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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Pennsylvania (April 16)
[April 16, 2014]

U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Pennsylvania (April 16)


(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 16 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Pennsylvania.

*** DePuy Synthes Products Assigned Patent for Lumbar Interbody Fusion Procedure Implant ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- DePuy Synthes Products, Raynham, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,690,949) developed by four co-inventors for "[i]ntervertebral implant for transforaminal posterior lumbar interbody fusion procedure." The co-inventors are Kenneth Isamu Kobayashi, Exton, Pa., David Paul, Phoenixville, Pa., Dominique Messerli, West Chester, Pa., and David Gerber, West Chester, Pa.



The patent application was filed on April 12, 2013 (13/861,842). 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=8690949.PN.&OS=PN/8690949&RS=PN/8690949 Written by Jude Bautista; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Massachusetts Institute of Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.,, has been assigned a patent (8,691,203) developed by nine co-inventors for a method "comprising contacting tissue with a cross-linkable polyester prepolymer." The co-inventors are Christopher J. Bettinger, Palo Alto, Calif., Jeffrey M. Karp, Chestnut Hill, Mass., Robert S. Langer, Newton, Mass., Sonia J. Kim, West Nyack, N.Y., Jason Burdick, Philadelphia, Andreas Zumbuehl, Nyon, Switzerland, Christiaan Nijst, Amsterdam, Joost P. Bruggeman, Schorl, Netherlands, and Lino Da Silva Ferreira, Coimbra, Portugal.


The patent application was filed on March 23, 2012 (13/428,869). 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=8691203.PN.&OS=PN/8691203&RS=PN/8691203 Written by Jude Bautista; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** EP Visual Design Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 16 -- EP Visual Design, West Chester, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,700,804) developed by Peter William Meyers, West Chester, Pa., and John Henry Thompson, Merion, Pa., for "methods and apparatus for managing mobile content." The patent application was filed on March 16, 2011 (13/049,435). 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=8,700,804.PN.&OS=PN/8,700,804&RS=PN/8,700,804 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Bentley Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 16 -- Bentley Systems, Exton, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,700,361) developed by Jeffrey Brown, West Chester, Pa., for an auto-transpose replication.

The patent application was filed on March 17, 2010 (12/725,804). 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=8,700,361.PN.&OS=PN/8,700,361&RS=PN/8,700,361 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Dun & Bradstreet, Standard & Poor's, Telekurs Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 16 -- Dun & Bradstreet, Short Hills, N.J., Standard & Poor's, New York, Telekurs, Stamford, Conn., have been assigned a patent (8,700,515) developed by 12 co-inventors for a security-to-entity crosswalk. The co-inventors are Alan L. Duckworth, Wescosville, Pa., William A. Fritz, Schnecksville, Pa., Craig Albert, Bethlehem, Pa., Jeffery F. Brill, Schnecksville, Pa., Richard A. Fersch, Verona, N.J., Vicki P. Raeburn, Pelham, N.Y., Sandra Stoker, Allentown, Pa., Scott J. Preiss, Marlboro, N.J., Maria Madeline Latorraca, Brooklyn, N.Y., James D. Taylor, East Northport, N.Y., Barry Scott Raskin, Easton, Conn., and Sara Banerjee, Stamford, Conn.

The patent application was filed on June 7, 2004 (10/862,247). 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=8,700,515.PN.&OS=PN/8,700,515&RS=PN/8,700,515 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** LSI Corp. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 16 -- LSI Corp., Milpitas, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,700,981) developed by four co-inventors for a "low latency enumeration endec." The co-inventors are Victor Krachkovsky, Allentown, Pa., Wu Chang, Santa Clara, Calif., Razmik Karabed, San Jose, Calif., and Shaohua Yang, San Jose, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 14, 2011 (13/296,022). 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=87,00,981.PN.&OS=PN/87,00,981&RS=PN/87,00,981 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** InterDigital Patent Holdings Assigned Patent for HARQ Process Utilization in Multiple Carrier Wireless Communications ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 16 -- InterDigital Patent Holdings, Wilmington, Del., has been assigned a patent (8,700,968) developed by seven co-inventors for a "HARQ process utilization in multiple carrier wireless communications." The co-inventors are Benoit Pelletier, Roxboro, Canada, Jean-Louis Gauvreau, La Prairie, Canada, Diana Pani, Montreal, Christopher R. Cave, Montreal, Paul Marinier, Brossard, Canada, In H. Kim, Norristown, Pa., and Philip J. Pietraski, Huntington Station, N.Y.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 25, 2013 (13/775,871). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,700,968.PN.&OS=PN/8,700,968&RS=PN/8,700,968 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Penthera Partners Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 16 -- Penthera Partners, Pittsburgh, has been assigned a patent (8,701,145) developed by Adam L.Berger, Pittsburgh, Joshua Pressnell, Dayton, Ohio, and Richard David Jackson, Curitiba, Brazil, for "commercials on mobile devices." The patent application was filed on Sept. 12, 2013 (14/025,797). 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=8,701,145.PN.&OS=PN/8,701,145&RS=PN/8,701,145 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** SanDisk Technologies Assigned Patent for Device for Automatically Receiving New Digital Content from Network ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 16 -- SanDisk Technologies, Plano, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,700,739) developed by Robert K. Khedouri, Roslyn, N.Y., Jonathan N. Axelrod, New York, and Harold E. Price, Bethel Park, Pa., for a "device for automatically receiving new digital content from a network." The patent application was filed on March 10, 2008 (12/045,330). 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=8,700,739.PN.&OS=PN/8,700,739&RS=PN/8,700,739 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Software Management Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 16 -- Software Management, Pittsburgh, has been assigned a patent (8,700,696) developed by Paul D.Franke, Venetia, Pa., for a "method and system for conducting a plurality of cyber-based conventions." The patent application was filed on Oct. 17, 2007 (11/873,706). 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=8,700,696.PN.&OS=PN/8,700,696&RS=PN/8,700,696 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** NetApp Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 16 -- NetApp, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,700,875) developed by Edward Barron, Pepperell, Mass., Loellyn Cassell, Pleasanton, Calif., and John DeGraaf, Cranberry Township, Pa., for "cluster view for storage devices." The patent application was filed on Sept. 20, 2011 (13/237,369). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,700,875.PN.&OS=PN/8,700,875&RS=PN/8,700,875 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Symantec Assigned Patent for Inferring File and Website Reputations by Belief Propagation Leveraging Machine Reputation ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 16 -- Symantec, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,701,190) developed by Duen Hong Chau, Pittsburgh, and Adam Wright, Los Angeles, for "inferring file and website reputations by belief propagation leveraging machine reputation." The patent application was filed on Nov. 15, 2012 (13/677,914). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,01,190.PN.&OS=PN/87,01,190&RS=PN/87,01,190 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Aesynt Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 16 -- Aesynt, Cranberry Township, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,700,210) developed by Brian A.Bufalini, Aliquippa, Pa., Fabian R. Reza, Pittsburgh, and Mark W. Leng, Venetia, Pa., for "systems, methods and computer program products for visually emphasizing portions of a medication storage device." The patent application was filed on Sept. 29, 2011 (13/248,971). 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=8,700,210.PN.&OS=PN/8,700,210&RS=PN/8,700,210 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Vida Diagnostics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 16 -- Vida Diagnostics, Iowa City, Iowa, has been assigned a patent (8,700,132) developed by Jenelle M.Ganatra, Eagleville, Pa., Juerg Tschirren, Iowa City, Iowa, and John T. Garber II, Westport, Conn., for "systems and methods for navigation within a branched structure of a body." The patent application was filed on June 13, 2012 (13/495,858). 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=8,700,132.PN.&OS=PN/8,700,132&RS=PN/8,700,132 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Comcast Cable Communications Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 16 -- Comcast Cable Communications, Philadelphia, has been assigned a patent (8,700,666) developed by five co-inventors for a moveable storage. The co-inventors are Frances Bevan, Voorhees, N.J., David Markowitz, Plymouth Meeting, Pa., Michael Rekstad, Langhorne, Pa., Jae Sim, Upper Darby, Pa., and Christopher Stone, Newtown, Pa.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 21, 2012 (13/401,294). 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=8,700,666.PN.&OS=PN/8,700,666&RS=PN/8,700,666 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** SunGard Availability Services Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 16 -- SunGard Availability Services, Wayne, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,700,946) developed by Chandra Reddy, San Ramon, Calif., and Enyou Li, Merion, Pa., for a "dynamic resource allocation in recover to cloud sandbox." The patent application was filed on Oct. 27, 2011 (13/283,173). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,700,946.PN.&OS=PN/8,700,946&RS=PN/8,700,946 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Caterpillar Assigned Patent for System and Method for Detecting Crest ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 16 -- Caterpillar, Peoria, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,700,272) developed by four co-inventors for a "system and method for detecting a crest." The co-inventors are Kenneth L. Stratton, Dunlap, Ill., Troy K. Becicka, Sahuarita, Ariz., Michael Taylor, Swissvale, Pa., and Thandava K. Edara, Peoria, Ill.

The patent application was filed on July 30, 2012 (13/561,788). 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=8,700,272.PN.&OS=PN/8,700,272&RS=PN/8,700,272 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Nielsen Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 16 -- Nielsen, Schaumburg, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,701,136) developed by eight co-inventors for "methods and apparatus to monitor, verify, and rate the performance of airings of commercials." The co-inventors are James Milton Rathburn, Hackensack, N.J., Laurence Blair Miller, Marina del Rey, Calif., Thomas J. Whymark, Bethlehem, Pa., Huaiyeu Huey Yu, Branchburg, N.J., Hui-Tung Yang, Berkeley Heights, N.J., Stephen Shindle, Scotch Plains, N.J., Jonathan Chazen, Demarest, N.J., and Joseph Kaminski, Denville, N.J.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 7, 2009 (12/350,223). 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=8,701,136.PN.&OS=PN/8,701,136&RS=PN/8,701,136 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** LSI Corp. Assigned Patent for Scan Test Circuitry Configured to Prevent Capture of Potentially Non-deterministic Values ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 16 -- LSI Corp., San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,700,962) developed by Ramesh C. Tekumalla, Breinigsville, Pa., and Prakash Krishnamoorthy, Bethlehem, Pa., for a "scan test circuitry configured to prevent capture of potentially non-deterministic values." The patent application was filed on July 27, 2012 (13/560,297). 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=87,00,962.PN.&OS=PN/87,00,962&RS=PN/87,00,962 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Automed Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 16 -- Automed Technologies, Chesterbrook, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,700,420) developed by R. Michael McGrady, Baden, Pa., and R. Barrie Slaymaker Jr., Pittsburgh, for a "method of dispensing and tracking the giving of medical items to patients." The patent application was filed on May 9, 2007 (11/801,235). 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=8,700,420.PN.&OS=PN/8,700,420&RS=PN/8,700,420 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Cellco Partnership Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 16 -- Cellco Partnership, Basking Ridge, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,700,071) developed by Brian F. Tims, Nazareth, Pa., and Carlos A. Cazanas, Bethlehem, Pa., for a "direct mobile station-to-mobile station communication of multimedia message service (MMS) messages." The patent application was filed on Aug. 1, 2008 (12/184,879). 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=8,700,071.PN.&OS=PN/8,700,071&RS=PN/8,700,071 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Grape Technology Group Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 16 -- Grape Technology Group, Bethlehem, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,700,024) developed by Faith McGary, Bethlehem, Pa., Michael Bates, Worthington, Ohio, and Alan Sunners, Coopersburg, Pa., for a "system and method for enhanced directory assistance including commercial features." The patent application was filed on Feb. 20, 2008 (12/070,725). 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=8,700,024.PN.&OS=PN/8,700,024&RS=PN/8,700,024 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Exactor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 16 -- Exactor, Wynnewood, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,700,504) developed by Jonathan Barsade, Wynnewood, Pa., for "integrated e-commerce sales and use tax exchange system and method." The patent application was filed on June 2, 2009 (12/476,407). 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=8,700,504.PN.&OS=PN/8,700,504&RS=PN/8,700,504 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** InterDigital Patent Holdings Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 16 -- InterDigital Patent Holdings, Wilmington, Del., has been assigned a patent (8,701,205) developed by six co-inventors for a "validation and/or authentication of a device for communication with network." The co-inventors are Yogendra C. Shah, Exton, Pa., Inhyok Cha, Yardley, Pa., Andreas Schmidt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Andreas Leicher, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Joseph Gredone, Chalfont, Pa., and Samian Kaur, Plymouth Meeting, Pa.

The patent application was filed on April 15, 2010 (12/760,690). 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=8,701,205.PN.&OS=PN/8,701,205&RS=PN/8,701,205 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Bayer Medical Care Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 16 -- Bayer Medical Care, Indianola, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,699,770) developed by Corey A. Kemper, Pittsburgh, and John F. Kalafut, Pittsburgh, for an "identification of regions of interest and extraction of time value curves in imaging procedures." The patent application was filed on Oct. 19, 2012 (13/655,525). 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=8,699,770.PN.&OS=PN/8,699,770&RS=PN/8,699,770 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** CNH America Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 16 -- CNH America, New Holland, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,700,270) developed by Christopher A. Foster, Denver, Pa., and Kevin M.Smith, Narvon, Pa., for a "system and method for determining drawbar force magnitude and direction." The patent application was filed on July 11, 2011 (13/179,840). 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=8,700,270.PN.&OS=PN/8,700,270&RS=PN/8,700,270 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

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