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

U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in California (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 California.

*** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent for Log Driven Storage Controller with Network Persistent Memory ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,706,687) developed by Sam Fineberg, Pleasanton, Calif., and Pankaj Mehra, Palo Alto, Calif., for a "log driven storage controller with network persistent memory." The patent application was filed on Jan. 24, 2007 (11/626,678). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,06,687.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,687&RS=PN/87,06,687 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.



*** SanDisk Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- SanDisk Technologies, Plano, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,706,990) developed by Robert C. Chang, Danville, Calif., Bahman Qawami, San Jose, Calif., and Farshid Sabet-Sharghi, San Jose, Calif., for an "adaptive internal table backup for non-volatile memory system." The patent application was filed on March 30, 2012 (13/435,338). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,06,990.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,990&RS=PN/87,06,990 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** TVWorks Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- TVWorks, Philadelphia, has been assigned a patent (8,707,354) developed by five co-inventors for a "graphically rich, modular, promotional tile interface for interactive television." The co-inventors are Samuel Moreau, Mill Valley, Calif., Darrell Haber, Martinez, Calif., Kathryn Jaroneski, Los Angeles, Christine Hirsch, San Francisco, and Georgia Gibbs, Mill Valley, Calif.


The patent application was filed on June 12, 2003 (10/460,950). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,707,354.PN.&OS=PN/8,707,354&RS=PN/8,707,354 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Sand 9 Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- Sand 9, Cambridge, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,698,376) developed by seven co-inventors for "microelectromechanical systems resonators and related apparatus and methods." The co-inventors are David M. Chen, Brookline, Mass., Jan H. Kuypers, Cambridge, Mass., Pritiraj Mohanty, Los Angeles, Klaus Juergen Schoepf, Chandler, Ariz., Guiti Zolfagharkhani, Brighton, Mass., Jason Goodelle, Boston, and Reimund Rebel, Maricopa, Ariz.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 20, 2012 (13/681,904). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8698376.PN.&OS=PN/8698376&RS=PN/8698376 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Siemens Products Product Lifecycle Management Software Assigned Patent for Concurrent Document Markup ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- Siemens Products Product Lifecycle Management Software, Plano, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,707,187) developed by Jerry J. Zhou, Mission Viejo, Calif., for a concurrent document markup.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 16, 2010 (12/883,779). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,07,187.PN.&OS=PN/87,07,187&RS=PN/87,07,187 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Ovonyx Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- Ovonyx, Sterling Heights, Mich., has been assigned a patent (8,699,267) developed by two co-inventors for "[s]emiconductor phase change memory using face center cubic crystalline phase change material." The co-inventors are Stephen J. Hudgens, Santa Clara, Calif., and Charles H. Dennison, Boise, Idaho.

The patent application was filed on June 5, 2013 (13/910,237). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8699267.PN.&OS=PN/8699267&RS=PN/8699267 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Hewlett-Packard Development Assigned Patent for Recovery Procedure for Data Storage System ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- Hewlett-Packard Development, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,707,098) developed by four co-inventors for a "recovery procedure for a data storage system." The co-inventors are Eric A. Anderson, Palo Alto, Calif., Xiaozhou Li, Cupertino, Calif., Mehul A. Shah, Saratoga, Calif., and John J. Wylie, San Francisco.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 14, 2010 (13/259,221). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,07,098.PN.&OS=PN/87,07,098&RS=PN/87,07,098 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Microsoft Assigned Patent for Communicating Using Cloud Infrastructure ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- Microsoft,Redmond, Wash.,has been assigned a patent (8,701,155) developed by six co-inventors for "[c]ommunicating using a cloud infrastructure." The co-inventors are Edward P. Wobber, Menlo Park, Calif., Iqbal Mohomed, Mountain View, Calif., Mahesh Balakrishnan, Mountain View, Calif., Venugopalan Ramasubramanian, Mountain View, Calif., Patrick Stuedi, Palo Alto, Calif., and Zhuoqing Morley Mao, Ann Arbor, Mich.

The patent application was filed on June 14, 2010 (12/814,493). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8701155.PN.&OS=PN/8701155&RS=PN/8701155 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** SanDisk Technologies Assigned Patent for Garbage Collection of Memory Blocks Using Volatile Memory ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- SanDisk Technologies, Plano, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,706,983) developed by Neil David Hutchison, Campbell, Calif., and Steven Sprouse, San Jose, Calif., for "garbage collection of memory blocks using volatile memory." The patent application was filed on June 30, 2010 (12/828,244). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,06,983.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,983&RS=PN/87,06,983 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** U.S. Genomics, Quest Diagnostics Investments Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- U.S. Genomics, Woburn, Mass., and Quest Diagnostics Investments, Wilmington, Del., have been assigned a patent (8,697,399) developed by four co-inventors for "nucleic acid size detection method." The co-inventors are Donghui Huang, San Ramon, Calif., Charles M. Strom, San Clemente, Calif., Steven J. Potts, Flagstaff, Ariz., and Jenny Ellen Rooke, Seattle.

The patent application was filed on April 11, 2007 (12/444,361). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8697399.PN.&OS=PN/8697399&RS=PN/8697399 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Futurewei Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- Futurewei Technologies, Plano, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,706,756) developed by Zhiguo Wu, Sunnyvale, Calif., Zonghuan Wu, Cupertino, Calif., and George Vanecek Jr., Madison, Wis., for a "method, system and apparatus of hybrid federated search." The patent application was filed on May 11, 2011 (13/105,314). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,06,756.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,756&RS=PN/87,06,756 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Fairchild Semiconductor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- Fairchild Semiconductor, South Portland, Maine, has been assigned a patent (8,699,717) developed by two co-inventors for "[a]udio amplifier performance while maintaining USB compliance and power down protection." The co-inventors are Earl Schreyer, Carlsbad, Calif., and Julie Lynn Stultz, Scarborough, Maine.

The patent application was filed on May 28, 2010 (12/790,122). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8699717.PN.&OS=PN/8699717&RS=PN/8699717 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Caliper Life Sciences Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- Caliper Life Sciences, Hopkinton, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,697,362) developed by five co-inventors for methods "for detecting low copy nucleic acids of interest in a sample." The co-inventors are Michael R. Knapp, Palo Alto, Calif., Jill M. Baker, Redwood City, Calif., Andrea W. Chow, Los Altos, Calif., Anne R. Kopf-Sill, Portola Valley, Calif., and Michael A. Spaid, Mountain View, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 17, 2007 (11/873,753). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8697362.PN.&OS=PN/8697362&RS=PN/8697362 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** BMC Software Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- BMC Software, Houston, has been assigned a patent (8,706,895) developed by Sebastien Marc Peter Zany, Scottsdale, Ariz., Joe Pei-Wen Hsy, Menlo Park, Calif., and Pierre Larose, St-Basile-le-Grand, Canada, for the "determination of quality of a consumer's experience of streaming media." The patent application was filed on June 30, 2011 (13/174,725). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,06,895.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,895&RS=PN/87,06,895 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Google Assigned Patent for Automated Objective-based Feature Improvement ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Google, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,733) developed by eight co-inventors for an "automated objective-based feature improvement." The co-inventors are Zach Yeskel, San Francisco, David Andrew Huffaker, Palo Alto, Calif., Rachel Ida Rosenthal Schutt, New York, N.Y., Andrew Stephen Tomkins, Menlo Park, Calif., David Andrew Gibson, Mountain View, Calif., Abhijit Bose, Paramus, N.J., Alexander Fabrikant, East Palo Alto, Calif., and Makoto Uchida, Mountain View, Calif.

The patent application was filed on July 27, 2012 (13/560,874). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,06,733.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,733&RS=PN/87,06,733 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Assigned Patent for Neurostimulation System for Implementing Model-based Estimate of Neurostimulation Effects ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Boston Scientific Neuromodulation, Valencia, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,250) developed by Changfang Zhu, Valencia, Calif., and Dongchul Lee, Agua Dulce, Calif., for a "neurostimulation system for implementing model-based estimate of neurostimulation effects." The patent application was filed on Sept. 24, 2011 (13/244,388). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,706,250.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,250&RS=PN/8,706,250 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** eBay Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- eBay, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,618) developed by Kevin John Yu, Cerritos, Calif., Joseph Chong, San Francisco, and Alan Tien, Sunnyvale, Calif., for a "release of funds based on criteria." The patent application was filed on Sept. 29, 2005 (11/238,359). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,06,618.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,618&RS=PN/87,06,618 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Sound Starts Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Sound Starts, Aromas, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,631) developed by Pankaj Gupta, Redwood City, Calif., for "credit and transaction systems." The patent application was filed on March 21, 2008 (12/053,447). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,06,631.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,631&RS=PN/87,06,631 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Sybase Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Sybase, Dublin, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,727) developed by Xinjun Yang, Dublin, Calif., and Xudong Qian, Shanghai, China, for a "data compression for reducing storage requirements in a database system." The patent application was filed on June 19, 2009 (12/488,022). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,06,727.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,727&RS=PN/87,06,727 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Google Assigned Patent for Systems and Methods for Searching Using Queries Written in Different Character-set and/or Language ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Google, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,747) developed by five co-inventors for "systems and methods for searching using queries written in a different character-set and/or language from the target pages." The co-inventors are Vibhu Mittal, Sunnyvale, Calif., Jay M. Ponte, Mountain View, Calif., Mehran Sahami, Redwood City, Calif., Sanjay Ghemawat, Mountain View, Calif., and John A. Bauer, Mountain View, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 30, 2003 (10/676,724). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,06,747.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,747&RS=PN/87,06,747 Written by Deviprasad Jena; 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.

*** Cybertrain International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Cybertrain International, Richmond, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,328) developed by Eugene Iwao Nishinaga, San Rafael, Calif., Kevin Kohei Nishinaga, San Rafael, Calif., and Mark Lee, San Rafael, Calif., for "vehicle-based switch mechanisms in fixed guideway transportation systems and methods for controlling same." The patent application was filed on Dec. 12, 2011 (13/323,759). 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=8,706,328.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,328&RS=PN/8,706,328 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Pacesetter Assigned Patent for Systems and Methods for Paired/Coupled Pacing and Dynamic Overdrive/Underdrive Pacing ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Pacesetter, Sylmar, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,224) developed by Gene A. Bornzin, Simi Valley, Calif., Joseph J. Florio, Bend, Ore., and Peter Boileau, Valencia, Calif., for "systems and methods for paired/coupled pacing and dynamic overdrive/underdrive pacing." The patent application was filed on Oct. 30, 2007 (11/929,719). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,706,224.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,224&RS=PN/8,706,224 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Yahoo! Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Yahoo!, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,722) developed by Jeffrey E. F. Friedl, Kyoto, Japan, and Kathleen L. Hartnack, Cupertino, Calif., for "systems and methods for adaptive scheduling of references to documents." The patent application was filed on May 31, 2012 (13/485,077). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,06,722.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,722&RS=PN/87,06,722 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Nth Data Processing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Nth Data Processing, Wilmington, Del., has been assigned a patent (8,706,482) developed by Alon Konchitsky, Cupertino, Calif., for a "voice coder with multiple-microphone system and strategic microphone placement to deter obstruction for a digital communication device." The patent application was filed on June 10, 2010 (12/813,272). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,06,482.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,482&RS=PN/87,06,482 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Boeing Assigned Patent for System and Method for Determining Instantaneous Deflection of Structure ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Boeing, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,706,428) developed by Luigi Peter Righi, Laguna Hills, Calif., and Gregory Mark Wellbrook, Long Beach, Calif., for a "system and method for determining instantaneous deflection of a structure." The patent application was filed on April 19, 2011 (13/090,190). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,706,428.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,428&RS=PN/8,706,428 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Google Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Google, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,802) developed by Tal Dayan, Los Gatos, Calif., and Stephane Lafon, Sunnyvale, Calif., for a "latency-guided web content retrieval, serving, and rendering." The patent application was filed on Nov. 24, 2009 (12/625,352). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,06,802.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,802&RS=PN/87,06,802 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Starkey Laboratories Assigned Patent for Wireless Beacon System to Identify Acoustic Environment for Hearing Assistance Devices ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Starkey Laboratories, Eden Prairie, Minn., has been assigned a patent (8,705,782) developed by William S. Woods, Berkeley, Calif., and Jeffrey Paul Solum, Deephaven, Minn., for a "wireless beacon system to identify acoustic environment for hearing assistance devices." The patent application was filed on Feb. 18, 2009 (12/388,341). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,705,782.PN.&OS=PN/8,705,782&RS=PN/8,705,782 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Google Assigned Patent for Systems and Methods for Determining User Actions ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Google, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,551) developed by Alex Roetter, Palo Alto, Calif., for "systems and methods for determining user actions." The patent application was filed on Aug. 23, 2004 (10/923,034). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,06,551.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,551&RS=PN/87,06,551 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Amazon Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Amazon Technologies, Reno, Nev., has been assigned a patent (8,706,827) developed by four co-inventors for a customized speech generation. The co-inventors are Isaac S. Noble, Soquel, Calif., Gabrielle M. Halberg, Santa Cruz, Calif., Kenneth M. Karakotsios, San Jose, Calif., and Yuzo Watanabe, Seattle.

The patent application was filed on June 21, 2012 (13/529,788). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,06,827.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,827&RS=PN/87,06,827 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Salesforce.com Assigned Patent for Method and System for On-demand Communities ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Salesforce.com, San Francisco, has been assigned a patent (8,706,696) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and system for on-demand communities." The co-inventors are Norimasa Yoshida, Daly City, Calif., Jamie Veere Coleman Grenney, San Francisco, Likuo Lin, Redwood City, Calif., and Justin Lin, Redwood City, Calif.

The patent application was filed on May 5, 2008 (12/151,302). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,06,696.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,696&RS=PN/87,06,696 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Cadence Design Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Cadence Design Systems, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,469) developed by William F. Beausoleil, Hopewell Junction, N.Y., Steven T. Comfort, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and Beshara G. Elmufdi, Sunnyvale, Calif., for a "method and apparatus for increasing the efficiency of an emulation engine." The patent application was filed on Jan. 31, 2006 (11/344,058). 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=8,706,469.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,469&RS=PN/8,706,469 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Boston Scientific Neuromodulation, Valencia, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,240) developed by Kerry Bradley, Glendale, Calif., and James C. Makous, Santa Clarita, Calif., for a "method for direct modulation of the spinothalamic tract." The patent application was filed on Dec. 7, 2012 (13/708,655). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,706,240.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,240&RS=PN/8,706,240 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Apple Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Apple, Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,503) developed by four co-inventors for an "intent deduction based on previous user interactions with voice assistant." The co-inventors are Adam John Cheyer, Oakland, Calif., Didier Rene Guzzoni, Monte-sur-Rolle, Switzerland, Thomas Robert Gruber, Emerald Hills, Calif., and Christopher Dean Brigham, San Jose, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 21, 2012 (13/725,742). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,706,503.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,503&RS=PN/8,706,503 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Synopsys Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Synopsys, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,699) developed by Scott I. Chase, Pleasanton, Calif., and Jeffrey T. Brubaker, Carrboro, N.C., for a "transaction history with bounded operation sequences." The patent application was filed on Oct. 30, 2009 (12/610,180). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,06,699.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,699&RS=PN/87,06,699 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Google Assigned Patent for Selecting and/or Scoring Content-relevant Advertisements ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Google, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,546) developed by four co-inventors for a "selecting and/or scoring content-relevant advertisements." The co-inventors are Darrell Anderson, Mountain View, Calif., Alexander Paul Carobus, Mountian View, Calif., Giao Nguyen, Sacramento, Calif., and Narayanan Shivakumar, San Jose, Calif.

The patent application was filed on July 18, 2005 (11/184,053). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,06,546.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,546&RS=PN/87,06,546 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Method and System for Creating Semantic Relationships Using Hyperlinks ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,706,704) developed by 10 co-inventors for a "method and system for creating semantic relationships using hyperlinks." The co-inventors are Steven R. Abrams, New City, N.Y., Bard Bloom, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., Paul T. Keyser, New York, Douglas N. Kimelman, Winnipeg, Canada, Eric M. Nelson, Durham, N.C., Tova Roth, Woodmere, N.Y., Ian Simmonds, Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., Steven Tang, San Jose, Calif., John M. Vlissides, Clifton, Va., and Wendy D. Neuberger, Vestal, N.Y.

The patent application was filed on July 11, 2007 (11/775,913). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,706,704.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,704&RS=PN/8,706,704 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Rain Bird Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Rain Bird, Azusa, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,307) developed by four co-inventors for a "programmable irrigation controller having user interface." The co-inventors are Steven W. Weiler, San Diego, Susan E. Basch, San Diego, Russel Dean Leatherman, Albion, Ind., and James R. Musselman, Camarillo, Calif.

The patent application was filed on March 13, 2012 (13/419,415). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,706,307.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,307&RS=PN/8,706,307 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** West View Research Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- West View Research, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,706,504) developed by Robert F. Gazdzinski, San Diego, for a "computerized information and display apparatus." The patent application was filed on Jan. 9, 2013 (13/737,833). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,06,504.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,504&RS=PN/87,06,504 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Visa International Service Association Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Visa International Service Association, San Francisco, has been assigned a patent (8,706,620) developed by Peter Ciurea, Orinda, Calif., for a restricted use currency.

The patent application was filed on April 8, 2011 (13/083,231). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,06,620.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,620&RS=PN/87,06,620 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Boston Scientific Neuromodulation, Valencia, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,259) developed by Anne Margaret Pianca, Santa Monica, Calif., and Joshua Dale Howard, North Hollywood, Calif., for an "insertion tool for paddle-style electrode." The patent application was filed on June 14, 2012 (13/523,562). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,706,259.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,259&RS=PN/8,706,259 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Google Assigned Patent for Predictive Query Completion and Predictive Search Results ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Google, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,750) developed by 10 co-inventors for a "predictive query completion and predictive search results." The co-inventors are Othar Hansson, Sunnyvale, Calif., David Black, Mountain View, Calif., Jon M. Wiley, Mountain View, Calif., Manas Tungare, Mountain View, Calif., Ziga Mahkovec, San Francisco, Benjamin J. McMahan, San Jose, Calif., Benedict A. Gomes, Mountain View, Calif., Jonathan J. Effrat, Mountain View, Calif., Johanna R. Wright, Mountain View, Calif., and Marcin K. Wichary, San Francisco.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 19, 2011 (13/213,904). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,06,750.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,750&RS=PN/87,06,750 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Redwood Systems Assigned Patent for Integration of Computing Device and Lighting System ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Redwood Systems, Fremont, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,271) developed by Mark Covaro, Sonoma, Calif., and David Leonard, Danville, Calif., for an "integration of computing device and lighting system." The patent application was filed on Feb. 16, 2011 (13/028,900). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,706,271.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,271&RS=PN/8,706,271 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Apple Assigned Patent for Electronic Single Action Software Distribution ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Apple, Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,649) developed by five co-inventors for an "electronic single action software distribution." The co-inventors are Glenn Epis, Sunnyvale, Calif., Judy Halchin, Cupertino, Calif., Chris Sharp, San Jose, Calif., Eduardo Cue, Mountain View, Calif., and Thomas Alan Fitzgerald, Cupertino, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 31, 2001 (09/945,208). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,06,649.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,649&RS=PN/87,06,649 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Intuitive Surgical Operations Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,184) developed by Catherine Mohr, Mountain View, Calif., Ian McDowall, Woodside, Calif., and Paul Mohr, Mountain View, Calif., for "methods and apparatus for displaying enhanced imaging data on a clinical image." The patent application was filed on Oct. 7, 2009 (12/575,093). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,706,184.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,184&RS=PN/8,706,184 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Adobe Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Adobe Systems, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,813) developed by Brandyn Webb, Oceanside, Calif., Kirk B. Gould, Cupertino, Calif., and Michael Kaplan, Santa Cruz, Calif., for populating online forums.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 14, 2012 (13/396,490). 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=87,06,813.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,813&RS=PN/87,06,813 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** University of Southern California Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- The University of Southern California, Los Angeles, has been assigned a patent (8,706,471) developed by Shrikanth Narayanan, Santa Monica, Calif., and Panayiotis Georgiou, La Crescenta, Calif., for a "communication system using mixed translating while in multilingual communication." The patent application was filed on May 18, 2007 (11/750,926). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,706,471.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,471&RS=PN/8,706,471 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Yahoo! Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Yahoo!, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,406) developed by seven co-inventors for a "system and method for determination and display of personalized distance." The co-inventors are Chris Kalaboukis, Los Gatos, Calif., Christopher W. Higgins, Portland, Ore., Marc Davis, San Francisco, Joseph O'Sullivan, Oakland, Calif., Athellina Athsani, San Jose, Calif., Ronald Martinez, San Francisco, and Christopher T. Paretti, San Francisco.

The patent application was filed on June 27, 2008 (12/163,249). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,706,406.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,406&RS=PN/8,706,406 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Parentsware Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Parentsware, La Jolla, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,872) developed by four co-inventors for an "agreement compliance controlled information throttle." The co-inventors are Negeen Moussavian, Rancho Sante Fe, Calif., Amir Moussavian, Rancho Sante Fe, Calif., Ben Badiee, La Jolla, Calif., and Mark Lewis, San Diego.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 7, 2012 (13/568,135). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,06,872.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,872&RS=PN/87,06,872 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Assigned Patent for Server for Communication with Implantable Medical Device ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Boston Scientific Neuromodulation, Valencia, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,254) developed by George Vamos, Studio City, Calif., and Kelly H. McClure, Simi Valley, Calif., for a "server for a communication with an implantable medical device." The patent application was filed on Feb. 13, 2013 (13/766,654). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,706,254.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,254&RS=PN/8,706,254 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Cameron Health Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Cameron Health, San Clemente, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,217) developed by four co-inventors for a "cardioverter-defibrillator having a focused shocking area and orientation thereof." The co-inventors are Gust H. Bardy, Seattle, Riccardo Cappato, Ferrara, Italy, William J. Rissmann, Coto de Caza, Calif., and Gary H. Sanders, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.

The patent application was filed on March 30, 2012 (13/436,417). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,706,217.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,217&RS=PN/8,706,217 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Palo Alto Research Center Assigned Patent for System and Method for Efficient Interpretation of Natural Images and Document Images ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Palo Alto Research Center, Palo Alto, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,660) developed by Evgeniy Bart, Sunnyvale, Calif., Prateek Sarkar, Sunnyvale, Calif., and John T. Maxwell III, Santa Clara, Calif., for a "system and method for efficient interpretation of natural images and document images in terms of objects and their parts." The patent application was filed on Feb. 8, 2011 (13/022,952). 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=87,06,660.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,660&RS=PN/87,06,660 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Fair Isaac Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Fair Isaac, San Jose, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,596) developed by four co-inventors for an "account portfolio risk characterization." The co-inventors are Michael Raymond Cohen, Denver, Chenyang Lian, El Cerrito, Calif., Lara D. Mercurio, Berkeley, Calif., and Jeffrey A. Feinstein, Roswell, Ga.

The patent application was filed on April 17, 2008 (12/105,185). 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=87,06,596.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,596&RS=PN/87,06,596 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Motorola Solutions Assigned Patent for Serially-distributed Access Points in Communication Network ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Motorola Solutions, Schaumburg, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,705,967) developed by Robert E. Beach, Los Altos, Calif., for a "serially-distributed access points in a communication network." The patent application was filed on July 28, 2011 (13/193,060). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,705,967.PN.&OS=PN/8,705,967&RS=PN/8,705,967 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Palo Alto Research Center Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Palo Alto Research Center, Palo Alto, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,678) developed by Mark Jeffrey Stefik, Portola Valley, Calif., for a "system and method for facilitating evergreen discovery of digital information." The patent application was filed on April 23, 2012 (13/453,984). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,06,678.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,678&RS=PN/87,06,678 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Google Assigned Patent for Voice Application Finding and User Invoking Applications Related to Single Entity ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Google, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,505) developed by eight co-inventors for a "voice application finding and user invoking applications related to a single entity." The co-inventors are Bjorn Erik Bringert, Bath, United Kingdom, Pawel Pietryka, London, Peter John Hodgson, London, Simon Tickner, Whitstable, United Kingdom, Henrique Penha, San Francisco, Richard Zarek Cohen, London, Luca Zanolin, London, and Marcus Foster, West Malling, United Kingdom.

The patent application was filed on July 17, 2013 (13/944,229). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,06,505.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,505&RS=PN/87,06,505 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Broadcom Assigned Patent for System and Method for Channel-adaptive Antenna Selection ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Broadcom, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,166) developed by five co-inventors for a "system and method for channel-adaptive antenna selection." The co-inventors are Severine Catreux-Erceg, Cardiff, Calif., Vinko Erceg, Cardiff, Calif., Pieter Roux, San Diego, Pieter Van Rooyen, San Diego, and Jack Winters, Middletown, N.J.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 29, 2013 (13/753,097). 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=8,706,166.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,166&RS=PN/8,706,166 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Google Assigned Patent for Machine Learned Classifiers for Rating Content Quality in Videos Using Panels of Human Viewers ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Google, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,655) developed by Anand Rangarajan, Santa Clara, Calif., Charles DuHadway, Sunnyvale, Calif., and Hrishikesh Balkrishna Aradhye, Santa Clara, Calif., for a "machine learned classifiers for rating the content quality in videos using panels of human viewers." The patent application was filed on June 3, 2011 (13/152,978). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,06,655.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,655&RS=PN/87,06,655 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Intuit Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Intuit, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,762) developed by Aaron Patzer, Providence, R.I., and Jean Sini, San Francisco, for a "system and method for automated web site information retrieval scripting using untrained users." The patent application was filed on May 16, 2012 (13/473,478). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,06,762.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,762&RS=PN/87,06,762 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Google Assigned Patent for External-signal Influence on Content Item Performance ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Google, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,550) developed by seven co-inventors for an "external-signal influence on content item performance." The co-inventors are Matt Chalawsky, Los Angeles, Neil C. Rhodes, Redlands, Calif., Bin Tian, Irvine, Calif., Alexandr Y. Smolyanov, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., Matthew S. Marzilli, Irvine, Calif., Eugen C. Nistor, Aliso Viejo, Calif., and Xiaoli Chen, Irvine, Calif.

The patent application was filed on July 27, 2011 (13/191,986). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,06,550.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,550&RS=PN/87,06,550 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** McAfee Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- McAfee, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,576) developed by five co-inventors for a "system, method and computer program product for performing one or more maintenance tasks on a remotely located computer connected to a server computer via a data network." The co-inventors are Chandrasekar Balasubramaniam, Sunnyvale, Calif., Ravi Kannan, Sunnyvale, Calif., Siddaraya Basappa Revashetti, Pune, India, Srivats Sampath, San Jose, Calif., and Babu Katchapalayam, Santa Clara, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 6, 2008 (12/266,413). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,06,576.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,576&RS=PN/87,06,576 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** JPMorgan Chase Bank Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- JPMorgan Chase Bank, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,706,625) developed by 10 co-inventors for a "system and method for providing borrowing schemes." The co-inventors are Maria Teresita Vicente, Marlton, N.J., Frank Cawley Dragotta, Philadelphia, Manning R. Field, Media, Pa., Joy Lynn Koppenhaver, Bear, Del., James Samuel Moed, Baltimore, Ryan Alan Jacoby, New York, Ian Michael Groulx, Oakland, Calif., Kevin Thomas Dame, San Francisco, Heather Margaret Emerson, San Francisco, and Jennifer C. McGarry, Haddonfield, N.J.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 5, 2013 (13/759,212). 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=8,706,625.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,625&RS=PN/8,706,625 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Broadcom Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Broadcom, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,479) developed by Robert W. Zopf, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., and Laurent Pilati, Antibes, France, for a "packet loss concealment for sub-band codecs." The patent application was filed on Nov. 6, 2009 (12/614,153). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,706,479.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,479&RS=PN/8,706,479 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Qualcomm Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Qualcomm, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,706,413) developed by Rajarshi Gupta, Sunnyvale, Calif., for "determining a likelihood of a directional transition at a junction in an encoded routability graph description." The patent application was filed on Dec. 1, 2011 (13/309,304). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,706,413.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,413&RS=PN/8,706,413 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Visa USA Assigned Patent for Secure Checkout and Challenge Systems and Methods ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Visa USA, San Francisco, has been assigned a patent (8,706,621) developed by Mark Carlson, Half Moon Bay, Calif., Surendra Keshan, Cupertino, Calif., and Patrick Faith, Pleasanton, Calif., for a "secure checkout and challenge systems and methods." The patent application was filed on Oct. 9, 2013 (14/049,873). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,06,621.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,621&RS=PN/87,06,621 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Boeing Assigned Patent for Space Positioning System ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Boeing, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,706,319) developed by Cornel Prunean, Huntington Beach, Calif., for a space positioning system.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 16, 2011 (13/328,228). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,706,319.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,319&RS=PN/8,706,319 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Omron Management Center of America Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Omron Management Center of America, Schaumburg, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,705,633) developed by Kenneth R. Herrity, Milpitas, Calif., for a "method and apparatus for transporting an 8B/10B coded video stream across a 64B/66B coded link." The patent application was filed on July 27, 2011 (13/136,251). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,705,633.PN.&OS=PN/8,705,633&RS=PN/8,705,633 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Broadcom Assigned Patent for Method and System for Memory Usage in Real-time Audio Systems ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Broadcom, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,277) developed by Darren Neuman, Palo Alto, Calif., for a "method and system for memory usage in real-time audio systems." The patent application was filed on Dec. 16, 2010 (12/969,715). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,706,277.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,277&RS=PN/8,706,277 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** University of Southern California, University of Minnesota Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- The University of Southern California, Los Angeles and the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, have been assigned a patent (8,706,647) developed by four co-inventors for an "estimating value of user's social influence on other users of computer network system." The co-inventors are Nishith Pathak, Minneapolis, Senthilkumar Krishnamoorthy, Minneapolis, Jaideep Srivastava, Plymouth, Minn., and Dmitri Williams, Redondo Beach, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 23, 2011 (13/243,624). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,06,647.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,647&RS=PN/87,06,647 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Qualcomm Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus for Supporting Location Services with Streamlined Location Service Layer ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Qualcomm, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,706,141) developed by Stephen William Edge, Escondido, Calif., and Andreas Wachter, Menlo Park, Calif., for a "method and apparatus for supporting location services with a streamlined location service layer." The patent application was filed on April 30, 2013 (13/874,308). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,706,141.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,141&RS=PN/8,706,141 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Stanford University Assigned Patent for Automatic Segmentation of Articular Cartilage from MRI ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Stanford University, Palo Alto, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,188) developed by Seungbum Koo, Palo Alto, Calif., Brian A. Hargreaves, Menlo Park, Calif., and Garry E. Gold, Stanford, Calif., for an "automatic segmentation of articular cartilage from MRI." The patent application was filed on June 4, 2008 (12/133,293). 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=8,706,188.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,188&RS=PN/8,706,188 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Aechelon Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Aechelon Technology, San Francisco, has been assigned a patent (8,706,719) developed by five co-inventors for a "local search optimization using personal footprints." The co-inventors are Ignacio Sanz-Pastor, San Francisco, David L. Morgan, Leawood, Kan., Javier Castellar, Truckee, Calif., Luis A. Barcena, Sunnyvale, Calif., and Christopher E. Blumenthal, Scotts Valley, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 10, 2010 (12/854,167). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,06,719.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,719&RS=PN/87,06,719 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Broadcom Assigned Patent for Inductive Powering for Mobile Communication Device and Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Broadcom, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,074) developed by Ahmadreza (Reza) Rofougaran, Newport Coast, Calif., for an "inductive powering for a mobile communication device and a radio frequency integrated circuit." The patent application was filed on July 20, 2011 (13/186,918). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,706,074.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,074&RS=PN/8,706,074 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Facebook Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Facebook, Menlo Park, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,824) developed by five co-inventors for a "rescinding messages in a messaging system with multiple messaging channels." The co-inventors are Benjamin Peter Davenport, Palo Alto, Calif., Peter Xiu Deng, Mountain View, Calif., Jonathan David Perlow, San Francisco, Lucy Congyun Zhang, Palo Alto, Calif., and Ben Gertzfield, Santa Clara, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 8, 2011 (13/205,200). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,06,824.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,824&RS=PN/87,06,824 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** RF Micro Devices Assigned Patent for PA Envelope Power Supply Undershoot Compensation ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- RF Micro Devices, Greensboro, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,706,063) developed by nine co-inventors for a "PA envelope power supply undershoot compensation." The co-inventors are Hirofumi Honjo, Palo Alto, Calif., Brian Baxter, Greensboro, N.C., Stuart Williams, Horsham, United Kingdom, Roman Zbigniew Arkiszewski, Oak Ridge, N.C., David E. Jones, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Chris Levesque, Fountain Valley, Calif., William David Southcombe, San Diego, Scott Yoder, Fuquay-Varina, N.C., and Terry J. Stockert, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 28, 2011 (13/304,943). 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=8,706,063.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,063&RS=PN/8,706,063 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Google Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Google, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,342) developed by five co-inventors for an "user interface for displaying internal state of autonomous driving system." The co-inventors are Andrew Szybalski, San Francisco, Luis Ricardo Prada Gomez, Hayward, Calif., Philip Nemec, San Jose, Calif., Christopher Paul Urmson, Mountain View, Calif., and Sebastian Thrun, Los Altos Hills, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 21, 2012 (13/682,920). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,706,342.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,342&RS=PN/8,706,342 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Covario Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Covario, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,706,548) developed by five co-inventors for a "system and method for optimizing paid search advertising campaigns based on natural search traffic." The co-inventors are Matthias Blume, San Diego, Raul Navarro-Cantu, San Diego, Craig MacDonald, Encinitas, Calif., Dema Zlotin, San Diego, and Russ Mann, Temecula, Calif.

The patent application was filed on March 15, 2013 (13/836,870). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,06,548.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,548&RS=PN/87,06,548 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** FormFactor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- FormFactor, Livermore, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,289) developed by Bjorn Monteen, San Jose, Calif., and Gustaaf Ponder, San Jose, Calif., for a pre-aligner search.

The patent application was filed on March 23, 2012 (13/429,289). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,706,289.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,289&RS=PN/8,706,289 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Google Assigned Patent for Video Content Claiming Classifier ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Google, Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,675) developed by seven co-inventors for a "video content claiming classifier." The co-inventors are Clifford Samaniego, Mountain View, Calif., David G. King, San Francisco, David A. Ross, San Jose, Calif., Alexander Joshua Frank, Mountain View, Calif., Omid Madani, San Carlos, Calif., Kenji Arai, Santa Clara, Calif., and Ruei-Sung Lin, Redwood City, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 29, 2011 (13/220,378). 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=87,06,675.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,675&RS=PN/87,06,675 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Xslent Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Xslent Technologies, Los Gatos, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,774) developed by four co-inventors for a GINA WorldSpace. The co-inventors are Frank Busalacchi, Aptos, Calif., David Tinsley, San Jose, Calif., Wesley Skinner, Tampa, Fla., Paul Bressler, Solana Beach, Calif., and Eric Yarbrough, San Diego.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 15, 2012 (13/652,389). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,06,774.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,774&RS=PN/87,06,774 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Yahoo! Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Yahoo!, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,757) developed by Jonathan Aizen, San Francisco, and Eran Shir, Kfar Saba, Israel, for a "device, method and computer program product for generating web feeds." The patent application was filed on Oct. 9, 2007 (11/868,981). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,06,757.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,757&RS=PN/87,06,757 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Visa USA Assigned Patent for Account Holder Demand Account Update ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Visa USA, San Francisco, has been assigned a patent (8,706,622) developed by Michelle E. Winters, Belmont, Calif., Lubna Samad, Foster City, Calif., and Laura DiGioacchino, San Mateo, Calif., for an "account holder demand account update." The patent application was filed on Aug. 5, 2008 (12/186,369). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,06,622.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,622&RS=PN/87,06,622 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Qualcomm Assigned Patent for Methods and Systems for Proactively Requesting Neighbor Base Station Information ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Qualcomm, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,706,117) developed by five co-inventors for "methods and systems for proactively requesting neighbor base station information." The co-inventors are Guangming Carl Shi, San Diego, Kuo-Chun Lee, San Diego, Steven D. Cheng, San Diego, Shan Qing, San Diego, and Tom Chin, San Diego.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 29, 2008 (12/260,247). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,706,117.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,117&RS=PN/8,706,117 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Qualcomm Assigned Patent for Out-of-band Paging with Group Identifier to Reduce Mobile Detection Latency ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Qualcomm, San Diego, has been assigned a patent (8,706,146) developed by Soumya Das, San Diego, and Samir S. Soliman, San Diego, for an "out-of-band paging with group identifier to reduce mobile detection latency." The patent application was filed on June 17, 2011 (13/163,044). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,706,146.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,146&RS=PN/8,706,146 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Dolby Laboratories Licensing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Dolby Laboratories Licensing, San Francisco, has been assigned a patent (8,706,507) developed by Mark Stuart Vinton, San Francisco, for an "arbitrary shaping of temporal noise envelope without side-information utilizing unchanged quantization." The patent application was filed on Aug. 10, 2007 (12/310,124). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,06,507.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,507&RS=PN/87,06,507 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Apple Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus for Idling Network Connection ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Apple, Cupertino, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,855) developed by Cahya A. Masputra, San Jose, Calif., Michael R. Van Milligan, San Francisco, and Joshua V. Graessley, Sunnyvale, Calif., for a "method and apparatus for idling a network connection." The patent application was filed on Aug. 16, 2010 (12/857,427). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,06,855.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,855&RS=PN/87,06,855 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Telogis Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Telogis, Aliso Viejo, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,409) developed by Ralph Mason, Middleton, New Zealand, Jason Koch, Aliso Viejo, Calif., and Howard Jelinek, Aliso Viejo, Calif., for a "vehicle route selection based on energy usage." The patent application was filed on Nov. 24, 2010 (12/954,547). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,706,409.PN.&OS=PN/8,706,409&RS=PN/8,706,409 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Room 77 Inc. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Room 77 Inc., Mountain View, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,706,718) developed by four co-inventors for "searching a database that stores information about individual habitable units." The co-inventors are Brad Gerstner, Boston, Calvin Yang, Foster City, Calif., Kevin Fliess, Mountain View, Calif., and Roger Wong, San Francisco.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 11, 2011 (13/208,153). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,06,718.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,718&RS=PN/87,06,718 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Salesforce.com Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Salesforce.com, San Francisco, has been assigned a patent (8,706,715) developed by William Charles Eidson, Palo Alto, Calif., and Jesse Collins, San Francisco, for "methods and systems for joining indexes for query optimization in a multi-tenant database." The patent application was filed on Sept. 21, 2010 (12/887,367). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=87,06,715.PN.&OS=PN/87,06,715&RS=PN/87,06,715 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

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