Here is this week’s list of patents with local connections awarded by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. I’ll run this info here every Tuesday.

1. Patent 7,813,953: System and method for product level projections of pharmacy prescriptions within product therapy classes. Inventors: Chris Boardman (Collegeville, Pa.); Brian Wynne (Wayne, Pa.) and Kennon Copeland (Fredericksburg, Va.). Assignee: Bank of America, NA. Click here for the details.

2. Patent 7,811,844: Method for fabricating electronic and photonic devices on a semiconductor substrate. Inventors: Daniel N. Carothers (Oro Valley, Ariz.); Craig M. Hill  (Warrenton, Va.); Andrew T. S. Pomerene (Leesburg, Va.); Timothy J. Conway (Gainesville, Va.); Rick L. Thompson (Amherst, N.H.); Vu A. Vu (Falls Church, Va.); Robert Kamocsai (Manassas, Va.); Joe Giunta (Warrenton, Va.), Jonathan N. Ishii (Fredericksburg). Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. Click here for details.

3. Patent 7,811,024: Dovetail alignment and locking system. Inventor: Vincent J. Vendetti (King George). Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy. Click here for details.

4. Patent 7,810,429: Consumable flash tube. Inventors: Michael E. Buckley (Dahlgren), Donald R. McClure (King George), Jesse L. East Jr. (Dahlgren). Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy. Click here for details.