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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Virginia (Aug. 23)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 23 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Virginia. *** Philip Morris USA Assigned Patent for Reduction of Carbon Monoxide and Nitric Oxide in Smoking Articles ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 23 -- Philip Morris USA, Richmond, Va., has been assigned a patent (7,997,281) developed by Budda V. Reddy, Glen Allen, Va., and Firooz Rasouli, Midlothian, Va., for a "reduction of carbon monoxide and nitric oxide in smoking articles using nanoscale particles and/or clusters of nitrided transition metal oxides." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Smoking article components, cigarettes, methods for making cigarettes and methods for smoking cigarettes are provided that use nitrided transition metal oxide nanoscale particles and/or nitrided transition metal oxide clusters capable of catalyzing and/or oxidizing carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide and/or adsorbing carbon monoxide and catalyzing and/or reducing nitric oxide to nitrogen and/or adsorbing nitric oxide. Cut filler compositions, cigarette paper and cigarette filter material can comprise nitrided transition metal oxide nanoscale particles and/or nitrided transition metal oxide clusters." The patent application was filed on Feb. 3, 2010 (12/699,282). 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=79,97,281&OS=79,97,281&RS=79,97,281 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Philip Morris USA Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 23 -- Philip Morris USA, Richmond, Va., has been assigned a patent (7,997,282) developed by 11 co-inventors for a "cigarette filter with beaded carbon." The co-inventors are John B. Paine III, Midlothian, Va., Zuyin Yang, Midlothian, Va., Kent B. Koller, Chesterfield, Va., Jay A. Fournier, Richmond, Va., Charles E. Thomas Jr., Richmond, Va., Timothy S. Sherwood, Midlothian, Va., Zhaohua Luan, Midlothian, Va., Shuzhong Zhuang, Richmond, Va., Jose G. Nepomuceno, Beaverdam, Va., Diane L. Gee, Richmond, Va., and Georgios D. Karles, Richmond, Va. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A smoking article such as a cigarette comprises a tobacco rod and a filter component having a cavity filled with spherical beaded carbon. As mainstream tobacco smoke is drawn through the filter component, targeted gas phase smoke constituents are removed as the smoke passes through the carbon. During the filter manufacturing process the spherical beaded carbon flows like a liquid and substantially completely fills the cavity. Point-to-point contact between the spherical beads together with substantially complete filling of the cavity produces minimal channeling of ambulatory gas phase as well as maximum contact between the gas phase and the carbon surface of the spherical beads during smoking." The patent application was filed on Oct. 31, 2007 (11/931,624). 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=79,97,282&OS=79,97,282&RS=79,97,282 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Dibelardino Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 23 -- Aldo Dibelardino, Virginia Beach, Va., has been assigned a patent (7,997,720) developed by Aldo Dibelardino, for an "eyeshade with horizontally adjustable stops." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention relates to an eyeshade apparatus having a band, a lens, lens punchouts, and adjustable stops. Its design allows the curvature of the lens of the eyeshade to be modifiable for different activities and uses. The eyeshade apparatus, also because of its design, is nearly indestructible in its non-use position as it lies virtually flat." The patent application was filed on April 15, 2010 (12/761,094). 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=7,997,720&OS=7,997,720&RS=7,997,720 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Sandvik Intellectual Property Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 23 -- Sandvik Intellectual Property, Sandviken, Sweden, has been assigned a patent (7,997,660) developed by Kenneth Monyak, Abingdon, Va., Daniel Mouthaan, Williamsburg, Mich., and Joseph Fader, Abingdon, Va., for a "hybrid retainer sleeve for tool inserted into block." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A sleeve utilizing two methods of retention--a friction fit and a rear retention feature--is disclosed. The sleeve includes a circumferentially compressible portion that provides a friction fit when inserted into a bore and includes a projected portion around an end circumference that is used to mate with the rear of a tool block and urges the sleeve (and the tool) rearward. The disclosure also relates to a tool and block assembly, a method of retaining a tool in a holder and a mining machine incorporating the sleeve." The patent application was filed on Sept. 2, 2008 (12/202,540). 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=7,997,660&OS=7,997,660&RS=7,997,660 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Keck Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 23 -- Keck Technologies, Raleigh, N.C., has been assigned a patent (7,997,370) developed by Robert Scher, Annandale, Va., Weimin Hu, Rockville, Md., and Larry B. Keck, Raleigh, N.C., for a "surface effect sea train." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A multiple unit surface effect vehicle movable through an aquatic environment is provided including connected units and lift fans. The multiple unit surface effect vehicle may further include a coupling system and/or a plurality of skirt portions connecting one of the connected units with another of the connected units. The multiple unit surface effect vehicle includes the connected units connected to form a continuous movable unit movable in an aquatic environment. Each connected unit includes a forced air containment chamber defined within each of the connected units. The forced air containment chambers of each of the connected units are connected to form a continuous pressurized air cushion. The lift fans force air into the forced air containment chamber to pressurize the continuous pressurized air cushion." The patent application was filed on June 30, 2010 (12/827,925). 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=7,997,370.PN.&OS=PN/7,997,370&RS=PN/7,997,370 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Hamilton Beach Brands Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 23 -- Hamilton Beach Brands, Glen Allen, Va., has been assigned a patent (7,997,187) developed by Michael Garman, Midlothian, Va., Mark C. Steiner, Midlothian, Va., and William D. Starr, Richmond, Va., for a brewed beverage maker. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A beverage maker including a housing, a roll top lid, a brew chamber, a removable fresh water reservoir, and a reversible, storable stand is provided. The roll top lid rotates selectively permit access to the brew chamber, which is enclosed by the housing. In the open position, the roll top lid is substantially concealed within the housing. The fresh water reservoir is located beneath the brew chamber, and the reservoir includes an optional, selectively removable lid with an integrated water level gauge. The stand is stored within the housing beneath the fresh water reservoir. The stand supports a brewed beverage receptacle on a step. In use, the beverage maker dispenses coffee to a brewed beverage receptacle, such as a travel mug, coffee cup or the like." The patent application was filed on March 6, 2008 (12/043,359). 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=7,997,187.PN.&OS=PN/7,997,187&RS=PN/7,997,187 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Philip Morris USA Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 23 -- Philip Morris USA, Richmond, Va., has been assigned a patent (7,997,487) developed by William R. Sweeney, Richmond, Va., for an "automatic price display control by emulation of electronic cash register price lookup." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for distribution of product price and/or sales data in a retail establishment. Product price and/or sales data is stored locally, either in a central computer or master electronic cash register (ECR) or remotely at a master computer. The product price data is stored in the form of a price look-up (PLU) table. The price data can be pushed from the master ECR, local or master computers to and ECR emulation hub to an ECR emulation hub. Similarly, the ECR emulation hub can request product price data from the master ECR, local or master computers. Once the product price data arrives at the ECR emulation hub, it can be processed and sent to a display, which will be located near the appropriate product. The ECR emulation hub can also record and/or transmit prices actually charged for products over time to allow for automatic auditing of promotional pricing offers such as those made by manufacturers of the product. The ECR emulation hub acts like an ECR, thereby requiring no special software or hardware modifications to existing pricing display systems that already support ECRs." The patent application was filed on Aug. 26, 2008 (12/230,237). 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=7,997,487&OS=7,997,487&RS=7,997,487 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Capital One Financial Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 23 -- Capital One Financial, Falls Church, Va., has been assigned a patent (7,997,476) developed by Gregory M. Gannon, Hanover, Va., for a "wireless devices for storing a financial account card and methods for storing card data in a wireless device." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A wireless device is enabled to receive a financial account card that is inserted into a card slot of the wireless device. The wireless device reads card data from the financial account card when it is inserted into the slot and programs an RFID (radio frequency identification) tag or a memory included in the wireless device. The wireless device may then be used to provide payment by transmitting the card data via radio frequency to a nearby RFID reader using the RFID tag. The financial account card may also be ejected from the wireless device and swiped by a magnetic card reader." The patent application was filed on Sept. 15, 2005 (11/226,219). 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=7,997,476&OS=7,997,476&RS=7,997,476 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** U.S. Navy Assigned Patent for Hybrid Water Cannon ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Navy has been assigned a patent (7,997,179) developed by four co-inventors for a hybrid water cannon. The co-inventors are David A. Nelson, Indian Head, Md., David Smith, Valley Falls, N.Y., Scott Strohman, King George, Va., and Ken Poe, Welcome, Md. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A hybrid water cannon that can be configured in either a recoil mode or recoilless mode. A first barrel is attached to a breech block. Either a second barrel or breech plug is also attached to the breech block on a side opposite the first barrel. With the breech plug attached, the water cannon is in a recoil mode. With the second barrel attached, the water cannon is in a recoilless mode. A chamber containing a propellant charge is in communication with both the first and second barrels. Upon ignition, the propellant charge pushes a charge of water from both barrels simultaneously and in opposite directions. The discharge from the first barrel is used to disable the target ordnance. The discharge from the second barrel counters the recoil. The propellant charge is ignited using an ignition charge in a port intersecting the chamber at an angle other than 90 degrees." The patent application was filed on April 1, 2008 (12/082,193). 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=7,997,179.PN.&OS=PN/7,997,179&RS=PN/7,997,179 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Phoenix Check Cashing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 23 -- Phoenix Check Cashing, Herndon, Va., has been assigned a patent (7,997,477) developed by Timothy L. Robinson, Herndon, Va., for a "system and method for biometric authorization for check cashing." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for a biometric-based identity verification for authorizing a check cashing transaction between a consumer and a merchant using a biometric identification device and at least one consumer biometric identifier scan. Said consumer registers with said system at least one biometric identifier and personal identity-verifying data both used to authenticate the identity of the consumer without the use of a man-made identity token during a check cashing transaction. During said transaction, said consumer enters at least one digital scan of at least one of their registered biometrics and said system authenticates said consumer's identity through comparing said digital scan with at least one digital scan stored in at least one system database. Upon positive identification of said consumer, said transaction is approved." The patent application was filed on April 10, 2008 (12/081,122). 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=7,997,477&OS=7,997,477&RS=7,997,477 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Virginia Inventor Develops Patent for Turntable (with Attachments) for the Dispensing of Electrical Wire, Cable or Other Linear Goods that are Supplied on Reels or in Coils, Depending on the Attachment Used ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 23 -- John Charles Taugner, Fairfax, Va., has developed a patent (7,997,523) for a "turntable (with attachments) for the dispensing of electrical wire, cable or other linear goods that are supplied on reels or in coils, depending on the attachment used." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A dispenser for spools, reels or coils of electrical wire or cable, or other linear products, such as rope, twine, string, fishing line, etc. It comprises a turntable, a central inner spindle, and various attachments. The attachments can be placed on the floor, and then selected attachments can be fitted to the inner spindle. Attachments are selected based on the size of the spool, reel or coil of wire or cable. The attachments include a small pipe spindle for use with smaller spools, a large pipe spindle for use with larger spools or reels, and a coil clamp assembly use with for coils. The wire or cable can pay out in all horizontal directions from the invention. If more wire or cable is pulled out than is needed, the excess can be rewound and will return to the dispenser with the aid of a sloped outer edge of the turntable." The patent application was filed on Feb. 2, 2010 (12/699,026). 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=7,997,523.PN.&OS=PN/7,997,523&RS=PN/7,997,523 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. -1058630 (c) 2011 Targeted News Service |