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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Massachusetts (May 27)

[May 27, 2014]

U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Massachusetts (May 27)

(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Massachusetts.

*** Candela Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- Candela, Wayland, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,728,064) developed by four co-inventors for "[d]evices for the treatment of biological tissue." The co-inventors are Xiaoming Shang, Lexington, Massachusetts, Kevin T. Schomacker, Maynard, Massachusetts, Hebert R. Otterson, Needham, Massachusetts, and Antonio Paulino, Watertown, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 12, 2011 (13/316,775). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8728064.PN.&OS=PN/8728064&RS=PN/8728064 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Gaming Shoe Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- Gaming Shoe, North Chelmsford, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,727,350) developed by seven co-inventors for a "card shoe comprising security features." The co-inventors are Thomas Haggett, Canterbury, Connecticut, and Daryl Flynn, Tyngsborough, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on March 2, 2012 (13/411,157). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8727350.PN.&OS=PN/8727350&RS=PN/8727350 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Boston Scientific Scimed Assigned Patent for Compression, Banding and Percutaneous Airway Ligation of Emphysematous Lung Tissue ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- Boston Scientific Scimed, Maple Grove, Minnesota, has been assigned a patent (8,728,093) developed by six co-inventors for a "compression, banding and percutaneous airway ligation of emphysematous lung tissue." The co-inventors are Alexandra Rousseau, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Mark Wood, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, Jon T. McIntyre, Newton, Massachusetts, Claude Clerc, Marlborough, Massachusetts, Gary Leanna, Holden, Massachusetts, and Michael S.H. Chu, Brookline, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 12, 2008 (12/209,591). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,728,093.PN.&OS=PN/8,728,093&RS=PN/8,728,093 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Acushnet Assigned Patent for Dual Core Golf Ball ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- Acushnet, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,727,912) developed by seven co-inventors for "[d]ual core golf ball having negative-hardness-gradient thermoplastic inner core and shallow positive-hardness-gradient thermoset outer core layer." The co-inventors are Brian Comeau, Berkley, Massachusetts, William B. Lacy, Plymouth, Massachusetts, and Michael J. Sullivan, Barrington, Rhode Island.

The patent application was filed on May 22, 2012 (13/477,344). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8727912.PN.&OS=PN/8727912&RS=PN/8727912 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Hypertronics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- Hypertronics, Hudson, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,727,795) developed by seven co-inventors for a "[h]igh density electrical connector having a printed circuit board." The co-inventors are and Francesco A. Nania, Clinton, Massachusetts, and Igor Feyder, Stoughton, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on April 16, 2012 (13/448,188). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8727795.PN.&OS=PN/8727795&RS=PN/8727795 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Mitralign Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- Mitralign, ,has been assigned a patent (8,728,097) developed by two co-inventors for "[t]issue plication devices and methods for their use." The co-inventors are Hiroatsu Sugimoto, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Joseph P. Lane, Methuen, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 26, 2009 (12/393,608). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8728097.PN.&OS=PN/8728097&RS=PN/8728097 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** iRobot Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- iRobot, Bedford, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,727,410) developed by seven co-inventors for a method and device "for manipulating an object." The co-inventors are Erik Edward Steltz, Melrose, Massachusetts, Annan Michael Mozeika, Winchester, Massachusetts, and Christopher Vernon Jones, Woburn, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on February 24, 2010 (12/711,983). 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=8727410.PN.&OS=PN/8727410&RS=PN/8727410 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Instrumentation Laboratory Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- Instrumentation Laboratory, Bedford, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,728,007) developed by seven co-inventors for a method and system "for managing patient data." The co-inventors are Anwar A Azer, Stoneham, Massachusetts, and Ramon E Benet, Westford, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on May 16, 2011 (13/108,348). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8728007.PN.&OS=PN/8728007&RS=PN/8728007 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Entegris Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- Entegris, Billerica, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,727,744) developed by seven co-inventors for a method and system "for optimizing operation of a pump." The co-inventors are Raul A. Ramirez, Burlington, Massachusetts, Jennifer M. Braggin, Somerville, Massachusetts, and Paul J. Magoon, Merrimack, New Hampshire.

The patent application was filed on February 26, 2010 (12/714,148). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8727744.PN.&OS=PN/8727744&RS=PN/8727744 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Covidien Assigend Patent for Access Assembly ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- Covidien, Mansfield, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,727,974) developed by Dino Kasvikis, Mansfield, Massachusetts, for an "[a]ccess assembly including one or more compressible vents." The patent application was filed on September 9, 2011 (13/228,937). 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=8727974.PN.&OS=PN/8727974&RS=PN/8727974 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Analog Devices Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- Analog Devices, Norwood, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,730,630) developed by two co-inventors for apparatuses and methods "for providing transient electrical event protection." The co-inventors are Srivatsan Parthasarathy, Woburn, Massachusetts, and Javier A. Salcedo, North Billerica, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on April 15, 2013 (13/863,155). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8730630.PN.&OS=PN/8730630&RS=PN/8730630 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Gryphon Networks Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- Gryphon Networks, Norwood, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,732,190) developed by four co-inventors for "network calling privacy with recording." The co-inventors are Keith A. Fotta, Duxbury, Massachusetts, Richard P. Boudrieau, Duxbury, Massachusetts, Robert E. Ziemba Jr., Glen Gardner, New Jersey, and Norman M. D'Amours, Falls Church, Virginia.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 30, 2010 (12/957,132). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8732190.PN.&OS=PN/8732190&RS=PN/8732190 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Nuanace Communications Assigned Patent for Extendable Voice Commands ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- Nuanace Communications, Burlington, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,731,609) developed by four co-inventors for "extendable voice commands." The co-inventors are Daniel L. Roth, Boston, Chris Reiner, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Mark Furnari, Indian Harbour Beach, Florida, and Jordan Cohen, Gloucester, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 9, 2011 (13/206,008). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8731609.PN.&OS=PN/8731609&RS=PN/8731609 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** United Technologies Assigned Patent for Equilibrating Organic Rankine Cycle ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- United Technologies, Hartford, Connecticut, has been assigned a patent (8,713,942) developed by two co-inventors for a system and method "for equilibrating an organic rankine cycle." The co-inventors are Sitaram Ramaswamy, West Hartford, Connecticut, and Sean P. Breen, Holyoke, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 29, 2010 (12/696,392). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8713942.PN.&OS=PN/8713942&RS=PN/8713942 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Ocean Server Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- Ocean Server Technology, Fall River, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,730,695) developed by two co-inventors for "load balancing method and system to scale DC output power by temperature of parallel DC power supplies." The co-inventors are Kevin Ludlam, Marlborough, Massachusetts, and Jonathan C. Crowell, Dorchester, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 27, 2007 (11/679,549). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8730695.PN.&OS=PN/8730695&RS=PN/8730695 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Airvana Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- Airvana, Chelmsford, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,731,574) developed by four co-inventors for "assigning code space to portable base stations." The co-inventors are Shi Baw Ch'ng, North Billerica, Massachusetts, Amit Mate, Chelmsford, Massachusetts, Satish Ananthaiyer, Tewksbury, Massachusetts, and Vedat Eyuboglu, Concord, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on July 23, 2012 (13/555,830). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8731574.PN.&OS=PN/8731574&RS=PN/8731574 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** University of California Assigned Patent for Methods of Modulating Cold Sensory Perception via Cold- and Menthol-sensitive Receptor (CMR1) ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- The University of California, Oakland, California, has been assigned a patent (8,728,757) developed by David Julius, San Francisco, David D. McKemy, Seal Beach, California, and Werner M. Neuhausser, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, for "methods of modulating cold sensory perception via a cold- and menthol-sensitive receptor (CMR1)." The patent application was filed on May 24, 2013 (13/902,561). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,728,757.PN.&OS=PN/8,728,757&RS=PN/8,728,757 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** American Superconductor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- American Superconductor, Devens, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,731,629) developed by two co-inventors for an "interface device for a high temperature superconductor degaussing system junction box." The co-inventors are Christopher G. King, Worcester, Massachusetts, and James F. Maguire, Andover, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on March 28, 2008 (12/057,836). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8731629.PN.&OS=PN/8731629&RS=PN/8731629 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Madico Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- Madico, Woburn, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,730,571) developed by three co-inventors for "window films with reflective organic and metal layers." The co-inventors are David W. Avison, Townsend, Massachusetts, Steven A. Carlson, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Peter K. Barrett, Rockville, Maryland.

The patent application was filed on March 21, 2011 (13/052,991). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8730571.PN.&OS=PN/8730571&RS=PN/8730571 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Vistaprint USA Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- Vistaprint USA, Lexington, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,732,003) developed by three co-inventors for methods "for managing print jobs.." The co-inventors are Robert Keane, Arlington, Massachusetts, Erik Robertson, Sainte Maxime, France, and Sebastien Coursol, Montauroux, France.

The patent application was filed on June 27, 2003 (10/608,981). 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=8732003.PN.&OS=PN/8732003&RS=PN/8732003 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Gillette Assigned Patent for Shaving Razors and Cartridges ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- Gillette, Boston, has been assigned a patent (8,726,518) developed by Michael Hal Bruno, Burlington, Massachusetts, for "[s]having razors and cartridges." The patent application was filed on March 16, 2010 (12/724,737). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8726518.PN.&OS=PN/8726518&RS=PN/8726518 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** EMC Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- EMC, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,730,678) developed by three co-inventors for a "cable management apparatus." The co-inventors are W. Brian Cunningham, Westborough, Massachusetts, Albert F. Beinor Jr., Sutton, Massachusetts, and Jeffrey M. Lewis, Maynard, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 30, 2011 (13/250,769). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8730678.PN.&OS=PN/8730678&RS=PN/8730678 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Aylus Networks Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- Aylus Networks, Westford, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,730,945) developed by Shamim A. Naqvi, Boston, for systems and methods "for using a recipient handset as a remote screen." The patent application was filed on April 17, 2008 (12/104,995). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8730945.PN.&OS=PN/8730945&RS=PN/8730945 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Harris Assigned Patent for Wireless Communication System ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- Harris, Melbourne, Florida, has been assigned a patent (8,718,699) developed by two co-inventors for "[w]ireless communication system having assigned access classes and related methods." The co-inventors are Gregory Newell Henderson, Sudbury, Massachusetts, and Reid Henry Johnson, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 6, 2012 (13/367,034). 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=8718699.PN.&OS=PN/8718699&RS=PN/8718699 Written by Lesley Gonzales; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Digital Lumens Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- Digital Lumens, Boston, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,729,833) developed by two co-inventors for methods, systems, and apparatus "for providing variable illumination." The co-inventors are Brian Chemel, Marblehead, Massachusetts, and Frederick M. Morgan, Canton, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 3, 2013 (14/045,679). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8729833.PN.&OS=PN/8729833&RS=PN/8729833 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Massachusetts Institute of Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,728,630) developed by two co-inventors for "articles incorporating alloy deposits having controlled, varying nanostructure." The co-inventors are Andrew J. Detor, Pleasanton, California, and Christopher A. Schuh, Ashland, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 19, 2008 (12/317,080). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8728630.PN.&OS=PN/8728630&RS=PN/8728630 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** SimplexGrinnell Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- SimplexGrinnell, Westminster, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,730,019) developed by Steven T. Varieur, Winchendon, Massachusetts, for a "pull station for an alarm." The patent application was filed on Feb. 14, 2013 (13/767,490). 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=8730019.PN.&OS=PN/8730019&RS=PN/8730019 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** C.R. Bard Inc. Assigned Patent for Single Insertion, Multiple Sample Biopsy Device with Integrated Markers ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- C.R. Bard Inc., Murray Hill, New Jersey, has been assigned a patent (8,728,003) developed by four co-inventors for a "single insertion, multiple sample biopsy device with integrated markers." The co-inventors are Jon Taylor, Groton, Massachusetts, Stanley O. Thompson, New Boston, New Hampshire, Timothy J. Coonahan, Sterling, Massachusetts, and Gregory A. Gray, Knoxville, Tennessee.

The patent application was filed on Aug. 28, 2012 (13/596,806). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,728,003.PN.&OS=PN/8,728,003&RS=PN/8,728,003 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Covidien Assigned Patent for Disposable Container ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- Covidien, Mansfield, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,727,166) developed by Mark Brian Finnestad, Franklin, Massachusetts, for a "[d]isposal container with locking closure." The patent application was filed on December 17, 2012 (13/716,383). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8727166.PN.&OS=PN/8727166&RS=PN/8727166 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** MathWorks Assigned Patent for Data Sharing ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- MathWorks, Natick, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,732,359) developed by two co-inventors for "data sharing in high-fidelity simulation and real-time multi-core execution." The co-inventors are James E. Carrick, Natick, Massachusetts, and Biao Yu, Natick, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 7, 2012 (13/708,599). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8732359.PN.&OS=PN/8732359&RS=PN/8732359 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Speed Demon Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- Speed Demon, Lunenburg, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,731,770) developed by Jonathan Fischer, Lunenburg, Massachusetts, for a method and apparatus "for determining and storing excessive vehicle speed." The patent application was filed on March 8, 2006 (11/370,651). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8731770.PN.&OS=PN/8731770&RS=PN/8731770 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Arborjet Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- Arborjet, Woburn, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,726,567) developed by seven co-inventors for a "[h]and-held electronic tree injection device and method for identifying the state of health of a tree." The co-inventors are Russell V. Davis, Middleton, Massachusetts, Peter M. Wild, Winchester, Massachusetts, and Hamid Pishdadian, Warwick, Rhode Island.

The patent application was filed on March 15, 2011 (13/065,133). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8726567.PN.&OS=PN/8726567&RS=PN/8726567 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Cytonome/ST Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- Cytonome/ST, Boston, has been assigned a patent (8,731,860) developed by three co-inventors for "particle processing systems and methods for normalization/calibration of same." The co-inventors are Johnathan Charles, Massachusetts, Emanuel Tito Mendes Machado, Merrimack, New Hampshire, and Rudolf Hulspas, Maynard, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on Feb. 7, 2011 (13/022,525). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8731860.PN.&OS=PN/8731860&RS=PN/8731860 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Cytonome/St Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- Cytonome/St, Boston, has been assigned a patent (8,727,131) developed by seven co-inventors for a method and apparatus "for sorting particles." The co-inventors are John R. Gilbert, Brookline, Massachusetts, and Manish Desphande, Canton, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on September 26, 2011 (13/245,132). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8727131.PN.&OS=PN/8727131&RS=PN/8727131 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Sand 9 Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- Sand 9, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,729,976) developed by three co-inventors for methods and apparatus "for calibration and temperature compensation of oscillators having mechanical resonators." The co-inventors are Reimund Rebel, Maricopa, Arizona, Jan H. Kuypers, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and David Locascio, Chandler, Arizona.

The patent application was filed on July 13, 2011 (13/182,008). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8729976.PN.&OS=PN/8729976&RS=PN/8729976 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** EMC Assigned Patent for Multisite Replication ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- EMC, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,732,124) developed by five co-inventors for "multisite replication with coordinated cycle switching." The co-inventors are Dan Arnon, Somerville, Massachusetts, David Meiri, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Mark Halstead, Holliston, Massachusetts, Benjamin Yoder, Westborough, Massachusetts, and Oliver M. D. Shorey, Bracknell, England, United Kingdom.

The patent application was filed on March 26, 2012 (13/429,504). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8732124.PN.&OS=PN/8732124&RS=PN/8732124 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Nara Logics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- Nara Logics, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,732,101) developed by five co-inventors for an apparatus and method "for providing harmonized recommendations based on an integrated user profile." The co-inventors are Nathan R. Wilson, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Luyao Li, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Emily A. Hueske, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Eleanor C. Kenyon, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Thomas C. Copeman, Boston.

The patent application was filed on March 15, 2013 (13/842,665). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8732101.PN.&OS=PN/8732101&RS=PN/8732101 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Humedica Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- Humedica, Boston, has been assigned a patent (8,731,966) developed by six co-inventors for systems and methods "for real-time data ingestion to a clinical analytics platform to generate a heat map." The co-inventors are Agenta Breitenstein, Somerville, Massachusetts, Stanley Huang, Wellesley, Massachusetts, Donald Pettini, Andover, Massachusetts, Paul Bleicher, Boston, Ryan Scharer, Somerville, Massachusetts, and Hua Ye, Belmont, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 24, 2010 (12/890,018). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8731966.PN.&OS=PN/8731966&RS=PN/8731966 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** L-1 Secure Credentialing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- L-1 Secure Credentialing, Billerica, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,728,613) developed by three co-inventors for "identification documents including anti-counterfeiting features providing tamper evidence." The co-inventors are Robert L. Jones, Andover, Massachusetts, Daoshen Bi, Boxborough, Massachusetts, and Mohamed Lazzouni, Northborough, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on April 1, 2010 (12/752,496). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8728613.PN.&OS=PN/8728613&RS=PN/8728613 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Spine Wave Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- Spine Wave, Shelton, Connecticut, has been assigned a patent (8,727,975) developed by two co-inventors for a "retractor for use in spinal surgery." The co-inventors are Thomas R. Rainey, Monroe, Connecticut, and Hubert W. Pfabe, East Longmeadow, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on May 10, 2013 (13/891,697). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8727975.PN.&OS=PN/8727975&RS=PN/8727975 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Scully Signal Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- Scully Signal, Wilmington, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,731,725) developed by two co-inventors for a "truck compartment verification system with alternate truck ID." The co-inventors are Robert R. Trottier, Andover, Massachusetts, and Kenneth L. Langlais, Andover, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 8, 2009 (12/575,934). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8731725.PN.&OS=PN/8731725&RS=PN/8731725 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Raytheon BBN Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- Raytheon BBN Technologies, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,730,088) developed by five co-inventors for systems and methods "for accurately scheduling radar and radio events against each other." The co-inventors are Stephen D. Milligan, Stow, Massachusetts, Jason Redi, Belmont, Massachusetts, Jonathan Fisher, North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, Daniel Sumorok, Medford, Massachusetts, and Steven W. Weeks, North Andover, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 5, 2011 (12/984,736). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8730088.PN.&OS=PN/8730088&RS=PN/8730088 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,730,863) developed by William W. Weinstein, Belmont, Massachusetts, for "network communication systems and methods." The patent application was filed on Sept. 9, 2008 (12/207,256). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8730863.PN.&OS=PN/8730863&RS=PN/8730863 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** EMC Assigned Patent for System Status Update ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- EMC, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,732,688) developed by three co-inventors for "updating system status." The co-inventors are Jennifer L M Nicoletti, Southborough, Massachusetts, Lynn A. Bryant, Marlborough, Massachusetts, and Russell R. Laporte, Webster, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 14, 2012 (13/617,182). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8732688.PN.&OS=PN/8732688&RS=PN/8732688 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Boston Scientific Scimed Assigned Patent for Devices for Minimally Invasive Pelvic Surgery ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- Boston Scientific Scimed, Maple Grove, Minnesota, has been assigned a patent (8,727,962) developed by Barry N. Gellman, North Easton, Massachusetts, William Martin, Franklin, Massachusetts, and Raymond Rackley, Shaker Heights, Ohio, for "devices for minimally invasive pelvic surgery." The patent application was filed on Aug. 20, 2007 (11/894,799). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,727,962.PN.&OS=PN/8,727,962&RS=PN/8,727,962 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Zettics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- Zettics, Concord, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,732,170) developed by Asawaree Kalavade, Stow, Massachusetts, for a method and apparatus "for real-time, multi-dimensional reporting and analyzing of data on application level activity and other user information on a mobile data network." The patent application was filed on Nov. 26, 2008 (12/324,611). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8732170.PN.&OS=PN/8732170&RS=PN/8732170 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** EMC Assigned Patent Input/Output Scheduling System ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- EMC, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,732,342) developed by three co-inventors for "I/O scheduling system and method." The co-inventors are Roy E. Clark, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, Michel F. Fisher, Natick, Massachusetts, and Humberto Rodriguez, Williamsburg, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on March 31, 2011 (13/077,863). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8732342.PN.&OS=PN/8732342&RS=PN/8732342 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Metavention Assigned Patent for Modulation of Nerves that Innervate Liver ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- Metavention, Newport Beach, California, has been assigned a patent (8,728,069) developed by Bobak Robert Azamian, Newport Coast, California, Scott Bradley Vafai, Boston, and Jonathan Allen Coe, Menlo Park, California, for the "modulation of nerves that innervate the liver." The patent application was filed on Oct. 23, 2013 (14/061,462). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,728,069.PN.&OS=PN/8,728,069&RS=PN/8,728,069 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** EMC Assigned Patent for Data Storage Device Feature Transfer ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- EMC, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,732,364) developed by three co-inventors for the "transfer of data storage device features." The co-inventors are Douglas E. LeCrone, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, Paul A. Linstead, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, and Denis J. Burt, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 28, 2010 (12/925,709). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8732364.PN.&OS=PN/8732364&RS=PN/8732364 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Thermo Fisher Scientific Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,726,720) developed by seven co-inventors for "[p]articulate matter monitor." The co-inventors are Jeffrey Socha, Boylston, Massachusetts, and Kevin J. Goohs, Greenfield, New Hampshire.

The patent application was filed on May 9, 2011 (13/103,796). 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=8726720.PN.&OS=PN/8726720&RS=PN/8726720 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Osram Sylvania Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- OSRAM SYLVANIA, Danvers, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,729,815) developed by three co-inventors for a "current control system and method for controlling current and a lighting system including the same." The co-inventors are Ankit Sanghvi, Danvers, Massachusetts, Biju Antony, Lynnfield, Massachusetts, and Chaim Becerra, Danvers, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on March 12, 2012 (13/417,797). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8729815.PN.&OS=PN/8729815&RS=PN/8729815 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Boston Scientific Scimed Assigned Patent for Endoscope with Guide ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- Boston Scientific Scimed, Maple Grove, Minnesota, has been assigned a patent (8,727,967) developed by Barry Weitzner, Acton, Massachusetts, for an endoscope with guide.

The patent application was filed on July 16, 2009 (12/504,122). 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=8,727,967.PN.&OS=PN/8,727,967&RS=PN/8,727,967 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Colgate-Palmolive Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- Colgate-Palmolive, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,727,652) developed by seven co-inventors for an "oral care system, kit and method." The co-inventors are Eduardo Jimenez, Manalapan, New Jersey, Sharon Kennedy, Randallstown, Maryland, Robert Moskovich, East Brunswick, New Jersey, John Gatzemeyer, Hillsborough, New Jersey, Alan Sorrentino, Cranbury, New Jersey, Michael Rooney, Millburn, New Jersey, and Joseph Fattori, East Sandwich, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 22, 2010 (13/254,440). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,727,652.PN.&OS=PN/8,727,652&RS=PN/8,727,652 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Metavention Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- Metavention, Newport Beach, California, has been assigned a patent (8,728,070) developed by Bobak Robert Azamian, Newport Coast, California, Scott Bradley Vafai, Boston, and Jonathan Allen Coe, Menlo Park, California, for hepatic neuromodulation methods.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 23, 2013 (14/061,638). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,728,070.PN.&OS=PN/8,728,070&RS=PN/8,728,070 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Finalta Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- Finalta, Bedford, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,732,065) developed by Michael Francis Hayes Jr., Bedford, Massachusetts, for an "electronic trading system and method." The patent application was filed on July 22, 2011 (13/189,137). The full-text of the patent can be found at patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8732065.

PN.&OS=PN/8732065&RS=PN/8732065 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Navilyst Medical Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- Navilyst Medical, Marlborough, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,726,931) developed by seven co-inventors for "[p]ower injectable valve designs." The co-inventors are Paul E. Karnafel, Foxborough, Massachusetts, Damon Casiello, Lowell, Massachusetts, Marcia Buiser, Marlborough, Massachusetts, and Charles R. Aubin, Plainville, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on April 8, 2011 (13/082,569). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8726931.PN.&OS=PN/8726931&RS=PN/8726931 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** ZIPTR Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- ZIPTR, Burlington, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,732,462) developed by three co-inventors for methods and apparatus "for securely and easily sharing data over a communications network." The co-inventors are Firdaus Bhathena, Andover, Massachusetts, Jeffrey Anuszczyk, Framingham, Massachusetts, and Christopher Boran, Reading, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on July 7, 2011 (13/178,190). 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=8732462.PN.&OS=PN/8732462&RS=PN/8732462 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Omtool Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- Omtool, Andover, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,732,566) developed by Thaddeus Bouchard, Andover, Massachusetts, for methods and apparatus "for digital content handling." The patent application was filed on September 12, 2008 (12/209,720). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8732566.PN.&OS=PN/8732566&RS=PN/8732566 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** EMC Assigned Patent for Environment Classification ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- EMC, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,732,215) developed by four co-inventors for "environment classification and service analysis." The co-inventors are Manoj Nair, Cary, North Carolina, Iva Blazina Vukelja, Everett, Massachusetts, Arun Dugganapally, Charlestown, Massachusetts, and Stephen R. Perrin, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 18, 2012 (13/719,084). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8732215.PN.&OS=PN/8732215&RS=PN/8732215 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Altor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- Altor, Sudbury, Sudbury, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,726,857) developed by Jonathan R. Wood, Sudbury, Massachusetts, for a system and method "for electrically-coupled heat engine and thermal cycle." The patent application was filed on January 19, 2011 (13/009,252). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8726857.PN.&OS=PN/8726857&RS=PN/8726857 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** iRobot Assigned Patent for Autonomous Coverage Robot ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- iRobot, Bedfordhas been assigned a patent (8,726,454) developed by seven co-inventors for an "[a]utonomous coverage robot." The co-inventors are Marc D. Strauss, Stanford, California, Andrea M. Okerholm, Arlington, Massachusetts, Elaine H. Kristant, Dunstable, Massachusetts, Marcus R. Williams, Medford, Massachusetts, Sheila A. Longo, Somerville, Massachusetts, Daniel E. Kee, Somerville, Massachusetts, and Duane L. Gilbert Jr., Goffstown, New Hampshire.

The patent application was filed on May 9, 2008 (12/118,219). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8726454.PN.&OS=PN/8726454&RS=PN/8726454 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Lockheed Martin Assigned Patent for Visual Three Dimensional Simulation System ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- Lockheed Martin, Bethesda, Maryland, has been assigned a patent (8,730,238) developed by seven co-inventors for "[v]isual three dimensional simulation system and method." The co-inventors are Eduard Rotenberg, Groton, Massachusetts, and Leo Salemann, Sammamish, Washington.

The patent application was filed on October 27, 2010 (12/913,488). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8730238.PN.&OS=PN/8730238&RS=PN/8730238 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Plimoth Bay Controls Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- Plimoth Bay Controls, Plymouth, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,729,834) developed by three co-inventors for systems and methods "for automated control of lighting systems." The co-inventors are John Funderburk, Plymouth, Massachusetts, Stephen Anthony Hall, East Sandwich, Massachusetts, and James J. Killion, Sandwich, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on March 22, 2011 (13/053,696). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8729834.PN.&OS=PN/8729834&RS=PN/8729834 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Invensys Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- Invensys Systems, Foxborough, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,732,556) developed by seven co-inventors for a "dual redundant process controller." The co-inventors are Alan A. Gale, Windham, Maine, Andrew L. Kling, Foxborough, Massachusetts, Mark E. Timperley, East Greenwich, Rhode Island, Lawrence T. Bass, West Greenwich, Rhode Island, John J. Lavallee, Wrentham, Massachusetts, George W. Cranshaw, Assonet, Massachusetts, and Alan M. Foskett, Mansfield, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on July 18, 2013 (13/944,988). 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=8732556.PN.&OS=PN/8732556&RS=PN/8732556 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Analog Devices Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- Analog Devices, Norwood, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,732,440) developed by three co-inventors for a "data pattern generator with selectable programmable outputs." The co-inventors are Christopher Jacobs, Bedford, New Hampshire, Andreas D. Olofsson, Lexington, Massachusetts, and Paul Kettle, Boston.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 3, 2007 (11/998,994). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8732440.PN.&OS=PN/8732440&RS=PN/8732440 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** MathWorks Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- MathWorks, Natick, Massachusetts, has been assigned a patent (8,732,685) developed by Cleve Moler, West Newbury, Massachusetts, for a method and medium "for executing a technical computing program in parallel in multiple execution environments." The patent application was filed on Feb. 3, 2011 (13/020,658). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8732685.PN.&OS=PN/8732685&RS=PN/8732685 Written by Merly Lapig; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** Hamilton Sundstrand Assigned Patent for Butterfly Valve ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- Hamilton Sundstrand, Windsor Locks, Connecticut, has been assigned a patent (8,727,312) developed by two co-inventors for a "butterfly valve." The co-inventors are William T. Lockwood, Windsor Locks, Connecticut, and Scott W. Simpson, Easthampton, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on April 21, 2011 (13/091,709). The full text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8727312.PN.&OS=PN/8727312&RS=PN/8727312 Written by Eloisa Asedillo; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

*** Belden Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 27 -- Belden, St. Louis, has been assigned a patent (8,729,394) developed by three co-inventors for an "[e]nhanced data cable with cross-twist cabled core profile." The co-inventors are Peter D. MacDonald, Gardner, Massachusetts, William T. Clark, Lancaster, Massachusetts, and Joseph Dellagala, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts.

The patent application was filed on May 5, 2003 (10/430,365). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8729394.PN.&OS=PN/8729394&RS=PN/8729394 Written by Jude Bautista; edited by Vessie Ann Abalos.

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