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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Ohio (Sept. 5)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Ohio. *** University of Toledo, Turning Point Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 4 -- The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, and Turning Point, Redding, Conn., have been assigned a patent (8,007,421) developed by six co-inventors for a trunk rotation. The co-inventors are Vijay K. Goel, Holland, Ohio, Danny M. Pincivero, Toledo, Ohio, David Dick, Whitehouse, Ohio, John Jaegly, Northwood, Ohio, F. Alan Schultheis, Redding, Conn., and Kathleen Herndon, Raleigh, N.C. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "This trunk rotation device uses dynamic movement of one's body such as, shoulder, hip, knee, back, thigh, and abdominal musculature. The device provides a method for exercising the spinal column and the muscles of the torso, including those in the abdominal lumbar and thoracic regions involving rotational torque. In a preferred embodiment, the device is a golf exercise and flexibility apparatus. The golf exercise apparatus provides resistance to a golfer during a golf swing to strengthen and condition the muscles of the axial skeleton of the golfer in a functional posture." The patent application was filed on March 25, 2010 (12/661,918). 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=80,07,421.PN.&OS=PN/80,07,421&RS=PN/80,07,421 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Recreation Supply Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 4 -- Recreation Supply, Sunbury, Ohio, has been assigned a patent (8,007,415) developed by Randal L. Lundquist, Mansfield, Ohio, for an "adjustable dumbbell and system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An adjustable weightlifting device having selectable weights. The adjustable weightlifting device allows users to select a desired number of weight plates, and then couples the selected weight plates to retention members disposed in the handle of the device." The patent application was filed on May 22, 2009 (12/471,156). 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=80,07,415.PN.&OS=PN/80,07,415&RS=PN/80,07,415 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Sports Sensors Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 4 -- Sports Sensors, Cincinnati, has been assigned a patent (8,007,367) developed by Albert E. Dilz Jr., Cincinnati, and Louis Born, Pasadena, Md., for a "miniature radar for measuring club head speed and tempo." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A golf club head swing timing device that uses radar to measure the duration of a golf swing. Club head speed measurement is also provided. The details of the disclosed embodiments include the ability of detecting the start and end of a golf swing, and to do so from information from the radar signal. Preferably, RF Doppler radar is used. Various modes of use and display are provided." The patent application was filed on May 27, 2005 (11/140,606). 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=80,07,367&OS=80,07,367&RS=80,07,367 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Ohio Inventor Develops Patent for Educational Game Employing Categories ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Cathy Lynne Jokilehto, Parma Heights, Ohio, has developed a patent (8,007,280) for "educational game employing categories." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A game serving as a tool for facilitating the education of elementary students in learning proper categorization of learning elements. The game includes a plurality of station markers suitable for being arranged physically in sequence, with each station marker representing a corresponding education category. The game further includes a plurality of tokens, each of the tokens including indicia representative of an item belonging to one of the educational categories. Each of the plurality of station markers includes a receiving area for receiving tokens from among the plurality of tokens." The patent application was filed on July 26, 2007 (11/828,401). 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=8,007,280.PN.&OS=PN/8,007,280&RS=PN/8,007,280 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Emerson Climate Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Emerson Climate Technologies, Sidney, Ohio, has been assigned a patent (8,007,261) developed by Jean-Luc M. Caillat, Dayton, Ohio, for a "thermally compensated scroll machine." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The scroll machine has a first and a second scroll member each having intermeshed scroll wraps. A compensation member is attached to one of the scrolls. As the scroll machine warms to operating temperature, the compensation member exerts a force on the one scroll member causing it to deflect. The deflection of the scroll member compensates for the unequal growth of the scroll wrap which is caused by a temperature difference between the radially inner section and the radially outer section of the scroll wrap." The patent application was filed on Dec. 28, 2006 (11/647,463). 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=8,007,261.PN.&OS=PN/8,007,261&RS=PN/8,007,261 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** General Electric Assigned Patent for Methods and Apparatus for Coating Gas Turbine Engines ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- General Electric, Schenectady, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,007,246) developed by eight co-inventors for "methods and apparatus for coating gas turbine engines." The co-inventors are Raymond Grant Rowe, Niskayuna, N.Y., Tara Easter McGovern, Simpsonville, S.C., Jane Ann Murphy, Franklin, Ohio, Andrew Jay Skoog, West Chester, Ohio, William R. Stowell, Rising Sun, Ind., Paul Thomas Marks, Simpsonville, S.C., Lisa DeBelli, Simpsonville, S.C., and James H. Clare, Crosby, Texas. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of fabricating a component for a gas turbine engine is provided. The method includes applying a bond coat to at least a portion of the component, applying a dense vertically cracked (DVC) thermal barrier coating to at least a portion of the bond coat using a spray mechanism positioned a first distance from the component, and overlying at least a portion of the DVC thermal barrier coating with a soft coat thermal barrier coating using a spray mechanism that is positioned a second distance away from the component, wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance to facilitate adherence of the soft coating thermal barrier coating to the DVC thermal barrier coating." The patent application was filed on Jan. 17, 2007 (11/654,182). 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=8,007,246.PN.&OS=PN/8,007,246&RS=PN/8,007,246 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Procter & Gamble Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- The Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, has been assigned a patent (8,007,614) developed by Uwe Schneider, Mason, Ohio, and Donald Carroll Roe, West Chester, Ohio, for an "elastomeric nonwoven laminates and process for producing same." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An elastomeric laminate for use in an absorbent article can have a first plurality of elastomeric strands and a second plurality of elastomeric strands bonded to a first substrate. The first plurality of elastomeric strands can be bonded to the first substrate in a first orientation while the second plurality of elastomeric strands is joined to the first substrate in a second orientation. The first and second orientations can be different such that the elastomeric laminate can accommodate tension forces which act on the laminate from different axes. Optionally, a second substrate or a third plurality of elastomeric strands may be added to the elastomeric laminate." The patent application was filed on Aug. 27, 2010 (12/869,999). 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=8,007,614.PN.&OS=PN/8,007,614&RS=PN/8,007,614 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** PPG Industries Ohio Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- PPG Industries Ohio, Cleveland, has been assigned a patent (8,008,405) developed by six co-inventors for a "method of stabilizing metal pigments against gassing." The co-inventors are Cathy A. Taylor, Allison Park, Pa., Daniel Rardon, Pittsburgh, Paul Lamers, Allison Park, Pa., Kapiappa G. Ragunathan, Gibsonia, Pa., Shanti Swarup, Allison Park, Pa., and Michael Hart, Cleveland Heights, Ohio. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention is directed to a passivating material suitable for passivating a metal surface. The passivating material comprises a polymer which comprises (a) at least one nitro group, and/or pyridine group, and/or phenolic hydroxyl group; and (b) at least one group selected from a phosphorous-containing group and/or a carboxylic acid group, wherein the at least one phosphorous-containing group is selected from a phosphate, a phosphite, or a non-nitrogen substituted phosphonate." The patent application was filed on Aug. 12, 2008 (12/190,279). 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=8,008,405.PN.&OS=PN/8,008,405&RS=PN/8,008,405 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Cleveland Clinic Foundation Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, has been assigned a patent (8,007,812) developed by Andrei V. Gudkov, East Aurora, N.Y., Joseph A. DiDonato, Westlake, Ohio, and Vadim Krivokrysenko, Orchard Park, N.Y., for "flagellin related polypeptides and uses thereof." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The use of flagellin and flagellin related polypeptides for the protection of mammals from the effects of apoptosis is described." The patent application was filed on Dec. 22, 2005 (11/722,682). 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=8,007,812.PN.&OS=PN/8,007,812&RS=PN/8,007,812 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Clopay Plastic Products Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Clopay Plastic Products, Mason, Ohio, has been assigned a patent (8,007,616) developed by four co-inventors for a "microporous breathable building and construction materials comprising coated woven and/or nonwoven fabrics, and method." The co-inventors are Gregory K. Jones, Lebanon, Ohio, David G. Bland, Mason, Ohio, Thomas G. Mushaben, Cincinnati, and Nicole A. Gerwe, Cincinnati. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Breathable materials comprise a fabric layer and a polymer film layer thereon, the polymer film layer comprising a polymer composition and a filler, wherein the breathable material has undergone a physical manipulation to render the polymer film layer microporous such that the WVTR of the breathable material is greater than about 50 g/m.sup.224 hr, and wherein the breathable material has a first length dimension and a first width dimension before said physical manipulation and a second length dimension and a second width dimension after said physical manipulation, wherein the second length dimension is no more than about 2% greater than the first length dimension and the second width dimension is no more than about 2% greater than the first width dimension. Methods of making a breathable material comprise forming a polymer film layer comprising a polymer composition and a filler; bonding the polymer film layer to a fabric layer to form a laminate; and applying a physical manipulation to the laminate to render the polymer film layer microporous such that the WVTR of the resulting breathable material is greater than about 50 g/m224 hr; wherein the breathable material has a first length dimension and a first width dimension before said physical manipulation and a second length dimension and a second width dimension after said physical manipulation, wherein the second length dimension is no more than about 2% greater than the first length dimension and the second width dimension is no more than about 2% greater than the first width dimension." The patent application was filed on Jan. 26, 2007 (11/698,324). 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=8,007,616.PN.&OS=PN/8,007,616&RS=PN/8,007,616 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Ethicon Endo-Surgery Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Cincinnati, has been assigned a patent (8,007,513) developed by five co-inventors for a "partially reusable surgical stapler." The co-inventors are Anil K. Nalagatla, Mason, Ohio, Sudhir B. Patel, Mason, Ohio, Debasish Pradhan, Sambalpur, India, Chester O. Baxter III, Loveland, Ohio, and James Bedi, Cincinnati. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a method for performing a surgical stapling procedure by providing a stapler comprising a handle and a staple cartridge with an opposing anvil. The staple cartridge contains a plurality of surgical staples. The stapler also has an actuator module for deploying staples, wherein the actuator has a longitudinally movable member for sequentially ejecting staples towards the anvil. The method involves operating the actuator module so as to eject the plurality of staples, and removing the actuator module from the body and discarding the actuator module. The method also involves sterilizing the body." The patent application was filed on June 12, 2008 (12/137,576). 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=8,007,513.PN.&OS=PN/8,007,513&RS=PN/8,007,513 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Procter & Gamble Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, has been assigned a patent (8,007,771) developed by five co-inventors for "flavors for oral compositions." The co-inventors are Niranjan Ramji, Mason, Ohio, Marc Hester, Cincinnati, Steve Hoke, West Chester, Ohio, Robert Leslie Swaine Jr., Glendale, Ohio, and Gerhard Norbert Zehentbauer, Okeana, Ohio. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention relates to oral care compositions comprising stannous ions, a mint-type flavor oil, a protectant component that prevents generation of off odor and off taste in the composition, and orally acceptable carriers. The mint-type oils include peppermint, spearmint and corn mint. Suitable protectant components include copper salts and carbonyl compounds such as ascorbic acid; cis-jasmone; 2,5-dimethyl-4-hydroxy-3(2H)-furanone; 5-ethyl-3-hydroxy-4-methyl-2(5H)-furanone; vanillin; ethyl vanillin; anisaldehyde; 3,4-methylenedioxybenzaldehyde; 3,4-dimethoxybenzaldehyde; 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde; 2-methyoxybenzaldehyde; 4-methoxybenzaldehyde; benzaldehyde; cinnamaldehyde (3-phenyl-2-propenal); hexyl cinnamaldehyde; .alpha.-methyl cinnamaldehyde; ortho-methoxy cinnamaldehyde; .alpha.-amyl cinnamaldehyde; and combinations thereof. The oral care composition may be a dentifrice. " The patent application was filed on July 5, 2007 (11/825,177). 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=8,007,771&OS=8,007,771&RS=8,007,771 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Andersons Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Andersons, Maumee, Ohio, has been assigned a patent (8,007,559) developed by James R. Lynch, Toledo, Ohio, Timothy D. Birthisel, Perrysburg, Ohio, and Chris S. Taylor, Maumee, Ohio, for a water-dispersible pellets. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A water-dispersible particle for delivery of fertilizer to a plant is disclosed. After delivery wetting of the particles causes particle dispersion so as to prevent secondary pick up to the particles. Methods for making and using the water-dispersible particle are described." The patent application was filed on Sept. 22, 2008 (12/234,898). 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=8,007,559.PN.&OS=PN/8,007,559&RS=PN/8,007,559 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Ohio Inventor Develops Patent for Solvent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Lawrence A. Boville Sr., Smithville, Ohio, has developed a patent (8,007,687) for a solvent. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An organic solvent which is very useful in paints is made up primarily of n-butyl acetate, n-heptane, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, acetone and a light hydrotreated petroleum distillate. The solvent typically has a closed cup flash point of about 50 to 75.degree. F. The petroleum distillate typically has a boiling range from 230 to 320.degree. F., a closed cup flash point from 35 to 75.degree. F. and a kauri-butanol value not less than 25. A mixture of 8-carbon and 9-carbon hydrocarbons which are typically primarily paraffins or cycloparaffins typically makes up the vast majority of the petroleum distillate." The patent application was filed on Feb. 25, 2009 (12/380,249). 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=8,007,687&OS=8,007,687&RS=8,007,687 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** GrafTech International Holdings Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- GrafTech International Holdings, Parma, Ohio, has been assigned a patent (8,007,659) developed by six co-inventors for a "reduced puffing needle coke from coal tar distillate." The co-inventors are Douglas J. Miller, North Olmsted, Ohio, Ching-Feng Chang, Strongsville, Ohio, Irwin C. Lewis, Oberlin, Ohio, Richard T. Lewis, Auburn, Ohio, Aaron Tomasek, Wooster, Ohio, and Richard L. Shao, North Royalton, Ohio. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A reduced puffing needle coke is formed, which includes a reduced nitrogen content within the coke so that the coke particles do not experience as much puffing during the formation of graphitized carbon articles produced from such coke upon heating to graphitization temperatures." The patent application was filed on June 3, 2008 (12/132,228). 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=8,007,659&OS=8,007,659&RS=8,007,659 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Xaloy Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Xaloy, New Castle, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,007,709) developed by Bruce F. Taylor, Worthington, Ohio, and Robert Kadykowski, New Richmond, Ohio, for a "synchronized temperature control of plastic processing equipment." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states:"A system for processing plastic feed material includes a machine having a barrel and a screw that rotates in a repetitive cycle in the barrel. An induction winding encircles and extends along an outer surface of the barrel. A control system includes a controller that determines a duty cycle referenced to a length of the machine cycle in response to an error between a desired barrel temperature and a current barrel temperature. The controller electrically connects the power supply to the induction winding at least once during each cycle for a period whose length corresponds to the duty cycle." The patent application was filed on Aug. 20, 2008 (12/229,204). 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=8,007,709&OS=8,007,709&RS=8,007,709 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** General Electric Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- General Electric, Schenectady, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,007,712) developed by seven co-inventors for "reinforced refractory crucibles for melting titanium alloys." The co-inventors are Bernard Patrick Bewlay, Niskayuna, N.Y., Michael Francis Xavier Gigliotti, Scotia, N.Y., Thomas Joseph Kelly, S. Lebanon, Ohio, Mohamed Rahmane, Clifton Park, N.Y., Stephen Rutkowski, Duanesburg, N.Y., Michael James Weimer, Loveland, Ohio, and Sairam Sundaram, Guilderland, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Reinforced crucibles for melting titanium alloys having a facecoat including at least one facecoat layer, a backing including at least one backing layer, and at least one reinforcing element applied to at least a portion of one or more of the facecoat layer, the backing layer, or a combination thereof where the reinforcing element includes at least one composition selected from ceramic compositions, metallic compositions, and combinations thereof." The patent application was filed on Sept. 28, 2007 (11/863,554). 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=8,007,712&OS=8,007,712&RS=8,007,712 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Fresh Products Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Fresh Products, Toledo, Ohio, has been assigned a patent (8,007,707) developed by Douglas S. Brown, Toledo, Ohio, and Jeffrey A. Smith, Toledo, Ohio, for a "method of manufacture air freshening article." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An air freshening article, such as a deodorizing urinal screen, includes a body that is formed from a fragranced plastic that includes a plastic loaded with a fragrance material. The fragrance material is included in an amount of at least 15% by weight of the fragranced plastic. A method of producing a deodorizing urinal screen includes a fragrance loading stage in which a plastic is loaded with a fragrance material to produce a fragranced plastic. The fragranced plastic includes at least 15 wt % fragrance material. In a molding stage subsequent to the fragrance loading stage, the fragranced plastic is molded into the urinal screen." The patent application was filed on May 15, 2008 (12/152,627). 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=8,007,707&OS=8,007,707&RS=8,007,707 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** GrafTech International Holdings Assigned Patent for Reduced Puffing Needle Coke from Coal Tar ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- GrafTech International Holdings, Parma, Ohio, has been assigned a patent (8,007,658) developed by five co-inventors for a "reduced puffing needle coke from coal tar." The co-inventors are Douglas J. Miller, North Olmsted, Ohio, Ching-Feng Chang, Strongsville, Ohio, Irwin C. Lewis, Oberlin, Ohio, Aaron Tomasek, Wooster, Ohio, and Richard L. Shao, North Royalton, Ohio. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A reduced puffing needle coke is formed, which includes a lesser amount of nitrogen within the coke so that carbon articles produced from such coke experience minimal expansion upon heating to graphitization temperatures." The patent application was filed on June 3, 2008 (12/132,215). 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=8,007,658.PN.&OS=PN/8,007,658&RS=PN/8,007,658 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Ethicon Endo-Surgery Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Cincinnati, has been assigned a patent (8,007,432) developed by Omar J. Vakharia, Cincinnati, David Stefanchik, Morrow, Ohio, and James T. Spivey, Cincinnati, for an "endoscopic accessory control mechanism." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Devices and methods useful for manipulating tools at a surgical site are disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, an accessory device is provided and can include an insertion member and a control wire. The insertion member can have a lumen for receiving a tool therethrough, such as an endoscope. The control wire can be coupled to the insertion member and have a distal portion extending distally from the insertion member and be adapted to receive and to manipulate a tool extending through the insertion member. The control wire can have a wide variety of configurations, and in certain exemplary embodiments the control wire can be slidably received in one or more control wire lumens formed through the insertion member. In use, the control wire can be manipulated, for example by axially sliding the control wire in one or more control wire lumens to control a tool." The patent application was filed on Jan. 26, 2007 (11/627,542). 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=8,007,432&OS=8,007,432&RS=8,007,432 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Procter & Gamble Assigned Patent for Embossing Process Including Discrete and Linear Embossing Elements ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, has been assigned a patent (8,007,640) developed by five co-inventors for an "embossing process including discrete and linear embossing elements." The co-inventors are Donn Nathan Boatman, Union, Ky., Kevin Benson McNeil, Loveland, Ohio, David Mark Rasch, Cincinnati, Kevin Mitchell Wiwi, West Chester, Ohio, and Wayne Robert Fisher, Cincinnati. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus for producing a deep-nested embossed product including a first embossing member and a second embossing member. The first embossing member has a plurality of discrete embossing elements disposed in a first non-random pattern. The second embossing member has a plurality of second embossing elements including at least one linear embossing element. The second embossing elements are disposed in a second non-random pattern such the first non-random pattern and the second non-random pattern nest together to a depth of greater than about 0.01 mm." The patent application was filed on July 11, 2008 (12/171,589). 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=8,007,640&OS=8,007,640&RS=8,007,640 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** International Paper Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- International Paper, Memphis, Tenn., has been assigned a patent (8,007,635) developed by Zheng Tan, Mason, Ohio, Damaris Lorenzoni, Venda Nova Do Imigrante, Brazil, and Gopal Goyal, Mason, Ohio, for "lignocellulosic materials and the products made therefrom." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A process comprising treating a lignocellulosic material preferably pulp in the presence of a transition metal catalyst with a oxidizing agent selected from a group consisting of hydrogen peroxide, hypochlorite, hypochlorous acid and any combination thereof to form a treated lignocellulosic material having a viscosity equal to or less than about 17 cp and having reducing functional groups selected from the group consisting of aldehyde and aldehyde type functional groups at the C6 and C1 positions but predominating at the C1 position." The patent application was filed on May 2, 2006 (11/417,268). 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=8,007,635.PN.&OS=PN/8,007,635&RS=PN/8,007,635 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** GrafTech International Holdings Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- GrafTech International Holdings, Parma, Ohio, has been assigned a patent (8,007,660) developed by five co-inventors for a "reduced puffing needle coke from decant oil." The co-inventors are Douglas J. Miller, North Olmsted, Ohio, Ching-Feng Chang, Strongsville, Ohio, Irwin C. Lewis, Oberlin, Ohio, Aaron Tomasek, Wooster, Ohio, and Richard L. Shao, North Royalton, Ohio. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A reduced puffing needle coke is formed from decant oil, which includes a lesser amount of nitrogen within the coke so that carbon articles produced from such coke experience minimal expansion upon heating to graphitization temperatures." The patent application was filed on June 3, 2008 (12/132,222). 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=8,007,660.PN.&OS=PN/8,007,660&RS=PN/8,007,660 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Ethicon Endo-Surgery Assigned Patent for Implantable Medical Device with Reversible Attachment Mechanism and Method ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Cincinnati, has been assigned a patent (8,007,474) developed by Joshua Uth, Mason, Ohio, Randal T. Byrum, Kings Mills, Ohio, and Sean P. Conlon, Loveland, Ohio, for an "implantable medical device with reversible attachment mechanism and method." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An attachment mechanism for a surgically implantable medical device includes one or more fasteners which may be simultaneously moved from an undeployed position to a deployed position by operation of an integral actuator. The attachment mechanism may be configured to be deactuated, and the fasteners simultaneously moved from a deployed position to an undeployed position, allowing removal or repositioning of the medical device. An applier includes a locator for detachably holding the implantable medical device, locating it at the desired position, and actuating the attachment mechanism. The applier is configured to undeploy the attachment mechanism the implantable medical device can be detached from the body tissue." The patent application was filed on June 24, 2005 (11/166,625). 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=8,007,474.PN.&OS=PN/8,007,474&RS=PN/8,007,474 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Ohio Inventor Develops Patent for Orthogonal Power Unit ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Victor Lyatkher, Richmond Heights, Ohio, has developed a patent (8,007,235) for an orthogonal power unit. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Orthogonal power unit contains a turbine with a shaft and blades of hydrofoil profile fixed around and along the shaft and the power generator. The turbine has six layers, and each layer has one blade fixed at the shaft. The blades of turbine layers are located uniformly in the peripheral direction around the turbine shaft forming three pairs of the adjacent blades. In each pair the blades are located at the opposite sides relative to the shaft, the blades in the utmost pairs have the same length L and the blades in the middle pair have the bigger length L.sub.0=L 2.sup.0.25 each. The traverse masses of the middle and utmost blade pairs have the same ratio. The same balancing effect achieved by having the uniform length of all blades with the relative shift of balanced pairs of blades at 60.degree. and with the uniform traverses masses." The patent application was filed on April 28, 2010 (12/769,597). 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=8,007,235.PN.&OS=PN/8,007,235&RS=PN/8,007,235 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. 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