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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Alabama (Sept. 8)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Alabama. *** Merchandise Purchasing Vending Machine Co-Developed by Tuskegee Inventors ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- Two inventors, including James A. Satchell Jr. of Tuskegee, Ala., has invented a vending machine for purchasing selected items by a customer. The U.S. Patent was issued on Aug. 17 (No. RE41,543). The other co-inventor is Johnson A. Asumadu of Kalamazoo, Mich. An abstract of the invention, published by the U.S. Patents and Trademark Office, states the invention is a "vending machine for purchasing selected items by a customer. The vending machine includes a dispensing assembly for dispensing an item and a selector assembly connected to the dispensing assembly. A computer assembly having a central computer, video display screen and a modem is connected to and actuated by the selector for connecting the computer to an internet site and displaying a received transmission on the video screen in response to a purchased item." The patent was assigned to Vendonet Inc., Tuskegee, Ala. The application was filed on Oct. 12, 2000 (No. 09/686,626), and the document is available at: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20100817.PD.&s2=(AL.INST.)&OS=ISD/08/17/2010+AND+IS/AL&RS=ISD/08/17/2010+AND+IS/AL *** Ornamental Design for Race Car Memorabilia Outdoor Torch Developed by Montgomery Inventor ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- James A. Langley of Montgomery, Ala. has invented an ornamental design for a race car memorabilia outdoor torch. The U.S. Patent was issued on Aug. 17 (No. D621,976). The application was filed on May 29, 2009 (No. D/315,135), and the document is available at: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=2&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20100817.PD.&s2=(AL.INST.)&OS=ISD/08/17/2010+AND+IS/AL&RS=ISD/08/17/2010+AND+IS/AL *** Taxanes and 13-Deoxyanthracyclines Combination for Anticancer Treatment Co-Developed By Birmingham Inventor ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- Two inventors, including Gerald M. Walsh of Birmingham, Ala., have invented an anticancer treatment with a combination of taxanes and 13-deoxyanthracyclines. The U.S. Patent was issued on Aug. 17 (No. 7,776,832). The other co-inventor is Richard D. Olson, Nampa, Idaho. An abstract of the invention, published by the U.S. Patents and Trademark Office, states that "13-deoxy anthracycline and a taxane can be administered to a patient simultaneously, separately, sequentially, or consecutively to produce a therapeutic anticancer effect with reduced toxicity and side effect profile, compared to the administration of equieffective amounts of either compound alone. A composition or preparation of a 13-deoxy anthracyclines and a taxane for producing a potent anticancer therapeutic effect is also provided." The patent was assigned to Gem Pharmaceuticals LLC, Birmingham, Ala. The application was filed on April. 21, 2006 (No. 11/408,000), and the document is available at: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=7&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20100817.PD.&s2=(AL.INST.)&OS=ISD/08/17/2010+AND+IS/AL&RS=ISD/08/17/2010+AND+IS/AL *** Ornamental Design for Spinous Process Inserter Developed by Birmingham Inventor ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- Kenneth L. Horton of Birmingham, Ala., has invented an ornamental design for a spinous process inserter. The U.S. Patent was issued on Aug. 31 (No. D622,843). The application was filed on Dec. 8, 2009 (No. D/351,584), and the document is available at: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=2&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20100831.PD.&s2=%28AL.INST.%29&OS=ISD/08/31/2010+AND+IS/AL&RS=ISD/08/31/2010+AND+IS/AL *** Identity Protecting System Co-Developed by Alabama Inventors ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- Two inventors, including Gary M. Dennis and Sharon D. Dennis, both of Indian Spring, Ala., have invented a system of protecting use of a person's identity. The U.S. Patent was issued on Aug. 17 (No. 7,779,456). An abstract of the invention, published by the U.S. Patents and Trademark Office, states, "The method comprises setting a status of the identity to a first state, the first state defining a scope of permitted use of the identity, changing, in advance of an intended use of the identity, the status to a second state defining a scope of permitted use of the identity that is different from the first state, requesting use of the identity after the changing; and returning, after the requesting, the state back to the first state." The application was filed on April. 27, 2005 (No. 11/115,239 ), and the document is available at: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=3&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20100817.PD.&s2=(AL.INST.)&OS=ISD/08/17/2010+AND+IS/AL&RS=ISD/08/17/2010+AND+IS/AL *** Oral Pharmaceutical Compositions Usage Methods Co-Developed by Birmingham Inventor ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- Six inventors, including Walter A. Shaw of Birmingham, Ala., and Stephen W. Burgess of Chelsea, Ala., have invented methods of using the oral pharmaceutical compositions. The U.S. Patent was issued on Aug. 24 (No. 7,780,978). The other co-inventors are Barry J. Maurer of Sylmar, Calif., Charles Patrick Reynolds of Sherman Oaks, Calif., David W. Yesair of Byfield, Mass., and Robert Travis McKee of Jacksonville, Fla. An abstract of the invention, published by the U.S. Patents and Trademark Office, states the invention provides an "edible composition for oral delivery of an active agent such as paclitaxel or a retinide. The composition comprises, in the form of a dry flowable powder: (a) an active agent such as a retinide; (b) lipid matrix composition; (c) optionally sweetener; (d) flour. Compositions of the invention may be administered per se or mixed with a solid or liquid food carrier, for direct oral consumption by a subject or administration through a feeding tube." The patent was assigned to Children's Hospital Los Angeles. The application was filed on June 29, 2005 (No. 11/170,561), and the document is available at: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=6&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20100824.PD.&s2=%28AL.INST.%29&OS=ISD/08/24/2010+AND+IS/AL&RS=ISD/08/24/2010+AND+IS/AL *** Ornamental Design for Spinous Process Reamer Developed by Birmingham Inventor ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- Kenneth L. Horton of Birmingham, Ala., has invented an ornamental design for a spinous process reamer. The U.S. Patent was issued on Aug. 31 (No. D622,851). The application was filed on Dec. 8, 2009 (No. D/351,598), and the document is available at: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20100831.PD.&s2=%28AL.INST.%29&OS=ISD/08/31/2010+AND+IS/AL&RS=ISD/08/31/2010+AND+IS/AL *** Compression Head Stabilizer Kit Co-Developed by Moody Inventor ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- Johnny Womack of Moody, Ala., has invented a stabilizer kit for the compression head of a concrete block machine. The U.S. Patent was issued on Aug. 17 (No. 7,774,914). An abstract of the invention, published by the U.S. Patents and Trademark Office, states that a "stabilizer kit for a compression head of a concrete block machine is provided, the kit including a stabilizer plate, a fiber disc, a stud, a pair of spacer plates and a set of bolts for attaching the stabilizer plate and a pair of spacer plates to and between an upper portion and a lower portion of a frame of the block machine." The application was filed on Nov. 8, 2006 (No. 11/557,565), and the document is available at: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=8&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20100817.PD.&s2=(AL.INST.)&OS=ISD/08/17/2010+AND+IS/AL&RS=ISD/08/17/2010+AND+IS/AL *** Ornamental Design for Luminaire End Caps Co-Developed by Hamilton Inventor ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- Two inventors, including Christopher Patrick Warner of Hamilton, Ala., have invented an ornamental design for end caps for a luminaire. The U.S. Patent was issued on Aug. 24 (No. D622,441). The other co-inventor is Carlton Bruce Plunk of Saltillo, Miss. The patent was assigned to Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, Netherlands. The application was filed on Oct. 21, 2009 (No. D/345,706), and the document is available at: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20100824.PD.&s2=%28AL.INST.%29&OS=ISD/08/24/2010+AND+IS/AL&RS=ISD/08/24/2010+AND+IS/AL *** Ornamental Design for Yard Sign Developed by Tuscaloosa Inventor ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- James Clarence Pryor of Tuscaloosa, Ala., has invented an ornamental design for a yard sign. The U.S. Patent was issued on Aug. 31 (No. D622,778). The application was filed on Nov. 16, 2009 (No. D/350,376), and the document is available at: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=4&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20100831.PD.&s2=%28AL.INST.%29&OS=ISD/08/31/2010+AND+IS/AL&RS=ISD/08/31/2010+AND+IS/AL *** Ornamental Design for Yard Sign Developed by Tuscaloosa Inventor ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- James Clarence Pryor of Tuscaloosa, Ala., has invented an ornamental design for a yard sign. The U.S. Patent was issued on Aug. 31 (No. D622,777). The application was filed on Nov. 16, 2009 (No. D/350,374), and the document is available at:http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=5&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20100831.PD.&s2=%28AL.INST.%29&OS=ISD/08/31/2010+AND+IS/AL&RS=ISD/08/31/2010+AND+IS/AL *** Ornamental Design for Medical Tubing Flexible Collapsible Protection Sleeve Developed by Alabaster Inventor ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- Richard McFalls of Alabaster, Ala., has invented an ornamental design for a flexible, collapsible protective sleeve for medical tubing. The U.S. Patent was issued on Aug. 24 (No. D622,376). The application was filed on July 31, 2008 (No. D/322,275), and the document is available at: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=2&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20100824.PD.&s2=%28AL.INST.%29&OS=ISD/08/24/2010+AND+IS/AL&RS=ISD/08/24/2010+AND+IS/AL *** Ornamental Design for Watering Tube Device Co-Developed by Montgomery Inventors ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- Six inventors, including Mary Beth Boyette and Carole B. Crews, both of Montgomery, Ala., Courtney Presley and Justin Presley, both of Millbrook, Ala., have invented an ornamental design for a watering tube device. The U.S. Patent was issued on Aug. 24 (No. D622,111). The other co-inventors are Roxanne Kirtley Hawk and Norton E. White, Jr., both of Houston. The patent was assigned to Mary Beth Boyette of Wetumpka, Ala. The application was filed on Oct. 20, 2008 (No. D/312,431), and the document is available at: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=3&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20100824.PD.&s2=%28AL.INST.%29&OS=ISD/08/24/2010+AND+IS/AL&RS=ISD/08/24/2010+AND+IS/AL *** Ornamental Design for Gun Sleeve Developed by Tuscaloosa Inventor ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- Michael J. Obradovich of Tuscaloosa, Ala., has invented an ornamental design for a gun sleeve. The U.S. Patent was issued on Aug. 31 (No. D622,808). The application was filed on July 16, 2009 (No. D/340,324), and the document is available at: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=3&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20100831.PD.&s2=%28AL.INST.%29&OS=ISD/08/31/2010+AND+IS/AL&RS=ISD/08/31/2010+AND+IS/AL *** Ornamental Design for Yard Sign Developed by Tuscaloosa Inventor ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- James Clarence Pryor of Tuscaloosa, Ala., has invented an ornamental design for a yard sign. The U.S. Patent was issued on Aug. 31 (No. D622,776). The application was filed on Nov. 16, 2009 (No. D/350,371), and the document is available at:http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=6&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20100831.PD.&s2=%28AL.INST.%29&OS=ISD/08/31/2010+AND+IS/AL&RS=ISD/08/31/2010+AND+IS/AL For more information about Targeted News Service products and services, please contact: Myron Struck, editor, Targeted News Service LLC, Springfield, Va., 703/304-1897; [email protected]; http://targetednews.com. -1026141 (c) 2010 Targeted News Service |