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number

Patent

number

Control

Number

Requested

date

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

Class

Other Class

1 5,449,767 90/012,061 16-Dec-11

Peggy

Radel, Life

Technologi

es Corp.,

Carlsbad,

CA

Ex

Parte

Modified

polynucleoti

des and

methods of

preparing

same

Compounds

having the

structure:

##STR1##

wherein B

represents

7-

deazapurine,

or

pyrimidine

moiety

covalently

bonded to

the C1 '-

position of

the sugar

moiety,

provided

that when B

is 7-

deazapurine,

it is attached

at the N9 -

position of

the 7-

deazapurine

and when B

is

pyrimidine,

Yale

University

(New Haven,

CT)

Ward, David

C. (Guilford,

CT); Langer,

Pennina R.

(Monsey, NY);

Waldrop III,

Alexander A.

(Charlottesville

, VA)

536/24.3

536/25.32,

536/25.6,

536/26.6

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?patentnumber=5449767


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it is attached

at the N1 -

position;

wherein A

represents a

moiety

consisting

of at least

three carbon

atoms which

is capable of

forming a

detectable

complex

with a

polypeptide

when the

compound

is

incorporated

into a

double-

stranded

ribonucleic

acid,

deoxyribonu

cleic acid

duplex, or

DNA-RNA

hybrid;

wherein the


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Class

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dotted line

represents a

chemical

linkage

joining B

and A,

provided

that if B is

7-

deazapurine,

the linkage

is attached

to the 7-

position of

the

deazapurine,

and if B is

pyrimidine,

the linkage

is attached

to the 5-

position of

the

pyrimidine;

and

wherein

each of x, y

and z

represents

##STR2##

either


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number

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number

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date


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directly, or

when

incorporated

into oligo-

and

polynucleoti

des, provide

probes

which are

widely

useful.

2 5,998,932 90/012,031 17-Dec-11

Joseph

Bach,

Nixon

Peabody,

Washingto

n, DC

Ex

Parte

Focus ring

arrangement

for

substantially

eliminating

unconfined

plasma in a

plasma

processing

chamber

A focus ring

assembly

configured

to

substantially

encircle a

chuck of a

plasma

processing

chamber.

The focus

ring

assembly

includes an

annular

dielectric

body; and

an

electrically

conductive

Lam Research

Corporation

(Fremont,

CA)

Lenz, Eric H.

(San Jose, CA)

315/111.

21

118/728,

361/234



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number

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number

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date


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shield

surrounding

the annular

dielectric

body. The

electrically

conductive

shield is

configured

to be

electrically

grounded

within the

plasma

processing

chamber

and includes

a tube-

shaped

portion

being

disposed

outside of

the annular

dielectric

body and

surrounding

at least part

of the

annular

dielectric


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number

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number

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date


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body. The

electrically

conductive

shield

further

includes an

inwardly-

protruding

flange

portion

being in

electrical

contact with

the tube-

shaped

portion. The

flange

portion

forms a

plane that

intersects

the tube-

shaped

portion. The

flange

portion is

embedded

within the

annular

dielectric

body.


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number

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number

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date


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3 6,134,092 90/012,051 15-Dec-11

Elizabeth

M. Burke,

Finnegan

Henderson

Farabow

Garrett &

Dunner,

LLP.,

Washingto

n, DC

Ex

Parte

Illumination

device for

non-emissive

displays

An

illumination

device

comprises a

waveguide

having a

peripheral

edge. A

series of

point light

sources are

mounted in

spaced

relationship

adjacent a

peripheral

portion of

the

waveguide.

A series of

diffusive

reflective

surfaces,

preferably

formed by

posts, are

disposed

adjacent the

peripheral

portion of

the

Teledyne

Lighting and

Display

Products, Inc.

(Hawthorne,

CA)

Pelka, David

G. (Los

Angeles, CA);

Popovich, John

M. (Del Mar,

CA); Dowland

Jr., Thomas W.

(Fountain

Valley, CA)

361/31 361/800



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number

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waveguide,

between

pairs of the

point light

sources. The

diffusive

reflective

surfaces are

oriented

relative to

the series of

point light

sources and

the

waveguide

so as to

introduce

light into

regions of

the

waveguide

between

pairs of the

point light

sources,

whereby the

peripheral

portion of

the

waveguide

is


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number

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number

Control

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date


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substantially

uniformly

illuminated.

4 6,902,754 90/009,977 14-Dec-11

FRITSCH

GMBH,

Mark A.

Pals, PC.,

Kirkland &

Ellis, LLP.,

Chicago,

IL

Ex

Parte

Blunt edge

dough cutter

A dough

cutting

apparatus is

suitable for

cutting a

sheet of

dough. The

dough

cutting

apparatus

includes a

structure

defining a

blunt dough

engaging

portion. The

present

invention

can be

embodied in

a number of

different

ways,

including a

wheel

cutter, a

rotary drum

cutter, a

The Pillsbury

Company

(Minneapolis,

MN, US)

Evans, James

R. (Apple

Valley, MN,

US);

Finkowski,

James W.

(Andover, MN,

US); Russel,

Gene A.

(Joplin, MO,

US)

426/503 426/518



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number

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date


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reciprocatin

g head

cutter, or

another

cutter.

5 7,508,167 90/012,038 9-Dec-11

Paul

Devinsky,

McDermott

Will &

Emery,

LLP.,

Washingto

n, DC

Ex

Parte

Method and

system for

charging

multi-cell

lithium-

based

batteries

A method

and system

for charging

multi-cell

lithium-

based

batteries. In

some

aspects, a

battery

charger

includes a

housing, at

least one

terminal to

electrically

connect to a

battery pack

supported

by the

housing,

and a

controller

operable to

provide a

charging

Milwaukee

Electric Tool

Corporation

(Brookfield,

WI, US)

Meyer, Gary

D. (Waukesha,

WI, US);

Rosenbecker,

Jay J.

(Menomonee

Falls, WI, US);

Glasgow,

Kevin L.

(Lomira, WI,

US); Johnson,

Todd W.

(Wauwatosa,

WI, US);

Scheucher,

Karl F. (Waite

Hill, OH, US)

320/125

320/134,

320/135,

320/137



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number

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number

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date


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current to

the battery

pack

through the

at least one

terminal.

The battery

pack

includes a

plurality of

lithium-

based

battery

cells, with

each battery

cell of the

plurality of

battery cells

having an

individual

state of

charge. The

controller is

operable to

control the

charging

current

being

supplied to

the battery

pack at least


Serial

number

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number

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Requested

date


Class

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in part

based on the

individual

state of

charge of at

least one

battery cell.

6 6,626,776 95/001,854 14-Dec-11

Third Party

Requester:

New

Archery

Products,

Corp.;

(Att'y Is:

Douglas H.

Pauley,

Pauley

Petersen &

Erickson,

Hoffman

Estates,

IL), Real

Party in

Interest:

Same As

Third Party

Requester

Inter

Partes

Expandable

broadhead

with multiple

sliding

blades

A

broadhead

having a

penetrating

forward tip,

a

longitudinal

ly extending

body with

threads on

the rear end

thereof for

attachment

to an arrow

shaft. The

body

includes a

single

longitudinal

ly extending

passage or,

alternatively

, two or

more

Barrie

Archery, LLC

(Waseca,

MN)

Barrie, Bruce

(Waseca, MN);

Way, Ronald

E. (Scottsdale,

AZ); Pugliese,

Carl J.

(Chandler, AZ)

473/583



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number

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number

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date


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longitudinal

ly extending

grooves for

receiving

blades

therein. The

blades are

provided

with a

longitudinal

ly

extending,

weight or

mass

reducing

slot and are

held within

their

respective

passage or

grooves

with a

transversely

positioned

or friction

holding

member

which

permits

rearward

sliding


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number

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number

Control

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Requested

date


Class

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movement

resulting in

outward

expansion

of the

blades while

retaining a

portion of

the blades

within the

passage or

groove. The

front end of

the blades

extends

outwardly

of the body

to contact

the target

surface to

provide a

rearward

moving

force to the

blades upon

such

contact. The

slots of the

blades are

formed to

allow the


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number

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number

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date


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Other Class

rearward

ends thereof

to move

outwardly to

an expanded

cutting

position as

they move

relative to

the holding

member or,

alternatively

, the blades

are directed

outwardly

by an

additional

transverse,

camming

member as

they move

relative to

the holding

member.

7 7,386,992 95/001,841 7-Dec-11

Third Party

Requester:

LG

Electronics

, Inc.;

(Att'y Is:

Richard L.

Inter

Partes

Ice maker

and dispenser

for a bottom

mount

refrigerator

A bottom

mount

household

refrigerator

is provided

with an ice

dispenser in

Whirlpool

Corporation

(Benton

Harbor, MI,

US)

Adamski,

Joseph R.

(Pasadena, CA,

US); Colsch,

Jason

(Shellsburg,

IA, US);

62/344 62/353



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number

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number

Control

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Requested

date


Class

Other Class

Stroup,

Finnegan

Henderson

Farabow

Garett &

Dunner,

LLP.,

Washingto

n, DC),

Real Party

in Interest:

Same As

Third Party

Requester

the fresh

food door to

dispense ice

from a

sealed ice

making

compartmen

t within the

fresh food

compartmen

t. A

conveyor

carries ice

from a

storage bin

in the ice

compartmen

t to the

dispenser.

Coulter, Tim

L. (Cedar

Rapids, IA,

US); Goetz,

Glenn E. (East

Amana, IA,

US); Herndon,

Steven G.

(Cedar Rapids,

IA, US);

Kniffen, Todd

E.

(Williamsburg,

IA, US);

Koons, Bill J.

(Cedar Rapids,

IA, US);

Montuoro, Lou

(Cedar Rapids,

IA, US);

Tenhundfeld,

John H. (Cedar

Rapids, IA,

US);

Thalacker,

David (Fairfax,

IA, US);

Vladika, Brett

(Milwaukee,

WI, US)


Serial

number

Patent

number

Control

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Requested

date


Class

Other Class

8 7,418,504 95/001,851 13-Dec-11

Third Party

Requester:

Cisco

Systems,

Inc.; (Att'y

Is: David

L.

McCombs,

Haynes &

Boone,

LLP.,

Dallas,

TX), Real

Party in

Interest:

Same As

Third Party

Requester

Inter

Partes

Agile

network

protocol for

secure

communicati

ons using

secure

domain

names

A secure

domain

name

service for a

computer

network is

disclosed

that includes

a portal

connected to

a computer

network,

such as the

Internet, and

a domain

name

database

connected to

the

computer

network

through the

portal. The

portal

authenticate

s a query for

a secure

computer

network

address, and

the domain

VirnetX, Inc.

(Scotts

Valley, CA,

US)

Larson, Victor

(Fairfax, VA,

US); Short III,

Robert

Dunham

(Leesburg,

VA, US);

Munger,

Edmund Colby

(Crownsville,

MD, US);

Williamson,

Michael (South

Riding, VA,

US)

709/226



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number

Patent

number

Control

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Requested

date


Class

Other Class

name

database

stores

secure

computer

network

addresses

for the

computer

network.

Each secure

computer

network

address is

based on a

non-

standard

top-level

domain

name, such

as .scom,

.sorg, .snet,

.snet, .sedu,

.smil and

.sint.

9 7,487,583 95/001,842 8-Dec-11

Third Party

Requester:

Emhart

Teknologie

s, LLC.;

(Att'y Is:

Inter

Partes

Fastener

supply

apparatus

Fastener

delivery

apparatus

for

automaticall

y selecting

Henrob

Limited

(Flintshire,

GB)

Craythorn,

Rupert Andrew

(Springwood,

AU);

Fuhrmeister,

Ralph

29/809 221/95,

221/156



Serial

number

Patent

number

Control

Number

Requested

date


Class

Other Class

Jack

S. Barufka,

Pillsbury

Winthrop

Shaw

Pittman,

LLP.,

Mclean,

VA), Real

Party

in Interest:

Same As

Third Party

Requester

and

delivering

fasteners

such as

rivets to a

setting tool.

The

fasteners are

pre-loaded

in a package

and

dispense via

at least one

fastener

delivery

tube that

interconnect

s the setting

tool to a

fastener

feeder

device. The

fastener

feeder

device

releases

selected

fasteners

from the

package into

the delivery

(Runcorn,

AU);

Matthews,

Shane Peter

(Sunnybank,

AU); Gostylla,

Wojciech

(Camira, AU);

Blacket, Stuart

Edmund

(Closeburn,

AU); Clew,

Nicholas

Richard

(Farmington

Hills, MI, US);

Butler,

Michael

(Chester, GB)


Serial

number

Patent

number

Control

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Requested

date


Class

Other Class

tube. The

fasteners are

transportabl

e

individually

or in groups

in the tube

from the

feeder

device to

the tool. A

transfer

station

attached to

the tool or

the delivery

tube

transfers a

fastener

from the

delivery

apparatus

into the tool,

the transfer

station

being

moveable

between a

first position

in which an

exit of the


Serial

number

Patent

number

Control

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Requested

date


Class

Other Class

transfer

station is

adjacent to

the tool so

that a

delivered

fastener

may be

inserted by

the transfer

station into

the tool and

a second

position in

which it is

clear of the

tool so as to

permit the

tool or a

portion

thereof to

move

towards a

workpiece

to insert a

loaded

fastener.

The delivery

tube has

wear

resistant


Serial

number

Patent

number

Control

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Requested

date


Class

Other Class

elements.

The

apparatus

allows

smooth,

rapid and

reliable

delivery of

fasteners of

various

sizes and

types to the

nose of a

setting tool

in any

particular

order and

provides all

the fastener

types for

any

particular

work cycle.

10 7,564,702 95/001,853 14-Dec-11

Third

Party

Requester:

Vicor

Corporatio

n; (Att'y Is:

Matthew

A. Smith,

Inter

Partes

High

efficiency

power

converter

A power

converter

nearly

losslessly

delivers

energy and

recovers

energy from

SynQor, Inc.

(Boxborough,

MA, US)

Schlecht,

Martin F.

(Lexington,

MA, US)

363/21.0

6



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number

Patent

number

Control

Number

Requested

date


Class

Other Class

Foley &

Lardner,

LLP.,

Washingto

n, DC),

Real Party

in Interest:

Same As

Third Party

Requester

capacitors

associated

with

controlled

rectifiers in

a secondary

winding

circuit, each

controlled

rectifier

having a

parallel

uncontrolled

rectifier.

First and

second

primary

switches in

series with

first and

second

primary

windings,

respectively,

are turned

on for a

fixed duty

cycle, each

for

approximate

ly one half


Serial

number

Patent

number

Control

Number

Requested

date


Class

Other Class

of the

switching

cycle.

Switched

transition

times are

short

relative to

the on-state

and off-state

times of the

controlled

rectifiers.

The control

inputs to the

controlled

rectifiers are

cross-

coupled

from

opposite

secondary

transformer

windings.

11 7,921,211, 95/001,856 16-Dec-11

Third Party

Requester:

Cisco

Systems,

Inc.; (Att'y

Is: David

L.

Inter

Partes

Agile

network

protocol for

secure

communicati

ons using

secure

A secure

domain

name

service for a

computer

network is

disclosed

VirnetX, Inc.

(Scotts

Valley, CA,

US)

Larson, Victor

(Fairfax, VA,

US); Short III,

Robert

Dunham

(Leesburg,

VA, US);

709/226



Serial

number

Patent

number

Control

Number

Requested

date


Class

Other Class

McCombs,

Haynes &

Boone,

LLP.,

Dallas,

TX), Real

Party in

Interest:

Same As

Third Party

Requester

domain

names

that includes

a portal

connected to

a computer

network,

such as the

Internet, and

a domain

name

database

connected to

the

computer

network

through the

portal. The

portal

authenticate

s a query for

a secure

computer

network

address, and

the domain

name

database

stores

secure

computer

network

addresses

Munger,

Edmund Colby

(Crownsville,

MD, US);

Williamson,

Michael (South

Riding, VA,

US)


Serial

number

Patent

number

Control

Number

Requested

date


Class

Other Class

for the

computer

network.

Each secure

computer

network

address is

based on a

non-

standard

top-level

domain

name, such

as .scom,

.sorg, .snet,

.snet, .sedu,

.smil and

.sint.

12 7,944,173 95/001,847 9-Dec-11

Third Party

Requester:

Hitachi

Koki, Co.,

LTD.;

(Att'y Is:

Paul

Devinsky,

McDermott

Will &

Emery,

LLP.,

Washingto

Inter

Partes

Lithium-

based battery

pack for a

high current

draw, hand

held power

tool

A method

for

conducting

an operation

including a

power tool

battery

pack. The

battery pack

can include

a housing, a

first cell

supported

Milwaukee

Electric Tool

Corporation

(Brookfield,

WI, US)

Johnson, Todd

W.

(Wauwatosa,

WI, US);

Grzybowski,

Dennis J. (New

Berlin, WI,

US); Kubale,

Mark A. (West

Bend, WI,

US);

Rosenbecker,

Jay J.

320/112



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number

Patent

number

Control

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Requested

date


Class

Other Class

n, DC),

Real Party

in Interest:

Same

As Third

Party

Requester

by the

housing and

having a

voltage, and

a second

cell

supported

by the

housing and

having a

voltage. The

battery pack

also can be

connectable

to a power

tool and be

operable to

supply

power to

operate the

power tool.

The method

can include

discharging

one of the

first cell and

the second

cell until the

voltage of

the one of

the first cell

(Menomonee

Falls, WI, US);

Scheucher,

Karl F. (Waite

Hill, OH, US);

Meyer, Gary

D. (Waukesha,

WI, US);

Zeiler, Jeffrey

M. (Pewaukee,

WI, US);

Glasgow,

Kevin L.

(Lomira, WI,

US)


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number

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number

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date


Class

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and the

second cell

is

substantially

equal to the

voltage of

the other of

the first cell

and the

second cell.

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