U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Minnesota (April 2)

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ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Minnesota.

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Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software, Plano, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,689,285) developed by John Staehle Whelan, White Bear Lake, Minn., for a "rule-based derived-group security data management."

The patent application was filed on Sept. 14, 2012 (13/616,843). 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=8,689,285.PN.&OS=PN/8,689,285&RS=PN/8,689,285

Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Pioneer Hi Bred International Assigned Patent for Maize Inbred PH1DB1

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- Pioneer Hi Bred International, Johnston, Iowa, has been assigned a patent (8,686,256) developed by Lori Karyn Scott, Barnesville, Minn., and Joachim Ernst Kramer, Neusiedl, Australia, for the maize inbred PH1DB1.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 21, 2012 (13/400,657). 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=86,86,256.PN.&OS=PN/86,86,256&RS=PN/86,86,256

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Pioneer Hi Bred International Assigned Patent for Maize Inbred PH1MC9

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- Pioneer Hi Bred International, Johnston, Iowa, has been assigned a patent (8,686,261) developed by Lori Lisa Carrigan, Spicer, Minn., Stephen Joseph Szalma, Kandiyohi, Minn., and Matthew David Walch, Eau Claire, Wis., for the maize inbred PH1MC9.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 21, 2012 (13/400,719). 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=86,86,261.PN.&OS=PN/86,86,261&RS=PN/86,86,261

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Pioneer Hi Bred International Assigned Patent for Maize Inbred PH1MBC

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- Pioneer Hi Bred International, Johnston, Iowa, has been assigned a patent (8,686,260) developed by Lori Lisa Carrigan, Spicer, Minn., and Stephen Joseph Szalma, Kandiyohi, Minn., for the maize inbred PH1MBC.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 21, 2012 (13/400,714). 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=86,86,260.PN.&OS=PN/86,86,260&RS=PN/86,86,260

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Pioneer Hi Bred International Assigned Patent for Maize Inbred PH1KR5

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- Pioneer Hi Bred International, Johnston, Iowa, has been assigned a patent (8,686,258) developed by Kelvin Grandy Grant, Alma, Mich., and Todd Elliott Piper, Mankato, Minn., for the maize inbred PH1KR5.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 21, 2012 (13/400,662). 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=86,86,258.PN.&OS=PN/86,86,258&RS=PN/86,86,258

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Ameriprise Financial Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., <chron>April 2 -- Ameriprise Financial, Minneapolis, has been assigned a patent (8,688,556) developed by five co-inventors for a retirement planning application. The co-inventors are Mike R. Greene, Minnetrista, Minn., Logan C. Clipp, Minneapolis, Kim M. Sharan, Laurel Hollow, N.Y., John R. Woerner, Eden Prairie, Minn., and William F. Truscott, Marblehead, Mass.

The patent application was filed on June 12, 2012 (13/494,767). 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=86,88,556.PN.&OS=PN/86,88,556&RS=PN/86,88,556

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,688,385) developed by David A. Mrazek, Rochester, Minn., Dennis J. O'Kane, Rochester, Minn., and John L. Black, Rochester, Minn., for "methods for selecting initial doses of psychotropic medications based on a CYP2D6 genotype."

The patent application was filed on Aug. 2, 2006 (11/498,976). 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=86,88,385.PN.&OS=PN/86,88,385&RS=PN/86,88,385

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Medtronic Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- Medtronic, Minneapolis, has been assigned a patent (8,688,469) developed by Paul D. Ziegler, Minneapolis, Shantanu Sarkar, Roseville, Minn., and Jodi L. Redemske, Fridley, Minn., for a "system and method for identifying a prospective clinical therapy for a prospective patient having a medical device."

The patent application was filed on Oct. 29, 2010 (12/915,945). 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=86,88,469.PN.&OS=PN/86,88,469&RS=PN/86,88,469

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Cardiac Pacemakers Assigned Patent for Managing Cross Therapy Sensing in Multiple Therapy Implantable Device

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- Cardiac Pacemakers, St. Paul, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,688,213) developed by seven co-inventors for "managing cross therapy sensing in a multiple therapy implantable device." The co-inventors are David J. Ternes, Roseville, Minn., Douglas J. Brandner, New Brighton, Minn., Ramprasad Vijayagopal, Shoreview, Minn., Nicholas J. Stessman, Minneapolis, William J. Linder, Golden Valley, Minn., Keith R. Maile, New Brighton, Minn., and Abhi V. Chavan, Maple Grove, Minn.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 25, 2012 (13/660,388). 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=86,88,213.PN.&OS=PN/86,88,213&RS=PN/86,88,213

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Medtronic Assigned Patent for Implantable Medical Elongated Member Including Fixation Elements Along Interior Surface

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- Medtronic, Minneapolis, has been assigned a patent (8,688,238) developed by Martin T. Gerber, Maple Grove, Minn., for an "implantable medical elongated member including fixation elements along an interior surface."

The patent application was filed on Oct. 31, 2006 (11/591,279). 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=86,88,238.PN.&OS=PN/86,88,238&RS=PN/86,88,238

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Cardiac Pacemakers Assigned Patent for Cardiac Cycle Synchronized Sampling of Impedance Signal

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- Cardiac Pacemakers, St. Paul, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,688,214) developed by Jaeho Kim, Redmond, Wash., and Quan Ni, Shoreview, Minn., for a "cardiac cycle synchronized sampling of impedance signal."

The patent application was filed on May 10, 2013 (13/891,318). 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=86,88,214.PN.&OS=PN/86,88,214&RS=PN/86,88,214

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Cardiac Pacemakers Assigned Patent for Devices, Methods, and Systems Including Cardiac Pacing

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- Cardiac Pacemakers, St. Paul, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,688,234) developed by Qingsheng Zhu, Wexford, Pa., Daniel Felipe Ortega, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Julio Cesar Spinelli, Shoreview, Minn., for "devices, methods, and systems including cardiac pacing."

The patent application was filed on Dec. 18, 2009 (13/139,951). 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=86,88,234.PN.&OS=PN/86,88,234&RS=PN/86,88,234

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Collaborative Care Diagnostics Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- Collaborative Care Diagnostics, Maplewood, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,688,472) developed by John A. Romans, North Oaks, Minn., for a "system and method for cardiovascular testing."

The patent application was filed on May 30, 2012 (13/483,654). 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=86,88,472.PN.&OS=PN/86,88,472&RS=PN/86,88,472

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Cardiac Pacemakers Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- Cardiac Pacemakers, St. Paul, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,688,236) developed by Arthur J. Foster, Centerville, Minn., for a "medical lead coil conductor with spacer element."

The patent application was filed on Dec. 13, 2011 (13/324,007). 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=86,88,236.PN.&OS=PN/86,88,236&RS=PN/86,88,236

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Medtronic Assigned Patent for Collecting Posture and Activity Information to Evaluate Therapy

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- Medtronic, Minneapolis, has been assigned a patent (8,688,221) developed by Keith A. Miesel, St. Paul, Minn., Kenneth T. Heruth, Edina, Minn., and Gregory F. Molnar, New Brighton, Minn., for "collecting posture and activity information to evaluate therapy."

The patent application was filed on Feb. 21, 2012 (13/401,348). 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=86,88,221.PN.&OS=PN/86,88,221&RS=PN/86,88,221

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Cardiac Pacemakers Assigned Patent for Autothreshold with Sensing from Pacing Cathode

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- Cardiac Pacemakers, St. Paul, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,688,216) developed by six co-inventors for an "autothreshold with sensing from pacing cathode." The co-inventors are David W. Yost, Brooklyn Park, Minn., Deepa Mahajan, Circle Pines, Minn., Clayton S. Foster, Andover, Minn., Aaron R. McCabe, Edina, Minn., Shibaji Shome, Arden Hills, Minn., and Amy Jean Brisben, St. Paul, Minn.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 26, 2012 (13/684,814). 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=86,88,216.PN.&OS=PN/86,88,216&RS=PN/86,88,216

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Identifying Data Communications Algorithms of All Other Tasks in Single Collective Operation in Distributed Processing System

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,689,228) developed by four co-inventors for "identifying data communications algorithms of all other tasks in a single collective operation in a distributed processing system." The co-inventors are Charles J. Archer, Rochester, Minn., James E. Carey, Rochester, Minn., Matthew W. Markland, Rochester, Minn., and Philip J. Sanders, Rochester, Minn.

The patent application was filed on July 19, 2011 (13/185,856). 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=86,89,228.PN.&OS=PN/86,89,228&RS=PN/86,89,228

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Scoping Scripts in Page

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,689,329) developed by Brian J. Cragun, Rochester, Minn., Douglas R. Fish, Rochester, Minn., and John E. Petri, St. Charles, Minn., for "scoping scripts in a page."

The patent application was filed on Feb. 20, 2013 (13/772,266). 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=86,89,329.PN.&OS=PN/86,89,329&RS=PN/86,89,329

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Cardiac Pacemakers Assigned Patent for Percutaneous Neurostimulator for Modulating Cardiovascular Function

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- Cardiac Pacemakers, St. Paul, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,688,211) developed by Imad Libbus, St. Paul, Minn., Anthony V. Caparso, San Jose, Calif., and Andrew P. Kramer, Marine on St. Croix, Minn., for a "percutaneous neurostimulator for modulating cardiovascular function."

The patent application was filed on Aug. 26, 2010 (12/869,579). 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=86,88,211.PN.&OS=PN/86,88,211&RS=PN/86,88,211

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Speculative Thread Execution and Asynchronous Conflict Events

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,689,221) developed by four co-inventors for "speculative thread execution and asynchronous conflict events." The co-inventors are Thomas M. Gooding, Rochester, Minn., John K. O'Brien, South Salem, N.Y., Kai-Ting Amy Wang, Ontario, Canada, and Xiaotong Zhuang, White Plains, N.Y.

The patent application was filed on March 14, 2013 (13/827,981). 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=86,89,221.PN.&OS=PN/86,89,221&RS=PN/86,89,221

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Pacesetter Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- Pacesetter, Sylmar, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,682,446) developed by Albu; Ryan (Minneapolis, for a "convertible monopole and inverted-F antenna assembly for use in a medical telemetry system."

The patent application was filed on April 25, 2012 (13/456,116). 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=8682446.PN.&OS=PN/8682446&RS=PN/8682446

Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Karen Narag.

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