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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Pennsylvania (July 5)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Pennsylvania. *** Werner Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Werner, Greenville, Pa., has been assigned a patent (7,967,110) developed by Thomas W. Parker, Jamestown, Pa., for a "tubular access ladder and method." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An access ladder includes a plurality of sections connected together to telescope between an extended position and a retracted position that has an increasing reactive force to counterbalance the weight of the sections as they extend. A method for accessing a room with a ladder connected to a ceiling including the steps of moving the ladder to a fully extended position subject to an increasingly active force to counterbalance the weight of the ladder as it extends. There is the step of retracting the ladder into a retracted position in the ceiling." The patent application was filed on July 27, 2006 (11/494,217). 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=7,967,110.PN.&OS=PN/7,967,110&RS=PN/7,967,110 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- ExxonMobil Research and Engineering, Annandale, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,966,988) developed by four co-inventors for a "method for controlling soot induced lubricant viscosity increase." The co-inventors are Brandon T. Weldon, Cherry Hill, N.J., Steven Kennedy, West Chester, Pa., Riccardo Conti, Brigantine, N.J., and Jeffrey R. Torkelson, Woolwich, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Periodically heating a soot containing engine lubricant to a temperature in the range of about 115.degree. C. to about 150.degree. C. is effective in controlling soot induced viscosity increase of the lubricant. The period at which heating is conducted may be a function of the number of hours the engine has been operated or it may be based on the oil condition." The patent application was filed on Dec. 30, 2005 (11/323,273). 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=7,966,988.PN.&OS=PN/7,966,988&RS=PN/7,966,988 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** FCI Americas Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- FCI Americas Technology, Carson City, Nev., has been assigned a patent (7,967,647) developed by Douglas M. Johnescu, York, Pa., for an orthogonal header. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An electrically-conductive contact for an electrical connector is disclosed. Such a contact may include a lead portion, an offset portion extending from an end of the lead portion, and a mounting portion that may extend from a distal end of the offset portion. The lead portion and the distal end of the offset portion may each define an imaginary plane that may intersect at a non-zero, acute angle. An electrical connector that is suitable for orthogonal connector applications may include a connector housing securing two such electrical contacts. The distance between the respective mounting portions of the two such contacts may be defined independently of the contact pitch." The patent application was filed on Dec. 16, 2010 (12/970,206). 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=7,967,647.PN.&OS=PN/7,967,647&RS=PN/7,967,647 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Hon Hai Precision Ind. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Hon Hai Precision Ind., New Taipei, Taiwan, has been assigned a patent (7,967,638) developed by Richard Scott Kline, Mechanicsburg, Pa., Howard Wallace Andrews, Hummelstown, Pa., and Robert William Brown, Harrisburg, Pa., for a "mezzanine connector with contact wafers having opposite mounting tails." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A mezzanine connector for connecting first and second circuit boards includes a number of wafers side-by-side arranged with each other and an organizer for unifying the wafers. Each wafer includes an insulative housing, a number of contacts fixed in the insulative housing and a shielding plate assembled to a first side of the insulative housing in order to shield the contacts of the adjacent wafers. Each contact includes a retaining portion fixed in the insulative housing, a first tail extending from a first end of the retaining portion for being mounted to the first circuit board, and a second tail extending from a second end of the retaining portion for being mounted to the second circuit board." The patent application was filed on March 26, 2010 (12/732,206). 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=7,967,638.PN.&OS=PN/7,967,638&RS=PN/7,967,638 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Pride Mobility Products Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Pride Mobility Products, Exeter, Pa., has been assigned a patent (7,967,095) developed by James M. Kosco, West Wyoming, Pa., Charles J. Martis, Harding, Pa., and Sterling G. Lamoreux III, Harveys Lake, Pa., for a collapsible vehicle. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A powered vehicle has a rear frame assembly and a front frame assembly that are pivotally attached to one another, and can be pivoted from a normal fully-extended operating position to a folded position in which the frame assemblies are positioned substantially adjacent to one another, effectively reducing overall vehicle length to about half. One or more latch members lock the front and rear frame assemblies in the fully-extended, normal operating position, and they may be used to lock the frame assemblies in the folded position. The seat support structure may be integrated with the front and rear frame assemblies such that pivoting the frame assemblies toward the folded position collapses the seat support. The steering tiller may also be collapsible toward the front frame assembly. The rear wheels may be mounted on a transaxle that is pivotally mounted on the rear frame assembly. An extendable handle may be provided to assist in the folding operation and to tow the collapsed vehicle on its anti-tip rollers." The patent application was filed on March 21, 2006 (11/385,339). 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=7,967,095.PN.&OS=PN/7,967,095&RS=PN/7,967,095 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Black & Decker Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Black & Decker, Newark, Germany, has been assigned a patent (7,966,912) developed by six co-inventors for a ratcheting wrench. The co-inventors are Robert J.B. Hobden, Kingston, Canada, Jamie S. Munn, Maitland, Canada, Martin Heckmann, Baltimore, Corey D. MacTavish, Ottawa, William G. Harman, Glen Rock, Pa., and David C. Campbell, Bel Air, Md. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A ratcheting wrench having ratchet structure, a ratchet body, a socket wheel, a plurality of ratchet teeth and at least one pawl. The ratchet body is received into the ratchet structure and is rotatable about a first axis. The socket wheel is received in an aperture in the ratchet body and includes a plurality of tool members that are spaced circumferentially apart from one another about a second axis that intersects the first axis but is not coincident with the first axis. The ratchet teeth and the at least one pawl cooperate to control relative rotation between the ratchet structure and the ratchet body about the first axis." The patent application was filed on March 30, 2010 (12/750,224). 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=79,66,912.PN.&OS=PN/79,66,912&RS=PN/79,66,912 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Tyco Electronics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Tyco Electronics, Berwyn, Pa., has been assigned a patent (7,967,614) developed by Michael Frank Cina, Elizabethtown, Pa., Randall Robert Henry, Harrisburg, Pa., and Linda Ellen Shields, Camp Hill, Pa., for a "plug connector and connector assembly having a pluggable board substrate." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A plug connector having a plug body including a board substrate. The board substrate has at least one engagement surface that is configured to interface with mating contacts of a receptacle connector. The plug connector also includes a plurality of differential pairs that extend along the board substrate. The differential pairs include conductive pathways that have contact pads located on said at least one engagement surface. The contact pads are configured to electrically engage the mating contacts of the receptacle connector. The conductive pathways of at least one differential pair form a cross-over such that the conductive pathways of the plurality of differential pairs have a first arrangement with respect to each other before the cross-over and a different second arrangement after the cross-over. The first and second arrangements generate first and second crosstalk components, respectively, that are configured to offset one another." The patent application was filed on April 28, 2010 (12/769,305). 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=7,967,614.PN.&OS=PN/7,967,614&RS=PN/7,967,614 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Tyco Electronics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Tyco Electronics, Berwyn, Pa., has been assigned a patent (7,967,637) developed by four co-inventors for an electrical connector system. The co-inventors are James Lee Fedder, Etters, Pa., John Edward Knaub, Etters, Pa., Peter Clark O'Donnell, Dillsburg, Pa., and Lynn Robert Sipe, Mifflintown, Pa. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An electrical connector system may include multiple wafer assemblies configured to engage with a substrate. A ground strip of the electrical connector system may be coupled with a first wafer assembly and a second wafer assembly. The ground strip is configured to engage with the substrate and provide a common ground potential between the first wafer assembly, the second wafer assembly, and the substrate." The patent application was filed on Dec. 18, 2009 (12/641,904). 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=7,967,637.PN.&OS=PN/7,967,637&RS=PN/7,967,637 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** ArvinMeritor Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- ArvinMeritor Technology, Troy, Mich., has been assigned a patent (7,967,045) developed by ten co-inventors for a "drive axle with air passage for tire inflation system." The co-inventors are Scott Jenkinson, Davisburg, Mich., Jeremy Tertzakian, Chesterfield, Mich., Steven R. Miller, Clarkston, Mich., David Gonska, Beverly Hills, Mich., Tracy G. Ellis, White Lake, Mich., Christopher J. Wittry, Georgetown, Ky., John D. Morgan, Medina, Ohio, Richard Decaire, Rochester Hills, Mich., Norman D. Austin, Kutztown, Pa., and Yenkai Wang, Rochester Hills, Mich. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A drive axle assembly includes a non-rotating spindle having a cylindrical body defining an internal cavity and an axle shaft assembly mounted within the internal cavity for rotation about an axis. A seal assembly is positioned within the internal cavity to provide a sealed chamber between the axle shaft assembly and the non-rotating spindle. A first air passage is formed within the cylindrical body and includes an air inlet to be in fluid communication with an air supply and an air outlet in fluid communication with the sealed chamber. A second air passage is formed within the axle shaft assembly and receives air input from the sealed chamber and includes an air output to be associated with at least one tire." The patent application was filed on March 3, 2010 (12/716,674). 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=7,967,045&OS=7,967,045&RS=7,967,045 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Innovative Office Products Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Innovative Office Products, Easton, Pa., has been assigned a patent (7,967,265) developed by Odd N. Oddsen Jr., Easton, Pa., and Bradley A. Derry, Allentown, Pa., for an "electronic device mounting bracket for a horizontal support." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A mounting apparatus includes a horizontally supportable beam and one or more mounting brackets for coupling an electronic device thereto. The beam is supportable from any number of support surfaces. The mounting brackets are provided with a projection to prevent twisting of the bracket during installation on the beam. One or more circular ribs within the bracket accommodate the use of curved beams. The mounting brackets enable positioning of the electronic device longitudinally along the beam at predetermined positions." The patent application was filed on Sept. 9, 2004 (10/937,451). 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=7967265.PN.&OS=PN/7967265&RS=PN/7967265 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Metrologic Instruments Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Metrologic Instruments, Blackwood, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,967,209) developed by fourteen co-inventors for a "method of blocking a portion of illumination rays generated by a countertop-supported digital imaging system, and preventing illumination rays from striking the eyes of the system operator or nearby consumers during operation of said countertop-supported digital image capture and processing system installed at a retail point of sale (POS) station." The co-inventors are Anatoly Kotlarsky, Churchville, Pa., Xiaoxun Zhu, Marlton, N.J., Michael Veksland, Marlton, N.J., Ka Man Au, Philadelphia, Patrick Giordano, Blackwood, N.J., Weizhen Yan, Clementon, N.J., Jie Ren, Suzhou, China, Taylor Smith, Haddon Township, N.J., Michael V. Miraglia, Hamilton, N.J., C. Harry Knowles, Hanover, N.H., Sudhin Mandal, Ardmore, Pa., Shawn De Foney, Haddon Heights, N.J., Christopher Allen, Plainsboro, N.J., and David M. Wilz Sr., Sewell, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of illuminating objects on a countertop surface using an automatically-triggered digital image capture and processing system installed thereupon, and having a single array of LEDs disposed behind the upper edge portion of its imaging window, above which a light ray blocking shroud portion is provided. During object detection, illumination and imaging operations above the countertop surface, typically at a retail point of sale (POS) station, visible illumination rays are generated by the LEDs and projected substantially within the field of view (FOV) of the system, while the light ray blocking shroud blocks a portion of illumination rays generated from the single array of LEDs and projected above and beyond the FOV of the system, and thus prevents such blocked illumination rays from striking the eyes of the system operator or nearby consumers during system operation." The patent application was filed on Jan. 31, 2008 (12/012,223). 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=7967209.PN.&OS=PN/7967209&RS=PN/7967209 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Pennsylvania Inventor Develops Patent for Rounded Shoe and Position Brake Assembly for the Counterbalance System of a Tilt-in window ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- John R. Kunz, Douglassville, Pa., has developed a patent (7,966,770) for a "rounded shoe and position brake assembly for the counterbalance system of a tilt-in window." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A counterbalance assembly for counterbalancing a tilt-in window sash within a guide track of a window frame. A brake shoe housing is provided having a face section and a rear section defined between a top edge, a bottom edge, and two side edges. At least one of the two side edges is a curved surface having a convex curvature. A curl spring is provided having a free end. The free end of the curl spring engages the brake shoe housing, therein applying a turning torque to the brake shoe housing that cocks the brake shoe housing and moves the curved surface into tangential contact with the guide track. A cam actuator is interposed between the face section and the rear section that spreads these sections into contact with the guide track when the tilt-in window sash is tilted forward." The patent application was filed on March 7, 2005 (11/072,122). 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=7,966,770.PN.&OS=PN/7,966,770&RS=PN/7,966,770 Written by Ankita Das; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Laminations Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Laminations, Scranton, Pa., has been assigned a patent (7,966,768) developed by Frank DiPaolo, Scranton, Pa., Matthew Markefka, Richboro, Pa., and Clifford Fay, Harveys Lake, Pa., for a "staking system for growing container." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A staking system for use with a self-watering growing container includes an outrigger structure at each longitudinal end. Each outrigger structure is mountable on the bottom of the growing container to provide stability. Two vertical stakes are attached to respective outrigger structures. Connectors at the top of each stake thus mount a horizontal stake element between the two connectors. A rim clamp secures the vertical stakes, clamping them on the lip of the plant growing container." The patent application was filed on Dec. 10, 2007 (11/953,521). 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=7,966,768.PN.&OS=PN/7,966,768&RS=PN/7,966,768 Written by Ankita Das; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Lord Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Lord, Cary, N.C., has been assigned a patent (7,967,281) developed by Scott A. Rawson, Lake City, Pa., for a vibration isolation member. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A vibration isolation member comprising an inner member comprising an outer periphery having a first dimension; an outer member comprising a base and a shroud that extends away from the base, the shroud adapted to overlay the inner member, said shroud defining an inner periphery having a second dimension, the second dimension being less than the first dimension; and a resilient member constrained between the shroud and the inner member, whereby the vibration isolation member provides iso-elastic dynamic stiffness and an interference between the inner and outer members in the event of a failure of the resilient member." The patent application was filed on Nov. 26, 2007 (11/944,879). 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=7,967,281&OS=7,967,281&RS=7,967,281 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. -1053269 (c) 2011 Targeted News Service |