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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in North Carolina (July 19)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 19 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in North Carolina. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 19 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,975,379) developed by nine co-inventors for a "method of making a land-grid-array (LGA) interposer." The co-inventors are Gareth G. Hougham, Ossining, N.Y., Brian S. Beaman, Cary, N.C., John S. Corbin, Austin, Texas, Paul Coteus, Yorktown Heights, N.Y., Shawn A. Hall, Pleasantville, N.Y., Kathleen C. Hinge, Tarrytown, N.Y., Theron L. Lewis, Rochester, Minn., Frank R. Libsch, White Plains, N.Y., and Amanda E.E. Mikhail, Rochester, Minn. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "LGA connectors are fabricated with buttons or spring contacts preformed to different heights to accommodate the initial topography of a typical module or PCB of a particular product type. This is accomplished during fabrication by measuring topographies of mating surfaces of a first electronic device and of a second electronic device; fabricating interposer contacts to form opposing non-planar sides having respective inverse topographies for contacting the mating surfaces; and sandwiching the interposer between the first and second electronic devices with the opposing sides in contact with respective mating surfaces." The patent application was filed on Aug. 11, 2009 (12/462,985). 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=79,75,379.PN.&OS=PN/79,75,379&RS=PN/79,75,379 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Honda Motor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 19 -- Honda Motor, Tokyo, has been assigned a patent (7,975,359) developed by Christopher M. Osborne, Efland, N.C., and Vincent Prinzo, Hillsborough, N.C., for a "pin apparatuses and methods." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Pin apparatuses and methods are disclosed having particular suitability for use with machine handles such as those associated with walk-behind machines such as lawnmowers. A pin apparatus can include a housing defining an opening for receiving at least a portion of a pin. A pin can be provided having an elongated pin body with a proximal end section and a distal end section. The pin body can be adapted for positioning at least partially through the opening of the housing where the pin is movable with respect to the housing according to a method disclosed herein from an extended position where at least a portion of the distal end section extends to a predetermined extent outside of the opening, and a retracted position where the distal end section is in a retracted position from the predetermined extent. A handle can be provided external from the housing for moving the pin whereby movement of the handle moves the pin between the extended position and the retracted position." The patent application was filed on Aug. 31, 2007 (11/848,340). 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=79,75,359.PN.&OS=PN/79,75,359&RS=PN/79,75,359 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Cook Medical Technologies Assigned Patent for Peg Tube with Wireless Pull Tip ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 19 -- Cook Medical Technologies, Bloomington, Ind., has been assigned a patent (7,976,495) developed by Rebecca L. DeLegge, Mt. Pleasant, S.C., and Andrye B. McCollough, Greensboro, N.C., for a "peg tube with wireless pull tip." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A feeding tube and method for introducing a feeding tube within the gastrointestinal tract of a patient, whereby the feeding tube is introduced by using a variation of the Ponsky "pull" method of feeding tube placement. The feeding tube comprises an elongate shaft having a distal end and proximal end. The feeding tube also comprises a coupling structure for coupling the feeding tube to a pull wire, the coupling structure be proximal of the distal end of the feeding tube shaft. The feeding tube further comprises a guiding structure for aligning the pull wire with the distal end of the shaft. The feeding tube is introduced within the patient by attaching the previously placed pull wire to the coupling and guiding structures of the feeding tube, and then pulling the pull wire so as to pull the feeding tube into and through the gastrointestinal tract of the patient." The patent application was filed on Aug. 31, 2006 (11/513,548). 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=7,976,495.PN.&OS=PN/7,976,495&RS=PN/7,976,495 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand.Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Williams Innovations Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 19 -- Williams Innovations, Durham, N.C., has been assigned a patent (7,976,052) developed by Thomas M. Williams Jr., Durham, N.C., for a "lock and positioning assembly for the tongue of a steerable trailer." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A lock assembly for selectively latching the pivoting tongue of a steerable trailed vehicle includes an actuator assembly on the vehicle connected by a cable to latch bolt for spring biasing in discrete positions into aligned apertures for enabling and preventing tongue pivoting. The tongue is provided with a winch assembly having a cable attached to the trailed vehicle and operable for raising and lowering the tongue. The tongue includes a hitch assembly having an extendable and pivotable lunette for connection with a proximately located towing vehicle." The patent application was filed on April 8, 2009 (12/420,057). 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=7,976,052&OS=7,976,052&RS=7,976,052 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Cooper Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 19 -- Cooper Technologies, Houston, has been assigned a patent (7,976,072) developed by Joseph Edward Parrish, Goldsboro, N.C., for a "receptacle with rotating release lock." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A connector for a high amperage, AC or DC connection comprises a plug and a receptacle configured to a securely mate and lock with each other. Connector receptacles comprise a locking mechanism having a bottom latch bracket having two slots, a top latch bracket having arcuate grooves and being pivotally coupled to the bottom latch bracket, and a latching rod configured to engage a plug and having guide pins extending through the slots and arcuate grooves. When the top latch bracket is in an unlocked position, the distance between the guide pins is at a maximum. Upon turning the top latch bracket, the guide pins move cooperatively within the arcuate grooves and the distance between the guide pins is minimized and the latching rod securely engages the plug." The patent application was filed on March 5, 2008 (12/042,468). 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=7,976,072&OS=7,976,072&RS=7,976,072 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Massachusetts, North Carolina Inventors Develop Patent for Apparatus and Method for Monitoring Steam Condenser Air Inleakage ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 19 -- John M. Burns, Topsfield, Mass., Daniel C. Burns, Cary, N.C., and Jeffrey S. Burns, Salem, Mass., have developed a patent (7,975,484) for an "apparatus and method for monitoring steam condenser air inleakage." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and apparatus reliable, accurate and continuous measurement of air inleakage into the condenser of a steam-electric power plant with convenient monitoring by power plant personnel." The patent application was filed on Jan. 25, 2008 (12/011,441). 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=7,975,484.PN.&OS=PN/7,975,484&RS=PN/7,975,484 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** North Carolina Inventor Develops Patent for Temperature Regulation Apparatus and Method ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 19 -- Robert E. Whewell Jr., Charlotte, N.C., has developed a patent (7,975,504) for a "temperature regulation apparatus and method." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A temperature regulation apparatus includes a dry ice module that encloses dry ice so that the module's outside surface is not hazardous to touch. Insulation, breathable material, or a combination of insulating and breathable materials, allows dry ice sublimation at a sufficiently slow rate within the attached dry ice module to control the ambient temperature in the area to be cooled. The dry ice module can be attached in a location that maximizes the dry ice cooling properties, typically at or near the top of the area to be cooled. Since sublimated carbon dioxide is heavier than normal air, it falls to the bottom of the area to be cooled and builds up. The venting placement in the dry ice module is based upon the make up of the dry ice module and the breathable materials inside of it." The patent application was filed on March 14, 2007 (11/686,080). 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=7,975,504.PN.&OS=PN/7,975,504&RS=PN/7,975,504 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Tipper Tie Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 19 -- Tipper Tie, Apex, N.C., has been assigned a patent (7,975,454) developed by Dennis J. May, Pittsboro, N.C., Samuel D. Griggs, Raleigh, N.C., and Matthew Lowder, Durham, N.C., for "breech loader packaging systems and associated methods." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Systems for enclosing at least one target product in a covering material, include an elongate product chute having an outer surface and opposing receiving and discharge end portions with an interior cavity extending therethrough and an elongate breech loading chute alignably positioned generally above the product chute, the elongate loading chute configured to direct at least one target product into the product chute." The patent application was filed on Aug. 12, 2010 (12/855,211). 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=7,975,454.PN.&OS=PN/7,975,454&RS=PN/7,975,454 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Steelworks Hardware Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 19 -- Steelworks Hardware, Taichung, Taiwan, has been assigned a patent (7,975,855) developed by Pei-Ying Lin, Taichung Hsien, Taiwan, and Chanwa Nguy, Cornelius, N.C., for an "upright shaft post capable of accommodating various containers." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A tool storage device includes comprises a hollow upright pivot shaft end capped at the top and bottom ends. Fastening and coupling structures are attached to the end caps. These have apertures, which are used to fasten the tool storage device to an upright surface, such as a wall." The patent application was filed on Oct. 26, 2005 (10/555,161). 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=7975855.PN.&OS=PN/7975855&RS=PN/7975855 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** International Business Machines Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 19 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,975,860) developed by six co-inventors for a "toolless rail mounting for a computer system rack." The co-inventors are Karl Klaus Dittus, Durham, N.C., Eric Alan Eckberg, Rochester, Minn., Michael Sven Miller, Raleigh, N.C., Stephen Peter Mroz, Rochester, Minn., Scott Alan Shurson, Mantorville, N.C., and John Joseph Struble Jr., Mebane, N.C. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A rack for supporting electronic devices and modules with adjustable rails. The rack has a vertical wall with a set of holes at various elevations, each set of holes including at least a proximal hole evenly spaced apart from a distal hole. A longitudinally-extending rail has a set of clips for selectively securing the rail to the vertical wall, wherein the set of clips includes at least a proximal clip selectively receivable in the proximal hole at a selected elevation for supporting a proximal end of the rail and a distal clip selectively receivable in the distal hole at the selected elevation for supporting a distal end of the rail. The system may include a second rail for securing to an opposing vertical wall of the rack to form a shelf or bay for an electronic device. Each rail may be latched in place and can be selectively installed and removed without use of tools." The patent application was filed on April 21, 2008 (12/106,451). 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=7975860.PN.&OS=PN/7975860&RS=PN/7975860 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Appliance Development Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 19 -- Appliance Development, Danvers, Mass., has been assigned a patent (7,975,881) developed by four co-inventors for a beverage dispenser. The co-inventors are Dov Z. Glucksman, Danvers, Mass., Laura J. Nickerson, Fitchburg, Mass., Gary P. McGonagle, Lynn, Mass., and Ulrich Bernard Schnacke, Weddington, N.C. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A refrigerated beverage dispenser. A beverage container is carried in a covered refrigerated housing that includes a heat exchanger for maintaining beverage at a predetermined temperature. A dispensing tube provides a conduit for the beverage. To dispense the liquid, a pressure differential is produced whereby the pressure on the liquid in the container is greater than the pressure at a dispensing port." The patent application was filed on Jan. 18, 2007 (11/624,594). 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=7975881.PN.&OS=PN/7975881&RS=PN/7975881 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. 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. -1054765 (c) 2011 Targeted News Service |