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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in New Jersey (Nov. 19)
[November 19, 2012]

U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in New Jersey (Nov. 19)


(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 19 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in New Jersey.

*** Bezwada Biomedical Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 19 -- Bezwada Biomedical, Hillsborough, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,309,132) developed by Rao S. Bezwada, Hillsborough, N.J., for a "bioabsorbable polyesteramides and uses thereof." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Novel biodegradable polyesteramides derived from optionally functionalized diacids and optionally functionalized diamines or from compounds having both optionally functionalized acid and optionally functionalized amine moieties, their preparation, and absorbable surgical articles fabricated therefrom, such as monofilament and multifilament sutures, films, sheets, plates, clips, staples, pins, screws, stents, stent coatings, packaging materials, and other implantable surgical devices, and the like, are described herein." The patent application was filed on May 15, 2009 (12/466,709). 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=8,309,132.PN.&OS=PN/8,309,132&RS=PN/8,309,132 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.



*** Kraft Foods Global Brands Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 19 -- Kraft Foods Global Brands, Northfield, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,309,153) developed by six co-inventors for a "production of whole grain shredded products." The co-inventors are Jan Karwowski, Franklin Lakes, N.J., Vani Vemulapalli, Whippany, N.J., C.Y. (Eric) Wang, Morris Plains, N.J., Kenenth Maas, Pattenburg, N.J., Alexander Gong, Fort Lee, N.J., and Mihaelos Nicholas Mihalos, Palisades Park, N.J.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Shredded whole grain products, such as ready-to-eat cereals, and sweet and savory snacks, such as whole grain shredded corn chips are continuously produced by pelletizing agglomerates of cooked, tempered, whole cereal grain particles. Cooked whole grains, such as corn and other non-gluten or low-gluten containing grains have a tendency to become hard and rubbery after cooking during the cooling and tempering process. The pelletization results in the production of whole grain pellets having a soft, pliable texture, which are shreddable into continuous net-like sheets on a mass production basis. The pelletizing may be at a pressure of about 200 psig to about 600 psig, preferably from about 400 psig to about 500 psig. The pelletizing temperature may be controlled to provide a pellet temperature of about 80.degree. F. to about 135.degree. F., preferably from about 90.degree. F. to about 110.degree. F., upon exiting the pelletizer." The patent application was filed on May 9, 2011 (13/103,781). 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=8,309,153.PN.&OS=PN/8,309,153&RS=PN/8,309,153 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.


*** NEI, Kennedy & Jenks Consultants Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 19 -- NEI Corp., Piscataway, N.J., and Kennedy & Jenks Consultants, San Francisco, have been assigned a patent (8,303,823) developed by Ganesh Skandan, Easton, Pa., Runqing Ou, Bridgewater, N.J., and Rajagopalan Ganesh, Portola Hills, Calif., for a "use of nanoscale particles (nanoadditives) with cationic polymers to enhance conditioning and dewatering of sludge." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Nanoscale additives and methodology for their use during polymer-aided sludge dewatering to increase the dewatering efficiency compared to traditionally used polymer-only dewatering processes. The nanoscale additive increases the percent solids in the dewatered cake compared to polymer-only treatment. When the nanoscale additives are added, the centrifugal force (shear) required to obtain high percent solids can be significantly reduced and the optimum polymer dose required for effective dewatering is also significantly reduced." The patent application was filed on Feb. 9, 2010 (12/702,416). 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=8,303,823.PN.&OS=PN/8,303,823&RS=PN/8,303,823 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Kraft Foods Global Brands Assigned Patent for Method for Producing Sandwich Cookie having Dissimilarly-sized Base Cakes ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 19 -- Kraft Foods Global Brands, Northfield, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,309,148) developed by four co-inventors for a "method for producing sandwich cookie having dissimilarly-sized base cakes." The co-inventors are Mihaelos N. Mihalos, Palisades Park, N.J., Theodore N. Janulis, Randolph, N.J., Chris E. Robinson, Sparta, N.J., and Carol Wines, Longmount, Colo.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A cookie cup sandwich cookie having dissimilarly-sized base cakes is continuously produced by applying a layer of filler cream to a lower base cake and applying an upper base cake to the lower base cake so that the outer periphery of the upper base cake surrounds the layer of filler cream. The apparatus for the production of the sandwich cookies includes at least one rotary molder for producing lower base cakes and upper base cakes having different sizes, a filler cream depositor that deposits a layer of filler cream on each of the lower base cakes, and a conveyer system for transporting and at least substantially concentrically aligning the dissimilarly sized lower and upper base cakes." The patent application was filed on Aug. 6, 2009 (12/537,079). 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=8,309,148.PN.&OS=PN/8,309,148&RS=PN/8,309,148 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** McNeil-PPC Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 19 -- McNeil-PPC, Skillman, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,309,118) developed by Christopher E. Szymczak, Marlton, N.J., for a "film forming compositions containing sucralose." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Water soluble, gelatin-free dip coatings for substrates comprising a hydrocolloid, such as carrageenan, and sucralose." The patent application was filed on June 21, 2002 (10/176,832). 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=8,309,118.PN.&OS=PN/8,309,118&RS=PN/8,309,118 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Emcore Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 19 -- Emcore, Albuquerque, N.M., has been assigned a patent (8,309,990) developed by four co-inventors for an "integrated devices on a common compound semiconductor III-V wafer." The co-inventors are Paul Cooke, Port Monmouth, N.J., Richard W. Hoffman Jr., Clinton, N.J., Victor Labyuk, Hackettstown, N.J., and Sherry Qianwen Ye, Bridgewater, N.J.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A III-V compound semiconductor structure comprises epitaxial structures that include an integrated pair of different types of active devices. The semiconductor structure includes a semi-insulating substrate of a compound semiconductor III-V material and a first compound semiconductor III-V epitaxial structure disposed on the substrate. A concentration profile of dopant material in the semiconductor structure decreases substantially smoothly across an interface between the substrate and the first epitaxial structure in a direction from the first epitaxial structure toward the substrate, and continues to decrease substantially smoothly from the interface with increasing depth into the substrate despite the presence of silicon or oxygen contaminant at the interface. The interface is substantially free of a second contaminant that was present, during formation of the first epitaxial structure, in a chamber in which the first epitaxial structure was formed." The patent application was filed on Feb. 15, 2012 (13/397,367). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,309,990.PN.&OS=PN/8,309,990&RS=PN/8,309,990 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Wyeth Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 19 -- Wyeth, Madison, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,309,094) developed by six co-inventors for an antibody-drug conjugates. The co-inventors are Hans-Peter Gerber, Montclair, N.J., John Francis DiJoseph, Woodbridge, N.J., Kiran Manohar Khandke, Nanuet, N.Y., Kimberly Ann Marquette, Somerville, Mass., Puja Sapra, River Edge, N.J., and Lioudmila Gennadievna Tchistiakova, Andover, Mass.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed are anti-5T4 antibody drug conjugates and methods for preparing and using the same." The patent application was filed on March 30, 2012 (13/435,731). 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=8,309,094.PN.&OS=PN/8,309,094&RS=PN/8,309,094 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Del Monte Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 19 -- Del Monte, San Francisco, has been assigned a patent (8,309,157) developed by five co-inventors for a "meat-containing, strip-shaped food product and method of making same." The co-inventors are Robert Lombard, Morris Plains, N.J., Kenchu Tham, Sparta, N.J., Haitao Ni, Morris Plains, N.J., Paul Ziemba, Lancaster, N.Y., and Harry Levine, Morris Plains, N.J.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A flexible, strip-shaped food product is made by comminuting substantially frozen meat and heating the comminuted meat to at least partially denature the meat proteins and cooling the cooked meat. About 4% by weight to about 45% by weight of wheat flour is admixed with the cooked meat, along with other ingredients, to form a dough. Use of the wheat flour unexpectedly increases tensile strength of the dough and products baked from the dough, and maintains flexibility of the strip-shaped food products over an extended period of time. Cooking of the meat in the presence of salt unexpectedly increases water activity of the pieces, resulting in a product that has a skin and a moist middle, while maintaining tensile strength. The dough is rotary-molded into strip-shaped pieces. The rotary mold may have angled die cups. The strip-shaped dough pieces are then baked and dried." The patent application was filed on Sept. 27, 2007 (11/863,031). 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=8,309,157.PN.&OS=PN/8,309,157&RS=PN/8,309,157 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** ORTHOCON Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 19 -- ORTHOCON, Irvington, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,309,131) developed by Richard L. Kronenthal, Fair Lawn, N.J., for an "absorbable putty-like implants and methods for their use for mechanical hemostasis of bone and for the treatment of osseous defects." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention relates to mechanically hemostatic body-absorbable compositions having a putty-like consistency comprising a finely powdered, carboxylic acid salt, a liquid block copolymer of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide, and a tocopherol." The patent application was filed on June 30, 2011 (13/173,719). 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=8,309,131.PN.&OS=PN/8,309,131&RS=PN/8,309,131 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** ZTE (USA) Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 19 -- ZTE (USA), Morristown, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,311,010) developed by Nanjian Qian, San Diego, Hua Mary Chion, Belle Mead, N.J., and Cancan Huang, Poway, Calif., for "data integrity negotiation schemes in wireless communication systems." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Techniques and system designs are described for providing mobile communication systems with negotiation mechanisms to select data integrity schemes based on quality of service (QoS) schemes to enhance system performance during mobile handover processes. In one aspect, a method for providing data integrity in a wireless communication network includes providing a quality of service (QoS) profile for a service flow for a mobile station to include information of one or more QoS requirements of the service flow and a data integrity indicator to indicate information of data integrity for the service flow during a handover of the mobile station from one base station to another base station; and using the data integrity indicator to assist selection of a data integrity scheme from one or more data integrity schemes available to the service flow during the handover of the mobile station." The patent application was filed on Oct. 10, 2007 (11/870,418). The full-text of the patent can be found at 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=83,11,010.PN.&OS=PN/83,11,010&RS=PN/83,11,010 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** NEC Laboratories America Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 19 -- NEC Laboratories America, Princeton, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,311,005) developed by Karthikeyan Sundaresan, Howell, N.J., and Sampath Rangarajan, Bridgewater, N.J., for "methods and systems for allocation of macro cell resources in a distributed femto cell network and a distributed relay station network." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and systems for reusing macro cell resources in femto cell base stations or relay stations in a non-collaborative manner are disclosed. In addition, orthogonal resource allocation between a macro cell base station and femto cell base stations/relay stations may be dynamically adjusted by considering user-population variance. Moreover, an additional level of spatial reuse by femto cell base stations or relay stations can be provided by employing macro cell user location information." The patent application was filed on Sept. 25, 2009 (12/567,163). 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=83,11,005.PN.&OS=PN/83,11,005&RS=PN/83,11,005 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** NEC Laboratories America Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 19 -- NEC Laboratories America, Princeton, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,310,975) developed by Karthikeyan Sundaresan, Howell, N.J., Kishore Ramachandran, North Brunswick, N.J., and Sampath Rangarajan, Bridgewater, N.J., for an "optimal beam scheduling for multicasting in wireless networks." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems and methods are disclosed to partition a multicast group into a plurality of partitions where each partition has a mutually exclusive subset of users or clients; scheduling beam transmission with switched beamforming antennas; and performing the multicast transmission in accordance with the beam scheduling." The patent application was filed on Jan. 22, 2010 (12/692,303). 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=83,10,975.PN.&OS=PN/83,10,975&RS=PN/83,10,975 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** New Jersey Institute of Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 19 -- New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,310,930) developed by Fahd Alharbi, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and Nirwan Ansari, Montville, N.J., for an "allocating bandwidth in a resilient packet ring network by PI controller." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Implementations and techniques for allocating bandwidth in a resilient packet ring network by a PI-type controller are generally disclosed." The patent application was filed on June 5, 2009 (12/479,438). 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=83,10,930.PN.&OS=PN/83,10,930&RS=PN/83,10,930 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Discovering Network Topology from Routing Information ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 19 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,310,931) developed by Dakshi Agrawal, Monsey, N.Y., Bong Jun Ko, Harrington, N.J., and Mudhakar Srivatsa, White Plains, N.Y., for a "discovering network topology from routing information." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for inferring network link topology includes receiving an address of a seed node in a network, initializing a set of links and monitors of the network, refining, iteratively beginning at the seed node, the set of links and monitors of the network, wherein a local topology of links is inferred from routing information of a current node and a remote topology of links is inferred from routing information of the set of monitors, wherein the set of monitors is created from the local topology of links, and outputting the topology of links including the local and remote topology of links as a topology of the network." The patent application was filed on July 18, 2008 (12/175,931). 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=83,10,931.PN.&OS=PN/83,10,931&RS=PN/83,10,931 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Atlantic City Coin & Slot Service Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 19 -- Atlantic City Coin & Slot Service, Pleasantville, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,308,548) developed by Jerald C. Seelig, Absecon, N.J., and Lawrence M. Henshaw, Hammonton, N.J., for a "gaming device and method of use." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A gaming apparatus is configured to allow a player to place a wager and play a game. The gaming apparatus includes a bonus display that indicates a bonus prize to be awarded to a player. The bonus display includes a moveable indicator and an indicator positioning mechanism that is coupled to the moveable indicator and moves the moveable indicator in a rotary manner. A gaming device allows the player to place a wager and play a game. The gaming device includes at least one game reel that has game symbols. The outcome of a game is indicated by displaying at least one game symbol. A bonus reel has bonus symbols that communicate how the bonus display will change." The patent application was filed on July 13, 2007 (11/777,654). 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=8,308,548&OS=8,308,548&RS=8,308,548 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** Kraft Foods Global Brands Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 19 -- Kraft Foods Global Brands, Northfield, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,308,363) developed by five co-inventors for a "package integrity indicator for container closure." The co-inventors are Carole Anne Vogt, Budd Lake, N.J., Gladys Odette Sierra-Gomez, Woodbridge, N.J., Jeffrey Thomas Weber, Lake Zurich, Ill., Elizabeth A. McDermott, Verona, N.J., and Douglas H. Philipsen, Hackettstown, N.J.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A resealable closure for packages is provided which has a package integrity feature. The closure includes a two-ply material having an inner film layer and an outer film layer, forming a top of container. The outer film layer has a sealing panel completely covering a first panel and a second panel of the inner film layer. The sealing panel is permanently attached to the first panel and is releasably affixed a portion of the inner film layer around the perimeter of the first panel to form an opening in the top when the sealing panel with affixed first panel is peeled back from the top. The sealing panel is resealable against the top to seal the opening when the sealing panel is moved back against the top. The package integrity feature comprises the second panel of the inner layer which separates from the sealing panel to indicate that the container has been previously opened." The patent application was filed on Aug. 8, 2006 (11/500,497). 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=8,308,363&OS=8,308,363&RS=8,308,363 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** B&G Plastics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 19 -- B&G Plastics, Newark, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,308,291) developed by Michael Norman, East Brunswick, N.J., Alex Tetiyevsky, Springfield, N.J., and Jake Strassburger, South Plainfield, N.J., for a "temple hanger with security device for wire frame glasses." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A hanger assembly is provided for securing a tag to a pair of eyeglasses that has a frame with two temple members connected to two hinged legs. The hanger assembly includes a hanger, a ledge, a support member, a zip-tie and optionally a hook. The ledge extends outwardly from the back side of the hanger and can have one or more apertures. The zip-tie surroundingly engages the ledge and the first temple member to secure the hanger to the eyeglasses. The temple hanger assembly can also include a security device support section and a security device installed therein. The security device can be a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag or electronic article surveillance (EAS) tag." The patent application was filed on July 21, 2011 (13/187,849). 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=8,308,291&OS=8,308,291&RS=8,308,291 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** Kraft Foods Global Brands Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 19 -- Kraft Foods Global Brands, Northfield, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,308,342) developed by eight co-inventors for "processing elements for mixing meat products." The co-inventors are Lynda Cabrales, Madison, Wis., Maurine Anne MacBride, Oregon, Wis., Jeremy Alan Thuerk, Brookfield, Wis., Amy Lynn Nehls, Pardeeville, Wis., Paul Gerard Morin, Madison, Wis., Theodore Nicholas Janulis, Randolph, N.J., Orestes Rivero, Skokie, Ill., and Adalys Rivero, legal representative, Skokie, Ill.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A continuous method and system for processing whole muscle meat employs a mixer housing having a pair of parallel rotating shafts located therein. The parallel rotating shafts have a plurality of mixing elements thereon, such as frustoconical elements, blocking elements, or ellipsoid elements. The mixer housing has an input end to receive the meat ingredients, such as meat pieces, salt solution, water, preservatives, and other additives such as spices. The mixer housing has an output, which is separated a distance from the input, such that the output discharges the whole muscle meat product. As the ingredients including the meat move from the input to the output along the shafts, the mixing elements work the meat with the other ingredients thereby increasing ingredient incorporation including diffusion of the salt solution into the whole muscle meat pieces." The patent application was filed on Nov. 24, 2008 (12/277,159). 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=8,308,342&OS=8,308,342&RS=8,308,342 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

*** Allway Tools Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 19 -- Allway Tools, Bronx, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,307,490) developed by Donald Gringer, New York, Howard Soled, Paramus, N.J., and Yuan Fang Cheng, Forest Hills, N.Y., for a multifunction caulk tool.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A preferred embodiment of a caulk tool comprises a body member having a raised handle and two working heads. The first working head is adapted for the application of caulk and is connected to the first descending end of the raised handle. The first working head preferably comprises a triangular member formed of soft plastic material. The triangular member is rotatable, having three tips of varying size. The second working head is adapted for the removal of old caulk and is connected to the second descending end of the raised handle axially opposed to the first working head. The second working head preferably comprises a metallic head having two tips suited to remove old caulk. In a preferred embodiment, a third working head in the form of a flat scraper is positioned adjacent to said second working head." The patent application was filed on Feb. 24, 2010 (12/711,670). 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=83,07,490.PN.&OS=PN/83,07,490&RS=PN/83,07,490 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Intec Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 19 -- Intec, Cliffwood Beach, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,307,619) developed by Isidore Strauss, Bridgewater, N.J., and Tim Rafeld, Delaware, Ohio, for a stirrup pad.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A stirrup pad for equitation includes a top member defining a surface for contacting at least a portion of a sole of a rider's foot or footwear and at least one side edge, and a rear member defining a surface for contacting at least a portion of a heel of the rider's foot or footwear. The rear member extends downwardly from the top member side edge. The top member is oriented along a first plane, and the rear member is oriented along a second plane which is substantially perpendicular to the first plane. A front member may be included, extending downwardly from the top member side edge. At least the front member and the rear member include flange elements for removably attaching the stirrup pad to a stirrup." The patent application was filed on Dec. 17, 2009 (12/640,395). 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=83,07,619.PN.&OS=PN/83,07,619&RS=PN/83,07,619 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 19 -- ExxonMobil Research and Engineering, Annandale, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,309,780) developed by Jihad Mohammed Dakka, Whitehouse Station, N.J., Jeffrey T. Elks, Geneva, Ill., and James C. Vartuli, West Chester, Pa., for a "process for making olefin oligomers and alkyl benzenes in the presence of mixed metal oxide catalysts." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Provided is a process for oligomerizing n-olefins. The process has the step of reacting (oligomerizing) an amount of one or more n-olefins in the presence of a catalytically effective amount of a two or more metal oxides at a temperature effective to effect oligomerization. The two or more metal oxides are represented by the formula MO.sub.n/M'O.sub.n'. M and M', are, independently, selected from the group consisting of Al, Ce, Fe, P, W, Zr, and combinations thereof. M and M' are different metals or combinations of metals. "n" and "n'" are positive numbers and vary stoichiometrically depending on the valency of M and M', respectively. Provided is also a process for alkylation of an alkylatable aromatic compound. The process has the step of contacting an amount of one or more n-olefins with an amount of aromatic compound in the presence of a catalytically effective amount of the two or more metal oxides at a temperature effective to effect alkylation of the aromatic compound." The patent application was filed on Dec. 21, 2007 (12/005,027). 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=8,309,780&OS=8,309,780&RS=8,309,780 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Mutual Pharmaceutical Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 19 -- Mutual Pharmaceutical, Philadelphia, has been assigned a patent (8,309,764) developed by five co-inventors for a "colchicine solid-state forms; methods of making; and methods of use thereof." The co-inventors are Tong Sun, Marlton, N.J., Kurt Nielsen, Chadds Ford, Pa., Shawn Watson, Cherry Hill, N.J., Rolf Hilfiker, Allschwil, Switzerland, and Andreas Sieber, Bern, Switzerland.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed are new colchicine solid-state forms, methods of preparing the solid-state forms, as well as formulations prepared therefrom and uses thereof." The patent application was filed on April 14, 2009 (12/423,040). 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=8,309,764&OS=8,309,764&RS=8,309,764 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** E.I. du Pont de Nemours Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 19 -- E.I. du Pont de Nemours, Wilmington, Del., has been assigned a patent (8,308,886) developed by twenty-two co-inventors for a "donor elements and processes for thermal transfer of nanoparticle layers." The co-inventors are Gerald Donald Andrews, Hockessin, Del., Marc B. Goldfinger, West Chester, Pa., Mark Andrew Harmer, Landenberg, Pa., Gary Delmar Jaycox, West Chester, Pa., Lynda Kaye Johnson, Wilmington, Del., Irina Malajovich, Swarthmore, Pa., William J. Marshall, Wilmington, Del., Elizabeth Forrester McCord, Hockessin, Del., Charles Nehemiah McEwen, Newark, Del., Jeffrey Scott Meth, Landenberg, Pa., Richard Kevin Bailey, Newark, Del., Geoffrey Nunes, Swarthmore, Pa., Rinaldo Soria Schiffino, Wilmington, Del., Paul J. Shannon, Exton, Pa., Kenneth George Sharp, Landenberg, Pa., Karyn B. Visscher, Morris Plains, N.J., Graciela Beatriz Blanchet, Boston, John W. Catron Jr., Smyrna, Del., Reid John Chesterfield, Wilmington, Del., Thomas C. Felder, Kennett Square, Pa., Feng Gao, Hockessin, Del., and Howard David Glicksman, Durham, N.C.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention discloses processes for thermal transfer patterning of a nanoparticle layer and a corresponding proximate portion of a carrier layer, and optionally additional transfer layers, together onto a thermal imaging receiver. The invention is useful for dry fabrication of electronic devices. Additional embodiments of the invention include multilayer thermal imaging donors comprising in layered sequence: a base film, a carrier layer and a nanoparticle layer. The carrier layer can be a dielectric or conducting layer. When the carrier layer is a dielectric layer, the base film includes a light attenuating agent in the form of a dye or pigment." The patent application was filed on July 17, 2006 (11/488,262). 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=8,308,886&OS=8,308,886&RS=8,308,886 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Columbia University Assigned Patent for Microfluidic Systems and Methods for Screening Plating and Etching Bath Compositions ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 19 -- Columbia University, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,308,929) developed by Alan C. West, Tenafly, N.J., for a "microfluidic systems and methods for screening plating and etching bath compositions." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and systems for screening for the effect of bath composition on the performance of electroplating, electroless-plating, electrochemical-etching, electropolishing, and chemical-etching processes are provided. The methods and systems use microfluidic channels that allow for etching or plating studies on an electrode exposed to a multitude of bath compositions at different positions on its surface. After deposition or etching, the electrode surface can be quickly and easily detached from the device for analysis of deposited or etched film properties." The patent application was filed on June 4, 2009 (12/478,591). 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=8,308,929.PN.&OS=PN/8,308,929&RS=PN/8,308,929 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** AS IP Holdco Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 19 -- AS IP Holdco, Piscataway, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,308,085) developed by David Meisner, Monmouth Beach, N.J., Walter Pitsch, Washington, N.J., and Tung Hsien Lu, Taiping, Taiwan, for a "multifunction showerhead with automatic return function for enhanced water conservation." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention provides a showerhead that allows a bather to switch among at least three different water delivery functions. In the first function, the showerhead delivers a concentrated fluttering spray at a rate not to exceed 1.5 GPM (5.75 GPM). In the second function, the showerhead delivers a combined spray pattern, wherein the fluttering spray and a radially dispersed precision spray are simultaneously delivered to the bather at a rate not to exceed 2.0 GPM (7.57 L/min) for the combined water flow. In the third function, the showerhead delivers the precision spray pattern at a rate not to exceed 2.0 L/min (7.57 GPM). The combination spray pattern is effected without compromising either the desirable massaging and cleaning effect of water delivery or the inherent water conservation benefits. In addition, the showerhead of the present invention provides an automatic return feature for return of the showerhead to the first function when water pressure to the showerhead falls below a predetermined bottom threshold." The patent application was filed on Sept. 27, 2008 (12/239,763). 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=83,08,085.PN.&OS=PN/83,08,085&RS=PN/83,08,085 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Headwaters Heavy Oil Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 19 -- Headwaters Heavy Oil, South Jordan, Utah, has been assigned a patent (8,309,041) developed by Roger K. Lott, Edmonton, Canada, and Yu-Hwa Chang, West Windsor, N.J., for "systems for increasing catalyst concentration in heavy oil and/or coal resid hydrocracker." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems for hydrocracking a heavy oil feedstock employ a colloidally or molecularly dispersed catalyst (e.g., molybdenum sulfide) which provide for concentration of the colloidally dispersed catalyst within the lower quality materials requiring additional hydrocracking. In addition to increased catalyst concentration, the inventive systems and methods provide increased reactor throughput, increased reaction rate, and of course higher conversion of asphaltenes and lower quality materials. Increased conversion levels of asphaltenes and lower quality materials also reduces equipment fouling, enables the reactor to process a wider range of lower quality feedstocks, and can lead to more efficient use of a supported catalyst if used in combination with the colloidal or molecular catalyst." The patent application was filed on Sept. 19, 2011 (13/236,209). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,309,041.PN.&OS=PN/8,309,041&RS=PN/8,309,041 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Honeywell International Assigned Patent for Compositions, Methods and Devices for Control and Clean-up of Hazardous Spills ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 19 -- Honeywell International, Morristown, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,309,034) developed by Rajiv R. Singh, Getzville, N.Y., and Ian Shankland, Randolph, N.J., for "compositions, methods and devices for control and clean-up of hazardous spills." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed are methods for treating hazardous materials, such as those which result from an unwanted spill or leak, which comprise one or more of the steps or effects of: neutralizing the dispersed material; solidifying the dispersed material; immobilizing the material; and/or reducing the evolution of harmful or unwanted gaseous forms from the spillage, preferably using a binding agent which comprises a polyacrylate-polyacrylamide cross-linked copolymer." The patent application was filed on June 4, 2008 (12/132,764). 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=8,309,034.PN.&OS=PN/8,309,034&RS=PN/8,309,034 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

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