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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Kentucky (June 14)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Kentucky. *** Kentucky Inventor Develops Patent for Self-orienting Platform ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 13 -- Bruce West Plucknett, Sadieville, Ky., has developed a patent (7,954,247) for a self-orienting platform. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A self-orienting platform device is provided having a platform that is rotatably adjustably attached to a body. The device is provided with adjustable weights to ensure even rotation. The attachment between the platform and the body is such that when the body rotates, the platform rotates with it, but the attachment can be adjusted such that the user can rotate the platform relative to the body when desired. The device comprises a magnet with an attached magnetic north indicator, and can be set by rotating the platform relative to the body so that when the magnet points to magnetic north, the magnetic north indicator points to a selected marking or other feature on the platform. The platform can be rotated with respect to the body to account for the difference between magnetic and true north, so that the selected marker is aligned with true north. The device can be used as a self-orienting sundial to tell the time of day by the sun, and because it is portable and does not have to be reset for different locations (within the same general latitude and longitude and time period), the sundial can be moved from place to place and used as a teaching aid in classrooms, and an interactive decorative object in homes and gardens." The patent application was filed on Feb. 26, 2010 (12/714,305). 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=79,54,247.PN.&OS=PN/79,54,247&RS=PN/79,54,247 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** R. A. Jones Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- R. A. Jones, Covington, Ky., has been assigned a patent (7,954,307) developed by four co-inventors for an "adjustable pouch forming, filling and sealing apparatus and methods." The co-inventors are Sima Paunesku, Cincinnati, Daniel J. Rack, Cincinnati, Jeffrey D. Wintring, Florence, Ky., and Richard A. Roth, Cincinnati. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An adjustable pouch machine comprises a vertical sealer module forms transverse seals between two plies of a pouch web to partially define a plurality of pouches. Rollers selectively tension and relax the web on the vertically oriented wheel, allowing them to drop away from heated lands on emergency and cycle stops. A filler wheel has a plurality of adjustable gripper units mounted directly thereon for transporting independent separate pouches cut from the pouch web. An adjustable knife is selectively provided with changeable knife hub sets to handle a variety of pouch sizes where a filler wheel alternately first fills and seals pouches in a train. Gear linkage accommodates variation in distance between hubs of different sets. Various embodiments, apparatus and methods are described." The patent application was filed on Jan. 29, 2007 (11/668,205). 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=7,954,307.PN.&OS=PN/7,954,307&RS=PN/7,954,307 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** General Electric Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- General Electric, Schenectady, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,954,485) developed by Paul B. Cadima, Prospect, Ky., and Brian S. Henninger, LanGrange, Ky., for a "method and apparatus for ventilating cooking appliances." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A cooling apparatus is provided for cooling a cabinet of a cooking appliance that includes an oven within exterior side panels. The cooling apparatus includes a side rail and a bottom panel coupled to the side rail. The bottom panel includes a slot therein. A cover is disposed over the bottom panel to form a channel. The slot opens into the channel. The cover is configured to direct cooling air from the slot into a space between the oven and the side panels." The patent application was filed on Sept. 30, 2005 (11/241,637). 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=7,954,485.PN.&OS=PN/7,954,485&RS=PN/7,954,485 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** University of Kentucky Research Foundation Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- The University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, Ky., has been assigned a patent (7,954,595) developed by Michael E. Kalinski, Lexington, Ky., for a "lightweight inflatable borehole receiver unit for seismic testing." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A borehole receiver for seismic testing has a support frame and an inflatable membrane configured to form a single, compact unit. The inflatable membrane has at least one sensor, such as an accelerometer affixed to the membrane. The at least one accelerometer may be adhesively affixed to an interior portion of the membrane with a cyanoacrylate adhesive. A pneumatic inflation system is used to inflate the membrane with pressurized air. In use, the membrane is slipped over the support frame and secured with a pair of O-rings. Once the borehole receiver is properly positioned in the borehole, pressurized air from the pneumatic inflation system inflates the membrane such that the at least one accelerometer achieves intimate coupling with a wall of the borehole to accurately measure dynamic seismic waves." The patent application was filed on Dec. 22, 2009 (12/644,655). 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=7,954,595.PN.&OS=PN/7,954,595&RS=PN/7,954,595 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** A&P Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- A&P Technology, Cincinnati, has been assigned a patent (7,954,746) developed by four co-inventors for a "method and apparatus for shipping braided composite reinforcing fabric." The co-inventors are Andrew A. Head, Cincinnati, Donald D. Exline, Florence, Ky., Christopher M. Olenick, New Richmond, Ohio, and Thomas C. Story, Cincinnati. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "By the present invention method and apparatus is disclosed whereby a triaxial braided composite reinforcing fabric having axial yarns of varying length may be wrapped about a cylindrical shipping spool without deformation of the braided fabric. A tensioning device is interposed between the braiding tool and shipping or storage spool whereby the individual variable length axial yarns are subjected to constant tensioning. As the braided fabric is wound upon a cylindrical shipping spool, a conformable foam layer is interposed between each layer of braided fabric thereby permitting each axial yarn to seek out its own diameter by compressing the layer of conformable foam upon which it is wrapped." The patent application was filed on July 9, 2010 (12/833,203). 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=7954746.PN.&OS=PN/7954746&RS=PN/7954746 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Lexmark International Assigned Patent for Hydrophobic Nozzle Plate Structures for Micro-fluid Ejection Heads ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Lexmark International, Lexington, Ky., has been assigned a patent (7,954,926) developed by eight co-inventors for "hydrophobic nozzle plate structures for micro-fluid ejection heads." The co-inventors are Craig Michael Bertelsen, Union, Ky., Christopher Allen Craft, Paris, Ky., Bryan Thomas Fannin, Versailles, Ky., David Christopher Graham, Lexington, Ky., Kelly Ann Killeen, Lexington, Ky., Bart Allan Mansdorf, Lexington, Ky., Sean Terrance Weaver, Union, Ky., and Xiaoming Wu, Strongsville, Ohio. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A nozzle plate for a micro-fluid ejection head, a method of making a hydrophobic nozzle plate, and a method for improving the resiliency of a nozzle plate. The nozzle has a photoimageable hydrophobic polycyclic polyolefin layer derived from an epoxy functionalized polynorbornene." The patent application was filed on Jan. 23, 2008 (12/018,357). 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=7,954,926&OS=7,954,926&RS=7,954,926 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Lexmark International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Lexmark International, Lexington, Ky., has been assigned a patent (7,954,927) developed by five co-inventors for "nozzle members, compositions, and methods for micro-fluid ejection heads." The co-inventors are Brian C. Hart, Georgetown, Ky., Gary A. Holt Jr., Lexington, Ky., Melissa M. Waldeck, Lexington, Ky., Sean T. Weaver, Union, Ky., and Gary R. Williams, Lexington, Ky. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An improved photoimaged nozzle plate for a micro-fluid ejection head, a micro-fluid ejection head containing the nozzle plate, and methods for making a micro-fluid ejection head. The improved nozzle plate is provided by a photoresist nozzle plate layer applied to a thick film layer on a semiconductor substrate containing fluid ejector actuators. The photoresist nozzle plate layer has a plurality of nozzle holes therein. Each of the nozzle holes are formed in the nozzle plate layer from an exit surface of the nozzle plate layer to an entrance surface of the nozzle plate layer. Each of the nozzle holes has a reentrant hole profile with a wall angle greater than about 4.degree. up to about 30.degree. measured from an axis orthogonal to a plane defined by the exit surface of the nozzle plate layer." The patent application was filed on Feb. 1, 2008 (12/024,346). 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=7,954,927&OS=7,954,927&RS=7,954,927 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Lexmark International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Lexmark International, Lexington, Ky., has been assigned a patent (7,954,929) developed by John G. Edelen, Versailles, Ky., George K. Parish, Winchester, Ky., and Kristi M. Rowe, Richmond, Ky., for a "micro-fluid ejecting device having embedded memory in communication with an external controller." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A micro-fluid ejecting head for use in a micro-fluid ejecting apparatus includes a plurality of micro-fluid ejection devices, a plurality of driver devices for driving the plurality of micro-fluid ejection devices, and a nonvolatile programmable memory matrix. The memory matrix contains embedded programmable memory devices for storing information related to operation of the micro-fluid ejecting head. The memory matrix is configured to communicate with a controller which is external of the micro-fluid ejecting head. The information stored in the memory matrix may include identification information for the micro-fluid ejecting head, alignment characteristics of the micro-fluid ejecting head, information regarding properties of fluid used by the micro-fluid ejecting head, fluid level information, and fluid use information. The external controller accesses the information stored in the memory matrix and controls the plurality of driver devices based on the information accessed from the memory matrix." The patent application was filed on Sept. 20, 2007 (11/858,611). 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=7,954,929&OS=7,954,929&RS=7,954,929 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Kentucky Inventors Develop Patent for Picture Hanging Position Finder and Wall Marking Device ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Benjamin Simpson Harralson, Louisville, Ky., and Mary Stacey Harralson, Louisville, Ky., have developed a patent (7,954,782) for a "picture hanging position finder and wall marking device." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Picture Hanging Position Finder And Wall Marking Device has an elongated adjustable vertical support with a hanger at the top to accept and hold a wire or bracket for a framed picture or other hanging object, wherein the device may lean against a wall with the back of the vertical support held flush against the wall, and with the bottom of the vertical support elevated above any wall baseboard, and held in place by forward and laterally extending legs which reach down to a horizontal floor. As such, a picture can be suspended from the vertical support, and the device can be moved to any location against a wall, and the height can adjusted and locked in place, so that a user may view the picture from a distance as if it were hung on the wall in order to choose a desirable location for the picture. The device then has a means for marking the wall for the installation of a permanent hanger at the precise location from where the picture had been temporarily suspended." The patent application was filed on Aug. 14, 2007 (11/893,083). 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=7,954,782&OS=7,954,782&RS=7,954,782 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. 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. -1051068 (c) 2011 Targeted News Service |