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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Florida (Aug. 9)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 9 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Florida. *** Lockheed Martin Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 8 -- Lockheed Martin, Bethesda, Md., has been assigned a patent (7,988,488) developed by Jason John Orlando, Riviera Beach, Fla., for a "barrel nut connector assembly." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A connector assembly comprises a connector having a connector threaded section with threads along a length of an external surface of the connector threaded section; and a barrel nut. The barrel nut comprises a nut threaded section having threads along an internal surface of the nut threaded section, wherein the nut threaded section is barrel shaped having a length and a diameter; a fastening section coupled to the nut threaded section, the fastening section having a length and a non-circular shape comprising a plurality of sides; and a nut circular opening extending through the entire length of the fastening section and the entire length of the nut threaded section; wherein the diameter of the nut threaded section is larger than a diameter of the connector threaded section and smaller than a diameter of an opening in a barrier through which the nut is coupled to the connector." The patent application was filed on May 7, 2009 (12/437,313). 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=7,988,488.PN.&OS=PN/7,988,488&RS=PN/7,988,488 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Oceanic Safety Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 8 -- Oceanic Safety Systems, Ventura, Calif., has been assigned a patent (7,988,511) developed by eight co-inventors for a freediving safety apparatus. The co-inventors are Henry M. (Chip) Bissell IV, Oak View, Calif., Sheri Gayle Daye, Boca Raton, Fla., Terry L. Maas, Ventura, Calif., Jason R. Bush, Oakland, Calif., David Sipperly, Wakefield, R.I., Peter Madnick, Ventura, Calif., Kenneth J. Samel, Irvine, Calif., and Robert Fairchild, Santa Ana, Calif. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus for use in the activity of freediving, providing the freediver with increased safety and protection in the event of Shallow Water Blackout, incapacitating hypoxia, or other emergency occurring in or under the water, while providing greater reliability of functioning, and comfort of wearing during the activity of freediving." The patent application was filed on Sept. 28, 2006 (11/992,509). 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=7,988,511.PN.&OS=PN/7,988,511&RS=PN/7,988,511 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Ibis Tek Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 8 -- Ibis Tek, Butler, Pa., has been assigned a patent (7,988,346) developed by James M. Helms, N. Fort Myers, Fla., Mark R. Barie, Glenshaw, Pa., and John A. Lowrey III, Saxonburg, Pa., for an "all-LED visible light and IR light headlamp." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A headlamp for a vehicle (air, land or sea) providing a planar array of infrared (IR) light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and visible light LEDs, and arranged and mounted within a housing so as to provide for cooling of the LEDs without forced convection, by conducting heat from the LEDs to protruding cooling fins. A switch system is also provided, for enabling either the visible light or the infrared light, and for selecting a high-beam or low-beam pattern. The beam pattern is provided in some embodiments so as to meet US Federal Motor Vehicle standards." The patent application was filed on March 19, 2009 (12/383,065). 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=7988346.PN.&OS=PN/7988346&RS=PN/7988346 Written by Ankresh Ranjan; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Florida Inventor Develops Patent for System and Method Employing Turbofan Jet Engine for Drying Bulk Materials ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 8 -- Wesley A. Staples, Palatka, Fla., has developed a patent (7,984,566) for a "system and method employing turbofan jet engine for drying bulk materials." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An air drying system and process employs a turbofan jet engine for producing high quality dried products. The air drying system uses both thermal and non-thermal air drying. The turbofan jet engine is housed within an air distribution chamber for directing exhaust air and bypass air from the jet engine into a product drying tube, where it is dried through a combination of thermal drying from heat content in an engine exhaust, and by the kinetic energy of air flowing past the product traveling through the drying tube, that may include a physical impediment for retarding retard the speed of the product solids flowing in the air stream through the tube." The patent application was filed on Feb. 19, 2007 (11/676,373). 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=7984566.PN.&OS=PN/7984566&RS=PN/7984566 Written by Ankresh Ranjan; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Grip Pod Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 8 -- Grip Pod Systems, Jacksonville, Fla., has been assigned a patent (7,987,625) developed by Joseph R. Moody, Jacksonville, Fla., and Joseph D. Gaddini, Ashville, N.C., for a "vertical foregrip leg extender." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Devices, and methods of extending legs from vertical fore grip handles on firearms, such as rifles, to different height positions. The vertical fore grip can include expandable bipod legs. The legs can be individually extended to different lengths by moving telescoping rod members in leg housings from retracted positions to extended positions. A lever switch can allow for the legs to be locked into the different extended positions, and depressing the switch can allow for the legs to go back to the retracted positions. Anti-rotation pins and slots can prevent the telescoping members from rotating relative to the legs." The patent application was filed on Dec. 30, 2010 (12/982,521). 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=7,987,625.PN.&OS=PN/7,987,625&RS=PN/7,987,625 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** New Technology Resources Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 8 -- New Technology Resources, Edina, Minn., has been assigned a patent (7,987,646) developed by six co-inventors for a "polymeric or composite wall and surface veneering products, systems and methods of use thereof." The co-inventors are Robert J. Race, Eagan, Minn., Paul J. Forsberg, Windermere, Fla., Edward Alan Knudson, Annandale, Minn., John Fitzgerald Dolan, Golden Valley, Minn., Daryl Pilarski, East Bethel, Minn., and Joel Forsberg, Shakopee, Minn. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention relates to wall and surface veneering products and systems that provide a replica image of a natural surface, such as stone, brick or wood, and is easily installable due to its lightweight characteristics and securement design. The present invention further includes systems for attachment of the veneering product to walls or other surfaces and also includes systems for assembling such products to provide pleasing arrangements and complete wall coverage. The present invention also includes methods of manufacture, which ensures the natural appearance of stone or wood by imaging a natural surface, such as stone or wood, and preparing a mold from that image to mass produce a replica of that particular surface." The patent application was filed on Oct. 16, 2007 (11/872,812). 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=7,987,646.PN.&OS=PN/7,987,646&RS=PN/7,987,646 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Northwestern University Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 8 -- Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., has been assigned a patent (7,985,539) developed by Chad A. Mirkin, Wilmette, Ill., Yunwei Cao, Gainesville, Fla., and Rongchao Jin, Evanston, Ill., for a "nanoparticle probes with raman spectroscopic fingerprints for analyte detection." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention encompasses reagents comprising particles with at least one Raman dye and a specific binding members bound thereto and methods of using such reagents. The invention also encompasses reagents of a specific binding member and two or more different Raman dyes and methods for using such reagents. New types of particle probes having a specific binding member bound thereto are described. These reagents are used in a novel detection strategy that utilizes the catalytic properties of the Au nanoparticles to generate a silver coating that can behave as a surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) promoter for the dye-labeled particles that have been captured by target and an underlying chip in microarray format. The strategy provides the high sensitivity and high selectivity attributes of grey-scale scanometric detection but provides a route to multiplexing and ratioing capabilities since a very large number of probes can be designed based upon the concept of using a Raman tag as a spectroscopic fingerprint in detection. These spectra are used as fingerprints to differentiate oligonucleotide or other targets in one solution. This method has been used to distinguish six dissimilar DNA targets with six Raman labeled nanoparticle probes, and also two RNA targets with single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)." The patent application was filed on May 7, 2003 (10/431,341). 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=7,985,539.PN.&OS=PN/7,985,539&RS=PN/7,985,539 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Florida Inventor Develops Patent for Consumer Self-activated Financial Card ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 9 -- Sean MacGuire, Key West, Fla., has developed a patent (7,984,851) for a "consumer self-activated financial card." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A pre-encoded financial card is disclosed along with a system and method allowing a user to attach it to pre-existing accounts and activate it instantly." The patent application was filed on July 13, 2006 (11/995,623). 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=79,84,851.PN.&OS=PN/79,84,851&RS=PN/79,84,851 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Florida Inventor Develops Patent for Articulating Paper Dispenser ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 9 -- Karen Gordon, Hollywood, Fla., has developed a patent (7,987,810) for an articulating paper dispenser. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An articulating paper dispenser is provided including an upper housing and a lower housing that, when engaged together, form a both a lubricant container and a chamber for containing an articulating paper roll. The articulating paper that is unwound from the articulating paper roll is passed through the lubricant container. The articulating paper dispenser will preferably include pressure rollers to guide the articulating paper through a dispensing slot in the dispenser. The lubricant container is configured to contain a lubricant that increases the marking ability of the articulating paper. As the articulating paper is dispensed from the articulating paper system, it is coated on both sides with a thin layer of the lubricant. The lubricant-coated articulating paper is then used to check a patient's occlusion more accurately and precisely." The patent application was filed on June 27, 2007 (11/769,139). 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=79,87,810&OS=79,87,810&RS=79,87,810 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Cobe Mik Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 9 -- Cobe Mik, Orlando, Fla., has been assigned a patent (7,987,807) developed by Coburn J. Mikacich, Orlando, Fla., for a "boat cover suspension device." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention provides a device for suspending a boat cover from a vertical projection attached to a boat, such that the boat cover is maintained under tension to prevent the formation of pools of water on the cover." The patent application was filed on July 21, 2009 (12/506,900). 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=79,87,807&OS=79,87,807&RS=79,87,807 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Kimber Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 9 -- Kimber, Yonkers, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (7,987,763) developed by Nehemia Sirkis, Hollywood, Fla., and Amir Zonshine, Hartsdale, N.Y., for a "double action firing pin system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A firing pin system for a firearm, including a breech block, a firing pin slidably disposed in the breech block and a single firing pin coil spring adapted to both urge the firing pin toward a cartridge in a barrel of the firearm when the firearm is fired and, subsequent to firing, to urge the firing pin back away from the cartridge such that the firing pin does not protrude through a breach face of a breach block of the firearm subsequent to firing." The patent application was filed on Feb. 13, 2008 (12/030,607). 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=79,87,763&OS=79,87,763&RS=79,87,763 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Florida Inventor Develops Patent for Hybrid Piston/Rotary Engine ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 9 -- William Scott Wiens, Pompano Beach, Fla., has developed a patent (7,987,823) for a "hybrid piston/rotary engine." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A Hybrid Piston/Rotary engine has a stationary elliptical housing with a circumscribed inner cam surface to provide thrust, and sides with bearing supports for rotation of a rotor, at least one cylinder, a shaft with apertures therein to provide rotary valves combined with intake and exhaust ports within the bearing supports. Each cylinder has two opposed pistons connecting cam followers pivoted to the rotor which reciprocate upon rotation. During the intake stroke, the pistons separate as an intake valve opens; and fuel mixture fills the cylinder and closes as pistons compress the mixture. The rotor ports become aligned with the spark plugs within the bearing supports, and ignited gasses force the pistons apart causing the cam followers to provide thrust to the rotor. The exhaust valve is opened as the pistons contract. Four strokes are completed each rotation. The valves can also be arranged to operate as a pump." The patent application was filed on Jan. 24, 2008 (12/011,107). 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=79,87,823&OS=79,87,823&RS=79,87,823 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Early Riser Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 9 -- Early Riser, New Port Richey, Fla., has been assigned a patent (7,985,035) developed by Jonathan D. Moody, New Port Richey, Fla., for a "flow control system for a detention pond." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An application for a flow control system includes a movable plunger held within a stationary riser, the stationary riser being in fluid communication with a drainage system. The movable plunger is buoyant, assisted by one or more attached floats such that, when the liquid level around the flow control system increases to a pre-determined level, the movable plunger lifts due to the buoyancy, thereby maintaining the pre-determined distance between the surface level and a bottom surface of the movable plunger, keeping the flow rate at an approximately constant level independent of the water level." The patent application was filed on Sept. 30, 2009 (12/570,734). 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=7,985,035.PN.&OS=PN/7,985,035&RS=PN/7,985,035 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Florida Turbine Technologies Assigned Patent for Turbine Blade with Impingement Cooling ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 9 -- Florida Turbine Technologies, Jupiter, Fla., has been assigned a patent (7,985,049) developed by George Liang, Palm City, Fla., for a "turbine blade with impingement cooling." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A turbine blade for use in a gas turbine engine that requires internal cooling for the blade. The blade includes a leading edge cooling supply cavity and a trailing edge cooling supply cavity to supply pressurized cooling air from an external source to the internal cooling circuit of the blade. The leading edge cooling supply cavity is connected to a leading edge impingement cavity through metering and impingement holes to provide metering and impingement cooling air to the leading edge region of the blade and to the showerhead film cooling holes. Both the leading edge and the trailing edge cooling supply cavities also supply cooling air through metering and impingement holes to respective pressure side and suction side impingement cavities located between the two supply cavities for impingement cooling. Each impingement cavity is connected to the blade external surface through a row of film cooling holes to discharge the spent impingement cooling air." The patent application was filed on July 20, 2007 (11/880,411). 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=7,985,049.PN.&OS=PN/7,985,049&RS=PN/7,985,049 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Florida Turbine Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 9 -- Florida Turbine Technologies, Jupiter, Fla., has been assigned a patent (7,985,050) developed by George Liang, Palm City, Fla., for a "turbine blade with trailing edge cooling." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A turbine airfoil with a trailing edge cooling circuit that includes a row of pressure side bleed channels connected to a metering and impingement cooling circuit that discharges a layer of film cooling air out through a row of exit slots that open onto a pressure side wall of the trailing edge to provide cooling for the trailing edge region of the airfoil. Formed within the trailing edge tip is a vortex flow chamber extending the length of the airfoil and connected to the bleed channels by a row of inlet holes to draw a portion of the film cooling air into the vortex chamber to provide cooling for the trailing edge tip and to prevent the film cooling layer from breaking off from the pressure side wall. The vortex chamber is connected to a row of exit holes offset from the inlet holes to form the vortex flow and to discharge the vortex flowing cooling air out the trailing edge in a direction parallel to the suction side wall." The patent application was filed on Dec. 15, 2008 (12/335,424). 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=7,985,050.PN.&OS=PN/7,985,050&RS=PN/7,985,050 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Florida Inventors Develop Patent for Adjustable Electronic Device Holder ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 9 -- Joseph C. Coleman, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Lawrence R. Gordon, Pembroke Pines, Fla., have developed a patent (7,988,114) for an "adjustable electronic device holder." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus expanding around the perimeter of a box-shaped electronic device, the apparatus having a rectangular frame which is expandable lengthwise and widthwise and brackets for three-dimensional retention of an electronic device." The patent application was filed on June 13, 2009 (12/484,177). 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=7988114.PN.&OS=PN/7988114&RS=PN/7988114 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Florida Inventor Develops Patent for Body or Plant Part Dressing ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 9 -- Barbara Brooke Jennings-Spring, Jupiter, Fla., has developed a patent (7,985,195) for a "body or plant part dressing." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A dressing having a flexible sleeve shaped to accommodate a substantially cylindrical body or plant portion, the sleeve having a lining which is substantially non-adherent to the body or plant part being bandaged and having a peripheral securement means which attaches two peripheral portions to each other without those portions being circumferentially adhered to the sleeve portion." The patent application was filed on Aug. 25, 2009 (12/583,714). 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=7,985,195&OS=7,985,195&RS=7,985,195 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** IPT Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 9 -- IPT, Somerville, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,988,046) developed by four co-inventors for a "vehicle violation enforcement system and method." The co-inventors are Patrick Moynihan, Bedminster, N.J., Larry Berman, Delray, Fla., Cory Marchasin, Lambertville, N.J., and Josiah Johnson, Somerville, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A PDA device is used to record the ID of a vehicle boot RFID tag and to transmit to the tag and to a host entity violation data such as summons number, license number, time and date stamp, issuing person ID, location of the vehicle, scofflaw data and so on. This data may be entered into the PDA electronically via a communication network such as the internet or LAN system or manually via a keyboard. The host entity has a data base which is uploaded with this information and has correlation of RFID tag numbers to an unlock combination number for each boot. When the boot is attached to a vehicle this PDA data is transmitted to the host entity whose contact telephone number is attached to the vehicle being booted. The driver contacts the entity to pay the fine and receive in return the unlock combination. The driver thus can release and remove the boot within minutes of returning to the vehicle and can return the boot at his leisure." The patent application was filed on Nov. 11, 2008 (12/268,460). 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=7988046.PN.&OS=PN/7988046&RS=PN/7988046 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Ethicon Endo-surgery Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 9 -- Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Cincinnati, has been assigned a patent (7,985,241) developed by Kevin W. Smith, Coral Gables, Fla., Juergen A. Kortenbach, Miami Springs, Fla., and Robert Sixto Jr., Miami, for a surgical fastener. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A surgical fastener with a safety position includes a lower base having piercing posts each having fixed and coupling ends, first and second base portions respectively attached to the posts, a hinge coupling the base portions, and a bias device imparting force on at least one base portion toward the other and at an angle to the hinge axis. Also provided is an upper fastening portion receiving and selectively coupling the posts. The lower base has a piercing position for coupling with the upper fastener portion where the posts are substantially parallel and a folded position where a distance between a coupling end of the first piercing post and the coupling end of the second piercing post is less than a distance between the fixed end of the first piercing post and the fixed end of the second piercing post." The patent application was filed on Oct. 31, 2007 (11/931,351). 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=7,985,241&OS=7,985,241&RS=7,985,241 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** National Payment Card Association Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 9 -- National Payment Card Association, Coconut Creek, Fla., has been assigned a patent (7,988,040) developed by Joseph R. Randazza, Boca Raton, Fla., and Danilo Portal, Miramar, Fla., for a "payment system and methods." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed are payment system and methods." The patent application was filed on Aug. 5, 2010 (12/851,079). 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=7988040.PN.&OS=PN/7988040&RS=PN/7988040 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Lary Research & Development Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 9 -- Lary Research & Development, Miami, has been assigned a patent (7,985,200) developed by four co-inventors for an "apparatus for delivering an intravascular drug." The co-inventors are Banning G. Lary, Miami, Leonard Pinchuk, Miami, Saul Gottlieb, Miramar, Fla., and Charles R. Slater, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A preferred apparatus for delivering an intravascular drug such as a sclerosing agent (or a microfoam sclerosing agent) to a varicose vein includes a catheter having three concentric tubes. The innermost tube has a guide wire lumen and an inflation lumen. The distal end of the innermost tube has an integral inflatable occlusion balloon in fluid communication with the inflation lumen. The intermediate tube has a lumen through which the innermost tube extends. The distal end of the intermediate tube has a self-expanding balloon with a plurality of fluid pores in fluid communication with the intermediate tube lumen. The outer tube has a lumen through which the intermediate tube extends. Sclerosing agent is dispensed through the intermediate tube to pores located at the distal end of the intermediate tube or in the self-expanding balloon. Veins are sclerosed as the self-expanding balloon is pulled through and ultimately out of the vein." The patent application was filed on May 3, 2006 (11/381,372). 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=7,985,200&OS=7,985,200&RS=7,985,200 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Florida Inventors Develop Patent for Medicine Container with Single Pill Dispenser ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 9 -- Seth A. Klein, Boca Raton, Fla., and Michael R. Klein, Boca Raton, Fla., have developed a patent (7,988,016) for a "medicine container with single pill dispenser." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A pill dispensing cap that secures to a conventional pill container. The pill dispensing cap has a lower cap, a pill discharge port, and a spring loaded rotatable and slidable upper cap. Pills are dispensed one at a time, and the remaining pills are isolated from external contamination. A child resistant lock prevents small children and/or mentally handicapped individuals from easily accessing medicine inside the container. The child resistant lock uses a vertically slidable upper cap that is slidably and rotatably attached to the lower cap. A child safety lock uses a key in the upper cap that must be aligned with a slot in the lower cap to allow a pill to be dispensed. When the key and slot are aligned, the upper cap is vertically compressed against the lower cap. As the upper cap moves toward the base cap, a gravity fed pill discharge port is exposed which releases a single pill." The patent application was filed on Feb. 6, 2009 (12/367,236). 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=7988016.PN.&OS=PN/7988016&RS=PN/7988016 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Anulex Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 9 -- Anulex Technologies, Minnetonka, Minn., has been assigned a patent (7,985,257) developed by seven co-inventors for "methods and devices for spinal disc annulus reconstruction and repair." The co-inventors are Joseph C. Cauthen III, Gainesville, Fla., Matthew M. Burns, Orono, Minn., Lawrence W. Wales, Maplewood, Minn., Brian L. Dukart, Brooklyn Park, Minn., Bradley J. Wessman, Wilmington, N.C., Rodney L. Houfburg, Prior Lake, Minn., and Paul Burmeister, Maple Grove, Minn. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention provides methods and devices for annulus disc repair with and without the use of a patch or stent. The methods and devices are particularly suited to the repair and/or reconstruction of the spinal disc wall (annulus) after surgical invasion or pathologic rupture, with reduced failure rate as compared to conventional surgical procedures." The patent application was filed on Nov. 6, 2006 (11/556,878). 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=7,985,257&OS=7,985,257&RS=7,985,257 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Codman & Shurtleff Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 9 -- Codman & Shurtleff, Raynham, Mass., has been assigned a patent (7,985,238) developed by Keith Balgobin, Pembroke Pines, Fla., Vladimir Mitelberg, Austin, Texas, and John H. Thinnes Jr., Miami Beach, Fla., for an "embolic coil delivery system with spring wire release mechanism." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A medical device for placing an embolic device at a predetermined site within a vessel of the body including a delivery catheter and a flexible pusher member slidably disposed within the lumen of the catheter. An embolic device is retained within the delivery catheter by a mechanical interlocking mechanism which includes an engagement member attached to the distal end of the pusher member and extends through a retaining ring at the proximal end of the embolic device. A detachment member extends through an aperture at the distal end of the engagement member thereby locking the embolic device onto the pusher member. A kicker member which takes the form of a generally U-shaped wire spring which extends from the distal end of the pusher member and is biased so as to lift the retaining ring off of the engagement member to ensure the release of the embolic device when the detachment member is withdrawn from the aperture of the engagement member." The patent application was filed on June 21, 2006 (11/471,770). 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=7,985,238&OS=7,985,238&RS=7,985,238 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 9 -- Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Jacksonville, Fla., has been assigned a patent (7,988,289) developed by six co-inventors for "ophthalmic lenses useful for the correction of presbyopia which incorporate high order aberration correction." The co-inventors are Khaled Chehab, Jacksonville, Fla., Michael J. Collins, Jollys Lookout, Australia, Jeffrey H. Roffman, Jacksonville, Fla., Ross J. Franklin, Chapel Hill, Australia, Brett A. Davis, Holland Park West, Australia, and Xu Cheng, Jacksonville, Fla. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention provides methods for designing ophthalmic lenses, and lenses produced by this method, which lenses corrects both low order and high order wavefront aberrations of the lens wearer's eyes." The patent application was filed on Jan. 15, 2010 (12/688,522). 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=7,988,289&OS=7,988,289&RS=7,988,289 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Grip Pod Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 9 -- Grip Pod Systems, Jacksonville, Fla., has been assigned a patent (7,987,623) developed by Joseph R. Moody, Jacksonville, Fla., Joseph D. Moody, Cape Coral, Fla., and Mark Best, Merritt Island, Fla., for folding stack improvements. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Adapter devices, apparatus, systems and methods of allowing a firearm to be supported by a foldable fore grip/gun handle. The fore grip gun handle can have bipod type legs that can be extendable from the handle. The fore grip handle can be just a vertical extension. The adapter can allow for the fore grip/gun handle to move from a fold back position along the bottom of the firearm so that the firearm can be easily carried, and the adapter to can allow for the handle to move down to a vertical support position beneath the firearm when the firearm is to be used. The adapter can also support a light in both a folded position and in a downwardly extended position, where light can be aimed forward, rearward to the side and/or pointed down from the firearm. The adapter can allow for a dual functioning component that can be either or both a fore grip and/or a light source. Other versions of the adapter can include a slidable thumb switch for locking a swinging plate with picatinny side rails to a main plate, and spring loaded detents for locking the swinging plate in substantially vertical orientations. Additionally, a folding rail system can be substituted for the existing picatinny rail system on firearms. The folding rail can have mounting holes for allowing the entire folding rail to be directly attached to the firearm, and have a hinge for allowing portions of the picatinny rails to pivot relative to the rest of the picatinny rails." The patent application was filed on Aug. 13, 2010 (12/856,340). 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=7,987,623.PN.&OS=PN/7,987,623&RS=PN/7,987,623 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Florida, South Carolina Inventors Develop Patent for Time Limited Restraint ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 9 -- Frank Butler, Pensacola, Fla., William G. Rusher Jr., N. Charleston, S.C., and Philip J. Ufkes, Mt. Pleasant, S.C., have developed a patent (7,987,761) for a time limited restraint. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A time limited restraint device. After a predetermined time, a cutter of the time limited restraint device cuts a restraint." The patent application was filed on Feb. 24, 2009 (12/391,325). 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=7,987,761.PN.&OS=PN/7,987,761&RS=PN/7,987,761 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Siemens Energy Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 9 -- Siemens Energy, Orlando, Fla., has been assigned a patent (7,987,725) developed by Michael Twerdochlib, Oviedo, Fla., for a "method of matching sensors in a multi-probe turbine blade vibration monitor." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of matching sensors in a multi-probe blade vibration monitor for a turbine. The method includes providing at least two probes mounted in a casing of the turbine adjacent to a rotating blade structure of the turbine. Targets are provided on radially outer portions of the blade structure. Each of the probes includes a sensor generating signals corresponding to target passing events, and a set of synchronous harmonics of the rotational speed of the rotor are produced for each sensor. The position of the sensors is adjusted such that the sets of harmonics of the sensors are substantially matched, indicating that the positions of the sensors are matched." The patent application was filed on Oct. 25, 2007 (11/923,748). 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=7,987,725.PN.&OS=PN/7,987,725&RS=PN/7,987,725 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Automotive Technologies International Assigned Patent for Airbag Deployment Control Using Seatbelt-mounted Sensor ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 9 -- Automotive Technologies International, Denville, N.J., has been assigned a patent (7,988,190) developed by David S. Breed, Miami Beach, Fla., for an "airbag deployment control using seatbelt-mounted sensor." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Method and system for controlling inflation of an airbag in a vehicle which protects an occupant from injury in a crash involving the vehicle includes sensing a crash involving the vehicle for which deployment of the airbag is desired, inflating the airbag to protect the occupant in the crash involving the vehicle upon sensing of the crash, incorporating an accelerometer in a seatbelt worn by the occupant, and adjusting the continued inflation of the airbag after contact of the airbag with the occupant based on the acceleration sensed by the accelerometer. The accelerometer may be arranged to determine movement or acceleration of the seatbelt which can be correlated to contact between the airbag and the seatbelt, i.e., based on changes in the measured acceleration of the seatbelt arising from contact of the airbag with the seatbelt." The patent application was filed on Oct. 26, 2007 (11/925,130). 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=7,988,190&OS=7,988,190&RS=7,988,190 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Hale Products Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 9 -- Hale Products, Conshohocken, Pa., has been assigned a patent (7,987,916) developed by Michael A. Laskaris, Collegeville, Pa., Dominic John Colletti, Royersford, Pa., and Gary Handwerk, Ocala, Fla., for an "integrated controls for a fire suppression system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A fire suppression system having a plumbing assembly, an engine, a hose, an air-bleed valve, and a controller is provided. The controller includes a one-touch activation control. The controller is also configured to automatically activate the air-bleed valve to remove air within the hose to prevent user injury and damage to the fire suppression system. A fire suppression system that automatically configures the fire suppression system to output a predetermined fire suppression fluid composition upon actuation of a one-touch activation control is also provided. In addition, an integrated control system is provided to automatically configure a fire truck's interlock and shift pump operation." The patent application was filed on April 9, 2009 (12/421,132). 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=7,987,916.PN.&OS=PN/7,987,916&RS=PN/7,987,916 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Alstom Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 9 -- Alstom Technology, Baden, Switzerland, has been assigned a patent (7,987,678) developed by four co-inventors for a "hot gas duct and duct splitter arrangement." The co-inventors are Orestes J. Maurell, West Palm Beach, Fla., Jones Russell Bond, Jupiter, Fla., Marion Duggans, West Palm Beach, Fla., and Sejko Kolev, Birr, Switzerland. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A hot gas duct, such as a combustion casing in a gas turbine engine, includes a duct splitter held within the hot gas duct in at least three, preferably four, locations spaced around a peripheral edge of the duct splitter. At least one, preferably two, of the holding locations each comprise a generally cylindrical mounting that projects through a wall of the hot gas duct to engage an edge portion of the duct splitter by means of a slot formed in a circular face of the mounting. Mutually contacting surfaces of the slot and the duct splitter comprise hard face coatings to combat wear due to vibration and differential thermal expansion and contraction. The mountings have cooling holes that penetrate the mounting, so that coolant can flow through the mountings and into the interior of the hot gas duct to cool the mountings and the hard face coatings." The patent application was filed on March 13, 2007 (11/685,503). 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=7,987,678.PN.&OS=PN/7,987,678&RS=PN/7,987,678 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Earthlinked Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 9 -- Earthlinked Technologies, Lakeland, Fla., has been assigned a patent (7,987,681) developed by Robert W. Cochran, Lakeland, Fla., for a "refrigerant fluid flow control device and method." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A subcool flow control valve useful in a refrigerant system includes an enclosure having a fluid flow pathway for a controlled fluid between an inlet and an outlet. A thermally conductive flexible wall forms a sealed cavity within the enclosure for carrying a controlling fluid. A metering orifice operable between the pathway and the outlet port controls an amount of metered fluid passing through the outlet port in response to movement of the flexible wall toward and away from the metering orifice in response to temperature changes of the controlled fluid transmitting temperature and thus pressure changes to the controlling fluid in the sealed cavity. Inverse thermal feedback means is formed as part of the valve for stabilizing valve operation thus providing means for transmitting a thermal signal from the metered controlled fluid back to the controlling fluid." The patent application was filed on Oct. 20, 2006 (11/551,324). 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=7,987,681.PN.&OS=PN/7,987,681&RS=PN/7,987,681 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Florida Inventor Develops Patent for Boxing Ring Corner Mat ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 9 -- Moses F. Daxon, Hallandale, Fla., has developed a patent (7,985,143) for a boxing ring corner mat. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A boxing ring corner mat includes a mat body having a mat upper surface; and a pan recess in the mat upper surface and a liquid collecting pan retained within the pan recess for gathering and retaining water and other liquids. The mat preferably additionally includes a spit bucket recess located forwardly of the pan recess and pan and a spit bucket retained within the spit bucket recess in fluid communication with the pan through a bucket drain hose. The mat preferably additionally includes shoe engaging and propping elevations having shoe sole engaging upper surfaces, and preferably additionally includes a separable display region removably fitted into a display region opening in the mat body. The shoe propping elevations optionally are hollow and have upwardly opening air flow ports and each contain a shoe drying fan for blowing a stream of air onto the soles of boxer shoes." The patent application was filed on Jan. 22, 2008 (12/009,741). 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=7985143.PN.&OS=PN/7985143&RS=PN/7985143 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Restorative Care of America Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 9 -- Restorative Care of America, St. Petersburg, Fla., has been assigned a patent (7,984,531) developed by Max E. Moore, Largo, Fla., for a "rachet hinge for a knee or elbow orthosis." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A ratchet hinge for a knee or elbow orthosis having a pair of struts, connected to one strut is a pair of plates in spaced relation to one another. The other strut is pivotably connected between the plates and has a slot formed therein for receiving a locking assembly. The plates have a plurality of ratchets on their outer periphery and a locking slot formed in the edge of the plates. The locking assembly has a spring biased locking pin disposed between two plats such that the pin engages the plates to lock the hinge or allow limited movement." The patent application was filed on Sept. 23, 2005 (11/162,808). 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=7984531.PN.&OS=PN/7984531&RS=PN/7984531 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Florida Inventor Develops Patent for Animal Escape System ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 9 -- Raymond C. Jarvis, Zephyrhills, Fla., has developed a patent (7,984,518) for an animal escape system. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An animal escape device has a central plate, an upper plate and a pair of side plates. The central plate depends downwardly at an angle and has a lower edge positionable in a swimming pool beneath the surface of the water, an upper edge, and parallel side edges. The upper plate is positionable on a deck of the pool and has an interior edge coupled to the upper edge of the central plate and has an exterior edge and side edges. Each of the side plates has a top edge coupled to an associated one of the side edges of the central plate. Each side plate has a bottom edge positionable entirely within the pool and a top edge partially within the water. The side plates form obtuse angles with respect to the central plate." The patent application was filed on Jan. 4, 2010 (12/655,613). 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=7984518.PN.&OS=PN/7984518&RS=PN/7984518 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. 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