This week the Official Gazette noticed twelve ex parte reexamination requests. Skyworks Solutions filed an ex parte request against CTS Corporation’s patent on a fully integrated, adjustable oscillator. Dell filed two requests against Spanish Leather’s patents on a portable computing device with leather grain. Anonymous third parties filed requests against patents assigned to Smith International, Altair Engineering, Precision Concrete Cutting, FlashPoint Technology, and LG Display.

Requests for reexamination were noticed in the USPTO Official Gazette, captioned below. Notice of Filing of Request for Reexamination means that a request for reexamination has been filed, accorded a filing date, and published in the Official Gazette (MPEP 2215).

Control Number: 90/009,540

Patent Number: 6,327,142
Technology Area: Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Patent Owner: Spanish Leather, LLC., Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Requester: Dell, Inc.
Firm Requesting: Pramudji Wendt & Tran, LLP., Houston, TX
Date Requested: 9/17/2009
Invention Title: PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE WITH LEATHER GRAIN TOP

Control Number: 90/009,550

Patent Number: 5,825,449
Technology Area: Liquid crystal cells, elements and systems
Patent Owner: LG Display Co., LTD., Seoul, Korea
Firm Requesting: Wong Cabello Lutsch Rutherford & Brucculeri, LLP., Houston, TX
Date Requested: 9/17/2009
Invention Title: LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME

Control Number: 90/009,605

Patent Number: 6,775,130
Technology Area: Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Patent Owner: Spanish Leather, LLC., Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Requester: Dell, Inc.
Firm Requesting: Pramudji Wendt & Tran, LLP., Houston, TX
Date Requested: 10/19/2009
Invention Title: PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE WITH LEATHER GRAIN

Control Number: 90/009,607

Patent Number: 7,533,740
Technology Area: Boring or penetrating the earth
Patent Owner: Smith International, Inc., Houston, TX
Firm Requesting: Owner
Date Requested: 10/13/2009
Invention Title: THERMALLY STABLE POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND CUTTING ELEMENTS AND BITS INCORPORATING THE SAME

Control Number: 90/010,644

Patent Number: 7,510,299
Technology Area: Illumination
Patent Owner: Altair Engineering, Inc., Troy, MI
Firm Requesting: Owner
Date Requested: 10/16/2009
Invention Title: LED LIGHTING DEVICE FOR REPLACING FLOURESCENT TUBES

Control Number: 90/010,673

Patent Number: 6,118,480
Technology Area: Television
Patent Owner: FlashPoint Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA
Firm Requesting: King & Spalding, LLP., New York, NY
Date Requested: 10/19/2009
Invention Title: METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTEGRATING A DIGITAL CAMERA USER INTERFACE ACROSS MULTIPLE OPERATING MODES

Control Number: 90/010,674

Patent Number: 6,177,956
Technology Area: Television
Patent Owner: FlashPoint Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA
Firm Requesting: King & Spalding, LLP., New York, NY
Date Requested: 10/2/2009
Invention Title: SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CORRELATING PROCESSING DATA AND IMAGE DATA WITHIN A DIGITAL CAMERA DEVICE

Control Number: 90/010,675

Patent Number: 6,486,914
Technology Area: Television
Patent Owner: FlashPoint Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA
Firm Requesting: King & Spalding, LLP., New York, NY
Date Requested: 10/2/2009
Invention Title: METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING USER INTERACTION IN A DIGITAL IMAGING DEVICE USING DYNAMIC OVERLAY BARS

Control Number: 90/010,676

Patent Number: 6,400,471
Technology Area: Facsimile and static presentation processing
Patent Owner: FlashPoint Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA
Firm Requesting: King & Spalding, LLP., New York, NY
Date Requested: 10/2/2009
Invention Title: FLEXIBLE ARCHITECTURE FOR IMAGE PROCESSING

Control Number: 90/010,677

Patent Number: 6,504,575
Technology Area: Television
Patent Owner: FlashPoint Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA
Firm Requesting: King & Spalding, LLP., New York, NY
Date Requested: 10/2/2009
Invention Title: METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING OVERLAY BARS IN A DIGITAL IMAGING DEVICE

Control Number: 90/010,687

Patent Number: 4,827,226
Technology Area: Oscillators
Patent Owner: CTS Corporation, Elkhart, IN
Requester: Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
Firm Requesting: Mendelsohn Drucker & Associates, PC., Philadelphia, PA
Date Requested: 10/13/2009
Invention Title: FULLY INTEGRATED, ADJUSTABLE OSCILLATOR FOR USE WITH A CRYSTAL

Control Number: 90/010,691

Patent Number: 7,402,095
Technology Area: Abrading
Patent Owner: Precision Concrete Cutting, Inc., Provo, UT
Firm Requesting: Clayton Howarth & Cannon, PC., Sandy, UT
Date Requested: 10/6/2009
Invention Title: METHOD FOR REMOVING TRIP HAZARDS IN CONCRETE SIDEWALKS