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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in California (Oct. 31)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 31 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in California. *** NIKE Assigned Patent for Athleticism Rating and Performance Measuring System ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 30 -- NIKE, Beaverton, Oregon, has been assigned a patent (8,845,495) developed by four co-inventors for an "athleticism rating and performance measuring system." The co-inventors are Andrew Bank, Palos Verdes, California, Hamid G. Arjomand, Tigard, Oregon, Rodolfo Chapa Jr., Portland, Oregon, and Adam C. Braun, Portland, Oregon. The patent application was filed on Oct. 12, 2012 (13/650,884). 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=8845495.PN.&OS=PN/8845495&RS=PN/8845495 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Pioneer Hi Bred International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 30 -- Pioneer Hi Bred International, Johnston, Iowa, has been assigned a patent (8,865,967) developed by five co-inventors for compositions and methods "for protecting a plant from a pathogen, particularly a fungal pathogen." The co-inventors are James J. English, San Ramon, California, Susan L. Grant, Urbandale, Iowa, Jeffrey S. Pollack, Redwood City, California, Julia L. Ritland, Hubbard, Iowa, and Gary A. Sandahl, West Des Moines, Iowa. The patent application was filed on Aug. 19, 2011 (13/213,158). 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=8865967.PN.&OS=PN/8865967&RS=PN/8865967 Written by Marlyn Vitin. *** National Institutes of Health, HHS, NIH Division of Extramural Inventions and Technology Resources Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 30 -- The National Institutes of Health, Washington, District of Columbia, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C., and NIH Division of Extramural Inventions and Technology Resources, Washington, D.C., have been assigned a patent (8,865,411) developed by two co-inventors for compositions and methods "for identifying agents useful for the treatment of proteinopathies." The co-inventors are Aaron D. Gitler, Foster City, California, and Andrew Elden, Hialeah, Florida. The patent application was filed on March 26, 2010 (13/260,492). 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=8865411.PN.&OS=PN/8865411&RS=PN/8865411 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** U.S. Navy Assigned Patent for Buoyancy Shifting Apparatus ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Navy's Office of the Secretary, Washington, D.C., has been assigned a patent (8,864,415) developed by seven co-inventors for "buoyancy shifting apparatus for underwater plow." The co-inventors are Steven K. Whiteside, San Diego, Robert M. Lee, Descano, California, Ronald A. Skala, Murrieta, California, Paul C. Wade, Chula Vista, California, Bret R. Thomson, San Diego, Daniel T. Bridge, La Jolla, California, and Tyler J. Browe, San Diego. The patent application was filed on July 9, 2012 (13/543,985). 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=8864415.PN.&OS=PN/8864415&RS=PN/8864415 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** U.S. Navy Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Navy's Office of the Secretary, Washington, D.C., has been assigned a patent (8,866,319) developed by two co-inventors for a "buoyancy assisted motor-generator." The co-inventors are Brandon J. Wiedemeier, San Diego, and Jeffrey M. Lloyd, San Diego. The patent application was filed on June 12, 2013 (13/916,474). 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=8866319.PN.&OS=PN/8866319&RS=PN/8866319 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** Department of Agriculture Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Office of the Secretary, Washington, D.C., has been assigned a patent (8,865,214) developed by three co-inventors for "bioactive formulations and methods of use." The co-inventors are Syed H. Imam, Walnut Creek, California, Gregory M. Glenn, American Canyon, California, and Farooqe Azam, Peshawar, Pakistan. The patent application was filed on May 31, 2012 (13/485,877). 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=8865214.PN.&OS=PN/8865214&RS=PN/8865214 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** TriQuint Semiconductor Assigned Patent for Isolated Epitaxial Modulation Device ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 30 -- TriQuint Semiconductor, Hillsboro, Oregon, has been assigned a patent (8,847,317) developed by two co-inventors for an "isolated epitaxial modulation device." The co-inventors are Yu Li, San Jose, California, and Steven Howard Voldman, South Burlington, Vermont. The patent application was filed on Dec. 18, 2012 (13/717,917). 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=8847317.PN.&OS=PN/8847317&RS=PN/8847317 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** U.S. Navy Assigned Patent for Laser Ignitability Systems ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Navy's Office of the Secretary, Washington, D.C., has been assigned a patent (8,866,039) developed by two co-inventors for "laser ignitability systems and methods." The co-inventors are James Joseph Haycraft, Ridgecrest, California, and Kevin Paul Ford, Ridgecrest, California. The patent application was filed on June 30, 2011 (13/174,230). 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=8866039.PN.&OS=PN/8866039&RS=PN/8866039 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** Airdye Intellectual Property Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 31 -- Airdye Intellectual Property, Wilmington, Delaware, has been assigned a patent (8,870,972) developed by William Grier, Rancho Cucamonga, California, and Van Schmelzter, Escondido, California, for "sublimation dying of textiles and other materials." The patent application was filed on Feb. 27, 2006 (11/364,640). 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=88,70,972.PN.&OS=PN/88,70,972&RS=PN/88,70,972 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** GTAT Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 31 -- GTAT, Merrimack, New Hampshire, has been assigned a patent (8,871,608) developed by four co-inventors for a method "for fabricating a backside-illuminated sensor." The co-inventors are Christopher J. Petti, Mountain View, California, Venkatesan Murali, San Jose, California, Gopal Prabhu, San Jose, Califronia, and Arvind Chari, Saratoga, California. The patent application was filed on March 21, 2012 (13/425,877). 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=8871608.PN.&OS=PN/8871608&RS=PN/8871608 Written by Jude Bautista, edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Siemens Medical Solutions USA Assigned Patent for Patient Positioning System ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 31 -- Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Malvern, Pennsylvania, has been assigned a patent (8,861,672) developed by four co-inventors for a "patient positioning system." The co-inventors are Jonathan S. Maltz, Oakland, California, Supratik Bose, Walnut Creek, California, Ali Bani-Hashemi, Walnut Creek, California, and Ajay Paidi, Walnut Creek, California. The patent application was filed on Nov. 16, 2011 (13/298,189). 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=8861672.PN.&OS=PN/8861672&RS=PN/8861672 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Amazon Technologies Assigned Patent for Electronic Device Housing ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 31 -- Amazon Technologies, Reno, Nevada, has been assigned a patent (8,873,226) developed by four co-inventors for an "electronic device housing having low-density component and high-stiffness component." The co-inventors are Jason Conrad Chamberlain, Campbell, California, John Avery Howard, Palo Alto, California, David E. Peters, San Jose, California, and Ross Kenneth Thayer, Santa Clara, California. The patent was filed on Sept. 10, 2012 (13/609,135). 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=8873226&OS=8873226&RS=8873226 Written by Aile Dayandante; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Intellectual Property Holdings 2 Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 31 -- Intellectual Property Holdings 2, Wilmington, Delaware, has been assigned a patent (8,874,823) developed by five co-inventors for "systems and methods for managing data input/output operations." The co-inventors are Vikram Joshi, Los Gatos, California, Yang Luan, San Jose, California, Manish R. Apte, San Jose, California, Hrishikesh A. Vidwans, San Jose, California, and Michael F. Brown, Arlington, Massachusetts. The patent application was filed on Feb. 15, 2011 (13/028,149). 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=88,74,823.PN.&OS=PN/88,74,823&RS=PN/88,74,823 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Fred Ishii Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 31 -- Fred Ishii, Pittsburgh, has been assigned a patent (8,858,811) developed by four co-inventors for a method "for manufacturing a mirror device by means of a plurality of sacrificial layers." The co-inventors are Fusao Ishii, Menlo Park, California, Yoshihiro Maeda, Tokyo, Kazuhiro Watanabe, Tokyo, and Hirotoshi Ichikawa, Tokyo. The patent application was filed on March 12, 2009 (12/381,587). 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=8858811.PN.&OS=PN/8858811&RS=PN/8858811 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Sentinel Connector Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 31 -- Sentinel Connector Systems, York, Pennsylvania, has been assigned a patent (8,858,266) developed by Brett D. Robinson, Chino, California, for a "high speed communication jack." The patent application was filed on Jan. 11, 2013 (13/739,214). 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=8858266.PN.&OS=PN/8858266&RS=PN/8858266 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** JMW Productivity Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 31 -- JMW Productivity, Stamford, Connecticut, has been assigned a patent (8,874,503) developed by Allan Lee Scherr, Rhinebeck, New York, Werner Hans Erhard, Grand Cayman Islands, Cayman Islands, and Miriam Zivia Diesendruck, San Rafael, California, for a "method, system and apparatus for organizing information for managing life affairs." The patent application was filed on July 15, 2002 (10/195,842). 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=8,874,503.PN.&OS=PN/8,874,503&RS=PN/8,874,503 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Medtronic Assigned Patent for Hermetic Feedthrough ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 31 -- Medtronic, Minneapolis, and Kyocera, Kyoto, Japan, have been assigned a patent (8,872,035) developed by 11 co-inventors for hermetic feedthrough. The co-inventors are Kengo Morioka, Kirishima, Japan, Arne Knudsen, San Diego, Shingo Satou, Kirishima, Japan, Hidekazu Otomaru, Kagoshima, Japan, Andrew Thom, Maple Grove, Minnesota, Hiroshi Makino, San Diego, Markus Reiterer, Plymouth, Minnesota, Gordon Munns, Stacy, Minnesota, Thomas Miltich, Otsego, Minnesota, Joyce Yamamoto, Maple Grove, Minnesota, and Takahito Hirata, Kirishima, Japan. The patent application was filed on Aug. 1, 2012 (13/564,475). 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=8,872,035.PN.&OS=PN/8,872,035&RS=PN/8,872,035 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Meridian Design Assigned Patent for Water Purification System ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 31 -- Meridian Design, Gilbert, Arizona, has been assigned a patent (8,872,130) developed by two co-inventors for a system and method "for water purification system." The co-inventors are Dan R. Matthews, Gilbert, Arizona, and Kurt A. Kuhlmann, Santa Clara, California. The patent was filed on March 19, 2012 (13/424,235). 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=8872130&OS=8872130&RS=8872130 Written by Aile Dayandante; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Tyco Electronics Assigned Patent for Graphene and Graphene Oxide Aerogels ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 31 -- Tyco Electronics, Berwyn, Pennsylvania, has been assigned a patent (8,871,821) developed by Jian Wang, Fremont, California, and Mark W. Ellsworth, Dublin, California, for "graphene and graphene oxide aerogels." The patent application was filed on Dec. 4, 2008 (12/315,701). 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=88,71,821.PN.&OS=PN/88,71,821&RS=PN/88,71,821 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** BodyMedia Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 31 -- BodyMedia, Pittsburgh, has been assigned a patent (8,870,766) developed by 10 co-inventors for an "apparatus for providing derived glucose information utilizing non-invasive physiological sensors." The co-inventors are John M. Stivoric, Pittsburgh, Eric Teller, San Francisco, David Andre, San Francisco, Nisarg Vyas, Ahmedabad, India, Jonathan Farringdon, Pittsburgh, Donna Wolf, Pittsburgh, Christopher Pacione, Pittsburgh, Suresh Vishnubhatla, Wexford, Pennsylvania, Scott Safier, New York, and Raymond Pelletier, Pittsburgh. The patent application was filed on Nov. 8, 2011 (13/291,879). 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=8,870,766.PN.&OS=PN/8,870,766&RS=PN/8,870,766 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Agere Systems Assigned Patent for Shared Multi-Bank Memory in Packet Switching System ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 31 -- Agere Systems, Allentown, Pennsylvania, has been assigned a patent (8,861,515) developed by three co-inventors for a method and apparatus "for shared multi-bank memory in a packet switching system." The co-inventors are Yaw Fann, Santa Clara, California, Roy T. Myers Jr., Santa Clara, California, and Chung Kuang Chin, Saratoga, California. The patent application was filed on April 21, 2004 (10/552,601). 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=8861515.PN.&OS=PN/8861515&RS=PN/8861515 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for System and Method to Achieve Sub-second Routing Performance ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 31 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,873,379) developed by five co-inventors for a "system and method to achieve sub-second routing performance." The co-inventors are Shih-Chung Tom Soon, Dublin, California, Yongdong Zhao, Pleasanton, California, Teong Yee Tan, Fremont, California, Holly Chen, San Ramon, California, and Bei Zhou, Union City, California. The patent application was filed on Sept. 13, 2012 (13/614,732). 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=8,873,379.PN.&OS=PN/8,873,379&RS=PN/8,873,379 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Virtualagility Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 31 -- Virtualagility, Alexandria, Virginia, has been assigned a patent (8,850,385) developed by nine co-inventors for a system "for supporting collaborative activity." The co-inventors are Robert Torchon, Moorpark, California, Gorham Palmer, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Nhat Phan, Canton, Massachusetts, Hung Phan, Dorchester, Massachusetts, Kevin Kelley, Wakefield, Massachusetts, Gideon Moran, Westford, Massachusetts, Janet Ahlgren, Winchester, Massachusetts, Andy Chang, Winchester, Massachusetts, and Stuart Rudolph, Winchester, Massachusetts. The patent application was filed on June 24, 2011 (13/168,599). 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=8850385.PN.&OS=PN/8850385&RS=PN/8850385 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for Systems, Methods, and Computer-readable Media for Managing Mobile Wireless Devices ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 31 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,874,085) developed by Amr Elkady, Walnut Creek, California, for "systems, methods, and computer-readable media for managing mobile wireless devices." The patent application was filed on July 22, 2013 (13/947,168). 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=8,874,085.PN.&OS=PN/8,874,085&RS=PN/8,874,085 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Boomerboard Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 31 -- Boomerboard, Branford, Connecticut, has been assigned a patent (8,870,614) developed by Mike R. Railey, Del Mar, California, for a "system for mounting a motorized cassette to a watercraft body." The patent application was filed on June 28, 2012 (13/536,186). 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=8,870,614.PN.&OS=PN/8,870,614&RS=PN/8,870,614 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Green Badge Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 31 -- Green Badge, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, has been assigned a patent (8,862,277) developed by four co-inventors for an "automatic efficient irrigation threshold setting." The co-inventors are Katayoun Sohrabi, Rancho Santa Fe, California, Clayton R. Karmel, San Diego, Jeffrey Campbell, Boise, Idaho, and Carmen Magro, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. The patent application was filed on Oct. 29, 2012 (13/662,909). 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=8862277.PN.&OS=PN/8862277&RS=PN/8862277 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Comcast IP Holdings I Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 31 -- Comcast IP Holdings I, Wilmington, Delaware, has been assigned a patent (8,875,203) developed by four co-inventors for a "method of data management for efficiently storing and retrieving data to respond to user access requests." The co-inventors are Clement G. Taylor, Watertown, Massachusetts, Danny Chin, Princeton Junction, New Jersey, Jesse S. Lerman, New Brunswick, New Jersey, and Christopher W.B. Goode, Menlo Park, California. The patent application was filed on Feb. 18, 2010 (12/708,144). 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=88,75,203.PN.&OS=PN/88,75,203&RS=PN/88,75,203 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Eloy Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 31 -- Eloy Technology, Wilmington, Delaware, has been assigned a patent (8,874,650) developed by Hugh Svendsen, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Harold Sutherland, San Jose, California, and Gary W. Black, Cary, North Carolina, for a "method and system for aggregating media collections between participants of a sharing network." The patent application was filed on July 10, 2012 (13/545,102). 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=88,74,650.PN.&OS=PN/88,74,650&RS=PN/88,74,650 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Wal-Mart Stores Assigned Patent for Criminal Activity Risk Estimation ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 31 -- Wal-Mart Stores, Bentonville, Arkansas, has been assigned a patent (8,874,471) developed by two co-inventors for systems and methods "for estimating the risk of criminal activity in a retail setting." The co-inventors are Stuart Argue, Palo Alto, California, and Anthony Emile Marcar, San Francisco. The patent application was filed on Jan. 29, 2013 (13/753,409). 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=8874471.PN.&OS=PN/8874471&RS=PN/8874471 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** Xerox, Palo Alto Research Center Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 31 -- Xerox, Norwalk, Connecticut, and Palo Alto Research Center, Palo Alto, California, have been assigned a patent (8,869,695) developed by four co-inventors for an "anilox metering system for electrographic printing." The co-inventors are Eugene M. Chow, Fremont, California, Jing Zhou, Webster, New York, Gerald A. Domoto, Briarcliff Manor, New York, and Grace T. Brewington, Fairport, New York. The patent application was filed on Sept. 24, 2009 (12/566,518). 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=8,869,695.PN.&OS=PN/8,869,695&RS=PN/8,869,695 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Oakwell Distribution Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 31 -- Oakwell Distribution, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, has been assigned a patent (8,858,517) developed by three co-inventors for a "power saving control system for negative pressure wound therapy pumps." The co-inventors are Li Pan, Arcadia, California, Jiang Li, Kunshan, China, and Huiyong Lin, Kunshan, China. The patent application was filed on Aug. 13, 2012 (13/584,429). 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=8858517.PN.&OS=PN/8858517&RS=PN/8858517 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** FG Products Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 31 -- FG Products, Rice Lake, Wisconsin, has been assigned a patent (8,870,638) developed by Chad Nelson, Rice Lake, Wisconsin, and Stephen F. Bennett, San Marino, California, for "air return bulkhead with quick release mounting system." The patent application was filed on Jan. 11, 2008 (12/013,227). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=88,70,638.PN.&OS=PN/88,70,638&RS=PN/88,70,638 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Amazon Technologies Assigned Patent for Multi-Band Antenna Bandwidth Extension ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 31 -- Amazon Technologies, Reno, Nevada, has been assigned a patent (8,872,712) developed by Cheng-Jung Lee, Santa Clara, California, for methods and systems "for extending bandwidth of multi-band antenna of user device." The patent was filed on Aug. 16, 2011 (13/211,138). 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=8872712&OS=8872712&RS=8872712 Written by Aile Dayandante; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for Management of Multimedia Content ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 31 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,874,521) developed by five co-inventors for the "management of multimedia content." The co-inventors are James Patrick Stapleton, Plano, Texas, James Anthony Gewecke, Dallas, Justin Nicholas Marcucci, Chester, New Jersey, Lee Culver, Carrollton, Texas, and David Jason Krantz, Santa Monica, California. The patent application was filed on Nov. 30, 2012 (13/690,917). 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=8,874,521.PN.&OS=PN/8,874,521&RS=PN/8,874,521 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Fiserv Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 31 -- Fiserv, Brookfield, Wisconsin, has been assigned a patent (8,874,480) developed by seven co-inventors for a "centralized payment method and system for online and offline transactions." The co-inventors are Behram Panthaki, Jersey City, New Jersey, Aaron Rudenstine, New York, Jeremy Sokolic, New York, Amir Sunderji, San Jose, California, Sanjeev Dheer, Scarsdale, New York, Neil Platt, New York, and Demetris Papademetriou, New York. The patent application was filed on June 4, 2012 (13/488,403). 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=88,74,480.PN.&OS=PN/88,74,480&RS=PN/88,74,480 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Medtronic Advanced Energy Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 31 -- Medtronic Advanced Energy, Minneapolis, has been assigned a patent (8,870,864) developed by four co-inventors for a "single instrument electrosurgery apparatus and its method of use." The co-inventors are Paul O. Davison, Montara, California, Ralph I. McNall III, Menlo Park, California, John R. Tighe, Los Gatos, California, and Alexander B. Vankov, Menlo Park, California. The patent application was filed on Oct. 28, 2011 (13/284,621). 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=8,870,864.PN.&OS=PN/8,870,864&RS=PN/8,870,864 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Mederi Therapeutics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 31 -- Mederi Therapeutics, Norwalk, Connecticut, has been assigned a patent (8,870,862) developed by Stuart D. Edwards, Portola Valley, California, John W. Gaiser, Mountain View, California, and David S. Utley, San Carlos, California, for a "method to treat gastric reflux via the detection and ablation of gastro-esophageal nerves and receptors." The patent application was filed on Sept. 8, 2009 (12/584,509). 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=8,870,862.PN.&OS=PN/8,870,862&RS=PN/8,870,862 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Wal-Mart Stores Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 31 -- Wal-Mart Stores, Bentonville, Arkansas, has been assigned a patent (8,874,553) developed by three co-inventors for methods "for returning to a user an answer to the question "what is <string>." The co-inventors are Digvijay Singh Lamba, Sunnyvale, California, Omkar Deshoande, Mountain View, California, and Xiaoyong Chai, Mountain View, California. The patent application was filed on Sept. 28, 2012 (13/630,345). 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=8874553.PN.&OS=PN/8874553&RS=PN/8874553 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin. *** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 31 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,875,305) developed by four co-inventors for the "anonymization of data over multiple temporal releases." The co-inventors are Graham Cormode, Morristown, New Jersey, Smriti Bhagat, San Francisco, Balanchander Krishnamurthy, New York, and Divesh Srivastava, Summit, New Jersey. The patent application was filed on May 6, 2013 (13/887,588). 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=8,875,305.PN.&OS=PN/8,875,305&RS=PN/8,875,305 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Quest Diagnostics Investments Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 31 -- Quest Diagnostics Investments, Wilmington, Delaware, has been assigned a patent (8,871,687) developed by Charles M. Strom, San Clemente, California, for "nucleic acid sequencing by single-base primer extension." The patent application was filed on Sept. 26, 2008 (12/239,573). 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=88,71,687.PN.&OS=PN/88,71,687&RS=PN/88,71,687 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Xerox Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 31 -- Xerox, Norwalk, Connecticut, has been assigned a patent (8,875,016) developed by five co-inventors for a "method and apparatus to convert digital ink images for use in a structured text/graphics editor." The co-inventors are Eric Saund, San Carlos, California, Thomas P. Moran, Palo Alto, California, Daniel Larner, San Jose, California, James V. Mahoney, Palo Alto, California, and Todd A. Cass, San Francisco. The patent application was filed on Oct. 17, 2006 (11/550,233). 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=8,875,016.PN.&OS=PN/8,875,016&RS=PN/8,875,016 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Boston Scientific Scimed Assigned Patent for Therapeutic Apparatus Having Insulated Region at Insertion Area ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 31 -- Boston Scientific Scimed, Maple Grove, Minnesota, has been assigned a patent (8,870,859) developed by David K. Swanson, Campbell, California, for a "therapeutic apparatus having insulated region at the insertion area." The patent application was filed on Sept. 17, 2013 (14/029,461). 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=8,870,859.PN.&OS=PN/8,870,859&RS=PN/8,870,859 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Echo Therapeutics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 31 -- Echo Therapeutics, Philadelphia, has been assigned a patent (8,870,810) developed by five co-inventors for a "method and apparatus for enhancement of transdermal transport." The co-inventors are Samir S. Mitragotri, Santa Barbara, California, Joseph Kost, Omer, Israel, Scott C. Kellogg, Boston, Nicholas F. Warner, Belmont, Massachusetts, and Tuan A. Elstrom, Lake Bluff, Illinois. The patent application was filed on Sept. 13, 2012 (13/614,032). 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=8,870,810.PN.&OS=PN/8,870,810&RS=PN/8,870,810 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Amphenol Thermometrics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 31 -- Amphenol Thermometrics, St. Marys, Pennsylvania, has been assigned a patent (8,857,264) developed by Sisira Kankanam Gamage, Palo Alto, California, for a "catheter die." The patent application was filed on March 30, 2012 (13/436,185). 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=8857264.PN.&OS=PN/8857264&RS=PN/8857264 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Air Products and Chemicals Assigned Patent for Volatile Group 2 Metal Precursors ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 31 -- Air Products and Chemicals, Allentown, Pennsylvania, has been assigned a patent (8,859,785) developed by John Anthony Thomas Norman, Encinitas, California, for a "volatile group 2 metal precursors." The patent application was filed on May 21, 2010 (12/785,041). 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=8859785.PN.&OS=PN/8859785&RS=PN/8859785 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** II-VI Inc. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 31 -- II-VI Inc., Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, has been assigned a patent (8,873,905) developed by Ming Wu, Pleasanton, California, and Peter G. Wigley, Corning, New York, for a "reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer." The patent application was filed on March 2, 2012 (13/411,487). 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=88,73,905.PN.&OS=PN/88,73,905&RS=PN/88,73,905 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. *** YSDR Assigned Patent for Wine Preservation ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 31 -- YSDR, Las Vegas, has been assigned a patent (8,871,284) developed by two co-inventors for method and compositions "for preserving wine." The co-inventors are David Rubin, San Diego, and Ely Rubin, San Diego. The patent was filed on Jan. 7, 2011 (12/986,952). 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=8871284&OS=8871284&RS=8871284 Written by Aile Dayandante; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for Rolling View Virtualization ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 31 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,874,676) developed by Douglas Belew, Campanilla, California, and Michael Mocettini, Carmichael, California, for rolling view virtualization. The patent application was filed on Oct. 18, 2012 (13/655,098). 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=8,874,676.PN.&OS=PN/8,874,676&RS=PN/8,874,676 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** K2M Assigned Patent for Orthopedic Spine Surgery Device ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 31 -- K2M, Leesburg, Virginia has been assigned a patent (8,870,878) developed by Josef Gorek, Ross, California, for a system and method "for orthopedic spine surgery using novel screw-based retractor." The patent was filed on May 12, 2011 (13/105,965). 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=8870878&OS=8870878&RS=8870878 Written by Aile Dayandante; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** Versionone Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 31 -- Versionone, Alpharetta, Georgia, has been assigned a patent (8,875,088) developed by 10 co-inventors for "methods and systems for performing project schedule forecasting." The co-inventors are Robert Holler, Cumming, Georgia, Ian Culling, Cumming, Georgia, Rajiv Delwadia, Woodstock, Georgia, Pavel Mamut, Buford, Georgia, Mark Crowe, Atlanta, Donald Hanson, Cumming, Georgia, Patrick Boudreaux, Cumming, Georgia, Dan Gilkerson, San Diego, Eric Farr, Alpharetta, Georgia, and Jerry Odenwelder, Atlanta. The patent application was filed on Jan. 21, 2009 (12/357,225). 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=8,875,088.PN.&OS=PN/8,875,088&RS=PN/8,875,088 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand. *** GTAT Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 31 -- GTAT, Merrimack, New Hampshire, has been assigned a patent (8,871,109) developed by four co-inventors for a method "for preparing a donor surface for reuse." The co-inventors are Kathy J. Jackson, Felton, Califronia, Orion Leland, Fremont, California, Gopal Prabhu, San Jose, California, and Aditya Agarwal, Sunnyvale, California. The patent application was filed on Sept. 10, 2009 (12/557,379). 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=8871109.PN.&OS=PN/8871109&RS=PN/8871109 Written by Jude Bautista, edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** AOL, Foundry Networks Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 31 -- AOL, Dulles, Virginia, and Foundry Networks, Alviso, California, have been assigned a patent (8,850,046) developed by six co-inventors for "securing an access provider." The co-inventors are Rajkumar Jalan, Saratoga, California, Jonathan K. Robertson, Clifton, Virginia, Thomas Stehnach, Fairfax, Virginia, Patrick Hufford, Haymarket, Virginia, Terry Rolon, Haymarket, Virginia, and Christopher J. Wright, Leesburg, Virginia. The patent application was filed on Jan. 30, 2012 (13/361,765). 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=8850046.PN.&OS=PN/8850046&RS=PN/8850046 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos. *** AT&T Intellectual Property I Assigned Patent for Next Generation Auto-dialer ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 31 -- AT&T Intellectual Property I, Atlanta, has been assigned a patent (8,873,731) developed by David Kimble, Danville, California, for a next generation auto-dialer. The patent application was filed on Nov. 29, 2012 (13/688,726). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,873,731.PN.&OS=PN/8,873,731&RS=PN/8,873,731 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand. *** General Instrument Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 31 -- General Instrument, Horsham, Pennsylvania, has been assigned a patent (8,875,202) developed by John Sanders, Ramona, California, for "processing path signatures for processing elements in encoded video." The patent application was filed on March 14, 2013 (13/830,504). 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=88,75,202.PN.&OS=PN/88,75,202&RS=PN/88,75,202 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand. 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