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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Pennsylvania (Sept. 27)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Pennsylvania. *** Vertis Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Vertis, Baltimore, has been assigned a patent (8,020,325) developed by John Robert Ross, Hoffman Estates, Ill., Jeffrey T. Stanlaw, Perkasie, Pa., and John Robert Muessig, Ringoes, N.J., for a pop-up article. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for manufacturing a pop-up article from one or more continuous webs of material using an inline printing press. The article comprises a curved or generally semi-cylindrical pop-up device enclosed within a base piece, such that when the base piece is in a closed position, the pop-up device lies flat therein, but when the base piece is moved to an open position, the pop-up device is forced outwardly from the base piece to form a curved or generally semi-cylindrical shape. The method comprises processing a first web or ribbon to define a base piece having a front and back cover, processing a second web or ribbon to define a pop-up device, separating the pop-up device from the second web or ribbon, adhering a tab of the pop-up device to the front cover, adhering a front flap of the pop-up device to the rear cover, and separating the article from the first web or ribbon." The patent application was filed on Nov. 8, 2010 (12/941,316). 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=80,20,325.PN.&OS=PN/80,20,325&RS=PN/80,20,325 Written by Ruby Maibam; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Alcatel Lucent Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Alcatel Lucent, Paris, has been assigned a patent (8,023,634) developed by four co-inventors for an autodialer flow control. The co-inventors are Stuart O. Goldman, Scottsdale, Ariz., Richard E. Krock, Naperville, Ill., Karl F. Rauscher, Emmaus, Pa., and James P. Runyon, Wheaton, Ill. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for regulating a call placement rate (CPR) of an autodialer (AD) (100) includes: measuring a time delay between a first event and a second event; and, adjusting the CPR of the AD (100) in response to the measured time delay." The patent application was filed on June 14, 2006 (11/452,690). 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=8,023,634.PN.&OS=PN/8,023,634&RS=PN/8,023,634 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Grape Technology Group Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Grape Technology Group, Bethlehem, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,023,633) developed by four co-inventors for a "communication assistance system and method." The co-inventors are Robert Pines, New York, Evan Marwell, New York, John Blakeney, Macungie, Pa., and Christine Baumeister, Harleysville, Pa. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A communication assistance system for providing access to information corresponding to a plurality of subscribers includes a telephone switch for receiving calls from a plurality of requesters desiring to access the subscriber information. A listing database is configured to store the subscriber information including a field containing wireless phone numbers of a desired portion of the subscribers and a connect field that stores information instructing the system as to whether to mask the subscriber's wireless phone number to the requester, such that during a process that the requester is being connected to a desired subscriber, the connect field is examined to determine whether to disclose the subscriber's wireless phone number to the requester. A call center routes each of the received calls from the requester to an operator terminal that has access to the database listing table, where the connect field further comprises information instructing the communication assistance system as to whether or not to mask the subscriber's wireless phone number to a customer representative who is handling a request from a requester." The patent application was filed on Sept. 14, 2006 (11/522,540). 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=8,023,633.PN.&OS=PN/8,023,633&RS=PN/8,023,633 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Beltran, CTC Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Beltran, Brooklyn, N.Y., and CTC, Johnston, Pa., have been assigned a patent (8,020,504) developed by Vladimir M. Shkolnikov, Johnstown, Pa., for "structural component for producing ship hulls, ship hulls containing the same, and method of manufacturing the same." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A structural component for a ship hull has a metal element, an electro-conductive element, and a non-conductive element which disconnects the metal element from the electro-conductive element so as to prevent an electrical contact of the electro-conductive element with the metal element." The patent application was filed on Jan. 19, 2010 (12/656,117). 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=8,020,504.PN.&OS=PN/8,020,504&RS=PN/8,020,504 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Crow-Erickson Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Crow-Erickson, Asheville, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,020,819) developed by five co-inventors for a "container and universal bracket system." The co-inventors are Tommi L. Crow, Asheville, N.C., James Papafagos, North Java, N.Y., Todd Smith, Erie, Pa., Gary Pozum, Kingsville, Ohio, and Brian Mayo, Erie, Pa. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A container [10] is disclosed having a universal bracket system [300] that allows attachment of the container [10] to a plurality of upstanding outdoor supports including posts, angle iron, and signs supported in cylindrical frameworks. In the preferred embodiment, the container [10] has a box [100] with a lid [200] pivotally attached thereto. The box [100] has a bracket system [300] comprised of an upper bracket [310], a central bracket [320] and a lower bracket [340] which have complementary geometric relationships that facilitate attachment to the multiple structures." The patent application was filed on May 1, 2007 (11/742,900). 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=8,020,819&OS=8,020,819&RS=8,020,819 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Kent Displays Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Kent Displays, Kent, Ohio, has been assigned a patent (8,020,475) developed by four co-inventors for a "method of simultaneous singulation and edge sealing of plastic displays." The co-inventors are Tod Schneider, Kent, Ohio, Sean Franklin, Kent, Ohio, Nithya Venkataraman, Wooster, Ohio, and Donald Davis, Conneaut Lake, Pa. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The production of liquid crystal displays (LCDS) on plastic substrates is desirable over glass substrates so that the finished product is thinner, lighter, and more robust. Plastic substrates can enable the use of new and different processing techniques which are not possible on glass such as roll-to-roll processing. This invention discusses an advancement which is laser cutting a plastic substrate and display layer. One aspect of the invention is laser cutting and welding together two or more plastic substrates and LCD layer therebetween from a larger sheet or roll of plastic LCDs." The patent application was filed on June 1, 2007 (11/756,987). 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=8,020,475.PN.&OS=PN/8,020,475&RS=PN/8,020,475 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Adolor Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Adolor, Exton, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,022,060) developed by Roland E. Dolle, King of Prussia, Pa., Bertrand Le Bourdonnec, East Fallowfield, Pa., and Guo-Hua Chu, Wilmington, Del., for "spirocyclic heterocyclic derivatives and methods of their use." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Spirocyclic heterocyclic derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and methods for their pharmaceutical use are disclosed. In certain embodiments, the spirocyclic heterocyclic derivatives are ligands of the .delta. opioid receptor and may be useful, inter alia, for treating and/or preventing pain, anxiety, gastrointestinal disorders, and other .delta. opioid receptor-mediated conditions." The patent application was filed on Aug. 17, 2009 (12/542,302). 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=8,022,060.PN.&OS=PN/8,022,060&RS=PN/8,022,060 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Baxter International, University of Pittsburgh Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Baxter International, Deerfield, Ill., and the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, have been assigned a patent (8,022,046) developed by Larry R. Brown, Newton, Mass., Nick Giannoukakis, Coraopolis, Pa., and Massimo Trucco, Pittsburgh, for a "microsphere-based composition for preventing and/or reversing new-onset autoimmune diabetes." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method is provided that includes using an antisense approach to reverse and/or delay an autoimmune diabetes condition in vivo. The oligonucleotides are targeted to bind to primary transcripts CD40, CD80, CD86 and their combinations." The patent application was filed on April 20, 2009 (12/426,904). 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=8,022,046.PN.&OS=PN/8,022,046&RS=PN/8,022,046 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Barberton, Ohio, has been assigned a patent (8,020,457) developed by Mark Wayne Holt, Emmaus, Pa., and William Howard Eberhardt, Cherry Hill, N.J., for an "apparatus for use in sample monitoring." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus for use in a sample monitoring system is provided and includes a first enclosure configured to enclose a probe body into which the sample is drawn, a sensor coupled to the probe body and configured to sense a chemical composition of the sample and at least one first heater configured to heat an interior of the first enclosure, a second enclosure configured to enclose a pump coupled to the probe body and configured to draw the sample therein and a second heater configured to heat the pump, and a third enclosure configured to enclose a pump motor configured to control an operation of the pump and to support heating controlling units configured to control the at least one first heater and the second heater." The patent application was filed on Aug. 8, 2008 (12/188,672). 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=8,020,457.PN.&OS=PN/8,020,457&RS=PN/8,020,457 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Metso Minerals Industries Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Metso Minerals Industries, Waukesha, Wis., has been assigned a patent (8,020,792) developed by Yvon Theberge, Aylmer, Canada, and Edward M. Stopper, Etters, Pa., for a locked charge detector. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus includes a mill, a rotary actuator configured to apply torque to the mill, a sensor configured to sense a parameter corresponding to rotation of the mill and a controller configured to generate control signals based upon acceleration of the mill. Rotation of the mill is modified as a result of the control signals." The patent application was filed on Dec. 27, 2005 (11/318,890). 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=8,020,792.PN.&OS=PN/8,020,792&RS=PN/8,020,792 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Ingersoll Rand Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Ingersoll Rand, Montvale, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,020,630) developed by four co-inventors for a "swinging weight assembly for impact tool." The co-inventors are Ryan S. Amend, Easton, Pa., Kyle D. Grim, Bethlehem, Pa., Patrick Livingston, Easton, Pa., and Richard J. Bookhout, Nazareth, Pa. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A swinging weight assembly for an impact tool includes an anvil having an impact jaw that is reinforced with a circumferential flange. A hammer includes a hammer lug and a cam lug for pivoting the hammer between an engaged position in which the hammer lug strikes the impact jaw and a disengaged position in which the hammer moves past the impact jaw. The cam lug is separated from the cam lug to define a space in which the reinforcing flange is received." The patent application was filed on Sept. 3, 2009 (12/553,370). 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=8,020,630&OS=8,020,630&RS=8,020,630 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Select-A-Branch ATM Network Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Select-A-Branch ATM Network, King of Prussia, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,020,757) developed by Daniel C. Gardner, Villanova, Pa., for a "multiple financial institution automated teller machine apparatus, system and method for using same." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus, system and method for providing to a network of ATMs (10) the ability to transact business in connection with several financial institutions (30, 40) using each financial institution's display interfaces (34, 44), and optionally provides for advertising and promotional materials (32, 42)) associated with each financial institution targeted to a specific user. The ATM platform is capable of delivering the same look, feel and functionality of each participating financial institutions through a single ATM, which allows for a financial institution to increase brand recognition, maintain customer loyalty and prevent market share loss." The patent application was filed on Sept. 20, 2006 (12/067,263). 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=8,020,757&OS=8,020,757&RS=8,020,757 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Dynamics Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Dynamics, Pittsburgh, has been assigned a patent (8,020,775) developed by Jeffrey David Mullen, Pittsburgh, David Lambeth, Pittsburgh, and Bruce Cloutier, Pittsburgh, for a "payment cards and devices with enhanced magnetic emulators." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A payment card (e.g., credit and/or debit card) or other device (e.g., mobile telephone) is provided with a magnetic emulator operable to communicate data to a magnetic stripe read-head. Such a magnetic emulator may comprise non-magnetostrictive material such that the magnetic emulator may be fabricated in a wide variety of fabrication processes. Additionally, magnets may be added to amplify the signal of a magnetic emulator. In doing so, a magnetic emulator may provide a large amount of signal while consuming a reduced amount of electrical energy when compared to a magnetic emulator that does not include the presence of one or more magnets." The patent application was filed on Dec. 19, 2008 (12/339,103). 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=8,020,775.PN.&OS=PN/8,020,775&RS=PN/8,020,775 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** R.E. Whittaker Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- R.E. Whittaker, New Castle, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,020,245) developed by Richard E. Whittaker, New Castle, Pa., for "rollers and disks for carpet cleaning." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The claimed carpet cleaning apparatus incorporates recesses in a rigid surface of a roller, a hand-operated cleaning device, or a rigid disk. The rigid surface compresses the fibers of the soft surface as the device and the recesses decompress the fibers. The repeated compression and decompression, preferably in combination with a cleaning compound, provide the mechanical action necessary for removal of foreign material." The patent application was filed on March 15, 2011 (13/048,071). 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=8,020,245.PN.&OS=PN/8,020,245&RS=PN/8,020,245 Written by Ankita Das; edited by Jaya Anand. *** LANXESS Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- LANXESS, Pittsburgh, has been assigned a patent (8,020,744) developed by Timothy A. Palmer, Moon Township, Pa., and Robert R. Cunningham, Beaver, Pa., for "methods for connecting a wire to a metalized circuit path on a plastic part." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and apparatus for connecting wires to circuits, including the formation of at least one electrically conductive path having a plastic base with a metal foil formed of laser direct processes." The patent application was filed on Feb. 22, 2010 (12/709,978). 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=8,020,744&OS=8,020,744&RS=8,020,744 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Stull Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Stull Technologies, Somerset, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,020,723) developed by Robert Thomas Auer, East Stroudsburg, Pa., and Jason Wesley Stull, Morristown, N.J., for a "removable locking container lid with outer skirt." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A container lid for use with a container with a neck. The lid includes a top and bottom, a skirt extending downward from the circumference of the lid, and a circumferential flange extending radially outward from the lid. The skirt preferably includes at least one integral bead shaped to engage the neck or rim of the container. The lid preferably includes a convex center section including at least one vent. The at least one vent is preferably integral with the lid, and is opened by the steam pressure buildup inside the container when the contents are heated. When the cover is locked on the container, the skirt provides a seal against the outside of the container neck." The patent application was filed on July 2, 2007 (11/824,790). 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=8020723.PN.&OS=PN/8020723&RS=PN/8020723 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Parata Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Parata Systems, Durham, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,020,724) developed by four co-inventors for a "vacuum based pill singulator and counter based thereon." The co-inventors are Steven J. Remis, Alexandria, La., Adam Hahn, Pittsburgh, Raymond Rhodes, Pittsburgh, and John Volkar, Mars, Pa. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A singulating disc, carried by a housing, has a plurality of openings around its periphery. The disc rotates vertically through a pickup chamber of a hopper carried by the housing. A vacuum is pulled through the openings by a pump which is connected to the disc. Items are placed in the hopper and, via gravity, fall to the bottom of the hopper where they contact the periphery of the rotating disc. The vacuum at the openings attaches an item and holds it while the disc rotates. At the top of the disc's rotation, a diverter directs the item into a path depending on the results of a fragment detection and/or counting mechanism. Items that are allowed to pass by the diverter are scraped off the disc into another path by a scraper. Negative pressure is used to singulate and count a multitude of sizes and shapes of items with no calibration. Retractable paddles, a vacuum management system, and RFID tags may be incorporated. The paddles aid in the pickup and agitation of the items while the vacuum management system conserves the vacuum capacity necessary to pickup and singulate items. The RFID tags may contain information such as the number of items left in the hopper, a par level for that item, an expiration date, among others. Because of the rules governing abstracts, this abstract should not be used to construe the claims." The patent application was filed on Oct. 25, 2004 (10/972,556). 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=8020724.PN.&OS=PN/8020724&RS=PN/8020724 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Advanced Shielding Components Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Advanced Shielding Components, Avondale, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,022,116) developed by Daniel D. Coppens, Avondale, Pa., Martin John Lilley, Toronto, and John B. Jones, Oxford, Pa., for "lightweight rigid structural compositions with integral radiation shielding including lead-free structural compositions." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Lightweight and rigid, leaded or lead-free integral radiation shielding structural compositions comprising two or more radiation attenuating elements or compounds thereof, selected for having compatible radiation attenuating characteristics, dispersed in a thermoplastic or thermoset resin. The radiation shielding structural compositions of the present invention can be used to functionally and structurally replace lead-lined structures in medical and industrial x-ray systems. The radiation shielding structural compositions of the present invention can also be formulated to minimize the density of the resulting structure." The patent application was filed on July 14, 2004 (10/891,789). 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=8,022,116.PN.&OS=PN/8,022,116&RS=PN/8,022,116 Written by Anjali Jha; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Kennametal, Vermeer Manufacturing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Kennametal, Latrobe, Pa., and Vermeer Manufacturing, Pella, Iowa, have been assigned a patent (8,020,591) developed by four co-inventors for an "indexable stump cutter tooth." The co-inventors are Gary W. Kappel, Pella, Iowa, Thomas R. Lyng, Pella, Iowa, Cary D. Ritchey, Roaring Spring, Pa., and Don C. Rowlett, Bedford, Pa. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A stump cutter tooth held by a pocket member, which has first and second edge, and the pocket member being operatively attached to a driven wheel, which has opposite first and second side surfaces. The stump cutter tooth includes an elongate tooth body that has an axial forward end. A first hard region is at the axial forward end of the tooth body and defines at least one distinct cutting edge that has an orientation to engage the stump during operation. A second hard region is at the axial forward end of the tooth body and is distinct from the first hard region. The second hard region provides protection to at least a portion of the pocket member." The patent application was filed on May 29, 2007 (11/807,411). 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=8,020,591.PN.&OS=PN/8,020,591&RS=PN/8,020,591 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Air Products and Chemicals Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 27 -- Air Products and Chemicals, Allentown, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,020,589) developed by Joseph Perry Cohen, Bethlehem, Pa., and Tama Maya Copeman, Emmaus, Pa., for a "hydrogen dispensing station and method of operating the same." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A hydrogen dispensing station and method of operating a hydrogen dispensing station for dispensing to multiple receiving vessels. The station and method limit receiving vessel gas temperature during dispensing. Various components used to limit receiving vessel gas temperature during dispensing are mutual to multiple hydrogen service ports. Receiving vessel gas temperature during dispensing may be affected by pressure ramp rate control, cooling of hydrogen in a heat exchanger, and/or use of a lower temperature hydrogen source stream." The patent application was filed on Jan. 4, 2007 (11/649,649). 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=8,020,589.PN.&OS=PN/8,020,589&RS=PN/8,020,589 Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand. 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. -1062738 (c) 2011 Targeted News Service |