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1          7,444,210 System and method for in-vehicle communications

Primary Examiner: Beaulieu; Yonel, Yonel.Beaulieu@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Roffe; Brian, Brian.Roffe@ati-i.com, broffe@optonline.net

Inventors:

Breed; David S. (Boonton Township, Morris County, NJ), David.Breed@ati-i.com

DuVall; Wilbur E. (Kimberling City, MO), Wilbur.DuVall@ati-i.com

Johnson; Wendell C. (Kaneohe, HI), Wendell.Johnson@ati-i.com

Assignee: Automotive Technologies International, Inc. (Denville, NJ)

2          7,444,012 Method and apparatus for performing failure analysis with fluorescence inks

Primary Examiner: Bella; Matthew C., Matthew.Bella@uspto.gov 

Assistant Examiner: Liew; Alex, Alex.Liew@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Balconi-Lamica; Michael J., Michael.Balconi-Lamica@freescale.com

Inventors:

White; Jerry L. (Glendale, AZ), Jerry.White@freescale.com

Lee; Russell T. (Phoenix, AZ), Russell.Lee@freescale.com

Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (Austin, TX)

3          7,443,652 Method and apparatus for connecting electrodes having apertures

Primary Examiner: Thomas; Eric, Eric.Thomas@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A., Timothy E. Bianchi, tbianchi@slwip.com

Inventors:

Sherwood; Gregory J. (North Oaks, MN), sherwood@code.ucsd.edu

Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. (St. Paul, MN)

4          7,443,062 Motor rotor cooling with rotation heat pipes

Primary Examiner: Nguyen; Tran, Tran.Nguyen@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Thompson Coburn LLP, Himich, Matthew J.  MHimich@ThompsonCoburn.com

Inventors:

Dong; Qimin J. (Greer, SC),

Chen; Chung-Lung (Thousand Oaks, CA),

Assignee: Reliance Electric Technologies LLC (Mayfield Heights, OH)

5          7,442,557 Bi-directional flow assay device with reagent bridge

Primary Examiner: Smith; Duane, Duane.Smith@uspto.gov

Assistant Examiner: Clemente; Robert A., Robert.Clemente@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP, Patrick G. Gattari, gattari@mbhb.com

Inventors:

Clark; Scott Marshall (Cape Elizabeth, ME), Scott-Clark@idexx.com

Kepron; Michael Raymond (Standish, ME), Mike-Kepron@idexx.com

Assignee: IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (Westbrook, ME)

6          7,442,360 Hydrogen peroxide production in microchannel reactors

Primary Examiner: Langel; Wayne A., Wayne.Langel@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Ryan Willis, willis@taftlaw.com

Inventors:

Tonkovich; Anna Lee Y. (Marysville, OH), Tonkovich@velocys.com

Yang; Bin (Columbus, OH), Yang@velocys.com

Rogers, Jr.; William Allen (Marysville, OH), Rogers@velocys.com

Neagle; Paul William (Westerville, OH), Neagle@velocys.com

Fitzgerald; Sean P. (Columbus, OH), Fitzgerald@velocys.com

Jarosch; Kai Tod Paul (Bexley, OH), Jarosch@velocys.com

Qiu; Dongming (Dublin, OH), Qiu@velocys.com

Hesse; David J. (Columbus, OH), Hesse@velocys.com

Lamont; Michael (Hilliard, OH), Lamont@velocys.com

Assignee: Velocys, Inc. (Plain City, OH)

7          7,442,317 Method of forming a nozzle rim

Primary Examiner: Alanko; Anita K.,  Anita.Alanko@uspto.gov

Inventors:

Silverbrook; Kia (Balmain, AU), Kia.silverbrook@silverbrookresearch.com

Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd (Balmain, New South Wales, AU)

8          7,442,275 Lateral temperature equalizing system for large area surfaces during processing

Primary Examiner: Hassanzadeh; Parviz, Parviz.Hassanzadeh@uspto.gov

Assistant Examiner: Dhingra; Rakesh K., Rakesh.Dhingra@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Jones Tullar Cooper, PC Douglas R. Hanscom, dhanscom@jonestullarcooper.com

Inventors:

Cowans; Kenneth W. (Fullerton, CA), Kenneth_Cowans@beaerospace.com, Ken_Cowans@beaerospace.com

Assignee: Advanced Thermal Sciences (Anaheim, CA)

9          7,442,245 Glycerol derivatives for inkjet inks

Primary Examiner: Klemanski; Helene, Helene.Klemanski@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Konkol; Chris P., Chris.Konkol@kodak.com

Inventors:

Blease; James W. (Avon, NY), James.Blease@kodak.com

Szajewski; Richard P. (Rochester, NY), Richard.Szajewski@kodak.com

Assignee:  Eastman Kodak Company (Rochester, NY)  

10         7,442,223 Complex shaped fiber for particle and molecular filtration

Primary Examiner: Smith; Duane, Duane.Smith@uspto.gov

Assistant Examiner: Clemente; Robert A., Robert.Clemente@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Thompson; Sandra, Sandra.Thompson@honeywell.com, P. Buchalter Nemer, Nemer.Buchalter@honeywell.com

Inventors:

Rohrbach; Ron (Flemington, NJ), Ron.Bardell@honeywell.com

Bause; Dan (Flanders, NJ), Daniel.Bause@honeywell.com

Unger; Peter (Morristown, NJ), Peter.Unger@honeywell.com

Hendricks; Neil H. (Sonora, CA), Neil.Hendricks@honeywell.com

Miller; Jeff (Los Gatos, CA), Jeff.Miller@honeywell.com

Tannous; Adel (Santa Clara, CA), Adel.Tannous@honeywell.com

LeClaire; Randy R. (Santa Clara, CA), Randy.LeClaire@honeywell.com

McGeever; William (Morgan Hill, CA), William.McGeever@honeywell.com

Assignee:  Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ), David.hoiriis@honeywell.com

11         7,442,192 Method and apparatus for surgical dissection

Primary Examiner: Peffley; Michael, Michael.Peffley@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Davis; Paul Heller Ehrman LLP, pdavis@goodwinprocter.com

Inventors:

Knowlton; Edward W. (Danville, CA), EKnowlton@thermage.com

Assignee: Thermage, Inc. (Hayward, CA)

12         7,442,110 Brassiere, brassiere components, and materials for use thereof

Primary Examiner: Hale; Gloria, Gloria.Hale@uspto.gov 

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C., Shannon M. Pratt, spratt@wolfgreenfield.com, nferraro@wolfgreenfield.com

Inventors:

Gaudet; Jeanine (Dracut, MA), Jeanine.Gaudet@saucony.com

DaSilva-Castro; Nancy (Sassonet, MA), Nancy.Castro@saucony.com

Assignee: Saucony Inc. (Lexington, MA)

13         7,442,036 Candle assembly and wick holder with improved capillary well for ensuring sustainable relight

Primary Examiner: McAllister; Steven B., Steve.McAllister@uspto.gov

Assistant Examiner: Ndubizu; Chuka C., Chuka.Ndubizu@uspto.gov 

Inventors:

Kubicek; Chris A. (East Troy, WI), CKubicek@scj.com

Nelson; Cory J. (Racine, WI), CJNelson@scj.com

Davis; Gerald M. (Racine, WI), GMDavis@scj.com

Furner; Paul E. (Racine, WI), PEFurner@scj.com

Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. (Racine, WI), BtMaurer@scj.com, LBMeier@scj.com

14         7,441,947 Performance testing apparatus for heat pipes

Primary Examiner: Verbitsky; Gail, Gail.Verbitsky@uspto.gov 

Inventors:

Liu; Tay-Jian (Tu-Cheng, TW), Tay-Jian.Liu@foxconn.com

Tung; Chao-Nien (Tu-Cheng, TW), Chao-Nien.Tung@foxconn.com

Sun; Chih-Hsien (Tu-Cheng, TW), Chih-Hsien.Sun@foxconn.com

Hou; Chuen-Shu (Tu-Cheng, TW), Chuen-Shu.Hou@foxconn.com

Lee; Cheng-Chi (Tu-Cheng, TW), Cheng-Chi.Lee@foxconn.com

Assignee: Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd. (Tu-Cheng, Taipei Hsien, TW), CJChiang@foxconn.com, JTKnapp@foxconn.com. Frank.Niranjan@foxconn.com

15         7,441,882 Inkjet printer with printhead cartridge levered into operative position

Primary Examiner: Vo; Anh T. N., Anh.Vo@uspto.gov

Inventors:

Silverbrook; Kia (Balmain, AU), Kia.silverbrook@silverbrookresearch.com

Berry; Norman Michael (Balmain, AU), Norman.Berry@silverbrookresearch.com

Nakazawa; Akira (Balmain, AU), Akira.Nakazawa@silverbrookresearch.com

Mackey; Paul Ian (Balmain, AU), Paul.Mackey@silverbrookresearch.com

Jackson; Garry Raymond (Balmain, AU), Garry.Jackson@silverbrookresearch.com

Hibbard; Christopher (Balmain, AU), Chris.Hibbard@silverbrookresearch.com

Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd (Balmain, New South Wales, AU)

16         7,441,879 Unit cell of a printhead for an inkjet printer

Primary Examiner: Stephens; Juanita D., Juanita.Stephens@uspto.gov

Inventors:

Silverbrook; Kia (Balmain, AU), Kia.silverbrook@silverbrookresearch.com

Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd (Balmain, New South Wales, AU)

17         7,441,864 Method of maintaining a printhead using a maintenance belt with cleaning station

Primary Examiner: Hsieh; Shih-wen, Shih-Wen.Hsieh@uspto.gov

Inventors:

Silverbrook; Kia (Balmain, AU), Kia.silverbrook@silverbrookresearch.com

Berry; Norman Michael (Balmain, AU), Norman.Berry@silverbrookresearch.com

Nakazawa; Akira (Balmain, AU), Akira.Nakazawa@silverbrookresearch.com

Mackey; Paul Ian (Balmain, AU), Paul.Mackey@silverbrookresearch.com

Holyoake; Bruce Gordon (Balmain, AU), Bruce.Holyoake@silverbrookresearch.com

Jackson; Garry Raymond (Balmain, AU), Garry.Jackson@silverbrookresearch.com

Morgan; John Douglas Peter (Balmain, AU), John.Morgan@silverbrookresearch.com

Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd (Balmain, New South Wales, AU)

 18        7,441,863 Method of sealing nozzles on a printhead

Primary Examiner: Stephens; Juanita D., Juanita.Stephens@uspto.gov

Inventors:

Morgan; John Douglas Peter (Balmain, AU), John.Morgan@silverbrookresearch.com

Silverbrook; Kia (Balmain, AU), Kia.silverbrook@silverbrookresearch.com

Hibbard; Christopher (Balmain, AU), Chris.Hibbard@silverbrookresearch.com

Holyoake; Bruce Gordon (Balmain, AU), Bruce.Holyoake@silverbrookresearch.com

Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd (Balmain, New South Wales, AU)

19         7,441,755 Device for dispensing active volatile liquid

Primary Examiner: Bushey; Scott, Scott.Bushey@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Winston & Strawn LLP, Fanucci, Allan, afanucci@winston.com

Inventors:

O'Leary; Nicholas (Slough, GB),

Tranzeat; Lyse (Melun, FR),

Assignee: Firmenich SA (Geneva, CH)

20         7,441,687 Desoldering sheath

Primary Examiner: Stoner; Kiley, Kiley.Stoner@uspto.gov 

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Carstens & Cahoon LLP, Christopher P. O'Hagan, ohagan@cclaw.com

Inventors:

Choi; Criswell Hyunsoo (Sunnyvale, CA),

Choi; Moon Gul (Plano, TX),

21         7,441,384 Pre-glued tongue and groove flooring

Primary Examiner: A; Phi Dieu Tran, Phi.Tran@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP, Meadows, Brian C., meadowsb@ballardspahr.com

Inventors:

Miller; Robert J. (Dalton, GA),

Fowler; Gregory (Rocky Face, GA),

Wood; Benny Ray (Rome, GA),

Lowe; Kirk T. (Knoxville, TN)

Assignee: Columbia Insurance Company (Omaha, NE)  

22         7,441,351 Footwear for hostile environments

Primary Examiner: Patterson; Marie, Marie.Patterson@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik, LLP, Zidel, Andrew, azidel@ldlkm.com

Inventors:

Clark; Douglas E. (Durham, NH), DClark@timberland.com

Opie; Stephen David (Arlington, MA), SOpie@timberland.com

Nevens; Jason (Dover, NH), JNevens@timberland.com

Assignee: The Timberland Company (Stratham, NH)  

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1          7,440,683 Vapor-emitting device with an active end of use indicator

Primary Examiner: Campbell; Thor S., Thor.Campbell@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P., Damon L. Boyd, dboyd@swlaw.com

Inventors:

Bankers; Jeffrey (Scottsdale, AZ), Bankers.Jeffrey@dialcorp.com

Kaiser; Perry (Scottsdale, AZ), Perry.Kaiser@dialcorp.com

Hafer; Kevin (Phoenix, AZ), Hafer.Kevin@dialcorp.com

Triplett; Carl (Scottsdale, AZ), Carl.Triplett@dialcorp.com

Assignee: The Dial Corporation (Scottsdale, AZ), Pappalardo.Paul@dialcorp.com

 2         7,439,837 Article of footwear incorporating a heel strap system

Primary Examiner: Patterson; Marie, Marie.Patterson@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd., Wolffe, Susan A., swolffe@bannerwitcoff.com

Inventors:

McDonald; Steven C. (Heber, UT), Steven.McDonald@nike.com

Assignee: Nike, Inc. (Beaverton, OR)   

3          7,439,616 Miniature silicon condenser microphone

Primary Examiner: Chambliss; Alonzo, Alonzo.Chambliss@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP, Sitko, Anthony G., asitko@marshallip.com

Inventors:

Minervini; Anthony D. (Palos Hill, IL), Anthony.Minervini@knowles.com

Assignee: Knowles Electronics, LLC (Itasca, IL)

4          7,439,348 nducible deoxyhypusine synthase promoter from maize    

Primary Examiner: Kallis; Russell, Russell.Kallis@uspto.gov

Assistant Examiner: Page; Brent,  Brent.Page@uspto.gov 

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Claire.Moxon@pioneer.com; Lila.Akrad@pioneer.com; Steven.Callistein@pioneer.com; Daniel.Cosgrove@pioneer.com;

Inventors:

Diehn; Scott (West Des Moines, IA), Scott.Diehn@pioneer.com

Lu; Albert L. (Newark, DE), Albert.Lu@pioneer.com

McCutchen; Billy F. (Clive, IA), Billy.McCutchen@pioneer.com

Sims; Lynne E. (Polk City, IA), Lynne.Sims@pioneer.com

Ward; Kim R. (Bear, DE), Kim.Ward@pioneer.com

Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. (Johnston, IA)

E.I. du pont de Nemours and Company (Wilmington, DE)

5          7,439,276 Froth and durable foam of dispersed olefin polymers, methods of making foam and articles prepared from same

Primary Examiner: Eashoo; Mark, Mark.Eashoo@uspto.gov

Assistant Examiner: Winkler; Melissa, Melissa.Winkler@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: RAshburg@dow.com

Inventors:

Strandburg; Gary M. (Mount Pleasant, MI), GMStrandburg@dow.com

VanSumeren; Mark W. (Midland, MI), MWVanSumeren@dow.com

Wu; Shaofu (Sugar Land, TX), SWu@dow.com

Stockton; Luther E. (Midland, MI), LEStockton@dow.com

Speth; David R. (Midland, MI), DRSpeth@dow.com

Moncla; Brad M. (Lake Jackson, TX), BMMoncla@dow.com

Kalinowski; Matthew J. (Freeland, MI), MJKalinowski@dow.com

Assignee: Dow Global Technologies Inc. (Midland, MI)

6          7,439,079 Assay devices having detection capabilities within the hook effect region

Primary Examiner: Le; Long V., Long.Le@uspto.gov

Assistant Examiner: Diramio; Jacqueline, Jacqueline.DiRamio@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Dority & Manning, P.A., Batavia, Neil M., nbatavia@dority-manning.com 

Inventors:

Song; Xuedong (Roswell, GA), Xuedong.Song@kcc.com

Christopher; Paul (Rhondda Cynon Taf, GB), PChristopher@kcc.com

Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. (Neenah, WI)

7          7,438,875 Method for reducing odor using metal-modified silica particles

Primary Examiner: Johnson; Edward M., Edward.Johnson@uspto.gov 

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Dority & Manning, P.A., Johnston, Jason W., jwj@dority-manning.com

Inventors:

Do; Bao Trong (Decatur, GA), Bao.Do@kcc.com

MacDonald; John Gavin (Decatur, GA), JMacDonald@kcc.com

Kim; Jaeho (Roswell, GA), Jaeho.Kim@kcc.com

Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. (Neenah, WI)

8          7,438,873 Animal scent lure with heating capacity

Primary Examiner: Warden; Jill, Jill.Warden@uspto.gov

Assistant Examiner: Chorbaji; Monzer R., Monzer.Chorbaji@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Volpe and Koenig, P.C., O'Donnell, Ryan W., RODonnell@volpe-koenig.com

Inventors:

Saxon; Donald C. (Bay Springs, MS), DSaxon@warmkraft.com

Parker; Jeremiah (Pinson, AL), JParker@warmkraft.com

Mattox; Mark (Pinson, AL), MMattox@warmkraft.com

Assignee: Warmkraft, Inc. (Taylorsville, MS)

9          7,438,852 Sample collection cup with integrated sample analysis system

Primary Examiner: Siefke; Sam P., Samuel.Siefke@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Hernandez; Fred C. Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC, FHernandez@mintz.com

Inventors:

Tung; Hsiaoho Edward (San Diego, CA), ETung@aconlabs.com

Wu; Yuchang (Hangzhou, CN), YWu@aconlabs.com

Dai; Jeling (Hanzhou, CN), JDai@aconlabs.com

Yang; Ying (Hanzhou, CN), YYang@aconlabs.com

Assignee:  Inverness Medical Switzerland GmbH (Zug, CH), jheidecker@aconlabs.com

10         7,438,851 Microsensor with a well having a membrane disposed therein

Primary Examiner: Noguerola; Alex, Alex.Noguerola@uspto.gov 

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Brooks Kushman P.C., David R. Syrowik, dsyrowik@brookskushman.com

Inventors:

Hower; Robert W. (Ann Arbor, MI), hower@umich.edu

Brown; Richard B. (Ann Arbor, MI), brown@umich.edu

Assignee:  The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)

11         7,438,732 Hydrogen generator cartridge

Primary Examiner: Bhat; Nina NMN, Nina.Bhat@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Kunzler & McKenzie,  David J. McKenzie, mckenzie@kmiplaw.com

Inventors:

Shurtleff; James Kevin (Orem, UT), JShurtleff@trulitetech.com

Ladd; Eric J. (West Jordan, UT), ELadd@trulitetech.com

Brydon; Chris A. (Salt Lake City, UT), CBrydon@trulitetech.com

Patton; John M. (West Jordon, UT), JPatton@trulitetech.com

Anderson; Howard (Cedar Fort, UT), HAnderson@trulitetech.com

Assignee: Trulite, Inc (Houston, TX), rseftick@trulitetech.com, kpearson@trulitetech.com

12         7,438,707 Absorbent articles with absorbent pad gapping

Primary Examiner: Stephens; Jacqueline F., Jackie.Stephens@uspto.gov 

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Armstrong Teasdale, LLP, Christopher Goff, cgoff@armstrongteasdale.com, Richard Bridge, rbridge@armstrongteasdale.com

Inventors:

Bushman; Lisa (Kaukauna, WI), Lisa.Bushman@kcc.com

Konieczny; Kay L. (Appleton, WI), Konieczny@kcc.com

Nelson; Brenda M. (Appleton, WI), Brenda.Nelson@kcc.com

Nickel; Lisa L. (Neenah, WI), Lisa.Nickel@kcc.com

Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc (Neenah, WI), Catherine.Wolf@kcc.com

13         7,438,703 Safety shield for medical needles

Primary Examiner: Williams; Catherine S., Catherine.Williams@uspto.gov 

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Carter, Deluca, Farrel & Schmidt, LLP, David M. Carter, dcarter@cdfslaw.com

Inventors:

Barrus; Roy L. (Centerville, UT), Roy.Barrus@tycohealthcare.com

Thorne; David L. (Kaysville, UT), David.Thorne@tycohealthcare.com

Owen; Charles V. (Highland, UT), Charles.Owen@tycohealthcare.com

Solomon; Donald D. (Ogden, UT), Donald.Solomon@tycohealthcare.com

Ferguson; F. Mark (Salt Lake City, UT), Mark.Ferguson@tycohealthcare.com

Thorne; Michael (Bountiful, UT), Michael.Thorne@tycohealthcare.com

Brown; Stephen (Roy, UT), Stephen.Brown@tycohealthcare.com

Thorne, Jr.; Gale H. (Bountiful, UT), Gale.Thorne@tycohealthcare.com

Assignee: Tyco Healthcare Group LP (Mansfield, MA), Edward.Jarmolowicz@Covidien.com

14         7,438,697 Orthopedic cast system and method

Primary Examiner: Lewis; Kim M., Kim.Lewis@uspto.gov 

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Lambert, Nancy, NLambert@mmm.com, Johson, Cheree CHJohnson@mmm.com 

Inventors:

Campagna; Anthony J. (Roseville, MN), AJCampagna@mmm.com

Scholz; Matthew T. (Woodbury, MN), MTScholz@mmm.com

Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company (St. Paul, MN), LegalUSDocketing@mmm.com, LegalDocketing@mmm.com

15         7,438,399 Printhead cartridge having constant negative pressure head ink supply

Primary Examiner: Vo; Anh T. N., Anh.Vo@uspto.gov

Inventors:

Hibbard; Christopher (Balmain, AU), Chris.Hibbard@silverbrookresearch.com

Silverbrook; Kia (Balmain, AU), Kia.silverbrook@silverbrookresearch.com

Nakazawa; Akira (Balmain, AU), Akira.Nakazawa@silverbrookresearch.com

Jackson; Garry Raymond (Balmain, AU), Garry.Jackson@silverbrookresearch.com

Morgan; John Douglas Peter (Balmain, AU), John.Morgan@silverbrookresearch.com

Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd (Balmain, New South Wales, AU)

16         7,438,391 Micro-electromechanical nozzle arrangement with non-wicking roof structure for an inkjet printhead

Primary Examiner: Do; An H., An.Do@uspto.gov 

Inventors:

Silverbrook; Kia (Balmain, AU), Kia.silverbrook@silverbrookresearch.com

Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd (Balmain, New South Wales, AU)

17         7,438,382 Method of maintaining a printhead using contact angle hysteresis

Primary Examiner: Hsieh; Shih-Wen, Shih-Wen.Hsieh@uspto.gov

Inventors:

Morgan; John Douglas Peter (Balmain, AU), John.Morgan@silverbrookresearch.com

Silverbrook; Kia (Balmain, AU), Kia.silverbrook@silverbrookresearch.com

Hibbard; Christopher (Balmain, AU), Chris.Hibbard@silverbrookresearch.com

Holyoake; Bruce Gordon (Balmain, AU), Bruce.Holyoake@silverbrookresearch.com

Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd (Balmain, New South Wales, AU)

 18        7,438,381 Method of removing flooded ink from a printhead

Primary Examiner: Stephens; Juanita D., Juanita.Stephens@uspto.gov

Inventors:

Morgan; John Douglas Peter (Balmain, AU), John.Morgan@silverbrookresearch.com

Silverbrook; Kia (Balmain, AU), Kia.silverbrook@silverbrookresearch.com

Hibbard; Christopher (Balmain, AU), Chris.Hibbard@silverbrookresearch.com

Holyoake; Bruce Gordon (Balmain, AU), Bruce.Holyoake@silverbrookresearch.com

Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd (Balmain, New South Wales, AU)

19         7,438,124 Evaporative cooling system for a data-communications cabinet

Primary Examiner: Ciric; Ljiljana (Lil) V., Ljiljana.Ciric@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Griffin; Patrick M., Patrick.M.Griffin@delphi.com

Inventors:

Bhatti; Mohinder Singh (Amherst, NY), Mohinder.S.Bhatti@delphi.com

Reyzin; Ilya (Williamsville, NY), Ilya.Reyin@delphi.com

Joshi; Shrikant Mukund (Williamsville, NY), Shrikant.M.Joshi@delphi.com

Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc. (Troy, MI)

Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc. (Troy, MI)

20         7,438,027 Fluid transfer in reciprocating devices

Primary Examiner: Kamen; Noah Noah.Kamen@uspto.gov

Inventors:

Hinderks; Mitja V. (Los Angeles, CA), Mitja@AdamsonD.com

21         7,437,957 Porous medium tensiometer

Primary Examiner: Lefkowitz; Edward, Edward.Lefkowitz@uspto.gov

Assistant Examiner: Kirkland, III; Freddie, Freddie.Kirkland@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Ogilvy Renault, LLP, Jean-François Drolet, jdrolet@ogilvyrenault.com, Kenneth Sharpe, ksharpe@ogilvyrenault.com

Inventors:

Jobin; Philippe (Quebec, CA), pjobin@hortau.com

Caron; Jean (Saint-Romuald, CA), JCaron@hortau.com

Descoteaux; Sebastien (Saint-Jean-Chrysostome, CA), SDescoteaux@hortau.com

Boudreau; Jocelyn (Levis, CA) JBoudreau@hortau.com

Assignee: Hortau Inc. (Quebec, CA), kstoess@hortau.com

22         7,437,775 Body form-fitting rainwear

Primary Examiner: Vanatta; Amy B., Amy.Vanatta@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Lathrop & Gage LC, Jeffrey P. Clark, jclark@lathropclark.com

Inventors:

Reynolds; Eric M. (Boulder, CO