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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in California (April 8)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in California. *** EMC Assigned Patent for Metadata Cache Supporting Multiple Heterogeneous Systems ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- EMC, Hopkinton, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,688,703) developed by six co-inventors for a "[m]etadata cache supporting multiple heterogeneous systems." The co-inventors are Lyublena Antova, Sunnyvale, Calif., Florian Waas, San Francisco, Sivaramakrishnan Narayanan, Sunnyvale, Calif., Venkatesh Raghavan, Sunnyvale, Calif., Mohamed Soliman, San Mateo, Calif., and Konstantinos Krikellas, San Mateo, Calif. The patent application was filed on Dec. 22, 2011 (13/334,853). 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=8688703.PN.&OS=PN/8688703&RS=PN/8688703 Written by Jude Bautista; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** Raytheon Assigned Patent for Datalink System Architecture ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- Raytheon, Waltham, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,687,679) developed by two co-inventors for a "[d]atalink system architecture using OTS/COTS modem for MIMO multipath sensing networks." The co-inventors are Tien M. Nguyen, Yorba Linda, Calif., and James C. Thi, Newport Beach, Calif. The patent application was filed on Nov. 5, 2010 (12/940,812). 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=8687679.PN.&OS=PN/8687679&RS=PN/8687679 Written by Jude Bautista; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** Black Duck Software Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- Black Duck Software, Waltham, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,688,676) developed by two co-inventors for a method of "operating a software search engine." The co-inventors are Darren Rush, Santa Monica, Calif., and Ankur Bulsara, Los Angeles. The patent application was filed on Oct. 20, 2009 (12/582,680). 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=8688676.PN.&OS=PN/8688676&RS=PN/8688676 Written by Jude Bautista; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** SunPower Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- SunPower, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,761) developed by Matthew G. Danning, Oakland, Calif., for a "mounting system for solar module array." The patent application was filed on June 25, 2012 (13/532,731). 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=8,683,761.PN.&OS=PN/8,683,761&RS=PN/8,683,761 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** U.S. Navy Assigned Patent for Oscillation Apparatus with Atomic-layer Proximity Switch ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- The U.S. Navy has been assigned a patent (8,683,862) developed by four co-inventors for "oscillation apparatus with atomic-layer proximity switch." The co-inventors are Andrew Wang, San Diego, Paul D. Swanson, Santee, Calif., Richard L. Waters, San Diego, and Maxwell Mayekawa Kerber, San Diego. The patent application was filed on Nov. 3, 2011 (13/288,841). 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=20140401.PD.&s2=%28DC.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/04/01/2014+AND+AS/DC&RS=ISD/04/01/2014+AND+AS/DC Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Thoratec Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Thoratec, Pleasanton, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,684,902) developed by Richard K. Wampler, Loomis, Calif., and David M. Lancisi, Folsom, Calif., for a rotary blood pump. The patent application was filed on Dec. 4, 2007 (11/950,318). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=86,84,902.PN.&OS=PN/86,84,902&RS=PN/86,84,902 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** JBSG Management Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- JBSG Management, Santa Ana, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,684,733) developed by four co-inventors for a "polyaxial dental implant system." The co-inventors are Jim McBride, Corona, Calif., Gonzalo Covarrubias, San Juan Capistrano, Calif., Souhail Toubia, San Juan Capistrano, Calif., and Bradford Staph, Dana Point, Calif. The patent application was filed on April 13, 2012 (13/447,121). 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=86,84,733.PN.&OS=PN/86,84,733&RS=PN/86,84,733 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** University of California Assigned Patent for Nanomaterial-based Gas Sensors ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- The University of California, Oakland, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,672) developed by Marc A. Deshusses, Riverside, Calif., Nosang V. Myung, Riverside, Calif., and Wayne Bosze, Las Vegas, for nanomaterial-based gas sensors. The patent application was filed on Nov. 8, 2012 (13/672,632). 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=8,683,672.PN.&OS=PN/8,683,672&RS=PN/8,683,672 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** CoolCop Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- CoolCop, Paso Robles, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,684,800) developed by Ronald Baldal, Paso Robles, Calif., for a "vehicle air distribution system with universal vent attachment." The patent application was filed on July 11, 2008 (12/172,180). 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=86,84,800.PN.&OS=PN/86,84,800&RS=PN/86,84,800 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** University of California Assigned Patent for Peptides and Aptamers for Targeting of Neuron or Nerves ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- The University of California, Oakland, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,685,372) developed by Roger Y. Tsien, La Jolla, Calif., Quyen T. Nguyen, Del Mar, Calif., and Michael Whitney, San Diego, for "peptides and aptamers for targeting of neuron or nerves." The patent application was filed on April 15, 2010 (13/264,512). 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=8,685,372.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,372&RS=PN/8,685,372 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Sparkle Power Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Sparkle Power, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,685,325) developed by four co-inventors for a "field-programmable lab-on-a-chip based on microelectrode array architecture." The co-inventors are Chorng-Jyh Wang, Cupertino, Calif., Ching Yen Ho, Los Gatos, Calif., Wen Jang Hwang, Fremont, Calif., and Wilson Wen-Fu Wang, San Jose, Calif. The patent application was filed on Feb. 17, 2011 (13/029,138). 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=8,685,325.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,325&RS=PN/8,685,325 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Maui Imaging Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Maui Imaging, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,684,936) developed by Donald F. Specht, Los Altos, Calif., for a "method and apparatus to produce ultrasonic images using multiple apertures." The patent application was filed on Oct. 1, 2012 (13/632,929). 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=8,684,936.PN.&OS=PN/8,684,936&RS=PN/8,684,936 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Magnetecs Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Magnetecs, Inglewood, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,684,010) developed by six co-inventors for a "diagnostic and therapeutic magnetic propulsion capsule and method for using the same." The co-inventors are Yehoshua Shachar, Santa Monica, Calif., Laszlo Farkas, Ojai, Calif., Bruce E. Marx, Ojai, Calif., David Johnson, West Hollywood, Calif., Shawn Hakim, Northridge, Calif., and Winston Wu, Alhambra, Calif. The patent application was filed on Dec. 8, 2010 (12/963,502). 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=8,684,010.PN.&OS=PN/8,684,010&RS=PN/8,684,010 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Jan Marini Skin Research Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Jan Marini Skin Research, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,685,391) developed by Jan Marini, San Jose, Calif., for skin care compositions. The patent application was filed on Sept. 6, 2012 (13/605,883). 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=8,685,391.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,391&RS=PN/8,685,391 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Ormco Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Ormco, Orange, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,685,184) developed by Alfred David Johnson, San Leandro, Calif., and Sammel S. Alauddin, Orange, Calif., for a "shape setting a shape memory alloy dental arch." The patent application was filed on Aug. 23, 2011 (13/215,438). 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=8,685,184.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,184&RS=PN/8,685,184 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Acton Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Acton, Altadena, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,684,121) developed by Peter Treadway, Los Angeles, for a wearable mobility device. The patent application was filed on Nov. 14, 2011 (13/296,088). 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=8,684,121.PN.&OS=PN/8,684,121&RS=PN/8,684,121 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** PopPack Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- PopPack, San Francisco, has been assigned a patent (8,684,601) developed by William S. Perell, San Francisco, for a "storage apparatus with a breachable flow conduit for discharging a fluid stored therein." The patent application was filed on March 2, 2007 (11/713,114). 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=86,84,601.PN.&OS=PN/86,84,601&RS=PN/86,84,601 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** EZE Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- EZE, Sparks, Nev., has been assigned a patent (8,683,621) developed by Donald Jay Gustason, El Dorado Hills, Calif., for the "roll-up spa and swim spa cover." The patent application was filed on May 26, 2010 (12/800,984). 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=86,83,621.PN.&OS=PN/86,83,621&RS=PN/86,83,621 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Aurora Algae Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Aurora Algae, Hayward, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,685,723) developed by Bertrand Vick, Berkeley, Calif., and Oliver Kilian, Los Altos, Calif., for "VCP-based vectors for algal cell transformation." The patent application was filed on Nov. 26, 2012 (13/685,659). 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=8,685,723.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,723&RS=PN/8,685,723 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Advanced Cardiovascular Systems Assigned Patent for Therapeutic Composition and Method of Coating Implantable Medical Devices ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,685,428) developed by four co-inventors for a "therapeutic composition and a method of coating implantable medical devices." The co-inventors are Gina Zhang, Fremont, Calif., Syed F.A. Hossainy, Fremont, Calif., Eugene Park, Oakland, Calif., and Qi Wang, Sunnyvale, Calif. The patent application was filed on Nov. 20, 2006 (11/602,678). 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=8,685,428.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,428&RS=PN/8,685,428 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** New Star Lasers Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- New Star Lasers, Roseville, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,685,012) developed by David R. Hennings, Roseville, Calif., and David J. Fullmer, Roseville, Calif., for a "treatment of cellulite and adipose tissue with mid-infrared radiation." The patent application was filed on Aug. 23, 2012 (13/593,458). 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=8,685,012.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,012&RS=PN/8,685,012 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** C.H. & I. Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- C.H. & I. Technologies, Santa Paula, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,684,238) developed by Lawrence M. Levenstein, Los Angeles, Robert D. Thibodeau, Oxnard, Calif., and Eric A. Williams, Ojai, Calif., for an aerosol refill cartridge. The patent application was filed on Aug. 31, 2011 (13/222,604). 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=86,84,238.PN.&OS=PN/86,84,238&RS=PN/86,84,238 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Alcon Research Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Alcon Research, Fort Worth, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,684,145) developed by eight co-inventors for "systems and methods for console braking." The co-inventors are Mikhail Boukhny, Laguna Niguel, Calif., David A. Thoe, Laguna Hills, Calif., John Koontz, Corona, Calif., Long Q. Nguyen, Tustin, Calif., Scott B. Newton, Costa Mesa, Calif., Daniel Bauen, Atlanta, Cassilyn Bair, Atlanta, and Lawrence E. Davis, Atlanta. The patent application was filed on Jan. 31, 2011 (13/017,102). 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=8,684,145.PN.&OS=PN/8,684,145&RS=PN/8,684,145 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** DXV Water Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- DXV Water Technologies, Orange, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,685,252) developed by Diem Xuan Vuong, Santa Ana, Calif., Michael Motherway, Santa Ana, Calif., and Curtis Roth, Ranchos Palos Verdes, Calif., for "water treatment systems and methods." The patent application was filed on Feb. 3, 2011 (13/020,393). 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=8,685,252.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,252&RS=PN/8,685,252 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Callaway Golf Assigned Patent for Putter Face Insert ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Callaway Golf, Carlsbad, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,684,860) developed by Augustin W. Rollinson, Carlsbad, Calif., for a putter face insert. The patent application was filed on April 12, 2012 (13/445,757). 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=86,84,860.PN.&OS=PN/86,84,860&RS=PN/86,84,860 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Scientific Research Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Scientific Research, Santa Clarita, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,684,009) developed by Eusebiu Matei, Valencia, Calif., Lawrence J. Karr, Santa Monica, Calif., and Joseph H. Schulman, Santa Clarita, Calif., for a "system for determining relative distance(s) and/or angle(s) between at least two points." The patent application was filed on Aug. 18, 2004 (10/920,554). 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=8,684,009.PN.&OS=PN/8,684,009&RS=PN/8,684,009 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Seagate Technology Assigned Patent for Magnetic Recording Media with Enhanced Writability and Thermal Stability ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Seagate Technology, Scotts Valley, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,685,547) developed by eight co-inventors for a "magnetic recording media with enhanced writability and thermal stability." The co-inventors are Bo Bian, Fremont, Calif., Shoutao Wang, Fremont, Calif., Weilu Xu, San Jose, Calif., Abebe Hailu, San Jose, Calif., Miaogen Lu, Fremont, Calif., Charles C. Chen, Fremont, Calif., Thomas Patrick Nolan, Fremont, Calif., and Alexander Yulievich Dobin, Hauppauge, N.Y. The patent application was filed on Feb. 19, 2009 (12/389,039). 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=8,685,547.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,547&RS=PN/8,685,547 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Palo Alto Research Center Assigned Patent for Apparatus and Method for Improved Electrostatic Drop Merging and Mixing ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Palo Alto Research Center, Palo Alto, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,685,216) developed by Dirk De Bruyker, Palo Alto, Calif., Michael I. Recht, Mountain View, Calif., and Jurgen H. Daniel, Mountain View, Calif., for an " Apparatus and method for improved electrostatic drop merging and mixing." The patent application was filed on Dec. 21, 2004 (11/018,757). 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=8,685,216.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,216&RS=PN/8,685,216 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent for Printing Systems and Methods ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,684,056) developed by Omer Gila, Cupertino, Calif., and Napoleon J. Leoni, San Jose, Calif., for "printing systems and methods." The patent application was filed on March 10, 2009 (12/401,216). 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=8,684,056.PN.&OS=PN/8,684,056&RS=PN/8,684,056 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Western Digital Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Western Digital Technologies, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,676) developed by David Wuester Sr., Chandler, Ariz., and Dean Albert Tarrant, San Jose, Calif., for an "apparatus and method to grip a disk clamp of a disk drive." The patent application was filed on April 29, 2011 (13/097,455). 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=8,683,676.PN.&OS=PN/8,683,676&RS=PN/8,683,676 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Agilent Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Agilent Technologies, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,685,642) developed by Nicholas Michael Sampas, San Jose, Calif., for an "allele-specific copy number measurement using single nucleotide polymorphism and DNA arrays." The patent application was filed on July 30, 2007 (11/881,932). 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=8,685,642.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,642&RS=PN/8,685,642 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Allergan Assigned Patent for Degradable Clostridial Toxins ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Allergan, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,685,692) developed by six co-inventors for degradable clostridial toxins. The co-inventors are Lance E. Steward, Irvine, Calif., Sanjiv Ghanshani, Irvine, Calif., Ester Fernandez-Salas, Fullerton, Calif., Marcella A. Gilmore, Santa Ana, Calif., Joseph Francis, Aliso Viejo, Calif., and Kei Roger Aoki, Coto de Caza, Calif. The patent application was filed on March 18, 2013 (13/846,307). 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=8,685,692.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,692&RS=PN/8,685,692 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Cummins-Allison Assigned Patent for Currency Discrimination System and Method ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Cummins-Allison, Mount Prospect, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,684,157) developed by five co-inventors for a "currency discrimination system and method." The co-inventors are Jay D. Freeman, Encinitas, Calif., Tomasz M. Jagielinski, Carlsbad, Calif., Frederick J. Jeffers, Escondido, Calif., George S. Krastev, Santee, Calif., and Danny D. Yang, San Diego. The patent application was filed on Nov. 15, 2012 (13/677,985). 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=86,84,157.PN.&OS=PN/86,84,157&RS=PN/86,84,157 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Abbott Diabetes Care Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Abbott Diabetes Care, Alameda, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,684,930) developed by Benjamin J. Feldman, Oakland, Calif., and Geoffrey V. McGarraugh, Oakland, Calif., for "method of calibrating an analyte-measurement device, and associated methods, devices and systems." The patent application was filed on June 29, 2009 (12/494,228). 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=86,84,930.PN.&OS=PN/86,84,930&RS=PN/86,84,930 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** University of California Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- The University of California, Oakland, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,685,403) developed by Yoshikazu Takada, Davis, Calif., and Jun Saegusa, Kobe, Japan, for an "insulin-like growth factor signaling and integrin." The patent application was filed on Jan. 29, 2010 (13/146,907). 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=8,685,403.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,403&RS=PN/8,685,403 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Ebert Composites Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Ebert Composites, Chula Vista, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,684,722) developed by David W. Johnson, San Diego, Scott A. Garrett, San Diego, and Stephen G. Moyers, Jamul, Calif., for a "thermoplastic pultrusion die system and method." The patent application was filed on Jan. 10, 2013 (13/738,126). 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=86,84,722.PN.&OS=PN/86,84,722&RS=PN/86,84,722 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Incube Labs Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Incube Labs, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,685,038) developed by Mir Imran, Los Altos Hills, Calif., for an "iontophoretic apparatus and method for marking of the skin." The patent application was filed on Dec. 7, 2009 (12/632,647). 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=8,685,038.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,038&RS=PN/8,685,038 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Oracle America Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Oracle America, Redwood Shores, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,684,802) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and apparatus for balancing thermal variations across a set of computer systems." The co-inventors are Kenny C. Gross, San Diego, Keith A. Whisnant, San Diego, Ramakrishna C. Dhanekula, San Diego, and Steven F. Zwinger, Poway, Calif. The patent application was filed on Oct. 27, 2006 (11/588,788). 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=86,84,802.PN.&OS=PN/86,84,802&RS=PN/86,84,802 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Harris Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Harris Technology, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,684,271) developed by Scott C. Harris, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., for a "composite label with history feature." The patent application was filed on Sept. 23, 2009 (12/565,128). 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=86,84,271.PN.&OS=PN/86,84,271&RS=PN/86,84,271 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Advanced Brain Monitoring Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Advanced Brain Monitoring, Carlsbad, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,684,006) developed by Daniel Levendowski, Carlsbad, Calif., Todd Morgan, Encinitas, Calif., and Victoria Melzer, Encinitas, Calif., for "systems and methods for optimizing oral appliance therapy for the treatment of sleep apnea." The patent application was filed on March 24, 2011 (13/071,354). 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=8,684,006.PN.&OS=PN/8,684,006&RS=PN/8,684,006 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** IGT Assigned Patent for Gaming System and Method with Accumulating Equity ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- IGT, Las Vegas, has been assigned a patent (8,684,817) developed by seven co-inventors for a "gaming system and method with accumulating equity." The co-inventors are Jay S. Walker, Ridgefield, Conn., James A. Jorasch, Stamford, Conn., Stephen C. Tulley, Fairfield, Conn., David F. Zucker, Winnetka, Ill., Andrew D. Rogers, Los Altos, Calif., Geoffrey M. Gelman, Stamford, Conn., and Daniel F. Tedesco, Huntington, Conn. The patent application was filed on Jan. 12, 2010 (12/686,086). 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=86,84,817.PN.&OS=PN/86,84,817&RS=PN/86,84,817 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Applied Biosystems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Applied Biosystems, Carlsbad, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,685,717) developed by eight co-inventors for a "thermal cycler for PCR." The co-inventors are John G. Atwood, West Redding, Conn., Adrian Fawcett, Pleasanton, Calif., Keith S. Ferrara, Stratford, Conn., Paul M. Hetherington, Golden's Bridge, N.Y., Richard W. Noreiks, Stratford, Conn., Douglas E. Olsen, New Fairfield, Conn., John R. Widomski, Shelton, Conn., and Charles M. Wittmer, Trumbull, Conn. The patent application was filed on Jan. 17, 2007 (11/654,238). 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=8,685,717.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,717&RS=PN/8,685,717 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Bloom Energy Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Bloom Energy, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,685,583) developed by David Weingaertner, Sunnyvale, Calif., Arne Ballantine, Palo Alto, Calif., and Swaminathan Venkataraman, Cupertino, Calif., for a "derivation of control parameters of fuel cell systems for flexible fuel operation." The patent application was filed on June 18, 2012 (13/525,663). 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=8,685,583.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,583&RS=PN/8,685,583 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Allergan Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Allergan, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,685,693) developed by six co-inventors for degradable clostridial toxins. The co-inventors are Lance E. Steward, Irvine, Calif., Sanjiv Ghanshani, Irvine, Calif., Ester Fernandez-Salas, Fullerton, Calif., Marcella A. Gilmore, Santa Ana, Calif., Joseph Francis, Aliso Viejo, Calif., and Kei Roger Aoki, Coto de Caza, Calif. The patent application was filed on March 18, 2013 (13/846,338). 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=8,685,693.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,693&RS=PN/8,685,693 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Skechers USA II Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Skechers USA II, Manhattan Beach, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,716) developed by four co-inventors for a "shoe tongue securing device." The co-inventors are David Raysse, Los Angeles, Kurt Stockbridge, Palos Verdes Estates, Calif., Ming Jen Wang, Alhambra, Calif., and Jerome Huang, Dongguan, China. The patent application was filed on Feb. 1, 2011 (13/019,232). 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=8,683,716.PN.&OS=PN/8,683,716&RS=PN/8,683,716 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Rubbercraft of California Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Rubbercraft of California, Long Beach, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,684,343) developed by five co-inventors for a "composite fabrication vent assembly and method." The co-inventors are Alan D. Hiken, Redondo Beach, Calif., David H. Lee, Placentia, Calif., Robert L. Harshberger, Lakewood, Calif., Leo H. Phan, Anaheim, Calif., and Rufino Santos, Long Beach, Calif. The patent application was filed on Jan. 6, 2012 (13/344,889). 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=86,84,343.PN.&OS=PN/86,84,343&RS=PN/86,84,343 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Apple Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Apple, Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,684,613) developed by Douglas J. Weber, Arcadia, Calif., for an integrated camera window. The patent application was filed on Jan. 10, 2012 (13/347,430). 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=86,84,613.PN.&OS=PN/86,84,613&RS=PN/86,84,613 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Corventis Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Corventis, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,684,925) developed by seven co-inventors for an "injectable device for physiological monitoring." The co-inventors are Yatheendhar D. Manicka, Woodbury, Minn., Badri Amurthur, Los Gatos, Calif., Mark Bly, Falcon Heights, Minn., Kristofer James, Eagan, Minn., Imad Libbus, St. Paul, Minn., Scott Mazar, Woodbury, Minn., and Jerry Wang, Blaine, Minn. The patent application was filed on Sept. 12, 2008 (12/209,430). 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=86,84,925.PN.&OS=PN/86,84,925&RS=PN/86,84,925 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Fluidigm Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Fluidigm, South San Francisco, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,685,326) developed by five co-inventors for an "optical lens system and method for microfluidic devices." The co-inventors are Marc A. Unger, San Mateo, Calif., Geoffrey Richard Facer, San Francisco, Barry Clerkson, Palo Alto, Calif., Christopher G. Cesar, Sunnyvale, Calif., and Neil Switz, Oakland, Calif. The patent application was filed on July 9, 2013 (13/937,340). 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=8,685,326.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,326&RS=PN/8,685,326 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** BioTime Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- BioTime, Alameda, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,685,386) developed by Michael D. West, Mill Valley, Calif., Hal Sternberg, Berkeley, Calif., and Karen B. Chapman, Mill Valley, Calif., for "methods and compositions for in vitro and in vivo chondrogenesis." The patent application was filed on July 16, 2010 (13/384,289). 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=8,685,386.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,386&RS=PN/8,685,386 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Next Lighting Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Next Lighting, San Francisco, has been assigned a patent (8,684,566) developed by five co-inventors for a "lighting unit with indirect light source." The co-inventors are Eric Bretschneider, Satellite Beach, Fla., Zach Berkowitz, San Francisco, Randall Sosnick, Mill Valley, Calif., Lisa Pattison, Johnson City, Tenn., and P. Morgan Pattison, Johnson City, Tenn. The patent application was filed on June 19, 2013 (13/922,061). 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=86,84,566.PN.&OS=PN/86,84,566&RS=PN/86,84,566 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Google Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Google, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,684,760) developed by Lawrence Lam, San Jose, Calif., and Amy Han, Palo Alto, Calif., for a "power cord with anti-theft assembly." The patent application was filed on Jan. 17, 2013 (13/743,338). 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=86,84,760.PN.&OS=PN/86,84,760&RS=PN/86,84,760 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Component Re-Engineering Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Component Re-Engineering, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,684,256) developed by six co-inventors for a "method for hermetically joining plate and shaft devices including ceramic materials used in semiconductor processing." The co-inventors are Alfred Grant Elliot, Palo Alto, Calif., Brent Donald Alfred Elliot, Cupertino, Calif., Frank Balma, Los Gatos, Calif., Richard Erich Schuster, Milpitas, Calif., Dennis George Rex, Williams, Ore., and Alexander Veyster, Mountain View, Calif. The patent application was filed on Nov. 20, 2012 (13/681,930). 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=86,84,256.PN.&OS=PN/86,84,256&RS=PN/86,84,256 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** CareFusion 203 Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- CareFusion 203, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,683,997) developed by four co-inventors for a portable ventilator system. The co-inventors are Douglas F. DeVries, Kenmore, Wash., David Boyle, Monrovia, Calif., Michael Holmes, Corona, Calif., and Malcolm Williams, San Clemente, Calif. The patent application was filed on Oct. 31, 2007 (11/979,142). 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=8,683,997.PN.&OS=PN/8,683,997&RS=PN/8,683,997 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** NASA Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- NASA has been assigned a patent (8,685,268) developed by Karl Y. Yee, Pasadena, Calif., and Andrew P. Homyk, South Pasadena, Calif., for a "method of forming textured silicon substrate by maskless cryognic etching." The patent application was filed on May 16, 2013 (13/895,499). 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=20140401.PD.&s2=%28DC.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/04/01/2014+AND+AS/DC&RS=ISD/04/01/2014+AND+AS/DC Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** MiniPumps Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- MiniPumps, Pasadena, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,684,997) developed by six co-inventors for "drug-delivery pumps and methods of manufacture." The co-inventors are Changlin Pang, Pasadena, Calif., Fukang Jiang, Pasadena, Calif., Jason Shih, Yorba Linda, Calif., Sean Caffey, Hawthorne, Calif., Mark Humayun, Glendale, Calif., and Yu-Chong Tai, Pasedena, Calif. The patent application was filed on July 3, 2012 (13/541,012). 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=8,684,997.PN.&OS=PN/8,684,997&RS=PN/8,684,997 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** TiNi Alloy Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- TiNi Alloy, Berkeley, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,684,101) developed by Alfred David Johnson, San Leandro, Calif., Roger Graham Gilbertson, Novato, Calif., and Valery Martynov, San Francisco, for a "frangible shape memory alloy fire sprinkler valve actuator." The patent application was filed on Jan. 24, 2008 (12/019,553). 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=8,684,101.PN.&OS=PN/8,684,101&RS=PN/8,684,101 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Bloom Enery Assigned Patent for Increasing Thermal Dissipation of Fuel Cell Stacks Under Partial Electrical Load ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Bloom Enery, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,685,579) developed by K. R. Sridhar, Los Gatos, Calif., Ian Russell, Sunnyvale, Calif., and Matthias Gottmann, Sunnyvale, Calif., for an "increasing thermal dissipation of fuel cell stacks under partial electrical load." The patent application was filed on Dec. 3, 2009 (12/591,872). 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=8,685,579.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,579&RS=PN/8,685,579 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Infinesse Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Infinesse, Los Angeles, has been assigned a patent (8,685,028) developed by Chong Chol Kim, Los Angeles, for "reciprocating surgical saws with blade assemblies." The patent application was filed on June 8, 2011 (13/156,168). 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=8,685,028.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,028&RS=PN/8,685,028 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** ReShape Medical Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- ReShape Medical, San Clemente, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,881) developed by Outhit Bouasaysy, Corona, Calif., and Mark Ashby, Laguna Niguel, Calif., for "intragastric space fillers and methods of manufacturing including in vitro testing." The patent application was filed on April 2, 2010 (12/753,751). 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=8,683,881.PN.&OS=PN/8,683,881&RS=PN/8,683,881 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Depomed Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Depomed, Newark, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,685,450) developed by Jong Lim, San Jose, Calif., John N. Shell, Roseville, Calif., and Jenny Louie-Helm, Union City, Calif., for "dual drug dosage forms with improved separation of drugs." The patent application was filed on June 22, 2012 (13/530,631). 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=8,685,450.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,450&RS=PN/8,685,450 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** NuVasive Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- NuVasive, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,685,105) developed by Matthew Curran, Carlsbad, Calif., Mark Peterson, Medford, Ore., and Luiz Pimenta, Sao Paula, Brazil, for "systems and methods for spinal fusion." The patent application was filed on Oct. 29, 2013 (14/066,285). 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=8,685,105.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,105&RS=PN/8,685,105 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Gen-Probe Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Gen-Probe, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,685,347) developed by Daniel L. Kacian, San Diego, Mark R. Kennedy, San Diego, and Nick M. Carter, Mooresville, N.C., for a penetrable cap. The patent application was filed on Nov. 15, 2011 (13/297,136). 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=8,685,347.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,347&RS=PN/8,685,347 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Anthony Assigned Patent for Refrigerated Display Case Door with Transparent LCD Panel ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Anthony, Sylmar, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,745) developed by four co-inventors for a "refrigerated display case door with transparent LCD panel." The co-inventors are Paul J. Artwohl, Sylmar, Calif., Mark Sandnes, Sylmar, Calif., John Michael Roche, Bishop, Ga., and Jeffery W. Nicholson, Palmdale, Calif. The patent application was filed on Oct. 31, 2011 (13/286,053). 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=8,683,745.PN.&OS=PN/8,683,745&RS=PN/8,683,745 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,685,433) developed by four co-inventors for an "absorbable coating for implantable device." The co-inventors are Lothar W. Kleiner, Los Altos, Calif., Syed F.A. Hossainy, Hayward, Calif., Mikael Trollsas, San Jose, Calif., and Stephen D. Pacetti, San Jose, Calif. The patent application was filed on March 31, 2010 (12/751,989). 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=8,685,433.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,433&RS=PN/8,685,433 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Intuitive Surgical Operations Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,684,914) developed by Ian McDowall, Woodside, Calif., and John Stern, Menlo Park, Calif., for an "image capture unit and an imaging pipeline with enhanced color performance in a surgical instrument and method." The patent application was filed on Aug. 12, 2011 (13/209,121). 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=86,84,914.PN.&OS=PN/86,84,914&RS=PN/86,84,914 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Brandguard Vents Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Brandguard Vents, San Clemente, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,684,803) developed by Brent Berkompas, San Clemente, Calif., for a "vent structure forcing a Z-pattern air flow." The patent application was filed on May 26, 2006 (11/441,894). 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=86,84,803.PN.&OS=PN/86,84,803&RS=PN/86,84,803 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Allergan Assigned Patent for Porogen Compositions Method of Making and Uses ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Allergan, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,685,296) developed by four co-inventors for "porogen compositions, method of making and uses." The co-inventors are Futian Liu, Sunnyvale, Calif., Nicholas J. Manesis, Summerland, Calif., Xiaojie Yu, Irvine, Calif., and Athene W. Chan, South San Francisco, Calif. The patent application was filed on May 10, 2011 (13/104,811). 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=8,685,296.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,296&RS=PN/8,685,296 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Codexis Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Codexis, Redwood City, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,685,690) developed by Jie Yang, Foster City, Calif., Xiyun Zhang, Fremont, Calif., and Attila Andor, Budapest, Hungary, for "recombinant .beta.-glucosidase variants for production of soluble sugars from cellulosic biomass." The patent application was filed on March 9, 2012 (13/416,608). 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=8,685,690.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,690&RS=PN/8,685,690 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Lawrence Livermore National Security Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Lawrence Livermore National Security, Livermore, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,685,000) developed by Patrick R. Buckley, New York, and Duncan J. Maitland, Pleasant Hill, Calif., for a "shape memory system with integrated actuation using embedded particles." The patent application was filed on April 30, 2012 (13/460,596). 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=8,685,000.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,000&RS=PN/8,685,000 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** University of California Assigned Patent for Monocyclic High Aspect Ratio Titanium Inductively Coupled Plasma Deep Etching Processes ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- The University of California, Oakland, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,685,266) developed by five co-inventors for a "monocyclic high aspect ratio titanium inductively coupled plasma deep etching processes and products so produced." The co-inventors are Emily R. Parker, Goleta, Calif., Brian J. Thibeault, Santa Barbara, Calif., Marco F. Aimi, Menands, N.Y., Masa P. Rao, Santa Barbara, Calif., and Noel C. MacDonald, Santa Barbara, Calif. The patent application was filed on Oct. 2, 2006 (11/537,743). 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=8,685,266.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,266&RS=PN/8,685,266 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Bal Seal Engineering Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Bal Seal Engineering, Foothill Ranch, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,684,362) developed by Pete Balsells, Foothill Ranch, Calif., Farshid Dilmaghanian, Foothill Ranch, Calif., and Derek Changsrivong, Foothill Ranch, Calif., for "cartridge seal assemblies and associated methods." The patent application was filed on July 21, 2010 (12/841,056). 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=86,84,362.PN.&OS=PN/86,84,362&RS=PN/86,84,362 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Assigned Patent for Tailored Aliphatic Polyesters for Stent Coatings ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,685,430) developed by Mikael Trollsas, San Jose, Calif., Lothar W. Kleiner, Los Altos, Calif., and Syed F.A. Hossainy, Fremont, Calif., for "tailored aliphatic polyesters for stent coatings." The patent application was filed on July 13, 2007 (11/827,783). 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=8,685,430.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,430&RS=PN/8,685,430 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Bayer Essure Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Bayer Essure, Milpitas, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,685,042) developed by six co-inventors for "minimally invasive surgical stabilization devices and methods." The co-inventors are Mimi Nguyen, Redwood City, Calif., Rosendo Aguilar, Newark, Calif., Betsy Swann, Grass Valley, Calif., Elisa Janine Aldridge, Menlo Park, Calif., Christopher A. Stout, San Mateo, Calif., and Philip Albert Bailey, San Mateo, Calif. The patent application was filed on Jan. 13, 2011 (13/006,247). 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=8,685,042.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,042&RS=PN/8,685,042 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Saba Software Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Saba Software, Redwood Shores, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,684,748) developed by Andrey Pogodin, San Mateo, Calif., Roshini Unni, Redwood City, Calif., and Land Ormiston, San Francisco, for a "system and method for playing web-based training content on a client computer system." The patent application was filed on Aug. 3, 2006 (11/499,138). 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=86,84,748.PN.&OS=PN/86,84,748&RS=PN/86,84,748 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Ormco Assigned Patent for Method of Alloying Reactive Components ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Ormco, Orange, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,685,183) developed by Alfred D. Johnson, San Leandro, Calif., and Walter A. Bachmann, Pacifica, Calif., for a "method of alloying reactive components." The patent application was filed on Jan. 8, 2013 (13/736,671). 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=8,685,183.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,183&RS=PN/8,685,183 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** California Institute of Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif., has/have been assigned a patent (8,685,727) developed by four co-inventors for a "regulation of macrophage activation using miR-125b." The co-inventors are Aadel Chaudhuri, Santa Clara, Calif., Alex Steven So, Los Angeles, David Baltimore, Pasadena, Calif., and Ryan M. O'Connell, Salt Lake City, Utah. The patent application was filed on June 18, 2012 (13/526,347). 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=8,685,727.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,727&RS=PN/8,685,727 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Edwards Lifesciences Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Edwards Lifesciences, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,685,083) developed by Patrick Perier, Paris, and Vaso Adzich, Santa Ana, Calif., for an "apparatus, system, and method for treatment of posterior leaflet prolapse." The patent application was filed on June 26, 2006 (11/474,740). 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=8,685,083.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,083&RS=PN/8,685,083 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Tria Beauty Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Tria Beauty, Dublin, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,685,008) developed by four co-inventors for "devices and methods for radiation-based dermatological treatments." The co-inventors are Mark V. Weckwerth, Pleasanton, Calif., Patrick Reichert, Dublin, Calif., David Youngquist, San Jose, Calif., and Harvey I-Heng Liu, Fremont, Calif. The patent application was filed on April 10, 2012 (13/443,788). 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=8,685,008.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,008&RS=PN/8,685,008 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** C&H Testing Service Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- C&H Testing Service, Bakersfield, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,848) developed by Don Taft, Bakersfield, Calif., Don Hoover, Bakersfield, Calif., and Don Siewell, Bakersfield, Calif., for an "oil well tubing pressure testing system and method of use." The patent application was filed on Jan. 13, 2011 (13/006,388). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,683,848.PN.&OS=PN/8,683,848&RS=PN/8,683,848 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Atieva Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Atieva, Redwood City, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,685,563) developed by Sheau-Pyng Lin, Redwood City, Calif., for a "method of electrically connecting cell terminals in a battery pack." The patent application was filed on April 5, 2013 (13/857,991). 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=8,685,563.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,563&RS=PN/8,685,563 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Hill's Pet Nutrition Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Hill's Pet Nutrition, Topeka, Kan., has been assigned a patent (8,685,943) developed by two co-inventors for methods "for reducing diarrhea in a companion animal." The co-inventors are Wai Cheuk, San Marcos, Calif., and Chistina Khoo, Lawrence, Kan. The patent application was filed on Sept. 16, 2004 (10/942,397). 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=8685943.PN.&OS=PN/8685943&RS=PN/8685943 Written by Marlyn Vitin. *** University of California Assigned Patent for Open-and-close Controllable Odor Compound Release Device and Method of Manufacture ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- The University of California, Oakland, Calif., and Samsung Electronics, Suwon-si, South Korea, have been assigned a patent (8,685,338) developed by four co-inventors for an "open-and-close controllable odor compound release device and method of manufacture." The co-inventors are Jong-jin Park, Hwaseong-si, South Korea, Sung-ho Jin, San Diego, Kyu-hyun Im, Yongin-si, South Korea, and Jong-min Kim, Yongin-si, South Korea. The patent application was filed on March 29, 2011 (13/074,140). 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=8,685,338.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,338&RS=PN/8,685,338 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Asante Solutions Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Asante Solutions, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,685,002) developed by four co-inventors for a "data storage for an infusion pump system." The co-inventors are Steve Miller, Palo Alto, Calif., Mark C. Estes, Malibu, Calif., Ken Mochel, San Jose, Calif., and David Rich, Morgan Hill, Calif. The patent application was filed on May 10, 2012 (13/468,077). 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=8,685,002.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,002&RS=PN/8,685,002 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Lithocrete Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Lithocrete, Costa Mesa, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,684,627) developed by Ronald D. Shaw, Corona Del Mar, Calif., for a "decorative concrete and method of installing the same." The patent application was filed on Aug. 27, 2012 (13/595,834). 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=86,84,627.PN.&OS=PN/86,84,627&RS=PN/86,84,627 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Fox Factory Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Fox Factory, Watsonville, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,684,367) developed by David M. Haugen, Pacific Grove, Calif., for "methods and apparatus for suspension lock out and signal generation." The patent application was filed on Feb. 7, 2013 (13/761,555). 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=86,84,367.PN.&OS=PN/86,84,367&RS=PN/86,84,367 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Gamblit Gaming Assigned Patent for Interactive Game Elements as Lottery Ticket in Enriched Game Play Environment ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Gamblit Gaming, Glendale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,684,813) developed by Miles Arnone, Sherborn, Mass., and Eric Meyerhofer, Pasadena, Calif., for "interactive game elements as lottery ticket in enriched game play environment (single and/or multiplayer) for casino applications." The patent application was filed on May 20, 2013 (13/898,222). 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=86,84,813.PN.&OS=PN/86,84,813&RS=PN/86,84,813 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Life Technologies Assigned Patent for Matched Pair Transistor Circuits ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Life Technologies, Carlsbad, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,685,324) developed by Keith Fife, Palo Alto, Calif., for "matched pair transistor circuits." The patent application was filed on June 30, 2011 (13/173,946). 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=8,685,324.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,324&RS=PN/8,685,324 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Aptus Endosystems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Aptus Endosystems, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,685,044) developed by Lee Bolduc, Fremont, Calif., and Phil Houle, Sunnyvale, Calif., for "systems and methods for attaching a prosthesis with a body lumen or hollow organ." The patent application was filed on June 13, 2012 (13/495,836). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,685,044.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,044&RS=PN/8,685,044 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Real Action Paintball Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Real Action Paintball, Gilroy, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,683,990) developed by Omar Alonso Macy, San Jose, Calif., for a "projectile launcher having upper receiver pivotally coupled to lower receiver." The patent application was filed on Aug. 29, 2012 (13/598,016). 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=8,683,990.PN.&OS=PN/8,683,990&RS=PN/8,683,990 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Headway Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Headway Technologies, Milpitas, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,685,343) developed by Celine Hu, Tiburon, Calif., for "microfluidic detection of analytes." The patent application was filed on June 28, 2012 (13/536,423). 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=8,685,343.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,343&RS=PN/8,685,343 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Abbott Medical Optics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Abbott Medical Optics, Santa Ana, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,685,088) developed by Steven R. Anderson, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., for a "pre-loaded IOL insertion system." The patent application was filed on Sept. 21, 2012 (13/623,953). 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=8,685,088.PN.&OS=PN/8,685,088&RS=PN/8,685,088 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Intel Assigned Patent for Thermal Sensor Having Toggle Control ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Intel, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,684,597) developed by Christopher E. Cox, Placerville, Calif., for a "thermal sensor having toggle control." The patent application was filed on Feb. 21, 2012 (13/401,637). 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=86,84,597.PN.&OS=PN/86,84,597&RS=PN/86,84,597 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Take-Two Interactive Software Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Take-Two Interactive Software, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,684,819) developed by four co-inventors for "systems and methods for simulating a particular user in an interactive computer system." The co-inventors are Jeffrey J. Thomas, Penngrove, Calif., Abraham J. Navarro, Hercules, Calif., Gordon K. Read, San Rafael, Calif., and David M. Zdyrko Jr., San Francisco. The patent application was filed on Sept. 12, 2011 (13/230,817). 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=86,84,819.PN.&OS=PN/86,84,819&RS=PN/86,84,819 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Lawrence Livermore National Security Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 8 -- Lawrence Livermore National Security, For more information about Targeted News Service products and services, please contact: Myron Struck, editor, Targeted News Service LLC, Springfield, Va., 703/304-1897; [email protected]; http://targetednews.com. -1157409 (c) 2014 Targeted News Service |