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number

Control

Number

Requested

date

Requester Type Title Abstract Assignee(s) Inventor(s) Primary

Class

Other Class

1

5,832,408

90/012,630 Sep. 14,

2012

Kathleen

D.

Fitterling,

Erise IP,

PA.,

Overland

Park, KS

Ex Parte

Method

and

apparatus

for

selecting

a

destinati

on in a

vehicle

navigatio

n system

A method

and

apparatus

for selecting

a destination

in a vehicle

navigation

system are

described.

The vehicle

navigation

system

includes a

display and

a selection

control. A

first

destination

is selected

from a

primary list

of

destinations

in response

to a

selection

signal

Zexel

Corporation

(Tokyo, JP)

Tamai,

Haruhisa

(Sunnyvale,

CA);

Nonaka,

Hiroshi

(Cupertino,

CA);

Sekine,

Masayuki

(Cupertino,

CA)

701/400

340/990,

340/995.23,

701/410,

701/533

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?patentnumber=5832408


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date


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generated

by the

selection

control. The

first

destination

is placed on

a secondary

list of

destinations

in response

to its

selection.

The

secondary

list includes

previously

selected

destinations

from the

primary list.

For

subsequent

destination

selections,

the primary

and

secondary

lists are

presented on

the display


S.N Patent

number

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date


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thereby

facilitating

selection of

destinations

from both

the primary

and

secondary

lists. A

feature by

which the

system may

search for a

destination

across

categories is

also

described.

2

6,524,031

90/012,624 Sep. 14,

2012

Tyler L.

Nasiediak,

Schwegm

an

Lundberg

&

Woessner,

PA.,

Minneapol

is, MN

Ex Parte

Device

and

method

for

trenchles

s

replacem

ent of

undergro

und pipe

A trenchless

pipe

replacement

device

including a

pipe parting

mole, a

length of

cable that is

engagable to

the mole, a

cable

pulling

WRB

Company,

Inc.

(Oakland,

CA)

Carter,

Robert

Ward (San

Francisco,

CA); Carter,

Robert

Williams

(Oakland,

CA)

405/184.3 175/53



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number

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Requested

date


Class

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device and a

cable

pulling

device

engagement

device that

provides a

mounting

structure for

the cable

pulling

device. The

cable

pulling

device

includes a

reciprocatin

g cable

engagement

mechanism

that grips

the cable on

a pulling

stroke and

holds the

cable on a

recovery

stroke. The

cable

pulling

device


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number

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date


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engagement

device

generally

includes a

reaction

plate and a

structure for

removably

engaging

the cable

pulling

device

therewithin.

A cable

pulling

frame may

be used to

facilitate the

removal of

the cable

from a

relatively

small hole

that is

created at

the pulling

end of the

pipe.

3

6,662,054

90/012,629 Sep. 14,

2012

PATENT

OWNER Ex Parte

Method

and

system

A method

and system

for treating

Syneron

Medical

Ltd. (Or

Kreindel,

Michael

(Haifa, IL);

607/101 607/108,

607/154



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number

Control

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Requested

date


Class

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for

treating

skin

skin. The

method

comprises

deforming

the skin so

that a region

of skin

protrudes

from

surrounding

skin, and

applying

radio

frequency

(RF) energy

to the skin.

The system

comprises a

skin

deformer

that deforms

a region of

skin so that

a region of

skin

protrudes

out from

surrounding

skin. The

system also

comprises

Akiva, IL) Waldman,

Amir

(Yarqona,

IL)


S.N Patent

number

Control

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Requested

date


Class

Other Class

one or more

RF

elemodes

configured

to apply RF

energy to

the skin.

The

invention

may be used

to treat

subcutaneou

s adipose

tissue and

cartage.

4

6,702,857

90/012,628 Sep. 14,

2012

Edward J.

Baba,

Bozicevic

Field &

Francis,

LLP.,

East Palo

Alto, CA

Ex Parte

Membra

ne for

use with

implanta

ble

devices

The present

invention

provides a

biointerface

membrane

for use with

an

implantable

device that

interferes

with the

formation of

a barrier cell

layer

including; a

first domain

Dexcom,

Inc. (San

Diego, CA)

Brauker,

James H.

(San Diego,

CA); Shults,

Mark C.

(Madison,

WI);

Tapsak,

Mark A.

(San Diego,

CA)

623/23.76 424/424



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number

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date


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distal to the

implantable

device

wherein the

first domain

supports

tissue

attachment

and

interferes

with barrier

cell layer

formation

and a

second

domain

proximal to

the

implantable

device

wherein the

second

domain is

resistant to

cellular

attachment

and is

impermeabl

e to cells. In

addition, the

present


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number

Control

Number

Requested

date


Class

Other Class

invention

provides

sensors

including

the

biointerface

membrane,

implantable

devices

including

these

sensors or

biointerface

membranes,

and methods

of

monitoring

glucose

levels in a

host

utilizing the

analyte

detection

implantable

device of

the

invention.

Other

implantable

devices

which


S.N Patent

number

Control

Number

Requested

date


Class

Other Class

include the

biointerface

membrane

of the

present

invention,

such as

devices for

cell

transplantati

on, drug

delivery

devices, and

electrical

signal

delivery or

measuring

devices are

also

provided.

5

7,458,025

90/012,623 Sep. 14,

2012

Grant E.

Pollack,

Esq.,

Pollack,

PC., New

York, NY

Ex Parte

User

interface

for

presentin

g media

informati

on

A user

interface

and methods

for using a

user

interface for

controlling

processing

of time-

based media

files. In one

Apple Inc.

(Cupertino,

CA, US)

Crow,

Daniel N.

(San

Francisco,

CA, US);

Dean, Cary

(Sunnyvale,

CA, US);

Dykstra-

erickson,

Elizabeth

715/723

715/786,

715/830,

715/973,

G9B/20.009

,

G9B/27.051



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date


Class

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exemplary

method, a

graphical

representati

on of a time

line for a

time-based

media is

displayed

along with a

graphical

representati

on of a

current time

along the

graphical

representati

on of the

time line. A

start

graphical

indicator

and a stop

graphical

indicator is

also

displayed

along the

graphical

representati

on of the

(San

Francisco,

CA, US);

Hoddie,

Peter J.

(Mountain

View, CA,

US); Jobs,

Steven P.

(Palo Alto,

CA, US);

Wasko,

Timothy E.

(High River,

CA)


S.N Patent

number

Control

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Requested

date


Class

Other Class

time line. A

portion of

the time-

based media

may be

selected for

presentation

by dragging

or

positioning

at least one

of the start

graphical

indicator

and the stop

graphical

indicator

along the

graphical

representati

on of the

time line. In

another

aspect of the

invention,

an

exemplary

method

allows for

the adaptive

control of a


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Control

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date


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Other Class

portion of

the interface

which

indicates

time relating

to a time-

based

media. An

input speed

is

determined

where this

input is to

change the

portion and

the rate at

which the

change to

this portion

occurs is

dependent

upon the

input speed.

Other

aspects of

the present

invention

relating to

the interface

for

controlling


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the

processing

of time-

based media

files are also

described.

6

7,588,611

90/012,621 Sep. 14,

2012

Margaret

Polson,

Oppedahl

Patent

Law Firm,

LLC.,

Westminst

er, CO

Ex Parte

Method

and

apparatus

for

suppressi

ng sparks

A spark

suppression

device

includes a

plurality of

blades or

vanes that

are mounted

transversely

in a duct of

an air

handling/du

st collection

system

communicat

ing with a

spark

source. A

controlled

flow of air

carries

sparks from

the spark

source

through the

Blender

Products,

Inc.

(Denver,

CO, US)

Lindgren,

Ross A.

(Centennial,

CO, US);

Irvine,

William O.

(Lakewood,

CO, US)

55/315

55/443,

55/456,

55/482,

55/DIG.20



S.N Patent

number

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Requested

date


Class

Other Class

spark

suppression

device.

Sparks are

suppressed

by

turbulence

created in

the

airstream

from the

blades that

have a

downstream

curvature.

The

turbulence

strips away

a hot air

bubble

surrounding

a spark

ember,

thereby

effectively

cooling the

spark and

significantly

reducing

combustion

at the spark


S.N Patent

number

Control

Number

Requested

date


Class

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ember.

Other

attributes of

the

invention

contributing

to spark

suppression

include an

overlapping

arrangement

of the

blades that

results in

high-

velocity

impact of

the sparks

against the

blades,

thereby

breaking up

the spark

embers into

smaller

embers, and

creation of

rapid

increased

pressure

within the


S.N Patent

number

Control

Number

Requested

date


Class

Other Class

spark

suppression

device that

also helps to

strip away

the spark

ember from

the

surrounding

hot air

bubble.

7

7,835,777

90/012,631 Sep. 14,

2012

David E.

Novak,

Brannon

Robinson,

PC.,

Indianapol

is, IN

Ex Parte

Device

and

method

for

determini

ng

analyte

levels

Devices and

methods for

determining

analyte

levels are

described.

The devices

and methods

allow for

the

implantation

of analyte-

monitoring

devices,

such as

glucose

monitoring

devices, that

result in the

delivery of a

DexCom,

Inc. (San

Diego, CA,

US)

Shults,

Mark C.

(Madison,

WI, US);

Updike,

Stuart J.

(Madison,

WI, US);

Rhodes,

Rathbun K.

(Madison,

WI, US)

600/347 600/345,

600/365



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number

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Requested

date


Class

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dependable

flow of

blood to

deliver

sample to

the

implanted

device. The

devices

comprise a

unique

microarchite

ctural

arrangement

in the sensor

region that

allows

accurate

data to be

obtained

over long

periods of

time.

8

8,171,993

90/012,627 Sep. 14,

2012

Rexford

A.

Johnson,

Parson

Behle &

Latimer,

Boise, ID

Ex Parte

Water

heating

apparatus

for

continuo

us heated

water

flow and

A method of

hydraulic

fracturing of

an oil

producing

formation

includes the

provision of

Heat On-

The-Fly,

LLC

(Covington,

LA, US)

Hefley,

Ransom

Mark (Elk

City, OK,

US)

166/303

166/57,

166/302,

166/305.1,

166/308.1,

366/167.1



S.N Patent

number

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Requested

date


Class

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method

for use in

hydraulic

fracturin

g

a heating

apparatus

which is

transportabl

e and that

has a vessel

for

containing

water. A

water

stream of

cool or cold

water is

transmitted

from a

source to a

mixer, the

cool or cold

water

stream

being at

ambient

temperature.

The mixer

has an inlet

that receives

cool or cold

water from

the source

and an

outlet that


S.N Patent

number

Control

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Requested

date


Class

Other Class

enables a

discharge of

a mix of

cool or cold

water and

the hot

water. After

mixing in

the mixer,

the water

assumes a

temperature

that is

suitable for

mixing with

chemicals

that are used

in the

fracturing

process,

such as a

temperature

of about 40°

-120°

F.+(4.4 -

48.9° C.+).

An outlet

discharges a

mix of the

cool and hot

water to


S.N Patent

number

Control

Number

Requested

date


Class

Other Class

surge tanks

or to mixing

tanks. In the

mixing

tanks, a

proppant

and an

optional

selected

chemical or

chemicals

are added to

the water

which has

been

warmed.

From the

mixing

tanks, the

water with

proppant

and optional

chemicals is

injected into

the well for

part of the

hydraulic

fracturing

operation.

9 8,245,491

90/012,625 Sep. 14,

2012

Michael J.

MlotkowsEx Parte

Heat

recovery

An exhaust

gas waste

Modine

Manufacturi

Horek, Jon

(Evanston, 60/39.182



S.N Patent

number

Control

Number

Requested

date


Class

Other Class

ki,

Roberts

Mlotkows

ki Safran

& Cole,

PC.,

McLean,

VA

system

and

method

heat

recovery

heat

exchanger

includes a

housing

having a

working

fluid inlet, a

working

fluid outlet,

an exhaust

inlet, and an

exhaust

outlet, an

exhaust

flow path

extending

through the

housing

between the

exhaust inlet

and the

exhaust

outlet, and a

working

fluid flow

path

extending

through the

housing

ng

Company

(Racine,

WI, US)

IL, US);

Wilson,

Michael J.

(Racine,

WI, US);

Voss, Mark

(Franksville,

WI, US)


S.N Patent

number

Control

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date


Class

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between the

working

fluid inlet

and the

working

fluid outlet

and having

a first

portion and

a second

portion. A

flow of

working

fluid along

the first

portion of

the working

fluid flow

path can be

substantially

counter to a

flow of

exhaust

along the

exhaust

flow path,

and the flow

of working

fluid along

the second

portion of


S.N Patent

number

Control

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Requested

date


Class

Other Class

the working

fluid flow

path can be

substantially

parallel to

the flow of

exhaust

along the

exhaust

flow path.

10

6,260,211

95/002,362 Sep. 14,

2012

Third

Party

Requester:

First

Quality

Retail

Services,

LLC.;

(Att'y Is:

Charles R.

Macedo,

Amster

Rothstein

&

Ebenstein,

LLP.,

New

York,

NY), Real

Party in

Interest:

Inter

Partes

Disposab

le

garment

and

related

manufact

uring

equipme

nt and

methods

This

invention

pertains to a

three

dimensional

disposable

garment,

subassembli

es of the

garment,

and

apparatus

and methods

for making

the garment

and

subassembli

es. The

garment is

designed to

hold a

Kimberly-

Clark

Worldwide,

Inc.

(Neenah,

WI)

Rajala,

Gregory

John

(Neenah,

WI);

Gehling,

Steven

Craig

(Oshkosh,

WI); Suke,

Paul Daniel

(Appleton,

WI)

2/401

2/111,

2/243.1,

2/403,

2/406,

604/385.23,

604/385.26,

604/385.29,

604/396



S.N Patent

number

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Requested

date


Class

Other Class

Same As

Third

Party

Requester

primary

absorbent

sanitary

pad. The

garment

may have

elasticized

leg and

waist

openings

and be

stretchable

about the

hip and

stomach

regions of a

user. The

garment

provides

backup

protection to

control

egress of

fluids that

leak or seep

around or

through the

primary

sanitary

pad. The

garment


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number

Control

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Requested

date


Class

Other Class

includes a

secondary

absorbent

positioned

in the crotch

area and

extending

into the

body of the

disposable

garment,

front and

back, and

preferably

over the leg

elastics to

trap, inside

the garment,

leakage

from the

primary

absorbent,

and to

prevent

strike

through

onto e.g.

outer

clothing and

bed linen.

The


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number

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date


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apparatus

and methods

facilitate

assembling

leg elastics

and crotch

elastics into

the garment

subassembli

es while

assembling

a series of

garment

subassembli

es in a

continuous

web

structure at

a constant,

or relatively

constant,

continuous

and efficient

speed.

11

6,558,423

95/002,364 Sep. 14,

2012

Third

Party

Requester:

NuVasive,

Inc.; (Att'y

Is:

Stephen

Inter

Partes

Interbod

y spinal

fusion

implants

with

multi-

lock for

An

apparatus

includes an

interbody

spinal

fusion

implant

Michelson,

Gary K.

(Venice,

CA)

623/17.11



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number

Control

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Requested

date


Class

Other Class

R.

Schaefer,

Fish &

Richardso

n,

PC.,

Minneapol

is, MN),

Real Party

in Interest:

Same As

Third

Party

Requester

locking

opposed

screws

having a

leading end,

a trailing

end, and a

length

therebetwee

n, and

opposed

upper and

lower

portions

adapted to

contact each

of the

adjacent

vertebral

bodies.

Each of the

upper and

lower

portions has

at least one

opening

adapted to

communicat

e with one

each of the

adjacent

vertebral

bodies and

to


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date


Class

Other Class

communicat

e with one

another to

permit for

the growth

of bone

from

vertebral

body to

adjacent

vertebral

body

through the

implant.

Each of the

upper and

lower

portions has

at least one

screw hole

passing

therethroug

h proximate

the trailing

end. The

apparatus

further

includes

bone screws

adapted for

placement


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number

Control

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Requested

date


Class

Other Class

through the

screw holes

of the upper

and lower

portions and

into each of

the adjacent

vertebral

bodies

adjacent the

disc space

to be fused

and into

which the

implant is

adapted to

be

positioned.

At least one

lock may be

used to

prevent the

bone screws

from

backing out

of the

vertebral

bodies and

implant.

12 6,605,038

95/002,354 Sep. 14,

2012

Third

Party

Inter

Partes

System

for

A system

for

BodyMedia,

Inc.

Teller, Eric

(Pittsburgh, 600/300

128/904,

128/920,



S.N Patent

number

Control

Number

Requested

date


Class

Other Class

Requester:

BASIS

Science,

Inc..;

(Att'y Is:

Rajiv P.

Patel,

Fenwick

& West,

LLP.,

Mountain

View,

CA), Real

Party in

Interest:

Same As

Third

Party

Requester

monitori

ng

health,

wellness

and

fitness

detecting,

monitoring

and

reporting

physiologic

al

information

includes a

sensor

device

adapted to

be worn on

the upper

arm that

includes at

least one of

an

acceleromet

er, a GSR

sensor and a

heat flux

sensor and

generates

data

indicative of

at least one

of activity,

galvanic

skin

response

and heat

(Pittsburgh,

PA)

PA);

Stivoric,

John M.

(Pittsburgh,

PA);

Kasabach,

Christopher

D.

(Pittsburgh,

PA);

Pacione,

Christopher

D.

(Pittsburgh,

PA); Moss,

John L.

(Monroevill

e, PA);

Liden, Craig

B.

(Sewickley,

PA);

Mccormack,

Margaret A.

(Pittsburgh,

PA)

455/73,

482/8, 705/3


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number

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date


Class

Other Class

flow. The

sensor

device may

also

generate

derived data

from at least

a portion of

the data

indicative of

at least one

of activity,

galvanic

skin

response

and heat

flow. The

system

includes a

central

monitoring

unit that

generates

analytical

status data

from at least

one of the

data

indicative of

at least one

of activity,


S.N Patent

number

Control

Number

Requested

date


Class

Other Class

galvanic

skin

response

and heat

flow, the

derived

data, and

previously

generated

analytical

status data,

a means for

establishing

electronic

communicat

ion between

the sensor

device and

the central

monitoring

unit, and a

means for

transmitting

data to a

recipient.

13

6,854,698

95/002,363 Sep. 14,

2012

Third

Party

Requester:

(Att'y Is:

Carl A.

Hjort,

Inter

Partes

Arm

apparatus

for

mountin

g

electroni

An

extension

arm for

mounting an

electronic

peripheral

Innovative

Office

Products,

Inc. (Easton,

PA, US)

Oddsen Jr.,

Odd N.

(Easton, PA,

US)

248/274.1

248/278.1,

248/282.1,

248/284.1



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number

Control

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Requested

date


Class

Other Class

III,

SpaceCo

Business

Solutions,

Inc.,

Denver,

CO), Real

Party in

Interest:

Same As

Third

Party

Requester

c devices device

includes

upper and

lower

channel

members.

The channel

members

include a U-

shaped body

having a

roller at

each end

thereof. At

least one of

the rollers

includes a

pair of

spaced apart

roller walls

extending

between the

sidewalls

forming the

U-shaped

body. The

height of the

roller walls

from the

bottom wall

of the U-


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date


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shaped body

is less than

the height of

another

portion of

the roller

from the

bottom wall.

This

provides

additional

unobstructe

d space

between two

channels

when

assembled.

14

7,261,690

95/002,366 Sep. 14,

2012

Third

Party

Requester:

BASIS

Science,

Inc.;

(Att'y Is:

Rajiv P.

Patel,

Fenwick

& West,

Mountain

View,

CA), Real

Inter

Partes

Apparatu

s for

monitori

ng

health,

wellness

and

fitness

A detecting,

monitoring

and

reporting

apparatus

includes at

least two

sensors for

facilitating

the

generation

of data

indicative of

physiologic

BodyMedia,

Inc.

(Pittsburgh,

PA, US)

Teller, Eric

(Pittsburgh,

PA, US);

Stivoric,

John M.

(Pittsburgh,

PA, US);

Kasabach,

Christopher

D.

(Pittsburgh,

PA, US);

Pacione,

Christopher

600/300 128/905,

128/920



S.N Patent

number

Control

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Requested

date


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Party

in Interest:

Same As

Third

Party

Requester

al

parameters

of the

individual

and/or data

indicative of

a contextual

parameters

of the

individual.

A processor

is coupled

to the

sensors and

is adapted to

generate at

least one of

derived data

from at least

a portion of

the data

indicative of

physiologic

al

parameters

and

analytical

status data

from at least

a portion of

at least one

D.

(Pittsburgh,

PA, US);

Moss, John

L.

(Monroevill

e, PA, US);

Liden, Craig

B.

(Sewickley,

PA, US)


S.N Patent

number

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date


Class

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of the data

indicative of

physiologic

al

parameters,

the data

indicative of

contextual

parameters,

the derived

data and the

analytical

status data.

A memory

retrievably

stores the

data and one

of various

ways of

transmitting

the data is

provided.

15

7,454,071

95/002,353 Sep. 14,

2012

Third

Party

Requester:

LG

Electronic

s, Inc.;

(Att'y Is:

Michael

G.

Inter

Partes

System

and

method

for using

pattern

vectors

for video

and

image

An

exemplary

embodiment

of the

invention

relates to a

method of

using

pattern

AT&T

Intellectual

Property II,

L.P. (New

York, NY,

US)

Howard,

Paul Glor

(Morganvill

e, NJ, US)

382/232

375/240.03,

375/240.23,

375/E7.129,

375/E7.138,

375/E7.144,

375/E7.145,

375/E7.176,

375/E7.177,

375/E7.226,



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number

Control

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Requested

date


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Oleinik,

Lee Hong

Degerman

Kang &

Waimey,

Los

Angeles,

CA), Real

Party in

Interest:

Same As

Third

Party

Requester

coding

and

decoding

vectors for

image

coding and

decoding.

The method

comprises

converting a

block of

image data

into a set of

transform

coefficients,

quantizing

the

transform

coefficients

such that a

number of

the

coefficients

become

zero,

constructing

a single

entity or bit

vector

indicating

which

coefficients

are non-

zero, coding

382/233,

382/247,

382/248,

382/250,

382/251


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number

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date


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the single

entity or bit

vector as an

integer

using an

adaptive,

semi-

adaptive or

non-

adaptive

arithmetic

coder,

coding the

values of

the

coefficients

in any fixed

order, using

an adaptive,

semi-

adaptive or

non-

adaptive

arithmetic

coder, or

some other

coder, and

coding all

coefficients

except the

zero


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number

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date


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coefficients.

The system

and method

of decoding

data relate

to the

correspondi

ng hardware

and process

steps

performed

by the

decoder

when

decoding a

bitstream

coded as

described

herein.

16

7,555,267

95/002,350 Sep. 14,

2012

Third

Party

Requester:

(Att'y Is:

Robert C.

Mattson,

Oblon

Spivak

McClellan

d Maier &

Neustadt,

LLP.

Inter

Partes

Network

communi

cation

system

wherein

a node

obtains

resources

for

transmitti

ng data

by

A network

node in a

communicat

ion system

makes two

reservation

requests to a

controller

node in

order for the

network

node to

GPNE

Corp.

(Honolulu,

HI, US)

Wong,

Gabriel K.

(Honolulu,

HI, US);

Tsui, Po S.

(Honolulu,

HI, US)

455/66.1 370/347



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number

Control

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Requested

date


Class

Other Class

Alexandri

a, VA),

Real Party

in Interest:

Research

In Motion

Corporatio

n;

Research

In Motion

Limited

transmitti

ng two

reservati

on

requests

obtain

resources

from the

controller to

transmit

data. In the

network,

downstream

signals are

transmitted

from the

controller to

identify a

first slot in

which nodes

may

transmit

random

access

requests to

the

controller.

When a first

node has

data to

transmit, the

first node

transmits a

random

access

request


S.N Patent

number

Control

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Requested

date


Class

Other Class

signal to the

controller in

the first slot.

The

controller

then

transmits a

downstream

signal

assigning a

second slot

for the first

node to

transmit a

reserve

request

signal. In

response the

first node

transmits a

reserve

request

signal in the

second slot.

The

controller

then

transmits a

downstream

signal which

allocates


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number

Control

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Requested

date


Class

Other Class

resources to

the first

node to

transmit its

data.

17

7,570,954

95/002,357 Sep. 14,

2012

Third

Party

Requester:

(Att'y Is:

Robert C.

Mattson,

Oblon

Spivak

McClellan

d Maier

&

Neustadt,

Alexandri

a, VA),

Real Party

in Interest:

Research

In Motion,

Corporatio

n;

Research

In Motion

Limited

Inter

Partes

Commun

ication

system

wherein

a

clocking

signal

from a

controlle

r, a

request

from a

node,

acknowle

dgement

of the

request,

and data

transferre

d from

the node

are all

provided

on

different

frequenci

A

communicat

ion system

is provided

for

communicat

ion between

network

nodes and a

communicat

ion

controller.

In the

network, a

request

signal is

transmitted

from a first

node to the

communicat

ion

controller

when the

first node

has a packet

data

GPNE

Corp.

(Honolulu,

HI, US)

Wong,

Gabriel K.

(Honolulu,

HI, US);

Tsui, Po S.

(Honolulu,

HI, US)

455/450

370/319,

370/321,

370/322,

370/324,

455/509,

455/510,

455/516,

455/517



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number

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date


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es,

enabling

simultan

eous

transmiss

ion of

these

signals

message to

transmit.

The

communicat

ion

controller

then

acknowledg

es the

request, and

the first

node

transmits its

data

message in

response.

The

communicat

ion

controller

further

transmits a

clocking

signal

allowing

synchroniza

tion of the

node signals

with the

controller

signals. The


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date


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clocking

signal,

request,

acknowledg

ement and

data

message can

all be

provided on

different

frequencies,

allowing

simultaneou

s

transmission

of these

signals for

efficient

operation.

18

7,628,716

95/002,347 Sep. 14,

2012

Third

Party

Requester:

MLB

Advanced

Media,

LP.; (Att'y

Is: George

C. Beck,

Foley &

Lardner,

LLP.,

Inter

Partes

Method

of

recording

and

playing

baseball

game

showing

each

batter's

last pitch

A recorded

complete

baseball

game is

condensed

into about

fifteen

minutes of

action. All

of the at-bat

appearances

of the

Mockry,

George M.

(62880 W.

Lasalle Rd.,

#125,

Montrose,

CO, US);

Mockry,

Greg M.

(185 Cook

Rd.,

Massena,

473/468



S.N Patent

number

Control

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Requested

date


Class

Other Class

Washingto

n, DC),

Real Party

in Interest:

Same As

Third

Party

Requester

players, in

turn, are

recorded,

and then the

recorded

game is

edited to

leave only

the last

pitch thrown

to each

player, plus

any action

ensuing

after that

pitch and

any attempts

of runners

to advance

to another

base and

any other

outs, such a

runner as

being

picked off

base. Then

the recorded

edited game

is presented

to viewers

NY, US)


S.N Patent

number

Control

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Requested

date


Class

Other Class

as a

condensed

game. The

condensed

game can be

presented to

subscribers

over the

Internet, or

may be

presented on

film or as a

video

recording.

19

7,672,198

95/002,360 Sep. 13,

2012

Third

Party

Requester:

(Att'y Is:

Nichols J.

Kim,

Morgan

Lewis &

Bockius,

LLP.,

Washingto

n, DC),

Real Party

in Interest:

LG

Electronic

s, Inc.;

Inter

Partes

Optical

pickup

head and

electrom

agnetic

actuating

device

thereof

An optical

pickup head

and an

electromagn

etic

actuating

device

thereof are

provided.

The

electromagn

etic

actuating

device is

used to

move an

objective

Industrial

Technology

Research

Institute

(Hsinchu,

TW)

Peng, Ming-

tsan

(Hsinchu,

TW); Wu,

Chun-te

(Hsinchu,

TW);

Chang, Chi-

shen

(Hsinchu,

TW); Lee,

Kwen-jin

(Hsinchu,

TW); Jeng,

Tzuan-ren

(Hsinchu,

TW); Yang,

369/44.22 369/44.14



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number

Control

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Requested

date


Class

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LG

Electronic

s USA,

Inc.

lens carrier

having an

objective

lens

assembly to

form an

optical

pickup

head. The

electromagn

etic

actuating

device

includes at

least a

magnet, at

least a coil,

and at least

a yoke. The

magnet is

spaced apart

from the

objective

lens carrier

by a

distance,

and the coil

is disposed

at the

objective

lens carrier,

Lei-ming

(Hsinchu,

TW); Ke,

Chau-yuan

(Hsinchu,

TW); Ju,

Jau-jiu

(Hsinchu,

TW); Wang,

Shyh-jier

(Hsinchu,

TW);

Huang, Hai-

jo (Hsinchu,

TW)


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date


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for

generating

an

electromagn

etic force to

interact with

the magnet.

The yoke is

spaced apart

from the

objective

lens carrier

by a

distance, in

which the

yoke has a

protruding

part that

extends

towards the

objective

lens carrier

and is used

to attract

magnetic

flux lines

produced by

the magnet,

and thus

making the

magnetic


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number

Control

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Requested

date


Class

Other Class

flux that

passes

through the

coil be

distributed

evenly.

20

7,726,480

95/002,351 Sep. 14,

2012

Third

Party

Requester:

AVC,

Corporatio

n; (Att'y

Is: Aaron

Paul

McGushio

n, Lauson

& Tarver,

LLP., El

Segundo,

CA),

Real Party

in Interest:

Same As

Third

Party

Requester

Inter

Partes

Display

pack and

packagin

g method

and

apparatus

A display

pack for a

consumer

product is

made of two

sheets of

corrugated

cardboard

and a clear

plastic

container

with a flat

insertion

portion

sandwiched

between the

cardboard

sheets. The

two

cardboard

sheets are

adhered

together in a

peripheral

area of the

Winterborne

, Inc.

(Chatsworth

, CA, US)

Nazari,

Joseph

(Glendale,

CA, US)

206/461 206/462



S.N Patent

number

Control

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Requested

date


Class

Other Class

package by

a heat-

sensitive

adhesive,

and the

corrugations

of the

cardboard

sheets are

crushed and

flattened in

the

peripheral

area. To seal

the package,

the

peripheral

area of the

two

cardboard

sheets is

subject to

sufficient

pressure to

crush the

corrugations

inside the

cardboard

sheets and

flatten them

in that area.


S.N Patent

number

Control

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date


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Heat is

applied to

the outer

side of the

cardboard

sheets in the

peripheral

area and

conducted

to the

adhesive

material

between the

two sheets

to activate

the adhesive

material. A

sealer

machine

with a

heated

sealing

press or

parallel sets

of heated

rollers may

be used to

carry out the

sealing

process.


S.N Patent

number

Control

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Requested

date


Class

Other Class

21

7,789,800

95/002,359 Sep. 14,

2012

Third

Party

Requester:

(Att'y Is:

Michelle

K.

Holoubek,

Sterne

Kessler

Goldstein

& Fox,

PLLC.,

Washingto

n, DC),

Real Party

in Interest:

Strava,

Inc.;

MapMyFit

ness, Inc.;

FitnessKe

eper,

Inc.

Inter

Partes

Methods

and

systems

for

controlli

ng an

exercise

apparatus

using a

USB

compatib

le

portable

remote

device

A portable

system

retrieves

one or more

exercise

programs

from a

remote

communicat

ion system

that

provides

motivational

content for a

user

exercising

upon an

exercise

mechanism.

The exercise

program

further

includes at

least one

control

signal that

controls one

or more

operating

parameters

of the

ICON IP,

Inc. (Logan,

UT, US)

Watterson,

Scott R.

(Logan, UT,

US);

Dalebout,

William T.

(Logan, UT,

US); Ashby,

Darren C.

(Richmond,

UT, US)

482/8

482/1,

482/9,

482/901



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number

Control

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Requested

date


Class

Other Class

exercise

mechanism.

The portable

system

includes a

control

device

configured

to retrieve

the exercise

program and

deliver the

motivational

content to

the user by

way of an

audio

delivery

device,

while

delivering

the control

signals to

the exercise

mechanism.

A sensor

communicat

es with the

control

device and

tracks one


S.N Patent

number

Control

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Requested

date


Class

Other Class

or more

measurable

parameters

of the user

during the

user's

performance

of the

exercise

program.

Data

representati

ve of the

one or more

measurable

parameters

can be

delivered to

the control

device for

delivery to

the remote

communicat

ion system.

22

7,856,474

95/002,361 Sep. 14,

2012

Third

Party

Requester:

(Att'y Is:

Daniel T.

Shvodian,

Perkins

Inter

Partes

Method

and

apparatus

for

identifyi

ng

documen

A method

and

apparatus

for sending

information

to a data

processing

Wireless

Recognition

Technologie

s LLC

(Frisco, TX,

US)

Ratcliff,

Raymond F.

(Austin, TX,

US)

709/205

250/236,

370/389,

707/E17.00

8, 709/217



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number

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date


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Coie,

LLP.,

Seattle,

WA), Real

Party in

Interest:

A9.com,

Inc.;

Amazon.c

om, Inc.;

Google,

Inc.

ts using a

handheld

device

apparatus

for

identifying a

document to

share with a

recipient. A

handheld

device is

capable of

communicat

ing with the

data

processing

apparatus.

Human-

readable

information

is captured

from the

document

and stored

in the

handheld

device as

document

data. A

communicat

ions path is

established

between the

handheld


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number

Control

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Requested

date


Class

Other Class

device and

the data

processing

apparatus.

The

document

data is sent

to the data

processing

apparatus

through the

communicat

ions path.

Reference

documents

are

provided.

Each

reference

document

has

reference

data stored

in a

memory. At

least a

portion of

the received

document

data is

extracted as


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number

Control

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Requested

date


Class

Other Class

scanning

data. The

reference

data is

retrieved

from the

memory.

The

scanning

data is

compared

with the

reference

data. When

the scanning

data

matches at

least a

portion of

the

reference

data of one

of the

reference

documents,

the one

reference

document is

selected as

the

identified


S.N Patent

number

Control

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Requested

date


Class

Other Class

document

for

forwarding

to the

recipient.

23

7,870,592

95/002,358 Sep. 14,

2012

Third

Party

Requester:

Hulu,

LLC.;

(Att'y Is:

David L.

Fehrman,

Morrison

&

Foerster,

LLP., Los

Angeles,

CA), Real

Party in

Interest:

Same

As Third

Party

Requester

Inter

Partes

Method

for

interactiv

e video

content

program

ming

The present

invention is

directed to a

system and

method for

interacting

with video

by

displaying

one or more

interface

links

associated

with video

content

being

displayed,

pausing the

video

content

when an

interface

link is

interacted

with,

allowing the

Intertainer,

Inc. (Los

Angeles,

CA, US)

Hudson,

Ron J. (Los

Angeles,

CA, US);

Coles,

Terrence T.

(Costa

Mesa, CA,

US); Berry,

Craig D.

(Los

Angeles,

CA, US);

Easty, Allen

D.

(Carollton,

TX, US)

725/112

725/59,

725/102,

725/103,

725/109,

725/113



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number

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date


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user to view

ancillary

content the

interface

link is

linked to

over a

network,

and un-

pausing the

video

content after

the user

elects to

continue

viewing the

video

content. In

one or more

embodiment

s, the

ancillary

content may

permit e-

commerce,

display

additional

video or

other

images,

and/or


S.N Patent

number

Control

Number

Requested

date


Class

Other Class

include

links to

additional

ancillary

content. The

present

invention

also

includes a

method for

creating an

interactive

video.

24

7,910,833

95/002,365 Sep. 14,

2012

Third

Party

Requester:

Superior

Communi

cations,In

c.; (Att'y

Is: Ketan

S. Vakil,

Snell &

Wilmer,

LLP.,

Costa

Mesa,

CA),

Real Party

in Interest:

Same As

Inter

Partes

Energy-

saving

power

adapter/c

harger

An

embodiment

of the

present

invention is

directed to a

power

device for

an

electronic

device, such

as a charger

for a

portable

rechargeabl

e device

and/or an

AC adapter.

Voltstar

Technologie

s, Inc.

(Schaumbur

g, IL, US)

Mcginley,

Valerie L.

(Barrington,

IL, US);

Rimdzius,

Donald

(Addison,

IL, US);

Mcginley,

James

(Barrington,

IL, US)

174/112 174/36



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number

Control

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Requested

date


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Third

Party

Requester

The power

device

includes

switching

circuitry for

de-powering

at least a

portion of

the power

device when

the

electronic

device is

either not

drawing

power or is

disconnecte

d from the

power

device.

25

8,041,699

95/002,348 Sep. 14,

2012

Third

Party

Requester:

eBay,

Inc.; GSI

Commerc

e

Solutions,

Inc.; (Att'y

Is: Lissi

Mojica,

Inter

Partes

Process

of

dynamic

taxonom

y for

browsing

and

retrievin

g

informati

on in

A process is

disclosed

for

retrieving

information

in large

heterogeneo

us data

bases,

wherein

information

Sacco,

Giovanni

(Turin, IT)

707/705



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number

Control

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Requested

date


Class

Other Class

Schwegm

an

Lundberg

&

Woessner,

PA.,

Minneapol

is, MN),

Real Party

in

Interest:

Same As

Third

Party

Requester

large

heteroge

neous

data

bases

retrieval

through

visual

querying/br

owsing is

supported

by dynamic

taxonomies;

the process

providing

the steps of:

initially

showing

(F1) a

complete

taxonomy

for the

retrieval;

refining

(F2) the

retrieval

through a

selection of

subsets of

interest,

where the

refining is

performed

by selecting

concepts in

the


S.N Patent

number

Control

Number

Requested

date


Class

Other Class

taxonomy

and

combining

them

through

boolean

operations;

showing

(F3) a

reduced

taxonomy

for the

selected set;

and further

refining

(F4) the

retrieval

through an

iterative

execution of

the refining

and showing

steps.

26

8,150,519

95/002,356 Sep. 14,

2012

Third

Party

Requester:

St. Jude

Medical,

Inc.; (Att'y

Is: Mr.

Scott, A.

Inter

Partes

Methods

and

apparatus

for

bilateral

renal

neuromo

dulation

Methods

and

apparatus

are provided

for bilateral

renal

neuromodul

ation, e.g.,

Ardian, Inc.

(Mountain

View, CA,

US)

Demarais,

Denise (Los

Gatos, CA,

US);

Gifford III,

Hanson

(Woodside,

CA, US);

607/44

604/500,

604/891.1,

607/99



S.N Patent

number

Control

Number

Requested

date


Class

Other Class

McKeown

, Oblon

Spivak

McClellan

d

Maier &

Neustadt,

LLP.,

Alexandri

a, VA),

Real Party

in Interest:

Same As

Third

Party

Requester

via a pulsed

electric

field, via a

stimulation

electric

field, via

localized

drug

delivery, via

high

frequency

ultrasound,

via thermal

techniques,

etc. Such

neuromodul

ation may

effectuate

irreversible

electroporati

on or

electrofusio

n, necrosis

and/or

inducement

of

apoptosis,

alteration of

gene

expression,

action

Deem, Mark

(Mountain

View, CA,

US); Sutton,

Douglas

(Pacifica,

CA, US);

Levin,

Howard R.

(Teaneck,

NJ, US);

Gelfand,

Mark (New

York, NY,

US)


S.N Patent

number

Control

Number

Requested

date


Class

Other Class

potential

attenuation

or blockade,

changes in

cytokine up-

regulation

and other

conditions

in target

neural

fibers. In

some

embodiment

s,

neuromodul

ation is

applied to

neural fibers

that

contribute to

renal

function. In

some

embodiment

s, such

neuromodul

ation is

performed

in a bilateral

fashion.

Bilateral


S.N Patent

number

Control

Number

Requested

date


Class

Other Class

renal

neuromodul

ation may

provide

enhanced

therapeutic

effect in

some

patients as

compared to

renal

neuromodul

ation

performed

unilaterally,

i.e., as

compared to

renal

neuromodul

ation

performed

on neural

tissue

innervating

a single

kidney.

27

8,181,992

95/002,355 Sep. 14,

2012

Third

Party

Requester:

PerMobil;

(Att'y Is:

Inter

Partes

Anti-tip

system

for a

power

wheelcha

An anti-tip

system is

provided for

improving

the stability

Pride

Mobility

Products

Corporation

(Exeter, PA,

Mulhern,

James P.

(Nanticoke,

PA, US);

Levi,

280/755 180/907,

180/908



S.N Patent

number

Control

Number

Requested

date


Class

Other Class

David

L.

Cavanaug

h,

WilmerHa

le,

Washingto

n, DC),

Real Party

in Interest:

Same As

Third

Party

Requester

ir of a

powered

vehicle,

such as a

powered

wheelchair.

The vehicle

includes a

drive-train

assembly

pivotally

mounted to

a main

structural

frame. A

suspension

system

biases the

drive-train

assembly

and its

connected

anti-tip

wheel to a

predetermin

ed resting

position.

The drive-

train

assembly bi-

directionally

US) Ronald

(Courtdale,

PA, US);

Grymko,

Christopher

E. (Plains,

PA, US)


S.N Patent

number

Control

Number

Requested

date


Class

Other Class

rotates

about a

pivot in

response to

torque

applied to or

acceleration

forces on

the vehicle.

A linkage

arrangement

is provided

and is

characterize

d by a

suspension

arm

pivotally

mounting to

the main

structural

frame about

a pivot at

one end

thereof and

an anti-tip

wheel at the

other end.

The linkage

may further

include at


S.N Patent

number

Control

Number

Requested

date


Class

Other Class

least one

link

operable to

transfer the

bi-

directional

displacemen

t of the

drive-train

assembly to

the

suspension

arm. The

link may

include a

bell crank

member

and/or may

be

resiliently

compressibl

e.

28

8,205,747

95/002,352 Sep. 14,

2012

Third

Party

Requester:

AVC

Corporatio

n; (Att'y

Is: Aaron

Paul

McGushio

Inter

Partes

Display

pack and

packagin

g method

and

apparatus

A display

pack for a

consumer

product is

made of two

sheets of

corrugated

cardboard

and a clear

Nazari,

Joseph

(Glendale,

CA, US)

206/461 206/462



S.N Patent

number

Control

Number

Requested

date


Class

Other Class

n, Lauson

& Tarver,

LLP., El

Segundo,

CA),

Real Party

in Interest:

Same As

Third

Party

Requester

plastic

container

with a flat

insertion

portion

sandwiched

between the

cardboard

sheets. The

two

cardboard

sheets are

adhered

together in a

peripheral

area of the

package by

a heat-

sensitive

adhesive,

and the

corrugations

of the

cardboard

sheets are

crushed and

flattened in

the

peripheral

area. To seal

the package,


S.N Patent

number

Control

Number

Requested

date


Class

Other Class

the

peripheral

area of the

two

cardboard

sheets is

subject to

sufficient

pressure to

crush the

corrugations

inside the

cardboard

sheets and

flatten them

in that area.

Heat is

applied to

the outer

side of the

cardboard

sheets in the

peripheral

area and

conducted

to the

adhesive

material

between the

two sheets

to activate


S.N Patent

number

Control

Number

Requested

date


Class

Other Class

the adhesive

material. A

sealer

machine

with a

heated

sealing

press or

parallel sets

of heated

rollers may

be used to

carry out the

sealing

process.

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