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

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

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IGT Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- IGT, Las Vegas, has been assigned a patent (8,550,901) developed by six co-inventors for "wagering game benefits redeemable at another gaming device " The co-inventors are Jay S. Walker, Ridgefield, Conn., Russell P. Sammon, San Francisco, Robert C. Tedesco, Fairfield, Conn., James A. Jorasch, New York, Daniel E. Tedesco, Shelton, Conn., and Jeffrey Y. Hayashida, San Fransico.

The patent application was filed on May 26, 2006 (11/420,617). 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=8550901.PN.&OS=PN/8550901&RS=PN/8550901

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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PPC Broadband Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- PPC Broadband, East Syracuse, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,550,835) developed by Noah Montena, Syracuse, N.Y., for a "connector having a nut-body continuity element and method of use thereof."

The patent application was filed on April 11, 2013 (13/860,964). 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=8550835.PN.&OS=PN/8550835&RS=PN/8550835

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; 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 (8,550,702) developed by four co-inventors for a "calibrated airflow sensor facilitating monitoring of electronic system cooling." The co-inventors are Levi A. Campbell, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Thomas C. Long, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Robert B. Schlak, Hyde Park, N.Y., and Peter A. Wendling, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 31, 2011 (13/285,014). 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=8550702.PN.&OS=PN/8550702&RS=PN/8550702

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Medical Instill Technologies Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Medical Instill Technologies, New Milford, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,550,799) developed by five co-inventors for a "sterile de-molding apparatus and method." The co-inventors are Daniel Py, Larchmont, N.Y., Benoit Adamo, Brookfield, Conn., John Guthy, Southbury, Conn., Nathaniel Houle, Hebron, Conn., and Giovanni Rodriguez, Stamford, Conn.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 6, 2011 (13/311,616). 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=8550799.PN.&OS=PN/8550799&RS=PN/8550799

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Illinois Tool Works Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Illinois Tool Works, Glenview, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,550,715) developed by David J. Anzini, Middletown, N.Y., Charles G. Greco, Bardonia, N.Y., and Glyn Russell, New City, N.Y., for a "zipper with intermeshing flange contours cross-reference to related applications."

The patent application was filed on Nov. 22, 2010 (12/951,754). 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=8550715.PN.&OS=PN/8550715&RS=PN/8550715

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Xerox Assigned Patent for Electroconductive Tubing for Heating, Transporting Liquefied Solid Ink

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Xerox, Norwalk, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,550,610) developed by William H. Wayman, Ontario, N.Y., for an "electroconductive tubing for heating and transporting liquefied solid ink."

The patent application was filed on Dec. 13, 2009 (12/636,755). 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=8550610.PN.&OS=PN/8550610&RS=PN/8550610

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Xerox Assigned Patent for Use of Photoresist Material as Interstitial Fill

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Xerox, Norwalk, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,550,601) developed by six co-inventors for the "use of photoresist material as an interstitial fill for PZT printhead fabrication." The co-inventors are Mark A. Cellura, Webster, N.Y., Peter J. Nystrom, Webster, N.Y., Kock-yee Law, Penfield, N.Y., John Paul Meyers, Rochester, N.Y., Gary Daniel Redding, Victor, N.Y., and Yuanjia Zhang, Rochester, N.Y.

The patent application was filed on March 23, 2011 (13/069,732). 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=8550601.PN.&OS=PN/8550601&RS=PN/8550601

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Merck Sharp & Dohme Assigned Patent for Substituted Cyclopropyl Compounds, Compositions

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Merck Sharp & Dohme, Rahway, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,552,022) developed by five co-inventors for "substituted cyclopropyl compounds, compositions containing such compounds and methods of treatment." The co-inventors are Harold B. Wood, Westfield, N.J., Alan D. Adams, Holland, N.Y., Jason W. Szewczyk, New York, Yong Zhang, West Windsor, N.J., and Meng Yang, Westfield, N.J.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 3, 2010 (13/390,147). 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=8,552,022.PN.&OS=PN/8,552,022&RS=PN/8,552,022

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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New York University Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- New York University, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,551,969) developed by Michele Pagano, New York, and Luca Busino, New York, for "methods to identify compounds useful for tumor sensitization to DNA damage."

The patent application was filed on Oct. 14, 2008 (12/251,082). 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=8,551,969.PN.&OS=PN/8,551,969&RS=PN/8,551,969

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Corning Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Corning, Corning, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,551,898) developed by six co-inventors for "glass compositions with improved chemical and mechanical durability." The co-inventors are Paul Steven Danielson, Dundee, N.Y., Steven Edward DeMartino, Painted Post, N.Y., Melinda Ann Drake, Corning, N.Y., Robert Michael Morena, Lindley, N.Y., Santona Pal, Painted Post, N.Y., and Robert Anthony Schaut, Painted Post, N.Y.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 25, 2012 (13/660,394). 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=8,551,898.PN.&OS=PN/8,551,898&RS=PN/8,551,898

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Unifrax I Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Unifrax I, Tonawanda, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,551,897) developed by Bruce K. Zoitos, Williamsville, N.Y., Michael J. Andrejcak, Niagara Falls, N.Y., and Paul M. Boymel, Amherst, N.Y., for an inorganic fiber.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 24, 2011 (13/012,315). 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=8,551,897.PN.&OS=PN/8,551,897&RS=PN/8,551,897

Written by Amal Ahmed; 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 (8,551,874) developed by Soon-Cheon Seo, Glenmont, N.Y., Bruce B. Doris, Brewster, N.Y., and Chih-Chao Yang, Glenmont, N.Y., for a "MOSFET gate and source/drain contact metallization."

The patent application was filed on May 8, 2010 (12/776,369). 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=8,551,874.PN.&OS=PN/8,551,874&RS=PN/8,551,874

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Low Series Resistance Transistor Structure

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,551,872) developed by five co-inventors for a "low series resistance transistor structure on silicon on insulator layer." The co-inventors are Kangguo Chen, Schenectady, N.Y., Bruce B. Doris, Brewster, N.Y., Balasubramanian S. Haran, Watervliet, N.Y., Amlan Majumdar, White Plains, N.Y., and Sanjay Mehta, Niskayuna, N.Y.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 19, 2012 (13/622,712). 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=8,551,872.PN.&OS=PN/8,551,872&RS=PN/8,551,872

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Teknic Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Teknic, Pittsford, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,552,672) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and apparatus to drive two-phase motors from a three-phase bridge." The co-inventors are Thomas John Bucella, Rochester, N.Y., Dave Sewhuk, Rochester, N.Y., Scott Mayne, Webster, N.Y., and Warren God, Fairport, N.Y.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 17, 2011 (13/274,914). 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=8552672.PN.&OS=PN/8552672&RS=PN/8552672

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Corning Inc. Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Corning Inc., Corning, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,552,642) developed by Stephan Lvovich Logunov, Corning, N.Y., John David Lorey, Corning, N.Y., and Vitor Marino Schneider, Painted Post, N.Y, for "methods and apparatus for packaging electronic components."

The patent application was filed on Sept. 17, 2010 (12/884,335). 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=8552642.PN.&OS=PN/8552642&RS=PN/8552642

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Copytele Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Copytele, Melville, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,552,632) developed by Denis A. Krusos, Melville, N.Y., and Anthony J. Campisi, Melville, N.Y., for an "active matrix phosphor cold cathode display."

The patent application was filed on July 16, 2011 (13/184,510). 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=8552632.PN.&OS=PN/8552632&RS=PN/8552632

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Sensor Electronic Technology Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Sensor Electronic Technology, Columbia, S.C., has been assigned a patent (8,552,562) developed by Grigory Simin, Columbia, S.C., Michael Shur, Latham, N.Y., and Remigijus Gaska, Columbia, S.C., for a "profiled contact for semiconductor device."

The patent application was filed on June 1, 2010 (12/791,288). 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=8552562.PN.&OS=PN/8552562&RS=PN/8552562

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Micron Technology Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Micron Technology, Boise, Idaho, has been assigned a patent (8,552,526) developed by Werner Juengling, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., and Richard Lane, Boise, Idaho, for a "self-aligned semiconductor trench structures."

The patent application was filed on Dec. 21, 2012 (13/725,384). 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=8552526.PN.&OS=PN/8552526&RS=PN/8552526

Written by Deviprasad Jena; 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 (8,552,500) developed by Robert H. Dennard, Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y., and Terence B. Hook, Jericho, Vt., for a "structure for CMOS ETSOI with multiple threshold voltages and active well bias capability."

The patent application was filed on May 24, 2011 (13/114,283). 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=8552500.PN.&OS=PN/8552500&RS=PN/8552500

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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General Electric Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- General Electric, Niskayuna, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,552,595) developed by four co-inventors for a "system and method for contactless power transfer in portable image detectors." The co-inventors are Adnan Kutubuddin Bohori, Bangalore, India, Suma Memana Narayana Bhat, Bangalore, India, Somakumar Ramachandrapanicker, Bangalore, India, and Jeffrey Neal Slotnick, Sayville, N.Y.

The patent application was filed on May 31, 2011 (13/149,170). 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=8552595.PN.&OS=PN/8552595&RS=PN/8552595

Written by Deviprasad Jena; 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 (8,552,502) developed by six co-inventors for a "structure and method to make replacement metal gate and contact metal." The co-inventors are Zhengwen Li, Wappingers Falls, N.Y., Michael P. Chudzik, Danbury, Conn., Unoh Kwon, Fishkill, N.Y., Filippos Papadatos, Wappingers Falls, N.Y., Andrew H. Simon, Fishkill, N.Y., and Keith Kwong Hon Wong, Wappingers Falls, N.Y.

The patent application was filed on March 23, 2012 (13/427,963). 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=8552502.PN.&OS=PN/8552502&RS=PN/8552502

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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International Business Machines Assigned Patent for SOI Trench DRAM Structure

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,552,487) developed by five co-inventors for a "SOI trench DRAM structure with backside strap." The co-inventors are Bruce B. Doris, Brewster, N.Y., Kangguo Cheng, Guilderland, N.Y., Ali Khakifirooz, Slingerlands, N.Y., Pranita Kulkarni, Slingerlands, N.Y., and Ghavam G. Shahidi, Pound Ridge, N.Y.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 7, 2012 (13/568,601). 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=8552487.PN.&OS=PN/8552487&RS=PN/8552487

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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International Business Machines, STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2) Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., and STMicroelectronics (Crolles 2), Crolles, France, have been assigned a patent (8,552,369) developed by Nicolas Breil, Hopewell Junction, N.Y., and Jerome Bienacel, Reaumont, France, for an "obtaining elemental concentration profile of sample."

The patent application was filed on Feb. 6, 2012 (13/366,749). 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=8552369.PN.&OS=PN/8552369&RS=PN/8552369

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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General Electric Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- General Electric, Niskayuna, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,552,389) developed by Floribertus P.M. Heukensfeldt Jansen, Ballston Lake, N.Y., and Yaron Hefetz, Kibbutz alonim, Israel, for a "system and method for collimation in diagnostic imaging systems."

The patent application was filed on Oct. 29, 2010 (12/915,873). 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=8552389.PN.&OS=PN/8552389&RS=PN/8552389

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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General Electric Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- General Electric, Schenectady, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,552,466) developed by Abdelaziz Ikhlef, Hartland, Wis., Wen Li, Clifton Park, N.Y., and Jeffrey Alan Kautzer, Pewaukee, Wis., for a "low capacitance photodiode element and computed tomography detector."

The patent application was filed on May 4, 2009 (12/434,947). 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=8552466.PN.&OS=PN/8552466&RS=PN/8552466

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Cornell University Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,552,363) developed by David Erickson, Ithaca, N.Y., and Sudeep Mandal, Ithaca, N.Y., for a "system and method for optically driven separations using fluid filled core optical fibers."

The patent application was filed on June 23, 2008 (12/143,952). 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=8552363.PN.&OS=PN/8552363&RS=PN/8552363

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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International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Layout of Turbines in Windfarm

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,554,519) developed by Bistra N. Dilkina, Ithaca, N.Y., Jayant R. Kalagnanam, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., and Elena A. Novakovskaia, Chappaqua, N.Y., for a "method for designing the layout of turbines in a windfarm."

The patent application was filed on Feb. 25, 2010 (12/712,836). 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=8,554,519.PN.&OS=PN/8,554,519&RS=PN/8,554,519

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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General Electric Assigned Patent for Mesh Network Management System

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- General Electric, Schenectady, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,553,536) developed by Thomas Clayton Mayo, Honeoye Falls, N.Y., and Aaron Michael Wright, East Rochester, N.Y., for a "mesh network management system." The patent application was filed on July 12, 2011 (13/180,816). 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=8,553,536.PN.&OS=PN/8,553,536&RS=PN/8,553,536

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Interdigital Technology Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Interdigital Technology, Wilmington, Del., has been assigned a patent (8,553,521) developed by four co-inventors for an "MIMO beamforming-based single carrier frequency division multiple access system." The co-inventors are Guodong Zhang, Farmingdale, N.Y., Jung-Lin Pan, Selden, N.Y., Robert Lind Olesen, Huntington, N.Y., and Yingming Tsai, Boonton, N.J. The patent application was filed on Sept. 25, 2006 (12/377,975). 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=8,553,521.PN.&OS=PN/8,553,521&RS=PN/8,553,521 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Maui Jim Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Maui Jim, Peoria, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,550,619) developed by Richard Lee Walker Jr., New York, and Silvano Derudi, Tradate Varese, Italy, for removable lens eyewear system.

The patent application was filed on June 16, 2011 (13/162,291). 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=8550619.PN.&OS=PN/8550619&RS=PN/8550619

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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General Electric Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- General Electric, Niskayuna, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,550,770) developed by Douglas Carl Hofer, Clifton Park, N.Y., and Dhananjayarao Gottapu, Bangalore, India, for a "supersonic compressor startup support system."

The patent application was filed on May 27, 2011 (13/117,871). 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=8550770.PN.&OS=PN/8550770&RS=PN/8550770

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; 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

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

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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General Electric Assigned Patent for System and Method for Precise Servoing

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- General Electric, Niskayuna, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,553,515) developed by Zhiyuan Ren, Malta, N.Y., Xiaolei Shi, Schenectady, N.Y., and Xuefeng Wang, Niskayuna, N.Y., for a "system and method for precise servoing." The patent application was filed on Nov. 30, 2010 (12/957,179). 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=8,553,515.PN.&OS=PN/8,553,515&RS=PN/8,553,515

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Nuance Communications Assigned Patent for Visualizing Automatic Speech Recognition

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Nuance Communications, Burlington, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,554,558) developed by Jeffrey S. McCarley, Bedford Hills, N.Y., and Leiming R. Qian, Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., for "visualizing automatic speech recognition and machine translation output." The patent application was filed on July 12, 2010 (12/834,298). 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=8,554,558.PN.&OS=PN/8,554,558&RS=PN/8,554,558

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Merck Sharp & Dohme Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Merck Sharp & Dohme, Rahway, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,552,193) developed by five co-inventors for an "alternative forms of the phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitor N-cyclopropyl-1-{3-[(1-oxidopryidin-3-yl)ethynyl]phenyl}-4-oxo-1,4-dihydr- o-1,8-naphthyridine-3-carboxyamide." The co-inventors are Sophie-Dorothee Clas, Montreal, Rafik Naccache, Laval, Canada, Hongshi Yu, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Canada, Jerry Murry, New York, and Narayan Vanankaval, Plainsboro, N.J.

The patent application was filed on March 31, 2010 (12/750,777). 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=8,552,193&OS=8,552,193&RS=8,552,193

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Pfizer Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Pfizer, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,552,207) developed by Joseph F. Krzyzaniak, Pawcatuck, Conn., and Jason Albert Leonard, New Rochelle, N.Y., for "salt forms of [R-(R*,R*)]-2-(4-fluorophenyl)-beta, delta-dihydroxy-5-(1-methylethyl)-3-phenyl-4-[(phenylamino)carbonyl]-1H-p- yrrole-1-heptanoic acid."

The patent application was filed on June 29, 2012 (13/537,432). 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=8,552,207&OS=8,552,207&RS=8,552,207

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

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International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Multi-anode System

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,551,303) developed by four co-inventors for "multi-anode system for uniform plating of alloys." The co-inventors are Charles L. Arvin, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Raschid J. Bezama, Putnam Valley, N.Y., Harry D. Cox, Rifton, N.Y., and Krystyna W. Semkow, Poughquag, N.Y.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 28, 2012 (13/406,679). 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=8,551,303&OS=8,551,303&RS=8,551,303

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

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International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Electroplating on Soil, Bulk Semiconductor Wafers

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,551,313) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and apparatus for electroplating on soi and bulk semiconductor wafers." The co-inventors are Veeraraghavan S. Basker, Schenectady, N.Y., Eduard Cartier, New York, Hariklia Deligianni, Tenafly, N.J., Rajarao Jammy, Austin, Texas, Vamsi K. Paruchuri, New York.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 15, 2007 (11/940,720). 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=8,551,313&OS=8,551,313&RS=8,551,313

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Praxair Technology Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Praxair Technology, Danbury, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,551,217) developed by Mohamed S.A. Baksh, Wheatfield, N.Y., and Marian Simo, Kenmore, N.Y., for a "six bed pressure swing adsorption process operating in normal and turndown modes."

The patent application was filed on July 18, 2011 (13/185,099). 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=8,551,217&OS=8,551,217&RS=8,551,217

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

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