ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 8 -- WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., San Francisco, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 12731142 B2, initially filed June 12, 2024) developed by Sean Edward Falese, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, and Nathanial David Sanders, Papillion, Nebraska, for "Commercial beneficiary profiles for transactions."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 8 -- INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, New York has been assigned a patent (No. US 12732360 B2, initially filed Aug. 8, 2022) developed by eight inventors Renato J. Recio, Austin, Texas; Eran Gampel, Tel Aviv, Israel; Gal Sagi, Hod Hasharon, Israel; Ryan Moats, Omaha, Nebraska; Bernard Metzler, Zurich, Switzerland; Ravinder Reddy Amanaganti, San Ramon, California; Etai Lev Ran, Nofit, Israel; and Dean Har'el Lorenz, Haifa, Israel, for "Distribution  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 8 -- AGI SURETRACK LLC, Lenexa, Kansas has been assigned a patent (No. US 12731088 B2, initially filed Feb. 27, 2025) developed by three inventors Jason G. Tatge, Bucyrus, Kansas; Heath Garrett Gerlock, Omaha, Nebraska; and Randall Thomas Nuss, Lincoln, Nebraska, for "Farming data collection and exchange system."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 8 -- BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, Lincoln, Nebraska has been assigned a patent (No. US 12733196 B2, initially filed Oct. 19, 2023) developed by four inventors Archit Dhingra, Lincoln, Nebraska; Peter A. Dowben, Lincoln, Nebraska; Alexey Lipatov, Lincoln, Nebraska; and Alexander Sinitskii, Lincoln, Nebraska, for "HfS."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 8 -- LINDSAY TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS, LLC, Omaha, Nebraska has been assigned a patent (No. US 12729496 B2, initially filed Nov. 28, 2023) developed by four inventors Daniel Paul Dacayanan Loya, Elk Grove, California; Jason Lim, Rio Vista, California; Matthew A. Elmore, Rio Vista, California; and John James Angus, Omaha, Nebraska, for "Impact nose wedge."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 8 -- ENTRY MEDIA, INC., Winter Park, Florida has been assigned a patent (No. US 12729584 B2, initially filed Sept. 20, 2024) developed by Martin Hering, Winter Park, Florida, and Joseph Holzapfel, Ralston, Nebraska, for "Jump-deterrent apparatus for a turnstile arm."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 8 -- SPEEDWAY MOTORS, INC., Lincoln, Nebraska has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1147065 S1, initially filed Oct. 24, 2025) developed by Austin Drueke, Lincoln, Nebraska, for "Mock engine block."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 8 -- MAN-FISHER, LLC, Omaha, Nebraska has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1147092 S1, initially filed Dec. 16, 2021) developed by Michael Daubert, Omaha, Nebraska, for "Personal urinary funnel for a boat."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 8 -- MARS, INC., McLean, Virginia has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1146210 S1, initially filed March 8, 2024) developed by three inventors Hayley Roberts, Thompson's Station, Tennessee; Brandon Smith, Lincoln, Nebraska; and Maisie Snyder, Franklin, Tennessee, for "Pet food."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 8 -- MARS, INC., McLean, Virginia has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1146209 S1, initially filed March 8, 2024) developed by three inventors Brandon Smith, Lincoln, Nebraska; Hayley Roberts, Thompson's Station, Tennessee; and Maisie Snyder, Franklin, Tennessee, for "Pet food."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 8 -- FATHER FLANAGAN'S BOYS' HOME, Omaha, Nebraska has been assigned a patent (No. US 12732761 B2, initially filed Aug. 15, 2023) developed by three inventors Ryan McCreery, Omaha, Nebraska; Gabrielle Merchant, Omaha, Nebraska; and Jeff Crukley, Milton, Canada, for "Predicting real-ear-to-coupler differences based on clinical immittance measures of the middle ear."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 8 -- OSTEON MEDICAL LLC, Grand Island, Nebraska has been assigned a patent (No. US 12728058 B2, initially filed Feb. 1, 2022) developed by Nathan William Murdoch, Grand Island, Nebraska, and Cody L. Evans, Grand Island, Nebraska, for "Prone mat device and methods."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 8 -- GRAIN WEEVIL CORPORATION, La Vista, Nebraska has been assigned a patent (No. US 12728533 B2, initially filed Aug. 10, 2024) developed by seven inventors Travis Vanderheyden, Omaha, Nebraska; Ian Kennedy, Chicago, Illinois; Zane Zents, Omaha, Nebraska; Benjamin H. Johnson, Omaha, Nebraska; Chad E. Johnson, Aurora, Nebraska; Cole Oswald, Aurora, Nebraska; and Juan Manuel Bogado Torres, La Vista, Nebraska, for "Robot with interchangeable drive system."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 8 -- GRAIN WEEVIL CORPORATION, La Vista, Nebraska has been assigned a patent (No. US 12730457 B2, initially filed May 1, 2024) developed by three inventors Benjamin H. Johnson, Omaha, Nebraska; Chad E. Johnson, Omaha, Nebraska; and Zane Zents, Omaha, Nebraska, for "Traversal based mixture of moist granular material in a bulk store."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 8 -- Four inventors Brendan Diamond, Naples, Florida; Keith Weston, Canton, Michigan; Matthew Penne, Pierce, Nebraska; and Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, Michigan, have been awarded a patent (No. US 12731483 B2, initially filed Dec. 15, 2024) for "Vehicle as a traffic management coordinator."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 8 -- BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, Lincoln, Nebraska has been assigned a patent (No. US 12733196 B2, initially filed Oct. 19, 2023) developed by four inventors Archit Dhingra, Lincoln, Nebraska; Peter A. Dowben, Lincoln, Nebraska; Alexey Lipatov, Lincoln, Nebraska; and Alexander Sinitskii, Lincoln, Nebraska, for "HfS."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 8 -- LINDSAY TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS, LLC, Omaha, Nebraska has been assigned a patent (No. US 12729496 B2, initially filed Nov. 28, 2023) developed by four inventors Daniel Paul Dacayanan Loya, Elk Grove, California; Jason Lim, Rio Vista, California; Matthew A. Elmore, Rio Vista, California; and John James Angus, Omaha, Nebraska, for "Impact nose wedge."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 8 -- COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY, Omaha, Nebraska has been assigned a patent (No. US 12728621 B2, initially filed Jan. 24, 2024) developed by five inventors James Burns, Rocky Face, Georgia; Tom Odum, Tunnel Hill, Georgia; Jay Vecsey, Canton, Georgia; Jean Briere, Ooltewah, Tennessee; and Derek Bass, Cartersville, Georgia, for "Layered composite articles and methods of making same."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 8 -- SPEEDWAY MOTORS, INC., Lincoln, Nebraska has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1147065 S1, initially filed Oct. 24, 2025) developed by Austin Drueke, Lincoln, Nebraska, for "Mock engine block."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 8 -- MAN-FISHER, LLC, Omaha, Nebraska has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1147092 S1, initially filed Dec. 16, 2021) developed by Michael Daubert, Omaha, Nebraska, for "Personal urinary funnel for a boat."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 8 -- FATHER FLANAGAN'S BOYS' HOME, Omaha, Nebraska has been assigned a patent (No. US 12732761 B2, initially filed Aug. 15, 2023) developed by three inventors Ryan McCreery, Omaha, Nebraska; Gabrielle Merchant, Omaha, Nebraska; and Jeff Crukley, Milton, Canada, for "Predicting real-ear-to-coupler differences based on clinical immittance measures of the middle ear."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 8 -- OSTEON MEDICAL LLC, Grand Island, Nebraska has been assigned a patent (No. US 12728058 B2, initially filed Feb. 1, 2022) developed by Nathan William Murdoch, Grand Island, Nebraska, and Cody L. Evans, Grand Island, Nebraska, for "Prone mat device and methods."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 8 -- GRAIN WEEVIL CORPORATION, La Vista, Nebraska has been assigned a patent (No. US 12728533 B2, initially filed Aug. 10, 2024) developed by seven inventors Travis Vanderheyden, Omaha, Nebraska; Ian Kennedy, Chicago, Illinois; Zane Zents, Omaha, Nebraska; Benjamin H. Johnson, Omaha, Nebraska; Chad E. Johnson, Aurora, Nebraska; Cole Oswald, Aurora, Nebraska; and Juan Manuel Bogado Torres, La Vista, Nebraska, for "Robot with interchangeable drive system."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 8 -- COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY, Omaha, Nebraska has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1146502 S1, initially filed Jan. 20, 2026) developed by Megan Shaffer, Addison, Illinois, and Zachary Wilson, Addison, Illinois, for "Serving tray."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 8 -- GRAIN WEEVIL CORPORATION, La Vista, Nebraska has been assigned a patent (No. US 12730457 B2, initially filed May 1, 2024) developed by three inventors Benjamin H. Johnson, Omaha, Nebraska; Chad E. Johnson, Omaha, Nebraska; and Zane Zents, Omaha, Nebraska, for "Traversal based mixture of moist granular material in a bulk store."  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- XION CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Omaha, Nebraska, won a federal contract award for $47,777 from the Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado, for highway, street, and bridge construction. Contract Award Number: 140G0226P0264; NAICS Code: 237310; Product Service Code (PSC): Y1lb; Solicitation Number: 140G0226Q0074  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- XION CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Omaha, Nebraska, won a federal contract award for $31,777 from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management, Portland, Oregon, for plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contractors. Contract Award Number: 140L4326P0124; NAICS Code: 238220; Product Service Code (PSC): N045; Solicitation Number: 140L4326Q0079  more