Business Notebook: 10/1

Oct. 01--ACHIEVEMENTS

--The Ashley Group, a Maumee insurance brokerage and consulting agency, has been recognized by Business Insurance publication as one of the Best Places to Work in Insurance.

--Rachel Airhart, general manager of Brandywine Country Club in Maumee has been elected to the Ohio Restaurant Association board of directors.

--The Rufenacht family of Fulton County and Dale and Rita Daniels of Erie County are among five families to win 2017 Conservation Farm Family Awards from the Ohio Department of Agriculture.

--La-Z-Boy Inc. of Monroe said Louis Riccio Jr., senior vice president and chief financial officer, plans to retire in June, 2018.

Business Achievements, with news of management promotions, corporate board appointments, and awards, runs each week. Send announcements by email to business@theblade.com or by fax to 419-724-6147. Write "Business Achievements" in the message field.

CONVENTIONS

Listings include organizations, headquarters and number of attendees expected as estimated by Destination Toledo:

--Monday-Thursday -- Owens Corning, Marriott Renaissance, 40, regional.

--Monday-Friday -- Cornerstone Church Heaven on Earth Conference, various Maumee properties, 500, regional.

--Friday-Saturday -- Calvary Missionary Baptist Men's Retreat, Holiday Inn French Quarter, 30, state.

TRANSITION

--Sugar Ridge Brewery will hold a ribbon-cutting at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Millikin Hotel building, 109 S. Main St., Bowling Green.

Business Transitions, which include business moves and openings, should be sent by email to business@theblade.com or by fax to 419-724-6147. Write "Business Transitions" in the message field.

PATENTS

The following U.S. Patents were granted to inventors in Lucas, Fulton, Wood, Lenawee, and Monroe counties and published in the Official Gazette of the Patent and Trademark Office during June, 2017. For more information call the Toledo Lucas County Public Library, Business Technology Department, at 419-259-5209. The library offers Ask A Patent/Copyright/Trademark Attorney, a program where you can sit down with an intellectual property attorney, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. the first Thursday at the Main Library, 325 N. Michigan.

#9,669,578: Method and apparatus for forming and filling a container. Assigned to: DISCMA AG, Hunenberg, Switzerland. Kirk Edward Maki, Tecumseh, Mich.; David George, Jackson, Mich., and Bradley Wilson, Manchester, Mich.

#9,670,963: Constant velocity joint. Assigned to: Dana Automotive Systems Group LLC, Maumee. Seth A. Metzger, Monclova Township; Seung Tark Oh, Ann Arbor; Jeffrey A. Dutkiewicz, Toledo; Andrew Charles Shupe, Waterville, and Joseph H. Bradfield, Perrysburg.

#9,670,964: Damper on constant velocity joint-tube seat. Assigned to: Dana Automotive Systems Group LLC, Maumee. Jon Burnard, Maumee; Marc T. Feichter, Perrysburg; DaWuan A. Smith, Sylvania, and Julie L. Stanley, Oregon.

#9,670,966: Tube yoke for a driveshaft assembly. Assigned to: Dana Automotive Systems Group LLC, Maumee. Christopher B. Corpus, Grand Rapids, Ohio, and Philip A. Eversole, Toledo.

#9,672,355: Automated behavioral and static analysis using an instrumented sandbox and machine learning classification for mobile security. Assigned to: Veracode Inc., Burlington, Mass. Theodora Heather Titonis, Berkeley, Calif.; Roberto Nelson, Toledo, and Christopher John Wysopal, Bedford, Mass.

#9,673,593: Spark plug having firing pad. Assigned to: Federal-Mogul Ignition Co., Southfield, Mich. Kevin J. Kowalski, Perrysburg; Frederick J. Quitmeyer, Rochester Hills, Mich.; Nathan A. Thomson, Southgate, Mich.; Curtis W. Verhoff, Canton, Mich., and Richard L. Keller, Whitehouse.

#9,675,213: Living hinge creation through vacuum forming of a thermoformable plastic sheet. Assigned to: Delta Faucet Co., Indianapolis. Nirav D. Parikh, Sylvania, and Michael Glenn Geels, Jackson, Tenn.

#9,675,370: Minimal-access tool. Assigned to: Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Shorya Awtar, and Rosa Ann Abani, Ann Arbor; Jens Nielsen, Traverse City, Mich.; Tristan Thomas Trutna, Atherton, Calif.; Andrew Mansfield, New Orleans; Patrick Quigley, Cassopolis, Mich., and James Geiger, Toledo.

#9,675,717: Electromagnetic polymer composite material for anti-fouling effect. Assigned to: University of Toledo. Dong-Shik Kim, Sylvania, and Youngwoo Seo, Toledo.

#9,675,983: Fluid through needle for applying multiple component material. Assigned to: Carlisle Fluid Technologies Inc., Charlotte. Mark E. Charpie, Ottawa Lake, Mich., and Marvin D. Burns, Millbury.

#9,676,647: Neck ring system and glassware forming process. Assigned to: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc., Perrysburg. Robin L. Flynn, Waterville.

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