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

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

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Orametrix Assigned Patent</p>

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Orametrix, Richardson, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,550,815) developed by Rohit Sachdeva, Plano, Texas, for "tooth templates for bracket positioning and other uses."

The patent application was filed on June 28, 2007 (11/823,563). 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=8550815.PN.&OS=PN/8550815&RS=PN/8550815

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Wavetec Vision Systems Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Wavetec Vision Systems, Aliso Viejo, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,550,624) developed by six co-inventors for an "optical angular measurement system for ophthalmic applications and method for positioning of a toric intraocular lens with increased accuracy." The co-inventors are Thomas D. Padrick, Seattle, Jack T. Holladay, Bellaire, Texas, Dan Bao Tran, Long Beach, Calif., Aric K. Plumley, Huntington Beach, Calif., Richard J. Michaels, Irvine, Calif., and Jeff Padgett, Long Beach, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 6, 2009 (12/614,344). 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=8,550,624.PN.&OS=PN/8,550,624&RS=PN/8,550,624

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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National Oilwell Varco Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- National Oilwell Varco, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,550,761) developed by Jaroslav Belik, Pearland, Texas, and Richard D. Souchek, Richmond, Texas, for a "drill pipe handling and moving system."

The patent application was filed on Dec. 13, 2010 (12/966,828). 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=8550761.PN.&OS=PN/8550761&RS=PN/8550761

Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Pharmacyclics Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Pharmacyclics, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,552,010) developed by Lee Honigberg, San Francisco, Erik Verner, Belmont, Calif., and Zhengying Pan, Austin, Texas, for "inhibitors of Bruton'S tyrosine kinase."

The patent application was filed on June 18, 2012 (13/526,163). 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=8,552,010.PN.&OS=PN/8,552,010&RS=PN/8,552,010

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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University of Texas System Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- The University of Texas System, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,551,997) developed by Satish K. Srivastava, Galveston, Texas, and Kota V. Ramana, Galveston, Texas, for a "structural-based inhibitors of the glutathione binding site in aldose reductase, methods of screening therefor and methods of use."

The patent application was filed on June 29, 2007 (12/308,915). 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=8,551,997.PN.&OS=PN/8,551,997&RS=PN/8,551,997

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Joyant Pharmaceuticals Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Joyant Pharmaceuticals, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,551,955) developed by six co-inventors for dimeric Smac mimetics. The co-inventors are Haizhou Sun, Dallas, Xiaoming Xu, Dallas, Ming Zhou, Dallas, Susan Harran, Dallas, Gunnar James Hanson, Dallas, and Lai Wang, Dallas.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 28, 2010 (12/914,840). 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=8,551,955.PN.&OS=PN/8,551,955&RS=PN/8,551,955

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Halliburton Energy Services Assigned Patent for Foamed Spacer Fluids

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Halliburton Energy Services, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,551,923) developed by six co-inventors for a "foamed spacer fluids containing cement kiln dust and methods of use." The co-inventors are James Robert Benkley, Duncan, Okla., Joseph V. Spencer, Pampa, Texas, Zachary Robert Kranz, Pampa, Texas, Christopher Jay Garrison, Panhandle, Texas, D. Chad Brenneis, Marlow, Okla., and Craig W. Roddy, Duncan, Okla.

The patent application was filed on May 8, 2013 (13/889,398). 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=8,551,923.PN.&OS=PN/8,551,923&RS=PN/8,551,923

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Texas Instruments Assigned Patent for Processing STI on Two Distinct Silicon Planes

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,551,886) developed by six co-inventors for a "CMP process for processing STI on two distinct silicon planes." The co-inventors are Kyle P. Hunt, Richardson, Texas, Leila Elvira Noriega, Forney, Texas, Billy Alan Wofford, Dallas, Asadd M. Hosein, Plano, Texas, Binghua Hu, Plano, Texas, and Xinfen Chen, Plano, Texas.

The patent application was filed on April 9, 2008 (12/100,118). 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=8,551,886.PN.&OS=PN/8,551,886&RS=PN/8,551,886

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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NGM Biopharmaceuticals Assigned Patent

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

The patent application was filed on April 15, 2011 (13/640,720). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,551,944.PN.&OS=PN/8,551,944&RS=PN/8,551,944

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Nalco Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Nalco, Naperville, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,551,925) developed by Duy T. Nguyen, Houston, and G. Richard Meyer, Missouri City, Texas, for an "imidazoline-based heterocyclic foamers for downhole injection."

The patent application was filed on Nov. 15, 2007 (11/940,777). 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=8,551,925.PN.&OS=PN/8,551,925&RS=PN/8,551,925

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Halliburton Energy Services Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Halliburton Energy Services, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,551,924) developed by Richard D. Rickman, Duncan, Okla., Philip D. Nguyen, Duncan, Okla., and Ronald G. Dusterhoft, Katy, Texas, for "consolidating agent emulsions and associated methods."

The patent application was filed on April 27, 2012 (13/457,804). 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=8,551,924.PN.&OS=PN/8,551,924&RS=PN/8,551,924

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Gilead Pharmasset Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Gilead Pharmasset, Foster City, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,551,973) developed by four co-inventors for a nucleoside analogs. The co-inventors are Donghui Bao, Grapevine, Texas, Wonsuk Chang, Princeton, N.J., Dhanapalan Nagarathnam, Bethany, Conn., and Michael Joseph Sofia, Doylestown, Pa.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 23, 2009 (12/645,710). 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=8,551,973.PN.&OS=PN/8,551,973&RS=PN/8,551,973

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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HHS Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has been assigned a patent (8,551,936) developed by Larry W. Kwak, Houston, and Bira Arya, Baltimore, for defensin-antigen fusion proteins.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 22, 2011 (13/303,081). 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=8,551,936.PN.&OS=PN/8,551,936&RS=PN/8,551,936

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Alcon Research Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Alcon Research, Fort Worth, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,551,938) developed by Mark R. Hellberg, Arlington, Texas, and Iok-Hou Pang, Grand Prairie, Texas, for NPR-B agonists.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 23, 2010 (12/888,574). 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=8,551,938.PN.&OS=PN/8,551,938&RS=PN/8,551,938

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Dow Global Technologies Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Dow Global Technologies, Midland, Mich., has been assigned a patent (8,551,903) developed by six co-inventors for an "amide ester internal electron donor and process." The co-inventors are Linfeng Chen, Missouri City, Texas, Clark C. Williams, Katy, Texas, Tak W. Leung, Houston, Tao Tao, Houston, Kuanqiang Gao, Pearland, Texas, and Xiaodong Huang, Houston.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 24, 2011 (13/580,414). 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=8,551,903.PN.&OS=PN/8,551,903&RS=PN/8,551,903

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Texas Instruments Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,551,890) developed by Brian E. Goodlin, Plano, Texas, and Qidu Jiang, Plano, Texas, for a "showerhead for CVD depositions."

The patent application was filed on Jan. 9, 2012 (13/346,603). 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=8,551,890.PN.&OS=PN/8,551,890&RS=PN/8,551,890

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Baker Hughes Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Baker Hughes, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,551,926) developed by five co-inventors for "stabilizing emulsified acids for carbonate acidizing." The co-inventors are Tianping Huang, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia, James B. Crews, Willis, Texas, John R. Willingham, Cypress, Texas, Richard A. Mitchell, Houston, and Kushal Seth, Houston.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 28, 2013 (13/781,276). 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=8,551,926.PN.&OS=PN/8,551,926&RS=PN/8,551,926

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Dell Products Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Dell Products, Round Rock, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,552,689) developed by Ligong Wang, Round Rock, Texas, Gerald Courtney Jr., Austin, Texas, and Yin-Cheung Ma, Austin, Texas, for a "system and method for information handling system battery charge protection and fault alarm."

The patent application was filed on Aug. 24, 2007 (11/844,407). 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=8552689.PN.&OS=PN/8552689&RS=PN/8552689

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Smartin Technologies Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Smartin Technologies, Spicewood, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,552,608) developed by Martin Sentmanat, Spicewood, Texas, for a "modular magneto mechanical device."

The patent application was filed on Aug. 31, 2007 (12/439,666). 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=8552608.PN.&OS=PN/8552608&RS=PN/8552608

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Texas Instruments Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,552,671) developed by Triet M. Tieu, Frisco, Texas, for a "sensorless motor control using the rate of change of the inductive rise time."

The patent application was filed on June 17, 2011 (13/163,063). 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=8552671.PN.&OS=PN/8552671&RS=PN/8552671

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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University of Pennsylvania Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, has been assigned a patent (8,552,621) developed by seven co-inventors for "systems and methods for operating piezoelectric switches." The co-inventors are Gianluca Piazza, Philadelphia, Nipun Sinha, Philadelphia, Timothy S. Jones, Fort Worth, Texas, Zhijun Guo, Philadelphia, Graham E. Wabiszewski, Philadelphia, Robert Carpick, Philadelphia, and Andre Dehon, Philadelphia.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 29, 2010 (12/955,285). 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=8552621.PN.&OS=PN/8552621&RS=PN/8552621

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Oracle International Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Oracle International, Redwood City, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,552,586) developed by J. Rothe Kinnard, Austin, Texas, for a "standby power control in a multiple power supply environment."

The patent application was filed on April 26, 2010 (12/767,337). 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=8552586.PN.&OS=PN/8552586&RS=PN/8552586

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Texas Instruments Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,552,470) developed by four co-inventors for a "self-powered integrated circuit with multi-junction photovoltaic cell." The co-inventors are Yuanning Chen, Plano, Texas, Thomas Patrick Conroy, Dallas, Jeffrey DeBord, Dallas, and Nagarajan Sridhar, Plano, Texas.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 29, 2011 (13/220,227). 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=8552470.PN.&OS=PN/8552470&RS=PN/8552470

Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Tech Pharmacy Services Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Tech Pharmacy Services, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,554,574) developed by James W. Moncrief, Plano, Texas, and James J. Martins, Spring, Texas, for a "system and software of enhanced pharmaceutical operations in long-term care facilities and related methods." The patent application was filed on Dec. 21, 2012 (13/725,432). 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=8,554,574.PN.&OS=PN/8,554,574&RS=PN/8,554,574

Written by Kusum Sangma</person>; 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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AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for Distributing Digital Content

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,553,535) developed by Chin Yuan, San Ramon, Calif., Kuo-Hui Liu, San Ramon, Calif., Christopher Chase, Austin, Texas, for a "system and method of distributing digital content." The patent application was filed on July 2, 2012 (13/540,150). 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=8,553,535.PN.&OS=PN/8,553,535&RS=PN/8,553,535

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Celanese International Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Celanese International, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,552,225) developed by seven co-inventors for the "process for vaporizing acetic acid for hydrogenation processes to produce ethanol." The co-inventors are Trinity Horton, Houston, Radmila Jevtic, Houston, Victor J. Johnston, Houston, R. Jay Warner, Houston, Heiko Weiner, Pasadena, Texas, Al Amleh, Pearland, Texas, and Gerald Gruesendorf, Rosharon, Texas.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 21, 2010 (12/974,982). 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=8,552,225&OS=8,552,225&RS=8,552,225

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Morphism Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Morphism, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,554,566) developed by James H. Stephens Jr., Austin, Texas, for "training and applying prosody models." The patent application was filed on Nov. 29, 2012 (13/689,527). 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=8,554,566.PN.&OS=PN/8,554,566&RS=PN/8,554,566

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Texas Instruments Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,554,531) developed by Paul E. Nicollian, Dallas, and Riza T. Cakici, Dallas, for a "system and circuit for simulating gate-to-drain breakdown." The patent application was filed on Aug. 17, 2011 (13/211,420). 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=8,554,531.PN.&OS=PN/8,554,531&RS=PN/8,554,531

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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BP Corp. North America Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- BP Corp.North America, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,553,499) developed by Uwe Albertin, Houston, Ole Joran Askim, Trondheim, Norway, and Mariana Gherasim, Houston, for a "migration-based illumination determination for AVA risk assessment." The patent application was filed on Oct. 4, 2010 (12/897,431). 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=8,553,499.PN.&OS=PN/8,553,499&RS=PN/8,553,499

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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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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ExxonMobil Chemical Assigned Patent for Production of Aromatics from Methane

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc., Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,552,236) developed by Larry L. Iaccino, Seabrook, Texas, for the "production of aromatics from methane."

The patent application was filed on Sept. 22, 2010 (12/887,634). 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=8,552,236&OS=8,552,236&RS=8,552,236

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Sony Online Entertainment Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Sony Online Entertainment, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,554,526) developed by Jens Andersen, Austin, Texas, and Drew Powers, Cedar Park, Texas, for a "system and method for physics interactions in a simulation." The patent application was filed on July 22, 2009 (12/507,628). 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=8,554,526.PN.&OS=PN/8,554,526&RS=PN/8,554,526

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Celanese International Assigned Patent for Processes for Maximizing Ethanol Formation

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Celanese International, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,552,224) developed by nine co-inventors for the "processes for maximizing ethanol formation in the hydrogenation of acetic acid." The co-inventors are Trinity Horton, Houston, Radmila Jevtic, Houston, Victor J. Johnston, Houston, Tianshu Pan, Houston, R. Jay Warner, Houston, Heiko Weiner, Pasadena, Texas, Nathan Bower, Houston, Josefina T. Chapman, Houston, and Gerald Grusendorf, Rosharon, Texas.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 5, 2010 (12/940,595). 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=8,552,224&OS=8,552,224&RS=8,552,224

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Schlumberger Technology Assigned Patent for Self Adaptive Cement Systems

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Schlumberger Technology, Sugar Land, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,551,244) developed by four co-inventors for a "self adaptive cement systems." The co-inventors are Sylvaine Le Roy-Delage, Paris, Dominique Guillot, Fontenay aux Roses, France, Keith Dismuke, Katy, Texas, and Erik Nelson, Houston.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 19, 2010 (12/907,958). 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=8,551,244&OS=8,551,244&RS=8,551,244

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Celanese International Assigned Patent for Heat Integration, Ethanol Production, Purification Process

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- Celanese International, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,552,226) developed by nine co-inventors for a "process for heat integration for ethanol production and purification process." The co-inventors are Nathan Kirk Powell, Waxahachie, Texas, Samuel Roundy, League City, Texas, Lincoln Sarager, Houston, Murray Viard, Houston, R. Jay Warner, Houston, Gerald Gruesendorf, Rosharon, Texas, Radmila Jevtic, Pasadena, Texas, Victor J. Johnston, Houston, and Fred Ronald Olsson, Corpus Christi, Texas.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 6, 2011 (12/986,008). 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=8,552,226&OS=8,552,226&RS=8,552,226

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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General Electric Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus to Recycle Tail Gas

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 12 -- General Electric, Schenectady, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,551,199) developed by Pradeep S. Thacker, Bellaire, Texas, George Morris Gulko, Houston, and Paul Steven Wallace, Katy, Texas, for a "method and apparatus to recycle tail gas."

The patent application was filed on April 3, 2009 (12/417,763). 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=8,551,199&OS=8,551,199&RS=8,551,199

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Jaya Anand.

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