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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in North Carolina (April 22)
[April 22, 2014]

U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in North Carolina (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 North Carolina.

*** Hand Held Products Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- Hand Held Products, Fort Mill, S.C., has been assigned a patent (8,698,949) developed by five co-inventors for "[t]erminal having plurality of operating modes." The co-inventors are Matthew Skvoretz, Charlotte, N.C., Michael Pease, Charlotte, N.C., Jeffrey Baker, Gastonia, N.C., Jonathan T. Grunow, Indian Trail, N.C., and Scott Garmon, Wesley Chapel, N.C.



The patent application was filed on Jan. 8, 2010 (12/684,724). 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=8698949.PN.&OS=PN/8698949&RS=PN/8698949 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** AVX Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- AVX, Fountain Inn, S.C., has been assigned a patent (8,699,204) developed by three co-inventors for an "element array and a footprint layout for an element array." The co-inventors are Ronald S. Demcko, Raleigh, N.C., Michael Kirk, Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Jeff Cheng, Tianjin, China.


The patent application was filed on Feb. 22, 2011 (13/032,042). 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=8699204.PN.&OS=PN/8699204&RS=PN/8699204 Written by Niel Bautista; edited by Marlyn Vitin.

*** CFPH Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- CFPH, New York, has been assigned a patent (8,696,443) developed by five co-inventors for a "system and method for convenience gaming." The co-inventors are Lee M. Amaitis, London, Joseph M. Asher, New York, Howard W. Lutnick, New York, Darrin M. Mylet, Tampa, Fla., and Alan B. Wilkins, Raleigh, N.C.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 7, 2006 (11/557,125). 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=86,96,443.PN.&OS=PN/86,96,443&RS=PN/86,96,443 Written by Sudarshan Harpal; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Cree Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- Cree, Durham, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,696,159) developed by five co-inventors for multi-chip LED devices. The co-inventors are Peter Scott Andrews, Durham, N.C., Raymond Rosado, Apex, N.C., Michael P. Laughner, Cary, N.C., David T. Emerson, Chapel Hill, N.C., and Jeffrey C. Britt, Cary, N.C.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 31, 2011 (13/017,407). 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=86,96,159.PN.&OS=PN/86,96,159&RS=PN/86,96,159 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** E I du Pont de Nemours and Co. Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- E I du Pont de Nemours and Co., Wilmington, Del., has been assigned a patent (8,696,948) developed by Kenneth Warren Hang, Cary, N.C., and Yueli Wang, Cary, N.C., for a "thick film paste containing lead--tellurium--lithium--titanium--oxide and its use in the manufacture of semiconductor devices." The patent application was filed on July 11, 2012 (13/546,223). 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=8,696,948.PN.&OS=PN/8,696,948&RS=PN/8,696,948 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Cordelia Lighting Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- Cordelia Lighting, Rancho Dominguez, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,696,158) developed by six co-inventors for a "LED universal recessed light fixture." The co-inventors are Dwight David Santiago, Summerfield, N.C., James Madden, Philadelphia, Seth Chang, Rowland Heights, Calif., Edmond Daniels, Santa Clarita, Calif., Daniel Dix, Irvine, Calif., and Huan C. Nguyen, Anaheim, Calif.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 14, 2011 (13/007,534). 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=86,96,158.PN.&OS=PN/86,96,158&RS=PN/86,96,158 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** RGB Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- RGB Systems, Anaheim, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,695,823) developed by five co-inventors for a "power supply support system." The co-inventors are David Pincek, Huntington Beach, Calif., Carlo Espiritu, Orange, Calif., Jeff Hatley, Mebane, N.C., Nerio Perez, Torrance, Calif., and Stanley S. Coe, Raleigh, N.C.

The patent application was filed on July 2, 2012 (13/540,533). 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=86,95,823.PN.&OS=PN/86,95,823&RS=PN/86,95,823 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Jist Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- Jist, Burlington, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,695,462) developed by Timothy David Jorgensen, Burlington, N.C., for an adjustable wrench.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 5, 2011 (13/253,548). 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=86,95,462.PN.&OS=PN/86,95,462&RS=PN/86,95,462 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- R.J. Reynolds Tobacco, Winston-Salem, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,695,609) developed by six co-inventors for a smokeless tobacco composition. The co-inventors are Michael Francis Dube, Winston-Salem, N.C., Daniel Verdin Cantrell, Lewisville, N.C., John-Paul Mua, Advance, N.C., Darrell Eugene Holton Jr., Clemmons, N.C., Cynthia Stewart Stokes, Lexington, N.C., and James Neil Figlar, Clemmons, N.C.

The patent application was filed on Sept. 9, 2010 (12/878,568). 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=86,95,609.PN.&OS=PN/86,95,609&RS=PN/86,95,609 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Climax Portable Machine Tools Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- Climax Portable Machine Tools, Newberg, Ore., has been assigned a patent (8,695,216) developed by 10 co-inventors for "machine tools and methods for machining turbine rotor assemblies." The co-inventors are Keith Richard Davis, Aloha, Ore., David Loyd Sorensen, Sherwood, Ore., John Winfrey Dillman, Newberg, Ore., John Rogers Brooks, Portland, Ore., Hitesh K. Patel, Tigard, Ore., David Michael Briggs, Carlton, Ore., Garrett Lindon Headrick, Newberg, Ore., Andrew Gordon Thompson, Hendersonville, N.C., David Ethan Ross, Tigard, Ore., and Jeremy Carl Conser, Aloha, Ore.

The patent application was filed on Dec. 27, 2011 (13/337,502). 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=40&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=20140415.PD.&s2=%28%22OR%22.ASST.%29&OS=ISD/04/15/2014+AND+AS/OR&RS=ISD/04/15/2014+AND+AS/OR Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** E I du Pont de Nemours and Co. Assigned Patent for Lamination of Polymer Thick Film Conductor Compositions ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- E I du Pont de Nemours and Co., Wilmington, Del., has been assigned a patent (8,696,860) developed by four co-inventors for a "lamination of polymer thick film conductor compositions." The co-inventors are Larry Alan Bidwell, Wake Forest, N.C., Michael James Champ, Fuquay-Varina, N.C., John C. Crumpton, Bahama, N.C., and Jay Robert Dorfman, Durham, N.C.

The patent application was filed on Oct. 10, 2012 (13/648,710). 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=8,696,860.PN.&OS=PN/8,696,860&RS=PN/8,696,860 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Season 4 Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- Season 4, Charlotte, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,695,537) developed by four co-inventors for a slow-pull dog leash. The co-inventors are Daniel Lee Bizzell, Charlotte, N.C., Thomas James Philpott, Charlotte, N.C., Brian Neil Smith, Orlando, Fla., and Michael Starkey, Charlotte, N.C.

The patent application was filed on Nov. 26, 2012 (13/685,694). 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=86,95,537.PN.&OS=PN/86,95,537&RS=PN/86,95,537 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Stanford University, Johns Hopkins University Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- Stanford University, Stanford, Calif., and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, have been assigned a patent (8,697,120) developed by five co-inventors for a "method and use of nano-scale devices for reduction of tissue injury in ischemic and reperfusion injury." The co-inventors are Corinne Bright, Los Gatos, Calif., Rachel Bright, Palo Alto, Calif., Eric Churchill, Menlo Park, Calif., Kam W. Leong, Durham, N.C., and Daria Mochly-Rosen, Menlo Park, Calif.

The patent application was filed on May 1, 2007 (11/799,573). 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=8,697,120.PN.&OS=PN/8,697,120&RS=PN/8,697,120 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Yale Security Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- Yale Security, Monroe, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,695,163) developed by Edgar E. Roberts, Kings Mountain, N.C., for a "door hold open arm assembly." The patent application was filed on July 1, 2011 (13/174,846). 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=86,95,163.PN.&OS=PN/86,95,163&RS=PN/86,95,163 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Metal Edge International Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- Metal Edge International, North Wales, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,695,205) developed by 10 co-inventors for a "method and apparatus for attaching a cutting blade to a substrate." The co-inventors are Joshua Q. Moyer, Quakertown, Pa., Jeffrey L. Schroy, Coopersburg, Pa., Jonathan C. Tyson, Bethlehem, Pa., David J. Dravuschak, Coplay, Pa., Andrew Levan, Moorestown, N.J., Joseph M. Dorner Jr., Oak Island, N.C., Leonard C. Wagner, Coopersburg, Pa., Christopher Yatsko, Blue Bell, Pa., Stephen F. Smith, Warminster, Pa., and James W. Day, Feasterville, Pa.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 4, 2010 (12/651,661). 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=8,695,205.PN.&OS=PN/8,695,205&RS=PN/8,695,205 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Baxano Surgical Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- Baxano Surgical, Raleigh, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,696,672) developed by Michael P. Barnhouse, Wilmington, N.C., and Scott Hill, Southport, N.C., for an "abrading tool for preparing intervertebral disc spaces." The patent application was filed on Jan. 22, 2010 (12/692,159). 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=86,96,672.PN.&OS=PN/86,96,672&RS=PN/86,96,672 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** M & C Innovations Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- M & C Innovations, Charlotte, N.C., has been assigned a patent (8,695,839) developed by Matthew Alexander Vanderberg, Charlotte, N.C., for a "cooler with wrap-around side cover." The patent application was filed on June 18, 2012 (13/526,487). 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=86,95,839.PN.&OS=PN/86,95,839&RS=PN/86,95,839 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Honda Patents & Technologies North America Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- Honda Patents & Technologies North America, Torrance, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,696,072) developed by Hiroki Oyama, Summerfield, N.C., and Michael Joseph Boland, Clemmons, N.C., for a "shut-off valve for hydraulic system." The patent application was filed on Oct. 12, 2010 (Oct. 12, 2010). 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=86,96,072.PN.&OS=PN/86,96,072&RS=PN/86,96,072 Written by Deviprasad Jena; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Zurn Industries Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- Zurn Industries, Erie, Pa., has been assigned a patent (8,695,125) developed by four co-inventors for an "automatic actuator to flush toilet." The co-inventors are Michael A. Funari, Apex, N.C., Jeffrey T. Phillips, Sanford, N.C., Brian Vanhoy, Vass, N.C., and Roy F. Leviner III, Aberdeen, N.C.

The patent application was filed on April 23, 2007 (11/789,034). 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=8,695,125.PN.&OS=PN/8,695,125&RS=PN/8,695,125 Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

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