NEW PATENTS

(AWARDED JAN. 27) Carbo Ceramics, Houston, has been assigned a patent (9,551,210) developed by Lewis Bartel, Albuquerque, for “systems and methods for removal of electromagnetic dispersion and attenuation for imaging of proppant in an induced fracture.” (Filed Aug. 15, 2014) (AWARDED JAN. 28) Red Hat, Raleigh, N.C., has been assigned a patent

(9,542,170) developed by two co-inventors for a “development tool for footprint reduction.” The co-inventors are Clark

Williams, Madison, Ala., and Brendan Conoboy, Albuquerque. (Filed Oct. 12, 2011) (AWARDED JAN. 29) The University of Florida Research Foundation, Gainesville, Fla., and STC.UNM, Albuquerque, have been assigned a patent (9,549,549) developed by nine co-inventors for “antimicrobial materials and methods.” The co-inventors are David G. Whitten, Albuquerque, Kirk S. Schanze, Gainesville, Fla., Eunkyung Ji, Ervy le Chatel, France,

Dimitri Dascier, Ervy le Chatel, France, Anand Parthasarathy, Gainsville, Fla., Thomas S. Corbitt, Albuquerque, Kirsten Cicotte, Albuquerque,

Elizabeth Albuquerque,Zhu, Gainesville, LeBleuand Fla XuzhiDirk, (Filed Aug. Sandia,3, 2012) Albuquerque, has been (9,553,677) assigned developeda patent by three co-inventors continuousvariablefor “selfreferenced key distribution.” quantum The co-inventorsB.S. Soh, Pleasanton,are Daniel Calif., Mohan Sarovar, Albany, Calif., and Ryan Camacho, Albuquerque. (Filed Nov. 17, 2015) Sandia, Albuquerque, has been assigned a patent (9,552,897) developed by four co-inventors for a “method for the capture and storage of waste.” The co-inventors are Tina M. Nenoff, Albuquerque, Dorina Florentina Sava Gallis, Albuquerque, Karena Chapman,

Naperville, Ill., and Peter Chupas, Naperville, Ill. (Filed Sept. 18, 2015) DNA Electronics, Albuquerque, has been assigned a patent (9,551,704) developed by Meghan Norvell, Albuquerque, for target detection. (Filed Dec. 12, 2013) IntelliCyt, Albuquerque, has been assigned a patent (9,551,644) developed by Aaron B. Kennington, Albuquerque, for “methods and apparatus for real-time detection and clearing of a clog.” (Filed July 11, 2014) Sandia, Albuquerque, has been assigned a patent (9,550,168) developed by four co-inventors for programmable pH buffers. The co-inventors are Dara Van Gough, Albuquerque, Dale L. Huber,

Albuquerque, Bruce C. Bunker, Albuquerque, and Mark E. Roberts, Clemson, S.C. (Filed Sept. 24, 2015) Eclipse Aerospace, Albuquerque, has been assigned a patent (9,550,081) developed by two co-inventors for fire suppression systems. The co-inventors are Peter

D. Haaland, Louisville, Colo., and Ken Harness, Albuquerque. (Filed Aug. 4, 2014)

STC.UNM, Albuquerque, and Sandia, Albuquerque, have been assigned a patent (9,549,976) developed by five co-inventors for an “affinity selection of Nipah and Hendra virus-related vaccine candidates from a complex random peptide library displayed

on bacteriophageparticles.” The viruslike co-inventorsPeabody, Albuquerque,are David S. Bryce Albuquerque, Chackerian, Carlee Ashley, Albuquerque, Eric Carnes, Albuquerque,

and Oscar Negrete, Livermore, Calif. (Filed Nov. 15, 2013) Sandia, Albuquerque, has been assigned a patent (9,549,704) developed by five co-inventors for a “neural interface methods and apparatus to provide artificial sensory capabilities to a subject.” The co-inventors are Stephen

P. Buerger, Albuquerque, Roy H. Olsson III,

Albuquerque, Kenneth E. Wojciechowski,

Albuquerque, David K. Novick, Albuquerque,

and Deepesh K. Kholwadwala, Albuquerque. (Filed June 11, 2008) (AWARDED FEB. 1) Sprint Communications, Overland Park, Kan., has been assigned a patent (9,558,060) developed by four co-inventors for the “end use self-help delivery system.” The co-inventors are Kirk Cessac, Rio Rancho, Shawn Gavin, Orlando, Fla., Michael James Morgan, Olathe, Kan., and Mark L. Patten, Lenexa, Kan. (Filed Aug. 22, 2014) Los Alamos National

Security, Los Alamos, has been assigned a patent

(9,560,065) developed by seven co-inventors for “path scanning for the detection of anomalous subgraphs and use of DNS requests and host agents for anomaly/change detection and network situational awareness.” The co-inventors are Joshua Charles Neil, Jemez Springs, Michael Edward Fisk, Los Alamos, Alexander William Brugh, Santa Fe, Curtis Lee Hash Jr., Santa Fe, Curtis Byron Storlie,

Jemez Springs, Benjamin Uphoff, Los Alamos, and Alexander Kent, Los Alamos. (Filed March 14, 2013) Sandia, Albuquerque, has been assigned a patent (9,559,219) developed by four co-inventors for “fast process flow, on-wafer interconnection and singulation for MEPV.” The co-inventors are Murat Okandan, Edgewood, Gregory N. Nielson, Lehi, Utah, Jose Luis CruzCampa, Albuquerque, and

Carlos Anthony Sanchez, Belen. (Filed June 19, 2015) Amtech Systems, Albuquerque, has been assigned a patent

developed (9,558,383)by Robert W. Tiernay, Albuquerque, for the “intermodulation mitigation technique in an RFID system.” (Filed Aug. 12, 2014) Sandia, Albuquerque, has been assigned a patent (9,556,528) developed by four co-inventors for a “hybrid metal oxide cycle water splitting.” The co-inventors are Richard B. Diver Jr., Albuquerque, Robert D. Palumbo,

Valparaiso, Ind., Nathan P. Siegel, Lewisburg, Pa., and James E. Miller, Albuquerque. (Filed Jan. 28, 2016)

Sandia, Albuquerque, and STC.UNM, Albuquerque, have been (9,555,583) assigned a patent

developed by six co-inventors for “fabrication of neural interfaces using 3-D projection microstereolithography.” The co-inventors are Shawn

M. Dirk, Albuquerque, Stephen Buerger,

Albuquerque, Kirsten Nicole Cicotte, Salem, N.Y., Elizabeth L. Dirk,

Albuquerque, Greg

Sugar Land, Texas, Reece,and Patrick Lin, Bellaire, Texas. (Filed Nov. 20, 2013) Los Alamos National Security, Los Alamos, has been assigned a patent (9,555,140) developed by three co-inventors for “actinium-225 compositions of matter and methods of their use.” The co-inventors are Eva Rachel Birnbaum, Los Alamos, Jonathan W. Engle, Los Alamos, and Francois Meiring Nortier, Los Alamos. (Filed Oct. 6, 2014) Materion, Mayfield Heights, Ohio, has been assigned a patent (9,556,511) developed by William Guenley, Albuquerque, for “plating stack to condition a bonding surface.” (Filed March 12, 2014) (AWARDED FEB. 2) The U.S. Department of Energy has been assigned a patent (9,557,394) developed by eight co-inventors for the “classification of materials using nuclear magnetic resonance dispersion and/ or x-ray absorption.” The co-inventors are Michelle A. Espy, Los Alamos, Andrei N. Matlashov,

Los Alamos, Larry J. Schultz, Los Alamos, Petr L. Volegov, Los Alamos, Algis Urbaitis, Albuquerque, Henrik Sandin, Los Alamos, Jacob Yoder, Los Alamos, and Stephen Surko, Chevy Chase, Md (Filed April 24, 2013)