U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Texas (Nov. 27)

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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Texas.

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Verizon Patent and Licensing Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Verizon Patent and Licensing, Basking Ridge, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,595,857) developed by five co-inventors for a "persona-based identity management system." The co-inventors are Paul Andrew Donfried, Richmond, Mass., Steven T. Archer, Dallas, Guy S. Tallent Jr., New York, Ashley Evans, Stonington, Conn., and Peter S. Tippett, Great Falls, Va.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 28, 2010 (12/979,820). 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=13&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131126.PD.&s2=%28NJ.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/NJ&RS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/NJ

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance, Hartford, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,595,036) developed by Richard B. Jones, Dallas, and Gregory M. Barats, Dallas, for an "insurance product, rating system and method."

The patent application was filed on April 27, 2012 (13/458,598). 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=8&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131126.PD.&s2=%28CT.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/CT&RS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/CT

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Medtronic Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Medtronic, Minneapolis, has been assigned a patent (8,594,798) developed by five co-inventors for a "multi-modal operation of a medical device system." The co-inventors are Ivan Osorio, Leawood, Kan., Mark G. Frei, Lawrence, Kan., Mark T. Rise, Monticello, Minn., Scott F. Schaffner, Austin, Texas, and Nina M. Graves, Minnetonka, Minn.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 15, 2003 (10/687,289). 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=13&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131126.PD.&s2=%28MN.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/MN&RS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/MN

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Cardiac Pacemakers Assigned Patent for Pre-excitation Pacing for Treatment of Hypertension

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Cardiac Pacemakers, St. Paul, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,594,791) developed by Rodney W. Salo, Fridley, Minn., and Robert Shipley, Austin, Texas, for "pre-excitation pacing for treatment of hypertension."

The patent application was filed on Oct. 22, 2012 (13/656,957). 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=16&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131126.PD.&s2=%28MN.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/MN&RS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/MN

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Verizon Patent and Licensing Assigned Patent for Method and System of Providing Audio Phone Card

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Verizon Patent and Licensing, Basking Ridge, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,594,640) developed by Scott L. Hiller, McKinney, Texas, for a "method and system of providing an audio phone card."

The patent application was filed on Dec. 19, 2007 (11/959,836). 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=32&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131126.PD.&s2=%28NJ.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/NJ&RS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/NJ

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Verizon Patent and Licensing Assigned Patent for Delivering Video on Demand Using Mobile Multicast Networks

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Verizon Patent and Licensing, Basking Ridge, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,595,141) developed by four co-inventors for "delivering video on demand (VOD) using mobile multicast networks." The co-inventors are Jack Jianxiu Hao, Lexington, Mass., John F. Gallagher, Hopewell, N.J., Raul Aldrey, Plano, Texas, and Ruchir Rodrigues, Dallas.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 15, 2011 (13/296,521). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=25&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131126.PD.&s2=%28NJ.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/NJ&RS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/NJ

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International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Streaming Video with Enhanced Overlay Positioning

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,595,761) developed by four co-inventors for a "streaming video with enhanced overlay positioning." The co-inventors are Jeffrey David Amsterdam, Roswell, Ga., Mauro Marzorati, Lutz, Fla., Brian Marshall O'Connell, Research Triangle Park, N.C., and Keith Raymond Walker, Austin, Texas.

The patent application was filed on June 17, 2011 (13/163,079). 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=13&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131126.PD.&s2=%28NY.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/NY&RS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/NY

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International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Method and System for Policy Driven Data Disclosure

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,595,805) developed by Heather M. Hinton, Austin, Texas, Donald N. Jones, Cary, N.C., and Masakazu Miyamoto, Kanagawa, Japan, for a "method and system for policy driven data disclosure."

The patent application was filed on March 12, 2012 (13/417,705). 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=10&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131126.PD.&s2=%28NY.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/NY&RS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/NY

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Guiding Design Actions for Complex Failure Modes

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,595,664) developed by Anne Elizabeth Gattiker, Austin, Texas, and Sani Richard Nassif, Austin, Texas, for "guiding design actions for complex failure modes."

The patent application was filed on Dec. 16, 2011 (13/328,911). 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=35&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131126.PD.&s2=%28NY.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/NY&RS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/NY

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International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Local Objective Optimization in Global Placement of Integrated Circuit Design

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,595,675) developed by five co-inventors for a "local objective optimization in global placement of an integrated circuit design." The co-inventors are Charles J. Alpert, Austin, Texas, Myung-Chul Kim, Austin, Texas, Gi-Joon Nam, Austin, Texas, Shyam Ramji, Lagrangeville, N.Y., and Natarajan Viswanathan, Austin, Texas.

The patent application was filed on June 30, 2012 (13/539,428). 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=33&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131126.PD.&s2=%28NY.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/NY&RS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/NY

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International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Preserving Dedicated Temporary Allocation Virtualization Function in Power Management Environment

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,595,721) developed by four co-inventors for "preserving a dedicated temporary allocation virtualization function in a power management environment." The co-inventors are Naresh Nayar, Rochester, Minn., Karthick Rajamani, Austin, Texas, Freeman L. Rawson III, Austin, Texas, and Malcolm S. Ware, Austin, Texas.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 22, 2009 (12/644,749). 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=22&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131126.PD.&s2=%28NY.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/NY&RS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/NY

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International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Method to Monitor User Trajectories Within Virtual Universe

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,595,632) developed by four co-inventors for a "method to monitor user trajectories within a virtual universe." The co-inventors are Rick A. Hamilton II, Charlottesville, Va., Brian M. O'Connell, Cary, N.C., Clifford A. Pickover, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., and Keith R. Walker, Austin, Texas.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 21, 2008 (12/035,044). 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=40&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131126.PD.&s2=%28NY.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/NY&RS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/NY

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Guiding Design Actions for Complex Failure Modes

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,595,665) developed by Ann Elizabeth Gattiker, Austin, Texas, and Sani Richard Nassif, Austin, Texas, for "guiding design actions for complex failure modes."

The patent application was filed on April 30, 2012 (13/460,369). 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=34&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131126.PD.&s2=%28NY.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/NY&RS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/NY

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International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Ganged Hardware Counters for Coordinated Rollover and Reset Operations

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,595,472) developed by four co-inventors for "ganged hardware counters for coordinated rollover and reset operations." The co-inventors are Herman D. Dierks Jr., Round Rock, Texas, Andres Herrera, Austin, Texas, Bernard A. King-Smith, Lake Katrine, N.Y., and Kiet H. Lam, Round Rock, Texas.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 22, 2010 (12/951,211). 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=57&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131126.PD.&s2=%28NY.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/NY&RS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/NY

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Floating Point Collect and Operate

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,595,467) developed by Brian K. Flachs, Georgetown, Texas, Seiji Maeda, Tokyo, and Steven Osman, Foster City, Calif., for a "floating point collect and operate."

The patent application was filed on Dec. 29, 2009 (12/648,527). 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=60&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131126.PD.&s2=%28NY.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/NY&RS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/NY

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Electronic Theater Controls Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Electronic Theater Controls, Middleton, Wis., has been assigned a patent (8,593,074) developed by Troy Bryan Hatley, Lodi, Wis., Timothy George Robbins, Lodi, Wis., and Mike Wood, Austin, Texas, for "systems and methods for controlling an output of a light fixture."

The patent application was filed on Jan. 12, 2011 (13/004,922). 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=22&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131126.PD.&s2=%28WI.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/WI&RS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/WI

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University of Texas Assigned Patent for Gastrointestinal Electrical Stimulation

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- The University of Texas, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,594,811) developed by Jiande Chen, Houston, and Pankaj Jay Pasricha, Houston, for a gastrointestinal electrical stimulation.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 19, 2004 (10/922,133). 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=8,594,811&OS=8,594,811&RS=8,594,811

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

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University of Texas Assigned Patent for Remote Interrogation of a Passive Wireless Antenna Sensor

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- The University of Texas, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,594,961) developed by Haiying Huang, Arlington, Texas, and Srikar Deshmukh, Chandler, Ariz., for a "remote interrogation of a passive wireless antenna sensor."

The patent application was filed on Sept. 9, 2010 (12/878,953). 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=8,594,961&OS=8,594,961&RS=8,594,961

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Landmark Graphics Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Landmark Graphics, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,594,987) developed by Robert F. Mitchell, Houston, for "systems and methods for modeling wellbore trajectories."

The patent application was filed on March 21, 2012 (13/426,015). 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=8,594,987&OS=8,594,987&RS=8,594,987

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent for SMM-dependent GPIO Lock for Enhanced Computer Security

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,595,387) developed by Mark A. Piwonka, Houston, for a "SMM-dependent GPIO lock for enhanced computer security."

The patent application was filed on Oct. 26, 2005 (11/259,846). 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=8,595,387&OS=8,595,387&RS=8,595,387

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Dell Products Assigned Patent for Speaker Management Methods and Systems

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Dell Products, Round Rock, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,594,815) developed by David Konetski, Austin, Texas, and Doug Peeler, Austin, Texas, for "speaker management methods and systems."

The patent application was filed on March 27, 2009 (12/412,508). 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=8,594,815&OS=8,594,815&RS=8,594,815

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Dell Products Assigned Patent for System and Method for Sharing Storage Resources

<location value="LU/us.va.alxdra" idsrc="xmltag.org">ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Dell Products, Round Rock, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,595,343) developed by Jacob Cherian, Austin, Texas, and Don H. Walker, Georgetown, Texas, for a "system and method for sharing storage resources."

The patent application was filed on Nov. 14, 2008 (12/271,393). 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=8,595,343&OS=8,595,343&RS=8,595,343

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Sabre Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Sabre, Southlake, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,595,812) developed by Kevin B. Bomar, Weatherford, Texas, and Glenn E. Harper, Grapevine, Texas, for a tokenized data security.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 20, 2010 (12/973,751). 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=8,595,812&OS=8,595,812&RS=8,595,812

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Rockwell Automation Technologies Assigned Patent for Optimizing Paper Manufacturing Process

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Rockwell Automation Technologies, Mayfield Heights, Ohio, has been assigned a patent (8,594,828) developed by Brian Kent Stephenson, Georgetown, Texas, David G. Hoch, Falmouth, Maine, and L. Paul Collete III, Westminster, Mass., for a "system and method for optimizing a paper manufacturing process."

The patent application was filed on Sept. 30, 2008 (12/242,378). 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=8,594,828&OS=8,594,828&RS=8,594,828

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Fairfield Industries Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Fairfield Industries, Sugar Land, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,594,939) developed by Paul Docherty, Richmond, Texas, for a "method for calibrating seismic imaging velocities."

The patent application was filed on Jan. 15, 2010 (12/688,330). 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=8,594,939&OS=8,594,939&RS=8,594,939

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Boundless Network Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Boundless Network, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,595,209) developed by Jeremy Kraybill, Austin, Texas, for a "product idea sharing algorithm."

The patent application was filed on Jan. 29, 2008 (12/021,694). 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=8,595,209&OS=8,595,209&RS=8,595,209

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Freescale Semiconductor Assigned Patent for Via Placement and Electronic Circuit Design Processing

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Freescale Semiconductor, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,595,667) developed by Mehul D. Shroff, Austin, Texas, Douglas M. Reber, Austin, Texas, and Edward O. Travis, Austin, Texas, for a "via placement and electronic circuit design processing method and electronic circuit design utilizing same."

The patent application was filed on Oct. 26, 2012 (13/661,131). 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=8,595,667&OS=8,595,667&RS=8,595,667

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Arfinity Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Arfinity, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,595,698) developed by Stephen D. Perkins, Sante Fe, Texas, for a "computer readable medium for translating protocols."

The patent application was filed on Sept. 30, 2009 (12/570,962). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,595,698&OS=8,595,698&RS=8,595,698

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FW Murphy Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- FW Murphy, Tulsa, Okla., has been assigned a patent (8,594,938) developed by Kennon Guglielmo, San Antonio, and Frank W. Murphy III, Tulsa, Okla., for "systems and methods for collecting, analyzing, recording, and transmitting fluid hydrocarbon production monitoring and control data."

The patent application was filed on April 1, 2011 (13/078,755). 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=8,594,938&OS=8,594,938&RS=8,594,938

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Southwest Research Institute Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, has been assigned a patent (8,594,909) developed by Chad P. Koci, San Antonio, Darius Mehta, San Antonio, and Charles E. Roberts Jr., Helotes, Texas, for an "internal exhaust gas recirculation for stoichiometric operation of diesel engine."

The patent application was filed on July 2, 2011 (13/175,847). 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=8,594,909&OS=8,594,909&RS=8,594,909

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Texas Instruments Assigned Patent for Marker Layer to Facilitate Mask Build with Interactive Layers

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,595,656) developed by Thomas J. Aton, Dallas, Gregory C. Baldwin, Plano, Texas, and Robert L. Pitts, Dallas, for a "marker layer to facilitate mask build with interactive layers."

The patent application was filed on Oct. 21, 2010 (12/909,034). 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=8,595,656&OS=8,595,656&RS=8,595,656

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Cyberonics Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Cyberonics, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,594,806) developed by four co-inventors for a "recharging and communication lead for an implantable device." The co-inventors are Anthony W. Cowley, Houston, Robert J. Chilton, Austin, Texas, Saadat Hussain, Houston, and David L. Thompson, Houston.

The patent application was filed on April 30, 2010 (12/772,010). 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=8,594,806&OS=8,594,806&RS=8,594,806

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent for Managing Hardware Resources for Soft Partitioning

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,595,362) developed by four co-inventors for a "managing hardware resources for soft partitioning." The co-inventors are Thomas Ford, Prosper, Texas, John A. Morrison, Fort Collins, Colo., Michael S. Allison, Fort Collins, Colo., and Richard D. Powers, Highland Village, Texas.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 10, 2009 (12/635,598). 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=8,595,362&OS=8,595,362&RS=8,595,362

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent for Systems and Methods of Communicatively Coupling Host Computing Device

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,595,405) developed by four co-inventors for "systems and methods of communicatively coupling a host computing device and a peripheral device." The co-inventors are David L. Matthews, Cypress, Texas, Hubert E. Brinkmann, Spring, Texas, Paul V. Brownnell, Houston, and Barry S. Basile, Houston.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 18, 2008 (12/867,462). 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=8,595,405&OS=8,595,405&RS=8,595,405

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent for Metrics Capability Self Assessment

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,595,051) developed by five co-inventors for a "metrics capability self assessment." The co-inventors are Paul A. Below, Poulsbo, Wash., Debra L. Maschino, Davison, Mich., Sanjay Kumar, Troy, Mich., Lynne L. Palmer, Flower Mound, Texas, and Dorothy J. Easterday, Poulsbo, Wash.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 24, 2003 (10/745,989). 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=8,595,051&OS=8,595,051&RS=8,595,051

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

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BMC Software Assigned Patent for Methods and Apparatus Related to Completion of Large Objects

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- BMC Software, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,595,190) developed by four co-inventors for "methods and apparatus related to completion of large objects within a DB2 database environment." The co-inventors are Oscar J. Garza, Cedar Park, Texas, Michael J. Hanus, Cedar Park, Texas, Kenneth M. McDonald, Cedar Park, Texas, and Kenneth J. Durfee, Round Rock, Texas.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 4, 2011 (13/198,369). 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=8,595,190&OS=8,595,190&RS=8,595,190

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Nuance Communications Assigned Patent for Multilingual Asynchronous Communications

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Nuance Communications, Burlington, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,594,995) developed by William K. Bodin, Austin, Texas, David Jaramillo, Lake Worth, Fla., and Ann Marie G. Maynard, Austin, Texas, for "multilingual asynchronous communications of speech messages recorded in digital media files."

The patent application was filed on April 24, 2008 (12/108,726). 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=8,594,995.PN.&OS=PN/8,594,995&RS=PN/8,594,995

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Florida Foundation Seed Producers Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Marianna, Fla., has been assigned a patent (PP24,043) developed by Zhanao Deng, Riverview, Fla., and David M. Czarnecki II, Plano, Texas, for the "Lantana camera plant named 'UF-T4'."

The patent application was filed on Feb. 7, 2012 (13/385,209). 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=PP24,043.PN.&OS=PN/PP24,043&RS=PN/PP24,043

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Dell Products Assigned Patent for System and Method of Accessing Digital Video Broadcasts

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Dell Products, Round Rock, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,595,775) developed by four co-inventors for a "system and method of accessing digital video broadcasts within an information handling system." The co-inventors are Alan E. Sicher, Austin, Texas, Shree Dandekar, Round Rock, Texas, Subramanian Jayaram, Austin, Texas, James Clardy, Austin, Texas, and Sowmya Swaminathan, Austin, Texas.

The patent application was filed on June 28, 2011 (13/171,111). 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=8,595,775&OS=8,595,775&RS=8,595,775

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

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United Services Automobile Association Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- United Services Automobile Association, San Antonio, has been assigned a patent (8,595,117) developed by nine co-inventors for a "single premium immediate annuity with adjustable payment." The co-inventors are Lisa Ellis Schwartz, Helotes, Texas, Phillip Neil Beyer, Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas, Douglas Irby Ward, San Antonio, Christopher Charles Ogburn, Helotes, Texas, John Dale Hegstrom, San Antonio, Ronald Bryan Sweet, San Antonio, Sarah Brooke Severson, San Antonio, Robert J. Schaffer III, Middleton, Wis., and Christopher P. Keene, Spring, Texas.

The patent application was filed on July 2, 2012 (13/539,857). 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=8,595,117&OS=8,595,117&RS=8,595,117

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Behemoth Development Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Behemoth Development, Wilmington, Del., has been assigned a patent (8,594,715) developed by Brett B. Stewart, Austin, Texas, for the "automatic management of geographic information pertaining to social networks, groups of users, or assets."

The patent application was filed on Sept. 20, 2010 (12/886,128). 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=8,594,715.PN.&OS=PN/8,594,715&RS=PN/8,594,715

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent for Configuring Hypervisor During Downtime State

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,595,723) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and apparatus for configuring a hypervisor during a downtime state." The co-inventors are Michael R. Garrett, Cypress, Texas, Thomas J. Bonola, Cypress, Texas, Mike Dickson, Magnolia, Texas, and John M. Hemphill, Spring, Texas.

The patent application was filed on June 10, 2008 (12/997,002). 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=8,595,723&OS=8,595,723&RS=8,595,723

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

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AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for System and Method for Travel Route Planning

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,595,341) developed by Mary McCarthy, San Antonio, Anthony A. Haeuser, Aurora, Ill., and Jeffrey Strasters, Arlington, Texas, for a "system and method for travel route planning." The patent application was filed on June 30, 2008 (12/164,688). 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=22&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131126.PD.&s2=%28GA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/GA&RS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/GA

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for System and Method of Sharing Media Content

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,595,757) developed by Scott White, Austin, Texas, James Cansler Jr., Pflugerville, Texas, and Charles Scott, Austin, Texas, for a "system and method of sharing media content." The patent application was filed on March 5, 2008 (12/042,886). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=19&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131126.PD.&s2=%28GA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/GA&RS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/GA

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for System and Method for Recalling Last Channels Viewed

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,595,772) developed by Neil A. Jacobson, San Antonio, and Mark A. Elias, Eastpointe, Mich., for a "system and method for recalling multiple last television channels viewed." The patent application was filed on Aug. 8, 2008 (12/188,318). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=17&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131126.PD.&s2=%28GA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/GA&RS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/GA

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for Aggregating Disparate Storage on Electronics Devices

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,595,315) developed by Michael F. Grannan, Austin, Texas, for an "apparatus and method for aggregating disparate storage on consumer electronics devices." The patent application was filed on Oct. 19, 2011 (13/276,476). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=25&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131126.PD.&s2=%28GA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/GA&RS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/GA

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for System and Method for Processing Audio Signals

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,595,777) developed by Larry Pearson, San Antonio, for a "system and method for processing audio signals received by a communication device." The patent application was filed on March 11, 2013 (13/793,446). 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=16&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20131126.PD.&s2=%28GA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/GA&RS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/GA

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for System and Method for Device Security

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,595,804) developed by James Pratt, Round Rock, Texas, Larry Pearson, San Antonio, and Marc Sullivan, Austin, Texas, for a "system and method for device security with a plurality of authentication modes." The patent application was filed on Nov. 6, 2008 (12/265,900). 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=20131126.PD.&s2=%28GA.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/GA&RS=ISD/11/26/2013+AND+AS/GA

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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KLA-Tencor Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- KLA-Tencor, Milpitas, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,589,827) developed by four co-inventors for a method "measuring dimensional properties of a photoresist profile." The co-inventors are John J. Biafor, Scituate, R.I., Mark D. Smith, Austin, Texas, John S. Graves III, Austin, Texas, and David Blankenship, Austin, Texas.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 29, 2010 (12/915,455). 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=8589827.PN.&OS=PN/8589827&RS=PN/8589827

Written by Neil Bautista; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

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Cadence Design Systems

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Cadence Design Systems, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,589,852) developed by two co-inventors for "[s]tatistical corner extraction using worst-case distance." The co-inventors are Hongzhou Liu, Sewickley, Pa., and Hui Zhang, Sugar Land, Texas.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 15, 2011 (13/326,327). 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=8589852.PN.&OS=PN/8589852&RS=PN/8589852

Written by Neil Bautista; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

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Ebay Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Ebay, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,588,384) developed by five co-inventors for a "destination device billing according to call recipient." The co-inventors are Michael Wayne Brown, Georgetown, Texas, Joseph Herbert McIntyre, Austin, Texas, Michael A. Paolini, Austin, Texas, James Mark Weaver, Austin, Texas, and Scott Lee Winters, Austin, Texas.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 7, 2012 (13/368,066). 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=8,588,384.PN.&OS=PN/8,588,384&RS=PN/8,588,384

Written by Vessie Ann Abalos; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

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Xilinx Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Xilinx, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,595,561) developed by three co-inventors for "integrated debugging within an integrated circuit having an embedded processor." The co-inventors are Ting Lu, Austin, Texas, Robert L. Pelt, San Jose, Calif., and Bradley L. Taylor, Santa Cruz, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 27, 2010 (12/913,713). 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=8595561.PN.&OS=PN/8595561&RS=PN/8595561

Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

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Advanced Micro Devices Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Advanced Micro Devices, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,595,563) developed by seven co-inventors for a circuit and a method of "analyzing and correcting a fault occurring in operation of the circuit during a power gating sequence." The co-inventors are Benjamin Tsien, Fremont, Calif., Kiran Bondalapati, Los Altos, Calif., Hao Huang, Austin, Texas, William A. Hughes, San Jose, Calif., Eric Rentschler, Steamboat Springs, Colo., Jeremy Schreiber, Austin, Texas, and Aaron J. Grenat, Austin, Texas.

The patent application was filed on July 18, 2011 (13/184,982). 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=8595563.PN.&OS=PN/8595563&RS=PN/8595563

Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

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Yahoo Assigned Patent for Digital Content Uploading

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Yahoo, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,595,340) developed by three co-inventors for methods and systems "for uploading, managing and delivering digital content, including streaming media." The co-inventors are Syed Noman Kazmi, Plano, Texas, Vinay Polavarapu, Irving, Texas, and William David Turner, Dallas.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 31, 2007 (11/931,643). 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=8595340.PN.&OS=PN/8595340&RS=PN/8595340

Written by Marlyn Vitin.

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Rambus Assigned Patent for Asymmetric Communication

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Rambus, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,588,280) developed by eight co-inventors for an "asymmetric communication on shared links." The co-inventors are Kyung Suk Oh, Cupertino, Calif., John Wilson, Raleigh, N.C., Frederick A. Ware, Los Altos Hills, Calif., WooPoung Kim, Plano, Texas, Jade M. Kizer, Windsor, Colo., Brian S. Leibowitz, San Francisco, Lei Luo, Durham, N.C., and John Cronan Eble, Chapel Hill, N.C.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 19, 2008 (12/809,000). 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=8,588,280.PN.&OS=PN/8,588,280&RS=PN/8,588,280

Written by Vessie Ann Abalos; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

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