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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

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