U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Connecticut (July 16)

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ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Connecticut.

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Tyco Healthcare Group Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- Tyco Healthcare Group, Mansfield, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,215,532) developed by Stanislaw Marczyk, Stratford, Conn., for a "tissue stop for surgical instrument."

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A surgical instrument including a handle assembly, an elongated portion, an end effector, and a stop member is disclosed. The end effector is disposed adjacent a distal portion of the elongated portion and includes a first jaw member and a second jaw member. At least one jaw member is movable with respect to the other jaw member between spaced and approximated positions. The first jaw member includes an upper tissue-contacting surface and a lower shelf portion. The shelf portion includes a groove disposed therein. The stop member is disposed adjacent a distal portion of the first jaw member and is pivotable with respect to the first jaw member between a first position, a significant portion of the stop member being positioned external to the first jaw member, and a second position where a lower portion of the stop member being positioned at least partially within the groove."

The patent application was filed on Nov. 23, 2010 (12/952,371). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,215,532&OS=8,215,532&RS=8,215,532

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

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Tyco Healthcare Group Assigned Patent for Rotary Knife Cutting Systems

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- Tyco Healthcare Group, Mansfield, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,215,533) developed by Frank J. Viola, Sandy Hook, Conn., and Eric J. Taylor, Middletown, Conn., for "rotary knife cutting systems."

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A rotary cutting system for use with a surgical stapling device. The rotary cutting system generally includes a knife blade and a mainspring for imparting rotary motion to the circular knife blade. A hammer member is provided and is configured and adapted to engage the knife blade."

The patent application was filed on May 17, 2011 (13/109,372). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,215,533&OS=8,215,533&RS=8,215,533

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

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Gillette Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- Gillette, Boston, has been assigned a patent (8,215,790) developed by five co-inventors for a light-emitting product. The co-inventors are Bryan L. Hesse, Guilford, Conn., John Rotondo, Trumbull, Conn., Michael L. O'Banion, Westminster, Md., Joseph Paul, Thomaston, Conn., and David Mathieu, Colchester, Conn.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A light-emitting product (for example, a flashlight) includes a first housing includes a light source for emitting light and a lens system that is adjustable in position relative to the light source. The second housing can be attached to the first housing and includes a power source for the light source. When the first housing and the second housing are attached, the first housing and the second housing can be moved relative to each other to adjust the position of the lens system relative to the position of the light source to focus the light from the light source."

The patent application was filed on Dec. 6, 2010 (12/960,594). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,215,790&OS=8,215,790&RS=8,215,790

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

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Focus Products Group Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- Focus Products Group, Vernon Hills, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,215,501) developed by four co-inventors for an adjustable curtain rod. The co-inventors are David J. Trettin, Atlanta, John DeWees, Morristown, N.J., Gary E. Van Deursen, Essex, Conn., and William D. Hill, Farmington, Conn.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An adjustable curtain rod assembly includes a rod member and an adjustment mechanism coupled to an end of the rod member. The adjustment mechanism is operable to adjust a length of the rod assembly and has a clutch mechanism that prevents over-extension of the rod assembly during mounting."

The patent application was filed on Aug. 5, 2009 (12/536,110). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,215,501&OS=8,215,501&RS=8,215,501

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

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Tyco Healthcare Group Assigned Patent for Surgical Instrument with Indicator

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- Tyco Healthcare Group, Mansfield, Mass., has been assigned a patent (8,215,530) developed by Keith L. Milliman, Bethel, Conn., for a "surgical instrument with indicator."

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A surgical stapling instrument including a handle assembly, an elongated body portion extending distally from the handle assembly, a head portion and an indicator. A firing trigger is movable between first and second positions. The head portion includes an anvil assembly and a shell assembly. The anvil assembly is movable in relation to the shell assembly between spaced and approximated positions. The indicator is disposed in mechanical cooperation with the handle assembly and is movable between a first position and a second position in response to movement of the anvil assembly towards its approximated position. The indicator is movable between the second position and a third position in response to firing of the instrument."

The patent application was filed on Oct. 17, 2011 (13/274,811). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,215,530&OS=8,215,530&RS=8,215,530

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

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Pitney Bowes Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- Pitney Bowes, Stamford, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,215,629) developed by Michael R. Ifkovits, Danbury, Conn., Russell W. Holbrook, Southbury, Conn., and Edward M. Ifkovits, New Fairfield, Conn., for a "system and method for producing and arranging sheet material for use in a mailpiece inserter."

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A system and method for producing printed sheet material for use in a mailpiece inserter. The system comprises an input module for supplying the printed sheet material associated with a mailpiece fabrication job of the mailpiece inserter and a transfer module adapted to receive the printed sheet material from the input module and dispense the printed sheet material. An output module is adapted to receive the printed sheet material from the transfer module and convey the printed sheet material along the transport deck. A processor is operatively coupled to a mail run data file of the mailpiece fabrication job for controlling the input, transfer and output modules to stack the printed sheet material in accordance with the mail run data file. In the method, the output module includes at least two transport decks which may be repositioned such that one of the transport decks receives/stacks the printed sheet material in a manner which is best suited for subsequent use by the mailpiece inserter."

The patent application was filed on Jan. 4, 2010 (12/655,508). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,215,629&OS=8,215,629&RS=8,215,629

Written by Satyaban Rath; edited by Hemanta Panigrahi.

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Connecticut Inventors Develop Patent for Collateral Damage Coverage for Insurers and Third Parties

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- Bruce Bradford Thomas, Trumbull, Conn., and Lester Ware Preston, Darien, Conn., have developed a patent (8,219,425) for a "collateral damage coverage for insurers and third parties."

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A method for marketing, underwriting, and adjusting damages that are associated with insured loss events but that are not covered by traditional insurance policies. This method permits the marketing of loss expense coverage, underwriting, and claim adjustment processes of insurance to be performed by reference to the loss payments that are made by a specified reinsurance policy. By referencing reinsurance loss payments, which both a buyer and a seller understand, this method provides an easy way to communicate and transact something that is otherwise difficult or impossible to define or measure."

The patent application was filed on July 23, 2008 (12/220,189). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,219,425.PN.&OS=PN/8,219,425&RS=PN/8,219,425

Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand.

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United Technologies Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United Technologies, Hartford, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,215,117) developed by Meredith B. Colket, Simsbury, Conn., and Alexander Chen, Ellington, Conn., for "staging for rich catalytic combustion."

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A catalytic reactor for a gas turbine engine comprising an air inlet, a premixing zone, a reacting zone comprising a reactive portion and a nonreactive portion, a post reaction mixing zone, a first fuel injection system for introducing fuel into the reactive portion, and a second fuel injection system for introducing fuel into the nonreactive portion."

The patent application was filed on Oct. 15, 2007 (11/974,562). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,215,117&OS=8,215,117&RS=8,215,117

Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

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Connecticut Inventor Develops Patent for Electro-optic Device

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- Karl Kissa, West Simsbury, Conn., has developed a patent (8,218,914) for an electro-optic device.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "The present invention provides an electro-optic device comprising three or more radio-frequency (RF) signal electrodes, which each include an input segment. The input segments of the three or more RF-signal electrodes are arranged in a fractal pattern followed in an RF-signal transit direction by a parallel-bend pattern. Advantageously, this arrangement allows matching of RF-signal transit times of the input segments and near matching of RF-signal losses of the input segments."

The patent application was filed on Nov. 3, 2009 (12/611,612). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,218,914.PN.&OS=PN/8,218,914&RS=PN/8,218,914

Written by Shabnam Sheikh; edited by Jaya Anand

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International Business Machines Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- International Business Machines, Armonk, N.Y., has been assigned a patent (8,215,074) developed by four co-inventors for a "pattern formation employing self-assembled material." The co-inventors are Charles T. Black, New York, Timothy J. Dalton, Ridgefield, Conn., Bruce B. Doris, Brewster, N.Y., and Carl Radens, Lagrangeville, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "In one embodiment, Hexagonal tiles encompassing a large are divided into three groups, each containing 1/3 of all hexagonal tiles that are disjoined among one another. Openings for the hexagonal tiles in each group are formed in a template layer, and a set of self-assembling block copolymers is applied and patterned within each opening. This process is repeated three times to encompass all three groups, resulting in a self-aligned pattern extending over a wide area. In another embodiment, the large area is divided into rectangular tiles of two non-overlapping and complementary groups. Each rectangular area has a width less than the range of order of self-assembling block copolymers. Self-assembled self-aligned line and space structures are formed in each group in a sequential manner so that a line and space pattern is formed over a large area extending beyond the range of order." The patent application was filed on Feb. 5, 2008 (12/026,123). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,215,074&OS=8,215,074&RS=8,215,074

Written by Arpi Sharma; edited by Anand Kumar.

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United Technologies Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United Technologies, Hartford, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,215,454) developed by Lawrence E. Portlock, Bethany, Conn., Michael E. McCune, Colchester, Conn., and Louis J. Dobek, Somers, Conn., for a "lubrication system with tolerance for reduced gravity." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A lubrication system includes an auxiliary lubricant tank 48, a supply conduit 58 extending from a source of lubricant 26 to the auxiliary lubricant tank. A reduced-G bypass line 108 branches from the conduit and enters the auxiliary tank at a first elevation E.sub.1. The system also includes an auxiliary tank discharge conduit 116, a portion of which resides within the tank. The resident portion has an opening 122 at least partially at a second elevation E.sub.2 higher than the first elevation."

The patent application was filed on Nov. 22, 2006 (11/603,664). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,215,454.PN.&OS=PN/8,215,454&RS=PN/8,215,454

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

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United Technologies Assigned Patent for Peripheral Microcircuit Serpentine Cooling for Turbine Airfoils

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United Technologies, Hartford, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,215,374) developed by Frank J. Cunha, Avon, Conn., and William Abdel-Messeh, Middletown, Conn., for a "peripheral microcircuit serpentine cooling for turbine airfoils." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A turbine component has an airfoil portion with at least one central core element, a pressure side wall, and a suction side wall. The airfoil portion also has a serpentine cooling passageway in at least one of the walls. In a preferred embodiment, the airfoil portion has a serpentine cooling passageway in both of the pressure and suction side walls. A refractory metal core for forming the serpentine cooling passageway(s) is also described."

The patent application was filed on May 14, 2010 (12/780,016). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,215,374.PN.&OS=PN/8,215,374&RS=PN/8,215,374

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

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Branson Ultrasonics Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- Branson Ultrasonics, Danbury, Conn., has been assigned a patent (8,215,359) developed by Robert D. Jalbert, Mountain Top, Pa., and John J. Ablamsky Jr., Waterbury, Conn., for a part sensing horn. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A nodal sensing horn assembly for use in ultrasonic welding a first part to a second part that includes a nodal horn, a cavity formed within the nodal horn, and a sensing device at least partially disposed within the cavity. The sensing device senses a property, such as presence and/or orientation, of the first part and outputs a sensing signal in response thereto."

The patent application was filed on March 5, 2009 (12/398,521). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,215,359.PN.&OS=PN/8,215,359&RS=PN/8,215,359

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

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MannKind Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- MannKind, Valencia, Calif., has been assigned a patent (8,215,300) developed by six co-inventors for a "unit dose cartridge and dry powder inhaler." The co-inventors are Solomon S. Steiner, Mount Kisco, N.Y., Trent A. Poole, South Amherst, Mass., Per B. Fog, Bedford Hills, N.Y., Roderike Pohl, Sherman, Conn., Michael Crick, Middlebury, Conn., and Robert Feldstein, Yonkers, N.Y. The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A dry powder inhaler having improved aerodynamic properties for diluting, dispersing, and metering drug particles for increasing the efficiency of pulmonary drug delivery to a patient is described. The inhaler comprises, in general, a housing having an air intake, an air flow-control/check-valve, a mixing section and a mouthpiece. A cartridge loaded with a single dose of medicament can be installed in the mixing section."

The patent application was filed on April 14, 2008 (12/102,625). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=8,215,300.PN.&OS=PN/8,215,300&RS=PN/8,215,300

Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

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