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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in South Carolina (June 13)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 13 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in South Carolina. *** FiberSource Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- FiberSource, Greenville, S.C., has been assigned a patent (7,955,004) developed by Brian Anthony DiMarco, Greenville, S.C., for a "fiber optic furcation method." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A fiber optic furcation method for fiber optic cables having a plurality of optical fibers and a fiber optic junction made by said method. The method comprises the steps of threading each optical fiber into a separate fiber optic cable forming a junction; placing a first tube around the junction so that the tube covers the reinforcing members of the fiber optic cables; folding reinforcing fibers from the fiber optic cables over the first tube; applying an adhesive to the reinforcing fibers; placing a second tube around the junction; and shrink wrapping the junction." The patent application was filed on Sept. 4, 2008 (12/204,398). The full-text of the patent can be found 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=79,55,004.PN.&OS=PN/79,55,004&RS=PN/79,55,004 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** South Carolina Inventor Develops Patent for Golf Putter with Aiming Apparatus ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 13 -- Norman Douglas Bittner, St. Helena Island, S.C., has developed a patent (7,955,180) for a "golf putter with aiming apparatus." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention relates to an improved golf club with line markings on the head of the putter that facilitate a precise and accurate motion of the club. One of these markings, the aiming line, runs parallel to the club face across the top of the club and is intended to assist the golfer in aiming and placement of the club head. The other markings, the guide lines, run perpendicular to the club face across the top of the club and are intended to guide the path of the subsequent motion of the club to hit a golf ball." The patent application was filed on May 29, 2009 (12/475,394). The full-text of the patent can be found 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=79,55,180.PN.&OS=PN/79,55,180&RS=PN/79,55,180 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Preventive Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 13 -- Preventive Technology, Greenville, S.C., has been assigned a patent (7,955,711) developed by Donald Castillo, Garden City Beach, S.C., Charles K. Elliott Jr., Greenville, S.C., and Christopher Patton Bennett, Roebuck, S.C., for a "wood treatment solution and process." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention features a single aqueous solution that imparts acceptable levels of water resistance, fire resistance, mold resistance and pest resistance to wood, and which may be used in standard wood treatment techniques commonly utilized in the wood treatment industry. The aqueous solution contains a fire retardant, an insect and termite repellant, a mold inhibitor and a pH buffer." The patent application was filed on Nov. 20, 2007 (11/986,162). The full-text of the patent can be found 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=7,955,711&OS=7,955,711&RS=7,955,711 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Bayer Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 13 -- Bayer, Mijdrecht, The Netherlands, has been assigned a patent (7,955,632) developed by Neil E. Paulsen, Johns Island, S.C., Roland Johnson, Lexington, N.C., and Michael Johnson, Greensboro, N.C., for a "process for manufacturing chewable dosage forms for drug delivery and products thereof." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A palatable, edible soft chewable medication vehicle for delivery of a pharmaceutically acceptable active ingredient, such as a drug, to an animal or human subject. The edible soft chews contain only food grade or better inactive ingredients, and preferably do not contain ingredients of animal origin. Processes for manufacturing the edible soft chews do not require the use of heat or the addition of water during mixing of active and inactive ingredients, provide stable concentrations of the active ingredient, and produce chews of consistent weight and texture." The patent application was filed on Nov. 14, 2007 (11/940,106). The full-text of the patent can be found 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=7,955,632&OS=7,955,632&RS=7,955,632 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** South Carolina Inventor Develops Patent for Automatically Variable Stride Walk-run-stepper Pedal Exerciser ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 13 -- William Edward James, Greenville, S.C., has developed a patent (7,955,225) for an "automatically variable stride walk-run-stepper pedal exerciser." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "This pedal exerciser allows normal walking and running in place on pedals (16, 17) reciprocal back and forth by returning the pedal from varying strides to a forward step-down position in response to user's end of stride action of stepping down on the forward pedal and lifting the other foot at the rear. A return force is applied to a pedal only during its return stroke, avoiding the high force opposing user's stride of elastic return devices. This enables high return forces to return the pedals at high stride rates and long strides without high user stride effort, making possible pedal exercisers allowing normal, varying walk-run strides as on powered treadmills but without a motor drive. Mechanical and pneumatic versions are described, manual and motorized, providing cushioned step-down with automatic stride length, speed variation and stopping responding to user's foot force." The patent application was filed on July 27, 1999 (09/674,996). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7,955,225.PN.&OS=PN/7,955,225&RS=PN/7,955,225 Written by Ankita Das; edited by Jaya Anand. 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