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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Pennsylvania (March 28)

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ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 28 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Pennsylvania.

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Segway Orthopaedics Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 27 -- Segway Orthopaedics, Carlsbad, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,672,960) developed by three co-inventors for a method and apparatus "for endoscopic ligament release." The co-inventors are Richard Thomas Briganti, Philadelphia, Alan B. Miller, Jamison, Pa., and Charles F. Leinberry Jr., Chester Springs, Pa.

The patent application was filed on July 14, 2011 (13/183,020). 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=8672960.PN.&OS=PN/8672960&RS=PN/8672960

Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

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MapQuest Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 28 -- MapQuest, Denver, has been assigned a patent (8,681,022) developed by Eric Beyeler, Mount Joy, Pa., and Tianyu Wang, West Lebanon, N.H., for "systems and methods for generating electronic map displays with points-of-interest based on density thresholds."

The patent application was filed on Feb. 2, 2011 (13/019,646). 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=8681022.PN.&OS=PN/8681022&RS=PN/8681022

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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University of Pennsylvania Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 28 -- The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, has been assigned a patent (8,680,244) developed by eight co-inventors for a "method for the production of antibodies that bind to multiple membrane spanning proteins." The co-inventors are Robert Doms, Berwyn, Pa., Joseph Rucker, Philadelphia, Trevor L. Hoffman, Irvine, Calif., Paul Bates, Swarthmore, Pa., James A. Hoxie, Berwyn, Pa., Michael J. Endres, Painesville, Ohio, John Balliet, Norristown, Pa., and Dennis L. Kolson, Secane, Pa.

The patent application was filed on March 15, 2012 (13/421,559). 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=86,80,244.PN.&OS=PN/86,80,244&RS=PN/86,80,244

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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PPG Industries Ohio Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 28 -- PPG Industries Ohio, Cleveland, has been assigned a patent (8,679,580) developed by Songwei Lu, Wexford, Pa., Cheri M. Boykin, Wexford, Pa., and Caroline S. Harris, Pittsburgh, for "nanostructured coatings and related methods."

The patent application was filed on Oct. 5, 2006 (11/543,644). 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=8679580.PN.&OS=PN/8679580&RS=PN/8679580

Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Olympian Gaming Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 28 -- Olympian Gaming, Beaverton, Ore., has been assigned a patent (8,678,917) developed by Stacy Friedman, Beaverton, Ore., and Jon Muskin, Huntingdon Valley, Pa., for a "method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to determine and/or update slot machine configurations using historical, and/or current, and/or predicted future data."

The patent application was filed on March 25, 2013 (13/850,253). 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=8678917.PN.&OS=PN/8678917&RS=PN/8678917

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Jenrin Discovery Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 28 -- Jenrin Discovery, Wilmington, Del., has been assigned a patent (8,680,131) developed by John Francis McElroy, Wilmington, Del., and Robert John Chorvat, Chadds Ford Township, Pa., for "cannabinoid receptor antagonists/inverse agonists useful for treating disease conditions, including metabolic disorders and cancers."

The patent application was filed on July 24, 2013 (13/950,195). 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=8680131.PN.&OS=PN/8680131&RS=PN/8680131

Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Incyte Assigned Patent for Piperazinylpiperidine Derivatives as Chemokine Receptor Antagonists

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 28 -- Incyte, Wilmington, Del., has been assigned a patent (8,680,104) developed by 10 co-inventors for "piperazinylpiperidine derivatives as chemokine receptor antagonists." The co-inventors are Chu-Biao Xue, Hockessin, Del., Genfeng Cao, Bear, Del., Taisheng Huang, Wilmington, Del., Lihua Chen, Boothwyn, Pa., Ke Zhang, Wilmington, Del., Anlai Wang, Wilmington, Del., David J. Meloni, Bear, Del., Rajan Anand, Wilmington, Del., Joseph Glenn, Mount Royal, N.J., and Brian W. Metcalf, Moraga, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 1, 2012 (13/564,434). 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=8680104.PN.&OS=PN/8680104&RS=PN/8680104

Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Premark FEG Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 28 -- Premark FEG, Glenview, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,679,261) developed by 13 co-inventors for a "box-type warewasher including heat recovery system for reducing air moisture level at the end of cycle." The co-inventors are Brian A. Brunswick, Tipp City, Ohio, Michael S. D'Fantis, Macedonia, Ohio, David Lawrence Fischer, Fairborn, Ohio, Joshua A. Fortman, Knoxville, Tenn., Thomas A. Grueser, Donnelsville, Ohio, Todd M. Kerlin, Lima, Ohio, Catherine A. Mencsik Lucas, Dayton, Ohio, James D. Rice Jr., Miamisburg, Ohio, Craig S. Rohren, Dayton, Ohio, Benjamin J. Shappie, Versailles, Ohio, Benjamin A. Stroup, Tampa, Fla., John D. Thompson, Sewickley, Pa., and Charles E. Warner, Troy, Ohio.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 8, 2010 (12/684,204). 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=86,79,261.PN.&OS=PN/86,79,261&RS=PN/86,79,261

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Progenra Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 28 -- Progenra, Malvern, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,680,139) developed by six co-inventors for "anti-neoplastic compounds, compositions and methods." The co-inventors are Ping Cao, Savoy, Ill., Joseph Weinstock, Wayne, Pa., William D. Kingsbury, Wilmington, N.C., Craig A. Leach, Ardmore, Pa., Suresh Kumar Kizhakkethil-George, Downingtown, Pa., and Benjamin Nicholson, Merion, Pa.

The patent application was filed on March 31, 2010 (13/262,422). 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=86,80,139.PN.&OS=PN/86,80,139&RS=PN/86,80,139

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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General Electric Assigned Patent for Communication Management System and Method for Rail Vehicle

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 28 -- General Electric, Schenectady, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,682,513) developed by five co-inventors for a "communication management system and method for a rail vehicle." The co-inventors are Yi Chen, Melbourne, Fla., Jeffrey Twichel, Erie, Pa., Brian Meyer, Fairview, Pa., Robert Palanti, Melbourne, Fla., and Scott Sexauer, Lawrence Park, Pa.

The patent application was filed on April 10, 2012 (13/443,400). 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=86,82,513.PN.&OS=PN/86,82,513&RS=PN/86,82,513

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Philadelphia Health & Education Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 28 -- Philadelphia Health & Education, Philadelphia, has been assigned a patent (8,680,254) developed by Gordon J. Lutz, Kennett Square, Pa., Melanie K. Tallent, Kennett Square, Pa., and Nicole Michele Lykens, Woodbury, N.J., for the "modulation of pre-mRNA using splice modulating oligonucleotides as therapeutic agents in the treatment of disease."

The patent application was filed on Jan. 14, 2010 (13/144,409). 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=86,80,254.PN.&OS=PN/86,80,254&RS=PN/86,80,254

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Fluor Technologies Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 28 -- Fluor Technologies, Aliso Viejo, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,679,448) developed by four co-inventors for configurations and methods of "treatment of sulfur-containing vent gases." The co-inventors are Thomas Chow, Irvine, Calif., Theresa Flood, Mission Viejo, Calif., Elmo Nasato, Oakville, Ontario, Canada, and Uday Navin Parekh, Allentown, Pa.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 21, 2012 (13/624,566). 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=8679448.PN.&OS=PN/8679448&RS=PN/8679448

Written by Marlyn Vitin.

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Intrexon Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 28 -- Intrexon, Blacksburg, Va., has been assigned a patent (8,680,249) developed by Subba Reddy Palli, Lansdale, Pa., for "leafthopper ecdysone receptor nucleic acids, polypeptides, and uses thereof." The patent application was filed on Sept. 7, 2007 (11/852,194). 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=20140325.PD.&s2=%28VA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/25/2014+AND+AS/VA&RS=ISD/03/25/2014+AND+AS/VA

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Utility Risk Management Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 28 -- Utility Risk Management, Stowe, Vt., has been assigned a patent (8,680,994) developed by seven co-inventors for a "method for locating vegetation having a potential to impact a structure." The co-inventors are Vesa Johannes Leppanen, Doylestown, Pa., Adam Robert Rousselle, New Hope, Pa., Hugh Andrew Clymer, Stowe, Vt., Leighton Dalmasse, East Montpelier, Vt., Brian Beck, Stowe, Vt., Jari Kinnunen, Kulho, Finland, and Andrey Shipilov, Joensuu, Finland.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 30, 2011 (13/341,089). 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=8680994.PN.&OS=PN/8680994&RS=PN/8680994

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Incyte Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 28 -- Incyte, Wilmington, Del., has been assigned a patent (8,680,108) developed by four co-inventors for a "substituted fused aryl and heteroaryl derivatives as PI3K inhibitors." The co-inventors are Yun-Long Li, Chadds Ford Township, Pa., Andrew P. Combs, Kennett Square, Pa., Eddy W. Yue, Landenberg, Pa., and Hui-Yin Li, Hockessin, Germany.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 17, 2010 (12/972,155). 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=8680108.PN.&OS=PN/8680108&RS=PN/8680108

Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Moderna Therapeutics Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 28 -- Moderna Therapeutics, Cambridge, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,680,069) developed by four co-inventors for a "modified polynucleotides for the production of G-CSF." The co-inventors are Antonin de Fougerolles, Brookline, Mass., Kristy M. Wood, Cambridge, Mass., Sayda M. Elbashir, Cambridge, Mass., and Jason P. Schrum, Philadelphia.

The patent application was filed on May 18, 2013 (13/897,367). 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=8680069.PN.&OS=PN/8680069&RS=PN/8680069

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Intellibot Robotics Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 28 -- Intellibot Robotics, Portland, Ore.Henry L. Hillman Jr., Vancouver, Wash., David M. Knuth Jr., East Dubuque, Ill., Daniel M. Daly, Brownsburg, Ind., Vinton Coffman, Pittsburgh, Ralph McCann, Richmond, Va., Stephen D. Herr, Richmond, Va., and Kevin L. Thomas, Richmond, Va.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 11, 2009 (12/616,577). 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=8679260.PN.&OS=PN/8679260&RS=PN/8679260

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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National Institute of Aerospace Associates, NASA Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 28 -- National Institute of Aerospace Associates, Hampton, Va., and NASA have been assigned a patent (8,680,749) developed by Tian-Bing Xu, Hampton, Va., Xiaoning Jiang, State College, Pa., and Ji Su, Yorktown, Va., for "piezoelectric multilayer-stacked hybrid actuation/transduction system." The patent application was filed on Sept. 3, 2009 (12/584,290). 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=20140325.PD.&s2=%28VA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/25/2014+AND+AS/VA&RS=ISD/03/25/2014+AND+AS/VA

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Purdue Pharma Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 28 -- Purdue Pharma, Stamford, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,680,118) developed by Donald J. Kyle, Newton Hamilton, Pa., Qun Sun, Princeton, N.J., and Laykea Tafesse, Robbinsville, N.J., for "therapeutic agents useful for treating pain."

The patent application was filed on June 18, 2012 (13/525,950). 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=86,80,118.PN.&OS=PN/86,80,118&RS=PN/86,80,118

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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University of Pennsylvania Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 28 -- The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia,, has been assigned a patent (8,680,047) developed by Mark I. Greene, Penn Valley, Pa., Ramachandran Murali, Drexel Hill, Pa., and Akihiro Hasegawa, Chiba, Japan, for "fas peptide mimetics and uses thereof."

The patent application was filed on Aug. 15, 2011 (13/210,117). 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=86,80,047.PN.&OS=PN/86,80,047&RS=PN/86,80,047

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Event Detection Through Pattern Discovery

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 28 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,682,032) developed by six co-inventors for an "event detection through pattern discovery." The co-inventors are Quanfu Fan, Somerville, Mass., Prasad Gabbur, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y., Sachiko Miyazawa, Bronx, N.Y., Jiyan Pan, Pittsburgh, Sharathchandra U. Pankanti, Darien, Conn., and Hoang Trinh, Mount Vernon, N.Y.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 19, 2011 (13/213,262). 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=8,682,032.PN.&OS=PN/8,682,032&RS=PN/8,682,032

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Rembrandt Shaving Technologies Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 28 -- Rembrandt Shaving Technologies, Bala Cynwyd, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,680,177) developed by Shelly Starling, Lansdale, Pa., for "polyethylene or polymeric polyol compositions and methods for same."

The patent application was filed on Feb. 15, 2011 (13/027,874). 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=86,80,177.PN.&OS=PN/86,80,177&RS=PN/86,80,177

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Pactiv Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 28 -- Pactiv, Lake Forest, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,679,605) developed by James Stevenson, Alcoa Center, Pa., for a "peelable child resistant pharmaceutical blister lidstock."

The patent application was filed on March 20, 2007 (11/688,803). 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=86,79,605.PN.&OS=PN/86,79,605&RS=PN/86,79,605

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Air Products and Chemicals Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 28 -- Air Products and Chemicals, Allentown, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,680,289) developed by six co-inventors for "complexes of imidazole ligands." The co-inventors are John Anthony Thomas Norman, Encinitas, Calif., Melanie K. Perez, San Diego, Xinjian Lei, Vista, Calif., Daniel P. Spence, Carlsbad, Calif., Sergei Vladimirovich Ivanov, Schnecksville, Pa., and Wade Hampton Bailey III, Emmaus, Pa.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 1, 2012 (13/363,918). 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=86,80,289.PN.&OS=PN/86,80,289&RS=PN/86,80,289

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Vitae Pharmaceuticals Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 28 -- Vitae Pharmaceuticals, Fort Washington, Pa., and Boehringer Ingelheim International, Germany, have been assigned a patent (8,680,093) developed by Martin Renz, Eberhardzell-Dietenwegen, Germany, Martin Schuehle, Oberhoefen, Germany, and Zhenrong Xu, Chalfont, Pa., for "cyclic inhibitors of 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1."

The patent application was filed on April 30, 2010 (13/318,271). 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=86,80,093.PN.&OS=PN/86,80,093&RS=PN/86,80,093

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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University of Maryland, HHS, VA Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 28 -- The University of Maryland, Baltimore, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs have been assigned a patent (8,680,056) developed by five co-inventors for "antiproliferative factor and methods of use." The co-inventors are Susan K. Keay, Ellicott City, Md., Christopher Michejda, North Potomac, Md., Zoltan Szekely, Gaithersburg, Md., Thomas Conrads, Pittsburgh, and Timothy Veenstra, Jefferson, Md.

The patent application was filed on May 3, 2007 (11/743,865). 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=8680056.PN.&OS=PN/8680056&RS=PN/8680056

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Vitae Pharmaceuticals Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 28 -- Vitae Pharmaceuticals, Fort Washington, Pa., and Boehringer Ingelheim International, Germany, have been assigned a patent (8,680,281) developed by seven co-inventors for "lactam inhibitors of 11-.beta.-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1." The co-inventors are David A. Claremon, Maple Glen, Pa., Linghang Zhuang, Chalfont, Pa., Yuanjie Ye, Ambler, Pa., Suresh B. Singh, Kendall Park, N.J., Colin M. Tice, Ambler, Pa., Zhenrong Xu, Chalfont, Pa., and Robert D. Simpson, Wilmington, Del.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 7, 2009 (12/811,577). 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=86,80,281.PN.&OS=PN/86,80,281&RS=PN/86,80,281

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Rohm and Haas, Dow Global Technologies Assigned Patent for Semi-crystalline Polyolefin Composition

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 28 -- Rohm and Haas, Philadelphia, and Dow Global Technologies, Midland, Mich., have been assigned a patent (8,680,186) developed by five co-inventors for a "semi-crystalline polyolefin composition, method of producing the same, and articles made therefrom." The co-inventors are Mark J.M. Van Heeringen, Bergen Op Zoom, The Netherlands, Marlies C. Totte Van't Westeinde, Oostburg, The Netherlands, Dorothy Klasen, Sas Van Gent, The Netherlands, Jian-Yang Cho, Ambler, Pa., and Yannick Saint-Gerard, Roquefort-les-Pins, France.

The patent application was filed on June 30, 2012 (13/539,316). 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=86,80,186.PN.&OS=PN/86,80,186&RS=PN/86,80,186

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Cewa Technologies Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 28 -- Cewa Technologies, Bethlehem, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,680,391) developed by five co-inventors for the "solar concentrator configuration with improved manufacturability and efficiency." The co-inventors are John Stewart Fangman, Reading, Pa., Michael E. Fangman, Reading, Pa., John Matthew Fangman, Reading, Pa., Sudhakar Neti, Hanover Township, Pa., and Arati Shah-Yukich, Bethlehem, Pa.

The patent application was filed on July 22, 2010 (12/841,266). 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=86,80,391.PN.&OS=PN/86,80,391&RS=PN/86,80,391

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Merck Sharp & Dohme Assigned Patent for Quinolinone PDE2 Inhibitors

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 28 -- Merck Sharp & Dohme, Rahway, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,680,116) developed by five co-inventors for quinolinone PDE2 inhibitors. The co-inventors are Pablo DeLeon, Philadelphia, Melissa Egbertson, Ambler, Pa., Ivory D. Hills, Harleysville, Pa., Adam Wayne Johnson, North Wales, Pa., and Michelle Machacek, Brookline, Mass. The patent application was filed on July 19, 2010 (13/384,946). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=2&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=66&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140325.PD.&s2=%28NJ.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/25/2014+AND+AS/NJ&RS=ISD/03/25/2014+AND+AS/NJ Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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HHS, VA, University of Maryland Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the and the University of Maryland, Baltimore have been assigned a patent (8,680,056) developed by five co-inventors for "antiproliferative factor and methods of use." The co-inventors are Susan K. Keay, Ellicott City, Md., Christopher Michejda, North Potomac, Md., Zoltan Szekely, Gaithersburg, Md., Thomas Conrads, Pittsburgh, and Timothy Veenstra, Jefferson, Md. The patent application was filed on May 3, 2007 (11/743,865). 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=14&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140325.PD.&s2=%28DC.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/03/25/2014+AND+AS/DC&RS=ISD/03/25/2014+AND+AS/DC Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Rohm and Haas Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 28 -- Rohm and Haas, Philadelphia, has been assigned a patent (8,680,205) developed by five co-inventors for the "flow additive for urethane system." The co-inventors are Larry F. Brinkman, Woodstock, Ill., Mai Chen, Hoffman Estates, Ill., David E. Vietti, Cary, Ill., Melinda L. Einsla, Chalfont, Pa., and Joseph James Zupancic, Glen Ellyn, Ill.

The patent application was filed on July 12, 2012 (13/547,173). 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=86,80,205.PN.&OS=PN/86,80,205&RS=PN/86,80,205

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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