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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Illinois (May 21)(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 21 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Illinois. *** Illinois Inventor Develops Patent for High Speed Roofing Shingle Making Machine Including Cutter, Catcher and Stacker ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 21 -- Arne Roy Jorgensen, Barrington, Ill., has developed a patent (8,439,184) for a "high speed roofing shingle making machine including cutter, catcher and stacker." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention relates generally to a roofing shingle apparatus and more particularly to an improved such apparatus for high speed shingle making generally when handling a double shingle line (one line overlaid on the other with the high side of each line on opposite sides to make a single mostly even thickness) in a more compact arrangement from the cutter to the stackers and catchers, but not limited to a slower single line of shingle making that uses a flipper at the discharge of the catcher shuttle and not limited to a four wide overlaid to four thicknesses of shingles in one line and scissor cut, not described in detail herein, before entering a single line delivery belt section. The main purpose of this invention is to have control of the shingles coming off the cutter at a speed of up to two times the line speed of present machines, accelerate the shingle pack in a positive controlled manner for exact separation and without slowing down prior to the catchers, distribute the shingle packs to any one of four catchers for controlled stopping and feed the packs into respective stackers for distribution to the packaging machines." The patent application was filed on June 27, 2009 (12/459,092). 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=84,39,184.PN.&OS=PN/84,39,184&RS=PN/84,39,184 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Illinois Inventor Develops Patent for Cargo Control System Adaptor ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 21 -- Teffy R. Chamoun, Sycamore, Ill., has developed a patent (8,439,612) for a "cargo control system adaptor." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An adaptor for cargo control systems is provided that can adjust to accommodate length, width, and height variances between parallel tracks in a cargo control system. The adaptor includes a crossbar, first and second length and height adjusting mechanisms, and first and second width adjusting mechanisms. The first and second length and height adjusting mechanisms are affixed to first and second ends of the crossbar, and the first and second width adjusting mechanisms are affixed to the crossbar along the length of the crossbar." The patent application was filed on July 30, 2010 (12/847,587). 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=84,39,612.PN.&OS=PN/84,39,612&RS=PN/84,39,612 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Illinois Inventor Develops Patent for Method and Assembly for Mounting an Automobile Rim to a Motorcycle ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 21 -- Rodney R. Baird, Homewod, Ill., has developed a patent (8,439,453) for a "method and assembly for mounting an automobile rim to a motorcycle." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method and assembly for mounting an auto rim and either motorcycle or auto tire as a motorcycle rear wheel. The assembly allows tires of different widths and diameters to be used on the rear of motorcycles that have single side swing arms and standard swing arms. The method and assembly allows a left side or right side drive which can be a belt or chain. A hub with bearings and spacers are mounted with a brake rotor disk and a drive pulley in tandem to produce a hub assembly." The patent application was filed on Nov. 12, 2010 (12/945,033). 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=84,39,453.PN.&OS=PN/84,39,453&RS=PN/84,39,453 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Robert Bosch Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 21 -- Robert Bosch, Stuttgart, Germany, has been assigned a patent (8,438,740) developed by Ernest Fischer, Skokie, Ill., for a "bevel adjustment for a circular saw." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A circular saw includes a base plate, a saw blade assembly pivotably mounted to the base plate, and a bevel adjustment assembly operable to adjust the bevel angle of the saw blade assembly by rotation of an axle supported on the base plate. A release mechanism includes two torsion springs each having a coil portion wound around the axle, an anchor leg held in a substantially fixed position relative to the axle and a release leg arranged to move relative to the axle. A manually operable release element is configured to substantially simultaneously move the release leg of each of the torsion springs in a direction to unwind the coil portion of each spring from about the axle." The patent application was filed on April 7, 2010 (12/755,861). 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=84,38,740.PN.&OS=PN/84,38,740&RS=PN/84,38,740 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Illinois Inventor Develops Patent for Interproximal Dental Strip ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 21 -- Richard S. Chen, O'Fallon, Ill., has developed a patent (8,439,678) for an interproximal dental strip. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An interproximal dental strip with a serrated zone flanked by abrasive zones in repeated longitudinal succession along a side face of the strip. The abrasive zones have a plurality of abrasive sections with non-abrasive sections between. The abrasive sections are inclined with respect to the side edges of the strip such that only a portion of each abrasive section makes grinding contact with a tooth at any given time for more controlled and effective working of the strip." The patent application was filed on Aug. 25, 2012 (13/594,784). 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=84,39,678.PN.&OS=PN/84,39,678&RS=PN/84,39,678 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Illinois Inventor Develops Patent for Replaceable Bearing for a Conveyor Roller ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 21 -- Peter Zuiko, Arlington Heights, Ill., has developed a patent (8,439,573) for "replaceable bearing for a conveyor roller." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The replaceable bearing for a conveyor roller is installed in a bearing housing, which is removably installed within the end of the conveyor roller. The bearing housing threads into a mating insert or sleeve, which is permanently installed within the end of the conveyor roller. Alternatively, the inside of the conveyor roller may be threaded and the bearing housing threaded directly into the conveyor roller, if roller wall thickness is sufficient. The outer face of the housing includes a plurality of notches so that a mating wrench engages the notches to thread the housing and its bearing into or out of the end of the roller. The replaceable bearing allows the bearing and its housing to be replaced while retaining the conveyor roller." The patent application was filed on Feb. 21, 2011 (13/031,567). 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=84,39,573.PN.&OS=PN/84,39,573&RS=PN/84,39,573 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Illinois Inventors Develop Patent for Actuator Powered by Fluid and Method of Forming the Same ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 21 -- Svetlana Lapan, Northbrook, Ill., and Yefim Epshetsky, Schaumburg, Ill., have developed a patent (8,439,001) for an "actuator powered by fluid and method of forming the same." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system for moving fluids includes a pump device having a housing and at least one piston movable in the housing to displace fluids thereby causing flow. An actuator device is connected to the at least one piston for moving the piston within the housing to displace fluids as the actuator device is moved. The actuator device includes a plurality of side portions connected to one another to form a vacuum therein and movable relative to one another as the actuator device moves reciprocally between first and second positions with one of the side portions being connected to at least one piston thereby moving the at least one piston within the housing." The patent application was filed on Nov. 18, 2009 (12/592,040). 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=84,39,001.PN.&OS=PN/84,39,001&RS=PN/84,39,001 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand. *** Illinois Inventor Develops Patent for Apparatus for Tracking and Recording Vital Signs and Task-related Information of a Vehicle to Identify Operating Patterns ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 21 -- LeRoy G. Hagenbuch, Peoria Heights, Ill., has developed a patent (8,442,715) for an "apparatus for tracking and recording vital signs and task-related information of a vehicle to identify operating patterns." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An apparatus is provided for diagnosing the state of health of a vehicle and for providing the operator of the vehicle with a substantially real-time indication of the efficiency of the vehicle in performing an assigned task with respect to a predetermined goal. A processor on-board the vehicle monitors sensors that provide information regarding the state of health of the vehicle and the amount of work the vehicle has done. In response to anomalies in the data from the sensors, the processor records information that describes events leading up to the occurrence of the anomaly for later analysis that can be used to diagnose the cause of the anomaly. The sensors are also used to prompt the operator of the vehicle to operate the vehicle at optimum efficiency." The patent application was filed on Feb. 25, 2011 (13/035,678). 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=8,442,715&OS=8,442,715&RS=8,442,715 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Illinois, Arizona Inventors Develop Patent for End to End Acknowledgment of SMS Messages ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 21 -- Jeffrey C. Konicek, Tolono, Ill., and Jon E. Kappes, Phoenix, have developed a patent (8,442,562) for "end to end acknowledgment of SMS messages." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "End to end acknowledgment of SMS messages based on sending an acknowledgement back to the sender of the SMS that the message was received after successful delivery." The patent application was filed on July 17, 2009 (12/504,903). 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=8,442,562&OS=8,442,562&RS=8,442,562 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Illinois Inventor Develops Patent for Pharmaceutical Clearinghouse for Institutions ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 21 -- Sandeep Dayal, Long Grove, Ill., has developed a patent (8,442,842) for a "pharmaceutical clearinghouse for institutions." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A pharmaceutical clearinghouse establishes relationships with a network of FNA Agents servicing requests from patients under institutional patient assistance programs, and with a network of pharmaceutical providers. In response to the clearinghouse receiving a patient request for a pharmaceutical from an FNA Agent, the clearinghouse obtains a subsidy from at least one in-network pharmaceutical provider and provides the subsidy to the FNA Agent; the subsidy may be cash, in-kind pharmaceutical or a combination thereof." The patent application was filed on April 2, 2007 (11/695,331). 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=8,442,842&OS=8,442,842&RS=8,442,842 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Alcatel Lucent Assigned Patent for Topology Aware Cache Storage ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 21 -- Alcatel Lucent, Paris, has been assigned a patent (8,443,052) developed by four co-inventors for a "topology aware cache storage." The co-inventors are Jairo O. Esteban, Freehold, N.J., Andre Beck, Batavia, Ill., Volker Hilt, Middletown, N.J., and Ivica Rimac, Tinton Falls, N.J. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A content distribution network (CDN) comprising a hierarchy of content storage nodes (CSNs) or caches having storage space that is allocated between local space for storing locally popular content objects and federated space for storing a portion of the less popular content objects. Local space and federated space based upon changes in content object popularity and/or other utility factors. Optionally, parent/child (upstream/downstream) communication paths are used to migrate content between CSNs or caches of the same or different hierarchical levels to avoid utilizing higher price top hierarchical level communications channels." The patent application was filed on Sept. 11, 2012 (13/610,031). 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=8,443,052&OS=8,443,052&RS=8,443,052 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Navteq Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 21 -- Navteq, Veldhoven, The Netherlands, has been assigned a patent (8,442,767) developed by Sara B. Rossio, Chicago, Christopher S. Wiklund, Hinsdale, Ill., and Aaron J. Dannenbring, Chicago, for a "method of operating a navigation system to provide route guidance." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method of operating a navigation system to provide a route guidance message for traveling a route is disclosed. A preferred name of a feature visible from a road segment is obtained from a geographic database associated with the navigation system. A guidance message stating the preferred name of the feature visible from the road segment is determined. The preferred name includes at least one visible descriptor selected from a group consisting of a color of the identified feature, a building material of the identified feature, a shape of the identified feature, an architectural style of the identified feature, and a decorative element of the identified feature." The patent application was filed on Aug. 28, 2009 (12/549,624). 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=8,442,767&OS=8,442,767&RS=8,442,767 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Research In Motion Assigned Patent for Privacy-related Requests for an IMS Emergency Session ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 21 -- Research In Motion, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, has been assigned a patent (8,442,479) developed by four co-inventors for "privacy-related requests for an IMS emergency session." The co-inventors are Jan Hendrik Lucas Bakker, Keller, Texas, Adrian Buckley, Tracy, Calif., Andrew Allen, Mundelein, Ill., and Nigel Barnes, East Meon, United Kingdom. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A network component is provided that includes a processor configured, upon the network component receiving an IMS (Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem) emergency call from a user equipment (UE) 110, to detect in the emergency call an indicator requesting the network component to restrict presentation of private information related to the UE 110. The processor is further configured, when the indicator is present, to transmit the emergency call without at least some of the private information to a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) 130." The patent application was filed on June 2, 2009 (12/994,416). 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=8,442,479&OS=8,442,479&RS=8,442,479 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Accenture Global Services Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 21 -- Accenture Global Services, Dublin, Ireland, has been assigned a patent (8,443,084) developed by Prabhakar Challa, Streamwood, Ill., and Jingying Li, Fishers, Ind., for an enhanced upgrade path. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for establishing upgrade paths. In one aspect, a method includes establishing an interim environment and platform, migrating the data from the legacy environment and platform to the interim environment and platform, and migrating the data from the interim environment and platform to the upgraded environment and platform." The patent application was filed on June 23, 2010 (12/821,276). 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=8,443,084&OS=8,443,084&RS=8,443,084 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Illinois Inventor Develops Patent for System for Regulating Current Flow to a Plurality of Electrical Devices ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 21 -- Maurilio G. Hernandez, Chicago, has developed a patent (8,441,144) for a "system for regulating current flow to a plurality of electrical devices." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system for selectively regulating current flow to a plurality of electrical devices, being at least partially operative by wireless remote control and including a control assembly connected to at least a first power input and a second power input. The control assembly includes a plurality of outlet sections, each including at least one outlet structured to electrically connect an electrical device to either the first or second power inputs. A timing assembly is operatively structured for time based regulation of current flow from one of the power inputs to one of the outlet sections, wherein another outlet section includes switching capabilities structured to selectively establish a current flow connection with either the first or second power input. A receiver assembly is operatively connected to at least the timing assembly and structured for wireless, operative activation with a remote transmitting unit." The patent application was filed on July 26, 2010 (12/843,502). 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=8,441,144.PN.&OS=PN/8,441,144&RS=PN/8,441,144 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Alcatel Lucent Assigned Patent for Method and Apparatus for Utilizing Network Services in a Manner Substantially Transparent to Service Endpoints ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 21 -- Alcatel Lucent, Paris, has been assigned a patent (8,442,031) developed by Katherine H. Guo, Eatontown, N.J., Sarit Mukherjee, Morganville, N.J., and Kumar Venkata Vemuri, Naperville, Ill., for a "method and apparatus for utilizing network services in a manner substantially transparent to service endpoints." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The invention includes a method and apparatus for regenerative signaling. Specifically, the method includes receiving at least one base protocol message formatted in accordance with at least one base protocol, obtaining service information associated with at least one network service, and generating, in response to the at least one base protocol message, at least one companion protocol message formatted in accordance with at least one companion protocol. The at least one base protocol message is associated with at least one service endpoint. The service information associated with at least one network service is obtained using the at least one base protocol message. The at least one companion protocol message is generated using at least a portion of the service information. The at least one companion protocol message is operable for controlling the at least one network service in a manner substantially transparent to the at least one service endpoint." The patent application was filed on June 24, 2005 (11/165,850). 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=8,442,031&OS=8,442,031&RS=8,442,031 Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi. *** Hamilton Sundstrand Assigned Patent for Sealed Rotator Shaft for Borescopic Inspection ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 21 -- Hamilton Sundstrand, Windsor Locks, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,438,949) developed by Keith E. Short, Rockford, Ill., and Jeff A. Brown, Cherry Valley, Ill., for a "sealed rotator shaft for borescopic inspection." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A rotator drive connection for a gas turbine engine accessory box has a shaft connected to be driven by a main shaft in a gas turbine engine through a gear train. A first drive connection allows selective drive of the shaft. A biased drive member includes a second drive connection selectively brought into contact with the first drive connection to allow rotation of the main shaft. The biased drive member biases the second drive connection out of contact with the first drive connection. A gas turbine engine accessory box and a method of borescopic inspection are also disclosed and claimed." The patent application was filed on Aug. 2, 2010 (12/848,243). 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=8,438,949&OS=8,438,949&RS=8,438,949 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Illinois Inventors Develop Patent for Copper Complex Dye Sensitized Solar Cell ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 21 -- Robert J. LeSuer, Chicago, Kristy L. Mardis, Flossmoor, Ill., and Ali Manesh, Chicago, have developed a patent (8,440,905) for a "copper complex dye sensitized solar cell." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A dye-sensitized semiconductor includes a semiconductor, and a copper(I) coordination compound comprising 2,9-dialkyl-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthrolinedisulfonate, on the semiconductor. The dye-sensitized semiconductor may be used as part of a photoanode in a solar cell, which also contains a counter-electrode, and a conductive medium containing a redox-active mediator, in contact with and separating the photoanode and the counter-electrode." The patent application was filed on Sept. 25, 2009 (12/567,462). 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=8,440,905.PN.&OS=PN/8,440,905&RS=PN/8,440,905 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Northwestern University Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 21 -- Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,438,927) developed by Gajendra S. Shekhawat, Arlington Heights, Ill., and Vinayak P. Dravid, Glenview, Ill., for a "scanning near field thermoelastic acoustic holography (SNFTAH)." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for analyzing a sample is described. The system may include, for example, a light source and a scanning probe microscope probe. The light source may generate a coherent laser beam that is modulated by a waveform of a lower frequency. The modulated laser beam is absorbed by the sample causing thermally induced expansion and resulting in an excitation of acoustic waves. The probe is locally deployed near the sample and detects, in real time, perturbations in the excited acoustic waves to detect surface and buried structures of the sample." The patent application was filed on Oct. 1, 2010 (12/896,282). 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=8,438,927&OS=8,438,927&RS=8,438,927 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Brown Line Metal Works Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 21 -- Brown Line Metal Works, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,438,957) developed by James Wener, Chicago, Michael D. Rainone, Palestine, Texas, and Thomas E. Crippen, Tyler, Texas, for a "digital beam torque wrench with an electronic sensor." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A torque wrench includes a main beam having a distal end and a proximal end, a drive element disposed at the distal end of the main beam, a stationary beam having a distal end fixedly secured to the main beam at a first location on the main beam, and having a proximal end, and a displacement sensor assembly disposed at a second location associated with the main beam and with the stationary beam to detect an amount of displacement of the main beam relative to the stationary beam. The displacement sensor assembly includes an actuating element secured to one of the main beam or the stationary beam and a sensor rigidly secured to the other one of the main beam or the stationary beam and responsive to the actuating element. An electronic component is configured to generate a torque measurement based on the generated electrical signal, and store at least one of the generated electrical signal and the torque measurement for a several positions of the main beam relative to the stationary beam." The patent application was filed on Nov. 2, 2010 (12/938,280). 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=8,438,957&OS=8,438,957&RS=8,438,957 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. *** Akzo Nobel Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 21 -- Akzo Nobel, Arnhem, The Netherlands, has been assigned a patent (8,440,011) developed by Premnathan Naidoo, Diamondhead, Miss., Sundaram Logaraj, Aurora, Ill., and Alan Duncan James, Hopewell Junction, N.Y., for an "asphalt modifiers for "warm mix" applications including adhesion promoter." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention generally relates to an additive package for warm-mix asphalt formulations for the pavement of road surfaces, said additive package comprising a) surfactant component, and b) an asphalt rheology modifying component, wherein said asphalt rheology modifying component comprises at least one of a i) a wax component and ii) a resin component. The invention also relates to a warm mix asphalt having improved compaction at lower temperatures, and to a pavement made from said warm mix asphalt." The patent application was filed on Nov. 11, 2008 (12/742,790). 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=8,440,011&OS=8,440,011&RS=8,440,011 Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar. 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