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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Connecticut (July 4)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Connecticut. *** Cook Medical Technologies Assigned Patent for Introducer Apparatus with Eversible Sleeve ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Cook Medical Technologies, Bloomington, Ind., has been assigned a patent (7,967,798) developed by Boris Reydel, Passaic, N.J., Mikhail Mezhirov, Bridgeport, Conn., and Jason D. Foushee, Winston-Salem, N.C., for an "introducer apparatus with eversible sleeve." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed is an introducer apparatus comprising an sleeve fixation mechanism or introducer member, such as a catheter, introducer, or ring-like structure, which is attached to a protective sleeve comprising a thin flexible material such a polymeric film. The sleeve is inverted into the passageway of a second member, such as a catheter, feeding tube, introducer, etc., that is advanced through the passageway of the introducer member and is introduced into a bodily passage of a patient, such as the bile duct, nasal passages, colon, etc. The sleeve everts from the passageway of the second member during its advancement to lay down a friction-reducing surface. The sleeve prevents frictional contact between the second member and delicate or sensitive tissues." The patent application was filed on Oct. 22, 2003 (10/692,310). 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=7,967,798.PN.&OS=PN/7,967,798&RS=PN/7,967,798 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Advanced Technology Materials Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Advanced Technology Materials, Danbury, Conn., has been assigned a patent (7,966,879) developed by seven co-inventors for a "fluid storage and dispensing system including dynamic fluid monitoring of fluid storage and dispensing vessel." The co-inventors are James Dietz, Scarsdale, N.Y., Steven E. Bishop, Rio Rancho, N.M., James V. McManus, Bethel, Conn., Steven M. Lurcott, Sherman, Conn., Michael J. Wodjenski, New Milford, Conn., Robert Kaim, Brookline, Mass., and Frank Dimeo Jr., Falls Church, Va. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A monitoring system (100) for monitoring fluid in a fluid supply vessel (22, 24, 26, 28, 108) during operation including dispensing of fluid from the fluid supply vessel. The monitoring system includes (i) one or more sensors (114, 126) for monitoring a characteristic of the fluid supply vessel or the fluid dispensed therefrom, (ii) a data acquisition module (40, 132, 146) operatively coupled to the one or more sensors to receive monitoring data therefrom and responsively generate an output correlative to the characteristic monitored by the one or more sensors, and (iii) a processor (50, 150) and display (52, 150) operatively coupled with the data acquisition module and arranged to process the output from the data acquisition module and responsively output a graphical representation of fluid in the fluid supply vessel, billing documents, usage reports, and/or resupply requests." The patent application was filed on Oct. 24, 2005 (11/577,864). 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=79,66,879&OS=79,66,879&RS=79,66,879 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Massachusetts, Connecticut Inventors Develop Patent for Method and Apparatus for Securing an Object to Bone ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Barry T. Bickley, North Andover, Mass., Aldo M. Zovich, East Hampton, Conn., and Richard E. Zovich, Kensington, Conn., have developed a patent (7,967,851) for a "method and apparatus for securing an object to bone." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A surgical system comprising: an object to be secured to bone, the object comprising an opening extending therethrough; and a sleeve/expander construction for securing the object to bone, the sleeve/expander construction comprising: a sleeve adapted for positioning through the opening in the object and into the bone, the sleeve comprising: a shank having a distal end and a proximal end and an opening extending from the distal end to the proximal end, wherein the opening narrows toward the distal end of the shank, and further wherein the distal end of the shank is slit so as to form a plurality of radially-expandable segments; and an enlarged head formed at the proximal end of the shank, the enlarged head being formed so as to be radially-expandable; and an expander adapted for positioning through the opening in the sleeve, the expander being sized so as to (i) radially expand the distal end of the sleeve so that the sleeve is secured to the bone, and (ii) radially expand the enlarged head of the sleeve so that the sleeve is secured to the object, whereby to secure the object to the bone." The patent application was filed on April 23, 2008 (12/148,845). 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=7,967,851.PN.&OS=PN/7,967,851&RS=PN/7,967,851 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Spine Wave Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Spine Wave, Shelton, Conn., has been assigned a patent (7,967,867) developed by Peter Barreiro, West Haven, Conn., Dennis Ty, Milford, Conn., and Michael E. Landry, Austin, Texas, for an "expandable interbody fusion device." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An expandable interbody fusion device includes superior and inferior endplates that are configured to receive a sequentially inserted stack of interlocking expansion members or wafers. The like-configured wafers include features on their top and bottom surfaces that interlock the wafers in multiple degrees of freedom so that the wafer stack is not disrupted when the fusion device is fully expanded. One of the interlocking features includes a plurality of prongs projecting from an upper surface of the wafers and into a recess defined in the lower surface of an adjacent previously inserted like-configured wafer. The prongs and recesses are configured to prevent retrograde movement of each new wafer in a direction opposite the direction of insertion. Other interlocking features prevent movement in the direction of insertion, transverse to the insertion direction and vertically within the stack." The patent application was filed on May 31, 2007 (11/756,050). 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=7,967,867.PN.&OS=PN/7,967,867&RS=PN/7,967,867 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Parker-Hannifin Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Parker-Hannifin, Cleveland, has been assigned a patent (7,968,244) developed by Bryan L. Alfano, Manchester, Conn., for a "fuel supply manifold assembly." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A fuel supply manifold assembly (20) comprising a manifold (40), one or more supply inlet connections (42), pressure readers (44, 46), a manual turnoff (50), pressure-reducing devices (52,54), a pressure-relieving device (56), a flow-control device (60), and a delivery outlet port (62). The manifold (40) defines a flow path from the supply inlet connection(s) (42) to the delivery outlet port (62). The flow path passes through the pressure readers (44, 46), the manual turnoff (50), pressure-reducing devices (52,54), the pressure-relieving device (56), the flow-control device (60). When installing the fuel supply manifold assembly (20) at a fuel cell site, one inlet connection for each fuel source and one outlet connection is required. No separate connections, tubing, hoses, or other plumbing is required to integrate other the components into the fuel flow path to the anode side of the fuel cell stack." The patent application was filed on Aug. 15, 2006 (11/464,657). 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=7,968,244&OS=7,968,244&RS=7,968,244 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Connecticut Inventor Develops Patent for Tamper-proof Narcotic Delivery System ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- John J. Farrell, Greenwich, Conn., has developed a patent (7,968,119) for a "tamper-proof narcotic delivery system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A composition for oral, transdermal or subdermal administration to a subject is described. The composition contains: (a) an agonist component; (b) an antagonist component containing at least one antagonist and having a delayed time of release; and (c) an immediate release antagonist removal component, where the subject includes a gastrointestinal tract and the antagonist removal component is present in an amount sufficient to substantially remove the antagonist component from the gastrointestinal tract of the subject before the time of release of the antagonist component. The composition may be delivered to the subject by a method which includes the step of administering the composition orally, transdermally or subdermally to the subject. When the composition of the present invention is administered orally, the method of the present invention may include the step of administering a potassium compound to the subject." The patent application was filed on June 26, 2002 (10/183,678). 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=7,968,119&OS=7,968,119&RS=7,968,119 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Bristol-Myers Squibb Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,968,555) developed by eleven co-inventors for "intermediates in the preparation of entecavir via carbon-silicon oxidation." The co-inventors are Maotang X. Zhou, Cedar Knolls, N.J., Emily A. Reiff, Milltown, N.J., Purushotham Vemishetti, Monmouth Junction, N.J., Yadagiri R. Pendri, South Glastonbury, Conn., Ambarish K. Singh, Plainsboro, N.J., Siva Josyula Prasad, Kendall Park, N.J., Ulhas P. Dhokte, Kendall Park, N.J., Xinhua Qian, Flemington, N.J., Pia Mountford, Lambertville, N.J., Kerry B. Hartung, Minoa, N.Y., and Helen Sailes, Dublin, Ireland. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Processes for preparing entecavir and novel intermediates thereof using carbon-silicon oxidation. ##STR00001#." The patent application was filed on July 22, 2010 (12/841,669). 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=7,968,555.PN.&OS=PN/7,968,555&RS=PN/7,968,555 Written by Ankita Das; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Z-Medica Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Z-Medica, Wallingford, Conn., has been assigned a patent (7,968,114) developed by five co-inventors for "clay-based hemostatic agents and devices for the delivery thereof." The co-inventors are Raymond J. Huey, Orange, Conn., Denny Lo, Bethlehem, Conn., Daniel J. Burns, Stratford, Conn., Giacomo Basadonna, Haddam, Conn., and Francis X. Hursey, West Hartford, Conn. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A device for promoting the clotting of blood comprises a clay material in particle form and a receptacle for containing the clay material. At least a portion of the receptacle is defined by a mesh. Another device comprises a gauze substrate and a clay material disposed on the gauze substrate. Another device is a bandage comprising a substrate, a mesh mounted on the substrate, and particles of a clay material retained in the mesh. A hemostatic sponge comprises a substrate, a hemostatic material disposed on a first surface of the substrate, and a release agent disposed on a second surface of the substrate. The release agent is disposed on the wound-contacting surface of the substrate. When treating a bleeding wound, application of the hemostatic sponge causes at least a portion of the hemostatic material to come into contact with blood through the release agent and through the substrate." The patent application was filed on Oct. 30, 2006 (11/590,427). 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=7,968,114&OS=7,968,114&RS=7,968,114 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Acorda Therapeutics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Acorda Therapeutics, Hawthorne, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,968,089) developed by four co-inventors for "proteoglycan degrading mutants for the treatment of CNS." The co-inventors are Elliott A. Gruskin, Killingworth, Conn., Anthony O. Caggiano, Larchmont, N.Y., Gargi Roy, Danbury, Conn., Rohini D'Souza, Croton on Hudson, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present disclosure relates to the preparation and deletion mutants of chondroitinase proteins and their use in methods for promoting the diffusion of therapeutic composition into tissues and their use for neurological functional recovery after central nervous system ("CNS") injury or disease." The patent application was filed on July 3, 2008 (12/167,573). 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=7,968,089&OS=7,968,089&RS=7,968,089 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** United Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- United Technologies, Hartford, Conn., has been assigned a patent (7,967,570) developed by Jun Shi, Glastonbury, Conn., and Wayde R. Schmidt, Pomfret Center, Conn., for "low transient thermal stress turbine engine components." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A turbine vane includes a platform; and at least one airfoil mounted to the platform and having a trailing edge and a leading edge, wherein the vane is composed of a functionally graded material having a first material and a second material, wherein the trailing edge includes a greater amount of the first material than the second material, and the leading edge includes a greater amount of the second material than the first material." The patent application was filed on July 27, 2007 (11/829,391). 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=7,967,570.PN.&OS=PN/7,967,570&RS=PN/7,967,570 Written by Ankita Das; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Fry's Metals Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Fry's Metals, Jersey City, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,968,008) developed by eight co-inventors for "particles and inks and films using them." The co-inventors are Sachin Parashar, Delhi, India, Siuli Sarkar, Bangalore, India, Oscar Khaselev, Monmouth Junction, N.J., Brian G. Lewis, Branford, Conn., Michael T. Marczi, Chester, N.J., Bawa Singh, Voorhees, N.J., Nitin Desai, Princeton Junction, N.J., and Michael Liberatore, Jersey City, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Particles and particle films are provided. In certain examples, particles produced from a single phase process may be used to provide industrial scale synthesis of particles for use in devices such as printed wiring boards." The patent application was filed on Aug. 3, 2006 (11/462,089). 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=7968008.PN.&OS=PN/7968008&RS=PN/7968008 *** United Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- United Technologies, Hartford, Conn., has been assigned a patent (7,967,562) developed by Allen R. Frost, Wethersfield, Conn., and John D. Riehl, Hebron, Conn., for a "ceramic matrix composite capped bolt attachment." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A fastener for a turbine engine includes a bolt and a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) cap mechanically secured to the bolt. CMC components are attached to an exhaust nozzle case with the fasteners. The fastener includes a bolt made of metal and having a head. A CMC cap is located on the head of the bolt and secured to the bolt by a mechanical device. The mechanical device allows the CMC cap to have a different thermal expansion than the bolt. The CMC cap also acts as a thermal shield for the bolt, aiding in the reduction of a heat signature of the turbine engine." The patent application was filed on June 6, 2006 (11/447,441). 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=7,967,562.PN.&OS=PN/7,967,562&RS=PN/7,967,562 Written by Ankita Das; edited by Jaya Anand. *** United Technologies Assigned Patent from Connecticut Inventors ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- United Technologies, Hartford, Conn., has been assigned a patent (7,967,555) developed by Ronald R. Gagnon Jr., Tolland, Conn., John R. Farris, East Hartford, Conn., and Eric A. Hudson, Harwinton, Conn., for a "process to cast seal slots in turbine vane shrouds." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A process for casting a turbine engine component is provided. The process comprises the steps of placing a refractory core assembly comprising two intersecting plates in a die, encapsulating the refractory core assembly in a wax pattern having the form of the turbine engine component, forming a ceramic shell mold about the wax pattern, removing the wax pattern, and pouring molten material into the ceramic shell mold to form the turbine engine component." The patent application was filed on Dec. 14, 2006 (11/639,455). 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=7,967,555.PN.&OS=PN/7,967,555&RS=PN/7,967,555 Written by Ankita Das; edited by Jaya Anand. *** United Technologies Assigned Patent for Radially Energized Oil Capture Device for a Geared Turbofan ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- United Technologies, Hartford, Conn., has been assigned a patent (7,967,560) developed by Enzo DiBenedetto, Torrington, Conn., for a "radially energized oil capture device for a geared turbofan." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A turbine engine utilizes an oil director to direct any leakage oil from a rear bearing compartment of the turbine engine toward a drain opening for an oil drain. The oil drain is formed in a heat shield located between the low pressure turbine and the exhaust nozzle. The oil drain directs the leakage oil to a benign area of the turbine engine." The patent application was filed on Nov. 7, 2006 (11/593,731). 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=7,967,560.PN.&OS=PN/7,967,560&RS=PN/7,967,560 Written by Ankita Das; edited by Jaya Anand. *** United Technologies Assigned Patent for Hybrid Seal Assembly for a Fan-turbine Rotor of a Tip Turbine Engine ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- United Technologies, Hartford, Conn., has been assigned a patent (7,967,558) developed by Joseph A. Scricca, Middletown, Conn., for a "hybrid seal assembly for a fan-turbine rotor of a tip turbine engine." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The hybrid seal assembly includes a seal for use with rotating surfaces which may suffer significant deflections such as for sealing between flanges and mating surfaces typical of annular seal face surface of a diffuser section of a tip turbine engine." The patent application was filed on Jan. 19, 2007 (11/624,734). 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=7,967,558.PN.&OS=PN/7,967,558&RS=PN/7,967,558 Written by Ankita Das; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Vascular Insights Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Vascular Insights, Madison, Conn., has been assigned a patent (7,967,834) developed by four co-inventors for a vascular treatment device. The co-inventors are Michael G. Tal, Woodbridge, Conn., John P. Marano Jr., Madison, Conn., Stanley O. Thompson, New Boston, N.H., and Chris Labak, Milford, N.H. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A vascular treatment device may include (1) a handle having a motor, a trigger, and a male coupling, and (2) a cartridge, engageable to the handle, having a female coupling, a wire, and a sheath fixed to the cartridge. When the female coupling is not engaged to the male coupling, the sheath may cover the distal end of the wire, allowing safe advancement of the device into the patient's vasculature, and when the female coupling is engaged by the male coupling, the distal end of the wire may be exposed from the sheath and used." The patent application was filed on Sept. 13, 2007 (12/438,314). 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=7,967,834&OS=7,967,834&RS=7,967,834 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. 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. -1053175 (c) 2011 Targeted News Service |