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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in New York (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 New York. *** New York Inventors Develop Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 18 -- Mary N. Perry, Port Washington, N.Y., and Nancy Sinoway, Port Washington, N.Y., have developed a patent (7,975,336) for a "pillow for sleeping on ones back or upright." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A pillow is provided that includes a center section; a first bolster; and a second bolster. The first bolster is attached to the center section on a first lateral side and the second bolster is attached to the center section on a second lateral side opposite the first lateral side, and at least one of the first and the second bolsters has a first cross sectional area at a bottom of the bolster and a second cross sectional area at a top of the bolster greater than the first cross sectional area." The patent application was filed on Dec. 10, 2010 (12/964,903). 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=7975336.PN.&OS=PN/7975336&RS=PN/7975336 Written by Ankresh Ranjan; edited by Jaya Anand. *** 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. *** Colgate-Palmolive Assigned Patent for Toothbrush ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 19 -- Colgate-Palmolive, New York, has been assigned a patent (7,975,343) developed by four co-inventors for a toothbrush. The co-inventors are Douglas J. Hohlbein, Pennington, N.J., Kenneth Waguespack, North Brunswick, N.J., Steven M. Sorrel, New York, and Bruce M. Russell, Howell, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A toothbrush includes a head and a plurality of tooth cleaning elements for enhanced cleaning of the teeth. The tooth cleaning elements include cleaning elements that define a loop arrangement for better retention of the dentifrice, a central cleaning element disposed within the loop, two opposing arcuate cleaning elements disposed on opposite sides of the loop, peripheral cleaning element with a stepped and tapered construction, elongate distal cleaning elements, and proximal cleaning elements." The patent application was filed on June 21, 2006 (11/472,021). 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=79,75,343.PN.&OS=PN/79,75,343&RS=PN/79,75,343 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** General Electric Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 19 -- General Electric, Niskayuna, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,975,554) developed by Ertugrul Berkcan, Clifton Park, N.Y., and Emad Andarawis Andarawis, Ballston Lake, N.Y., for "wireless strain sensors, detection methods, and systems." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A strain sensor comprises a transmitting element; a receiving element wirelessly coupled to the transmitting element; and a modulating element located on a rotating component, wherein the modulating element modulates the wireless coupling between the transmitting element and the receiving element, wherein the modulation of the wireless coupling is indicative of strain on the rotating component. A method of detecting strain in a rotating component of a rotary machine comprises wirelessly coupling a transmitting element and a receiving element; modulating the coupling with a modulating element located on the rotating component; and calculating the strain in the rotating component based on the modulation of the coupling." The patent application was filed on Oct. 21, 2008 (12/255,355). 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=79,75,554&OS=79,75,554&RS=79,75,554 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Everest Biomedical Instruments Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 19 -- Everest Biomedical Instruments, Chesterfield, Mo., has been assigned a patent (7,976,473) developed by Elvir Causevic, New York, for a "method and apparatus for signal encoding evoked responses." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and apparatus for utilizing the benefits of encoded signal transmission and reception to enhance the performance of medical testing devices (100) adapted to evoke and measure biological response signals such as auditory evoked potentials (AEP), and the auditory brainstem response (ABR) signals in particular. Auditory stimuli, such as clicks, are presented to the ear of a human patient, in a predetermined encoded sequence, resulting in the generation of auditory responses and bio-electric response signals in the human patient. These response signals from the patient are acquired and observed, and are processed according to the predetermined encoded sequence in which the auditory stimuli were presented to the patient's ear in order to extract the desired auditory evoked potential signals or ABR signals." The patent application was filed on Jan. 28, 2005 (10/587,461). 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=7,976,473&OS=7,976,473&RS=7,976,473 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Canine Hardware Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 19 -- Canine Hardware, Kent, Wash., has been assigned a patent (7,976,417) developed by four co-inventors for a whistle ball. The co-inventors are Justin A. Bagley, Seattle, Joseph W. Kent, Brooklyn, N.Y., Mark J. Oblack, Issaquah, Wash., and Kyle D. Burger, Seattle. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A ball includes a body having an outer surface. A chamber is disposed within the body and has a concave curvature in at least two orthogonal directions. An aperture defines a fluid connection between the chamber and the outer surface of the ball. Air flow across the aperture produces a whistling sound." The patent application was filed on Feb. 12, 2009 (12/370,445). 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=79,76,417.PN.&OS=PN/79,76,417&RS=PN/79,76,417 Written by Ankita Das; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Valve Tech Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 19 -- Valve Tech, Phelps, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,975,716) developed by Michael J. Mullally, Clifton Springs, N.Y., for a "solenoid valve puck assembly and method." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A puck retaining recess in a plunger of a solenoid valve is formed with a puck retaining lip that is fixed or unified with the plunger. The puck is then radially compressed to fit through a central opening of the retainer lip, and once the puck is pushed past the retainer lip, it is allowed to radially expand within the recess where the puck is retained between a bottom of the recess and the retainer lip. This eliminates many problems that previously occurred with separable retainer lips pressed into position to hold a puck after its insertion into a plunger recess." The patent application was filed on May 18, 2005 (11/131,494). 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=7,975,716.PN.&OS=PN/7,975,716&RS=PN/7,975,716 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Corrosion Control Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 19 -- Corrosion Control, Lakewood, Colo., has been assigned a patent (7,976,074) developed by four co-inventors for an "isolation gasket system incorporating secondary seal and compression limiter." The co-inventors are Thornton J. Anderson, Denver, Ben D. Kramer, Littleton, Colo., Sigfrid Ruz, Denver, and T. Scott Tanner, Rochester, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Sealing systems for high pressure applications that provide electrical isolation between joined elements as well as enhanced resistance to leakage of media during a fire. High pressure sealing is accomplished using a metallic core to which an electrically isolating material is bonded on either or both sides. Sealing is achieved through a dielectric sealing element, such as a spring-loaded polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) ring. Flanges of the joint may be bolted together with the seal interposed therebetween, and the flanges bolted together. In the event of a fire, heat may be generated that is at a high enough temperature to burn away the isolating material and PTFE ring. Systems of various embodiments provide a metal core backup seal and a compression limiter, which, respectively, prevent the media from leaking from the joint and maintain bolt load at the flanges." The patent application was filed on March 28, 2008 (12/058,498). 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=7,976,074&OS=7,976,074&RS=7,976,074 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** General Electric Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 19 -- General Electric, Schenectady, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,976,026) developed by seven co-inventors for "methods and apparatus to facilitate sealing in rotary machines." The co-inventors are Nikhil Kumar Verma, Karnataka, India, Imdad Imam, Schenectady, N.Y., Vineet Ghate, Bangalore, India, Sean Douglas Feeny, Ballston Spa, N.Y., William Edward Adis, Scotia, N.Y., Shorya Awtar, Ann Arbor, Mich., and Jason Paul Mortzheim, Gloversville, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and seal assembly for a rotary machine including a rotary component and a stationary component is provided. The method includes providing a seal housing including a front plate and a back plate that is spaced from the front plate such that a cavity is defined between the front plate and the back plate. The method also includes coupling a plurality of flexible compliant plates to at least one of the seal housing and the stationary component such that the compliant plates are spaced from the front plate and the back plate within the cavity, and coupling at least one projection to at least one of the seal housing and the compliant plates such that the at least one projection facilitates reducing flow through at least one of a first axial gap and a second axial gap that are defined between the seal housing and the compliant plates." The patent application was filed on April 30, 2007 (11/796,815). 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=7,976,026&OS=7,976,026&RS=7,976,026 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** New York Inventors Develop Patent for Shredder Head Having Motor Driven Shredder Blades and an Associated Safety Feature and/or a Method of Shredding Material ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 19 -- Aron Abramson, Brooklyn, N.Y., and Charles Sued, Brooklyn, N.Y., have developed a patent (7,975,941) for a "shredder head having motor driven shredder blades and an associated safety feature and/or a method of shredding material." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A shredder having a safety feature(s) that reduces potential safety hazards by detecting the temperature of a shredder motor and issuing a warning as an predetermined overheat temperature approaches." The patent application was filed on March 9, 2010 (12/719,943). 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=7,975,941&OS=7,975,941&RS=7,975,941 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** New York Inventors Develop Patent for Animal Waste Disposal System ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 19 -- Joseph D. Black, Staten Island, N.Y., and Andrew J. Mistler III, W. Babylon, N.Y., have developed a patent (7,976,083) for an "animal waste disposal system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An animal waste disposal system, comprising a collection bag having an open end and a closed bottom. A waste removal tool is attached to the closed bottom of the collection bag. The waste removal tool including opposing jaws, with each jaw terminating in a blade portion. The opposing jaws are movable from an open position where the opposing jaws are separated from one another to a closed position where the blade portion of one opposing jaw is in close proximity to the blade portion the other opposing jaw." The patent application was filed on June 23, 2008 (12/144,143). 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=7,976,083&OS=7,976,083&RS=7,976,083 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** New York Inventor Develops Patent for Travel Tray Liner ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 19 -- Michael Ferrara, Sayville, N.Y., has developed a patent (7,976,099) for a travel tray liner. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A tray liner of flexible construction relies on the rigid airline or railroad car seat tray underneath it to create a horizontal clean and sanitary surface useful for supporting food and drink utensils. While it is especially useful for handling food items for toddlers or small children during travel, the tray liner may also be used on a high chair in a restaurant. It may also be used by older children to provide a play area for toys with multiple parts that may easily fall off a tray. Adult use by the general public or by handicapped people also offers a more secure dining platform with spill protection during travel. It has soft semi-rigid edges which function to keep objects or fluids from falling off the supporting tray. It has a sturdy outer covering with an impervious interior surface which is impermeable to liquids and waterproof." The patent application was filed on Feb. 24, 2009 (12/380,159). 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=7,976,099&OS=7,976,099&RS=7,976,099 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Cooper Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 19 -- Cooper Technologies, Houston, has been assigned a patent (7,975,527) developed by Joseph Michael Manahan, Manilus, N.Y., for an "explosion indicators for use in explosion-proof enclosures with critical equipment." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Indicator devices and systems are provided. Indicator devices include a sleeve, a dome-like transparent member, a connector body, and an indicator. In alternate embodiments, indicator devices include a sleeve and an indicator retained in the sleeve by a retaining ring and a latch held in place by a spring. Indicator systems include an indicator device coupled to an enclosure containing critical equipment." The patent application was filed on June 10, 2010 (12/813,114). 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=7,975,527.PN.&OS=PN/7,975,527&RS=PN/7,975,527 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Vancloos Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 19 -- Vancloos, Wilmington, Del., has been assigned a patent (7,975,924) developed by Donald Spector, New York, for "computer generated bookmarks for scanning and transmission to platform aggregator or search engine to add additional information to printed material." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Embodiments of the invention are directed to methods of conveying information related to a printed publication. A label having a readable code for attachment to or insertion into a printed publication is used. A reader adapted to read the code on the label or insert and to communicate the code to a computer or device including a microcomputer may be incorporated. An internet site or platform is adapted to receive the code from the computer or a device including a microcomputer and correlate the code to the information. The information related to the code can be displayed at the computer or device including a microcomputer." The patent application was filed on Aug. 1, 2008 (12/184,578). 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=7,975,924&OS=7,975,924&RS=7,975,924 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** New York Inventor Develops Patent for Storage System for Waste Monofilament Fishing Line ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 19 -- Ian A White, New York, has developed a patent (7,975,953) for a "storage system for waste monofilament fishing line." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A device for collection and storage of waste monofilament line or similar materials. The device has a rotating spool mechanism in the form of an inner spool with an outer surface to which line adheres rotated by a rotation operator coupled to the spool. An outer cylinder encloses the spool mechanism. Monofilament line is passed through a window in the outer cylinder and adheres to the outer surface of the spool. The rotation operator is rotated, drawing the line into the device for storage and later disposal." The patent application was filed on Aug. 15, 2008 (12/443,706). 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=7,975,953&OS=7,975,953&RS=7,975,953 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Xerox Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 19 -- Xerox, Norwalk, Conn., has been assigned a patent (7,976,012) developed by Linn C. Hoover, Webster, N.Y., Henry T. Bober, Fairport, N.Y., and Eun Suk Suh, Rochester, N.Y., for a "paper feeder for modular printers." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An integrated printing system is provided and includes a plurality of image marking engines, at least two media feeder modules, and a first forward substantially horizontal interface media transport integrated with the plurality of image marking engines and the at least two feeder modules for selectively transporting media from the at least one media feeder module to at least one image marking engine. The system further comprises a footprint, and at least one of the feeder modules having a first and a second paper feed tray, wherein the first and the second feed trays are canted upward at an angle from horizontal thereby reducing the footprint of the system." The patent application was filed on April 28, 2009 (12/431,179). 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=7,976,012&OS=7,976,012&RS=7,976,012 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Document Security Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 19 -- Document Security Systems, Rochester, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,976,068) developed by Thomas M. Wicker, Hemlock, N.Y., David M. Wicker, Dansville, N.Y., and Michael Scott Caton, Oakfield, N.Y., for a double-blind security features. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A compound security feature is formed by printing latent images together with visually integrated settings using an invisible ink. Even if illuminated by a wavelength capable of rendering the inks visible, the latent images remain visually indistinguishable from their visually integrated settings. However, the latent images and visually integrated settings differ in one or more less obvious ways so that the latent images can be distinguished by using a visual aid." The patent application was filed on April 27, 2007 (11/741,513). 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=7,976,068&OS=7,976,068&RS=7,976,068 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Pitney Bowes Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 19 -- Pitney Bowes, Stamford, Conn., has been assigned a patent (7,976,019) developed by five co-inventors for a "high throughput sheet accumulator." The co-inventors are John R. Masotta, Bethel, Conn., William J. Wright, Killington, Conn., Robert E. Manna, Newtown, Conn., Charles C. Fuller, Shelton, Conn., and John W. Sussmeier, Cold Spring, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An improved sheet accumulator for stacking serially fed sheets transported on a paper path includes a guide deck. Above the guide deck, a plurality of parallel belts are positioned to provide a driving force for sheets on the deck. Within the accumulator, a ramp apparatus is positioned across the paper path whereby sheets driven by the belts on an upstream portion of the accumulator deck are driven over the ramp apparatus and deposited in an accumulating region of the accumulator deck on a downstream side of the ramp apparatus. Sheets are stopped by an accumulator stop mechanism located at a downstream end of the accumulating region that prevents movement of sheets by the belts while sheets for an accumulation are being collected. When an accumulation is completed, the accumulator stop mechanism allows sheets to be transported from the accumulating region." The patent application was filed on Oct. 21, 2008 (12/255,327). 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=7,976,019&OS=7,976,019&RS=7,976,019 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Omnitek Partners Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 19 -- Omnitek Partners, Ronkonkoma, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,975,468) developed by Jahangir S. Rastegar, Stony Brook, N.Y., and Thomas Spinelli, East Northport, N.Y., for "actuators for gun-fired projectiles and mortars." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An actuator stack is provided and having two or more individual actuators stacked in a longitudinal direction. Each of the two or more actuators having a solid detonation charge; a primer for igniting the detonation charge; and detonation wiring for powering the primer; and wherein at least one of the two or more individual actuators comprise an accelerating nozzle having at least a convergent section terminating at a throat." The patent application was filed on May 27, 2009 (12/473,236). 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=7,975,468.PN.&OS=PN/7,975,468&RS=PN/7,975,468 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Zhao Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 19 -- Yuanping Zhao, San Jose, Calif., and Biyun Zhou, San Jose, Calif., have been assigned a patent (7,975,485) developed by four co-inventors for a "high efficiency integrated heat engine (HEIHE)." The co-inventors are Yuanping Zhao, Yuanfan Zhao, Kunming, China, Yuanjun Zhao, Kunming, China, and Yiheng Zhao, New York. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention is a High Efficient Integrated Heat Engine, or HEIHE for short. HEIHE is a reciprocal combustion engine integrated with both compound cycle and combined cycle. HEIHE comprises twin compound cylinder structure, with the first cylinder being the primary combustion and/or expansion cylinder; the second cylinder being the secondary combustion and/or expansion cylinder. Power strokes driven by expansions of different working fluids such as air-fuel combustion products, steam and compressed air, are integrated into one engine block. Twin cylinder structure provides compound expansions of three (3) different fluids as to recover the energies that would be lost with the exhaust fluids or during braking. All of these make HEIHE work around six (6) periods with twelve (12) operation strokes. Among six (6) working periods involved, four (4) periods contain four (4) different power strokes but only one of the power strokes consumes the fuel. Thus the fuel conversion efficiency could be greatly increased, or even be doubled comparing with the conventional internal combustion engine (ICE)." The patent application was filed on Aug. 28, 2008 (12/200,251). 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=7,975,485.PN.&OS=PN/7,975,485&RS=PN/7,975,485 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Medical Instill Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 19 -- Medical Instill Technologies, New Milford, Conn., has been assigned a patent (7,975,453) developed by Daniel Py, Larchmont, N.Y., for an "apparatus for molding and assembling containers with stoppers and filling same." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A stopper and container body are molded in the same molding machine. An assembly device, such as a pick and place robot, transfers the stopper from one mold cavity into the opening in the container body located within another mold cavity, or vice versa, to assemble the stopper and container body. Then, the assembled container body and stopper are removed from the molding machine and transported to a needle filling and laser resealing station for filling and laser resealing. A laminar flow source directs a substantially laminar flow of air or sterile gas over the mold surfaces, stoppers and container bodies, and assembly device, to prevent contamination during assembly." The patent application was filed on April 28, 2010 (12/768,885). 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=7,975,453.PN.&OS=PN/7,975,453&RS=PN/7,975,453 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Rynne Group Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 19 -- Rynne Group, New York, has been assigned a patent (7,975,913) developed by Yoshinori Kubota, Tokyo, and Donald G. Rynne, New York, for a "discernment card and a discernment card business system using the discernment card." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "This invention is related to a discernment card which is resistant to bending and high heat, and capable of preventing unauthorized copying of recorded identity information leakage of personal information and deletion of identity information, and to a discernment card business system for preventing unauthorized use of identity information. The discernment card (1) comprises a card main body (10) integrally formed by a high strength alloy and at least one identity information recording portion (20) comprising specific identity information inscribed on the card main body, wherein plural cells (30) are inscribed at predetermined positions of identity information recording portion of the card main body and specific identity information of the identity information recording portion is specified by one or more of inscribed depth, inscribed width and inscribed shape of the cells. The discernment card can be used in the discernment card business system to accomplish a transaction such as an Automated-Teller-Machine (ATM) or a social security-related transaction." The patent application was filed on Aug. 22, 2007 (12/377,743). 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=7975913.PN.&OS=PN/7975913&RS=PN/7975913 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Display Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 19 -- Display Technologies, College Point, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,975,858) developed by Raymond Schneider, Port Washington, N.Y., for a "product display shelf with compliant member." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A product display shelf comprising a bottom surface, a rear surface and at least one compliant member is disclosed. The bottom surface is configured to support at least one product thereon. The rear surface extends upwardly from the bottom surface. The at least one compliant member is disposed in mechanical cooperation with the rear surface and is configured to substantially prevent the product supported by the bottom surface from movement relative to the bottom surface upon movement of the product display shelf." The patent application was filed on April 21, 2008 (12/106,648). 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=7975858.PN.&OS=PN/7975858&RS=PN/7975858 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** New York Inventor Develops Patent for Apparatus for Carrying a Beverage Bottle and Associated Method ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 19 -- Richard P. Esposito, Brooklyn, N.Y., has developed a patent (7,975,887) for an "apparatus for carrying a beverage bottle and associated method." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A bottle-carrying apparatus includes a curvilinear anchor band which has spaced opposed ends facing each other. The anchor band includes a fastener which is threadably mated to the opposed ends such that the anchor band is adjustably adapted about the top collar of the existing beverage bottle. The apparatus provides for a mechanism for rotating opposed ends of the cord along mutually exclusive first and second curvilinear travel paths. The apparatus further includes a continuous and unitary flexible cord which is juxtaposed adjacent to the existing beverage bottle and the anchor band respectively. The opposed ends of the cord are directly connected to a plurality of clasps that are. Such clasps are removably interfitted into brackets and arranged in such a manner that the clasps and the brackets rotate in sync along the first and second curvilinear paths respectively." The patent application was filed on May 9, 2008 (12/151,849). 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=7975887.PN.&OS=PN/7975887&RS=PN/7975887 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. -1054772 (c) 2011 Targeted News Service |