ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 7 -- Actelion Pharmaceuticals, Allschwil, Switzerland, has been assigned a patent (7,985,760) developed by Mezher Hussein Ali, Slough, United Kingdom, and Michael Glen Orchard, Slough, United Kingdom, for "piperidinetriol derivatives as inhibitors of glycosyceramid synthase." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Compounds of formula (I): wherein R represents various substituent groups, are useful as inhibitors of glucosyl  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 8 -- Allergan, Irvine, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,985,411) developed by J. Oliver Dolly, Cheam, United Kingdom, Yan Li, London, and Kuo Chion Chan, London, for activatable recombinant neurotoxins. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Compositions comprising activatable recombinant neurotoxins and polypeptides derived therefrom. The invention also comprises nucleic acids encoding such polypeptides, and methods of  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 8 -- Aortech International, Surbiton, Surrey, United Kingdom, has been assigned a patent (7,988,900) developed by Jason Gordon Beith, Parkland, Fla., for a "method of making a cardiac valve." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "There is provided an artificial cardiac or heart valve, more particularly a flexible leaflet heart valve used to replace natural aortic or pulmonary valves of the heart in which the leaflet geometr  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 8 -- Auxetic Technologies, Bolton, United Kingdom, has been assigned a patent (7,989,057) developed by four co-inventors for a composite material. The co-inventors are Andrew Alderson, Liverpool, United Kingdom, Kim Lesley Alderson, Liverpool, United Kingdom, Graham David Hudson, Cheshire, United Kingdom, and David Edward Skertchly, Hampshire, United Kingdom. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A composite material compri  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 8 -- Biocompatibles UK, Farnham, Surrey, United Kingdom, has been assigned a patent (7,988,611) developed by Gary A. Lamoureux, Woodbury, Conn., and Warren W. Johnston, Thomaston, Conn., for an "after-loader for positioning implants for needle delivery in brachytherapy and other radiation therapy." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In one embodiment an after-loader for providing an implant to a hollow needle, the after-  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 8 -- Clarizon, West Lothian, United Kingdom, has been assigned a patent (7,985,327) developed by Paul Andrew Christensen, Northumberland, United Kingdom, and Wen Feng Lin, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, United Kingdom, for an "electrode, method of manufacture and use thereof." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An electrode for effective ozone production in an electrochemical cell uses a modified electrode design which adopts a n  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 8 -- CompactGTL, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, has been assigned a patent (7,985,708) developed by Michael Joseph Bowe, Preston, United Kingdom, and David Leslie Segal, Abingdon, United Kingdom, for a "methods of making and using a catalyst." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A catalyst support is made by coating a metal substrate with a solution containing a precursor for a ceramic and an amphiphilic compound,  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 8 -- Conopco, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,988,954) developed by four co-inventors for a "hair treatment composition comprising sugar lactone." The co-inventors are Lalitesh Chandra, Wirral, United Kingdom, Rebecca Justine Elliott, Bebington, United Kingdom, Anand Ramchandra Mahadeshwar, Wirral, United Kingdom, and Laxmikant Tiwari, Southampton, United Kingdom. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 8 -- Conopco, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,985,437) developed by Stephen John Dyks, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom, Thorsten Hagemeyer, Heppenheim, Germany, and Holger Thielker, Heppenheim, Germany, for a "process and apparatus for stamping a pattern onto a coated frozen confection." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A process for stamping a pattern onto a coated frozen confection comprising the s  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 8 -- Covidien, Switzerland, has been assigned a patent (7,988,651) developed by Gordon Cook, Hampshire, United Kingdom, and Graeme Follett, Hampshire, United Kingdom, for an "inflatable device for use in impulse therapy." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A device for use in applying impulse therapy to a limb of a human body and including an inflatable bladder or pad that has opposing hermetically sealed first and secon  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 8 -- Firmenich, Geneva, has been assigned a patent (7,985,403) developed by Jean-Marc Gaudin, Annemasse, France, and Wessel-Jan Kos, Beaconsfield, United Kingdom, for "4-dodecene derivatives as perfuming ingredients." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention relates to the field of perfumery. More particularly, it concerns specific oxime or nitrite derivatives of 4-dodecene, which are useful perfuming ing  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 8 -- Freedom Health, Aurora, Ohio, has been assigned a patent (7,988,989) developed by Peter M.J. Bedding, Crediton, United Kingdom, and Franklin L. Pellegrini, Streetsboro, Ohio, for a "nutritional product for enhancing growth and/or strengthening the immune system of equine foals." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A novel nutritional product and methods for the manufacture and administration of the same are disclosed  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 8 -- Glaxo Group, United Kingdom, has been assigned a patent (7,988,964) developed by eight co-inventors for a "NOGO-a neutralising immunoglobulin for treatment of neurological diseases." The co-inventors are Jonathan Henry Ellis, Stevenage, United Kingdom, Alexandre Eon-Duval, Fenil-Sur-Corsier, Switzerland, Robert Ian Grundy, Harlow, United Kingdom, Farhana Hussain, Stevenage, United Kingdom, Ruth McAdam, Stevenage, United Kingdom, Christopher Plumpton, Stevenage, United   more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 7 -- Glaxo Group, Greenforo, Middlesex, United Kingdom, has been assigned a patent (7,985,740) developed by David George Allen, Stevenage, United Kingdom, Michael David Barker, Stevenage, United Kingdom, and Charles Richard Peter Cousins, Stevenage, United Kingdom, for "purine derivatives as agonists of the adenosine A2A receptor." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention provides novel compounds which are agoni  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 8 -- Honeywell International, Morristown, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,988,666) developed by Wenwei Zhang, Bellshill, United Kingdom, Frank Turnbull, Larkhall, United Kingdom, and Martin Faulks, Bucks, United Kingdom, for a "broadband infrared heating of medical fluids." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system for heating a medical fluid includes a container including a fluid path including an inlet side and a  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 8 -- Intellitect Water, Christchurch, United Kingdom, has been assigned a patent (7,985,377) developed by David Robert Vincent, West Moors, United Kingdom, for an "apparatus for monitoring chlorine concentration in water." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Apparatus (2) for monitoring chlorine in water (4), which apparatus (2) comprises a flow cell (6), the flow cell (6) containing a chlorine sensor (62) and an automati  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 8 -- IOTA NanoSolutions, London, has been assigned a patent (7,985,423) developed by four co-inventors for "porous bodies and method of production thereof." The co-inventors are Andrew Ian Cooper, Liverpool, United Kingdom, Alison Jayne Foster, Wirral, United Kingdom, Steven Paul Rannard, Wirral, United Kingdom, and Haifei Zhang, Liverpool, United Kingdom. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Porous bodies which are solubl  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 8 -- Johnson Matthey Public, London, has been assigned a patent (7,985,391) developed by four co-inventors for a "non-zeolite base metal SCR catalyst." The co-inventors are Jillian Elaine Collier, Reading, United Kingdom, Sylvie Cecile Laroze, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, United Kingdom, Raj Rao Rajaram, Slough, United Kingdom, and David William Prest, Durham, United Kingdom. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of con  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 8 -- Keele University, Staffordshire, United Kingdom, has been assigned a patent (7,985,412) developed by James Gordon Campbell Hamilton, Alderley Edge, United Kingdom, and William Daniel John Kirk, Market Drayton, United Kingdom, for a "method of monitoring/controlling thysanoptera." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of monitoring/controlling Thysanoptera (hereafter thrips) by the use of a behavior modifying c  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 8 -- Kraft Foods Global Brands, Northfield, Ill., has been assigned a patent (7,989,015) developed by four co-inventors for "methods of forming heat stable soy milk concentrates." The co-inventors are Ahmad Akashe, Mundelein, Ill., Wen-Sherng Chen, Glenview, Ill., Danielle Elizabeth Perkins, Clarendon Hills, Ill., and Mark Richard Thomas Norton, Banbury, United Kingdom. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods are prov  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 8 -- Merck Patent, Darmstadt, Germany, has been assigned a patent (7,985,492) developed by Poopathy Kathirgamanathan, North Harrow, United Kingdom, and Subramaniam Ganeshamurugan, London, for "electroluminescent materials and devices." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Novel ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium or platinum complexes of dibenzothiophene ligands are electroluminescent compounds." The patent a  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 8 -- Merck Patent, Darmstadt, Germany, has been assigned a patent (7,985,353) developed by four co-inventors for an "oligomeric is polyacene and semiconductor formulations." The co-inventors are Stephen William Leeming, Manchester, United Kingdom, Remi Manouk Anemian, Cheadle, United Kingdom, Richard Williams, Manchester, United Kingdom, and Beverley Anne Brown, Warrington, United Kingdom. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office state  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 7 -- Merck, Sharp & Dohme, Hoddesdon, United Kingdom, has been assigned a patent (7,985,758) developed by Andrew Madin, Cambridge, United Kingdom, Mark Peter Ridgill, Dover, United Kingdom, and Janusz Josef Kulagowski, Sawbridgeworth, United Kingdom, for "piperidine derivatives for treatment of Alzheimer's disease." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Compounds of formula (I) modulate the activity of gamma secretase and   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Europe, Alconbury, United Kingdom, has issued a combined synopsis/solicitation notice (FA5570-11-T-0020) for custodial services. It was posted on Aug. 5 with a response date of Sept. 5. Places of performance will be in Alconbury and Molesworth, United Kingdom.  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Europe, Lakenheath, United Kingdom, has issued a combined synopsis/solicitation notice (F2P3SF1200A001) for load carriage system, knee pads, elbow pads and camelbacks. It was posted on Aug. 5 with a response date of Aug. 15. The approved source is MultiCam Inc.  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Europe, Lakenheath, United Kingdom, has issued a combined synopsis/solicitation notice (F2P3SF1180A001) for portable barriers. It was posted on Aug. 5 with a response date of Aug. 15.  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Europe, Lakenheath, United Kingdom, has issued a combined synopsis/solicitation notice (F2P3L11182A002) for vehicle bulkheads. It was posted on Aug. 5 with a response date of Aug. 19.  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 8 -- Nanoco Technologies, Manchester, United Kingdom, has been assigned a patent (7,985,446) developed by Paul O'Brien, High Peak, United Kingdom, and Nigel Pickett, East Croydon, United Kingdom, for "preparation of nanoparticle materials." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of producing nanoparticles comprises effecting conversion of a nanoparticle precursor composition to the material of the nanoparticles. The  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 7 -- Nanogate, Saarbruecken, Germany, and Dow Corning, South Glamorgan, United Kingdom, have been assigned a patent (7,985,798) developed by four co-inventors for a mixed silanes. The co-inventors are Rolf Danzebrink, St. Ingbert, Germany, Lucia Zimmermann, Heiligenwald, Germany, Derek William Butler, Barry Vale of Glamorgan, United Kingdom, and Peter Cheshire Hupfield, Carmathen, United Kingdom. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Offic  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 8 -- Pelikan Technologies, Palo Alto, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,988,644) developed by six co-inventors for a "method and apparatus for a multi-use body fluid sampling device with sterility barrier release." The co-inventors are Dominique Freeman, La Honda, Calif., Don Alden, Sunnyvale, Calif., Dirk Boecker, Palo Alto, Calif., Michael Cane, Cambridge, United Kingdom, Matt Schumann, Cambridge, United Kingdom, and Michael Beadman, Cambridge, United Kingdom. The   more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 8 -- Pilkington Group, St. Helens, United Kingdom, and Arkema, King of Prussia, Pa., have been assigned a patent (7,989,024) developed by eight co-inventors for a "method of making a low-resistivity, doped zinc oxide coated glass article and the coated glass article made thereby." The co-inventors are Ryan C. Smith, Collegeville, Pa., Michael B. Abrams, Bala Cynwyd, Pa., Roman Y. Korotkov, King of Prussia, Pa., Gary S. Silverman, Chadds Ford, Pa., Jeffery L. Stricker, Narbe  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 8 -- Plant Bioscience, United Kingdom, has been assigned a patent (7,988,961) developed by Mark Farrar, Leeds, United Kingdom, and Simon Carding, Leeds, United Kingdom, for a "gut commensal bacterium and methods of using the same." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention provides gut commensal bacteria that have been modified to express one or more biologically active polypeptides or protiens, the bacteria inclu  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 8 -- SCA Hygiene Products, Gothenburg, Sweden, has been assigned a patent (7,985,319) developed by Mike Pringle, Kenton Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, Anna Mansson, Molndal, Sweden, and Kim Danielsson, Hango, Finland, for a "tissue product, method of manufacture of a tissue product and apparatus for embossing a tissue ply." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A one-ply tissue product includes a first external surfa  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 7 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in California. *** MaxPower Semiconductor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 7 -- MaxPower Semiconductor, Campbell, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,989,293) developed by Richard A. Blanchard, Los Altos, Calif., and Jun Zeng, Torrance, Calif., for a "trench device structure and fabrication." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A vertical-current-flow de  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 7 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in New York. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Method of Patterning Semiconductor Structure and Structure ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 7 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,989,357) developed by Thomas W. Dyer, Pleasant Valley, N.Y., and James J. Toomey, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., for a "method of patterning semiconductor structure and structure thereof." The  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 8 -- Vestas Wind Systems, Randers SV, Denmark, has been assigned a patent (7,988,423) developed by Mark Hancock, Newport, United Kingdom, for a wind turbine blade. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention relates to a wind turbine blade having at least one component formed of a fibrous composite material including two or more different types of carbon fibres having a different elastic modulus to each other. The   more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 8 -- White Fox Technologies, London, has been assigned a patent (7,989,114) developed by Stephan Rudiger Blum, Calgary, Canada, for fuel-cell comprising capillaries. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A fuel cell comprising a reaction chamber; a plurality of capillary tubes configured to permit a fuel component to flow there through, the capillary tubes being arranged in bundles in adjacent segments within the reaction c  more

CAERPHILLY, Britain, Aug. 5 -- The British Health and Safety Executive issued the following news release: A metal roofing company has been prosecuted for safety failings after a Cardiff worker suffered a serious wrist injury while operating production line machinery. Darren Gillard, 46, from Splott, was employed by Euro Clad Ltd to make metal roof panels at the company's Wentloog factory. On 19 April 2010 he was operating a machine that positions wooden blocks beneath packs of roof pan  more

CAERPHILLY, Britain, Aug. 5 -- The British Health and Safety Executive issued the following news release: A gas fitter left a boiler he had serviced in a potentially unsafe condition, Exeter magistrates heard today (5 August). The court was also told Mike Burridge Gas Services Ltd had pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing in Nov 2010 in relation to a similar offence involving a gas fire. All three offences followed an annual service of gas appliances at a domestic property in Axminster.  more