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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Pennsylvania (April 22)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Pennsylvania. *** Linear Acoustic Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- Linear Acoustic, Lancaster, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,422,699) developed by Timothy J. Carroll, Lancaster, Pa., for a "loudness consistency at program boundaries." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Improving loudness consistency of an audio stream may include delaying an encoded audio stream and adjusting the delayed encoded audio stream based at least in part on the loudness of the audio stream before a transition and the loudness of the audio stream after the transition. Improving loudness consistency of an audio stream may further include determining the loudness of the audio stream before the transition, detecting the transition, storing the loudness of the audio stream before the transition, and determining the loudness of the audio stream after the transition." The patent application was filed on April 19, 2010 (12/763,177). 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=8,422,699&OS=8,422,699&RS=8,422,699 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Cognex Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- Cognex, Natick, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,422,729) developed by William M. Silver, Nobleboro, Maine, Robert J. Tremblay, Grafton, Mass., and Andrew Eames, Pittsburgh, for a "system for configuring an optoelectronic sensor." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Disclosed are methods and apparatus for automatic optoelectronic detection and inspection of objects, based on capturing digital images of a two-dimensional field of view in which an object to be detected or inspected may be located, analyzing the images, and making and reporting decisions on the status of the object. Decisions are based on evidence obtained from a plurality of images for which the object is located in the field of view, generally corresponding to a plurality of viewing perspectives. Evidence that an object is located in the field of view is used for detection, and evidence that the object satisfies appropriate inspection criteria is used for inspection. Methods and apparatus are disclosed for capturing and analyzing images at high speed so that multiple viewing perspectives can be obtained for objects in continuous motion." The patent application was filed on June 27, 2007 (11/769,494). 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=8,422,729&OS=8,422,729&RS=8,422,729 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Pennsylvania Inventor Develops Patent for Fastening Devices, Systems and Method of Installation ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- Robert P. Wray, King of Prussia, Pa., has developed a patent (8,419,333) for "fastening devices, systems and method of installation." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Devices methods, and systems for facilitating the installation of an item to a structure, and including for installation of doors and windows, and in particular for plumbing and/or leveling door/window jambs is provided. The devices may be used for facilitating the alignment of door/window jambs even before shims are installed. The devices may be adjusted to fine tune the installation. When the desired level of adjustment is reached, the jamb may then be permanently installed." The patent application was filed on Nov. 7, 2008 (12/291,295). 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=84,19,333.PN.&OS=PN/84,19,333&RS=PN/84,19,333 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** CertainTeed Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- CertainTeed, Valley Forge, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,418,415) developed by four co-inventors for "photovoltaic roofing panels, photovoltaic roofing assemblies, and roofs using them." The co-inventors are Ming-Liang Shiao, Collegeville, Pa., Husnu M. Kalkanoglu, Swarthmore, Pa., Wayne E. Shaw, Glen Mills, Pa., and Gregory F. Jacobs, Oreland, Pa. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention relates generally to photovoltaic devices, and more particularly to photovoltaic roofing products in which photovoltaic elements are affixed to roofing substrates. In one embodiment of the invention, a photovoltaic roofing panel comprising a roofing panel substrate having a top surface; and at least six discrete photovoltaic elements affixed to the roofing panel substrate with their photovoltaically-active areas exposed at the top surface of the roofing panel. Another embodiment of the invention is a photovoltaic roofing assembly comprising: a plurality of discrete photovoltaic roofing elements, each comprising one or more photovoltaic elements affixed to a roofing substrate; and a joining member, wherein the plurality of photovoltaic roofing elements are disposed on and affixed to the joining member and are electrically interconnected." The patent application was filed on Nov. 10, 2008 (12/268,313). 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=84,18,415.PN.&OS=PN/84,18,415&RS=PN/84,18,415 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Pennsylvania Inventor Develops Patent for Holding Devices, Pieces and Systems ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- Carol Boyd, Devon, Pa., has developed a patent (8,418,895) for "holding devices, pieces and systems." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Scented holding device systems, attacher systems, including attachment piece systems and attachment piece part systems, and devices used in the systems, including hangers. Scented hangers with widened shoulder areas, top oval area and center bar, and side hooks." The patent application was filed on March 6, 2011 (13/041,403). 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=84,18,895.PN.&OS=PN/84,18,895&RS=PN/84,18,895 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** King Solomon Creative Enterprises Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- King Solomon Creative Enterprises, McKees Rocks, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,418,424) developed by five co-inventors for an end wall panel. The co-inventors are Arnold A. Davis, Pittsburgh, Gary J. Bonacci, Burgettstown, Pa., Sara E. Ohler-Schmitz, Moon Township, Pa., George Abdel-Sayed, Bloomfield Hills, Mich., and Matt Helgeson, Allison Park, Pa. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An end wall panel for an arch-style steel building is disclosed. The end wall panel is fabricated from metal sheet and consists of a plurality of upper flanges spaced apart from one another. The upper flanges are connected to lower flanges by a web section extending at an angle from the upper flange. Flange stiffeners also extend at an angle from the outermost upper flanges. The end wall panel provides increased strength in an arch-style steel building and can withstand critical wind loads without additional stiffeners. The end wall panel is also inexpensive to manufacture and install into an arch-style steel building." The patent application was filed on Oct. 30, 2009 (12/609,218). 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=84,18,424.PN.&OS=PN/84,18,424&RS=PN/84,18,424 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Woodstream Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- Woodstream, Lititz, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,418,398) developed by five co-inventors for an "electrocuting mouse trap with automatic chamber-clearing mechanism." The co-inventors are Alan Weir Bucher, Manheim, Pa., Richard L. Eyer, Lititz, Pa., Marko Konstantin Lubic, Shillington, Pa., Troy A. Wetzel, West Reading, Pa., and Robert T. Cruz, Lititz, Pa. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An electronic mouse trap is provided having multiple kill and automatic killing chamber clearing capabilities. The trap includes an elevated killing chamber rotatably mounted on a base that houses a collection bin positioned under the chamber and which has an entrance pathway that provides mice with access to the chamber. Upon completion of a killing cycle and the killing of a mouse, the chamber is automatically rotated by a gear motor about a longitudinal axis that is slightly below the floor of the chamber. The chamber rotates approximately 180 degrees so as to be inverted, allowing the dead mouse to fall downwardly into the collection bin. Once the chamber has been inverted and the mouse removed by gravity, the gear motor reverses the rotation direction and returns the chamber to its upright position where it is ready to reinitiate the killing cycle for another mouse." The patent application was filed on March 30, 2012 (13/435,941). 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=84,18,398.PN.&OS=PN/84,18,398&RS=PN/84,18,398 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Woodstream Assigned Patent for Electrocuting Mouse Trap with Automatic Chamber-clearing Mechanism and Access Control Mechanism ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- Woodstream, Lititz, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,418,397) developed by Robert T. Cruz, Lititz, Pa., Marko Konstantin Lubic, Shillington, Pa., and Richard L. Eyer, Lititz, Pa., for an "electrocuting mouse trap with automatic chamber-clearing mechanism and access control mechanism." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An electronic mouse trap is provided having multiple kill and automatic killing chamber clearing capabilities. The trap includes an elevated killing chamber rotatably mounted on a base that houses a collection bin positioned under the chamber and which has an entrance pathway that provides mice with access to the chamber. Upon completion of a killing cycle and the killing of a mouse, the chamber is automatically rotated by a gear motor to an inverted position, allowing the dead mouse to fall downwardly into the collection bin. During such rotation, the entrance pathway if blocked to prevent access to the trap by a next mouse. Once the chamber has been inverted and the mouse removed by gravity, the gear motor reverses the rotation direction and returns the chamber to its upright position, opening the entrance pathway such that the trap is ready to reinitiate the killing cycle for another mouse." The patent application was filed on Dec. 3, 2009 (12/591,867). 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=84,18,397.PN.&OS=PN/84,18,397&RS=PN/84,18,397 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Sumitomo (Shi) Cryogenics of America Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Tokyo, and Sumitomo (Shi) Cryogenics of America, Allentown, Pa., have been assigned a patent (8,418,479) developed by Mingyao Xu, Emmaus, Pa., and Ralph Longsworth, Allentown, Pa., for a "co-axial multi-stage pulse tube for helium recondensation." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A two-stage pulse tube refrigerator having a compact design, low vibration and low heat loss is provided where at least the 2.sup.nd stage is co-axial but preferably, both stages are co-axial with the second stage pulse tube being central and the first stage pulse tube occupying the annular space between the second stage pulse tube and the first stage regenerator. Convection losses associated with different temperature profiles in the pulse tubes and regenerators are minimized by shifting the thermal patterns in the pulse tubes relative to the regenerators by one or more of spacers in the regenerators, physical differences in length with gas channel connections, adjustment of dc flow, and thermal bridges." The patent application was filed on Jan. 22, 2009 (12/357,495). 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=84,18,479.PN.&OS=PN/84,18,479&RS=PN/84,18,479 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** E. I. du Pont de Nemours Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- E. I. du Pont de Nemours, Wilmington, Del., has been assigned a patent (8,418,481) developed by Barbara Haviland Minor, Elkton, Md., and Mack McFarland, West Grove, Pa., for a "secondary loop cooling system having a bypass and a method for bypassing a reservoir in the system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An air conditioning or refrigeration system includes a secondary loop cooling system for use with a vapor compression system having a bypass line in order to bypass a reservoir in the secondary loop system. This bypass allows the air conditioning or refrigeration system to cool down more quickly. The secondary loop cooling system uses a non-flammable cooling fluid, which is particularly useful when the refrigerant used in the vapor compression system is flammable." The patent application was filed on Dec. 18, 2008 (12/809,398). 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=84,18,481.PN.&OS=PN/84,18,481&RS=PN/84,18,481 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Waters Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- Waters Technologies, Milford, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,418,480) developed by Robert L. Danley, Collingswood, N.J., and Patrick Traini, West Chester, Pa., for a "cooling system using positive displacement cryogenic liquid pump." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A cooling system employs a single-acting positive displacement bellows pump to transfer a cryogenic liquid such as liquid nitrogen from a storage dewar to a heat exchanger coupled to a measurement chamber of an instrument, wherein cooling takes place by vaporizing the liquid. Preferably, the capacity of the pump is greater than the maximum cooling requirement of the instrument, wherein both vapor resulting from vaporizing of the cryogenic liquid circulated through the heat exchanger and liquid that does not vaporize when circulated through the heat exchanger are returned to the storage dewar, wherein the vapor is subsequently vented from the dewar. Preferably, with the aid of a weir in a return line, the level of liquid in the heat exchanger is maintained full and constant, and the cooling demands are automatically met without the need for other control of the flow rate or level of the liquid. Also, unlike conventional systems, liquid transfer from the dewar does not require dewar pressurization, so that the dewar may be refilled whenever necessary without interrupting the experiment in progress." The patent application was filed on Dec. 18, 2008 (12/338,501). 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=84,18,480.PN.&OS=PN/84,18,480&RS=PN/84,18,480 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Strategic Design Federation W Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- Strategic Design Federation W, Tortola, Bouvet Island, has been assigned a patent (8,424,043) developed by six co-inventors for a "method and system for detecting unscheduled events and recording programming streams." The co-inventors are Christopher R. McClellen, Acworth, Ga., Thomas Pratt, Atlanta, Vernon Meadows, Lilburn, Ga., Andrew Drooker, Atlanta, Charles A. Eldering, Furlong, Pa., and Robert P. Ziemian, Jamison, Pa. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of triggering the recording of a programming stream includes: receiving a request to monitor for an unscheduled event; determining search strings associated with the unscheduled event; monitoring a programming stream; analyzing closed captioning information contained in the programming stream to determine the occurrence of the search strings; and recording the programming stream upon the occurrence of the search strings." The patent application was filed on Oct. 23, 2007 (11/876,815). 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=8,424,043&OS=8,424,043&RS=8,424,043 Written by Neha Bharti; edited by Jaya Anand. *** GE Energy Power Conversion Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- GE Energy Power Conversion Technology, Warwickshire, United Kingdom, has been assigned a patent (8,423,823) developed by Brian Venus, Pittsburgh, and Nicholas D. Benavides, Allison Park, Pa., for "communications architecture for providing data communication, synchronization and fault detection between isolated modules." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An electronic system includes a master module having a first control unit having one or more first serial interfaces and being programmed to output a first data signal and a first clock signal through the one or more first serial interfaces, and a slave module having a second control unit, the second control unit having a second serial interface. The slave module receives the first clock signal through the second serial interface, and the second control unit is programmed to monitor the slave module for a fault condition and output a second clock signal through the second serial interface which is (i) the same as the first clock signal if a fault condition on the slave module is not detected, and (ii) a modified clock signal having a predetermined format through the second serial interface if a fault condition on the slave module is detected." The patent application was filed on Dec. 19, 2011 (13/329,789). 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=8,423,823&OS=8,423,823&RS=8,423,823 Written by Neha Bharti; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Werner Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- Werner, Greenville, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,418,811) developed by Richard M. Kelly, Hermitage, Pa., for a "fiberglass reinforced plastic products having increased weatherability, system and method." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Climbing products containing rails decorated using veil products colored, patterned, painted or in combination with marking methods such as company names and logos and resin formulation designed to withstand exposure to UV radiation with minimal change in appearance which create specific appearances for applications, enhance weathering performance, and facilitate processing efficiency. A combination of a filler free resin and coated veil systems to create a synergistic weather resistance surface with self contained color, pattern, picture, logo or combination of said same for climbing products. A system for producing components. Various methods, system, a ladder rail." The patent application was filed on Sept. 29, 2008 (12/286,420). 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=8,418,811.PN.&OS=PN/8,418,811&RS=PN/8,418,811 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Tyco Electronics Assigned Patent for Bulkhead Connector Assembly ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- Tyco Electronics, Berwyn, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,419,485) developed by four co-inventors for a bulkhead connector assembly. The co-inventors are David Charles Stausser, Winston-Salem, N.C., David Allen Klein, Kernersville, N.C., John Raymond Shuey, Mechanicsburg, Pa., and Joel Daniel Sandburg, Winston-Salem, N.C. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A bulkhead connector assembly is provided having an outer housing that has an internal chamber. The outer housing has a sealing section configured to seal an exterior of the outer housing within an opening. A terminal housing is configured to hold a plurality of terminals. The terminal housing is received in the internal chamber. The terminal housing has primary locking mechanisms configured to secure the terminals in the terminal housing. An independent secondary lock (ISL) is separately provided from, and coupled to, the terminal housing. The ISL is configured to secure the terminals in the terminal housing and assure they are properly seated." The patent application was filed on Aug. 9, 2011 (13/206,349). 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=8,419,485&OS=8,419,485&RS=8,419,485 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Tyco Electronics Assigned Patent for Grounding Structures for Header and Receptacle Assemblies ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- Tyco Electronics, Berwyn, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,419,472) developed by six co-inventors for "grounding structures for header and receptacle assemblies." The co-inventors are Nathan William Swanger, Mechanicsburg, Pa., Charles S. Pickles, York, Pa., Timothy Robert Minnick, Enola, Pa., Justin Shane McClellan, Camp Hill, Pa., Jeffrey Byron McClinton, Harrisburg, Pa., and James Lee Fedder, Etters, Pa. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A receptacle assembly includes a contact module that includes a conductive holder and a frame assembly received in the conductive holder. The frame assembly includes a plurality of contacts and a dielectric frame supporting the contacts and disposed between the conductive holder and the contacts. The contacts extend from the conductive holder for electrical termination. A front housing receives the contact module therein. The front housing has a plurality of clip supports at a rear of the front housing. A rib clip is held by the clip supports. The rib clip has a plurality of grounding fingers that extend therefrom that are configured to engage corresponding header shields of a header assembly. The rib clip includes a plurality of mounting tabs that extend therefrom for engaging the conductive holder to electrically connect the rib clip to the conductive holder." The patent application was filed on Jan. 30, 2012 (13/360,884). 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=8,419,472&OS=8,419,472&RS=8,419,472 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Evapco Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- Evapco, Westminster, Md., has been assigned a patent (8,418,807) developed by Scott A. Nevins, Gettysburg, Pa., and William E. Nuckolls, Walkersville, Md., for a "noise abatement wall and a noise abatement wall system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A noise abatement wall includes a frame defining a window, at least one shell, at least one sheet of sound-insulating material and a sheet of screen material. The at least one shell has a base panel portion and a peripheral panel portion integrally formed with and extending perpendicularly from the base panel portion to surround the base panel portion thereby forming a shell cavity. The at least one shell is sized and configured to be received by the window in a close-fitting relationship therewith and is connected to the frame. The at least one sheet of sound-insulating material is disposed in and occupies the shell cavity. The sheet of screen material covers the at least one sheet of sound-insulating material and is connected to the frame. A plurality of noise abatement walls are connected together to form a noise abatement wall system for abating noise generated from stationary noise-generating equipment." The patent application was filed on Jan. 17, 2012 (13/351,921). 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=8,418,807.PN.&OS=PN/8,418,807&RS=PN/8,418,807 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Alcoa Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- Alcoa, Pittsburgh, has been assigned a patent (8,419,139) developed by Roger W. Kaufold, Pittsburgh, and Ian D.L. Murray, Avon, Ohio, for a "tank wheel assembly with wear resistant coating." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present disclosure relates to tank wheel assembly systems, methods, and apparatus. In one embodiment, a tank wheel assembly includes a first wheel and a second wheel. A first face of the first wheel faces a second face of the second wheel. A guide tunnel is defined by at least a portion of the first face and at least a portion of the second face. The guide tunnel has outer surfaces and is configured to receive a center guide of a tank tread. The guide tunnel and center guide at least partially maintain the tank tread of the tank wheel assembly. A wear resistant coating is located on at least a portion of the outer surfaces of the guide tunnel, restricts the center guide of the tank tread from abrading the outer surfaces of the guide tunnel, and has a thickness of at least about 0.025 inch." The patent application was filed on Jan. 8, 2010 (12/684,820). 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=8,419,139&OS=8,419,139&RS=8,419,139 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Pioneer Hi Bred International Assigned Patent for Maize Variety Hybrid X08A240 ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- Pioneer Hi Bred International, Johnston, Iowa, has been assigned a patent (8,420,909) developed by four co-inventors for a "maize variety hybrid X08A240." The co-inventors are Mark David Hoffbeck, Macomb, Ill., Russell L. Fox, Stuart, Iowa, William Andrew Wilson, Noblesville, Ind., and David Walter Whitaker, Narvon, Pa. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A novel maize variety designated X08A240 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X08A240 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08A240 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X08A240, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08A240. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08A240." The patent application was filed on May 25, 2010 (12/786,625). 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=8,420,909&OS=8,420,909&RS=8,420,909 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** E.I. du Pont de Nemours Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- E.I. du Pont de Nemours, Wilmington, Del., has been assigned a patent (8,420,892) developed by four co-inventors for a "delta-9 elongases and their use in making polyunsaturated fatty acids." The co-inventors are Howard Glenn Damude, Hockessin, Del., Brian McGonigle, Wilmington, Del., Quinn Qun Zhu, West Chester, Pa., and Zhixiong Xue, Chadds Ford, Pa. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Isolated nucleic acid fragments and recombinant constructs comprising such fragments encoding delta-9 elongases along with a method of making long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) using these delta-9 elongases in plants." The patent application was filed on March 17, 2010 (12/725,482). 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=8,420,892&OS=8,420,892&RS=8,420,892 Written by Arpi Sharma; 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. -1122289 (c) 2013 Targeted News Service |