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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Texas (April 24)
[April 24, 2014]

U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Texas (April 24)


(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Texas.

*** Rohm & Haas Electronic Materials Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- Rohm & Haas Electronic Materials, Marlborough, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,697,810) developed by six co-inventors for "block copolymer and methods relating thereto." The co-inventors are Erin B. Vogel, Midland, Mich., Valeriy V. Ginzburg, Midland, Mich., Shih-Wei Chang, Natick, Mass., Daniel J. Murray, Midland, Mich., Phillip D. Hustad, Manvel, Texas, and Peter Trefonas, Medway, Mass.



The patent application was filed on Feb. 10, 2012 (13/370,588). 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=8697810.PN.&OS=PN/8697810&RS=PN/8697810 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Raytheon Assigned Patent for Radome Damage Detection ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- Raytheon, Waltham, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,698,508) developed by two co-inventors for a method and system "for detecting and localizing damage on a radome." The co-inventors are Jerry M. Grimm, Plano, Texas, and James A. Pruett, Allen, Texas.


The patent application was filed on Aug. 23, 2011 (13/215,723). 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=8698508.PN.&OS=PN/8698508&RS=PN/8698508 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Texas Instruments Assigned Patent for Data, Mode and Ready Bit Packets on Bidirectional Control/data Leads ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,707,118) developed by Gary L. Swoboda, Sugar Land, Texas, for "data, mode and ready bit packets on bidirectional control/data leads." The patent application was filed on Oct. 14, 2013 (14/053,118). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,07,118.PN.&OS=PN/87,07,118&RS=PN/87,07,118 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Texas Instruments Assigned Patent for On-demand Predicate Registers ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,707,013) developed by Jagadeesh Sankaran, Allen, Texas, Joseph R. Zbiciak, Arlington, Texas, and Steven D. Krueger, Dallas, for on-demand predicate registers.

The patent application was filed on July 13, 2010 (12/835,320). 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=87,07,013.PN.&OS=PN/87,07,013&RS=PN/87,07,013 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Texas Instruments Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,707,223) developed by James Walter Blatchford, Richardson, Texas, for a "method for ensuring DPT compliance with autorouted metal layers." The patent application was filed on Sept. 19, 2012 (13/622,937). 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=87,07,223.PN.&OS=PN/87,07,223&RS=PN/87,07,223 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** United Services Automobile Association (USAA) Assigned Patent for Information Technology Configuration Management ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- United Services Automobile Association (USAA), San Antonio, has been assigned a patent (8,706,682) developed by Mark C. Blazek, Helotes, Texas, and Richard C. Gonzalez, San Antonio, for an "information technology configuration management." The patent application was filed on Nov. 22, 2011 (13/302,141). 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=87,06,682.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,682&RS=PN/87,06,682 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Texas Instruments Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,707,127) developed by four co-inventors for a "configurable source based/requestor based error detection and correction for soft errors in multi-level cache memory to minimize CPU interrupt service routines." The co-inventors are Jonathan (Son) Hung Tran, Murphy, Texas, Abhijeet Ashok Chachad, Plano, Texas, Raguram Damodaran, Plano, Texas, and Krishna Chaithanya Gurram, Allen, Texas.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 23, 2011 (13/243,335). 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=87,07,127.PN.&OS=PN/87,07,127&RS=PN/87,07,127 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Dell Products Assigned Patent for Restoration of Image Backup Using Information on Other Information Handling Systems ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- Dell Products, Round Rock, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,707,087) developed by Carlton Andrews, Austin, Texas, Clint H. O'Connor, Austin, Texas, and Yuan-Chang Lo, Austin, Texas, for "restoration of an image backup using information on other information handling systems." The patent application was filed on May 18, 2010 (12/782,015). 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=87,07,087.PN.&OS=PN/87,07,087&RS=PN/87,07,087 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Texas Instruments Assigned Patent for Semiconductor Manufacturing Optimization By Combining Small Lots into Individual Carriers ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,707,220) developed by Byron Joseph Palla, Murphy, Texas, and Stephanie Leanne Hilbun, Garland, Texas, for "semiconductor manufacturing optimization by combining small lots into individual carriers." The patent application was filed on June 12, 2013 (13/915,759). 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=87,07,220.PN.&OS=PN/87,07,220&RS=PN/87,07,220 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** BreakingPoint Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- BreakingPoint Systems, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,706,921) developed by Timothy Zadigian, Round Rock, Texas, and Jonathan Stroud, Austin, Texas, for "software initialization of USB devices on a single bus." The patent application was filed on June 21, 2012 (13/529,983). 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=87,06,921.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,921&RS=PN/87,06,921 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Texas Instruments Assigned Patent for Method and System of Debugging Multicore Bus Transaction Problems ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,706,937) developed by six co-inventors for a "method and system of debugging multicore bus transaction problems." The co-inventors are Brian Cruickshank, Oakville, Canada, David Quintin Bell, Frederick, Md., Samuel Paul Visalli, Richardson, Texas, Chunhua Hu, Plano, Texas, Akila Subramaniam, Dallas, and Charles Fuoco, Allen, Texas.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 17, 2011 (13/329,261). 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=87,06,937.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,937&RS=PN/87,06,937 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Freescale Semiconductor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- Freescale Semiconductor, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,707,231) developed by Douglas M. Reber, Austin, Texas, Mehul D. Shroff, Austin, Texas, and Edward O. Travis, Austin, Texas, for a "method and system for derived layer checking for semiconductor device design." The patent application was filed on July 31, 2012 (13/562,443). 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=87,07,231.PN.&OS=PN/87,07,231&RS=PN/87,07,231 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** SmartCells Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- SmartCells, Beverly, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,697,643) developed by three co-inventors for a method "for controllably releasing a drug conjugate within subcutaneous tissue in response to the local concentration of an indicator." The co-inventors are Thomas M. Lancaster, Stoneham, Mass., Matthew Nalewanski, Angleton, Texas, and Todd C. Zion, Marblehead, Mass.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 6, 2012 (13/366,744). 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=8697643.PN.&OS=PN/8697643&RS=PN/8697643 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Versata Development Group Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- Versata Development Group, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,706,602) developed by Kevin Gilpin, Austin, Texas, for "finance and configuration method and apparatus." The patent application was filed on June 9, 2013 (13/913,482). 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=87,06,602.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,602&RS=PN/87,06,602 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** United Services Automobile Association (USAA) Assigned Patent for Systems and Methods for Cryptographic Masking of Private Data ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- United Services Automobile Association (USAA), San Antonio, has been assigned a patent (8,707,058) developed by Frank L. Bain, San Antonio, for "systems and methods for cryptographic masking of private data." The patent application was filed on June 26, 2012 (13/533,670). 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=87,07,058.PN.&OS=PN/87,07,058&RS=PN/87,07,058 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** United Services Automobile Association Assigned Patent for Preferential Loading in Data Centers ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- United Services Automobile Association, San Antonio, has been assigned a patent (8,706,878) developed by David Michael Niedzielski, San Antonio, Donald E. Clemons Jr., San Antonio, and Christopher S. Trost, San Antonio, for "preferential loading in data centers." The patent application was filed on Aug. 21, 2008 (12/196,275). 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=87,06,878.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,878&RS=PN/87,06,878 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Texas Instruments Assigned Patent for Transitioning State Machine Through Idle, Sequence, and Unlock States ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,707,116) developed by Lee D. Whetsel, Parker, Texas, for "transitioning a state machine through idle, sequence, and unlock states." The patent application was filed on May 10, 2013 (13/891,760). 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=87,07,116.PN.&OS=PN/87,07,116&RS=PN/87,07,116 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Texas Instruments Assigned Patent for High Fairness Variable Priority Arbitration Method ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,706,940) developed by Kai Chirca, Richardson, Texas, and Timothy D. Anderson, Dallas, for a "high fairness variable priority arbitration method." The patent application was filed on Aug. 16, 2011 (13/210,732). 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=87,06,940.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,940&RS=PN/87,06,940 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Gloucester, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,698,104) developed by five co-inventors for a system and method "for handling multiple workpieces for matrix configuration processing." The co-inventors are William T. Weaver, Austin, Texas, Jaime A. Carrera, Austin, Texas, Robert B. Vopat, Austin, Texas, Aaron Webb, Austin, Texas, and Charles T. Carlson, Cedar Park, Texas.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 8, 2010 (12/941,656). 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=8698104.PN.&OS=PN/8698104&RS=PN/8698104 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** National Instruments Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- National Instruments, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,706,657) developed by Edward B. Loewenstein, Austin, Texas, for "vector smoothing of complex-valued cross spectra to estimate power spectral density of a noise signal." The patent application was filed on Oct. 13, 2011 (13/272,933). 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=87,06,657.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,657&RS=PN/87,06,657 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Dell Products Assigned Patent for System and Method for Power Management of Storage Resources ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- Dell Products, Round Rock, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,707,076) developed by four co-inventors for a "system and method for power management of storage resources." The co-inventors are Christiaan Wenzel, Round Rock, Texas, Radhakrishna Dasari, Round Rock, Texas, Vishwanath Jayaraman, Austin, Texas, and Jianwen Yin, Round Rock, Texas.

The patent application was filed on April 18, 2007 (11/737,074). 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=87,07,076.PN.&OS=PN/87,07,076&RS=PN/87,07,076 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Texas Instruments Assigned Patent for Variable Line Size Prefetcher for Multiple Memory Requestors ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,706,969) developed by Timothy D. Anderson, Dallas, and Kai Chirca, Richardson, Texas, for a "variable line size prefetcher for multiple memory requestors." The patent application was filed on Aug. 25, 2011 (13/218,394). 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=87,06,969.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,969&RS=PN/87,06,969 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Assigned Patent for System and Method for Visualization and Comparison of Physical Assets ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software, Plano, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,706,568) developed by Frances Elizabeth Evans, Seattle, and Phillip Ross, Arlington, Texas, for a "system and method for visualization and comparison of physical assets using engineering design data." The patent application was filed on Sept. 12, 2012 (13/611,319). 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=87,06,568.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,568&RS=PN/87,06,568 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Freescale Semiconductor Assigned Patent for Snoop Request Management in Data Processing System ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- Freescale Semiconductor, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,706,974) developed by William C. Moyer, Dripping Springs, Texas, for "snoop request management in a data processing system." The patent application was filed on April 30, 2008 (12/112,796). 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=87,06,974.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,974&RS=PN/87,06,974 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent for Manage Shared Computing Resource Based on Resource Use Reports ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,706,880) developed by Mathew M. Kaippallimalil, Plano, Texas, David C. Williamson, McKinney, Texas, and Anh Q. Tran, Dallas, for "manage a shared computing resource based on resource use reports." The patent application was filed on Feb. 24, 2011 (13/034,531). 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=87,06,880.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,880&RS=PN/87,06,880 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** University of Texas System Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- The University of Texas System, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,707,250) developed by David C. Kung, Arlington, Texas, for "automation support for domain modeling." The patent application was filed on Dec. 22, 2010 (12/976,114). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,07,250.PN.&OS=PN/87,07,250&RS=PN/87,07,250 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent for Gesture Based Edit Mode ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,707,170) developed by four co-inventors for a "gesture based edit mode." The co-inventors are Christopher M. Rives, Houston, Craig T. Brown, Cypress, Texas, Dustin L. Hoffman, Cypress, Texas, and Peter M. On, Houston.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 15, 2008 (13/139,748). 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=87,07,170.PN.&OS=PN/87,07,170&RS=PN/87,07,170 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Halliburton Energy Services Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- Halliburton Energy Services, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,706,899) developed by Kiran Gopala Reddy Sunanda, Kingwood, Texas, for "transmitting petroleum well data from a mobile drilling rig." The patent application was filed on March 28, 2013 (13/852,121). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,06,899.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,899&RS=PN/87,06,899 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** United Services Automobile Association (USAA) Assigned Patent for Systems and Methods for Implementing Real Estate Future Market Value Insurance ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- United Services Automobile Association (USAA), San Antonio, has been assigned a patent (8,706,589) developed by Arthur Quentin Smith, Fredericksburg, Texas, and Bradly Jay Billman, San Antonio, for "systems and methods for implementing real estate future market value insurance." The patent application was filed on Jan. 5, 2011 (12/985,268). 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=87,06,589.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,589&RS=PN/87,06,589 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** United Services Automobile Association Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- United Services Automobile Association, San Antonio, has been assigned a patent (8,707,397) developed by four co-inventors for an "access control center auto launch." The co-inventors are Christopher Thomas Wilkinson, San Antonio, Edward Allen Francovich, Helotes, Texas, Jeremy Ryan Scott, San Antonio, and Steven Dale Sternitzke, San Antonio.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 10, 2008 (12/208,323). 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=8,707,397.PN.&OS=PN/8,707,397&RS=PN/8,707,397 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Dell Products Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- Dell Products, Round Rock, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,707,297) developed by Michael E. Brown, Pflugerville, Texas, and Matthew L. Domsch, Round Rock, Texas, for "apparatus and methods for updating firmware." The patent application was filed on July 26, 2006 (11/460,197). 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=87,07,297.PN.&OS=PN/87,07,297&RS=PN/87,07,297 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Dell Products Assigned Patent for System and Method for Managing Switch and Information Handling System SAS Protocol Communication ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- Dell Products, Round Rock, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,706,837) developed by Rohit Chawla, Austin, Texas, Gaurav Chawla, Austin, Texas, and Farzad Khosrowpour, Pflugerville, Texas, for a "system and method for managing switch and information handling system SAS protocol communication." The patent application was filed on March 21, 2011 (13/052,330). 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=87,06,837.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,837&RS=PN/87,06,837 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Massachusetts Institute of Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,698,338) developed by three co-inventors for a system "for harvesting, storing, and generating energy." The co-inventors are Alexander H. Slocum, Bow, N.H., Gregory E. Fennell, Bedford, Mass., and Alison S. Greenlee, Seabrook, Texas.

The patent application was filed on March 3, 2011 (13/039,364). 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=8698338.PN.&OS=PN/8698338&RS=PN/8698338 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Dell Products Assigned Patent for Firmware Update in Information Handling System Employing Redundant Management Modules ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- Dell Products, Round Rock, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,707,290) developed by Michael A. Brundridge, Georgetown, Texas, and Paul Vancil, Austin, Texas, for a "firmware update in an information handling system employing redundant management modules." The patent application was filed on Feb. 22, 2006 (11/359,049). 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=87,07,290.PN.&OS=PN/87,07,290&RS=PN/87,07,290 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Apex Brands Assigned Patent for Locking Flex-Head Ratchet Wrench ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- Apex Brands, Sparks, Md., has been assigned a patent (8,695,459) developed by two co-inventors for "[l]ocking flex-head ratchet wrench." The co-inventors are Pei Yang Lee, Dallas, and Antonio De La Torre, Garland, Texas.

The patent application was filed on July 1, 2013 (13/932,212). 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=8695459.PN.&OS=PN/8695459&RS=PN/8695459 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Texas Instruments Assigned Patent for Methods and Systems for Direct Memory Access (DMA) In-flight Status ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,706,923) developed by Jagadeesh Sankaran, Allen, Texas, and Jeremiah E. Golston, Plano, Texas, for "methods and systems for direct memory access (DMA) in-flight status." The patent application was filed on Sept. 14, 2010 (12/881,614). 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=87,06,923.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,923&RS=PN/87,06,923 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Schlumberger Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- Schlumberger Technology, Sugar Land, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,706,541) developed by Horacio Ricardo Bouzas, Oslo, Norway, Gregory Edward Bruce, Houston, and Tim Nguyen, Houston, for reservoir management linking.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 8, 2009 (12/555,101). 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=87,06,541.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,541&RS=PN/87,06,541 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Verizon Patent and Licensing Assigned Patent for Routing Cost Normalizing ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Verizon Patent and Licensing, Basking Ridge, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,705,369) developed by Luay Jalil, Allen, Texas, for routing cost normalizing.

The patent application was filed on April 29, 2011 (13/097,113). 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=87,05,369.PN.&OS=PN/87,05,369&RS=PN/87,05,369 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Aviacomm Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Aviacomm, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,071) developed by Shih Hsiung Mo, San Jose, Calif., Yan Cui, Plano, Texas, and Chung-Hsing Chang, Milpitas, Calif., for a reconfigurable wideband receiver.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 31, 2012 (13/363,083). 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=8,706,071.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,071&RS=PN/8,706,071 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Fisher-Rosemount Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Fisher-Rosemount Systems, Round Rock, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,706,267) developed by four co-inventors for a "process model identification in a process control system." The co-inventors are John M. Caldwell, Austin, Texas, Terrence L. Blevins, Round Rock, Texas, Peter Wojsznis, Cedar Park, Texas, and Wilhelm K. Wojsznis, Austin, Texas.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 28, 2008 (12/260,073). 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=8,706,267.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,267&RS=PN/8,706,267 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** ExxonMobil Upstream Research Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- ExxonMobil Upstream Research, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,706,462) developed by four co-inventors for a "system and method for providing a physical property model." The co-inventors are Olivier M. Burtz, Wimbledon, United Kingdom, Charlie Jing, Houston, Dmitriy A. Pavlov, The Woodlands, Texas, and Scott C. Hornbostel, Houston.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 24, 2010 (12/890,198). 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=8,706,462.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,462&RS=PN/8,706,462 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Corning Optical Communications Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Corning Optical Communications, Hickory, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,705,926) developed by William J. Giraud, Azle, Texas, and Diana Rodriguez, Fort Worth, Texas, for "fiber optic housings having a removable top, and related components and methods." The patent application was filed on Nov. 23, 2010 (12/953,164). 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=8,705,926.PN.&OS=PN/8,705,926&RS=PN/8,705,926 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Advanced Neuromodulation Systems Assigned Patent for Implantable Pulse Generator for Neurostimulation That Comprises Voltage Conversion Circuitry and Method of Operation Thereof ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Plano, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,706,249) developed by Daniel J. Black, Frisco, Texas, for an "implantable pulse generator for neurostimulation that comprises voltage conversion circuitry and method of operation thereof." The patent application was filed on Nov. 24, 2010 (12/953,988). 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=8,706,249.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,249&RS=PN/8,706,249 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Graphic Query Suggestion Display Method ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,706,712) developed by Barry Alan Kritt, Raleigh, N.C., and Sarbajit Kumar Rakshit, Austin, Texas, for a "graphic query suggestion display method." The patent application was filed on March 7, 2012 (13/414,336). 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=8,706,712.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,712&RS=PN/8,706,712 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Spinella IP Holdings Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Spinella IP Holdings, Colts Neck, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,704,842) developed by five co-inventors for a "system and method for histogram computation using a graphics processing unit." The co-inventors are William L. Gaddy, Milford, Pa., Vidhya Seran, Irving, Texas, Stephen Nowalk, North Huntingdon, Pa., Yong Liu, Edison, N.J., and Chidambaram Ramanathan, Monmouth Junction, N.J.

The patent application was filed on July 17, 2013 (13/944,159). 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=87,04,842.PN.&OS=PN/87,04,842&RS=PN/87,04,842 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** TerraHawk Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- TerraHawk, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,706,359) developed by Tom R. James, Dallas, and John R. Spence, Dallas, for a "vehicle for deploying a mobile surveillance module." The patent application was filed on April 11, 2012 (13/444,434). 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=8,706,359.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,359&RS=PN/8,706,359 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Halliburton Energy Services Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Halliburton Energy Services, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,706,463) developed by six co-inventors for a "system and method for completion optimization." The co-inventors are Jason D. Dykstra, Carrollton, Texas, Kenneth L. Schwendemann, Flower Mound, Texas, Orlando DeJesus, Frisco, Texas, Michael L. Fripp, Carrollton, Texas, Syed Hamid, Dallas, and Tommy F. Grigsby, Katy, Texas.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 30, 2009 (13/141,058). 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=8,706,463.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,463&RS=PN/8,706,463 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Baker Engineering and Risk Consultants Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Baker Engineering and Risk Consultants, San Antonio, has been assigned a patent (8,706,456) developed by six co-inventors for a "system and method for hazardous area classification." The co-inventors are William Mather, Houston, Brian Harvey, Houston, Karen Wigal, Houston, Roy Moses, Houston, Edward Hoeppner, Houston, and Qin Xiaoyun, Houston.

The patent application was filed on May 20, 2010 (12/784,301). 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=8,706,456.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,456&RS=PN/8,706,456 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Intersil Americas Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Intersil Americas, Milpitas, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,313) developed by David L. Beck, Manor, Texas, and Demetri Giannopoulos, Austin, Texas, for an "auto-compensating power converter." The patent application was filed on Sept. 16, 2010 (12/883,839). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,706,313.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,313&RS=PN/8,706,313 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Demand Media Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Demand Media, Santa Monica, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,738) developed by Byron William Reese, Georgetown, Texas, for "systems, methods and machine readable mediums to select a title for content production." The patent application was filed on Aug. 13, 2010 (12/856,477). 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=87,06,738.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,738&RS=PN/87,06,738 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** United Services Automobile Association (USAA) Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- United Services Automobile Association (USAA), San Antonio, has been assigned a patent (8,706,531) developed by six co-inventors for an "automatic insurance quote system and method." The co-inventors are Michael Wayne Voigt, San Antonio, Gregory Brian Meyer, San Antonio, Alfredo Antonio Bachicha, San Antonio, Shana Rae Fraga, San Antonio, Robert John Dizinno, San Antonio, and Rebecca Trujillo Castillo, San Antonio.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 4, 2007 (11/849,943). 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=87,06,531.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,531&RS=PN/87,06,531 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Radio Shack Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Radio Shack, Fort Worth, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,706,273) developed by Darrell Maurice Brown, Keller, Texas, and Douglas Scott Lane, Coppell, Texas, for an "apparatus and method for conveying audio signals from an input locus to an output locus." The patent application was filed on Oct. 29, 2009 (12/608,816). 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=8,706,273.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,273&RS=PN/8,706,273 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Avaya Assigned Patent for System, Method and Apparatus for Clientless Two Factor Authentication in VoIP Networks ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Avaya, Basking Ridge, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,705,720) developed by Srikrishna Kurapati, Richardson, Texas, Guru-Prasad Thodime-Venkata, Richardson, Texas, and Satyam Tyagi, Richardson, Texas, for a "system, method and apparatus for clientless two factor authentication in VoIP networks." The patent application was filed on Feb. 8, 2008 (12/028,781). 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=87,05,720.PN.&OS=PN/87,05,720&RS=PN/87,05,720 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** ExxonMobil Upstream Research Assigned Patent for Seismic Fluid Prediction Via Expanded AVO Anomalies ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- ExxonMobil Upstream Research, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,706,420) developed by Shauna K. Oppert, Houston, and Michael E. Farrell, Katy, Texas, for "seismic fluid prediction via expanded AVO anomalies." The patent application was filed on April 13, 2009 (12/933,033). 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=8,706,420.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,420&RS=PN/8,706,420 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Apple Assigned Patent for Adaptive Encoding and Compression of Audio Broadcast Data ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Apple, Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,272) developed by Aram Lindahl, Menlo Park, Calif., Richard Michael Powell, Mountain View, Calif., and Joseph M. Williams, Dallas, for an "adaptive encoding and compression of audio broadcast data." The patent application was filed on Aug. 14, 2009 (12/541,768). 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=8,706,272.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,272&RS=PN/8,706,272 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Corning Cable Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Corning Cable Systems, Hickory, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,705,931) developed by Ziwei Liu, Fort Worth, Texas, and Charles Alton Yow Jr., Mission, Texas, for a "dust cap assembly for sealing an optical fiber ferrule and related methods." The patent application was filed on Oct. 25, 2013 (14/063,293). 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=8,705,931.PN.&OS=PN/8,705,931&RS=PN/8,705,931 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Cisco Technology Assigned Patent for Attachment of Rich Content to Unified Message Left as Voicemail ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Cisco Technology, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,091) developed by Randall B. Baird, Austin, Texas, for an "attachment of rich content to a unified message left as a voicemail." The patent application was filed on March 23, 2007 (11/726,899). 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=8,706,091.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,091&RS=PN/8,706,091 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** PaR Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- PaR Systems, Shoreview, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,705,028) developed by Mark A. Osterkamp, Weatherford, Texas, Kenneth R. Yawn, Weatherford, Texas, and Alan J. Norris, Southlake, Texas, for containerized systems.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 8, 2011 (13/205,325). 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=8,705,028.PN.&OS=PN/8,705,028&RS=PN/8,705,028 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Abbott Diabetes Care Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Abbott Diabetes Care, Alameda, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,180) developed by six co-inventors for an electrochemical analyte sensor. The co-inventors are James L. Say, Breckenridge, Colo., Michael Francis Tomasco, Morgan Hill, Calif., Adam Heller, Austin, Texas, Yoram Gal, Kibbutz Yagur, Israel, Behrad Aria, Alameda, Calif., and Phillip John Plante, Sunnyvale, Calif.

The patent application was filed on June 10, 2013 (13/914,542). 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=8,706,180.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,180&RS=PN/8,706,180 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Agero Connected Services Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Agero Connected Services, Irving, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,706,405) developed by Thomas Barton Schalk, Plano, Texas, for "systems and methods for off-board voice-automated vehicle navigation." The patent application was filed on June 4, 2013 (13/909,490). 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=8,706,405.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,405&RS=PN/8,706,405 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Silicon Laboratories Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Silicon Laboratories, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,706,069) developed by six co-inventors for "integrated receivers and integrated circuit having integrated inductors." The co-inventors are Ramin Khoini-Poorfard, Austin, Texas, Alessandro Piovaccari, Austin, Texas, Aslamali A. Rafi, Austin, Texas, Mustafa H. Koroglu, Austin, Texas, David S. Trager, San Marcos, Texas, and Abdulkerim L. Coban, Austin, Texas.

The patent application was filed on June 21, 2013 (13/923,824). 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=8,706,069.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,069&RS=PN/8,706,069 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Microseismic Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Microseismic, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,705,316) developed by Michael P. Thornton, Houston, Leo Eisner, Houston, and Peter M. Duncan, Houston, for "passive seismic data acquisition and processing using multi-level sensor arrays." The patent application was filed on April 5, 2010 (12/753,919). 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=8,705,316.PN.&OS=PN/8,705,316&RS=PN/8,705,316 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** University of Texas System Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- The University of Texas System, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,706,219) developed by five co-inventors for a "method and apparatus for monitoring an organ of a patient." The co-inventors are Marc D. Feldman, San Antonio, John Porterfield, Edmond, Okla., Karthik Raghavan, San Diego, Jonathan W. Valvano, Austin, Texas, and John A. Pearce, Austin, Texas.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 28, 2010 (12/657,832). 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=8,706,219.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,219&RS=PN/8,706,219 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** University of Texas System Assigned Patent for Passive Wireless Gastroesophageal Sensor ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- The University of Texas System, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,706,208) developed by Jung-Chih Chiao, Grand Prairie, Texas, and Thermpon Ativanichayaphong, Valencia, Calif., for a "passive wireless gastroesophageal sensor." The patent application was filed on March 24, 2008 (12/054,378). 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=8,706,208.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,208&RS=PN/8,706,208 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Dell Products Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Dell Products, Round Rock, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,705,233) developed by Mark Rehmann, Georgetown, Texas, David Lawrence McKinney, Austin, Texas, and Anil Damani, Austin, Texas, for a "system and method for portable information handling system thermal shield." The patent application was filed on March 29, 2008 (12/058,691). 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=8,705,233.PN.&OS=PN/8,705,233&RS=PN/8,705,233 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,706,203) developed by Choudur Lakshminarayan, Austin, Texas, Alexander Singh Alvarado, Mountain View, Calif., and Jose Carlos Principe, Gainesville, Fla., for the "classification of a signal in a time domain." The patent application was filed on April 30, 2012 (13/459,952). 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=8,706,203.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,203&RS=PN/8,706,203 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Texas Instruments Assigned Patent for Delayed Data Feeding for Increased Media Access Control Processing Time ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,705,336) developed by Jin-Meng Ho, Plano, Texas, Anuj Batra, Dallas, and Srinivas Lingam, Dallas, for "delayed data feeding for increased media access control processing time." The patent application was filed on Sept. 29, 2006 (11/537,384). 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=8,705,336.PN.&OS=PN/8,705,336&RS=PN/8,705,336 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** ExxonMobil Upstream Research Assigned Patent for Method for Imaging of Targeted Reflectors ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- ExxonMobil Upstream Research, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,705,317) developed by Richard T. Houck, Houston, and Graham A. Winbow, Houston, for a "method for imaging of targeted reflectors." The patent application was filed on Dec. 4, 2009 (13/124,795). 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=8,705,317.PN.&OS=PN/8,705,317&RS=PN/8,705,317 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent for Bus-based Scalable Optical Fabrics ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,705,911) developed by Moray McLaren, Bristol, United Kingdom, Michael Renne Ty Tan, Menlo Park, Calif., and Gary Gostin, Plano, Texas, for "bus-based scalable optical fabrics." The patent application was filed on May 6, 2009 (13/258,425). 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=8,705,911.PN.&OS=PN/8,705,911&RS=PN/8,705,911 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Luminex Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Luminex, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,705,859) developed by Wayne D. Roth, Leander, Texas, for "methods and systems for image data processing." The patent application was filed on Sept. 19, 2011 (13/236,299). 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=8,705,859.PN.&OS=PN/8,705,859&RS=PN/8,705,859 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Tango Networks Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Tango Networks, Richardson, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,705,487) developed by four co-inventors for a "system, method and computer-readable medium for provisioning dual-homed voice call continuity." The co-inventors are Andrew Silver, Frisco, Texas, Steven E. Tryon, Plano, Texas, Patricia A. Landgren, Plano, Texas, and Lathan W. Lewis, Dallas.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 21, 2008 (12/196,097). 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=8,705,487.PN.&OS=PN/8,705,487&RS=PN/8,705,487 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Schlumberger Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Schlumberger Technology, Sugar Land, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,705,318) developed by Shunfeng Zheng, Houston, Mbaga Louis Ahorukomeye, Houston, and James Belaskie, Beijing, for "data aggregation for drilling operations." The patent application was filed on Feb. 16, 2009 (12/371,734). 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=8,705,318.PN.&OS=PN/8,705,318&RS=PN/8,705,318 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** FutureWei Technologies Assigned Patent for System and Method for Distributed Power Control in Communications System ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- FutureWei Technologies, Plano, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,706,026) developed by four co-inventors for a "system and method for distributed power control in a communications system." The co-inventors are Kien Trung Truong, Austin, Texas, Young Hoon Kwon, San Diego, Philippe Sartori, Algonquin, Ill., and Mazin Al-Shalash, Frisco, Texas.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 30, 2011 (13/250,016). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,706,026.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,026&RS=PN/8,706,026 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Behavioral Recognition Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Behavioral Recognition Systems, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,705,861) developed by five co-inventors for a "context processor for video analysis system." The co-inventors are John Eric Eaton, Houston, Wesley Kenneth Cobb, The Woodlands, Texas, Bobby Ernest Blythe, Houston, Rajkiran Kumar Gottumukkal, Houston, and Kishor Adinath Saitwal, Houston.

The patent application was filed on June 12, 2012 (13/494,605). 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=8,705,861.PN.&OS=PN/8,705,861&RS=PN/8,705,861 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Fronterra Integrated Geosciences Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Fronterra Integrated Geosciences, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,705,804) developed by five co-inventors for a "method for interpreting dipping natural fracture and fault planes identified from borehole images." The co-inventors are Andrew R. Duncan, The Woodlands, Texas, Jens Klaus Hustedt, The Woodlands, Texas, Hermann Josef Homann, Houston, Jarret Borell, Mustang, Okla., and Ramiro Gabriel Lopez, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 14, 2010 (12/807,771). 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=8,705,804.PN.&OS=PN/8,705,804&RS=PN/8,705,804 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** United Services Automobile Association (USAA) Assigned Patent for Member-initiated Outbound Call ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- United Services Automobile Association (USAA), San Antonio, has been assigned a patent (8,705,725) developed by Steven D. Zettner, San Antonio, for a member-initiated outbound call.

The patent application was filed on July 31, 2012 (13/563,193). 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=8,705,725.PN.&OS=PN/8,705,725&RS=PN/8,705,725 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Rockstar Consortium U.S. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Rockstar Consortium U.S., Plano, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,705,517) developed by four co-inventors for a "forced hold call handling in a VoP environment." The co-inventors are David P. Ress, Cary, N.C., William D. Gentry, Raleigh, N.C., Brian Stucker, Sachse, Texas, and Olga Wagner, Durham, N.C.

The patent application was filed on July 2, 2012 (13/539,801). 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=8,705,517.PN.&OS=PN/8,705,517&RS=PN/8,705,517 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Fairfield Industries Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Fairfield Industries, Sugar Land, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,705,314) developed by four co-inventors for a "method for deployment of ocean bottom seismometers." The co-inventors are James N. Thompson, Sugar Land, Texas, Clifford H. Ray, Fulshear, Texas, Glenn D. Fisseler, Houston, and Roger L. Fyffe, Sugar Land, Texas.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 7, 2011 (13/290,748). 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=8,705,314.PN.&OS=PN/8,705,314&RS=PN/8,705,314 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Texas Instruments Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Texas Instruments, Dallas, has been assigned a patent (8,705,623) developed by Ying Chen, West Lafayette, Ind., Madhukar Budagavi, Plano, Texas, and Minhua Zhou, Plano, Texas, for "line-based compression for digital image data." The patent application was filed on Oct. 2, 2009 (12/572,408). 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=8,705,623.PN.&OS=PN/8,705,623&RS=PN/8,705,623 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

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