Sunday - May 19, 2024
Patents Tipoffs from TNS Newsletter for Thursday May 02, 2024 ( 387 items )  
1D Vertical Edge Blocking (VEB) via and Plug
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- INTEL CORPORATION, Santa Clara, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972979 B2, initially filed June 7, 2023) developed by ten inventors Leonard P. Guler, Hillsboro, Oregon; Michael Harper, Hillsboro, Oregon; Suzanne S. Rich, Hillsboro, Oregon; Charles H. Wallace, Portland, Oregon; Curtis Ward, Forest Grove, Oregon; Richard E. Schenker, Portland, Oregon; Paul Nyhus, Portland, Oregon; Mohit K. Haran, Hillsboro, Oregon; Reken Patel, Portland, Oregon; a  more
Adjustable Foot Support Systems Including Fluid-Filled Bladder Chambers
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- NIKE, INC., Beaverton, Oregon has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969053 B2, initially filed Nov. 23, 2021) developed by five inventors Olivier Henrichot, Lake Oswego, Oregon; Timothy P. Hopkins, Lake Oswego, Oregon; Elizabeth Langvin, Sherwood, Oregon; Austin Orand, Beaverton, Oregon; and Levi J. Patton, Portland, Oregon, for "Adjustable foot support systems including fluid-filled bladder chambers."  more
Adjustable Primary and Supplemental Power Units
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- RTX CORPORATION, Farmington, Connecticut has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970970 B2, initially filed Feb. 14, 2023) developed by Malcolm P. MacDonald, Bloomfield, Connecticut, and Stephen H. Taylor, East Hartford, Connecticut, for "Adjustable primary and supplemental power units."  more
Airfoil With Rib Having Connector Arms
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- RTX CORPORATION, Farmington, Connecticut has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970954 B2, initially filed Oct. 24, 2022) developed by Brandon W. Spangler, Vernon, Connecticut, and David R. Pack, Ellington, Connecticut, for "Airfoil with rib having connector arms."  more
Algorithm and Architecture for Channel Estimation in 5G New Radio
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- INTEL CORPORATION, Santa Clara, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11973618 B2, initially filed June 22, 2021) developed by three inventors Thushara Hewavithana, Tempe, United Kingdom; Yuzhou Zhang, San Diego, California; and Xuebin Yang, Portland, Oregon, for "Algorithm and architecture for channel estimation in 5G new radio."  more
Alien Ice Cream
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- An inventor from Las Vegas, Nevada, Luis Oscar Ramallo has been awarded a design patent (No. US D1024485 S1, initially filed Jan. 22, 2023) for "Alien ice cream."  more
Allocation Schema for a Scalable Memory Area
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC., Boise, Idaho has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972294 B2, initially filed Oct. 7, 2022) developed by four inventors Angelo Della Monica, Casaluce, Italy; Paolo Papa, Naples, Italy; Carminantonio Manganelli, Benevento, Italy; and Massimo Iaculo, San Marco Evangelista, Italy, for "Allocation schema for a scalable memory area."  more
Analyze Power Outlet Having Availability Notification
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- HUBBELL INC., Shelton, Connecticut has been assigned a patent (No. US 11974198 B2, initially filed Sept. 19, 2022) developed by Nelson Bonilla, Shelton, Connecticut, and Shadi Alex AbuGhazaleh, Guilford, Connecticut, for "Analyze power outlet having availability notification."  more
Anamorphic Sculpture
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- An inventor from West Bloomfield, Michigan, Kas Kasravi has been awarded a design patent (No. US D1024841 S1, initially filed Aug. 19, 2021) for "Anamorphic sculpture."  more
Anionic Membranes Incorporating Functional Additives
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- FFI IONIX IP, INC., Wilmington, Delaware has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969722 B2, initially filed June 26, 2020) developed by Bamdad Bahar, Georgetown, Delaware, and Taoli Gu, San Jose, California, for "Anionic membranes incorporating functional additives."  more
Anti-Variant Fc-Region Antibodies and Method of Use
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC., Little Falls, New Jersey has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970550 B2, initially filed Dec. 7, 2020) developed by four inventors Frank Kowalewsky, Munich, Germany; Mirko Ritter, Bernried, Germany; Kay-Gunnar Stubenrauch, Penzberg, Germany; and Uwe Wessels, Penzberg, Germany, for "Anti-variant Fc-region antibodies and method of use."  more
Antibody Specific for Mucin-1 and Methods of Use Thereof
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- R.P. SCHERER TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Carson City, Nevada has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970546 B2, initially filed July 30, 2021) developed by six inventors David Rabuka, Kensington, California; Penelope M. Drake, Castro Valley, California; Yun Cheol Kim, Walnut Creek, California; Robyn M. Barfield, Emeryville, California; Maxine Bauzon, Hercules, California; and Ayodele Ogunkoya, Emeryville, California, for "Antibody specific for Mucin-1 and methods of use th  more
Antioxidant for Fuel Cells to Improve Durability
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-ken, Japan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11973250 B2, initially filed Aug. 20, 2021) developed by three inventors Liang Wang, Saline, Michigan; Hongfei Jia, Ann Arbor, Michigan; and Naoki Nakamura, Nagaizumi-cho, Japan, for "Antioxidant for fuel cells to improve durability."  more
Apparatus for a Locking Thermal Conditioning Hose for an Electric Aircraft and Method of Use
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- BETA AIR, LLC, South Burlington, Vermont has been assigned a patent (No. US 11973288 B1, initially filed March 15, 2023) developed by John Charles Palombini, South Burlington, Vermont, and Jake Pill, South Burlington, Vermont, for "Apparatus for a locking thermal conditioning hose for an electric aircraft and method of use."  more
Apparatuses, Systems, and Methods for Controller Directed Targeted Refresh Operations Based on Sampling Command
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC., Boise, Idaho has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972788 B2, initially filed April 20, 2021) developed by Nathaniel J. Meier, Boise, Idaho, and Michael A. Shore, Boise, Idaho, for "Apparatuses, systems, and methods for controller directed targeted refresh operations based on sampling command."  more
Appliance Encapsulation Member
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11971210 B2, initially filed May 31, 2022) developed by Lynne F. Hunter, Dorr, Michigan, and Daniel Lottinville, Stevensville, Michigan, for "Appliance encapsulation member."  more
Arbitrary View Generation
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- OUTWARD, INC., San Jose, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972522 B2, initially filed Nov. 4, 2020) developed by four inventors Clarence Chui, Los Altos Hills, California; Manu Parmar, Sunnyvale, California; Brook Aaron Seaton, San Jose, California; and Himanshu Jain, New Brunswick, New Jersey, for "Arbitrary view generation."  more
Atomic Layer Deposition of Metal Films
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION, Fremont, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970776 B2, initially filed Jan. 27, 2020) developed by five inventors Joshua Collins, Sunnyvale, California; Griffin John Kennedy, San Leandro, California; Hanna Bamnolker, Cupertino, California; Patrick A. van Cleemput, San Jose, California; and Seshasayee Varadarajan, Lake Oswego, Oregon, for "Atomic layer deposition of metal films."  more
Audiovisual Collaboration System and Method With Seed/Join Mechanic
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- SMULE, INC., San Francisco, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972748 B2, initially filed Feb. 14, 2022) developed by four inventors David Steinwedel, San Francisco, California; Andrea Slobodien, San Francisco, California; Jeffrey C. Smith, Atherton, California; and Perry R. Cook, Jacksonville, Oregon, for "Audiovisual collaboration system and method with seed/join mechanic."  more
Augmented or Virtual Reality (AR/VR) Companion Device Techniques
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- EBAY INC., San Jose, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972094 B2, initially filed Aug. 19, 2021) developed by Joshua Reino Timonen, Portland, Oregon, and Andrew Chalkley, Milwaukie, Oregon, for "Augmented or virtual reality (AR/VR) companion device techniques."  more
Automated Feature Extraction Using Genetic Programming
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- NATURAL COMPUTATION LLC, Oakland, New Jersey has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972842 B2, initially filed Nov. 14, 2022) developed by David James Landaeta, Oakland, New Jersey, for "Automated feature extraction using genetic programming."  more
Automated Lateral Control of a Vehicle With Active Compensation of Temperature Variation Effects on Steering Performance
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970227 B2, initially filed June 17, 2022) developed by four inventors Reza Zarringhalam, Whitby, Canada; Jimmy Lu, Markham, Canada; Brian Porto, Wixom, Michigan; and Ethan Thomas Dietrich, Oak Park, Michigan, for "Automated lateral control of a vehicle with active compensation of temperature variation effects on steering performance."  more
Automated Query Retry Using a Database Platform
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- SNOWFLAKE INC., Bozeman, Montana has been assigned a patent (No. US 11971799 B2, initially filed Jan. 27, 2023) developed by five inventors Benoit Dageville, San Mateo, California; Johan Harjono, San Francisco, California; Simon Holm Jensen, Menlo Park, California; Kunal Prafulla Nabar, Burlingame, California; and Steven James Pelley, San Mateo, California, for "Automated query retry using a database platform."  more
Automated Tissue Dissection Instrument and Methods of Using the Same
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- ROCHE SEQUENCING SOLUTIONS, INC., Pleasanton, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11971333 B2, initially filed March 24, 2020) developed by seven inventors Nils B. Adey, Salt Lake City, Utah; Dale B. Emery, Salt Lake City, Utah; Leonid Fomin, Santa Clara, California; Rene M. Guerrero, Alameda, California; Emmanuel Naouri, Livermore, California; Robert J. Parry, Park City, Utah; and Peter Romanowich, San Jose, California, for "Automated tissue dissecti  more
Battery Module
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- STRYKER CORPORATION, Kalamazoo, Michigan has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1024926 S1, initially filed July 13, 2021) developed by five inventors Daniel V. Brosnan, Kalamazoo, Michigan; Michael T. Brubaker, Portage, Michigan; Ross Timothy Lucas, Paw Paw, Michigan; Justin Thomas McLouth, Portage, Michigan; and Bradley Sommer, Portage, Michigan, for "Battery module."  more
Beacon to Patron Communications for Electronic Gaming Devices
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Las Vegas, Nevada has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972660 B2, initially filed Dec. 5, 2022) developed by three inventors Eric Taylor, Carson City, Nevada; Damian Tarnawsky, Las Vegas, Nevada; and Scott Kania, Sparks, Nevada, for "Beacon to patron communications for electronic gaming devices."  more
Beam Climber Battery Charging in Transfer Station
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, Connecticut has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970369 B2, initially filed July 31, 2020) developed by Randy Roberts, Hebron, Connecticut, and Richard L. Hollowell, Avon, Connecticut, for "Beam climber battery charging in transfer station."  more
Bed Rail Plug
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- GROUND EFFECTS, LTD., Windsor, Canada has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1024734 S1, initially filed Nov. 5, 2019) developed by Christopher Michael Stepek, Madison Heights, Michigan, for "Bed rail plug."  more
Bendable and Foldable Display Screen to Provide Continuous Display
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- INTEL CORPORATION, Santa Clara, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11971754 B2, initially filed Jan. 27, 2023) developed by three inventors Guy M. Therien, Beaverton, Oregon; David W. Browning, Portland, Oregon; and Joshua L. Zuniga, Damascus, Oregon, for "Bendable and foldable display screen to provide continuous display."  more
Bioreactor Insert and Biofilm Support, Related Apparatus and Related Methods
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970684 B2, initially filed Jan. 12, 2023) developed by four inventors Steven Skerlos, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Lutgarde Raskin, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Timothy Fairley-Wax, Ann Arbor, Michigan; and Nishant Jalgaonkar, Ann Arbor, Michigan, for "Bioreactor insert and biofilm support, related apparatus and related methods."  more
Block Acknowledgement for Multiple Sps Configurations
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- QUALCOMM INC., San Diego, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11974310 B2, initially filed March 15, 2021) developed by eleven inventors Olufunmilola Omolade Awoniyi-Oteri, San Diego, California; Jelena Damnjanovic, Del Mar, California; Tao Luo, San Diego, California; Ozcan Ozturk, San Diego, California; Iyab Issam Sakhnini, San Diego, California; Jing Sun, San Diego, California; Xiaoxia Zhang, San Diego, California; Sony Akkarakaran, Poway, California  more
Boat Lift Assembly
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- GREAT LAKES LIFT, INC., Caro, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970253 B1, initially filed Sept. 26, 2023) developed by David John Sturtevant, Caro, Michigan, for "Boat lift assembly."  more
Broadhead
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- ANNIHILATOR BROADHEADS, LLC, Eagle, Idaho has been assigned a patent (No. US 11971245 B2, initially filed April 21, 2023) developed by Brandon Brodie, Eagle, Idaho, and Micah Brown, Auburn, California, for "Broadhead."  more
Cable Clasping Device
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- AICHELE AND ASSOCIATES, LLC, Brentwood, Tennessee has been assigned a patent (No. US 11973328 B2, initially filed July 19, 2022) developed by Natalie Aichele, Brentwood, Tennessee, for "Cable clasping device."  more
Capacitor-Assisted Electrochemical Devices Having Hybrid Structures
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11973226 B2, initially filed Oct. 30, 2020) developed by four inventors Mengyan Hou, Shanghai, China; Haijing Liu, Shanghai, China; Qili Su, Shanghai, China; and Xiaochao Que, Shanghai, China, for "Capacitor-assisted electrochemical devices having hybrid structures."  more
Centrifugal Debris Pre-Separator for Turbine Engine Oil Filter
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- RTX CORPORATION, Farmington, Connecticut has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970960 B2, initially filed May 25, 2021) developed by David Allen Stachowiak, Manchester, Connecticut, for "Centrifugal debris pre-separator for turbine engine oil filter."  more
Chain Holder
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- GR INNOVATIONS LLC, Hadley, Michigan has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1024745 S1, initially filed Jan. 28, 2022) developed by Gregory D. Hack, Lapeer, Michigan, for "Chain holder."  more
Chair
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- MILLERKNOLL, INC., Zeeland, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969094 B2, initially filed June 11, 2020) developed by three inventors Johann Burkhard Schmitz, Berlin, Germany; Carola Zwick, Berlin, Germany; and Roland Zwick, Berlin, Germany, for "Chair."  more
Child Carrier
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- THE ERGO BABY CARRIER, INC., Concord, California has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1024541 S1, initially filed June 19, 2020) developed by Rodney V. Telford, Kula, Hawaii, and Shiyi Zhang, Lake Forest, California, for "Child carrier."  more
Cold Weather Infant Survival Suit
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- An inventor from Humacao, Puerto Rico, Diego Jacobson has been awarded a patent (No. US 11970254 B1, initially filed Nov. 29, 2021) for "Cold weather infant survival suit."  more
Combined Gaming Machine and Display
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED, North Ryde, Australia has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1025220 S1, initially filed April 3, 2020) developed by Bruce Urban, Las Vegas, Nevada, for "Combined gaming machine and display."  more
Communicating on a Shared Channel in a Wireless Network
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- INTELLECTUAL VENTURES HOLDING 81 LLC, Carson City, Nevada has been assigned a patent (No. US 11974280 B2, initially filed Nov. 9, 2022) developed by Martin Warwick Beale, Bristol, United Kingdom, for "Communicating on a shared channel in a wireless network."  more
Compositions Containing Paraxanthine and Beta-Hydroxybutyrate or Precursor for Increasing Neurological and Physiological Performance
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- AXCESS GLOBAL SCIENCES, LLC, Salt Lake City, Utah has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969430 B1, initially filed March 10, 2023) developed by Gary Millet, Salt Lake City, Utah, for "Compositions containing paraxanthine and beta-hydroxybutyrate or precursor for increasing neurological and physiological performance."  more
Computer Case With Integrated Tilt Stand
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- SHAUN JACKSON DESIGN, INC., Saline, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11971745 B2, initially filed Sept. 29, 2022) developed by Mark Zadvinskis, Saline, Michigan, and Adam Ostroff, West Bloomfield, Michigan, for "Computer case with integrated tilt stand."  more
Conductive via of Integrated Circuitry, Memory Array Comprising Strings of Memory Cells, Method of Forming a Conductive via of Integrated Circuitry, and Method of Forming a Memory Array Comprising Strings of Memory Cells
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC., Boise, Idaho has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972978 B2, initially filed May 4, 2022) developed by three inventors Yiping Wang, Boise, Idaho; Jordan D. Greenlee, Boise, Idaho; and Collin Howder, Boise, Idaho, for "Conductive via of integrated circuitry, memory array comprising strings of memory cells, method of forming a conductive via of integrated circuitry, and method of forming a memory array comprising strings of memory cells."  more
Conductor's Stand
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- NPS PUBLIC FURNITURE CORP., Clifton, New Jersey has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1024637 S1, initially filed Aug. 2, 2022) developed by Yehuda Freundlich, Passaic, New Jersey, and Anderson Galindo Machado, Bogota, Colombia, for "Conductor's stand."  more
Confection
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- An inventor from Portland, Oregon, Che Alexander has been awarded a design patent (No. US D1024486 S1, initially filed Dec. 20, 2022) for "Confection."  more
Connection Assembly for Connecting a Support Member to a Work Surface and Corresponding Method
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- QUINT WORKSPACES LLC, Petoskey, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969081 B2, initially filed Oct. 27, 2021) developed by four inventors Paul G. Dame, Holland, Michigan; Anthony J. Sall, Grandville, Michigan; Joel Ruiter, Ada, Michigan; and James E. Moon, Jr., Allegan, Michigan, for "Connection assembly for connecting a support member to a work surface and corresponding method."  more
Connector Assembly and Methods of Use
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- CYTOSORBENTS CORPORATION, Monmouth Junction, New Jersey has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969535 B2, initially filed Sept. 13, 2018) developed by Dominik Gutzler, Ebersberg, Germany, and Wei-Tai Young, Monmouth Junction, New Jersey, for "Connector assembly and methods of use."  more
Container
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- MID-AMERICA MACHINING, INC., Brooklyn, Michigan has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1024782 S1, initially filed Feb. 17, 2022) developed by Peter Lobbestael, Manitou Beach, Michigan, and Matthew Simpson, Tecumseh, Michigan, for "Container."  more
Container
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- MID-AMERICA MACHINING, INC., Brooklyn, Michigan has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1024783 S1, initially filed Feb. 17, 2022) developed by Peter Lobbestael, Manitou Beach, Michigan, and Matthew Simpson, Tecumseh, Michigan, for "Container."  more
Container Cap With a Liner Retention Structure
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- HALEON US HOLDINGS LLC, Wilmington, Delaware has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970312 B2, initially filed Nov. 28, 2018) developed by Grace A. Behrend, Warren, New Jersey, for "Container cap with a liner retention structure."  more
Conveyor System
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- HOUSE OF DESIGN LLC, Nampa, Idaho has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970338 B2, initially filed Oct. 11, 2022) developed by Shane Christopher Dittrich, Nampa, Idaho, for "Conveyor system."  more
Coordination of Transmit Power for Distributed Units
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- QUALCOMM INC., San Diego, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11974232 B2, initially filed Dec. 7, 2021) developed by four inventors Navid Abedini, Basking Ridge, New Jersey; Naeem Akl, Somerville, New Jersey; Jianghong Luo, Skillman, New Jersey; and Tao Luo, San Diego, California, for "Coordination of transmit power for distributed units."  more
Cross-Coupled Filter
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- PROSE TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Mount Olive, New Jersey has been assigned a patent (No. US 11973255 B2, initially filed Feb. 7, 2022) developed by four inventors Dunrong Li, Suzhou, China; Renhu Luo, Suzhou, China; Ze Yin, Suzhou, China; and Qiang Li, Suzhou, China, for "Cross-coupled filter."  more
Data Relocation for Inline Metadata
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- INTEL CORPORATION, Santa Clara, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972126 B2, initially filed Sept. 10, 2021) developed by seven inventors David M. Durham, Beaverton, Oregon; Michael D. LeMay, Hillsboro, Oregon; Sergej Deutsch, Hillsboro, Oregon; Joydeep Rakshit, Burdwan, India; Anant Vithal Nori, Bangalore, India; Jayesh Gaur, Bangalore, India; and Sreenivas Subramoney, Bangalore, India, for "Data relocation for inline metadata."  more
Dense Body Marker Estimation From Camera Data for Patient Positioning in Medical Imaging
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS AG, Forchheim, Germany has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972585 B2, initially filed July 7, 2023) developed by six inventors Yao-Jen Chang, Princeton, New Jersey; Jiangping Wang, Carteret, New Jersey; Vivek Singh, Princeton, New Jersey; Ruhan Sa, Monmouth Junction, New Jersey; Ankur Kapoor, Plainsboro, New Jersey; and Andreas Wimmer, Forchheim, Germany, for "Dense body marker estimation from camera data for patient positioning in medical  more
Dental Curing Light
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- ULTRADENT PRODUCTS, INC., South Jordan, Utah has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1025364 S1, initially filed May 16, 2022) developed by three inventors Dee Jessop, West Jordan, Utah; Jared Wayne Sheetz, Orem, Utah; and Neil Thomas Jessop, Sandy, Utah, for "Dental curing light."  more
Deposition of Low-K Films
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- APPLIED MATERIALS, INC., Santa Clara, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970777 B2, initially filed June 24, 2022) developed by six inventors Shuaidi Zhang, San Jose, California; Ning Li, San Jose, California; Mihaela A. Balseanu, Sunnyvale, California; Bhaskar Jyoti Bhuyan, San Jose, California; Mark Saly, Santa Clara, California; and Thomas Knisley, Livonia, Michigan, for "Deposition of low-k films."  more
Desktop Toy Magnet With Pivotable Top Half
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- An inventor from Southfield, Michigan, Stuart Egrin has been awarded a design patent (No. US D1025223 S1, initially filed March 14, 2022) for "Desktop toy magnet with pivotable top half."  more
Determining and Sending Channel Quality Indicators (CQIS) for Different Cells
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, Wilmington, Delaware has been assigned a patent (No. US 11974316 B2, initially filed Sept. 6, 2022) developed by three inventors Diana Pani, Montreal, Canada; Christopher R. Cave, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Canada; and Paul Marinier, Brossard, Canada, for "Determining and sending channel quality indicators (CQIS) for different cells."  more
Determining Different Resolution States for a Parametric Constant in Different Contexts
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, Redwood Shores, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972308 B2, initially filed Jan. 7, 2022) developed by John Robert Rose, San Jose, California, and Brian Goetz, Williston, Vermont, for "Determining different resolution states for a parametric constant in different contexts."  more
Device Contacts in Integrated Circuit Structures
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- INTEL CORPORATION, Santa Clara, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11973121 B2, initially filed March 27, 2020) developed by five inventors Guillaume Bouche, Portland, Oregon; Andy Chih-Hung Wei, Yamhill, Oregon; Mwilwa Tambwe, Beaverton, Oregon; Sean T. Ma, Portland, Oregon; and Piyush Mohan Sinha, Portland, Oregon, for "Device contacts in integrated circuit structures."  more
Device Enhancements for Software Defined Silicon Implementations
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- INTEL CORPORATION, Santa Clara, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972269 B2, initially filed Dec. 30, 2022) developed by six inventors Katalin Klara Bartfai-Walcott, El Dorado Hills, California; Arkadiusz Berent, Tuchom, Poland; Vasuki Chilukuri, Hillsboro, Oregon; Mark Baldwin, Hillsboro, Oregon; Vasudevan Srinivasan, Portland, Oregon; and Bartosz Gotowalski, Gdansk, Poland, for "Device enhancements for software defined silicon implementations."  more
Device for Dispensing Liquids to a Shower Head
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- An inventor from Anchorage, Alaska, Patrick Faherty has been awarded a patent (No. US 11969741 B1, initially filed Oct. 22, 2020) for "Device for dispensing liquids to a shower head."  more
Device for Electrical Stimulation of Peridontal Complex and Surrounding Tissue
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- An inventor from Cranston, Rhode Island, Cosmo Haralambidis has been awarded a patent (No. US 11969590 B2, initially filed June 22, 2021) for "Device for electrical stimulation of peridontal complex and surrounding tissue."  more
Devices and Methods for Rapid PCR
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- BIOFIRE DEFENSE, LLC, Salt Lake City, Utah has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969731 B2, initially filed Nov. 24, 2020) developed by seven inventors Kirk Max Ririe, Salt Lake City, Utah; David E. Jones, Layton, Utah; Christopher Paul Pasko, Salt Lake City, Utah; Anson Cole Chamberlain, American Fork, Utah; Derek David, Salt Lake City, Utah; Aaron Wernerehl, Salt Lake City, Utah; and Jonathan Allen Bruns, Salt Lake City, Utah, for "Devices and methods for rapi  more
Devices for Rim and Tire Cleaning
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- Three inventors Benjamin Pierre, Sr., Luling, Louisiana; Katie A. Pierre, Luling, Louisiana; and Jules A. Pierre, Luling, Louisiana, have been awarded a patent (No. US 11970143 B2, initially filed March 1, 2022) for "Devices for rim and tire cleaning."  more
Devices Including Vertical Transistors, and Related Methods
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC., Boise, Idaho has been assigned a patent (No. US 11973145 B2, initially filed June 10, 2022) developed by Durai Vishak Nirmal Ramaswamy, Boise, Idaho, and Scott E. Sills, Boise, Idaho, for "Devices including vertical transistors, and related methods."  more
Digital Counting of Individual Molecules by Stochastic Attachment of Diverse Labels
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970737 B2, initially filed Aug. 26, 2019) developed by Stephen P. A. Fodor, Palo Alto, California, and Glenn K. Fu, Dublin, California, for "Digital counting of individual molecules by stochastic attachment of diverse labels."  more
Diode Laser Assembly and Method for Producing a Diode Laser Assembly
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- TRUMPF PHOTONICS, INC., Cranbury, New Jersey has been assigned a patent (No. US 11973313 B2, initially filed June 18, 2019) developed by five inventors Stephan Strohmaier, Berlin, Germany; Arne-Heike Meissner-Schenk, Berlin, Germany; Gerald Urban, Neuzelle, Germany; Gerd Hansen, Berlin, Germany; and Christian Carstens, Stahnsdorf, Germany, for "Diode laser assembly and method for producing a diode laser assembly."  more
Dish and Bowl Rack
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- An inventor from Brentwood, Tennessee, Richard Mu has been awarded a design patent (No. US D1025534 S1, initially filed Aug. 27, 2021) for "Dish and bowl rack."  more
Dish Treating Appliance With a Rotating Arm Assembly
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969129 B2, initially filed June 15, 2022) developed by Akshay Sanjay Tondwal, Pune, India, and Philip James Czarnecki, Saugatuck, Michigan, for "Dish treating appliance with a rotating arm assembly."  more
Disinfection Cap
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969572 B2, initially filed April 13, 2021) developed by three inventors Chang Jiang, Butler, New Jersey; Amir Harandi, Bloomingdale, New Jersey; and Jiayu Liu, Bloomingdale, New Jersey, for "Disinfection cap."  more
Display Screen or a Portion Thereof With a Graphical User Interface
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- IGT, Las Vegas, Nevada has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1025096 S1, initially filed April 25, 2022) developed by William Bussick, Reno, Nevada, for "Display screen or a portion thereof with a graphical user interface."  more
Display Screen or a Portion Thereof With a Graphical User Interface
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- IGT, Las Vegas, Nevada has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1025095 S1, initially filed April 6, 2022) developed by Franz Pierer, Kainbach, Austria, for "Display screen or a portion thereof with a graphical user interface."  more
Display Screen or Portion Thereof With a Transitional Gaming Machine Interface
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED, North Ryde, Australia has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1025101 S1, initially filed July 20, 2023) developed by three inventors Gary Penacho, Henderson, Nevada; Thomas Tuomey, Las Vegas, Nevada; and Chantrelle Pryor, Las Vegas, Nevada, for "Display screen or portion thereof with a transitional gaming machine interface."  more
Display Screen or Portion Thereof With Animated Graphical User Interface
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- An inventor from Westport, Connecticut, Peter de Lande Long has been awarded a design patent (No. US D1025113 S1, initially filed Dec. 16, 2023) for "Display screen or portion thereof with animated graphical user interface."  more
Display Screen or Portion Thereof With Graphical User Interface
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- IGT, Las Vegas, Nevada has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1025106 S1, initially filed Nov. 15, 2023) developed by ten inventors Matteo Carli, Reno, Nevada; Gary Chien, Reno, Nevada; Fazley Chowdhury, Reno, Nevada; Emilia Ciardi, Lavena Ponte Tresa, Italy; Jorgen Johnson, Las Vegas, Nevada; Darren Maya, Reno, Nevada; Ronald Papson, Reno, Nevada; Allan Snippen, Reno, Nevada; Matthew Tarbox, Reno, Nevada; and Tamer Uz, Reno, Nevada, for "Display screen or   more
Display Screen or Portion Thereof With Graphical User Interface
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- IGT, Las Vegas, Nevada has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1025111 S1, initially filed Nov. 21, 2023) developed by five inventors Emilia Ciardi, Lavena Ponte Tresa, Italy; Jorgen Johnson, Las Vegas, Nevada; Allan Snippen, Reno, Nevada; Matthew Tarbox, Reno, Nevada; and Tamer Uz, Reno, Nevada, for "Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface."  more
Display Screen or Portion Thereof With Graphical User Interface
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- IGT, Las Vegas, Nevada has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1025112 S1, initially filed Nov. 21, 2023) developed by five inventors Emilia Ciardi, Lavena Ponte Tresa, Italy; Jorgen Johnson, Las Vegas, Nevada; Allan Snippen, Reno, Nevada; Matthew Tarbox, Reno, Nevada; and Tamer Uz, Reno, Nevada, for "Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface."  more
Display Screen or Portion Thereof With Graphical User Interface
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- IGT, Las Vegas, Nevada has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1025103 S1, initially filed Nov. 15, 2023) developed by ten inventors Matteo Carli, Reno, Nevada; Gary Chien, Reno, Nevada; Fazley Chowdhury, Reno, Nevada; Emilia Ciardi, Lavena Ponte Tresa, Italy; Jorgen Johnson, Las Vegas, Nevada; Darren Maya, Reno, Nevada; Ronald Papson, Reno, Nevada; Allan Snippen, Reno, Nevada; Matthew Tarbox, Reno, Nevada; and Tamer Uz, Reno, Nevada, for "Display screen or   more
Display Screen or Portion Thereof With Graphical User Interface
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- IGT, Las Vegas, Nevada has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1025109 S1, initially filed Nov. 20, 2023) developed by ten inventors Matteo Carli, Reno, Nevada; Gary Chien, Reno, Nevada; Fazley Chowdhury, Reno, Nevada; Emilia Ciardi, Lavena Ponte Tresa, Italy; Jorgen Johnson, Las Vegas, Nevada; Darren Maya, Reno, Nevada; Ronald Papson, Reno, Nevada; Allan Snippen, Reno, Nevada; Matthew Tarbox, Reno, Nevada; and Tamer Uz, Reno, Nevada, for "Display screen or   more
Display Screen or Portion Thereof With Graphical User Interface
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- IGT, Las Vegas, Nevada has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1025126 S1, initially filed Nov. 21, 2023) developed by five inventors Emilia Ciardi, Lavena Ponte Tresa, Italy; Jorgen Johnson, Las Vegas, Nevada; Allan Snippen, Reno, Nevada; Matthew Tarbox, Reno, Nevada; and Tamer Uz, Reno, Nevada, for "Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface."  more
Display Screen or Portion Thereof With Graphical User Interface
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- IGT, Las Vegas, Nevada has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1025105 S1, initially filed Nov. 15, 2023) developed by five inventors Emilia Ciardi, Lavena Ponte Tresa, Italy; Jorgen Johnson, Las Vegas, Nevada; Allan Snippen, Reno, Nevada; Matthew Tarbox, Reno, Nevada; and Tamer Uz, Reno, Nevada, for "Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface."  more
Display Screen or Portion Thereof With Graphical User Interface
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- IGT, Las Vegas, Nevada has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1025104 S1, initially filed Nov. 15, 2023) developed by ten inventors Matteo Carli, Reno, Nevada; Gary Chien, Reno, Nevada; Fazley Chowdhury, Reno, Nevada; Emilia Ciardi, Lavena Ponte Tresa, Italy; Jorgen Johnson, Las Vegas, Nevada; Darren Maya, Reno, Nevada; Ronald Papson, Reno, Nevada; Allan Snippen, Reno, Nevada; Matthew Tarbox, Reno, Nevada; and Tamer Uz, Reno, Nevada, for "Display screen or   more
Display Screen or Portion Thereof With Graphical User Interface
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- IGT, Las Vegas, Nevada has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1025102 S1, initially filed Nov. 14, 2023) developed by ten inventors Matteo Carli, Reno, Nevada; Gary Chien, Reno, Nevada; Fazley Chowdhury, Reno, Nevada; Emilia Ciardi, Lavena Ponte Tresa, Italy; Jorgen Johnson, Las Vegas, Nevada; Darren Maya, Reno, Nevada; Ronald Papson, Reno, Nevada; Allan Snippen, Reno, Nevada; Matthew Tarbox, Reno, Nevada; and Tamer Uz, Reno, Nevada, for "Display screen or   more
Display Screen or Portion Thereof With Graphical User Interface
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- IGT, Las Vegas, Nevada has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1025125 S1, initially filed Nov. 21, 2023) developed by five inventors Emilia Ciardi, Lavena Ponte Tresa, Italy; Jorgen Johnson, Las Vegas, Nevada; Allan Snippen, Reno, Nevada; Matthew Tarbox, Reno, Nevada; and Tamer Uz, Reno, Nevada, for "Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface."  more
Display Screen or Portion Thereof With Graphical User Interface
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- IGT, Las Vegas, Nevada has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1025123 S1, initially filed Nov. 14, 2023) developed by ten inventors Matteo Carli, Reno, Nevada; Gary Chien, Reno, Nevada; Fazley Chowdhury, Reno, Nevada; Emilia Ciardi, Lavena Ponte Tresa, Italy; Jorgen Johnson, Las Vegas, Nevada; Darren Maya, Reno, Nevada; Ronald Papson, Reno, Nevada; Allan Snippen, Reno, Nevada; Matthew Tarbox, Reno, Nevada; and Tamer Uz, Reno, Nevada, for "Display screen or   more
Display Screen or Portion Thereof With Graphical User Interface
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- IGT, Las Vegas, Nevada has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1025107 S1, initially filed Nov. 20, 2023) developed by ten inventors Matteo Carli, Reno, Nevada; Gary Chien, Reno, Nevada; Fazley Chowdhury, Reno, Nevada; Emilia Ciardi, Lavena Ponte Tresa, Italy; Jorgen Johnson, Las Vegas, Nevada; Darren Maya, Reno, Nevada; Ronald Papson, Reno, Nevada; Allan Snippen, Reno, Nevada; Matthew Tarbox, Reno, Nevada; and Tamer Uz, Reno, Nevada, for "Display screen or   more
Display Screen or Portion Thereof With Graphical User Interface
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- IGT, Las Vegas, Nevada has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1025108 S1, initially filed Nov. 20, 2023) developed by ten inventors Matteo Carli, Reno, Nevada; Gary Chien, Reno, Nevada; Fazley Chowdhury, Reno, Nevada; Emilia Ciardi, Lavena Ponte Tresa, Italy; Jorgen Johnson, Las Vegas, Nevada; Darren Maya, Reno, Nevada; Ronald Papson, Reno, Nevada; Allan Snippen, Reno, Nevada; Matthew Tarbox, Reno, Nevada; and Tamer Uz, Reno, Nevada, for "Display screen or   more
Display Screen or Portion Thereof With Graphical User Interface
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- IGT, Las Vegas, Nevada has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1025110 S1, initially filed Nov. 20, 2023) developed by ten inventors Matteo Carli, Reno, Nevada; Gary Chien, Reno, Nevada; Fazley Chowdhury, Reno, Nevada; Emilia Ciardi, Lavena Ponte Tresa, Italy; Jorgen Johnson, Las Vegas, Nevada; Darren Maya, Reno, Nevada; Ronald Papson, Reno, Nevada; Allan Snippen, Reno, Nevada; Matthew Tarbox, Reno, Nevada; and Tamer Uz, Reno, Nevada, for "Display screen or   more
Display Screen or Portion Thereof With Graphical User Interface
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- IGT, Las Vegas, Nevada has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1025124 S1, initially filed Nov. 20, 2023) developed by ten inventors Matteo Carli, Reno, Nevada; Gary Chien, Reno, Nevada; Fazley Chowdhury, Reno, Nevada; Emilia Ciardi, Lavena Ponte Tresa, Italy; Jorgen Johnson, Las Vegas, Nevada; Darren Maya, Reno, Nevada; Ronald Papson, Reno, Nevada; Allan Snippen, Reno, Nevada; Matthew Tarbox, Reno, Nevada; and Tamer Uz, Reno, Nevada, for "Display screen or   more
Display Screen or Portion Thereof With Transitional Graphical User Interface
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Las Vegas, Nevada has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1025128 S1, initially filed May 12, 2022) developed by four inventors Gary Penacho, Henderson, Nevada; Allon Englman, Las Vegas, Nevada; Thomas Tuomey, Las Vegas, Nevada; and Patrick Finch, Las Vegas, Nevada, for "Display screen or portion thereof with transitional graphical user interface."  more
Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor Placement Procedure
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- NEC CORPORATION, Tokyo, Japan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11971294 B2, initially filed Aug. 18, 2021) developed by three inventors Philip Ji, Cranbury, New Jersey; Ting Wang, West Windsor, New Jersey; and Zilong Ye, La Verne, California, for "Distributed fiber optic sensor placement procedure."  more
Double Inside Corner Spackle Tool
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- An inventor from Southampton, New Jersey, Andrew A. DeSanto has been awarded a patent (No. US 11970867 B2, initially filed Oct. 19, 2020) for "Double inside corner spackle tool."  more
Drink Container Piercing Device
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- An inventor from Barnegat, New Jersey, Louis G Bottone, III has been awarded a design patent (No. US D1024709 S1, initially filed Jan. 21, 2022) for "Drink container piercing device."  more
Dual Deflection Ring Vibration Reduction System
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11971079 B2, initially filed July 11, 2022) developed by three inventors Sen Jiang Zhou, Troy, Michigan; John Miller, Howell, Michigan; and Craig David Reynolds, Davisburg, Michigan, for "Dual deflection ring vibration reduction system."  more
Dual Excitation Beams for Irradiating a Sample in a Flow Stream and Methods for Using Same
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey has been assigned a patent (No. US 11971343 B2, initially filed May 2, 2023) developed by three inventors Jizuo Zou, San Jose, California; Jorge Manzarraga, Sunnyvale, California; and Eric D. Diebold, Menlo Park, California, for "Dual excitation beams for irradiating a sample in a flow stream and methods for using same."  more
Dynamic Block Categorization to Improve Reliability and Performance in Memory Sub-System
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC., Boise, Idaho has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972114 B2, initially filed July 18, 2022) developed by four inventors Sandeep Reddy Kadasani, Meridian, Idaho; Pitamber Shukla, Boise, Idaho; Scott Anthony Stoller, Boise, Idaho; and Niccolo' Righetti, Boise, Idaho, for "Dynamic block categorization to improve reliability and performance in memory sub-system."  more
Dynamic Computing Touchpoint Journey Recommendation Platform
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- PAYPAL, INC., San Jose, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972278 B2, initially filed May 21, 2020) developed by four inventors Vinesh Chirakkil, San Jose, California; Pankaj Sarin, Fremont, California; Thomas Doran, Palo Alto, California; and Matthew Fundus, Lincoln, Nebraska, for "Dynamic computing touchpoint journey recommendation platform."  more
Dynamic Precursor Dosing for Atomic Layer Deposition
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION, Fremont, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970772 B2, initially filed Oct. 20, 2021) developed by six inventors Purushottam Kumar, Hillsboro, Oregon; Adrien LaVoie, Newberg, Oregon; Jun Qian, Sherwood, Oregon; Hu Kang, Tualatin, Oregon; Ishtak Karim, San Jose, California; and Fung Suong Ou, Portland, Oregon, for "Dynamic precursor dosing for atomic layer deposition."  more
Dynamic Status Registers Array
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC., Boise, Idaho has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972144 B2, initially filed Aug. 11, 2021) developed by Giuseppe Cariello, Boise, Idaho, and Reshmi Basu, Boise, Idaho, for "Dynamic status registers array."  more
Edentulous Surgical Guide
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- IBUR, LLC, Troy, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969305 B2, initially filed Aug. 11, 2021) developed by Randall C. Groscurth, Troy, Michigan, and Shoko U. Groscurth, Troy, Michigan, for "Edentulous surgical guide."  more
Efficient Database Query Evaluation
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- SNOWFLAKE INC., Bozeman, Montana has been assigned a patent (No. US 11971856 B2, initially filed Jan. 31, 2020) developed by three inventors Selcuk Aya, San Carlos, California; Bowei Chen, San Bruno, California; and Florian Andreas Funke, San Mateo, California, for "Efficient database query evaluation."  more
Electric Hammer
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- BLACK & DECKER, INC., New Britain, Connecticut has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1024714 S1, initially filed June 9, 2022) developed by three inventors Fabien Riedl, Frankfurt, Germany; Pablo Garcia, Wiesbaden, Germany; and Stefan Sell, Mainz, Germany, for "Electric hammer."  more
Electronic Gaming Device Having Expanding Reel
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Las Vegas, Nevada has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972655 B2, initially filed March 31, 2022) developed by three inventors Daniel Mirjavadi, Las Vegas, Nevada; Allon Englman, Las Vegas, Nevada; and Christmas Uberuaga, Reno, Nevada, for "Electronic gaming device having expanding reel."  more
Elevator System Belt
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Farmington, Connecticut has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970368 B2, initially filed June 18, 2018) developed by Mark R. Gurvich, Middletown, Connecticut, and Martin J. Hardesty, West Hartford, Connecticut, for "Elevator system belt."  more
Embedded Precision Resistor for Non-Planar Semiconductor Device Architectures
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- INTEL CORPORATION, Santa Clara, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11973105 B2, initially filed Sept. 27, 2018) developed by five inventors Chieh-Jen Ku, Hillsboro, Oregon; Bernhard Sell, Portland, Oregon; Leif Paulson, Portland, Oregon; Kinyip Phoa, Beaverton, Oregon; and Shi Liu, North Plains, Oregon, for "Embedded precision resistor for non-planar semiconductor device architectures."  more
Enhanced Frame Exchange and Multi-Link Device Messaging for Secure Communications
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- INTEL CORPORATION, Santa Clara, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11973679 B2, initially filed Aug. 3, 2021) developed by six inventors Po-Kai Huang, San Jose, California; Robert Stacey, Portland, Oregon; Daniel Bravo, Portland, Oregon; Ido Ouzieli, Tel Aviv, Israel; Danny Alexander, Neve Efraim Monoson, Israel; and Ofer Hareuveni, Haifa, Israel, for "Enhanced frame exchange and multi-link device messaging for secure communications."  more
Enterprise Management System Using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Technology Analysis and Integration
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- ACCENTURE GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED, Dublin, Ireland has been assigned a patent (No. US 11973657 B2, initially filed Oct. 21, 2020) developed by seventeen inventors Rajendra Tanniru Prasad, Basking Ridge, New Jersey; Bhaskar Ghosh, Bengaluru, India; Aditi Kulkarni, Bengaluru, India; Koushik M. Vijayaraghavan, Chennai, India; Purnima Jagannathan, Chennai, India; Parul Jagtap, Delhi, India; Sangeetha Jayaram, Mumbai, India; Badrinath Parameswar, Chennai, India; Man  more
Exercise and Therapy Device
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- Two inventors, Vincent Michael Masotta, Ridgefield, Connecticut, and John Robert Masotta, Ridgefield, Connecticut, have been awarded a patent (No. US 11969617 B2, initially filed April 18, 2022) for "Exercise and therapy device."  more
Extension Housing a Probe or Intravenous Catheter
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969247 B2, initially filed July 17, 2018) developed by three inventors Jonathan Karl Burkholz, Salt Lake City, Utah; Bryan Bihlmaier, Provo, Utah; and Joseph Spataro, Cottonwood Heights, Utah, for "Extension housing a probe or intravenous catheter."  more
Extracting Multiple Documents From Single Image
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- ABBYY DEVELOPMENT INC., Dover, Delaware has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972626 B2, initially filed Dec. 24, 2020) developed by Ivan Zagaynov, Dolgoprudniy, Russian Federation, and Aleksandra Stepina, Dubna, Russian Federation, for "Extracting multiple documents from single image."  more
Fabric Covered Claw Clip
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- An inventor from Reno, Nevada, David Silva has been awarded a design patent (No. US D1025480 S1, initially filed Sept. 4, 2021) for "Fabric covered claw clip."  more
Failure Characterization Systems and Methods for Erasing and Debugging Programmable Logic Devices
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION, Hillsboro, Oregon has been assigned a patent (No. US 11971992 B2, initially filed Nov. 9, 2020) developed by six inventors Fulong Zhang, Cupertino, California; Srirama Chandra, Portland, Oregon; Sreepada Hegade, San Jose, California; Joel Coplen, Portland, Oregon; Wei Han, Portland, Oregon; and Yu Sun, Shanghai, China, for "Failure characterization systems and methods for erasing and debugging programmable logic devices."  more
Filtration Device With Ion Dispersing Material
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- An inventor from Ridgewood, New Jersey, Karen M. Sager has been awarded a patent (No. US 11970860 B2, initially filed Feb. 27, 2020) for "Filtration device with ion dispersing material."  more
Firearm Locking System
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- An inventor from Omaha, Nebraska, Claude L. Woodard has been awarded a patent (No. US 11971232 B1, initially filed Jan. 26, 2024) for "Firearm locking system."  more
Flexible Fluid-Filled Chamber With Tensile Member
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- NIKE, INC., Beaverton, Oregon has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969049 B2, initially filed June 4, 2021) developed by John Hurd, Lake Oswego, Oregon, and Levi J. Patton, Portland, Oregon, for "Flexible fluid-filled chamber with tensile member."  more
Flexible Rate Passive Optical Network Incorporating Use of Delay Modulation
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- Two inventors, Doutje Van Veen, New Providence, New Jersey, and Vincent Houtsma, New Providence, New Jersey, have been awarded a patent (No. US 11973537 B2, initially filed March 4, 2022) for "Flexible rate passive optical network incorporating use of delay modulation."  more
Flight Recorder System and Method
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- GE AVIATION SYSTEMS LLC, Grand Rapids, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970286 B2, initially filed June 4, 2021) developed by Brian L Douthitt, Holland, Michigan, and Christopher Robert Eckert, East Grand Rapids, Michigan, for "Flight recorder system and method."  more
Footwear Assemblies With Bifit Insole Boards and Associated Methods
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- LACROSSE FOOTWEAR, INC., Portland, Oregon has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969055 B2, initially filed Sept. 2, 2021) developed by three inventors Gabriel Freedom Phillips, Portland, Oregon; Kyle Michael McMahon, Portland, Oregon; and Danilo Carabeo Jiz de Ortega, Quezon, Philippines, for "Footwear assemblies with bifit insole boards and associated methods."  more
Formulations for Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- GLYTECH LLC, Ft. Lee, New Jersey has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969431 B2, initially filed Jan. 1, 2021) developed by Daniel C. Javitt, Ft. Lee, New Jersey, for "Formulations for treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder."  more
Forward Head Posture Correction Collar
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- An inventor from Bloomfield, New Jersey, Ronald P. Dellanno has been awarded a patent (No. US 11969376 B2, initially filed March 22, 2019) for "Forward head posture correction collar."  more
Frameless Interior Rearview Mirror Assembly
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC., Holland, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970110 B2, initially filed Aug. 28, 2023) developed by three inventors Darryl P. De Wind, West Olive, Michigan; Donald S. Rawlings, Caledonia, Michigan; and John T. Uken, Jenison, Michigan, for "Frameless interior rearview mirror assembly."  more
Funnel-And-Gate Wall With a Replaceable Gate Wall and Method of Making the Same
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- ONE PASS INNOVATORS, LLC, Zeeland, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969773 B2, initially filed March 10, 2022) developed by Ryan DeWind, Zeeland, Michigan, and Becky DeWind, Zeeland, Michigan, for "Funnel-and-gate wall with a replaceable gate wall and method of making the same."  more
Gaming Devices, Systems, and Methods for Reusing Wild Symbols
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- IGT, Las Vegas, Nevada has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972656 B2, initially filed Dec. 8, 2022) developed by four inventors Nathan Ajhar, Sparks, Nevada; Chris Peterson, Reno, Nevada; Nick Hillstrom, Reno, Nevada; and Yu Chong, Reno, Nevada, for "Gaming devices, systems, and methods for reusing wild symbols."  more
Gas Turbine Engine With Power Density Range
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- RTX CORPORATION, Farmington, Connecticut has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970984 B2, initially filed Feb. 8, 2023) developed by Frederick M. Schwarz, Glastonbury, Connecticut, and Daniel Bernard Kupratis, Wallingford, Connecticut, for "Gas turbine engine with power density range."  more
Gearbox for Electric Vehicle
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- FCA US LLC, Auburn Hills, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970058 B1, initially filed Aug. 28, 2023) developed by Gregory Mordukhovich, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, for "Gearbox for electric vehicle."  more
Glasses With Light
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- COAST CUTLERY CO., Portland, Oregon has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1025191 S1, initially filed Sept. 22, 2020) developed by Stephen E. Hubert, Portland, Oregon, and David D. Lewin, Portland, Oregon, for "Glasses with light."  more
Glucose Alert Prediction Horizon Modification
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- DEXCOM, INC., San Diego, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969267 B2, initially filed Sept. 1, 2021) developed by three inventors Lauren Hruby Jepson, San Diego, California; Sarah Kate Pickus, Henderson, Nevada; and Joost van der Linden, San Diego, California, for "Glucose alert prediction horizon modification."  more
Grid Power Dependent Preconditioning of Vehicle
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11973348 B2, initially filed Jan. 12, 2021) developed by Charles Everett Badger, II, Westland, Michigan, and Angel Fernando Porras, Dearborn, Michigan, for "Grid power dependent preconditioning of vehicle."  more
Ground Cover Board
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- An inventor from New Castle, Delaware, Robert Clark has been awarded a design patent (No. US D1025401 S1, initially filed May 20, 2021) for "Ground cover board."  more
Guitar Pickup
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- Two inventors, William R Sheehan, Brentwood, Tennessee, and Lawrence P DiMarzio, Bozeman, Montana, have been awarded a design patent (No. US D1025195 S1, initially filed Feb. 11, 2021) for "Guitar pickup."  more
Hair Detangling Comb
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- An inventor from Kalamazoo, Michigan, Lalonie Willhite has been awarded a design patent (No. US D1025476 S1, initially filed Sept. 16, 2022) for "Hair detangling comb."  more
Handling Collision for Mini-Slot-Based and Slot-Based Transmission
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- APPLE INC., Cupertino, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11974364 B2, initially filed May 3, 2018) developed by seven inventors Gang Xiong, Portland, Oregon; Debdeep Chatterjee, San Jose, California; Alexey Khoryaev, Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation; Sergey Panteleev, Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation; Hong He, Sunnyvale, California; Yushu Zhang, Beijing, China; and Yongjun Kwak, Portland, Oregon, for "Handling collision for mini-slot-based and  more
Hanger With Two-Piece, Spiraled Hook
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- An inventor from Johnson City, Tennessee, Annie Banaszak has been awarded a patent (No. US 11969111 B2, initially filed June 8, 2022) for "Hanger with two-piece, spiraled hook."  more
Headlamp
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- COAST CUTLERY CO., Portland, Oregon has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1025419 S1, initially filed May 27, 2022) developed by five inventors Todd Ernst, Portland, Oregon; Douglas R. Hutchens, Portland, Oregon; David D. Lewin, Portland, Oregon; Wangda Rong, Cixi, China; and Zhongqiu Xu, Cixi, China, for "Headlamp."  more
Heart-Shaped Infinity Mirror Necklace
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- PORTAL INFINITY MIRRORS, INC., Los Angeles, California has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1024833 S1, initially filed July 19, 2022) developed by three inventors Sean Conrad Stephens, Los Angeles, California; Jasmine Mercedes Muhammad, Los Angeles, California; and John Walter Sanders, Belleville, Michigan, for "Heart-shaped infinity mirror necklace."  more
Heat Activated Detergents, Fuels Including Such Detergents and Methods of Use
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- EXXONMOBIL TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING COMPANY, Annandale, New Jersey has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970668 B2, initially filed May 26, 2022) developed by David J. Abdallah, Moorestown, New Jersey, and Krystal B. Wrigley, Asbury, New Jersey, for "Heat activated detergents, fuels including such detergents and methods of use."  more
Heating and Cooling System for a Vehicle
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970044 B2, initially filed Oct. 30, 2020) developed by four inventors Tim Van Evans, Ypsilanti, Michigan; Manfred Koberstein, Troy, Michigan; Angelo Patti, Pleasant Ridge, Michigan; and Saad Afzal Bhatti, Southgate, Michigan, for "Heating and cooling system for a vehicle."  more
High Density Pillar Interconnect Conversion With Stack to Substrate Connection
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC., Boise, Idaho has been assigned a patent (No. US 11973062 B2, initially filed Feb. 15, 2023) developed by three inventors Owen R. Fay, Boise, Idaho; Kyle K. Kirby, Eagle, Idaho; and Akshay N. Singh, Boise, Idaho, for "High density pillar interconnect conversion with stack to substrate connection."  more
High Probability Differential Diagnoses Generator and Smart Electronic Medical Record
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- An inventor from Biloxi, Mississippi, Azad Alamgir Kabir has been awarded a patent (No. US 11972865 B1, initially filed Nov. 21, 2016) for "High probability differential diagnoses generator and smart electronic medical record."  more
Host System Notification Based on Entry Miss
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC., Boise, Idaho has been assigned a patent (No. US 11971816 B2, initially filed June 13, 2022) developed by Binbin Huo, Sauerlach, Germany, for "Host system notification based on entry miss."  more
Hot Melt Adhesives and Uses Thereof
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA, Duesseldorf, Germany has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970635 B2, initially filed Oct. 18, 2022) developed by four inventors Maria Cristina Barbosa DeJesus, Basking Ridge, New Jersey; Charles W. Paul, Madison, New Jersey; Valerie Alexis, Edison, New Jersey; and Geetanjaliben Shah, Somerset, New Jersey, for "Hot melt adhesives and uses thereof."  more
Hybrid Article of Apparel
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- NIKE, INC., Beaverton, Oregon has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969031 B2, initially filed April 13, 2017) developed by John Luong, Portland, Oregon, for "Hybrid article of apparel."  more
Hybrid Augmented Reality Head-Up Display for Creating an Edge-To-Edge Augmented Reality View
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11971544 B2, initially filed May 20, 2022) developed by four inventors Thomas A. Seder, Fraser, Michigan; Kai-Han Chang, Sterling Heights, Michigan; Joseph F. Szczerba, Grand Blanc, Michigan; and John P. Weiss, Shelby Township, Michigan, for "Hybrid augmented reality head-up display for creating an edge-to-edge augmented reality view."  more
Ice Shaver With Splash Guard
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- PIONEER FAMILY BRANDS, INC., Salt Lake City, Utah has been assigned a patent (No. US 11971205 B2, initially filed Aug. 20, 2021) developed by Donald Griffiths, Salt Lake City, Utah, and Robin Peng, Sandy, Utah, for "Ice shaver with splash guard."  more
Implants for Bone and Cartilage Repair
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- COLLAGEN MATRIX, INC., Oakland, New Jersey has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969349 B2, initially filed March 12, 2021) developed by three inventors Shu-Tung Li, Wyckoff, New Jersey; Hui-Chen Chen, Wayne, New Jersey; and Debbie Yuen, Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, for "Implants for bone and cartilage repair."  more
In-Situ Bollard Tester
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, Washington, District of Columbia has been assigned a patent (No. US 11971391 B1, initially filed Nov. 18, 2021) developed by eight inventors Gerritt E. Lang, Ventura, California; Elaina Ryan, Camarillo, California; Juan Carrillo, Oxnard, California; Ricardo Contreras, Santa Maria, California; Zachary Harwood, Ventura, California; Benjamin Hulbert, San Diego, California; Dennis Michael How  more
Inhibitor of Indoleamine-2,3-Dioxygenase (IDO)
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- INVENTISBIO LLC, Short Hills, New Jersey has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969425 B2, initially filed Feb. 9, 2023) developed by Xing Dai, Short Hills, New Jersey, and Yaolin Wang, Short Hills, New Jersey, for "Inhibitor of indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase (IDO)."  more
Intelligent Adjustment of Screen Refresh Rate
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- Six inventors Ashish Ranjan, Boise, Idaho; Carly M. Wantulok, Boise, Idaho; Prateek Trivedi, Boise, Idaho; Carla L. Christensen, Boise, Idaho; Jun Huang, Boise, Idaho; and Avani F. Trivedi, Boise, Idaho, have been awarded a patent (No. US 11972712 B2, initially filed March 10, 2022) for "Intelligent adjustment of screen refresh rate."  more
Intelligent Ticketing and Data Offload Planning for Connected Vehicles
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11973847 B2, initially filed Jan. 10, 2022) developed by three inventors Omar Makke, Lyon Township, Michigan; Jeremy Lerner, Southfield, Michigan; and Oleg Yurievitch Gusikhin, Commerce Township, Michigan, for "Intelligent ticketing and data offload planning for connected vehicles."  more
Interchangeable Ready to Assemble Furniture
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- Two inventors, Kathren Jensen, Murray, Utah, and William Bowser, Hendersonville, Utah, have been awarded a patent (No. US 11969082 B1, initially filed Oct. 26, 2022) for "Interchangeable ready to assemble furniture."  more
Internal Node Jumper for Memory Bit Cells
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- INTEL CORPORATION, Santa Clara, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11973032 B2, initially filed March 8, 2023) developed by five inventors Smita Shridharan, Beaverton, Oregon; Zheng Guo, Portland, Oregon; Eric A. Karl, Portland, Oregon; George Shchupak, Zviya, Israel; and Tali Kosinovsky, Haifa, Israel, for "Internal node jumper for memory bit cells."  more
Knitted Component With Inserted Elements
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- NIKE, INC., Beaverton, Oregon has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969047 B2, initially filed June 12, 2020) developed by Adrian Meir, Portland, Oregon, and James Molyneux, Portland, Oregon, for "Knitted component with inserted elements."  more
Lash Angle Determination
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970063 B2, initially filed Aug. 10, 2021) developed by Noah Jon Lovins-Wilusz, Royal Oak, Michigan, and Robert L. Morris, Milford, Michigan, for "Lash angle determination."  more
Laterally Diffused MOSFET With Low Rsp*Qg Product
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- SILANNA ASIA PTE LTD, Singapore, Singapore has been assigned a patent (No. US 11973139 B2, initially filed April 22, 2021) developed by David Snyder, Beaverton, Oregon, for "Laterally diffused MOSFET with low Rsp*Qg product."  more
Light Socket and Cable Clip
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- An inventor from Twin Falls, Idaho, Kody J. Ketterling has been awarded a patent (No. US 11971156 B1, initially filed June 8, 2023) for "Light socket and cable clip."  more
Light-Emitting Diode Display Devices With Mirror
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- APPLIED MATERIALS, INC., Santa Clara, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11974457 B2, initially filed April 7, 2023) developed by seven inventors Gang Yu, Santa Barbara, California; Chung-Chia Chen, New Taipei, Taiwan; Wan-Yu Lin, Taipei, Taiwan; Hyunsung Bang, Aschaffenburg, Germany; Lisong Xu, San Jose, California; Byung Sung Kwak, Portland, Oregon; and Robert Jan Visser, Menlo Park, California, for "Light-emitting diode display devices with mirror  more
Lightweight Blocks With Stone-Like Appearance and Method of Manufacture
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- TUSCAN STONEWORX USA, LLC, Orem, Utah has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970853 B2, initially filed March 11, 2021) developed by David L. Nicolson, Lindon, Utah, for "Lightweight blocks with stone-like appearance and method of manufacture."  more
Liner for Respirator Mask
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- CUIS DESIGNS, INC., Jackson, Michigan has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1025346 S1, initially filed May 26, 2021) developed by Robert M. Rutan, Sandpoint, Idaho, for "Liner for respirator mask."  more
Link Layer-Phy Interface Adapter
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- INTEL CORPORATION, Santa Clara, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11971841 B2, initially filed Aug. 31, 2020) developed by four inventors Narasimha Lanka, Dublin, California; Swadesh Choudhary, Mountain View, California; Mahesh Wagh, Portland, Oregon; and Lakshmipriya Seshan, Sunnyvale, California, for "Link layer-PHY interface adapter."  more
Lipoprotein Complexes and Manufacturing and Uses Thereof
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- ABIONYX PHARMA SA, Balma, France has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969456 B2, initially filed Aug. 4, 2023) developed by three inventors Jean-Louis Dasseux, Toulouse, France; Rose Ackermann, Northville, Michigan; and Daniela Carmen Oniciu, Toulouse, France, for "Lipoprotein complexes and manufacturing and uses thereof."  more
Load Limiting Seatbelt Retractor
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970131 B2, initially filed Feb. 28, 2022) developed by three inventors Dean M. Jaradi, Macomb, Michigan; Mohammad Omar Faruque, Ann Arbor, Michigan; and S. M. Iskander Farooq, Novi, Michigan, for "Load limiting seatbelt retractor."  more
Locating Objects in Indoor Spaces Using Radio Frequency Backscatter Tags
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- NEC CORPORATION, Tokyo, Japan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11971473 B2, initially filed Jan. 25, 2021) developed by Karthikeyan Sundaresan, Manalapan, New Jersey, and Sampath Rangarajan, Bridgewater, New Jersey, for "Locating objects in indoor spaces using radio frequency backscatter tags."  more
Location Tracking System
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- HALL LABS LLC, Provo, Utah has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972392 B2, initially filed Jan. 11, 2021) developed by three inventors David R. Hall, Provo, Utah; Jared Eggett, Lehi, Utah; and David Brent Noel, Orem, Utah, for "Location tracking system."  more
Machine Learning System for Analyzing the Quality and Efficacy of Essays for Higher Education Admissions
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- Four inventors Himanshu Maurya, Jaunpur, India; Atul Verma, Jaipur, India; Ashish Shriram Tulsankar, Mumbai, India; and Ashish Fernando, Draper, Utah, have been awarded a patent (No. US 11972209 B2, initially filed Nov. 3, 2021) for "Machine learning system for analyzing the quality and efficacy of essays for higher education admissions."  more
Magnetic Bit Holder With Automatic Retracting Guide Sleeve
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- An inventor from Omaha, Nebraska, Matthew Andersen has been awarded a patent (No. US 11969862 B2, initially filed July 11, 2022) for "Magnetic bit holder with automatic retracting guide sleeve."  more
Magnifier
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- DAVINCI II CSJ, LLC, Fairfield, New Jersey has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1025170 S1, initially filed June 17, 2022) developed by Ajit Khubani, Saddle River, New Jersey, and Mohan Rajasekaran, Watertown, Connecticut, for "Magnifier."  more
Male Arthropod Killing Factors and Methods of Use Thereof
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, Nashville, Tennessee has been assigned a patent (No. US 11968963 B2, initially filed April 5, 2019) developed by Seth Bordenstein, Nashville, Tennessee, and Jessamyn Perlmutter, Nashville, Tennessee, for "Male arthropod killing factors and methods of use thereof."  more
Mattress Covers With Secret Tuck and Methods of Manufacture
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- SYSCO GUEST SUPPLY, LLC, Somerset, New Jersey has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969104 B2, initially filed March 22, 2021) developed by Khushboo Mittal, Chatham, New Jersey, for "Mattress covers with secret tuck and methods of manufacture."  more
Mechanical Return-To-Park Feature for Shift-By-Wire Transmission
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- GHSP, INC., Holland, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11971096 B2, initially filed Dec. 3, 2020) developed by Jeffrey Lee Bays, Grand Haven, Michigan, and Phillip Torrey Merrill, II, Ravenna, Michigan, for "Mechanical return-to-park feature for shift-by-wire transmission."  more
Media Management Operations Based on a Ratio of Valid Data
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC., Boise, Idaho has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972130 B2, initially filed Nov. 7, 2022) developed by three inventors Ashutosh Malshe, Fremont, California; Vamsi Pavan Rayaprolu, San Jose, California; and Kishore K. Muchherla, Fremont, California, for "Media management operations based on a ratio of valid data."  more
Memory Device Firmware Update and Activation Without Memory Access Quiescence
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- SK HYNIX NAND PRODUCT SOLUTIONS CORP., Rancho Cordova, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972243 B2, initially filed Sept. 24, 2020) developed by five inventors Murugasamy K. Nachimuthu, Beaverton, Oregon; Mohan J. Kumar, Aloha, Oregon; Muthukumar P. Swaminathan, Folsom, California; Daniel K. Osawa, Tigard, Oregon; and Maciej Plucinski, Hillsboro, Oregon, for "Memory device firmware update and activation without memory access quiescence."  more
Memory Die Stack Chip Id-Based Command Structure
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC., Boise, Idaho has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972147 B2, initially filed April 19, 2022) developed by Hari Giduturi, Folsom, California, for "Memory die stack chip id-based command structure."  more
Memory Read Operation Using a Voltage Pattern Based on a Read Command Type
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC., Boise, Idaho has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972122 B2, initially filed Aug. 4, 2022) developed by three inventors Yu-Chung Lien, San Jose, California; Ching-Huang Lu, Fremont, California; and Zhenming Zhou, San Jose, California, for "Memory read operation using a voltage pattern based on a read command type."  more
Memory Sub-System Dynamic QOS Pool
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC., Boise, Idaho has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972125 B2, initially filed Sept. 3, 2021) developed by Abhijit Krishnamoorthy Rao, Bangalore, India, and Ashok Kumar Yadav, Bangalore, India, for "Memory sub-system dynamic QOS pool."  more
Method and Apparatus for Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- TOPCON CORPORATION, Tokyo, Japan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972544 B2, initially filed May 12, 2021) developed by six inventors Song Mei, Franklin Park, New Jersey; Toshihiro Mino, West New York, New Jersey; Dawei Li, Oakland, New Jersey; Zaixing Mao, Tokyo, Japan; Zhenguo Wang, Ridgewood, New Jersey; and Kinpui Chan, Ridgewood, New Jersey, for "Method and apparatus for optical coherence tomography angiography."  more
Method and Apparatus for Suspending a Package in an Elevated Position
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- An inventor from Covington, Louisiana, Jay G. Bianchini has been awarded a patent (No. US 11971121 B1, initially filed Feb. 13, 2023) for "Method and apparatus for suspending a package in an elevated position."  more
Method and System for Improving Evaporative Emissions of a Vehicle
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970989 B2, initially filed July 11, 2022) developed by four inventors Aed Dudar, Canton, Michigan; Dennis Yang, Canton, Michigan; Jonathan Bauer, Belleville, Michigan; and Kenneth Pifher, Taylor, Michigan, for "Method and system for improving evaporative emissions of a vehicle."  more
Method and System for Latency Measurement in Communication Systems
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- ASSIA SPE, LLC, Wilmington, Delaware has been assigned a patent (No. US 11973675 B2, initially filed Nov. 14, 2022) developed by four inventors Sungho Yun, San Jose, California; Marc Goldburg, Redwood City, California; Carlos Garcia Hernandez, Campbell, California; and Wonjong Rhee, Palo Alto, California, for "Method and system for latency measurement in communication systems."  more
Method and System for Mapping a Virtual Smart Card to a Plurality of Users
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS U.S.A., INC., Ramsey, New Jersey has been assigned a patent (No. US 11971974 B2, initially filed Dec. 10, 2021) developed by Rahul Suraparaju, Fremont, California, for "Method and system for mapping a virtual smart card to a plurality of users."  more
Method and System for Presenting Representations of Payment Accepting Unit Events
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- PAYRANGE INC., Portland, Oregon has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972423 B2, initially filed May 14, 2023) developed by Paresh K. Patel, Portland, Oregon, for "Method and system for presenting representations of payment accepting unit events."  more
Method and System for Similarity-Based Multi-Label Learning
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- XEROX CORPORATION, Norwalk, Connecticut has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972329 B2, initially filed Dec. 31, 2018) developed by Hoda M. A. Eldardiry, San Carlos, California, and Ryan A. Rossi, Mountain View, California, for "Method and system for similarity-based multi-label learning."  more
Method for Controlling a Vertical Vibration Damping of at Least One Wheel of a Vehicle and Vehicle Vertical Vibration Damping of at Least One Wheel
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970037 B2, initially filed March 9, 2021) developed by three inventors Cyril Coerman, Leverkusen, Germany; Uwe Hoffmann, Leverkusen, Germany; and Georg Johann Maurer, Cologne, Germany, for "Method for controlling a vertical vibration damping of at least one wheel of a vehicle and vehicle vertical vibration damping of at least one wheel."  more
Method for Implementing Cleaning Cycles in Commercial Washing Machine Appliances
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS, INC., Wilmington, Delaware has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970808 B2, initially filed April 7, 2022) developed by three inventors Myunggeon Chung, Seoul, South Korea; Je Kwon Yoon, Seongnam, South Korea; and Jaewon Jo, Seongnam-si, South Korea, for "Method for implementing cleaning cycles in commercial washing machine appliances."  more
Method for Improving High-Pressure Die Casting Shot Sleeve by Additive Manufacturing Metal Matrix Composite Insert
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC., Aurora, Canada has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969783 B2, initially filed May 10, 2019) developed by Randy S. Beals, Grand Ledge, Michigan, for "Method for improving high-pressure die casting shot sleeve by additive manufacturing metal matrix composite insert."  more
Method for Robotic Devices to Interact With Each Other
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- AI INC., Toronto, Canada has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969902 B1, initially filed Oct. 5, 2021) developed by Ali Ebrahimi Afrouzi, Henderson, Nevada, for "Method for robotic devices to interact with each other."  more
Method of Forming a Chamber in a Barrel Blank
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- An inventor from Knoxville, Tennessee, Paul Lee Ewing, Jr. has been awarded a patent (No. US 11971234 B2, initially filed Jan. 28, 2023) for "Method of forming a chamber in a barrel blank."  more
Method of Producing Thin Enzyme-Based Sensing Layers on Planar Sensors
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Pasadena, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969246 B2, initially filed May 17, 2023) developed by seven inventors Samson Chen, Pasadena, California; Axel Scherer, Barnard, Vermont; Dvin I. Adalian, Pasadena, California; Peter Petillo, Pasadena, California; Muhammad Musab Jilani, Pasadena, California; Xiomara L. Madero, Pasadena, California; and Deepan Kishore Kumar, Pasadena, California, for "Method of producing  more
Method of Treating Cancer
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- EXELIXIS, INC., Alameda, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969419 B2, initially filed Feb. 21, 2023) developed by David Smith, Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Maha Hussain, Ann Arbor, Michigan, for "Method of treating cancer."  more
Method Used in Forming a Memory Array Comprising Strings of Memory Cells and Using Bridges in Sacrificial Material in a Tier
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC., Boise, Idaho has been assigned a patent (No. US 11974429 B2, initially filed Nov. 6, 2020) developed by four inventors John D. Hopkins, Meridian, Idaho; Jordan D. Greenlee, Boise, Idaho; Nancy M. Lomeli, Boise, Idaho; and Alyssa N. Scarbrough, Boise, Idaho, for "Method used in forming a memory array comprising strings of memory cells and using bridges in sacrificial material in a tier."  more
Methods and Apparatus for Reducing the Coding Latency of Decoder-Side Motion Refinement
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- VID SCALE, INC., Wilmington, Delaware has been assigned a patent (No. US 11973974 B2, initially filed Dec. 5, 2022) developed by three inventors Xiaoyu Xiu, San Diego, California; Yuwen He, San Diego, California; and Yan Ye, San Diego, California, for "Methods and apparatus for reducing the coding latency of decoder-side motion refinement."  more
Methods and Apparatuses to Rank Multiple Results From Multiple Search Engines Using a Fully Connected Neural Network
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- ICIMS, INC., Holmdel, New Jersey has been assigned a patent (No. US 11971899 B1, initially filed Aug. 18, 2023) developed by Liliya Akhtyamova, Dublin, Ireland, and Eoin O'Gorman, Cambridge, United Kingdom, for "Methods and apparatuses to rank multiple results from multiple search engines using a fully connected neural network."  more
Methods for Nucleic Acid Sequencing
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- QUANTUM-SI INC., Branford, Connecticut has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970729 B2, initially filed May 7, 2021) developed by five inventors Jonathan M. Rothberg, Guilford, Connecticut; Jeremy Lackey, Foster City, California; Brian Reed, Madison, Connecticut; Xinghua Shi, Madison, Connecticut; and Haidong Huang, Madison, Connecticut, for "Methods for nucleic acid sequencing."  more
Methods for Providing an Alert or an Alarm to a User of a Mobile Communications Device
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- DEXCOM, INC., San Diego, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969578 B2, initially filed March 16, 2021) developed by twenty-one inventors Gary A. Morris, La Jolla, California; Scott M. Belliveau, San Diego, California; Esteban Cabrera, Jr., San Diego, California; Rian Draeger, San Diego, California; Laura J. Dunn, San Diego, California; Timothy Joseph Goldsmith, San Diego, California; Hari Hampapuram, Portland, Oregon; Christopher Robert Hannemann, S  more
Microelectronic Devices With Dopant Extensions Near a GIDL Region Below a Tier Stack, and Related Methods and Systems
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC., Boise, Idaho has been assigned a patent (No. US 11974430 B2, initially filed Jan. 26, 2021) developed by three inventors Albert Fayrushin, Boise, Idaho; Haitao Liu, Boise, Idaho; and Chris M. Carlson, Nampa, Idaho, for "Microelectronic devices with dopant extensions near a GIDL region below a tier stack, and related methods and systems."  more
Microphone Cover of a Camera Housing
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- GOPRO, INC., San Mateo, California has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1025173 S1, initially filed Aug. 9, 2022) developed by four inventors Heman Au, San Mateo, California; John George Muhlenkamp, IV, Mapleton, Utah; Huy Phuong Nguyen, Alpine, Utah; and Zhijun Guo, Shenzhen, China, for "Microphone cover of a camera housing."  more
Modal Noise Reduction for Gas Turbine Engine
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- RTX CORPORATION, Farmington, Connecticut has been assigned a patent (No. US 11971052 B1, initially filed Aug. 2, 2023) developed by David A. Topol, West Hartford, Connecticut, for "Modal noise reduction for gas turbine engine."  more
Modified Weight Training Equipment
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- SOUND SHORE INNOVATIONS L.L.C., Darien, Connecticut has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969618 B2, initially filed Nov. 30, 2021) developed by Kyle D. Rothschild, Darien, Connecticut, for "Modified weight training equipment."  more
Modifying Materials of Three-Dimensional Digital Scenes Utilizing a Visual Neural Network
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- ADOBE INC., San Jose, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972534 B2, initially filed Nov. 5, 2021) developed by four inventors Maxine Perroni-Scharf, Princeton, New Jersey; Yannick Hold-Geoffroy, San Jose, California; Kalyan Sunkavalli, San Jose, California; and Jonathan Eisenmann, San Francisco, California, for "Modifying materials of three-dimensional digital scenes utilizing a visual neural network."  more
Modular Battery Configuration With Centralized Bus on an Electric Aircraft
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- BETA AIR, LLC, South Burlington, Vermont has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970276 B2, initially filed Aug. 22, 2022) developed by Herman Wiegman, South Burlington, Vermont, for "Modular battery configuration with centralized bus on an electric aircraft."  more
Multi Basket Laundry Treatment Appliance and Method of Using the Same
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS, INC., Wilmington, Delaware has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970809 B2, initially filed Feb. 3, 2022) developed by three inventors Myunggeon Chung, Seoul, South Korea; Wonshik Choi, Seoul, South Korea; and Youn-Ki Min, Seoul, South Korea, for "Multi basket laundry treatment appliance and method of using the same."  more
Multi-Axis Positioner
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- 3SAE TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Franklin, Tennessee has been assigned a patent (No. US 11971578 B2, initially filed Jan. 7, 2022) developed by Robert Wiley, Franklin, Tennessee, and Brett Clark, Whites Creek, Tennessee, for "Multi-axis positioner."  more
Multi-Tier Torque Enhancer Driver and/or Receiver and Method of Using Same
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- SCALPAL LLC, Wilmington, Delaware has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969864 B2, initially filed Aug. 23, 2022) developed by Eliot Robert Gitman, Jerusalem, Israel, and Tuvia Gitman, Jerusalem, Israel, for "Multi-tier torque enhancer driver and/or receiver and method of using same."  more
Multispectral Impedance Determination Under Dynamic Load Conditions
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC, Idaho Falls, Idaho has been assigned a patent (No. US 11971456 B2, initially filed April 7, 2021) developed by three inventors Jon P. Christophersen, Moscow, Idaho; John L. Morrison, Butte, Montana; and William H. Morrison, Butte, Montana, for "Multispectral impedance determination under dynamic load conditions."  more
Nanotwin Copper Materials in Semiconductor Devices
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- APPLIED MATERIALS, INC., Santa Clara, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11973034 B2, initially filed Aug. 25, 2021) developed by five inventors Eric J. Bergman, Kalispell, Montana; John L. Klocke, Kalispell, Montana; Marvin L. Bernt, Kalispell, Montana; Jing Xu, Kalispell, Montana; and Kwan Wook Roh, Kalispell, Montana, for "Nanotwin copper materials in semiconductor devices."  more
Non-Disruptive Phased Array Calibration for FDD and TDD Communication Systems
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- NEC ADVANCED NETWORKS, INC., New Providence, New Jersey has been assigned a patent (No. US 11973629 B2, initially filed Oct. 4, 2022) developed by five inventors Gregg S. Nardozza, Madison, New Jersey; Giovanni Marzin, San Michele al Tagliamento, Italy; Yiping Feng, Skillman, New Jersey; Robert C. Frye, Piscataway, New Jersey; and Mihai Banu, New Providence, New Jersey, for "Non-disruptive phased array calibration for FDD and TDD communication systems."  more
Object Manufacturing Visualization
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- INSTITUTO ATLANTICO, Fortaleza, Brazil has been assigned a patent (No. US 11971689 B2, initially filed Dec. 12, 2018) developed by eight inventors Marcelo Aita Riss, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Alyne Gomes Soares Cantal, Fortaleza, Brazil; He Luan, Palo Alto, California; Jun Zeng, Palo Alto, California; Scott Alan White, Boise, Idaho; Sebastia Cortes i Herms, Sant Cugat del Valles, Spain; Nailson Boaz Costa Leite, Porto Alegre, Brazil; and Brian Schmitz Tani, Porto A  more
Optimized Local Power Systems
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- NODAL POWER, INC., Layton, Utah has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972498 B1, initially filed Sept. 29, 2023) developed by three inventors Bryan Richard Black, Salt Lake City, Utah; James Daniel Sechrest, Salt Lake City, Utah; and Matthew Paul Jones, Lehi, Utah, for "Optimized local power systems."  more
Oral Allopregnanolone Compositions and Methods of Use
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- Seven inventors Jonathan Ogle, Salt Lake City, Utah; Benjamin J. Bruno, Salt Lake City, Utah; Kongnara Papangkorn, Salt Lake City, Utah; Samuel Akapo, Salt Lake City, Utah; Joel Frank, Salt Lake City, Utah; Nachiappan Chidambaram, Salt Lake City, Utah; and Mahesh V. Patel, Salt Lake City, Utah, have been awarded a patent (No. US 11969434 B1, initially filed Aug. 29, 2022) for "Oral allopregnanolone compositions and methods of use."  more
Overhead Door Opener System With One Way Bearing
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- HALL LABS LLC, Provo, Utah has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970899 B2, initially filed June 28, 2021) developed by David R. Hall, Provo, Utah, and Jerome Miles, Spanish Fork, Utah, for "Overhead door opener system with one way bearing."  more
Overmolded Basket Base Assembly
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970811 B2, initially filed June 8, 2021) developed by eight inventors Jesse de Freitas Goncalves, St. Joseph, Michigan; Kenneth McConnell, Stevensville, Michigan; Steven Fricke, St. Joseph, Michigan; Marcos H. Herrmann, Stevensville, Michigan; Bradley D. Morrow, Stevensville, Michigan; Eric J. Walsh, St. Joseph, Michigan; Christine L. Strain, Benton Harbor, Michigan; and Peter A  more
Package Securing System and Method for Use With Autonomous Vehicles
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- An inventor from Collierville, Tennessee, Cary C Pappas has been awarded a patent (No. US 11969113 B2, initially filed Feb. 1, 2022) for "Package securing system and method for use with autonomous vehicles."  more
Packaging Insert
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER INC., Skillman, New Jersey has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1024777 S1, initially filed Jan. 28, 2020) developed by three inventors Shenhui Chen, Shanghai, China; Jiansheng Dong, Shanghai, China; and Aihua Ding, Shanghai, China, for "Packaging insert."  more
Pain Management and Post-Operative Hip Orthosis
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- DJO, LLC, Carlsbad, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969374 B2, initially filed Jan. 31, 2023) developed by Donald P. LoGuercio, Cheyenne, Wyoming, for "Pain management and post-operative hip orthosis."  more
Pair of Earphones
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- AUDIOLINEOUT LLC, Portland, Oregon has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1025007 S1, initially filed June 16, 2022) developed by four inventors Valivann Seangly, Portland, Oregon; Ben Loeliger, Portland, Oregon; Kenneth Ball, Portland, Oregon; and Caleb Rosenau, Portland, Oregon, for "Pair of earphones."  more
Parallel Mass Transfer Electric Power Generator System and Process
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- An inventor from Wailuku, Hawaii, Jon Scott Harp has been awarded a patent (No. US 11973208 B1, initially filed March 4, 2021) for "Parallel mass transfer electric power generator system and process."  more
Pathogenic Microorganism Sample Collection and Preservation Device With Protection Function
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- Three inventors Yanhua Xie, North Haven, Connecticut; Yansen Xie, North Haven, Connecticut; and Mitchell Brown, North Haven, Connecticut, have been awarded a patent (No. US 11970727 B1, initially filed Dec. 30, 2022) for "Pathogenic microorganism sample collection and preservation device with protection function."  more
Patient Slider Device
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- SPECTRUM HEALTH INNOVATIONS, LLC, Grand Rapids, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969386 B2, initially filed Dec. 22, 2022) developed by nineteen inventors Andrew Heuerman, Grand Rapids, Michigan; Eric VanMiddendorp, Rockford, Michigan; Michael Czechowskyj, Rockford, Michigan; Jason Barr, Lawton, Michigan; Mark C Celmer, Saint Joseph, Michigan; Vaughn Gerber, Portage, Michigan; Dylan DiGiovanni, Williamsburg, Michigan; Michael Matusiak, Grand Rapids,  more
Performing Low Profile Object Detection on a Mower
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- FIREFLY AUTOMATIX, INC., Salt Lake City, Utah has been assigned a patent (No. US 11971719 B2, initially filed June 4, 2020) developed by four inventors Eli D. Wilson, Salt Lake City, Utah; Steven R. Aposhian, Farmington, Utah; Eric E. Aston, Farmington, Utah; and William M. Decker, Salt Lake City, Utah, for "Performing low profile object detection on a mower."  more
Personally Identifiable Information Removal Based on Private Area Logic
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972015 B2, initially filed June 1, 2021) developed by three inventors David Michael Herman, West Bloomfield, Michigan; Gregg William Byrne, Dearborn, Michigan; and Akshay Vaidya, Canton, Michigan, for "Personally identifiable information removal based on private area logic."  more
Phase Mixer Non-Linearity Measurement Within Clock and Data Recovery Circuitry
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- SYNOPSYS, INC., Sunnyvale, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11973508 B2, initially filed June 28, 2022) developed by four inventors Ayal S. Shoval, Toronto, Canada; John T. Stonick, Portland, Oregon; Michael W. Lynch, Toronto, Canada; and Dino Anthony Toffolon, Ontario, Canada, for "Phase mixer non-linearity measurement within clock and data recovery circuitry."  more
Placement of Adaptive Aggregation Operators and Properties in a Query Plan
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- SNOWFLAKE INC., Bozeman, Montana has been assigned a patent (No. US 11971888 B2, initially filed Feb. 19, 2021) developed by five inventors Bowei Chen, San Bruno, California; Thierry Cruanes, San Mateo, California; Florian Andreas Funke, San Mateo, California; Allison Waingold Lee, San Carlos, California; and Jiaqi Yan, San Mateo, California, for "Placement of adaptive aggregation operators and properties in a query plan."  more
Pollution Management Systems and Methods
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972685 B2, initially filed June 25, 2020) developed by three inventors Andrew Malczyk, London, United Kingdom; Emily Jackson, Dartford, United Kingdom; and Adrian Raisin, Walthamstow, United Kingdom, for "Pollution management systems and methods."  more
Portable Carpet Cleaner
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- BISSELL INC., Grand Rapids, Michigan has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1025521 S1, initially filed Nov. 16, 2021) developed by Derek E. Smith, Greenville, Michigan, for "Portable carpet cleaner."  more
Power Pack With Light Tube
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- COAST CUTLERY CO., Portland, Oregon has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1025436 S1, initially filed March 9, 2021) developed by Todd Ernst, Portland, Oregon, and Brian Sheehy, Los Angeles, California, for "Power pack with light tube."  more
Power Rack
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- XAVORK WOOLIAND INC, Gresham, Oregon has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1025242 S1, initially filed Dec. 1, 2022) developed by Hengjie Gong, Gresham, Oregon, for "Power rack."  more
Powerfold Actuator for Exterior Mirror
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC., Holland, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970112 B2, initially filed April 17, 2023) developed by Matthew V. Steffes, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Mitchell J. Wesley, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for "Powerfold actuator for exterior mirror."  more
Processing of Core Material in a Vacuum Insulated Structure
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11971209 B2, initially filed Sept. 5, 2018) developed by four inventors Gustavo Frattini, St. Joseph, Michigan; Anna Jedralski, St. Joseph, Michigan; Ashish Nigam, St. Joseph, Michigan; and Subrata Shannigrahi, St. Joseph, Michigan, for "Processing of core material in a vacuum insulated structure."  more
Protective Apparel System With a Lens Assembly
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- STRYKER CORPORATION, Kalamazoo, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969046 B2, initially filed June 27, 2019) developed by Trevor Jonathan Lambert, Portage, Michigan, for "Protective apparel system with a lens assembly."  more
Protective Gutter Downspout Insert
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- An inventor from Lincoln, Nebraska, Clayton Osborn has been awarded a design patent (No. US D1025311 S1, initially filed April 12, 2021) for "Protective gutter downspout insert."  more
Radar Image Data Processing and Manipulation
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- An inventor from Ann Arbor, Michigan, Clyde Stanfield has been awarded a patent (No. US 11971474 B2, initially filed Dec. 20, 2021) for "Radar image data processing and manipulation."  more
Real-Time Trigger to Dump an Error Log
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC., Boise, Idaho has been assigned a patent (No. US 11971776 B2, initially filed Feb. 11, 2022) developed by four inventors Alberto Sassara, Naples, Italy; Basso Francesco, Portici, Italy; Crescenzo Attanasio, Acerra, Italy; and Massimo Iaculo, San Marco Evangelista, Italy, for "Real-time trigger to dump an error log."  more
Reconfigurable Optics for Multi-Plane Heads-Up Displays
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INC., Stamford, Connecticut has been assigned a patent (No. US 11971541 B2, initially filed March 4, 2019) developed by three inventors Rashmi Rao, West Bloomfield, Michigan; Benjamin Edward Lewis, Livonia, Michigan; and Andrew Descisciolo, Farmington Hills, Michigan, for "Reconfigurable optics for multi-plane heads-up displays."  more
Recovery Point Objective (RPO) Driven Backup Scheduling in a Data Storage Management System
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- COMMVAULT SYSTEMS, INC., Tinton Falls, New Jersey has been assigned a patent (No. US 11971784 B2, initially filed Dec. 29, 2021) developed by five inventors Bhavyan Bharatkumar Mehta, Mumbai, India; Anand Vibhor, Manalapan, New Jersey; Amey Vijaykumar Karandikar, Marlboro, New Jersey; Gokul Pattabiraman, Eatontown, New Jersey; and Hemant Mishra, Englishtown, New Jersey, for "Recovery Point Objective (RPO) driven backup scheduling in a data storage management sy  more
Reduced Pitch Memory Subsystem for Memory Device
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC., Boise, Idaho has been assigned a patent (No. US 11973031 B2, initially filed Dec. 16, 2022) developed by three inventors Michael A. Smith, Boise, Idaho; Haitao Liu, Boise, Idaho; and Vladimir Mikhalev, Boise, Idaho, for "Reduced pitch memory subsystem for memory device."  more
Reference Electrode Assembly and Method of Manufacturing the Same
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11973200 B2, initially filed Dec. 4, 2020) developed by five inventors Gayatri V. Dadheech, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan; Mark W. Verbrugge, Troy, Michigan; Alok Warey, Novi, Michigan; Brian J. Koch, Berkley, Michigan; and Jing Gao, Warren, Michigan, for "Reference electrode assembly and method of manufacturing the same."  more
Refrigeration Module in a Vehicle Management System
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- RIVIAN IP HOLDINGS, LLC, Plymouth, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970045 B2, initially filed Aug. 10, 2022) developed by nine inventors Daniel Geoffrey Walker, Brackley, United Kingdom; Austin Keith Simpson, Huntington Beach, California; William Thomas Wanstall, Huntington Beach, California; Rachel Sarah Jewkes, Laguna Niguel, California; Ruey-Khan Kenneth Tsang, Tustin, California; Bar Sarig, Aliso Viejo, California; Parmita Pradip Dalal, Dana Po  more
Repositionable Over the Scope Clip
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, Ireland has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969173 B2, initially filed April 26, 2022) developed by five inventors Deepak Kumar Sharma, Muzaffarnagar, India; Paul Smith, Smithfield, Rhode Island; Sharath Kumar G, Kanakapura, India; Rajivkumar Singh, Thane, India; and Arun Adhikarath Balan, Aluva, India, for "Repositionable over the scope clip."  more
Route Adaptation in Multi-Hop Relay Networks
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- APPLE INC., Cupertino, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11974345 B2, initially filed Sept. 26, 2019) developed by four inventors Murali Narasimha, Lake Oswego, Oregon; Qian Li, Beaverton, Oregon; Jaemin Han, Portland, Oregon; and Alexander Sirotkin, Hod Hasharon, Israel, for "Route adaptation in multi-hop relay networks."  more
Row Address Latching for Multiple Activate Command Protocol
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC., Boise, Idaho has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972123 B2, initially filed Aug. 30, 2022) developed by Kwang-Ho Cho, Boise, Idaho, and Miki Matsumoto, Tokyo, Japan, for "Row address latching for multiple activate command protocol."  more
Screen Deployable Across Opening in Vehicle Body
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970126 B2, initially filed Oct. 15, 2020) developed by four inventors Dean M. Jaradi, Macomb, Michigan; Anil Kalra, Canton, Michigan; Mohammad Omar Faruque, Ann Arbor, Michigan; and S. M. Iskander Farooq, Novi, Michigan, for "Screen deployable across opening in vehicle body."  more
Screw Guide and Related Method of Use
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- NATIONAL NAIL CORP., Grand Rapids, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969863 B2, initially filed July 5, 2023) developed by three inventors Todd E. A. Schwartzkopf, Hudsonville, Michigan; Christopher M. Colyn, Grandville, Michigan; and Roger A. Vandenberg, Hudsonville, Michigan, for "Screw guide and related method of use."  more
Scrubber
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- 21IMPORTS LLC, Lakewood, New Jersey has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1025531 S1, initially filed Jan. 1, 2023) developed by Dov Kurlander, Lakewood, New Jersey, for "Scrubber."  more
Seatbelt Tongue
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- RADIO SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Knoxville, Tennessee has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1024728 S1, initially filed May 14, 2018) developed by Christopher Spater, Burlington, Vermont, for "Seatbelt tongue."  more
Secondary Content Insertion in 360-Degree Video
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- VID SCALE, INC., Wilmington, Delaware has been assigned a patent (No. US 11974001 B2, initially filed Feb. 6, 2023) developed by five inventors Eduardo Asbun, Santa Clara, California; Yong He, San Diego, California; Srinivas Gudumasu, Montreal, Canada; Ahmed Hamza, Coquitlam, Canada; and Yan Ye, San Diego, California, for "Secondary content insertion in 360-degree video."  more
Secure Gaming Systems and Methods
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- An inventor from Las Vegas, Nevada, Phung My Chau has been awarded a patent (No. US 11972661 B2, initially filed April 11, 2023) for "Secure gaming systems and methods."  more
Segmenting Objects in Digital Images Utilizing a Multi-Object Segmentation Model Framework
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- ADOBE INC., San Jose, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972569 B2, initially filed Jan. 26, 2021) developed by four inventors Brian Price, San Jose, California; David Hart, Orem, Utah; Zhihong Ding, Fremont, California; and Scott Cohen, Sunnyvale, Utah, for "Segmenting objects in digital images utilizing a multi-object segmentation model framework."  more
Self-Contained EEG Recording System
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- EPITEL, INC., Salt Lake City, Utah has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969249 B2, initially filed April 28, 2021) developed by five inventors Francis E. Dudek, Salt Lake City, Utah; Michael K. Elwood, Farmington, Utah; John H. Fisher, Cottonwood Heights, Utah; Mark J. Lehmkuhle, Salt Lake City, Utah; and Jean M. Wheeler, Salt Lake City, Utah, for "Self-contained EEG recording system."  more
Self-Supporting Bi-Directional Corrugated Mesh Leaf Preclusion Device
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- GUTTERGLOVE, INC., Franklin, Tennessee has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970861 B2, initially filed Nov. 19, 2021) developed by Robert C. Lenney, Lincoln, California, for "Self-supporting bi-directional corrugated mesh leaf preclusion device."  more
Semiconductor Device Having Duty-Cycle Corrector
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC., Boise, Idaho has been assigned a patent (No. US 11973506 B2, initially filed June 21, 2022) developed by Yasuo Satoh, Tsukuba, Japan, for "Semiconductor device having duty-cycle corrector."  more
Separating and Quantifying Unbound Target Analytes From Biological Samples
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- ARUP LABORATORIES, INC., Salt Lake City, Utah has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969670 B2, initially filed July 26, 2021) developed by Mark M. Kushnir, Salt Lake City, Utah, and Alan L. Rockwood, Riverton, Utah, for "Separating and quantifying unbound target analytes from biological samples."  more
Shaving Device
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- An inventor from Marlton, New Jersey, Reid Simkovitz has been awarded a design patent (No. US D1025485 S1, initially filed Aug. 18, 2021) for "Shaving device."  more
Shoe
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- NIKE, INC., Beaverton, Oregon has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1024530 S1, initially filed May 31, 2022) developed by George A. Xanthos, Beaverton, Oregon, for "Shoe."  more
Shoe
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- NIKE, INC., Beaverton, Oregon has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1024533 S1, initially filed May 5, 2022) developed by Brenton Wehrmeyer, Portland, Oregon, for "Shoe."  more
Shoe
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- NIKE, INC., Beaverton, Oregon has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1024511 S1, initially filed June 3, 2022) developed by Jovan Popovic, Portland, Oregon, for "Shoe."  more
Shoe
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- NIKE, INC., Beaverton, Oregon has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1024534 S1, initially filed Aug. 4, 2023) developed by Fiona L. Lesecq, Portland, Oregon, for "Shoe."  more
Shoe
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- NIKE, INC., Beaverton, Oregon has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1024531 S1, initially filed Aug. 16, 2022) developed by Jason G. Petrie, Portland, Oregon, for "Shoe."  more
Shoe
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- NIKE, INC., Beaverton, Oregon has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1024524 S1, initially filed July 21, 2023) developed by Erick Ikeda, Beaverton, Oregon, for "Shoe."  more
Shoe
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- NIKE, INC., Beaverton, Oregon has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1024513 S1, initially filed Nov. 18, 2022) developed by Stefan B. Cristobal, Beaverton, Oregon, for "Shoe."  more
Shoe
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- NIKE, INC., Beaverton, Oregon has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1024512 S1, initially filed Nov. 11, 2022) developed by Edmund Holmes, Portland, Oregon, for "Shoe."  more
Shoe
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- NIKE, INC., Beaverton, Oregon has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1024535 S1, initially filed May 31, 2022) developed by George A. Xanthos, Beaverton, Oregon, for "Shoe."  more
Shoe
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- NIKE, INC., Beaverton, Oregon has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1024532 S1, initially filed Aug. 16, 2022) developed by Jason G. Petrie, Portland, Oregon, for "Shoe."  more
Sink
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- An inventor from Stamford, Connecticut, Farhad Roofeh has been awarded a design patent (No. US D1025314 S1, initially filed May 24, 2022) for "Sink."  more
Slurry Based Diffusion Coatings for Blade Under Platform of Internally-Cooled Components and Process Therefor
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- RTX CORPORATION, Farmington, Connecticut has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970953 B2, initially filed Aug. 23, 2019) developed by Michael N. Task, Vernon, Connecticut, for "Slurry based diffusion coatings for blade under platform of internally-cooled components and process therefor."  more
Sole Structure With Tiered Plate Assembly for an Article of Footwear
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- NIKE, INC., Beaverton, Oregon has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969050 B2, initially filed Jan. 19, 2022) developed by three inventors Lawrence K. Amoako, Beaverton, Oregon; Melusine Dieudonne, Portland, Oregon; and Tim Steffen Schulze, Beaverton, Oregon, for "Sole structure with tiered plate assembly for an article of footwear."  more
Solid State Multi-Stroke Thermal Engine
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- An inventor from Hohenwald, Tennessee, Michael Mark Anthony has been awarded a patent (No. US 11971021 B1, initially filed Oct. 15, 2019) for "Solid state multi-stroke thermal engine."  more
Source or Drain Structures for Germanium N-Channel Devices
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- INTEL CORPORATION, Santa Clara, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11973143 B2, initially filed March 28, 2019) developed by ten inventors Ryan Keech, Portland, Oregon; Benjamin Chu-Kung, Portland, Oregon; Subrina Rafique, Hillsboro, Oregon; Devin Merrill, McMinnville, Oregon; Ashish Agrawal, Hillsboro, Oregon; Harold Kennel, Portland, Oregon; Yang Cao, Beaverton, Oregon; Dipanjan Basu, Hillsboro, Oregon; Jessica Torres, Portland, Oregon; and Anand M  more
Sports Wager Entry With Customizable Point Value Adjustments
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- IGT, Las Vegas, Nevada has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972663 B2, initially filed Nov. 24, 2021) developed by Mark Dufty, Las Vegas, Nevada, and Michael Bailey, Reno, Nevada, for "Sports wager entry with customizable point value adjustments."  more
Stacked Cushioning Arrangement for Sole Structure
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- NIKE, INC., Beaverton, Oregon has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969048 B2, initially filed Dec. 7, 2020) developed by ten inventors Jeremy L. Connell, Hillsboro, Oregon; Karen S. Dimoff, Portland, Oregon; Emily Farina, Beaverton, Oregon; Joel Ryp Greenspan, Portland, Oregon; Stefan E. Guest, Portland, Oregon; Derek Haight, Beaverton, Oregon; Olivier Henrichot, Tigard, Oregon; Helene Hutchinson, Portland, Oregon; Geng Luo, Portland, Oregon; and Krissy Yetman,  more
State of Charge and State of Health Assessment of a Mixed Chemistry Battery
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11971455 B2, initially filed July 6, 2022) developed by four inventors Chengwu Duan, Shanghai, China; Jian Yao, Shanghai, China; Dewen Kong, Shanghai, China; and Jingyuan Liu, Shanghai, China, for "State of charge and state of health assessment of a mixed chemistry battery."  more
Status Polling Based on Die-Generated Pulsed Signal
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC., Boise, Idaho has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972135 B2, initially filed Feb. 1, 2022) developed by Eric N. Lee, San Jose, California, and Dheeraj Srinivasan, San Jose, California, for "Status polling based on die-generated pulsed signal."  more
Stock Lifter Assembly
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- STANDARD LIFTERS, INC., Grand Rapids, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969775 B2, initially filed June 6, 2023) developed by Scott M. Breen, Ada, Michigan, and Joel T. Pyper, Holland, Michigan, for "Stock lifter assembly."  more
Storage Enclosure
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- XTARIS LLC, Oakland Township, Michigan has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1024552 S1, initially filed June 10, 2022) developed by Benjamin R. Spencer, Oakland Township, Michigan, for "Storage enclosure."  more
Stowaway Compact Rocker
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- GCI OUTDOOR, INC., Higganum, Connecticut has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969102 B2, initially filed Jan. 14, 2022) developed by Jim Sun, Cromwell, Connecticut, and Daniel R. Grace, Old Saybrook, Connecticut, for "Stowaway compact rocker."  more
Strap for Face Mask Having Multiple Configurations
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Morris Plains, New Jersey has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969035 B2, initially filed Nov. 11, 2016) developed by three inventors Rocky Qu, Morris Plains, New Jersey; Gio Xu, Morris Plains, New Jersey; and Zhaoxia Jin, Morris Plains, New Jersey, for "Strap for face mask having multiple configurations."  more
Suboccipital Compression Pad
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- ARROWHEAD NEUROSCIENCE, Colton, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969320 B2, initially filed Dec. 30, 2022) developed by three inventors Javed Siddiqi, Colton, California; Jerry Noel, Colton, California; and David Holladay, Knoxville, Tennessee, for "Suboccipital compression pad."  more
Sulphate-Free and Nonionic Surfactant-Free Cleansing Composition
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- CONOPCO, INC., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969495 B2, initially filed May 7, 2019) developed by five inventors Annie Jaye Galpin, Mancot, United Kingdom; Robert Machen, Prenton, United Kingdom; Smita Puntambekar, Wirral, United Kingdom; Robert George Riley, Chester, United Kingdom; and Pierre Starck, Chester, United Kingdom, for "Sulphate-free and nonionic surfactant-free cleansing composition."  more
Superlubricity Coating Containing Carbon Nanotubes
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- UT-BATTELLE, LLC, Oak Ridge, Tennessee has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970764 B2, initially filed Nov. 5, 2020) developed by three inventors Chanaka Kapila Kumara Ihala Gamaralalage, Oak Ridge, Tennessee; Jun Qu, Oak Ridge, Tennessee; and Paul A. Menchhofer, Clinton, Tennessee, for "Superlubricity coating containing carbon nanotubes."  more
Support Garment
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- NIKE, INC., Beaverton, Oregon has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969027 B2, initially filed June 9, 2021) developed by Tara L. Pennington, Portland, Oregon, for "Support garment."  more
Surface Cleaning
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC., Boise, Idaho has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969140 B2, initially filed June 22, 2021) developed by five inventors Priya Vemparala Guruswamy, Boise, Idaho; Chunhua Yao, Boise, Idaho; Anshika Sharma, Boise, Idaho; Xiao Li, Boise, Idaho; and Cipriana Forgy, Meridian, Idaho, for "Surface cleaning."  more
Surgical Bur Kit Holder
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- VERSAH, LLC, Jackson, Michigan has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1025394 S1, initially filed Dec. 9, 2022) developed by Todd Marshall, Jackson, Michigan, and Salah Huwais, Jackson, Michigan, for "Surgical bur kit holder."  more
Surgical Staple Having Two Movable Arms Connected by a Transverse Connection Area
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- INSTITUT HOSPITALO-UNIVERSITAIRE DE CHIRURGIE MINI-INVASIVE GUIDEE PAR L'IMAGE, Strasbourg, France has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969168 B2, initially filed Nov. 23, 2020) developed by three inventors Amilcar Alzaga, Mexico City, Mexico; Peter Halvax, Pecs, Hungary; and Lee L. Swanstrom, Portland, Oregon, for "Surgical staple having two movable arms connected by a transverse connection area."  more
Suspension Assembly With Slider Arrangement
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- SAF-HOLLAND, INC., Muskegon, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970210 B2, initially filed July 25, 2022) developed by three inventors Gregory Thomas Galazin, Muskegon, Michigan; Edward Robert Hammer, Casnovia, Michigan; and Jeffrey M. Galla, Norton Shores, Michigan, for "Suspension assembly with slider arrangement."  more
Syringe Adapter
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY LIMITED, Dun Laoghaire, Ireland has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969394 B2, initially filed Jan. 15, 2018) developed by three inventors Laurie Sanders, Glen Ridge, New Jersey; Jayeon Kim, River Edge, New Jersey; and Antonio Righez Mesquita, Wayne, New Jersey, for "Syringe adapter."  more
System and Method for Applying a Fastening Material to a Substrate
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- KELLOGG COMPANY, Battle Creek, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969951 B2, initially filed March 16, 2022) developed by John Joseph Michels, Portage, Michigan, for "System and method for applying a fastening material to a substrate."  more
System and Method for Changing Beacon Identifiers for Secure Mobile Communications
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Las Vegas, Nevada has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972659 B2, initially filed Aug. 12, 2022) developed by three inventors Angelo Palmisano, Las Vegas, Nevada; Eric Taylor, Las Vegas, Nevada; and Steven Santisi, Las Vegas, Nevada, for "System and method for changing beacon identifiers for secure mobile communications."  more
System and Method for Communicating With a Vehicle
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, Japan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972649 B2, initially filed Aug. 9, 2021) developed by eight inventors J. Michael Ellis, Holland, Michigan; Eric Smith, Holland, Michigan; Aaron Day, Coopersville, Michigan; Kurt Dykema, Holland, Michigan; Warren E. Guthrie, West Olive, Michigan; Brent Bouws, Holland, Michigan; David L Klamer, Zeeland, Michigan; and Kent D. Pilcher, Holland, Michigan, for "System and method for communicating w  more
System and Method for Contextualizing Objects in a Vehicle Horizon
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INC., Stamford, Connecticut has been assigned a patent (No. US 11971259 B2, initially filed May 4, 2018) developed by Gustavo Adolfo Fortmann, Novi, Michigan, for "System and method for contextualizing objects in a vehicle horizon."  more
System and Method for Controlling Operation of a Game Device
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- DEWAAL IP LLC, Reno, Nevada has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972666 B1, initially filed Oct. 10, 2022) developed by Daniel Jacobus deWaal, Reno, Nevada, for "System and method for controlling operation of a game device."  more
System and Method for Determination of Metrics for Multiple-Input Multiple-Output Communication
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- QUALCOMM INC., San Diego, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11973546 B2, initially filed Dec. 17, 2020) developed by six inventors Kiran Venugopal, Raritan, New Jersey; Wooseok Nam, San Diego, California; Yan Zhou, San Diego, California; Tao Luo, San Diego, California; Junyi Li, Chester, New Jersey; and Mostafa Khoshnevisan, San Diego, California, for "System and method for determination of metrics for multiple-input multiple-output communication."  more
System and Method for Determining Most Probable Cause of Vehicle Fault Using Multiple Diagnostic Techniques
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972645 B2, initially filed May 28, 2021) developed by six inventors Shengbing Jiang, Rochester Hills, Michigan; Zifeng Peng, Rochester Hills, Michigan; Chaitanya Sankavaram, Rochester Hills, Michigan; Michael B. Gastmeier, Clinton Township, Michigan; Brian Buck, Highland, Michigan; and John J. Flood, IV, Canton, Michigan, for "System and method for determining most proba  more
System and Method for Learning Driveline Disconnect Clutch Liftoff
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970153 B2, initially filed Aug. 31, 2022) developed by five inventors Akshay Bichkar, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Corey James Blue, Belleville, Michigan; Samuel Melville Glauber, Northville, Michigan; Joseph Kucharski, Livonia, Michigan; and Bradley Dean Riedle, Northville, Michigan, for "System and method for learning driveline disconnect clutch liftoff."  more
System and Method for Modular Vehicle Storage
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970139 B2, initially filed Oct. 23, 2020) developed by six inventors Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, Michigan; David Brian Glickman, Southfield, Michigan; Hussein Berry, Dearborn, Michigan; Adam Carlson, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Peter Phung, Windsor, Canada; and Benjamin Richer, Detroit, Michigan, for "System and method for modular vehicle storage."  more
System and Method for Security in Internet-Of-Things and Cyber-Physical Systems Based on Machine Learning
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, Princeton, New Jersey has been assigned a patent (No. US 11973771 B2, initially filed Feb. 25, 2020) developed by three inventors Tanujay Saha, Princeton, New Jersey; Najwa Aaraj, Paris, France; and Niraj K. Jha, Princeton, New Jersey, for "System and method for security in Internet-of-Things and cyber-physical systems based on machine learning."  more
System and Method for Vehicle Security Monitoring
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972669 B2, initially filed Nov. 8, 2022) developed by five inventors Douglas Rogan, Mountain View, California; Shruthi Venkat, Mountain View, California; Nikhil Nagraj Rao, Cupertino, California; Sam Harris, Essex, United Kingdom; and Tarik Safir, Derbyshire, United Kingdom, for "System and method for vehicle security monitoring."  more
System and Method of Fluid Passageway Cross-Sectional Area Determination in an Anatomy
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- MATERIALISE N.V., Leuven, Belgium has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969219 B2, initially filed Oct. 26, 2021) developed by three inventors Lotte Huysmans, Leuven, Belgium; Julie Maes, Leuven, Belgium; and Janelle Schrot, Plymouth, Michigan, for "System and method of fluid passageway cross-sectional area determination in an anatomy."  more
System and Method of Personalizing Online Marketing Campaigns
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- OVERSTOCK.COM, INC., Midvale, Utah has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972460 B1, initially filed Oct. 17, 2022) developed by five inventors J P Knab, Salt Lake City, Utah; Bradford Johnson, Salt Lake City, Utah; Cathy Diaz, Salt Lake City, Utah; Dustin Spangler, Salt Lake City, Utah; and Kenneth Lines, Salt Lake City, Utah, for "System and method of personalizing online marketing campaigns."  more
System for Deterring Unauthorized Access to an Account Associated With an Online Ordering Platform
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- SUBWAY IP LLC, Milford, Connecticut has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972427 B2, initially filed July 27, 2021) developed by Camden Zevetchin, Trumbull, Connecticut, and John Arnold, Milford, Connecticut, for "System for deterring unauthorized access to an account associated with an online ordering platform."  more
System for Increasing Antimicrobial Efficacy in a Poultry Processing Tank
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- ZECO, LLC, Chattanooga, Tennessee has been assigned a patent (No. US 11968988 B1, initially filed April 19, 2023) developed by three inventors Jonathon R. Bullard, Chattanooga, Tennessee; James A. Faller, Chattanooga, Tennessee; and Robert C. Bullard, Signal Mountain, Tennessee, for "System for increasing antimicrobial efficacy in a poultry processing tank."  more
Systems and Methods for a Fuel Vapor Canister Heating Element
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970998 B2, initially filed Feb. 27, 2023) developed by Aed Dudar, Canton, Michigan, for "Systems and methods for a fuel vapor canister heating element."  more
Systems and Methods for Establishing Consensus in Distributed Communications
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- INSTITUTE OF SOFTWARE, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, Beijing, China has been assigned a patent (No. US 11973744 B2, initially filed May 12, 2020) developed by six inventors Xinlei Zhai, Beijing, China; Qiang Tang, Cliffside Park, New Jersey; Zhenliang Lu, Kearny, New Jersey; Jing Xu, Beijing, China; Zhenfeng Zhang, Beijing, China; and Bingyong Guo, Beijing, China, for "Systems and methods for establishing consensus in distributed communications."  more
Systems and Methods for Folding and Retaining Box Flaps
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- PACKSIZE LLC, Salt Lake City, Utah has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969967 B2, initially filed April 27, 2022) developed by three inventors Scotty Robinson, II, Lindon, Utah; Jeremy Brown, Lindon, Utah; and Jeff Edwards, Lindon, Utah, for "Systems and methods for folding and retaining box flaps."  more
Systems and Methods for Patient-Based Computer Assisted Surgical Procedures
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- SMITH & NEPHEW, INC., Memphis, Tennessee has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969223 B2, initially filed Feb. 8, 2022) developed by Michael Dean Hughes, Cordova, Tennessee, and Jeffrey A. Sharp, Salt Lake City, Utah, for "Systems and methods for patient-based computer assisted surgical procedures."  more
Systems and Methods for Performing Sample Lift-Out for Highly Reactive Materials
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- FEI COMPANY, Hillsboro, Oregon has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972923 B2, initially filed Dec. 31, 2021) developed by five inventors Christopher Thompson, Hillsboro, Oregon; Dustin Ellis, Hillsboro, Oregon; Adam Stokes, Hillsboro, Oregon; Ronald Kelley, Hillsboro, Oregon; and Cedric Bouchet-Marquis, Hillsboro, Oregon, for "Systems and methods for performing sample lift-out for highly reactive materials."  more
Systems and Methods for Providing a Decentralized Anti-Counterfeit Solution for Supply Chain Tracking Using Single-Use Codes
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- TRACE LABS LLC, Shelburne, Vermont has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972440 B1, initially filed June 5, 2020) developed by Paul Lintilhac, Springfiled, Vermont, for "Systems and methods for providing a decentralized anti-counterfeit solution for supply chain tracking using single-use codes."  more
Systems and Methods for Providing Improved Database Functionality
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- An inventor from West Valley, Utah, Michael Isom has been awarded a patent (No. US 11972849 B2, initially filed May 18, 2022) for "Systems and methods for providing improved database functionality."  more
Systems and Methods for Randomized Energy Draw or Supply Requests
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- Three inventors Jeff Frolik, Essex Junction, Vermont; Paul Hines, Burlington, Vermont; and Mads Almassalkhi, South Burlington, Vermont, have been awarded a patent (No. US 11972496 B2, initially filed Nov. 11, 2021) for "Systems and methods for randomized energy draw or supply requests."  more
Systems and Methods for Supporting Host Devices With a Single Network Address When Multiple Prefixes Are Delegated
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC., Basking Ridge, New Jersey has been assigned a patent (No. US 11973739 B2, initially filed June 16, 2021) developed by three inventors Kiritkumar Joshi, Cupertino, California; Jose M. Verger, Alamo, California; and Samirkumar Patel, Middlesex, New Jersey, for "Systems and methods for supporting host devices with a single network address when multiple prefixes are delegated."  more
Systems and Methods for Tracking and Scoring Cleaning
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- INTELLIGENT CLEANING EQUIPMENT HOLDINGS CO. LTD., Tortola, Virgin Islands, British has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972383 B2, initially filed Feb. 13, 2023) developed by four inventors Simon Nai Pong Chen, Dongguan, China; York Jiam Pang, Dongguan, China; Pui Keung Lam, Dongguan, China; and Bryan Michael Showers, Zeeland, Michigan, for "Systems and methods for tracking and scoring cleaning."  more
Systems and Methods Involving a Hub Platform and Communication Network Configured for Processing Data Involving Time-Stamped/Time-Sensitive Aspects and/or Other Features
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- CLEARINGBID, INC., Burlingame, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972483 B2, initially filed Dec. 13, 2022) developed by Thomas Luby, Morristown, New Jersey, for "Systems and methods involving a hub platform and communication network configured for processing data involving time-stamped/time-sensitive aspects and/or other features."  more
Task Shade
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, Oregon has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1025441 S1, initially filed Dec. 22, 2020) developed by three inventors Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg, Eugene, Oregon; Peter Van Liefde, Eugene, Oregon; and Austin Gutierrez, Eugene, Oregon, for "Task shade."  more
Techniques and Apparatus for Editing Video
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- INTEL CORPORATION, Santa Clara, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972781 B2, initially filed Oct. 19, 2020) developed by Glen J. Anderson, Beaverton, Oregon, and Giuseppe Raffa, Portland, Oregon, for "Techniques and apparatus for editing video."  more
Techniques for Locating and Operating Gasification Plant Having Predominately Scrap Tire Rubber as Feedstock
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- GREENTIRE ENERGY LLC, Pennington, New Jersey has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972502 B2, initially filed Jan. 7, 2019) developed by three inventors Jerome N. Block, East Brunswick, New Jersey; Ulf Hansson, Pennington, New Jersey; and Nicholas Z. Hegedus, Pennington, New Jersey, for "Techniques for locating and operating gasification plant having predominately scrap tire rubber as feedstock."  more
Techniques for Workforce Management in a Task Assignment System
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- AFINITI, LTD., Hamilton, Bermuda has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972376 B2, initially filed Jan. 10, 2022) developed by Denys Liubyvyi, Washington, District of Columbia, for "Techniques for workforce management in a task assignment system."  more
Techniques to Automatically Verify Object Detection, Classification, and Depth for Automated Driving Systems
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- FCA US LLC, Auburn Hills, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972612 B2, initially filed Feb. 18, 2021) developed by Dalong Li, Troy, Michigan, and Neil Garbacik, Lake Orion, Michigan, for "Techniques to automatically verify object detection, classification, and depth for automated driving systems."  more
Tera-Sample-Per-Second Arbitrary Waveform Generator
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, Washington, District of Columbia has been assigned a patent (No. US 11973269 B2, initially filed April 21, 2022) developed by Paul D. Swanson, Santee, California, for "Tera-sample-per-second arbitrary waveform generator."  more
Textile Component With Embroidered Emblem
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- NIKE, INC., Beaverton, Oregon has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970804 B2, initially filed Jan. 9, 2023) developed by Dalton T. Durrell, Beaverton, Oregon, and Chaokun Huangfu, Beaverton, Oregon, for "Textile component with embroidered emblem."  more
Thermal Management Techniques for Electric Motors
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- FCA US LLC, Auburn Hills, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11973407 B2, initially filed Feb. 17, 2022) developed by Shreyas Kapatral, Oakland Township, Michigan, and Srihari Gangaraj, Troy, Michigan, for "Thermal management techniques for electric motors."  more
Thermoplastic Polyolefin Compositions Useful for Odor Reduction
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Midland, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970601 B2, initially filed Nov. 29, 2018) developed by eight inventors Haiying Li, Shanghai, China; Andong Liu, Shanghai, China; Shaoguang Feng, Shanghai, China; Xiuhan Yang, Shanghai, China; Jian Zou, Shanghai, China; Ming Ming, Shanghai, China; Yonghua Gong, Shanghai, China; and Xuemei Zhai, Shanghai, China, for "Thermoplastic polyolefin compositions useful for odor reduction.  more
Thermoresponsive FDM Printer Filament for Forming Vascular Channels in Hydrogels
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, Nashville, Tennessee has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970582 B2, initially filed Aug. 20, 2019) developed by Leon M. Bellan, Nashville, Tennessee, and John Rector, Nashville, Tennessee, for "Thermoresponsive FDM printer filament for forming vascular channels in hydrogels."  more
Tissue Retention Devices and Methods
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- STETRIX, INC., Bartlett, Tennessee has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969160 B2, initially filed Dec. 23, 2021) developed by David D. Blurton, Whiteville, Tennessee, for "Tissue retention devices and methods."  more
Touch Panel Control Interface
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- An inventor from Manalapan, New Jersey, Paul Harris has been awarded a design patent (No. US D1025062 S1, initially filed Dec. 30, 2022) for "Touch panel control interface."  more
Traction Battery Enclosure Reinforcement Assembly and Reinforcing Method
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11973241 B2, initially filed Oct. 6, 2021) developed by seven inventors Yongcai Wang, Ann Arbor, Michigan; James Lawrence Swoish, Northville, Michigan; Melissa Kathryn Christensen, New Hudson, Michigan; Yunan Guo, Rochester Hills, Michigan; Ahteram Khan, Canton, Michigan; Micah Smith, Detroit, Michigan; and Michael Luchtman, Canton, Michigan, for "Traction battery enclosure rei  more
Transmission Output Speed Based Wheel Flare Control System for Electrified Vehicle Applications
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970154 B2, initially filed Sept. 3, 2021) developed by four inventors Jie Yang, Okemos, Michigan; Robert L. Morris, Milford, Michigan; Shaochun Ye, Northville, Michigan; and Vino Mathew, Farmington Hills, Michigan, for "Transmission output speed based wheel flare control system for electrified vehicle applications."  more
Trim Piece Assembly for an Article of Apparel
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- NIKE, INC., Beaverton, Oregon has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969039 B2, initially filed May 11, 2022) developed by Jessica Lynne Thornton, Portland, Oregon, for "Trim piece assembly for an article of apparel."  more
Tropomyosin Receptor Kinase (TRK) Degradation Compounds and Methods of Use
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- CULLGEN (SHANGHAI), INC., Shanghai, China has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969472 B2, initially filed April 23, 2021) developed by four inventors Jialiang Wang, Nashville, Tennessee; Xiaoran Han, Shanghai, China; Jing Liu, Oradell, New Jersey; and Liqun Chen, Shanghai, China, for "Tropomyosin receptor kinase (TRK) degradation compounds and methods of use."  more
Truck Bed Tray
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- P&G ENTERPRISES, INC., Clarkston, Michigan has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1024895 S1, initially filed Oct. 31, 2022) developed by Gary W. Lovins, Oxford, Michigan, and Paul H. Dunstan, Clarkston, Michigan, for "Truck bed tray."  more
Tumor Tissue Characterization Using Multi-Parametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS AG, Forchheim, Germany has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969239 B2, initially filed Jan. 15, 2020) developed by Bin Lou, Princeton, New Jersey, and Benjamin L. Odry, West New York, New Jersey, for "Tumor tissue characterization using multi-parametric magnetic resonance imaging."  more
Turbine Engine Gearbox
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- RTX CORPORATION, Farmington, Connecticut has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970982 B2, initially filed Nov. 15, 2022) developed by Michael E. McCune, Colchester, Connecticut, for "Turbine engine gearbox."  more
Two-Stage Audio Gain Circuit Based on Analog-To-Digital Conversion and Audio Terminal
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- RADIAWAVE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., Shenzhen, China has been assigned a patent (No. US 11973479 B2, initially filed Oct. 22, 2021) developed by six inventors Liuan Zhang, Shenzhen, China; Yulin Tan, Shenzhen, China; Jon Sweat Duster, Beaverton, Oregon; Ning Zhang, Shenzhen, China; Haigang Feng, Shenzhen, China; and Erkan Alpman, Portland, Oregon, for "Two-stage audio gain circuit based on analog-to-digital conversion and audio terminal."  more
Two-Stage Buffer Operations Supporting Write Commands
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC., Boise, Idaho has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972109 B2, initially filed March 1, 2021) developed by Hua Tan, Shanghai, China, and Lingye Zhou, Shanghai, China, for "Two-stage buffer operations supporting write commands."  more
Ultrafast, High-Energy Supercapacitors With Open-Shell Polymer-Carbon-Based Compound Composites
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI, Hattiesburg, Mississippi has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970572 B2, initially filed June 14, 2022) developed by three inventors Tse Nga Ng, San Diego, California; Lulu Yao, San Diego, California; and Jason Azoulay, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, for "Ultrafast, high-energy supercapacitors with open-shell polymer-carbon-based compound composites."  more
Unified Sequencer Concurrency Controller for a Memory Sub-System
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC., Boise, Idaho has been assigned a patent (No. US 11971772 B2, initially filed Aug. 31, 2021) developed by three inventors Fangfang Zhu, San Jose, California; Jiangli Zhu, San Jose, California; and Ying Y. Tai, Mountain View, California, for "Unified sequencer concurrency controller for a memory sub-system."  more
Universal High Expandable Filling Member
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- ZEPHYROS, INC., Romeo, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970215 B2, initially filed June 4, 2020) developed by Luc Helfer, Rosheim, France, and Alain Kuntz, Selestat, France, for "Universal high expandable filling member."  more
Use of Hollow Fiber Filtration in Conjunction With Precipitant Technologies to Reclaim Water From Complex Aqueous Waste Streams
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- GARRATT-CALLAHAN COMPANY, Burlingame, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970411 B1, initially filed Dec. 20, 2021) developed by four inventors E. H. Kelle Zeiher, Hixson, Tennessee; Henri Robert Asbell, Burlingame, California; James E Gamlen, Burlingame, California; and Daron Gareth Evans, Woodside, California, for "Use of hollow fiber filtration in conjunction with precipitant technologies to reclaim water from complex aqueous waste streams."  more
Use of Priority Mismatch Indication for Uplink Transmission for Wireless Networks
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY, Espoo, Finland has been assigned a patent (No. US 11974265 B2, initially filed April 15, 2021) developed by four inventors Zexian Li, Espoo, Finland; Matha Deghel, Paris, France; Sigen Ye, Whitehouse Station, New Jersey; and Klaus Hugl, Vienna, Austria, for "Use of priority mismatch indication for uplink transmission for wireless networks."  more
User-Configurable Data Prioritization
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- INTEL CORPORATION, Santa Clara, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11973689 B2, initially filed June 15, 2021) developed by Ehud Reshef, Qiryat Tivon, Israel, and Carlos Cordeiro, Portland, Oregon, for "User-configurable data prioritization."  more
Utility Blades and Combination Blade Holders
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- DAREX, LLC, Ashland, Oregon has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969909 B2, initially filed Feb. 10, 2023) developed by Daniel T Dovel, Ashland, Oregon, for "Utility blades and combination blade holders."  more
Vacuum Cleaner
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- BISSELL INC., Grand Rapids, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969137 B2, initially filed Jan. 19, 2021) developed by Gary A. Kasper, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for "Vacuum cleaner."  more
Vacuum Compatible X-Ray Shield
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- FEI COMPANY, Hillsboro, Oregon has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972920 B2, initially filed Nov. 23, 2021) developed by three inventors Pleun Dona, Veldhoven, Netherlands; Casper Smit, Eindhoven, Netherlands; and Rients Jan de Groot, Heeze, Netherlands, for "Vacuum compatible X-ray shield."  more
Variable Modulation Scheme for Memory Device Access or Operation
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- Four inventors Robert Nasry Hasbun, San Jose, California; Timothy M. Hollis, Meridian, Idaho; Jeffrey P. Wright, Boise, Idaho; and Dean D. Gans, Nampa, Idaho, have been awarded a patent (No. US 11971820 B2, initially filed July 13, 2022) for "Variable modulation scheme for memory device access or operation."  more
Variable Voltage Inductor With Direct Liquid Cooling
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972888 B2, initially filed Nov. 18, 2020) developed by four inventors Moon Young Lee, Livonia, Michigan; Baoming Ge, Okemos, Michigan; Fan Wang, Novi, Michigan; and Lihua Chen, Farmington Hills, Michigan, for "Variable voltage inductor with direct liquid cooling."  more
Varnish Applicator for Electric Motor
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Dearborn, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11973384 B2, initially filed Jan. 3, 2022) developed by Xiaogang Zhang, Novi, Michigan, for "Varnish applicator for electric motor."  more
Vehicle Accessory Load Control and Power Stability
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970078 B2, initially filed Sept. 2, 2022) developed by three inventors Chandra S. Namuduri, Troy, Michigan; Suresh Gopalakrishnan, Troy, Michigan; and Lyall Kenneth Winger, Waterloo, Canada, for "Vehicle accessory load control and power stability."  more
Vehicle Airbag Systems
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- FCA US LLC, Auburn Hills, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970128 B2, initially filed Feb. 15, 2022) developed by six inventors William Mar, Davisburg, Michigan; Alan R Kirby, West Bloomfield, Michigan; Grant T Smith, Rochester Hills, Michigan; Michael J Jarvis, Washington Township, Michigan; Mark A Steinbach, Clawson, Michigan; and Jerry Domulewicz, Auburn Hills, Michigan, for "Vehicle airbag systems."  more
Vehicle Bumper Assembly With Integrated Lower Support
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970122 B2, initially filed March 7, 2022) developed by four inventors David Brian Glickman, Southfield, Michigan; Aaron Peter Klop, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan; Dennis Yee, Milford, Michigan; and Satvinder Singh Matharu, Tecumseh, Canada, for "Vehicle bumper assembly with integrated lower support."  more
Vehicle Cargo Tailgate Enclosure
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- LUND MOTION PRODUCTS, INC., Ann Arbor, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970217 B2, initially filed June 20, 2023) developed by Anthony Nicholas Smith, Huntington Beach, California, for "Vehicle cargo tailgate enclosure."  more
Vehicle Dispatch Using Machine Learning
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972378 B2, initially filed March 2, 2020) developed by five inventors Donald Conroy, Grosse Ile, Michigan; Hyongju Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Jeffrey McLendon, Canton, Michigan; Fiona Gronowicz, Plymouth, Michigan; and Subrahmanyam Gade, Canton, Michigan, for "Vehicle dispatch using machine learning."  more
Vehicle Electrical System Having a Power Inverter and Electric Motor for Stepping Down Voltage
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970072 B2, initially filed March 22, 2021) developed by Rashmi Prasad, Troy, Michigan, and Chandra S. Namuduri, Troy, Michigan, for "Vehicle electrical system having a power inverter and electric motor for stepping down voltage."  more
Vehicle Endgate
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, Michigan has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1024885 S1, initially filed May 10, 2022) developed by Robert F. Hunwick, Washington Township, Michigan, for "Vehicle endgate."  more
Vehicle Endgate
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, Michigan has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1024883 S1, initially filed April 25, 2022) developed by Hwasup Lee, Rochester Hills, Michigan, for "Vehicle endgate."  more
Vehicle Front Lower Bumper Fascia
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, Michigan has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1024864 S1, initially filed Aug. 23, 2022) developed by Leilei Jiao, Shanghai, China, for "Vehicle front lower bumper fascia."  more
Vehicle Front Upper Grille
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, Michigan has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1024860 S1, initially filed Aug. 25, 2022) developed by four inventors Joel Piaskowski, Birmingham, Michigan; Doyle Letson, Novi, Michigan; Christopher Walter, Traverse City, Michigan; and Omead Dorandish, Superior Township, Michigan, for "Vehicle front upper grille."  more
Vehicle Having a Storage Compartment With a Deployable Shelf
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970137 B2, initially filed Sept. 6, 2022) developed by six inventors Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, Michigan; David Brian Glickman, Southfield, Michigan; Jeff Robert Seaman, Brownstown, Michigan; Annette Lynn Huebner, Highland, Michigan; George Abram Thornton, Canton, Michigan; and Michael John Harmon, Northville, Michigan, for "Vehicle having a storage compartment with a depl  more
Vehicle Hood
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, Michigan has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1024867 S1, initially filed June 28, 2022) developed by five inventors Joel Piaskowski, Birmingham, Michigan; Doyle Letson, Novi, Michigan; Christopher Walter, Traverse City, Michigan; Omead Dorandish, Superior Township, Michigan; and Christopher Stevens, Detroit, Michigan, for "Vehicle hood."  more
Vehicle Hood
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, Michigan has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1024866 S1, initially filed June 28, 2022) developed by five inventors Joel Piaskowski, Birmingham, Michigan; Doyle Letson, Novi, Michigan; Christopher Walter, Traverse City, Michigan; Omead Dorandish, Superior Township, Michigan; and Christopher Stevens, Detroit, Michigan, for "Vehicle hood."  more
Vehicle Liftgate
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, Michigan has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1024887 S1, initially filed July 25, 2022) developed by Jinho Seo, Yongin-si, South Korea, for "Vehicle liftgate."  more
Vehicle Rear Lower Fascia Plate
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, Michigan has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1024889 S1, initially filed Aug. 3, 2022) developed by Ramesh R. Gound, Rochester Hills, Michigan, for "Vehicle rear lower fascia plate."  more
Vehicle Rear Spoiler
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, Michigan has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1024870 S1, initially filed Aug. 25, 2022) developed by five inventors Joel Piaskowski, Birmingham, Michigan; Doyle Letson, Novi, Michigan; Christopher Walter, Traverse City, Michigan; Joshua Greiner, Detroit, Michigan; and Rachel Robinson, Royal Oak, Michigan, for "Vehicle rear spoiler."  more
Vehicle Rear Spoiler
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, Michigan has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1024869 S1, initially filed Aug. 25, 2022) developed by three inventors Joel Piaskowski, Birmingham, Michigan; Doyle Letson, Novi, Michigan; and Christopher Walter, Traverse City, Michigan, for "Vehicle rear spoiler."  more
Vehicle Rear Spoiler Track
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, Michigan has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1024871 S1, initially filed Aug. 25, 2022) developed by five inventors Joel Piaskowski, Birmingham, Michigan; Doyle Letson, Novi, Michigan; Christopher Walter, Traverse City, Michigan; Omead Dorandish, Superior Township, Michigan; and Joshua Greiner, Detroit, Michigan, for "Vehicle rear spoiler track."  more
Vehicle Rock Grille
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- DAIMLER TRUCK NORTH AMERICA LLC, Portland, Oregon has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1024858 S1, initially filed April 15, 2022) developed by five inventors Mauricio Cavalheiro, Portland, Oregon; Austin Cox, Portland, Oregon; Joon Ho Lee, Beaverton, Oregon; Steven Powell, Beaverton, Oregon; and Jeffrey Cotner, Portland, Oregon, for "Vehicle rock grille."  more
Vehicle Rock Grille
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- DAIMLER TRUCK NORTH AMERICA LLC, Portland, Oregon has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1024859 S1, initially filed April 15, 2022) developed by five inventors Mauricio Cavalheiro, Portland, Oregon; Austin Cox, Portland, Oregon; Steven Powell, Beaverton, Oregon; Joon Ho Lee, Beaverton, Oregon; and Jeffrey Cotner, Portland, Oregon, for "Vehicle rock grille."  more
Vehicle Safety System With Smart State Detection Sensors
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- ZF ACTIVE SAFETY AND ELECTRONICS US LLC, Livonia, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972644 B2, initially filed Jan. 21, 2021) developed by Marco Bracalente, Novi, Michigan, and Keith Miciuda, Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, for "Vehicle safety system with smart state detection sensors."  more
Vehicle Seating Assembly Having Locking Pivot Mechanisms
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970096 B2, initially filed Jan. 11, 2022) developed by five inventors Jaspinder S. Sahi, Novi, Michigan; Matthew T. Jensen, Canton, Michigan; Rabindranath Persad, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Christopher Rumaczyk, Royal Oak, Michigan; and Kurt Leon Kormos, Milford, Michigan, for "Vehicle seating assembly having locking pivot mechanisms."  more
Vehicle Tail Lamp
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, Michigan has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1025416 S1, initially filed Nov. 17, 2022) developed by four inventors Todd Willing, Grosse Pointe, Michigan; Ehab Kaoud, Livonia, Michigan; Sean Tant, Livonia, Michigan; and Jiacheng Liu, Dearborn, Michigan, for "Vehicle tail lamp."  more
Vehicle Taillamp
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, Michigan has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1025417 S1, initially filed Jan. 11, 2023) developed by Minjae Shin, Oak Park, Michigan, for "Vehicle taillamp."  more
Vehicle Wheel
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, Michigan has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1024891 S1, initially filed Nov. 17, 2022) developed by three inventors Mark Kaski, Royal Oak, Michigan; Dean Carbis, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan; and Jeremy Leng, Newport Beach, California, for "Vehicle wheel."  more
Vehicle Wheel
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, Michigan has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1024893 S1, initially filed March 23, 2022) developed by Adam K. Scenna, Royal Oak, Michigan, for "Vehicle wheel."  more
Vehicular Control System
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC., Auburn Hills, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972615 B2, initially filed June 12, 2023) developed by Rohan J. Divekar, Auburn Hills, Michigan, and Paul A. VanOphem, Washington, Michigan, for "Vehicular control system."  more
Vehicular Driver Monitoring System With Camera View Optimization
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC., Auburn Hills, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11972597 B2, initially filed Feb. 8, 2022) developed by four inventors Marc Rother, Munich, Germany; Jonathan D. Conger, Huntington Woods, Michigan; Steven V. Byrne, Goodrich, Michigan; and Zhongyao Liu, Troy, Michigan, for "Vehicular driver monitoring system with camera view optimization."  more
Vehicular Exterior Mirror System With Light Module
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC., Holland, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970115 B2, initially filed March 6, 2023) developed by Gregory A. Huizen, Hudsonville, Michigan, and Keith D. Foote, Caledonia, Michigan, for "Vehicular exterior mirror system with light module."  more
Vehicular Exterior Rearview Mirror Assembly
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC., Holland, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970111 B2, initially filed July 5, 2023) developed by seven inventors John T. Uken, Jenison, Michigan; Darryl P. De Wind, West Olive, Michigan; Keith D. Foote, Caledonia, Michigan; Joseph M. Mambourg, Spring Lake, Michigan; Rodney K. Blank, Zeeland, Michigan; Mark L. Larson, Grand Haven, Michigan; and Niall R. Lynam, Holland, Michigan, for "Vehicular exterior rearview mirror   more
Vehicular Vision System
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC., Auburn Hills, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970113 B2, initially filed Sept. 20, 2021) developed by seven inventors Andrew D. Weller, Holland, Michigan; Mark L. Larson, Grand Haven, Michigan; Ian A. McCabe, Holland, Michigan; Niall R. Lynam, Holland, Michigan; Rodney K. Blank, Zeeland, Michigan; Joseph P. McCaw, Lawrence, Michigan; and John T. Uken, Jenison, Michigan, for "Vehicular vision system."  more
Vibrating Pipe Locator
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- An inventor from Henerson, Nevada, Carl Israel Larkin has been awarded a patent (No. US 11971512 B2, initially filed May 3, 2022) for "Vibrating pipe locator."  more
Wake Up Receiver Frame
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- INTEL CORPORATION, Santa Clara, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11974227 B2, initially filed Nov. 9, 2021) developed by six inventors Po-Kai Huang, San Jose, California; Shahrnaz Azizi, Cupertino, California; Daniel F. Bravo, Portland, Oregon; Thomas J. Kenney, Portland, Oregon; Vinod Kristem, San Jose, California; and Noam Ginsburg, Portland, Oregon, for "Wake up receiver frame."  more
Wall Mounted Insulin Caddy
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- An inventor from Davison, Michigan, Andrew Hollis has been awarded a patent (No. US 11969574 B2, initially filed Sept. 19, 2022) for "Wall mounted insulin caddy."  more
Water Submersion Detection Switch
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, Washington, District of Columbia has been assigned a patent (No. US 11971290 B2, initially filed Nov. 11, 2021) developed by Raymond Mark Gamache, Salinas, California, for "Water submersion detection switch."  more
Wear Member and Wear Assembly for Earth Working Equipment
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- ESCO GROUP LLC, Portland, Oregon has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970843 B2, initially filed Jan. 24, 2022) developed by three inventors Scott H. Zenier, Portland, Oregon; Michael B. Roska, Portland, Oregon; and Joel S. Hankland, Canby, Oregon, for "Wear member and wear assembly for earth working equipment."  more
Wearable Devices for Providing Pressure Therapy to a User
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- NEW HEIGHTS ENERGY, LLC, Williamston, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11969557 B1, initially filed Jan. 4, 2024) developed by Trent K. English, Williamston, Michigan, for "Wearable devices for providing pressure therapy to a user."  more
Wire Spool Cover
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- An inventor from North Bend, Oregon, Robert Haag has been awarded a patent (No. US 11970356 B1, initially filed July 15, 2022) for "Wire spool cover."  more
Worm Gear Hub
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- STEERING SOLUTIONS IP HOLDING CORPORATION, Saginaw, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11970216 B2, initially filed April 7, 2022) developed by three inventors Jeffrey E. Beyerlein, Frankenmuth, Michigan; Alan G. Turek, Mayville, Michigan; and Jesse A. Heather, Swartz Creek, Michigan, for "Worm gear hub."  more
Wristband
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- CHANGED BY THE GAME LLC, Portland, Oregon has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1024829 S1, initially filed Nov. 2, 2023) developed by Easton A. Henrikson, Portland, Oregon, for "Wristband."  more
Write Budget Control of Time-Shift Buffer for Streaming Devices
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 30 -- MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC., Boise, Idaho has been assigned a patent (No. US 11971815 B2, initially filed Aug. 31, 2021) developed by Poorna Kale, Folsom, California, and Christopher Joseph Bueb, Folsom, California, for "Write budget control of time-shift buffer for streaming devices."  more
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