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1          7,463,558 Timing system and device and method for making the same

Primary Examiner: Leon; Edwin A., Edwin.Leon@uspto.gov

Assistant Examiner: Phan; Thanh S., Thanh.Phan@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Haverstock & Owens LLP, Jonathan Owens, tom@hollp.com

Inventors:

Braunberger; Alfred S. (Thousand Oaks, CA),

Assignee: Vision Works IP Corporation (Sequim, WA)

2          7,463,376 Print finishing method and apparatus

Primary Examiner: Williams; Kimberly A., Kimberly.Williams@uspto.gov

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

Inventors:

Bezenek; Myron A. (San Marcos, CA),   Myron.Bezenek@hp.com

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

3          7,463,062 Structured integrated circuit device

Primary Examiner: Tran; Anh Q., Anh.Tran@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP, Georg M. Hasselmann, ghasselmann@cblh.com

Inventors:

Or-Bach; Zvi (San Jose, CA), Or-Bach@easic.com

Wurman; Ze'ev (Palo Alto, CA), Wurman@easic.com

Levinthal; Adam (Redwood City, CA), Levinthal@easic.com

Cooke; Laurence (Los Gatos, CA), Cooke@easic.com

Mihelcic; Stan (Pleasanton, CA), Mihelcic@easic.com

Assignee: eASIC Corporation (Santa Clara, CA)

4          7,462,959 Linear motor and stage device using the linear motor

Primary Examiner: Schuberg; Darren, Darren.Schuberg@uspto.gov 

Assistant Examiner: Mohandesi; Iraj, Iraj.Mohandesi@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P., Douglas H. Goldhush, dgoldhush@ssd.com

Inventors:

Shinohira; Daisuke (Nerima-ku, JP),

Usui; Dotaro (Kawasaki, JP),

Assignee: Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP)

5          7,462,755 Absorbent article comprising edge barriers comprising a liquid absorbent thermoplastic composition

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

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Foose; Gary J., foose.gj@pg.com, Bullock; Roddy M., Bullock.R@pg.com

Inventors:

Toro; Carlo (Cepagatti, IT), Toro.C@pg.com

Pompei; Enzo (Pescara, IT), Pompei.E@pg.com

Carlucci; Giovanni (Chieti, IT), Carlucci.G@pg.com

Digiacomantonio; Marco (Pescara, IT), Digiacomantonio.M@pg.com

Salone; Fiorello (Pescara, IT), Salone.F@pg.com

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

6          7,462,329 Automobile air freshening system

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

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Miller, Robert A, ramiller@scj.com

Inventors:

Wefler; Mark E. (Racine, WI), MEWefler@scj.com

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

7          7,462,322 Methods and apparatus for improved luminescence assays

Primary Examiner: Shibuya; Mark L., Mark.Shibuya@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Foley & Lardner LLP, Lazarus, John M., jlazarus@foley.com

Inventors:

Leland; John K. (Laurel, MD), JLeland@bioveris.com

Shah; Haresh P. (Gaithersburg, MD), HShah@bioveris.com

Kenten; John H. (Gaithersburg, MD), JKenten@bioveris.com

Goodman; Jack E. (Arlington, VA), JGoodman@bioveris.com

Lowke; George E. (Laytonsville, MD), GLowke@bioveris.com

Namba; Yuzaburo (Ibaraki, JP), YNamba@bioveris.com

Blackburn; Gary F. (Gaithersburg, MD), GBlackburn@bioveris.com

Massey; Richard J. (Rockville, MD), RMassey@bioveris.com

Assignee: Bioveris Corporation (Gaithersburg, MD)

8          7,462,265 Reduced volume electrochemical sensor

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

Inventors:

Leach; Christopher Philip (Inverness, GB), CLeach@prdus.jnj.com

Beck; Erica Mary (Nairn, GB), EBeck@prdus.jnj.com

Assignee: Lifescan, Inc. (Milpitas, CA), Mayumi.Maeda@corus.jnj.com

9          7,462,258 Paper towel with superior wiping properties

Primary Examiner: Fortuna; Jose A., Jose.Fortuna@uspto.gov

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

Inventors:

Tirimacco; Maurizio (Appleton, WI), Maurizio.Tirimacco@kcc.com

Goulet; Mike Thomas (Neenah, WI), Mike.Goulet@kcc.com

Veith; Michael William (Fremont, WI), Michael.Veith@kcc.com

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

10         7,462,205 Triacylglycerol based candle wax

Primary Examiner: Toomer; Cephia D., Cephia.Toomer@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, Pioli, Janet A., jpioli@usebrinks.com

Inventors:

Murphy; Timothy A. (Derby, KS), Timothy.Murphy@elevance.com

Assignee:  Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc. (Bolingbrook, IL)    

11         7,461,981 Dynamic splint assemblies

Primary Examiner: Kianni; K. Cyrus, Kaveh.Kianni@uspto.gov 

Inventors:         

Yow, Jr.; Charles A. (Fort Worth, TX), YowCA@corning.com

Leyva, Jr.; Daniel (Arlington, TX), LeyvaD@corning.com

Cooke; Terry Lee (Hickory, NC), CookeTL@corning.com

Johnson; John Bradley (Taylorsville, NC), JohnsonJB@corning.com

Assignee:  Corning Cable Systems LLC (Hickory, NC), CarrollME@corning.com

12         7,461,931 Method and apparatus for protecting a print engine assembly from print media pulling

Primary Examiner: Shah; Manish S., Manish.Shah@uspto.gov

Inventors:

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

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

13         7,461,894 Seating accessory

Primary Examiner: Nelson, Jr.; Milton, Milton.Nelson@uspto.gov 

Assistant Examiner: Garrett; Erika, Erika.Garrett@uspto.gov 

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Hespos; Gerald E. Casella; Anthony J., email@casella-hespos.com

Inventors:

Leeds; Richard M. (New York, NY), richard@nightgear.com

Assignee: Nightgear LLC (New York, NY)

14         7,461,754 Gasket for horizontal venting and related method

Primary Examiner: Stashick; Anthony D., Anthony.Stashick@uspto.gov

Assistant Examiner: Eloshway; Niki M., Niki.Eloshway@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: McCarter & English, LLP, Mark Dunn Giarratana, mgiarratana@mccarter.com

Inventors:

Walsh; Edward D. (East Greenwich, RI), EWalsh@dewal.com

Assignee: DeWAL Industries (Saunderstown, RI)

15         7,461,684 Casting process and articles for performing same

Primary Examiner: Kerns; Kevin P., Kevin.Kerns@uspto.gov 

Attorney, Agent or Firm: IP & Internet Law North, LLC Lizzi, Esq.; Thomas, tlizzi@ipandinternetlawnorth.com

Inventors:

Liu; Jianxin (N. Huntingdon, PA), Jianxin.Liu@exone.com

Rynerson; Michael L. (Boston, MA), Michael.Rynerson@exone.com

Assignee: The Ex One Company, LLC (Irwin, PA)

16         7,461,659 Water absorbing hair styling implement

Primary Examiner: Doan; Robyn, Robyn.Doan@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Zeller; Charles S. McGellyruddy; Joan M. Santini; Anthony M., Charles.Zeller@avon.com, Joan.McGillycuddy@avon.com, Anthony.Santini@avon.com

Inventors:

Glynn, Jr.; John R. (Ridgewood, NJ), John.Glynn@avon.com

Kurek; John S. (Goshen, NY), John.Kurek@avon.com

McKie; Derrick B. (Brooklyn, NY), Derrick.McKie@avon.com

Martin; Shari (Suffern, NY), Shari.Martin@avon.com

Assignee: Avon Products, Inc. (New York, NY)

17         7,461,494 Sill plate

Primary Examiner: Dunn; David R., David.Dunn@uspto.gov 

Assistant Examiner: Jackson; Danielle, Danielle.Jackson@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik, LLP, Charney, Scott, scharney@ldlkm.com

Inventors:

Frezza; Joseph A. (Flemington, NJ)),JFrezza@mindspring.com

Assignee: Construction Solutions, LLC (Old Westbury, NY), consolutions@mindspring.com

18         7,461,486 Methods and apparatus for controlling moisture in straw bale core walls

Primary Examiner: Chilcot, Jr.; Richard E., Richard.chilcot@uspto.gov 

Assistant Examiner: Wendell; Mark R., Mark.Wendell@uspto.gov

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Brucker; H. Michael. 

Inventors:

Black; Roy Gary (El Cerrito, CA), Roy_Black@integratedstructures.com

Assignee: Integrated Structures, Inc. (Berkeley, CA)

19         7,461,450 Method for making a heat dissipating device

Primary Examiner: Walters; Ryan J, Ryan.Walters@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-Pei_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)

20         7,461,409 Universal shoulder protector

Primary Examiner: Patel; Tejash, Tejash.Patel@uspto.gov 

Inventors:

Doyle; Thomas H. (Midlothian, VA)

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