Brokers may be obsolete if this patent catches on

Stock market prediction using natural language processing, patent No. 8,285,619, invented by Frederick S. M. Herz of Warrington, Pa., Lyle H. Ungar of Philadelphia, Pa., Jason M. Eisner of Baltimore, Md., and Walter Paul Labys of Ogden, assigned to Fred Herz Patents LLC of Milton, W.Va.

Synchronized compound archery bow, patent No. 8,281,775, invented by Marlow W. Larson of Ogden, assigned to Larson Archery Co. of Ogden.

Expandable tool for an earth-boring system, patent No. 8,281,880, invented by David R. Hall of Provo, Scott S. Dahlgren of Alpine, and Jonathan Marshall of Provo.Methods of treating subterranean wells using changeable additives, patent No. 8,281,857, invented by Dean Michael Willberg of Salt Lake City, James G. Carlson of Lake Elmo, Minn., Ignatius A. Kadoma of Cottage Grove, Minn., Yong K. Wu of Woodbury, Minn., and Michael D. Crandall of North Oaks, Minn., assigned to 3M Innovative Properties Co. of Saint Paul, Minn.

Jack element for a drill bit, patent No. 8,281,882, invented by David R. Hall of Provo, Francis E. Leany of Salem, Joe Fox of Spanish Fork, and Tyson J. Wilde of Spanish Fork, assigned to Schlumberger Technology Corp. of Houston, Texas.

Systems and methods for organizing and priming an IV administration set, patent No. 8,282,046, invented by Weston F. Harding of Lehi, and Bryan G. Davis of Sandy, assigned to Becton, Dickinson and Co. of Franklin Lakes, N.J.

Delayed coker isolation valve systems, patent No. 8,282,074, invented by Ruben F. Lah of West Jordan, and Gary Larsen of West Jordan, assigned to Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Corp. of Falls Church, Va.

Self-priming intravenous delivery system, patent No. 8,282,608, invented by Tom M. Miner of Alpine, and Bryan G. Davis of Sandy, assigned to Becton, Dickinson and Co. of Franklin Lakes, N.J.

Orthopedic external fixator and method of use, patent No. 8,282,636, invented by Virak Tan of Murray Hill, N.J., assigned to IMDS Corp. of Logan.

Methods of forming a sensitized explosive and a percussion primer, patent No. 8,282,751, invented by Harold E. Johnston of Brigham City, Kirstin F. Warner of King George, Va., Reed J. Blau of Richmond, and Scott K. Lusk of Clarkston, assigned to Alliant Techsystems Inc. of Arlington, Va.