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1          7,447,415 Attaching optical fibers to actuator tubes with beads acting as spacers and adhesives

Primary Examiner: Sanghavi; Hemang, Hemang.Sanghavi@uspto.gov

Assistant Examiner: Prince; Kajli, Kajli.Prince@uspto.gov 

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP, Brent Vecchia, brent_vecchia@bstz.com

Inventors:

Melville; Charles David (Issaquah, WA), Melville@hitl.washington.edu

Johnston; Richard S. (Sammamish, WA), Johnston@hitl.washington.edu

Assignee: University of Washington (Seattle, WA)

2          7,446,134 Polymeric additives to improve print quality and permanence attributes in ink-jet inks

Primary Examiner: Cain; Edward J., Edward.Cain@uspto.gov 

Attorney, Agent or Firm: ipa.mail@hp.com, mkraft@hp.com

Inventors:

Tsang; Joseph W (Corvallis, OR), JosephTsang@hp.com

Moffatt; John R (Corvallis, OR), John.Moffatt@hp.com

Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (Houston, TX),

3          7,446,082 Cleaning composition for disposable cleaning head comprising a sulfamic acid/alkyl sulfate surfactant mixture

Primary Examiner: Boyer; Charles I., Charles.Boyer@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Peterson; David, David.Peterson@clorox.com

Inventors:

Kilkenny; Andrew (Pleasanton, CA), Andrew.Kilkenny@clorox.com

El-Sayed; Maha Y. (Pleasanton, CA), Maha.El-Sayed@clorox.com

Foland; Lafayette D. (Pleasanton, CA), Lafayette.Foland@clorox.com

Nelson; Shona L. (Pleasanton, CA), Shona.Nelson@clorox.com

Rodriguez; Cheryl (Pleasanton, CA), Cheryl.Rodriguez@clorox.com

Scheuing; David R. (Pleasanton, CA), David.Scheuing@clorox.com

Assignee: The Clorox Company (Oakland, CA)

4          7,445,812 Process for making water-swellable material comprising coated water-swellable polymer

Primary Examiner: Le; Hoa T., Hoa.Le@uspto.gov 

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Addington; Eric T. Powell; John G., addington.et@pg.com,  powell.jg@pg.com

Inventors:

Schmidt; Mattias (Idstein, DE), Schmidt.MT@pg.com

Meyer; Axel (Frankfurt am Main, DE), Meyer.A@pg.com

Fossum; Renae Dianna (Middletown, OH), Fossum.RD@pg.com

Goldman; Stephen Allen (Montgomery, OH), Goldman.SA@pg.com

Urankar; Edward Joseph (Mason, OH), Urankar.EJ@pg.com

Ehrnsperger; Bruno Johannes (Mason, OH), Ehrnsperger.B@pg.com

Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company (Cincinnati, OH)

5          7,445,648 Wax blends for candles with improved properties

Primary Examiner: Toomer; Cephia D., Cephia.Toomer@uspto.gov
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Bakun; Estelle C., Estelle.Bakun@exxonmobil.com

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

Inventors:

Hudson; Carl Wayne (Woolwich Township, NJ), Carl.Hudson@exxonmobil.com

Kent; Christopher Jeffrey (Paulsboro, NJ), Chris.Kent@exxonmobil.com

Hennessy; Anthony Patrick (Epsom, GB), Anthony.Hennessy@exxonmobil.com

Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company (Annandale, NJ)

6          7,445,385 Device for testing heat conduction performance of heat pipe

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

Assistant Examiner: Jagan; Mirellys, Mirellys.Jagan@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Cheng; Andrew C., ACheng@foxconn.com, JTKnapp@foxconn.com

Inventors:

Lin; Mong-Tung (Tu-Cheng, TW), Mong-Tung.Lin@foxconn.com

Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (Tu-Cheng, Taipei Hsien, TW),

7          7,445,380 Performance testing apparatus for heat pipes

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

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Cheng; Andrew C., ACheng@foxconn.com, JTKnapp@foxconn.com

Inventors:

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

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

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

Assignee: Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd. (Tu-Cheng, Taipei Hsien, TW)

8          7,445,378 Performance testing apparatus for heat pipes

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

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Cheng; Andrew C., ACheng@foxconn.com, JTKnapp@foxconn.com

Inventors:

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

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

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

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

Assignee: Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd. (Tu-Cheng, Taipei Hsien, TW)

9          7,445,340 Polarized, LED-based illumination source

Primary Examiner: Lee; Diane I., Diane.Lee@uspto.gov 

Assistant Examiner: Cruz; Magda, Magda.Cruz@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Christopher Michael Geise, CMGeise@mmm.com

Inventors:

Conner; Arlie R (Portland, OR), ARConner@mmm.com

Donnelly; Sean M. (Portland, OR), SMDonnelly@mmm.com

Oehler; Peter R. (Aloha, OR), PROehler@mmm.com

Assignee:  3M Innovative Properties Company (St. Paul, MN)

10         7,445,323 Ink cartridge venting

Primary Examiner: Meier; Stephen D., Stephen.Meier@uspto.gov 

Assistant Examiner: Garcia, Jr.; Rene, Rene.Garcia@uspto.gov

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

Inventors:

Anderson, Jr.; James Daniel (Harrodsburg, KY), JAnderson@lexmark.com

Gray; Trevor Daniel (Midway, KY), TGray@lexmark.com

Greer; David Emerson (Lexington, KY), DGreer@lexmark.com

Assignee:  Lexmark International, Inc. (Lexington, KY), NRKahle@lexmark.com

11         7,445,311 Printhead maintenance station having maintenance belt

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

Inventors:

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

Berry; Norman Micheal (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)

12         7,445,310 Method of maintaining printhead in an operable condition with pad cleaning action

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)

13         7,445,039 Heat pipe with multiple vapor-passages

Primary Examiner: Duong; Tho V., Tho.Duong@uspto.gov 

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Niranjan; Frank R., Frank.Niranjan@foxconn.com

Inventors:

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

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

Assignee: Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd. (Tu-Cheng, Taipei Hsien, TW)

14         7,444,958 Pet bed with elevated dishes, cushions with adjustable support, tie down post, mesh bag, and aromatherapy capacities

Primary Examiner: Abbott; Yvonne R., Yvonne.Abbott@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Hanscom; Eric Langford; Todd,

Inventors:

Quinn; Christie Lynn (San Diego, CA)

15         7,444,819 Gas turbine installation including a compressed air humidifier and method

Primary Examiner: Rodriguez; William H., William.Rodriguez@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C., jmattingly@msmbpatentlaw.com, smalur@msmpatentlaw.com

Inventors:

Shibata; Takanori (Hitachinaka, JP), Takanori.Shibata.tj@hitachi.com

Marushima; Shinya (Hitachinaka, JP), Shinya.Marushima.tj@hitachi.com

Kizuka; Nobuaki (Hitachinaka, JP), Nobuaki.Kizuka.tj@hitachi.com

Araki; Hidefumi (Hitachi, JP), Hidefumi.Araki.tj@hitachi.com

Hanamiya; Shigeo (Hitachi, JP), Shigeo.Hanamiya.tj@hitachi.com

Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP)

16         7,444,763 Footwear with separable upper and sole structure

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

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd., Rauchholz, William F., wrauchholz@bannerwitcoff.com

Inventors:

Grove; James A. (Tigard, OR), James.Grove@nike.com

Avar; Eric P. (Aloha, OR), Eric.Avar@nike.com

Kilgore; Bruce J. (Lake Oswego, OR), Bruce.Kilgore@nike.com

Friton; Michael R. (Portland, OR), Michael.Friton@nike.com

Assignee: NIKE, Inc. (Beaverton, OR)

17         7,444,695 Infant/toddler carrying apparatus

Primary Examiner: Santos; Robert G., Robert.Santos@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Reed Smith LLP Fisher, Esq.; Stanley P. spfisher@reedsmith.com, Marquez, Esq.; Juan Carlos A., jmarquez@reedsmith.com

Inventors:

Gonzalez; Rebekah (Winchester, VA)


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