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

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

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Harmonix Music Systems Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Harmonix Music Systems, Cambridge, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,550,908) developed by seven co-inventors for simulating musical instruments. The co-inventors are Jason D. Booth, Upton, Mass., Bryn Bennett, Somerville, Mass., Sylvain Dubrofsky, Somerville, Mass., Michael Monsalvatge, Waltham, Mass., Matthew J. Sharpe, Waltham, Mass., Joshua F. Stoddard, Arlington, Mass., and Daniel C. Teasdale, Somerville, Mass.

The patent application was filed on March 16, 2011 (13/049,730). 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=8550908.PN.&OS=PN/8550908&RS=PN/8550908

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Tyco Electronics Assigned Patent for Electrical Interconnect Device

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Tyco Electronics, Berwyn, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,550,825) developed by Jeffery W. Mason, North Attleboro, Mass., and Wayne S. Alden III, Whitman, Mass., for an electrical interconnect device.

The patent application was filed on April 5, 2011 (13/080,492). 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=8550825.PN.&OS=PN/8550825&RS=PN/8550825

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Merck Sharp & Dohme, Merck Canada Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Merck Sharp & Dohme, Rahway, N.J., and Merck Canada, Quebec, have been assigned a patent (8,551,984) developed by 30 co-inventors for "aminopyrimidines as SYK inhibitors." The co-inventors are Michael D. Altman, Needham, Mass., Brian M. Andresen, Sharon, Mass., Kenneth L. Arrington, Revere, Mass., Jason Burch, Westmount, Canada, Kaleen Konrad Childers, Newton, Mass., Bernard Cote, Notre-Dame-de-l'lle-Perrot, Canada, Maria Emilia Di Francesco, Brookline, Mass., Anthony Donofrio, Cambridge, Mass., <person>Kristina Dupont-Gaudet, Vaudreuil-Dorion, Canada, John Michael Ellis, Needham, Mass., Christian Fischer, Natick, Mass., Daniel Guay, Lachine, Canada, David Joseph Guerin, Natick, Mass., Andrew M. Haidle, Cambridge, Mass., Solomon Kattar, Arlington, Mass., Sandra Lee Knowles, Boston, Chaomin Li, Boston, Jongwon Lim, Lexington, Mass., Michelle R. Machacek, Brookline, Mass., Alan B. Northrup, Reading, Mass., Brendan M. O'Boyle, Boston, Ryan D. Otte, Natick, Mass., Michael H. Reutershan, Brookline, Mass., Eric Romeo, Allston, Mass., Adam J. Schell, Newton, Mass., Tony Siu, Brookline, Mass., Kerrie B. Spencer, Woonsocket, R.I., Brandon M. Taoka, Brookline, Mass., B. Wesley Trotter, Newton Highlands, Mass., and Hua Zhou, Acton, Mass.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 15, 2010 (12/968,608). 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=8,551,984.PN.&OS=PN/8,551,984&RS=PN/8,551,984

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Merck Sharp & Dohme Assigned Patent for Inhibitors of Phosphoinositide Dependent Kinase 1

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Merck Sharp & Dohme, Rahway, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,552,019) developed by Kevin A. Keenan, Watertown, Mass., and Alan B. Northrup, Reading, Mass., for "inhibitors of phosphoinositide dependent kinase 1."

The patent application was filed on Nov. 24, 2009 (13/131,322). 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=8,552,019.PN.&OS=PN/8,552,019&RS=PN/8,552,019

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Neosome Life Sciences Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Neosome Life Sciences, Bedford, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,551,992) developed by Laxman S. Desai, Brookline, Mass., and Srinivas Chittaboina, Woburn, Mass., for an "aminooxazole inhibitors of cyclin dependent kinases."

The patent application was filed on May 23, 2012 (13/478,376). 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=8,551,992.PN.&OS=PN/8,551,992&RS=PN/8,551,992

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Concert Pharmaceuticals Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Concert Pharmaceuticals, Lexington, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,552,008) developed by Roger Tung, Lexington, Mass., for "deuterated 3-(dihydro-1H-pyrazolo[4,3-D]pyrimidin-5-yl)-4-propoxybenzenesu- lfonamide derivatives and methods of use."

The patent application was filed on Oct. 22, 2007 (11/876,754). 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=8,552,008.PN.&OS=PN/8,552,008&RS=PN/8,552,008

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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McLean Hospital Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- McLean Hospital, Belmont, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,551,986) developed by Igor Elman, Ashland, Mass., David Borsook, Concord, Mass., and Jan Wasley, Guilford, Conn., for the "treatment of sequelae of psychiatric disorders."

The patent application was filed on Dec. 7, 2006 (12/096,428). 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=8,551,986.PN.&OS=PN/8,551,986&RS=PN/8,551,986

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Assigned Patent for Modulators

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,552,006) developed by four co-inventors for "modulators of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator." The co-inventors are Hayley Binch, Encinitas, Calif., Peter D.J. Grootenhuis, San Diego, Albert Pierce, Cambridge, Mass., and Lev T.D. Fanning, San Marcos, Calif.

The patent application was filed on June 11, 2010 (12/813,876). 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=8,552,006.PN.&OS=PN/8,552,006&RS=PN/8,552,006

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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NGM Biopharmaceuticals Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- NGM Biopharmaceuticals, South San Francisco, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,551,944) developed by four co-inventors for "methods of treating glucose metabolism disorders." The co-inventors are Zhaodan Cao, San Antonio, Yarong Lu, Watertown, Mass., Daniel David Kaplan, San Mateo, Calif., and Peng Zhang, Fremont, Calif.

The patent application was filed on April 15, 2011 (13/640,720). 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=8,551,944.PN.&OS=PN/8,551,944&RS=PN/8,551,944

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MIT Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,551,961) developed by Elazer Edelman, Brookline, Mass., and Mark Lovich, Brookline, Mass., for the "localized delivery of cardiac inotropic agents."

The patent application was filed on May 25, 2006 (11/440,529). 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=8,551,961.PN.&OS=PN/8,551,961&RS=PN/8,551,961

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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AbbVie Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- AbbVie, North Chicago, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,551,981) developed by 10 co-inventors for a furo[3,2-d]pyrimidine compounds. The co-inventors are David J. Calderwood, Framingham, Mass., Noel S. Wilson, Kenosha, Wis., Philip Cox, Grayslake, Ill., Michael Z. Hoemann, Marlborough, Mass., Bruce Clapham, Lindenhurst, Ill., Anil Vasudevan, Union Grove, Wis., Clara I. Villamil, Glenview, Ill., Bin Li, Ashland, Mass., Gagandeep Somal, Framingham, Mass., and Kelly D. Mullen, Charlton, Mass.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 7, 2011 (13/268,387). 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=8,551,981.PN.&OS=PN/8,551,981&RS=PN/8,551,981

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Digital Lumens Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Digital Lumens, Boston, has been assigned a patent (8,552,664) developed by four co-inventors for a "power management unit with ballast interface." The co-inventors are Brian J. Chemel, Marblehead, Mass., Colin Piepgras, Swampscott, Mass., Steve T. Kondo, Quincy, Mass., and Scott D. Johnston, Boston.

The patent application was filed on July 9, 2010 (12/833,181). 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=8552664.PN.&OS=PN/8552664&RS=PN/8552664

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Image Acoustics Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Image Acoustics, Cohasset, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,552,625) developed by John L. Butler, Cohasset, Mass., and Alexander L. Butler, Weymouth, Mass., for a "cantilever type acoustic transduction apparatus."

The patent application was filed on Sept. 25, 2012 (13/626,138). 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=8552625.PN.&OS=PN/8552625&RS=PN/8552625

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Schneider Electric IT Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Schneider Electric IT, West Kingston, R.I., has been assigned a patent (8,552,589) developed by four co-inventors for a "digital control method for operating the UPS systems in parallel." The co-inventors are Rajesh Ghosh, Bangalore, India, Mahima Agrawal, Bangalore, India, Pradeep Thalli, Bangalore, India, and Damir Klikic, Waltham, Mass.

The patent application was filed on May 14, 2010 (12/780,349). 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=8552589.PN.&OS=PN/8552589&RS=PN/8552589

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Schneider Electric IT Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Schneider Electric IT, West Kingston, R.I., has been assigned a patent (8,552,584) developed by four co-inventors for an "apparatus, system and method for a UPS." The co-inventors are Daniel C. Cohen, Newton, Mass., David A. Colucci, Lynnfield, Mass., Mark R. Melanson, Chelmsford, Mass., and James S. Spitaels, Shrewsbury, Mass.

The patent application was filed on April 23, 2012 (13/453,509). 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=8552584.PN.&OS=PN/8552584&RS=PN/8552584

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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WiTricity Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- WiTricity, Watertown, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,552,592) developed by seven co-inventors for "wireless energy transfer with feedback control for lighting applications." The co-inventors are David A. Schatz, Needham, Mass., Herbert T. Lou, Carlisle, Mass., Morris P. Kesler, Bedford, Mass., Katherine L. Hall, Westford, Mass., Konrad J. Kulikowski, Somerville, Mass., Eric R. Giler, Wellesley, Mass., and Ron Fiorello, Tewksbury, Mass.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 2, 2010 (12/698,523). 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=8552592.PN.&OS=PN/8552592&RS=PN/8552592

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Los Alamos National Security Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Los Alamos National Security, Los Alamos, N.M., has been assigned a patent (8,552,370) developed by eight co-inventors for a "robust statistical reconstruction for charged particle tomography." The co-inventors are Larry Joe Schultz, Los Alamos, N.M., Alexei Vasilievich Klimenko, Maynard, Mass., Andrew Mcleod Fraser, Los Alamos, N.M., Christopher Morris, Los Alamos, N.M., John Christopher Orum, Los Alamos, N.M., Konstantin N. Borozdin, Los Alamos, N.M., Michael James Sossong, Los Alamos, N.M., and Nicolas W. Hengartner, Los Alamos, N.M.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 24, 2007 (11/977,409). 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=8552370.PN.&OS=PN/8552370&RS=PN/8552370

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Harvard College Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,552,410) developed by Federico Capasso, Cambridge, Mass., Nanfang Yu, Cambridge, Mass., and Romain Blanchard, Cambridge, Mass., for a plasmonic polarizer.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 1, 2011 (13/223,409). 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=8552410.PN.&OS=PN/8552410&RS=PN/8552410

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Polestar Technologies Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Polestar Technologies, Needham Heights, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,552,401) developed by James A. Kane, Needham Heights, Mass., for an "optical chemical sensor feedback control system."

The patent application was filed on Jan. 5, 2009 (12/348,421). 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=8552401.PN.&OS=PN/8552401&RS=PN/8552401

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Metropolitan Life Insurance Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Metropolitan Life Insurance, Long Island City, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,554,583) developed by four co-inventors for "systems and methods for determination of long term care benefits." The co-inventors are Daniel Mule, Bethpage, N.Y., Barry Lewis Higgins, Westfield, N.J., David Dutille, Reading, Mass., and Terri Hoffman, Austin, Texas. The patent application was filed on April 13, 2009 (12/422,839). 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=8,554,583.PN.&OS=PN/8,554,583&RS=PN/8,554,583 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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MIT, Boston College Assigned PatentALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., and Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Mass., have been assigned a patent (8,552,242) developed by five co-inventors for "efficient methods for Z- or cis-selective cross-metathesis." The co-inventors are Amir H. Hoveyda, Lincoln, Mass., Simon J. Meek, Newtonville, Mass., Robert V. O'Brien, Brighton, Mass., Josep Llaveria Cros, Tarragona, Spain, and Richard R. Schrock, Winchester, Mass.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 8, 2011 (13/023,400). 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=8,552,242&OS=8,552,242&RS=8,552,242

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E I du Pont de Nemours Assigned Patent for Hydrogenation of Catmint Oil

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- E I du Pont de Nemours, Wilmington, Del., has been assigned a patent (8,552,210) developed by five co-inventors for a "hydrogenation of catmint oil." The co-inventors are Scott Christopher Jackson, Wilmington, Del., Leo Ernest Manzer, Wilmington, Del., Henry Max Schleinitz, Dennis, Mass., Mark A. Scialdone, West Grove, Pa., and Keith W. Hutchenson, Lincoln University, Pa.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 20, 2007 (12/519,582). 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=8,552,210&OS=8,552,210&RS=8,552,210

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

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ArQule Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- ArQule, Woburn, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,552,192) developed by six co-inventors for "purified pyrroloquinolinyl-pyrrolidine-2,5-dione compositions and methods for preparing and using same." The co-inventors are David P. Reed, Salem, N.H., Neil R. Barnes, Melrose, Mass., John C. Kane, West Monroe, N.Y., Christopher A. Lee, Freeville, N.Y., Jian-Xie Chen, Manlius, N.Y., and Martin P. Redmon, Oxford, Mass.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 22, 2010 (12/975,644). 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=8,552,192&OS=8,552,192&RS=8,552,192

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Schneider Electric IT Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Schneider Electric IT, West Kingston, R.I., has been assigned a patent (8,554,515) developed by James W. VanGilder, Pepperell, Mass., and Xuanhang Zhang, Tewksbury, Mass., for a "system and method for predicting cooling performance of arrangements of equipment in a data center." The patent application was filed on Aug. 20, 2012 (13/589,881). 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=8,554,515.PN.&OS=PN/8,554,515&RS=PN/8,554,515

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Cisco Technology Assigned Patent for Providing Improved Failover Performance for Pseudowires

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Cisco Technology, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,553,533) developed by five co-inventors for a "system and method for providing improved failover performance for pseudowires." The co-inventors are Adam Laurence Taylor, Acton, Mass., Muhammad Yousuf, Milpitas, Calif., James Ronald Holland Jr., Raleigh, N.C., Neil McGill, Linlithgow, United Kingdom, and Sudhir Kumar Rustogi, Cary, N.C. The patent application was filed on Dec. 10, 2010 (12/965,435). 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=8,553,533.PN.&OS=PN/8,553,533&RS=PN/8,553,533 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Errcive Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Errcive, Boalsburg, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,551,216) developed by Charles E. Ramberg, Los Altos Hills, Calif., Stephen A. Dynan, Boalsburg, Pa., and Jack A. Shindle, Rutland, Mass., for "porous bodies and methods."

The patent application was filed on Feb. 3, 2010 (12/699,736). 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=8,551,216&OS=8,551,216&RS=8,551,216

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EMC Assigned Patent for Method for Reducing Whisker Growth

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- EMC, Hopkinton, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,551,263) developed by four co-inventors for a "method for reducing whisker growth." The co-inventors are Nader Dariavach, Middleborough, Mass., Jin Liang, Southborough, Mass., Gordon Barr, Fall River, Mass., and Paul Callahan, Acton, Mass.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 15, 2009 (12/638,617). 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=8,551,263&OS=8,551,263&RS=8,551,263

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Biomet Manufacturing Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Biomet Manufacturing, Warsaw, Ind., has been assigned a patent (8,551,180) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and apparatus for wrist arthroplasty." The co-inventors are Jason M. Shultz, Liberty Township, Ohio, Kevin T. Stone, Winona Lake, Ind., and Andrew K. Palmer, Eastham, Mass.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 28, 2011 (13/338,623). 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=8,551,180&OS=8,551,180&RS=8,551,180

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

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iRobot Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- iRobot, Bedford, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,551,254) developed by four co-inventors for "systems and methods for robotic gutter cleaning along an axis of rotation." The co-inventors are Douglas C. Dayton, Harvard, Mass., Sung K. Park, Chestnut Hill, Mass., Karl Eaton Abele, Newton, Mass., and Jason Robinson, Tewksbury, Mass.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 4, 2011 (12/984,158). 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=8,551,254&OS=8,551,254&RS=8,551,254

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

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University of Tennesseee Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- The University of Tennesseee, Knoxville, Tenn., has been assigned a patent (8,552,208) developed by Richard E. Lee, Cordova, Tenn., Julian Gregston Hurdle, Germantown, Tenn., and Raghunandan Yendapally, Longmeadow, Mass., for an "analogs of tetramic acid."

The patent application was filed on Sept. 8, 2008 (12/231,915). 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=8,552,208&OS=8,552,208&RS=8,552,208

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

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iWalk Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- iWalk, Bedford, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,551,184) developed by Hugh M. Herr, Somerville, Mass., for a "variable mechanical-impedance artificial legs."

The patent application was filed on Feb. 1, 2012 (13/363,820). 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=8,551,184&OS=8,551,184&RS=8,551,184

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Opko Health Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Opko Health, Miami, has been assigned a patent (8,552,191) developed by six co-inventors for "process and intermediates for the synthesis of 8-[{1-(3,5-bis-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-ethoxy}-methyl]-8-phenyl-1,7-diaz- a-spiro[4.5]decan-2-one compounds." The co-inventors are Ingrid Mergelsberg, Mahwah, N.J., Dominik Hermann Scherer, Horw, Switzerland, Monika Erika Huttenloch, Kriens, Switzerland, Hon-Chung Tsui, East Brunswick, N.J., Sunil Paliwal, Monroe Township, N.J., and Neng-Yang Shih, Lexington, Mass.

The patent application was filed on March 20, 2008 (12/531,859). 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=8,552,191&OS=8,552,191&RS=8,552,191

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

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