istributed illumination system." The co-inventors are Robert L. Holman, Evanston, Ill., Matthew B. Sampsell, Chicago, and Jeffrey B. Sampsell, Pueblo West, Colo.

The patent application was filed on March 29, 2011 (13/074,927). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sec2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8674616.PN.&OS=PN/8674616&RS=PN/8674616

Written by Marlyn Vitin.

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