U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Rhode Island (June 23)

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ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 23 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Rhode Island.

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AgileQR Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 23 -- AgileQR, Providence, Rhode Island, has been assigned a patent (8,756,124) developed by Foster Joseph Sayers III, Providence, Rhode Island, Albert Ho, Boston, and Charles Hyung Kim, Boston, for "systems and methods for tracking and tracing products through a supply chain utilizing unique URLs."

The patent application was filed on June 24, 2013 (13/925,039). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.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=87,56,124.PN.&OS=PN/87,56,124&RS=PN/87,56,124

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 23 -- Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance, Warwick, Rhode Island, has been assigned a patent (8,756,083) developed by six co-inventors for a "system and method for identifying and assessing comparative negligence in insurance claims." The co-inventors are Angela G. Danico, North Reading, Massachusetts, Andre R. Heindenheim, Warwick, Rhode Island, Sarah E. Hopkins, Manchester, New Hampshire, James D. Murphy, Londonderry, New Hampshire, Soon Lim, Cranston, Rhode Island, and Steven E. Shriner, West Greenwich, Rhode Island.

The patent application was filed on Jan. 19, 2011 (13/009,458). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.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=87,56,083.PN.&OS=PN/87,56,083&RS=PN/87,56,083

Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

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ZIH Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 23 -- ZIH, Lincolnshire, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,752,922) developed by 13 co-inventors for a "mobile printer networking and interfacing." The co-inventors are Michael L. Lamontagne, Johnston, Rhode Island, Hussam Eassa, Windham, New Hampshire, David F. Beck, Exeter, Rhode Island, Scott E. Lane, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, Patrick J. Hegarty, Dedham, Massachusetts, Michael Cranston, Carpentersville, Illinois, Craig A. Horrocks, Narragansett, Rhode Island, John Stevens, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, James Phillips, Medway, Massachusetts, Kevin M. Lemoi, Attleboro, Massachusetts, Gregory J. Klein, Wakefield, Rhode Island, Roy P. Lyman, Coventry, Rhode Island, and Matthew D. Corvese, Warwick, Rhode Island.

The patent application was filed on April 12, 2011 (13/085,431). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.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=8,752,922.PN.&OS=PN/8,752,922&RS=PN/8,752,922

Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

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Premark Packaging Assigned Patent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 23 -- Premark Packaging, Glenview, Illinois, has been assigned a patent (8,753,731) developed by Charles M. Dunn, Providence, Rhode Island, for an "anti-abrasive protective packaging material and method of making thereof."

The patent application was filed on March 18, 2011 (13/051,292). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.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=8,753,731.PN.&OS=PN/8,753,731&RS=PN/8,753,731

Written by Balkishan Dalai; edited by Jaya Anand.

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