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1          7,454,162 Multifunction device for post-processing of a printing substrate web printed by an electrographic printing device

Primary Examiner: Nguyen; Anthony H., Anthony.Nguyen@uspto.gov
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Schiff Hardin LLP, Valiquet, Brett A., bvaliquet@schiffhardin.com

Inventors:

Segerer; Peter (Olching, DE), Peter.Segerer@oce.com

Lang; Robert (Allershausen, DE), Robert.Lang@oce.com

Wolf; Roland (Unterhaching, DE), Roland.Wolf@oce.com

Wittmann; Franz (Isen, DE), Franz.Wittmann@oce.com

Youzbachi; Said (Munich, DE), Said.Youzbachi@oce.com

Eder; Guenther (Munich, DE), Guenther.Eder@oce.com

Coufal; Hans-Georg (Markt Schwaben, DE), Hans-Georg.Coufal@oce.com

Assignee: Oce Printing Systems GmbH (Poing, DE)

2          7,453,634 Discontinuous or variable thickness gain modification coating for projection film and method for making same

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

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

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Renner, Otto, Boiselle & Sklar, LLP, Manning, Tim, tmanning@rennerotto.com

Inventors:

Hannington; Michael E. (Madison, OH), Mike_Hannington@averydennison.com

Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation (Pasadena, CA)   

3          7,452,855 Fragrance dispenser for a dryer and a method for dispensing fragrance onto fabric in a dryer

Primary Examiner: Hardee; John R., John.Hardee@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Sorensen; Andrew D. Mayer; Anneliese S. Hoffman; Amy J., Andy.Sorensen@ecolab.com, Anneliese.Mayer@ecolab.com, Amy.Hoffman@ecolab.com

Inventors:

Hubig; Stephan M. (Maplewood, MN), stephan.hubig@ecolab.com

Steep; Jaclyn Joy (Woodbury, MN), Jaclyn.Steep@ecolab.com

Assignee: Ecolab Inc. (St. Paul, MN)

 4         7,452,721 Practical serological assay for the clinical diagnosis of leishmaniasis

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

Assistant Examiner: Hines; JaNa, JaNa.Hines@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Arwine; Elizabeth, Sundby, Suzannah, ssundby@sgrlaw.com

Inventors:

Martin; Samuel K. (Nairobi, KE)

Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, DC)

5          7,452,594 Fuser member system and process

Primary Examiner: Zacharia; Ramsey, Ramsey.Zacharia@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Ruoff; Carl F., Carl.F.Ruoff@kodak.com

Inventors:

Pickering; Jerry A. (Hilton, NY), Jerry.Pickering@kodak.com

Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company (Rochester, NY), Paul.Leipold@kodak.com

6          7,452,580 Imbedded vinyl flooring product

Primary Examiner: Ruddock; Ula C., Ula.Ruddock@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Stark; Stephen J. Miller & Martin PLLC,  Douglas T. Johnson, djohnson@millermartin.com

Inventors:

Weiner; Robert S. (Atlanta, GA),

Waller; John W. (Ringgold, GA),

Owens; Willard Clifton (Chatsworth, GA),

Assignee: Goldman Sachs Specialty Lending Group, L.P.

7          7,452,510 Manually-operable multi-well microfiltration apparatus and method

Primary Examiner: Fortuna; Ana M., Ana.Fortuna@uspto.gov 

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Kilyk & Bowersox, P.L.L.C., Leonard Bowersox, Leonard@kbpatentlaw.com 

Inventors:

Weinfield; Todd A. (Redwood City, CA), Todd.Weinfield@appliedbiosystems.com

Lim; Gary (San Francisco, CA), Gary.Lim@appliedbiosystems.com

Sandell; Donald R. (San Jose, CA), Donald.Sandell@appliedbiosystems.com

Bodner; Kevin S. (Belmont, CA), Kevin.Bodner@appliedbiosystems.com

Borodkin; Mark (San Mateo, CA), Mark.Borodkin@appliedbiosystems.com

Oldham; Mark (Los Gatos, CA), Mark.Oldham@appliedbiosystems.com

Hoshizaki; Jon (Cupertino, CA), Jon.Hoshizaki@appliedbiosystems.com

Assignee: Jung; Dong-Hyuk (Hwaseong, KR)

8          7,452,503 Kinetic air dispenser

Primary Examiner: McKane; Elizabeth L., Elizabeth.McKane@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, anparfomak@nmmlaw.com

Inventors:

Hart, legal representative; Susan (Surbiton, Surrey, KT5 8BD, GB), Susan.Hart@givaudan.com

Brown; Colin William (Egham, Surrey, TW20 8LP, GB), Colin.Brown@givaudan.com

Naish; Guy Edward (Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 4US, GB), Guy.Naish@givaudan.com

Gohil; Kishen (KT3 6HB, New Malden, Surrey, GB), Kishen.Gohil@givaudan.com

Hart; Gerald Leslie (Surbiton, Surrey, GB), Gerald.Hart@givaudan.com

Assignee: Givaudan SA (Dubendorf, CH)

9          7,452,446 Apparatus and method for dewatering a fabric

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

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Croft; Gregory E., GCroft@kcc.com

Inventors:

Hermans; Michael Alan (Neenah, WI), MHermans@kcc.com

Hada; Frank Stephen (Appleton, WI), FSHada@kcc.com

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

10         7,452,109 Edge light type backlight unit having heat sink system

Primary Examiner: Truong; Bao Q., Bao.Truong@uspto.gov 

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Sughrue Mion, PLLC, McKenna, Peter A, pmckenna@sughrue.com 

Inventors:

Noh; Ji-whan (Suwon-si, KR), JWNoh@samsung.com

Wang; Jong-min (Seongnam-si, KR), JMWang@samsung.com

Assignee:  Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, KR)  

11         7,452,055 Printing cartridge having self-referencing printhead

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)   

12         7,452,052 Printhead maintenance assembly 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)

13         7,451,791 Handle assembly

Primary Examiner: Self; Shelley, Shelley.Self@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Markow; Scott B. Ayala; Adan, Scott.Markow@bdk.com, Adan.Ayala@bdk.com 

Inventors:

Cooper; Randy G. (Jackson, TN), Randy.Cooper@bdk.com

Etter; Mark A. (Humboldt, TN), Mark.Etter@bdk.com

Griffin; Greg K. (Humboldt, TN), Greg.Griffin@bdk.com

Allen; Ginger L. (Jackson, TN), Ginger.Allen@bdk.com

Kilbourne; Derrick (Jackson, TN), Derrick.Kilbourne@bdk.com

Leasure; Jeremy D. (Jackson, TN)  Jeremy.Leasure@bdk.com

Assignee: Black & Decker Inc. (Newark, DE)

14         7,451,557 Article of footwear with a removable midsole element

Primary Examiner: Mohandesi; Jila M., Jila.Mohandesi@uspto.gov 

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd., Almeter, Elizabeth A. ealmeter@bannerwitcoff.com

Inventors:

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

Long; Bradley S. (Portland, OR), Bradley.Long@nike.com

Assignee: Nike, Inc. (Beaverton, OR)

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