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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Pennsylvania (May 13)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 13 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Pennsylvania. *** Temp-tations Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 13 -- Temp-tations, Exton, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,434,729) developed by Tara McConnell, Exton, Pa., for a "trivet with server lid." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A multifaceted trivet with multifaceted functionality includes a trivet within a basket, a trivet that may serve as a lid and a serving tray. The trivet within a basket provides further insulation by use of the basket. The basket has rotatable handles which allows a heated item to be placed within the basket and easily carried to a serving area. The trivet that may serve as a lid may function as a trivet on which a pot or container may be placed or may fit as a lid of a particular pot or container." The patent application was filed on Feb. 28, 2011 (13/036,975). 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=8,434,729.PN.&OS=PN/8,434,729&RS=PN/8,434,729 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 13 -- Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials, Marlborough, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,434,667) developed by six co-inventors for a "polyamine, carboxylic acid flux composition and method of soldering." The co-inventors are Mark R. Winkle, Lansdale, Pa., Avin V. Dhoble, Waltham, Mass., Kim S. Ho, Richboro, Pa., Michael K. Gallagher, Hopkinton, Mass., Xiang-Qian Liu, Collegeville, Pa., and David Fleming, Northborough, Mass. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A flux composition is provided, comprising, as initial components: a carboxylic acid; and, a polyamine fluxing agent represented by formula I: ##STR00001## with the proviso that when the polyamine fluxing agent represented by formula I is according to formula Ia: ##STR00002## then zero to three of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 is(are) a hydrogen. Also provided is a method of soldering an electrical contact using the flux composition." The patent application was filed on Sept. 30, 2011 (13/250,226). 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=8,434,667.PN.&OS=PN/8,434,667&RS=PN/8,434,667 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials Assigned Patent for Flux composition and Method of Soldering ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 13 -- Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials, Marlborough, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,434,666) developed by six co-inventors for a "flux composition and method of soldering." The co-inventors are Kim S. Ho, Richboro, Pa., Michael K. Gallagher, Hopkinton, Mass., Avin V. Dhoble, Waltham, Mass., Mark R. Winkle, Lansdale, Pa., Xiang-Qian Liu, Collegeville, Pa., and David Fleming, Northborough, Mass. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A flux composition is provided, comprising, as an initial component: a carboxylic acid; and, a fluxing agent represented by formula I: ##STR00001## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are independently selected from a hydrogen, a substituted C.sub.1-80 alkyl group, an unsubstituted C.sub.1-80 alkyl group, a substituted C.sub.7-80 arylalkyl group and an unsubstituted C.sub.7-80 arylalkyl group; and wherein zero to three of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 is(are) a hydrogen. Also provided is a method of soldering an electrical contact using the flux composition." The patent application was filed on Sept. 30, 2011 (13/250,007). 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=8,434,666.PN.&OS=PN/8,434,666&RS=PN/8,434,666 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Green Garden Products Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 13 -- Green Garden Products, Bedford, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,434,699) developed by Wayne C. Faupel, Bedford, Pa., for a "hose-end sprayer bottles with safety features." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Safety features in and for hose-end sprayer bottles. In a first safety arrangement, there is ensured a more hindered transition of a spool (e.g., product/carrier spool) or adjuster from a first setting to a second setting than from the second setting to the first setting, wherein in the first setting no carrier stream is admitted through the sprayer and in the second setting solely a carrier stream is admitted through the sprayer. In a second safety arrangement, there is arrested displacement of a container interface (e.g., bottle swivel) from a second (essentially advanced) position towards a first (essentially initial) position upon the container interface displacing from the first position to the second position." The patent application was filed on May 16, 2011 (13/108,808). 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=8,434,699.PN.&OS=PN/8,434,699&RS=PN/8,434,699 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Federal-Mogul Powertrain Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 13 -- Federal-Mogul Powertrain, Southfield, Mich., has been assigned a patent (8,434,333) developed by Zhong Huai Zhang, Pottstown, Pa., Philip E. Marks, Chester Springs, Pa., and Linwood Ludy, Pottstown, Pa., for a "tri-layer knit fabric, thermal protective members formed therefrom and methods of construction thereof." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A knit fabric, protective sleeve and glove constructed therefrom has three knit layers knit constructed and knit to one another in a single knitting operation to provide the fabric as a single piece of knit material. The fabric includes an outer layer, an inner layer and an intermediate layer sandwiched between the outer and inner layers. The outer layer is knit with a first yarn, the inner layer is knit with a second yarn and the intermediate layer is knit with a third yarn in looped fashion about at least some of the first and second yarns to provide an integrally knit structure having three layers knit stitched together in a single knitting process." The patent application was filed on July 19, 2010 (12/838,816). 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=84,34,333.PN.&OS=PN/84,34,333&RS=PN/84,34,333 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** CNH America Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 13 -- CNH America, New Holland, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,434,289) developed by Kevin M. Smith, Narvon, Pa., Christopher A. Foster, Denver, Pa., and John Posselius, Ephrata, Pa., for a "sensor for detection of wrapping on bale." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A baling machine and method for forming a bale is disclosed. A sensor is positioned in the bailing chamber and is positioned to sense an area proximate the perimeter of the bale to determine if material is present, thereby determining if the bale is properly wrapped or not. When the bale is not properly wrapped, material is present in the area proximate the perimeter in which the sensor is active; causing the sensor to send a signal indicating that the bale is not properly wrapped." The patent application was filed on May 12, 2009 (12/464,322). 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=84,34,289.PN.&OS=PN/84,34,289&RS=PN/84,34,289 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Johnson Controls Technology Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 13 -- Johnson Controls Technology, Holland, Mich., has been assigned a patent (8,434,323) developed by five co-inventors for motor cooling applications. The co-inventors are Andrew M. Welch, Mt. Wolf, Pa., Steven J. Estes, York, Pa., John C. Hansen, Spring Grove, Pa., Steven T. Sommer, York, Pa., and Gregory K. Beaverson, York, Pa. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A cooling system for a motor powering a compressor in a vapor compression system includes a housing enclosing the motor and a cavity located within the housing. A fluid circuit circulates a cooling fluid in the motor, and includes a first connection in the housing to receive cooling fluid and a second connection in the housing to remove cooling fluid. The fluid circuit includes a passageway for cooling fluid positioned in an internal chamber formed in a motor shaft." The patent application was filed on July 13, 2009 (12/501,644). 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=84,34,323.PN.&OS=PN/84,34,323&RS=PN/84,34,323 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Black & Decker Assigned Patent for Low Height Quarter Sheet Sander ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 13 -- Black & Decker, Newark, Del., has been assigned a patent (8,435,097) developed by four co-inventors for a "low height quarter sheet sander." The co-inventors are Jason McRoberts, Red Lion, Pa., Terry L. Turner, Towson, Md., Jennifer A. Resh, Baltimore, and Timothy W. French Jr., Hampstead, Md. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A reduced height quarter sheet sander has a housing having first and second halves mated together. An upper portion of the housing provides a handle. A pair of brush boxes is disposed in the housing on opposite sides of a commutator of an electric motor disposed in the housing. In an aspect, a switch disposed in the handle of the housing and a terminal block (at which a cordset that enters the housing terminates) disposed in the handle of the housing have generally the same horizontal elevation as the brush boxes (when the sander is lying upright). In an aspect, the stator is disposed in the housing so that the field coils extend across the housing from one half to the other half and outside the lower screw bosses." The patent application was filed on July 13, 2012 (13/548,327). 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=8,435,097&OS=8,435,097&RS=8,435,097 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** U.S. Army Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 13 -- The U.S. Army has been assigned a patent (8,434,394) developed by four co-inventors for an "apparatus for adapting a rocket-assisted projectile for launch from a smooth bore tube." The co-inventors are Gregory Malejko, Hackettstown, N.J., Daniel Pascua, Ledgewood, N.J., Peter Burke, Succasunna, N.J., and Keith Fulton, Stroudsburg, Pa. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus for adapting a rocket-assisted artillery projectile of a first caliber for firing from a smooth bore tube of a second caliber may include an adapter for connecting to an aft end of the rocket-assisted artillery projectile. The adapter may include a main channel for receiving rocket exhaust, a plurality of sub-channels that lead from the main channel to an exterior of the adapter, and an ignition channel that leads from the main channel to an ignition delay disposed in the adapter. A tail boom may be fixed to an aft end of the adapter. The tail boom may include an opening in a fore end that communicates with the ignition delay in the adapter. Lifting surfaces, such as fins, may be attached to the tail boom." The patent application was filed on Oct. 16, 2009 (12/580,412). 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=84,34,394.PN.&OS=PN/84,34,394&RS=PN/84,34,394 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Tait Towers Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 13 -- Tait Towers, Lititz, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,435,126) developed by Adam Davis, Leola, Pa., for a "channel member, modular floor, and method of positioning an object." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A channel member, a modular floor structure, and a method capable of positioning an object on a substantially planar surface is disclosed. Movement of a movable band within an interior channel of the channel member permits movement of an object outside of the interior channel." The patent application was filed on Jan. 18, 2011 (13/008,376). 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=8,435,126&OS=8,435,126&RS=8,435,126 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Eaton Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 13 -- Eaton, Cleveland, has been assigned a patent (8,434,367) developed by Xin Zhou, Franklin Park, Pa., and Thomas J. Schoepf, Whitefish Bay, Wis., for an "acoustic sensor system, acoustic signature simulator, and electrical distribution system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An acoustic sensor system includes a first plurality of acoustic sensors, and an acoustic transmitter structured to generate acoustic noise to mimic acoustic noise induced by an electrical conductivity fault. A smaller second number of acoustic sensors of the first plurality of acoustic sensors are structured to identify a plurality of locations in an electrical distribution system having a plurality of electrical joints, in order that the smaller second number of acoustic sensors can monitor the plurality of electrical joints of the electrical distribution system." The patent application was filed on Oct. 18, 2010 (12/906,258). 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=84,34,367.PN.&OS=PN/84,34,367&RS=PN/84,34,367 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Kronum Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 13 -- Kronum, Villanova, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,435,142) developed by William G. Gibson, Villanova, Pa., for a "method for playing a game and ball and goal therefore." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods are provided for at least two teams to play a game with a ball on a playing surface having a plurality of zones and at least two goals. Zones have distinct rules for handling passing, receiving, and shooting of a ball during a game. A goal provides two distinctly defined types of scoring zones through which to score the ball from within a peripheral line of the playing surface. One type of scoring zone is at least one open ring shaped opening, and the other is an arced rectangularly shaped opening. The ball may be scored through either of the scoring zones. Points are awarded differently for scoring in either of the two zones and for throwing or kicking the ball through the two zones. Ball comprises at least two panels having arms attached along a contiguous seam." The patent application was filed on Feb. 20, 2009 (12/378,870). 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=8,435,142&OS=8,435,142&RS=8,435,142 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** U.S. Coatings IP Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 13 -- U.S. Coatings IP, Wilmington, Del., has been assigned a patent (8,434,377) developed by Li Lin, Wallingford, Pa., and James Lamonte Adams, Glenside, Pa., for a "method for measuring sandability of coating and the use thereof." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention is directed to a method for measuring sandability of a coating or an article. This invention is particularly directed to a method for measuring sandability of a coating or an article quantitatively by measuring weight loss of said coating or article after being sanded. This invention is also directed to a system for measuring sandability of a coating or an article using said method." The patent application was filed on June 30, 2008 (12/663,918). 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=84,34,377.PN.&OS=PN/84,34,377&RS=PN/84,34,377 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** GE Inspection Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 13 -- GE Inspection Technologies, Lewistown, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,434,936) developed by John Michael Cuffe, Reedsville, Pa., James Barshinger, Niskayuna, N.Y., and Ying Fan, Niskayuna, N.Y., for a "method for performing ultrasonic testing." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for performing ultrasonic testing comprising, in one embodiment, the steps of firing an ultrasonic transducer to generate an ultrasonic pulse that passes through a delay line, measuring a delay echo time of flight, and determining the temperature of the delay line using the delay echo time of flight, thereby eliminating the need for additional temperature measuring devices. Other embodiments further comprise the step of using the temperature of the delay line to determine the temperature of a test object, and using the temperature of the test object to determine a thickness of the test object that is compensated for thermal expansion and temperature dependent ultrasonic velocity." The patent application was filed on Oct. 16, 2009 (12/580,345). 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=8,434,936&OS=8,434,936&RS=8,434,936 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Woerman Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 13 -- Gary Woerman, Mansfield, La., has been assigned a patent (8,434,248) developed by Gary Woerman, and Andrew S. Waszil, Canonsburg, Pa., for an excavation retention assembly. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An excavation retention assembly is provided for mounting a tooth to an excavating apparatus. The assembly in one embodiment includes a tooth and an adaptor end of a working member of an excavating apparatus. The tooth includes a cavity for mating with an end of the adaptor, an opening for receiving a fastening member and a fastening receptacle in the cavity opposite the opening in the tooth for receiving the fastening member. The adaptor includes a passage which aligns with the opening in the tooth and the fastening member. The fastening member passes through the aligned opening of the tooth, the passage of the adaptor and into the fastening receptacle for securing the tooth to the adaptor." The patent application was filed on Aug. 2, 2010 (12/805,472). 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=8,434,248&OS=8,434,248&RS=8,434,248 Written by Neha Bharti; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Fres-co System USA Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 13 -- Fres-co System USA, Telford, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,434,633) developed by Jeffrey Scott Beer, Coopersburg, Pa., Barry Pritchard, Nazareth, Pa., and John S. Thomas, Coopersburg, Pa., for a "one-way valve for flexible package and package including a one-way valve." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A one-way valve and a flexible package including the valve are disclosed. The valve basically comprises a base member, a flexible septum and a stake. The base member is mounted on a wall of the package and includes a valve seat and at least one inlet port. The septum is formed of a resilient material and is connected to the base member by the stake, with a first portion of the septum contiguous with the stake fixed in position with respect to the base member and a second portion of the septum engaging the valve seat and covering and sealing the at least one inlet port. The septum is arranged to flex off of the valve seat to unseal the at least one inlet port when the pressure of gas at the at least one inlet port reaches a threshold." The patent application was filed on Jan. 28, 2009 (12/361,111). 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=8,434,633&OS=8,434,633&RS=8,434,633 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Phoenix Contact Development & Manufacturing Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 13 -- Phoenix Contact Development & Manufacturing, Middletown, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,435,063) developed by six co-inventors for an electrical connector assembly. The co-inventors are Shane Wiest, Shermans Dale, Pa., Gottlieb Oyster, Hummelstown, Pa., Kevin Walker, Hershey, Pa., John Phillip Huss Jr., Harrisburg, Pa., Arndt Schafmeister, Dorentrup, Germany, and Sebastian Schafer, Blomberg, Germany. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An electrical connector assembly for forming AC power connections between a DC-to-AC inverter on a solar panel and AC power cable extending to an AC power grid includes a three-contact socket on the inverter and a three-contact electrical connector on the cable. The connector may be joined to the socket in either of two positions." The patent application was filed on Dec. 6, 2011 (13/311,690). 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=8,435,063&OS=8,435,063&RS=8,435,063 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Schiller Grounds Care Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 13 -- Schiller Grounds Care, Southampton, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,434,563) developed by Svetlana Gendelman, Holland, Pa., John M. Gagas, Milwaukee, and Rick Huth, Pen Argyl, Pa., for a "device for cultivating soil or brushing debris." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A device for cultivating soil or brushing debris includes a frame supporting a transmission, a motor, and a shaft rotatably supported by a transmission housing and driven by the motor through the transmission. A distal end of the shaft includes a passageway therethrough. A fastener is at least partially received within the passageway. A tine assembly may be removably attached to the shaft and includes a first pair of two laterally spaced-apart tine disks. The first pair of tine disks being laterally positioned on the shaft between the fastener and the housing. A brush attachment may be removably attached, and includes a tube, which has a wheel rotatably attached to a first end thereof and a first gear fixedly attached to an opposing second end thereof. At least a portion of the fastener extends through at least a portion of the tube to fixedly attach the tube to the shaft." The patent application was filed on Feb. 24, 2011 (13/033,720). 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=8,434,563&OS=8,434,563&RS=8,434,563 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Black & Decker Assigned Patent for Power Tool ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 13 -- Black & Decker, Newark, Del., has been assigned a patent (8,434,564) developed by four co-inventors for a power tool. The co-inventors are David C. Tomayko, Ellicott City, Md., Qiang Zhang, Baltimore, Mark R. Poetzl, Rising Sun, Md., and Stephen A. Debellius, New Freedom, Pa. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A power tool having a drive component and a housing. In one form, the drive component can be a transmission having a planetary stage with planet gears rotatably mounted on pins of a planet carrier. The pins are spaced circumferentially around the planet carrier such that each pair of adjacent pins is spaced apart by a spacing angle. At least two different spacing angles are employed. In another form, the drive component is selected from at least one of a motor, a transmission and a clutch and the housing is configured with first and second housing components and at least one set of mating conically-shaped features that can cooperate to align the housing components to an axis." The patent application was filed on July 11, 2012 (13/546,759). 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=8,434,564&OS=8,434,564&RS=8,434,564 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** MIW Associates Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 13 -- MIW Associates, Havertown, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,434,187) developed by Marvin Weinberger, Havertown, Pa., and Tucker J. Marion, Holliston, Mass., for ice scraper. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A hand held scraper tool adapted to remove debris from a surface. The scrapper tool includes a body, handle and a plurality of abraders. At least one of the abraders can be configured as a highly flexible cantilever structure." The patent application was filed on Aug. 31, 2010 (12/872,211). 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=8,434,187&OS=8,434,187&RS=8,434,187 Written by Neha Bharti; edited by Jaya Anand. *** General Electric Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 13 -- General Electric, Schenectady, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,434,216) developed by ten co-inventors for "methods and systems for in-situ machine maintenance." The co-inventors are Waheed Tony Mall, Halfmoon, N.Y., Robert Martin Roney Jr., Schoharie, N.Y., Roderick Mark Lusted, Niskayuna, N.Y., Eric Buskirk, Guilderland, N.Y., James Thaddeus Henley, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Paul C. Bagley, Middleburgh, N.Y., Gary Lindsey Stewart, Monroeville, Pa., Kenneth John Hatley, Madison, N.J., Richard Michael Hatley, Convent Station, N.J., and Peter John McGrath, Fairlawn, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods and systems for maintaining a machine using an in-situ vehicle (IV) is provided. The IV may be used with a machine that includes a work-piece and an interference body positioned proximate a surface of the work-piece such that a relatively small gap extends between the work-piece and the interference body. The method includes transporting the IV from external to the machine into the gap, positioning the IV in the gap such that at least a portion of the IV circumscribes a work area of the work-piece, locking the IV between the work-piece and the interference body, and manipulating a tool coupled to the IV from external to the machine, the tool configured to transfer a component between the work-piece and a storage cassette on the IV." The patent application was filed on Jan. 8, 2008 (11/970,939). 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=8,434,216&OS=8,434,216&RS=8,434,216 Written by Neha Bharti; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Cobra Products Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 13 -- Cobra Products, Bridgeport, N.J., has been assigned a patent (8,434,186) developed by five co-inventors for drum auger. The co-inventors are John B. Wildauer, Cherry Hill, N.J., Michael James Daciw, Aston, Pa., Ross Carl, River Forest, Ill., Charles A. Patterson, Durango, Colo., and Victor Hoernig, Lowell, Ind. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus for cleaning drains has a cable having a length and a first width and an extension disposed upon the first width of the cable to create a second width of the cable. A guide allows the length of the cable to pass therethrough but the second width whereby the cable will stop passing through the guide in a given direction if the second width contacts the guide." The patent application was filed on Feb. 10, 2010 (12/703,329). 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=8,434,186&OS=8,434,186&RS=8,434,186 Written by Neha Bharti; 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. -1124687 (c) 2013 Targeted News Service |