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1          7,471,516 Meter with reduced internal temperature rise and associated method

Primary Examiner: Chervinsky; Boris L., Boris.Chervinsky@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Maginot, Moore & Beck, Moore, Harold C. jdwood@maginot.com

Inventors:

Voisine; John T. (Lafayette, IN), John.Voisine@landisgyr.us

Assignee: Landis+Gyr, Inc. (Lafayette, IN),

2          7,471,495 Vacuum circuit breaker having a high current-carrying capacity

Primary Examiner: Jackson; Stephen W., Stephen.Jackson@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC, Keane, Patrick C., patrick.keane@bipc.com

Inventors:

Steffens; Alexander (Langenfeld, DE), Alexander.Steffens@de.abb.com

Lakner; Martin (Gebenstorf, CH), Martin.Lakner@ch.abb.com

Kiefer; Jochen (Nussbaumen, CH), Jochen.Kiefer@ch.abb.com

Chartouni; Daniel (Baden, CH), Daniel.Chartouni@ch.abb.com

Gentsch; Dietmar (Ratingen, DE), Dietmar.Gentsch@de.abb.com

Assignee: ABB Research Ltd (Zurich, CH)     

3          7,471,313 Postcard generator

Primary Examiner: Ho; Tuan V., Tuan.Ho@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC, Justin J. Cassell, jcassell@baconthomas.com

Inventors:         

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

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

4          7,470,830 Method for producing a wound dressing

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

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC, Bacon & Thomas, PLLCJustin J. Casselljcassell@baconthomas.com

Inventors:

Sigurjonsson; Gudmundur Fertram (Reykjavik, IS), TElefsen@ossur.com

Elefsen; Thordur M. (Mosfellsbaer, IS), PGudnason@ossur.com

Assignee: Ossur, hf (Reykjavik, IS)

5          7,470,745 Perfluoroether based polymers

Primary Examiner: Mulcahy; Peter D., Peter.Mulcahy@uspto.gov

Assistant Examiner: Hu; Henry, Henry.Hu@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Mayer; Nancy S., Nancy.S.Mayer@usa.dupont.com

Inventors:

Peng; Sheng (Wilmington, DE), Sheng.Peng@usa.dupont.com

Getty; Stephen James (Wilmington, DE), Stephen.J.Getty@usa.dupont.com

Hopkins; Timothy Edward (Wilmington, DE), Timothy.E.Hopkins@usa.dupont.com

Wang; Ying (W. Chester, PA), Ying.Wang@usa.dupont.com

Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (Wilmington, DE)

6          7,470,656 Pre-moistened wipes

Primary Examiner: Ogden, Jr.; Necholus, Necholus.Ogden@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Charles; Mark A., Charles.MA@pg.com,  Zerby; Kim William, Zerby.KW@pg.com, peebles.bm@pg.com

Inventors:

Sherry; Alan Edward (Cincinnati, OH), Sherry.AE@pg.com

Policicchio; Nicola John (Mason, OH), Policicchio.NJ@pg.com

Cella; Cynthia Elaine (Fairfield, OH), Cella.CE@pg.com

Flora; Jeffrey Lawrence (Mason, OH), Flora.JL@pg.com

Trinh; Toan (Maineville, OH), Trinh.T@pg.com

Morelli; Joseph Paul (Kirkland, WA), Morelli.JP@pg.com

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

7          7,470,652 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: 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

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

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

Assignee: The Clorox Company (Oakland, CA),

8          7,470,564 Flip-chip system and method of making same

Primary Examiner: Lindsay, Jr.; Walter L., Walter.Lindsay@uspto.gov

Assistant Examiner: Pompey; Ron E., Ron.Pompey@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Greaves; John N., JGreaves@intellevate.com

Inventors:

Shi; Song-Hua (Phoenix, AZ), Song-Hua.Shi@intel.com

Chen; Tian-An (Phoenix, AZ), Tian-Na.Chen@intel.com

Assignee: Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, CA)

9          7,470,563 Microelectronic device packages and methods for controlling the disposition of non-conductive materials in such packages

Primary Examiner: Menz; Laura M., Laura.Menz@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Coie LLP; Perkins, Anchell, Scott Joseph, SAnchell@perkinscoie.com

Inventors:

Hiatt; William Mark (Eagle, ID), WHiatt@micron.com

Farnworth; Warren (Nampa, ID), WFarnworth@micron.com

Assignee:  Micron Technology, Inc. (Boise, ID)

10         7,470,541 Automated biological reaction apparatus

Primary Examiner: Gordon; Brian R., Brian.Gordon@uspto.gov 

Attorney, Agent or Firm: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP, A. Blair Hughes, Partner, hughes@mbhb.com

Inventors:

Copeland; Keith G. (Tucson, AZ), KGCopeland@ventanamed.com

Grogan; Thomas M. (Tucson, AZ), TMGrogan@ventanamed.com

Hassen; Charles (Tucson, AZ), CHassen@ventanamed.com

Humphreys; William Ross (Tucson, AZ), WRHumphreys@ventanamed.com

Lemme; Charles D. (Tucson, AZ), CDLemme@ventanamed.com

Miller; Philip C. (Tucson, AZ), PCMiller@ventanamed.com

Richards; William L. (Tucson, AZ), WLRichards@ventanamed.com

Showalter; Wayne A. (Tucson, AZ), WAShowalter@ventanamed.com

Assignee: Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. (Tucson, AZ)

11         7,470,398 Method and apparatus for sample evaluation

Primary Examiner: Soohoo; Tony G., Tony.Soohoo@uspto.gov 

Assistant Examiner: Ma; Jameson Q., Jameson.Ma@uspto.gov  

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Liebenow; Frank; tony.olson@theipfarm.com

Inventors:         

Liu; Xuehui (Sioux Falls, SD)

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

12         7,470,228 Method of treating benign hypertrophy of the prostate

Primary Examiner: Gilbert; Samuel G., Sam.Gilbert@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, Andrew Douglas, adouglas@kmob.com

Inventors:         

Connors; Kevin G. (Wellesley, MA), KConnors@solacepharma.com

Pintauro; William L. (Ft. Lauderdale, FL), WPintauro@solacepharma.com

Wallin; Sheila K. (Carlsbad, CA), SWallin@solacepharma.com

Kilcoyne; John T. (San Diego, CA), JKilcoyne@solacepharma.com

Cao; Hung H. (Corona, CA), HCao@solacepharma.com

Nguyen; Khoi M. (Murietta, CA), KNguyen@solacepharma.com

Yurek; Matthew T. (San Diego, CA), MYurek@solacepharma.com

Assignee: AttenueX Technologies, Inc. (Newton, MA)  

13         7,470,119 Confection center fill apparatus and method

Primary Examiner: Davis; Robert B., Robert.Davis@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP, Barrett, Robert M., rbarrett@bellboyd.com

Inventors:

Cotten; Gerald B. (Sparta, NJ), Gerald.Cotten@wrigley.com

Mihalich; Donald (Brooklyn, NY), Donald.Mihalich@wrigley.com

Assignee: Wm. Wrighley Jr. Company (Chicago, IL)

14         7,470,078 Cleaning implement

Primary Examiner: Walczak; David J., David.Walczak@uspto.gov 

Inventors:

Banco; Michael J. (Racine, WI), mjbanco@scj.com

Neumann; Peter M. (Racine, WI),

Michaels; Kenneth W. (Spring Grove, IL),

Harrity; Kevin (Oak Creek, WI),

Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. (Racine, WI)

15         7,470,002 Printer having self-reference mounted printhead

Primary Examiner: Do; An H., An.Do@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         7,469,997 Printhead unit cell incorporating suspended looped heater element

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         7,469,990 Inkjet printer with printhead cartridge and cradle that interengage via an overcentre mechanism

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

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

18         7,469,844 Diffusion device and method of diffusing

Primary Examiner: Ganey; Steven J., Steven.Ganey@uspto.gov 

Attorney, Agent or Firm: BtMaurer@scj.com

Inventors:

Conway; Simon M. (Burlington, WI), SMConway@scj.com

Jaworski; Thomas (Racine, WI), TJaworski@scj.com

Schramm; Heather R. (Whitewater, WI), HRSchramm@scj.com

Walter; Scott D. (Twin Lakes, WI), SDWalter@scj.com

Crull; Jeffrey L. (McFarland, WI), JLCrull@scj.com

Fenske; Lawrence J. (Madison, WI), LJFenske@scj.com

Mick; Jonathan M. (Marshall, WI), JMMick@scj.com

Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. (Racine, WI)

19         7,469,842 Volatile dispenser with oriented fibrous emanator

Primary Examiner: Gorman; Darren W., Darren.Gorman@uspto.gov 

Attorney, Agent or Firm: ramiller@scj.com

Inventors:

Martens, III; Edward J. (Racine, WI), EJMartens@scj.com

Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. (Racine, WI)

20         7,469,842 Volatile dispenser with oriented fibrous emanator

Primary Examiner: Gorman; Darren W., Darren.Gorman@uspto.gov 

Attorney, Agent or Firm: ramiller@scj.com

Inventors:

Martens, III; Edward J. (Racine, WI), EJMartens@scj.com

Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. (Racine, WI)

21         7,469,740 Heat dissipating device

Primary Examiner: Leo; Leonard R., Leonard.Leo@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Ostrolenk, Faber, Gerb & Soffen, LLP., Robert C. Faber, rfaber@ostrolenk.com

Inventors:

Lin; Jao-Ching (Hsin-Chuang, TW), Jao-Ching_Lin@avc.com.tw

Ding; Pei-Pei (Hsin-Chuang, TW), Pei-Pe_Ding@avc.com.tw

Yang; Hsiu-Wei (Hsin-Chuang, TW), Hsiu-Wei_Yang@avc.com.tw

Yu; Wen-Hwa (Hsin-Chuang, TW), Wen-Hwa_Yu@avc.com.tw

Chen; Yen-Wen (Hsin-Chuang, TW), Yen-Wen_Chen@avc.com.tw

Assignee: Asia Vital Components Co., Ltd. (TW)

22         7,469,436 Pressure relief surface

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

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Barnes & Thornburg LLP., Henderson, Ronald S., ron.henderson@BTLaw.com

Inventors:

Meyer; Eric R. (Greensburg, IN), Eric.Meyer@hill-rom.com

Bobey; John Alan (Daniel Island, SC), John.Bobey@hill-rom.com

Soltani; Sohrab (Charleston, SC), Sohrab.Soltani@hill-rom.com

Mueller; Jonathan H. (Mt. Pleasant, SC), Jonathan.Mueller@hill-rom.com

Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)

  23       7,469,427 Stretchable and permeable non-woven protective gloves

Primary Examiner: Moran; Katherine, Katherine.Moran@uspto.gov
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Dority & Manning, P.A., Lineberry, Douglas L., dlineberry@dority-manning.com

Inventors:

Yang; Kaiyuan (Cumming, GA), kaiyuan.Yang@kcc.com

Fish; Jeffrey E. (Dacula, GA), Jeffrey.Fish@kcc.com

Baker; Jason A. (Alpharetta, GA), JBaker@kcc.com

Thomas; Oomman P. (Alpharetta, GA), Oomman.Thomas@kcc.com

Shamis; Martin (Alpharetta, GA), Martin.Shamis@kcc.com

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

 

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