Listed below are all new filings before PTAB of requests for inter partes review (IPR) and covered business methods review (CBM).  The first (properly-filed and public) PGR petition was filed yesterday, and it is included below.  Also listed are any newly-posted requests for ex parte reexamination at the USPTO.  This listing is current as of 11:15 AM on Wednesday, August 6, 2014.

New IPR Requests

Trial Number – IPR2014-01246
Filing Date – 8/5/2014
Patent # – 7,829,364
Title – METHOD OF FABRICATING A SUSPENSION MICROSTRUCTURE
Patent Owner –  MEMSMART SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
Petitioner – AAC Technologies Pte. Ltd.
Status – Pending
Tech Center – 2800

Trial Number – IPR2014-01251
Filing Date – 8/5/2014
Patent # – RE40,041
Title – WINDOW FRAME FOR MANUFACTURED HOUSING
Patent Owner –  J-CHANNEL INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
Petitioner – PELLA CORPORATION, PLY GEM INDUSTRIES, INC., ATRIUM WINDOWS AND DOORS, INC., SIMONTON BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.
Status – Pending
Tech Center – 3600

Trial Number – IPR2014-01252
Filing Date – 8/5/2014
Patent # – 5,930,444
Title – SIMULTANEOUS RECORDING AND PLAYBACK APPARATUS
Patent Owner –  DRAGON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, LLC
Petitioner – Unified Patents Inc.
Status – Pending
Tech Center – 2700

New CBM Review Requests

There have been no new requests for CBM review since the last report.

New PGR Requests

Trial Number – PGR2014-00008
Filing Date – 8/5/2014
Patent # – 8,684,420
Title – BRUNNIAN LINK MAKING DEVICE AND KIT
Patent Owner –  CHOON’S DESIGN INC.
Petitioner – LaRose Industries, LLC
Status – Pending
Tech Center – 3700

Newly-Posted Reexam Requests

Control # – 90/013,313
Date – 8/5/2014
Patent # – 8,211,837
Inventor –  WEERASOORIYA, Upali P. et al.
Assignee –  BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
Title – METHOD OF MANUFACTURE AND USE OF LARGE HYDROPHOBE ETHER SULFATE SURFACTANTS IN ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY (EOR) APPLICATIONS
Co-pending Litigation – No co-pending litigation provided.

Control # – 90/013,314
Date – 8/5/2014
Patent # – 8,118,561
Inventor –  BRUCE, Robert William et al.
Assignee –  GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Title – EROSION- AND IMPACT-RESISTANT COATINGS
Co-pending Litigation – No co-pending litigation provided.