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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Virginia (Sept. 13)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Virginia. *** Philip Morris USA Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Philip Morris USA, Richmond, Va., has been assigned a patent (8,011,374) developed by Shahryar Rabiei, Richmond, Va., Firooz Rasouli, Midlothian, Va., and Mohammad R. Hajaligol, Midlothian, Va., for "preparation of mixed metal oxide catalysts from nanoscale particles." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Mixed metal oxide catalysts are prepared by combining first nanoscale particles and second nanoscale particles to form a mixture of nanoscale particles and then the mixture is heated to form a mixed metal oxide catalyst. The mixed metal oxide catalysts, which are capable of reducing the concentration of carbon monoxide in the mainstream smoke of a cigarette during smoking, are incorporated into a smoking article component such as tobacco cut filler, cigarette paper and/or cigarette filter material." The patent application was filed on Nov. 24, 2009 (12/625,197). 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=80,11,374.PN.&OS=PN/80,11,374&RS=PN/80,11,374 Written by Rajat Puri; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Virginia Inventor Develops Patent for Bottle Cap Golf Apparatus and Method ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Paul Stanley, Norfolk, Va., has developed a patent (8,011,665) for a "bottle cap golf apparatus and method." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A target apparatus adapted to receive projectiles such as bottle caps tossed or otherwise launched towards the target. Three vertically aligned catch structures are disposed to receive and retain the bottle caps. The three catch structures have different sizes resulting in different degrees of difficulty in projecting a bottle cap into the respective structures. The lowest catch structure is the largest, the middle catch structure being the smallest, and the uppermost catch structure being sized between the lower and the middle structures. Chains completely surround the middle and upper catch structures. Chains only surround the sides and rear of the lowest catch structure. An opening in the front of the lowest catch structure is adapted to receive a projectile therein that is routed to a special basket. A scoring system is provided that awards points depending upon which of the catch structures retains a bottle cap." The patent application was filed on Dec. 30, 2009 (12/655,353). 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=8,011,665&OS=8,011,665&RS=8,011,665 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Sky Innovations Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Sky Innovations, Warrenton, Va., has been assigned a patent (8,011,615) developed by four co-inventors for an "internet linked environmental data collection system and method." The co-inventors are Edward R. Silansky, Warrenton, Va., Harry Darlington IV, Marshall, Va., Kenneth E. Burton Jr., Jacksonville Beach, Fla., and Sandra Silansky, Warrenton, Va. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An environmental data collection system and method is provided having an internet link for providing an additional level of security for a remotely controlled data collection platform having a security alarm for protecting the platform and the environmental subject of the study. A novel lighter-than-air platform having a novel snorkel for detachably securing, mooring and providing buoyancy control is provided for the collection of data in the form of real time audio and video linked to the internet and subscribers. The novel snorkel is flexible and retractable into the novel airship to provide remote buoyancy control of the airship together with silently operating electrical motors for allowing the novel airship to be remotely controlled and moved at will to track and monitor wildlife and make environmental measurements necessary for the protection of the environment, wildlife and the operation of the novel airship. Detachable securing means provide an anti-tethering feature of the novel airship and allow the collection of data from both, an aerial perspective and a ground perspective, while providing for the collection of data from either the surface of the earth or below the surface of the water while transmitting the data to scientists, environmentalists and subscribers through the internet." The patent application was filed on Nov. 10, 2008 (12/292,018). 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=8,011,615&OS=8,011,615&RS=8,011,615 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** 5 Mississippi Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- 5 Mississippi, Richmond, Va., has been assigned a patent (8,011,664) developed by Cleighton L. Hilbert Jr., Richmond, Va., and Joseph Hewes Parrish III, Raleigh, N.C., for a "ring toss skill game." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A multi-player ring toss game is described. The game includes multiple arms extending from a support stand. Players toss rings or similar objects that are tethered to the arms and attempt to hook them on hooks. In specific implementations, the ring toss game is foldable and portable using a folding mechanism to convert the apparatus from a playing position to a storing position." The patent application was filed on Jan. 23, 2009 (12/358,286). 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=8,011,664&OS=8,011,664&RS=8,011,664 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** General Electric Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- General Electric, Schenectady, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,011,951) developed by Christopher Todd Moore, Troutville, Va., and Ryan Richard Tenga, Christiansburg, Va., for a rail mounting apparatus. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Rail mounting apparatus including a base having a mount surface including at least one tab for mounting a first edge of the rail relative to the mount surface, a side surface including a guide clip, and a connector guide slot extending from the side surface; a mounting clip including: a body slidingly mounted in the guide clip, a rail engaging member at a first end of the body for engaging a second edge of the rail, a connector mount at a second end of the body; and a connector extending through the guide slot and received in the connector mount of the mounting clip, wherein coupling of the connector to the connector mount slidingly moves the mounting clip in the guide clip to engage the rail engaging member with the second edge of the rail and hold the second edge of the rail relative to the mount surface of the base." The patent application was filed on June 23, 2009 (12/489,736). 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=8,011,951.PN.&OS=PN/8,011,951&RS=PN/8,011,951 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Pantometrics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Pantometrics, Falls Church, Va., has been assigned a patent (8,012,064) developed by Mark H. Martens, Falls Church, Va., for an "exercise system with graphical feedback and method of gauging fitness progress." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for providing visual feedback to a user of an exercise machine for gauging fitness progress of the user. The system provides a user of an exercise machine with a virtual competition in which the user competes against virtual competitors based on his past performances or those of other users, either as an individual or as a member of a team. The team may also be part of a league. For an individual competing against his own past performance(s), the system may raise the level of performance required to win the virtual competition, and may also lower the level of performance required if the user is not performing well on a particular day. For an individual competing against others in either real-time or against designated results, either as part of a team or a league, the system may reduce the isolation, disconnection, and tedium often experienced by users of cardiovascular exercise equipment and provide a social outlet. The system attempts to keep the user engaged and motivated to achieve desired fitness goals by providing real-time performance data and historical performance data displayed in a graphical manner coupled with the entertainment and excitement of competition and social interaction." The patent application was filed on Dec. 6, 2010 (12/961,296). 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=8,012,064.PN.&OS=PN/8,012,064&RS=PN/8,012,064 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Atlas Copco Secoroc Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Atlas Copco Secoroc, Grand Prairie, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,011,455) developed by Leland H. Lyon, Roanoke, Va., and Warren T. Lay, Catawba, Va., for a "down hole hammer having elevated exhaust." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A percussive assisted rotary drill includes a top sub for connection with a drill pipe. The drill pipe imparts torque to the drill and also supplies motive fluid to the drill. The drill includes a shank adapter to facilitate affixing a rotary drill bit to the drill. The motive fluid is divided between a bit flow which flows through the bit to clear debris at the bottom of the drill, and an actuator flow. An actuator, which may be in the form of a reciprocating piston, moves within the drill under the influence of the actuator flow to impart cyclical blows to the shank adapter. At least a portion of the actuator flow portion of the motive fluid is exhausted through the top end of the drill." The patent application was filed on Feb. 11, 2009 (12/369,579). 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=8,011,455.PN.&OS=PN/8,011,455&RS=PN/8,011,455 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Micron Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Micron Technology, Boise, Idaho, has been assigned a patent (8,011,296) developed by Gurtej Sandhu, Boise, Idaho, and Cem Basceri, Reston, Va., for "supercritical fluid-assisted direct write for printing integrated circuits." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "High resolution patterns provided on a surface of a semiconductor substrate and methods of direct printing of such high resolution patterns are disclosed. The high resolution patterns may have dimensions less than 0.1 micron and are formed by a direct writing method employing a supercritical fluid comprising nanometer-sized particles, which may be optionally electrically charged." The patent application was filed on Sept. 25, 2008 (12/232,913). 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=8,011,296.PN.&OS=PN/8,011,296&RS=PN/8,011,296 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Virginia, West Virginia Inventors Develop Patent for System and Device for Displaying, Protecting, and Storing Items ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- James Earl Smith II, Culpeper, Va., and James Earl Smith, Bruceton Mills, W.Va., have developed a patent (8,011,510) for a "system and device for displaying, protecting, and storing items." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A protective enclosure for displaying, protecting and storing flat items and most preferably to protect, store, and display flat collectible items such as comic books and other printed documents. The protective enclosure is formed of a upper face and lower face foldably connected by a living hinge. The lower face has a protective recess adapted to receive an item to be stored, wherein the upper face and lower face form an interlocking surface around the protective recess when the protective enclosure is in a closed position. A label area also is formed from a upper label area of the upper face and a lower label area of the lower face. The protective enclosure has an interlocking stacking interface adapted for removably receiving an interlocking stacking interface of a second protective enclosure." The patent application was filed on March 30, 2007 (11/694,113). 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=8011510.PN.&OS=PN/8011510&RS=PN/8011510 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** International Paper Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- International Paper, Memphis, Tenn., has been assigned a patent (8,011,512) developed by Brian W. Brollier, Cincinnati, and David Boase, Yorktown, Va., for a "child-resistant package with latch and retaining feature." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A child-resistant but adult-friendly package package comprising a sleeve having top and bottom walls, opposite side walls, a closed end, and an open end. A blister card insert configured to be movable into and out of the sleeve through the open end. A first latch element on the insert and a second latch element on the sleeve, the first and second latch elements are interengageable when the insert is fully inserted in the sleeve to latch the insert against withdrawal from the sleeve. A biasing member on the insert is configured to be in contact with the top and bottom walls of the sleeve, urging the first latch element into engagement with the second latch element. The biasing member also forming a first portion of a retaining means to prevent complete withdrawal of the insert from the sleeve and a second portion of the retaining means is formed on the sleeve for cooperation with the first portion to retain the insert against complete withdrawal from the sleeve." The patent application was filed on Jan. 21, 2009 (12/356,831). 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=8011512.PN.&OS=PN/8011512&RS=PN/8011512 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Black & Decker Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Black & Decker, Newark, Del., has been assigned a patent (8,011,549) developed by seven co-inventors for a "flywheel configuration for a power tool." The co-inventors are Alan Berry, Fincastle, Va., William D. Sauerwein, Phoenix, Md., Craig A. Schell, Baltimore, Jeffrey A. Elligson, Jarrettsville, Md., Charles L. Bradenbaugh IV, York, Pa., Howard T. White, Dunedin, Fla., and James J. Kenney, Baltimore. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A driving tool with a flywheel, a driver, an actuator and a roller that is moveable between an unactuated position and an actuated position. Positioning of the roller in the actuated position forces an engagement surface on the driver into contact with a rotating edge of the flywheel to transfer energy from the flywheel to the driver so that the driver will translate along an axis. The actuator at least partially initiates movement of the roller from the unactuated position to the actuated position." The patent application was filed on March 31, 2005 (11/095,673). 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=8,011,549.PN.&OS=PN/8,011,549&RS=PN/8,011,549 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. -1060914 (c) 2011 Targeted News Service |