U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Illinois (Feb. 21)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 21 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Illinois.

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Replaceable Wear Plate

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- CATERPILLAR INC., Peoria, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11905686 B2, initially filed July 28, 2021) developed by three inventors Douglas C. Serrurier, Morton, Illinois; Andrew William Young, New Braunfels, Texas; and Graham Ray Hartoonian-Parizek, Peoria, Illinois, for "Replaceable wear plate."

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Devices and Methods of Formulation Application to Wiper Blade and Windshield

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- LLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11904354 B2, initially filed Aug. 4, 2020) developed by three inventors John Isidoro Escoto, Glenview, Illinois; Tze-Lee Phang, Glenview, Illinois; and Jiafu Fang, Glenview, Illinois, for "Devices and methods of formulation application to wiper blade and windshield."

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Reconfigurable Server and Server Rack With Same

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- MOLEX, LLC, Lisle, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11907152 B2, initially filed Nov. 18, 2022) developed by four inventors Augusto Panella, Naperville, Illinois; Allan Cantle, Westlake Village, California; Ray Matyka, Plainfield, Illinois; and John W. Comish, Jr., Acton, California, for "Reconfigurable server and server rack with same."

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Evidence Oracles

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Bloomington, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11908019 B2, initially filed Feb. 28, 2022) developed by ten inventors William J. Leise, Normal, Illinois; Douglas A. Graff, Mountain View, Missouri; Anthony McCoy, Normal, Illinois; Jaime Skaggs, Chenoa, Illinois; Shawn M. Call, Bloomington, Illinois; Stacie A. McCullough, Bloomington, Illinois; Wendy H. Clayton, Franklin, Tennessee; Melinda Teresa Magerkurth, Utica, Illinois; Kim E. Flesher, Normal, Illinois; and Travis Charles Runge, Heyworth, Illinois, for "Evidence oracles."

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System and Method for Merging Asynchronous Data Sources

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- STATS LLC, Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11908191 B2, initially filed Oct. 1, 2021) developed by four inventors Alex Ottenwess, Chicago, Illinois; Matthew Scott, Chicago, Illinois; Ken Rhodes, Chicago, Illinois; and Patrick Joseph Lucey, Chicago, Illinois, for "System and method for merging asynchronous data sources."

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Thiol-Functionalized Hyper-Crosslinked Polymers With Hierarchical Porosities for the Capture and Recovery of Heavy Metal Contaminants

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, Evanston, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11904295 B2, initially filed May 29, 2019) developed by three inventors Ananya M. Agrawal, Mumbai, India; SonBinh T. Nguyen, Evanston, Illinois; and Sanjiban Chakraborty, Fremont, California, for "Thiol-functionalized hyper-crosslinked polymers with hierarchical porosities for the capture and recovery of heavy metal contaminants."

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System and Method for Transmitting Electronic Plumbing Fixture Data and Health Data to a User Device for Transmission Over a Network

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- SLOAN VALVE COMPANY, Franklin Park, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11907242 B2, initially filed March 6, 2023) developed by Parthiv Amin, St. Charles, Illinois, and Panagiotis Zosimadis, Toronto, Canada, for "System and method for transmitting electronic plumbing fixture data and health data to a user device for transmission over a network."

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Backlit User Interface

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- MOLEX, LLC, Lisle, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11910524 B2, initially filed Dec. 21, 2022) developed by Steven Fulton, Lisle, Illinois, and Matthew Shannon, Lisle, Illinois, for "Backlit user interface."

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Small Cell Base Station Integrated With Storefront Sign

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Hickory, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 11909111 B2, initially filed Jan. 17, 2020) developed by four inventors Julian Colapietro, McKinney, Texas; Charles John Mann, Omaha, Nebraska; Michael Fabbri, Des Plaines, Illinois; and Jeffrey Cook, Allen, Texas, for "Small cell base station integrated with storefront sign."

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Thermal Management for Generator/ Motor Stators

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION, Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 11909262 B2, initially filed May 3, 2021) developed by Ashutosh Joshi, Roscoe, Illinois, and Debabrata Pal, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, for "Thermal management for generator/ motor stators."

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Faucet Handle

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- DELTA FAUCET COMPANY, Indianapolis, Indiana has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1015491 S1, initially filed March 15, 2022) developed by Eileen Claire Wolff, Lincolnshire, Illinois, for "Faucet handle."

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Equipment Cover

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- CATERPILLAR INC., Peoria, Illinois has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1015391 S1, initially filed Feb. 5, 2020) developed by Samuel S. Kumar, Peoria, Illinois, for "Equipment cover."

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Adaptive Headlamp System for Vehicle

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- LUMILEDS LLC, San Jose, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11904759 B1, initially filed Feb. 6, 2023) developed by Ronald Johannes Bonne, Plainfield, Illinois, and Jyoti Kiron Bhardwaj, Cupertino, California, for "Adaptive headlamp system for vehicle."

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Focus Band

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- Two inventors, Kyle Glinski, Gurnee, Illinois, and Tom Kleine, Volo, Illinois, have been awarded a patent (No. US 11904100 B2, initially filed April 29, 2019) for "Focus band."

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Method for Preparing Iodosilanes

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- ENTEGRIS, INC., Billerica, Massachusetts has been assigned a patent (No. US 11905174 B2, initially filed Oct. 20, 2021) developed by three inventors Scott A. Laneman, Vernon Hills, Illinois; Jonathan W. Dube, Bowmanville, Canada; and James M. Stubbs, Port Perry, Canada, for "Method for preparing iodosilanes."

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Waste Container Monitoring System

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- ADVANCED CUSTOM ENGINEERED SYSTEMS & EQUIPMENT CO., St. Charles, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11907318 B2, initially filed Aug. 10, 2022) developed by Christopher M. Flood, St. Charles, Illinois, for "Waste container monitoring system."

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Compositions and Products for Infectious or Inflammatory Diseases or Conditions

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- B&H BIOTECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Willowbrook, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11903956 B2, initially filed Jan. 10, 2022) developed by Huiru Wang, Willowbrook, Illinois, for "Compositions and products for infectious or inflammatory diseases or conditions."

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Multi-Session Cookie Swap

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Bloomington, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11909831 B2, initially filed May 10, 2023) developed by Adam Doman, Gibson City, Illinois, and Jeff Himmell, Downs, Illinois, for "Multi-session cookie swap."

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Spinning Membrane Separator Priming Systems and Methods

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- FENWAL, INC., Lake Zurich, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11904281 B2, initially filed Jan. 11, 2022) developed by Christopher J. Wegener, Libertyville, Illinois, and Carolyn Kos, Chicago, Illinois, for "Spinning membrane separator priming systems and methods."

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Drying Rack

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- HONEY-CAN-DO INTERNATIONAL, LLC, Berkeley, Illinois has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1015671 S1, initially filed Nov. 15, 2021) developed by six inventors Kristina Tarasova, Arlington Heights, Illinois; Pamela Mical, Brookfield, Illinois; Jeffrey Bull, Naperville, Illinois; Daniel Tagtow, Austin, Texas; Steve Greenspon, Burr Ridge, Illinois; and Alex Hrovat, Lisle, Illinois, for "Drying rack."

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Connectivity Management Environment Endpoint Discovery via Connectivity Management System Client

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- DELL PRODUCTS L.P., Round Rock, Texas has been assigned a patent (No. US 11909597 B1, initially filed July 29, 2022) developed by five inventors Michael E. Brown, Austin, Texas; Eric Williams, Champaign, Illinois; Dominique Prunier, Montreal, Canada; Damon G. Earley, Round Rock, Texas; and Susan E. Young, North Scituate, Rhode Island, for "Connectivity management environment endpoint discovery via connectivity management system client."

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Systems and Methods for Controlling Units for a Scale

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- PELSTAR, LLC, McCook, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11907353 B2, initially filed April 7, 2023) developed by three inventors Mark Winkler, McCook, Illinois; Ken Harris, McCook, Illinois; and Rosalyn Ben-Chitrit, McCook, Illinois, for "Systems and methods for controlling units for a scale."

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Portable Self-Contained Pressure Testing Manifold and Associated Methods

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- FERMI RESEARCH ALLIANCE, LLC, Batavia, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11906479 B2, initially filed June 30, 2020) developed by Roger A. Milholland, Sheridan, Illinois, for "Portable self-contained pressure testing manifold and associated methods."

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Enhanced Processing and Verification of Digital Access Rights

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT, INC., Beverly Hills, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11907388 B2, initially filed Nov. 8, 2021) developed by six inventors Jeffrey Freedman, Studio City, California; Justin Burleigh, Phoenix, Arizona; Carl Schumaier, Forest Park, Illinois; Brandon Vallade, Los Angeles, California; Phillip Volini, Hoffman Estates, Illinois; and Christopher Bussard, Los Angeles, California, for "Enhanced processing and verification of digital access rights."

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Coordination of Task Execution in a Distributed Storage Network

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- PURE STORAGE, INC., Santa Clara, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11907566 B1, initially filed Aug. 31, 2020) developed by Patrick A. Tamborski, Chicago, Illinois, for "Coordination of task execution in a distributed storage network."

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Operator Settings for Natural Language Search and Filtering on a Web Service Platform for Distributed Server Systems and Clients

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- TROVATA, INC., San Diego, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11907321 B2, initially filed Oct. 16, 2020) developed by five inventors Brett Turner, San Diego, California; Joseph Drambarean, Encinitas, California; Francisco PerezLeon, Richmond, California; Ryan Voris, San Diego, California; and Aqeel Gunja, Naperville, Illinois, for "Operator settings for natural language search and filtering on a web service platform for distributed server systems and clients."

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Aerial Vehicle and Computing Device Interaction for Validating Aerial Vehicle Activity

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- HERE GLOBAL B.V., Eindhoven, Netherlands has been assigned a patent (No. US 11907888 B2, initially filed Dec. 23, 2020) developed by four inventors Petri Rauhala, Tampere, Finland; Lauri Aarne Johannes Wirola, Tampere, Finland; Mike Koivisto, Tampere, Finland; and Justin Eylander, Chicago, Illinois, for "Aerial vehicle and computing device interaction for validating aerial vehicle activity."

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Shared Hierarchical Data Design Model for Transferring Data Within Distributed Systems

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Bloomington, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11907185 B2, initially filed Aug. 19, 2021) developed by Scott D. Kussmann, Bloomington, Illinois, and Christopher L. Tallyn, Minonk, Illinois, for "Shared hierarchical data design model for transferring data within distributed systems."

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Systems and Methods for Dynamically Visualizing Potential Trade Outcomes Based on Real-Time Options Price Data

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- OPTIONSAI, LLC, New York, New York has been assigned a patent (No. US 11908007 B2, initially filed Aug. 17, 2020) developed by four inventors John L. Foley, East Hampton, New York; Alexander Griffiths, Arlington Heights, Illinois; Calvin C. Lagator, Boulder, Colorado; and Demetrios Lyristis, New York, New York, for "Systems and methods for dynamically visualizing potential trade outcomes based on real-time options price data."

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Methods for the Amplification of Bisulfite-Treated DNA

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11905555 B2, initially filed Nov. 21, 2022) developed by three inventors Chuan He, Chicago, Illinois; Ji Nie, Chicago, Illinois; and Xiao-Long Cui, Chicago, Illinois, for "Methods for the amplification of bisulfite-treated DNA."

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Coding of Data Streams in a Vast Storage Network

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- PURE STORAGE, INC., Santa Clara, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11907060 B2, initially filed May 13, 2022) developed by Gary W. Grube, Barrington Hills, Illinois, and Timothy W. Markison, Mesa, Arizona, for "Coding of data streams in a vast storage network."

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Query Execution via Nodes With Parallelized Resources

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- OCIENT HOLDINGS LLC, Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11907219 B2, initially filed March 3, 2023) developed by George Kondiles, Chicago, Illinois, and Jason Arnold, Chicago, Illinois, for "Query execution via nodes with parallelized resources."

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Vapor-Liquid Contacting Apparatus and Process With Cross Contacting

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- UOP LLC, Des Plaines, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11904262 B2, initially filed March 29, 2018) developed by Zhanping Xu, Inverness, Illinois, for "Vapor-liquid contacting apparatus and process with cross contacting."

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Audio Identification Based on Data Structure

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- GRACENOTE, INC., Emeryville, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11907288 B2, initially filed July 13, 2020) developed by Zafar Rafii, Berkeley, California, and Prem Seetharaman, Chicago, Illinois, for "Audio identification based on data structure."

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Diamonds and Hetero-Epitaxial Methods of Forming Diamonds

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- M7D CORPORATION, Beltsville, Maryland has been assigned a patent (No. US 11905619 B2, initially filed Nov. 3, 2021) developed by John P. Ciraldo, Chicago, Illinois, and Jonathan Levine-Miles, Chicago, Illinois, for "Diamonds and hetero-epitaxial methods of forming diamonds."

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Data Storage Device Having Over-Voltage Detection and Protection

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., San Jose, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11908529 B2, initially filed Jan. 19, 2022) developed by three inventors Daniel J. Linnen, Naperville, Illinois; Kirubakaran Periyannan, Santa Clara, California; and Khanfer A. Kukkady, San Jose, California, for "Data storage device having over-voltage detection and protection."

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System and Methods for Radiographic Image Quality Assessment and Protocol Optimization

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK, Toronto, Canada has been assigned a patent (No. US 11908568 B2, initially filed Oct. 22, 2020) developed by four inventors Ting Xia, Vernon Hills, Illinois; Zhou Yu, Vernon Hills, Illinois; Patrik Rogalla, Toronto, Canada; and Bernice Hoppel, Vernon Hills, Illinois, for "System and methods for radiographic image quality assessment and protocol optimization."

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Highly Secure Networked System and Methods for Storage, Processing, and Transmission of Sensitive Personal Information

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- OPTUM, INC., Minnetonka, Minnesota has been assigned a patent (No. US 11907399 B2, initially filed April 13, 2023) developed by Robin Edison, Highland Park, Illinois, for "Highly secure networked system and methods for storage, processing, and transmission of sensitive personal information."

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Water-Based Compositions With Long Term Gloss Retention

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- SWIMC LLC, Cleveland, Ohio has been assigned a patent (No. US 11905434 B2, initially filed Dec. 3, 2020) developed by seven inventors Robert W. Sandoval, Crystal Lake, Illinois; Matthew D. Andersson, Elgin, Illinois; T. Howard Killilea, North Oaks, Minnesota; Mary Jane Hibben, Elburn, Illinois; Frank Cusimano, Marengo, Illinois; Tyler Bell, Naples, Florida; and Michael C. Wildman, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, for "Water-based compositions with long term gloss retention."

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ECDHE Key Exchange for Mutual Authentication Using a Key Server

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- IOT AND M2M TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Evanston, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11909870 B2, initially filed March 24, 2023) developed by John A. Nix, Evanston, Illinois, for "ECDHE key exchange for mutual authentication using a key server."

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DRX Handling in LTE License Assisted Access Operation

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC, Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11910470 B2, initially filed Feb. 1, 2022) developed by four inventors Murali Narasimha, Vernon Hliis, Illinois; Vijay Nangia, Woodridge, Illinois; Ajit Nimbalker, Buffalo Grove, Illinois; and Ravikiran Nory, Buffalo Grove, Illinois, for "DRX handling in LTE license assisted access operation."

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Deformable Electronic Device and Method of Making a Deformable Electronic Device

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, Urbana, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11908894 B2, initially filed April 9, 2021) developed by six inventors Pinshane Huang, Urbana, Illinois; Arend van der Zande, Urbana, Illinois; Elif Ertekin, Urbana, Illinois; Edmund Han, Champaign, Illinois; Jaehyung Yu, Chicago, Illinois; and Mohammad Abir Hossain, Urbana, Illinois, for "Deformable electronic device and method of making a deformable electronic device."

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Genetically Engineered Hematopoietic Stem Cells and Uses Thereof

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- VOR BIOPHARMA INC., Cambridge, Massachusetts has been assigned a patent (No. US 11903973 B2, initially filed Feb. 16, 2021) developed by three inventors Joseph Bolen, Boston, Massachusetts; Aleksandar Filip Radovic-Moreno, Evanston, Illinois; and John Lydeard, Sharon, Massachusetts, for "Genetically engineered hematopoietic stem cells and uses thereof."

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Electrical Lockout for Ultrasonic Surgical Instrument

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL, Zug, Switzerland has been assigned a patent (No. US 11903605 B2, initially filed May 7, 2021) developed by nineteen inventors Ryan M. Asher, Cincinnati, Ohio; Brian D. Black, Loveland, Ohio; John E. Brady, Liberty Township, Ohio; Alexander R. Cuti, Cincinnati, Ohio; Demetrius N. Harris, Cincinnati, Ohio; Carl J. Draginoff, Jr., Mason, Ohio; Ellen Burkart, Cincinnati, Ohio; Geni M. Giannotti, Allendale, New Jersey; Andrew Kolpitcke, Centerville, Ohio; Amy M. Krumm, Cincinnati, Ohio; Matthew T. Kuhn, Houston, Texas; Stephen M. Leuck, Milford, Ohio; Cameron D. McLain, Deer Park, Ohio; Ion V. Nicolaescu, Carpentersville, Illinois; Candice Otrembiak, Loveland, Ohio; Amrita S. Sawhney, Cincinnati, Ohio; Aaron C. Voegele, Loveland, Ohio; Grace E. Brooks, Cincinnati, Ohio; and Fajian Zhang, Mason, Ohio, for "Electrical lockout for ultrasonic surgical instrument."

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Automated Communications Response System

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- EOLAS TECHNOLOGIES INC., Tyler, Texas has been assigned a patent (No. US 11909923 B2, initially filed May 26, 2022) developed by Steven Carl Landers, Mount Claremont, Australia, and Michael D. Doyle, Wheaton, Illinois, for "Automated communications response system."

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System and Methods for Controlling Out-Of-Network D2D Communications

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- FUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Plano, Texas has been assigned a patent (No. US 11910342 B2, initially filed Aug. 24, 2021) developed by six inventors Philippe Sartori, Plainfield, Illinois; Vipul Desai, Palatine, Illinois; Mazin Al-Shalash, Frisco, Texas; Anthony C. K. Soong, Plano, Texas; George Calcev, Hoffman Estates, Illinois; and Brian Classon, Beijing, China, for "System and methods for controlling out-of-network D2D communications."

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Method of Mapping Droplet Size of Agricultural Sprayers

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- PRECISION PLANTING LLC, Tremont, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11903378 B2, initially filed Jan. 28, 2019) developed by Justin McMenamy, Edwards, Illinois, and Ben Schlipf, Tremont, Illinois, for "Method of mapping droplet size of agricultural sprayers."

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Systems and Methods for Playing a Golf Game Within Limited Confines

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- An inventor from Chicago, Illinois, Joseph F. Arand has been awarded a patent (No. US 11904228 B2, initially filed Oct. 3, 2021) for "Systems and methods for playing a golf game within limited confines."

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Kettle Process for Low Brix Fruit/Vegetable Containing Products

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- ACH FOOD COMPANIES, INC., Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11903398 B2, initially filed May 28, 2021) developed by four inventors Phyllis Dian Thompson, River Forest, Illinois; Fulya Eren, Beecher, Illinois; Martha Cassens, Chicago, Illinois; and Michael Bunczek, Aurora, Illinois, for "Kettle process for low brix fruit/vegetable containing products."

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Access Authentication in a Dispersed Storage Network

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- PURE STORAGE, INC., Santa Clara, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11909418 B1, initially filed Feb. 1, 2021) developed by Dustin M. Hendrickson, Chicago, Illinois, and Manish Motwani, Chicago, Illinois, for "Access authentication in a dispersed storage network."

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Pool Cover System and Method of Delivery of the Pool Cover System

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- NORTH STAR TECHNOLOGY LIMITED, Birkirkara, Malta has been assigned a patent (No. US 11905726 B2, initially filed April 14, 2023) developed by Toby Karsten, Sparta, Illinois, and Drew Marlow, Knoxville, Tennessee, for "Pool cover system and method of delivery of the pool cover system."

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Delta Set Information Management Device and System

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- An inventor from Chicago, Illinois, Steven Reynolds has been awarded a patent (No. US 11907169 B2, initially filed Dec. 13, 2019) for "Delta set information management device and system."

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Fertility Syringe

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- PHERDAL, Dixon, Illinois has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1015532 S1, initially filed Nov. 15, 2021) developed by Jennifer Westphal, Dixon, Illinois, and Ryan Westphal, Dixon, Illinois, for "Fertility syringe."

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Uplink Beam Reconfiguration

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY, Espoo, Finland has been assigned a patent (No. US 11909477 B2, initially filed May 24, 2021) developed by seven inventors Samantha Caporal Del Barrio, Aalborg, Denmark; Frederick Vook, Schaumburg, Illinois; Johannes Harrebek, Aalborg, Denmark; Simon Svendsen, Aalborg, Denmark; Jun Tan, Glenview, Illinois; Benny Vejlgaard, Gistrup, Denmark; and Kim Nielsen, Storvorde, Denmark, for "Uplink beam reconfiguration."

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Handheld Pool Game Clock Apparatus

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- An inventor from Geneva, Illinois, Daniel Andres Gajardo Munoz has been awarded a design patent (No. US D1015177 S1, initially filed Nov. 3, 2021) for "Handheld pool game clock apparatus."

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Compute Box and Corresponding Systems and Methods for Formatting Content for Presentation on Flexible Content Presentation Companion Devices

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC, Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11907606 B1, initially filed March 15, 2023) developed by three inventors Amit Kumar Agrawal, Bangalore, India; Rohit Sisodia, Naperville, Illinois; and Sanjay Dhar, Algonquin, Illinois, for "Compute box and corresponding systems and methods for formatting content for presentation on flexible content presentation companion devices."

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Electronic Devices With Sliding Device Housings and Translating Flexible Displays and Corresponding Methods

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC, Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11907018 B2, initially filed Aug. 27, 2021) developed by three inventors Alberto R. Cavallaro, Northbrook, Illinois; Yong-Ho Lim, Kildeer, Illinois; and Daniel P. Groebe, Lake Zurich, Illinois, for "Electronic devices with sliding device housings and translating flexible displays and corresponding methods."

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Apparatus and Method for Ultraviolet (UV) Light Sanitization of an Aircraft

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 11904065 B2, initially filed Sept. 10, 2020) developed by Sunit Kumar Saxena, Bangalore, India, and Stephen F. Yates, Des Plaines, Illinois, for "Apparatus and method for ultraviolet (UV) light sanitization of an aircraft."

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Computer System and Method for Recording, Managing, and Watching Videos

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- SCREENCASTIFY, LLC, Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11910055 B2, initially filed Jan. 9, 2023) developed by Manuel Braun, Cologne, Germany, and Henry Mann, Chicago, Illinois, for "Computer system and method for recording, managing, and watching videos."

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Method and Apparatus for Automated Composite-Based Additive Manufacturing

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- IMPOSSIBLE OBJECTS, INC., Northbrook, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11904536 B2, initially filed Aug. 16, 2022) developed by seven inventors Robert Swartz, Highland Park, Illinois; Eugene Gore, Des Plains, Illinois; Buckley Crist, Wilmette, Illinois; John Bayldon, Northbrook, Illinois; Chris Wagner, Northbrook, Illinois; Nicholas Tarzian, Northbrook, Illinois; and Evangeline Su, Evanstan, Illinois, for "Method and apparatus for automated composite-based additive manufacturing."

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Methods, Systems, and Electronic Devices for Initiating a Communication Channel for a First Communication Device With a Second Communication Device

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC, Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11909687 B2, initially filed Oct. 16, 2021) developed by Daniel C Chisu, Franklin Park, Illinois, and Si Chen, Chicago, Illinois, for "Methods, systems, and electronic devices for initiating a communication channel for a first communication device with a second communication device."

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Recessed Circular Channel Light System

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- PUREEDGE LIGHTING LLC, Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11906129 B1, initially filed Aug. 30, 2022) developed by Gregory Kay, Chicago, Illinois, for "Recessed circular channel light system."

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Cartoning Machine for Multiple, Different Carton Configurations and Method of Use

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- INTERTAPE POLYMER CORP., Sarasota, Florida has been assigned a patent (No. US 11905056 B2, initially filed Sept. 25, 2020) developed by David Showman, Schaumburg, Illinois, and Bojan Jovanovic, Schaumburg, Illinois, for "Cartoning machine for multiple, different carton configurations and method of use."

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Repulpable Zipper for Zip Packaging

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11905070 B2, initially filed Jan. 28, 2021) developed by three inventors Eric P. Plourde, Frankfort, Illinois; Christine N. Shimel, Chicago, Illinois; and Lars G. Wihlborg, Stratford, Connecticut, for "Repulpable zipper for zip packaging."

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Carbon Fiber Sheet Separation With Flickers for 3-Dimensional Printing

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- IMPOSSIBLE OBJECTS, INC., Northbrook, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11904532 B2, initially filed Jan. 23, 2021) developed by three inventors Robert Swartz, Highland Park, Illinois; James Brough, Buffalo Grove, Illinois; and Eugene Gore, Des Plaines, Illinois, for "Carbon fiber sheet separation with flickers for 3-dimensional printing."

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Compression of Fluctuating Data

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE INC., Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11907207 B1, initially filed Oct. 10, 2022) developed by four inventors Dhiraj Bawadhankar, Naperville, Illinois; Fateen Sharaby, Demarest, New Jersey; Naresha Chari, Chicago, Illinois; and Romil Parekh, Northbrook, Illinois, for "Compression of fluctuating data."

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Electronic Communications Device

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- RELAY, INC., Raleigh, North Carolina has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1015287 S1, initially filed Oct. 23, 2023) developed by three inventors Matthew Newton, Park Ridge, Illinois; Julianna Probst, Chicago, Illinois; and Kyle Buzzard, Vicksburg, Michigan, for "Electronic communications device."

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Renewably-Sourced Biodegradable Polyolefin Packaging, Utensils, and Containers

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- ENLIGHTENED PRODUCT SOLUTIONS, LLC, Miramar, Florida has been assigned a patent (No. US 11905396 B2, initially filed Sept. 29, 2021) developed by Randy Soibel, Deerfield, Illinois, and Robert L. Tammara, Miramar, Florida, for "Renewably-sourced biodegradable polyolefin packaging, utensils, and containers."

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System and Method for Distributing User Interface Device Configurations

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- STEELSERIES APS, Copenhagen, Denmark has been assigned a patent (No. US 11907505 B2, initially filed Feb. 19, 2021) developed by three inventors Jacob Wolff-Petersen, Richmond, United Kingdom; Bruce Hawver, Hawthorn Woods, Illinois; and Tino Soelberg, Chicago, Illinois, for "System and method for distributing user interface device configurations."

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Compressible Article Advancer

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP, Northfield, Illinois has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1015008 S1, initially filed May 25, 2021) developed by four inventors Paige Wexler, Highland Park, Illinois; Quinten Krisik, Itasca, Illinois; Gregory J. Foster, Chicago, Illinois; and Robert W. Sheldon, Winnetka, Illinois, for "Compressible article advancer."

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Acousto-Optic Deflector and Methods of Fabrication

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- INTRAACTION CORP, Bellwood, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11906874 B1, initially filed April 7, 2023) developed by Allen Gilbert, Bellwood, Illinois, and John Lekavich, Bellwood, Illinois, for "Acousto-optic deflector and methods of fabrication."

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Modular Approach for Advanced Battery Modules Having Different Electrical Characteristics

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- CPS TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LLC, New York, New York has been assigned a patent (No. US 11909061 B2, initially filed Nov. 4, 2020) developed by three inventors Richard M. DeKeuster, Racine, Wisconsin; Robert J. Mack, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Stephen D. Cash, Cary, Illinois, for "Modular approach for advanced battery modules having different electrical characteristics."

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Mailer Machine for Multiple, Different Mailer Configurations and Method of Use

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- INTERTAPE POLYMER CORP., Sarasota, Florida has been assigned a patent (No. US 11905057 B2, initially filed Dec. 29, 2021) developed by Bojan Jovanovic, Glen Ellyn, Illinois, for "Mailer machine for multiple, different mailer configurations and method of use."

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Method, Apparatus and Computer Program Product for Defining a Strand Upstream of a Direction-Based Traffic Link

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- HERE GLOBAL B.V., Eindhoven, Netherlands has been assigned a patent (No. US 11908320 B2, initially filed Oct. 6, 2022) developed by three inventors James Fowe, Chicago, Illinois; Aditya Jadhav, Chicago, Illinois; and Earl Hammond, Chicago, Illinois, for "Method, apparatus and computer program product for defining a strand upstream of a direction-based traffic link."

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Hydrocortisone Oral Liquid Formulations

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- ETON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., Deer Park, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11904046 B1, initially filed Feb. 23, 2023) developed by four inventors Danka Radosavljevic, Palatine, Illinois; Sean Brynjelsen, Barrington, Illinois; Romona Bhattacharya, Franklin Park, New Jersey; and Kalyan Kathala, Monroe, New Jersey, for "Hydrocortisone oral liquid formulations."

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Pan

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- HANDI-FOIL CORP., Wheeling, Illinois has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1015051 S1, initially filed April 21, 2022) developed by three inventors Norton Sarnoff, Boca Raton, Illinois; David Sarnoff, Glencoe, Illinois; and Raj Patel, Kildeer, Illinois, for "Pan."

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Absorbent Product Dispenser

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- KIMBERLY-CLARK INC., Neenah, Wisconsin has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1015011 S1, initially filed May 31, 2021) developed by five inventors Eric M. Chalko, Alpharetta, Georgia; Alice S. Gordon, Roswell, Georgia; Alyssa G. Mellett, Atlanta, Georgia; Julia B. Kemper, Elmhurst, Illinois; and Suzuko Hisata, Atlanta, Georgia, for "Absorbent product dispenser."

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Quantum Dot Color Filter Ink Compositions and Devices Utilizing the Same

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- KATEEVA, INC., Newark, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11906849 B2, initially filed Sept. 30, 2021) developed by five inventors Conor F. Madigan, San Francisco, California; Siddharth Harikrishna-Mohan, Chicago, Illinois; Florian Pschenitzka, San Francisco, California; Teresa A. Ramos, San Jose, California; and Inna Gurevitch, Dublin, California, for "Quantum dot color filter ink compositions and devices utilizing the same."

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System and Method to Facilitate Extraction and Organization of Information From Paper, and Other Physical Writing Surfaces

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- ACCO BRANDS CORPORATION, Lake Zurich, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11908213 B2, initially filed May 17, 2023) developed by five inventors Bryan Povish, Burlington, Wisconsin; Juli Hallas, Lake Forest, Illinois; Ming Leung, Ontario, Canada; Michael Rowe, Medway, Ohio; and Abbey Blundell, Troy, Ohio, for "System and method to facilitate extraction and organization of information from paper, and other physical writing surfaces."

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Assessing Developmental Disorders via Eye Tracking

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- EARLITEC DIAGNOSTICS, INC., Decatur, Georgia has been assigned a patent (No. US 11903711 B2, initially filed Aug. 5, 2022) developed by seven inventors Sreeni Narayanan, Lincolnshire, Illinois; Ella Swanson-Hysell, Saint Paul, Minnesota; Eli Johnson, Richfield, Minnesota; Steven Shifke, Atlanta, Georgia; Jason Davis, Duluth, Georgia; Connor Eck, Cape May, New Jersey; and Robin Sifre, Evanston, Illinois, for "Assessing developmental disorders via eye tracking."

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SCell Beam Failure Recovery

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD., New Tech Park, Singapore has been assigned a patent (No. US 11909488 B2, initially filed Sept. 26, 2020) developed by five inventors Joachim Loehr, Wiesbaden, Germany; Hyejung Jung, Northbrook, Illinois; Vijay Nangia, Woodridge, Illinois; Prateek Basu Mallick, Dreieich, Germany; and Ravi Kuchibhotla, Chicago, Illinois, for "SCell beam failure recovery."

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Contact for a Connector

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- MOLEX, LLC, Lisle, Illinois has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1015281 S1, initially filed Dec. 10, 2019) developed by Jeffrey Alan Joniak, Homer Glen, Illinois, and Chiuming Lu, Lisle, Illinois, for "Contact for a connector."

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Anthropometric Posterior Condyle

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP., Mahwah, New Jersey has been assigned a patent (No. US 11903836 B2, initially filed Oct. 22, 2021) developed by four inventors Camila Luciano, Chicago, Illinois; Kenneth Pascale, Hoboken, New Jersey; James V. Bono, Dover, Massachusetts; and Olivia Jane Bono, Dover, Massachusetts, for "Anthropometric posterior condyle."

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Systems and Methods for Authentication Using Radio Frequency Tags

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- JPMORGAN CHASE BANK , N.A., New York, New York has been assigned a patent (No. US 11907948 B2, initially filed Nov. 17, 2022) developed by three inventors Courtney S. Goodrich, Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania; Nicholas M. Lore, Pearl River, New York; and Daryl W. Wooldridge, Lombardi, Illinois, for "Systems and methods for authentication using radio frequency tags."

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Iterative Algorithm for Proton CT Image Reconstruction

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- PROTONVDA LLC, Naperville, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11908045 B2, initially filed Sept. 27, 2021) developed by Don Frederic Dejongh, Batavia, Illinois, and Ethan Alan Dejongh, Aurora, Illinois, for "Iterative algorithm for proton CT image reconstruction."

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Odor Removing Composition Comprising Zinc Ricinoleate and Fluorosurfactant and Methods of Making Thereof

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11905492 B2, initially filed Feb. 19, 2021) developed by five inventors Ali Alwattari, Glenview, Illinois; Tsao-Chin Clarence Huang, Glenview, Illinois; John Nemec, Glenview, Illinois; Katherine Schwarze, Glenview, Illinois; and John Escoto, Glenview, Illinois, for "Odor removing composition comprising zinc ricinoleate and fluorosurfactant and methods of making thereof."

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Ensuring Data Integrity of Executed Transactions

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, New York, New York has been assigned a patent (No. US 11907204 B2, initially filed Aug. 11, 2022) developed by Sarthak Pattanaik, Bernardsville, New Jersey, and Vadim Pertsovskiy, Chicago, Illinois, for "Ensuring data integrity of executed transactions."

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Smart Notepad for Improved Workflow Efficiency for Insurance Claim Associates

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Bloomington, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11908021 B2, initially filed Aug. 31, 2022) developed by thirteen inventors John H. Jenkins, Bloomington, Illinois; Andrew J. Feit, Normal, Illinois; Christina M. Boring, Bloomington, Illinois; Chadd Eugene Grove, Bloomington, Illinois; Brent D. Hellewell, Bloomington, Illinois; Beth Craig, Bloomington, Illinois; Kevin Stuepfert, Bloomington, Illinois; Robert S. Loy, Bloomington, Illinois; Scott M. Wirtjes, Tremont, Illinois; Scott E. Lackey, Bloomington, Illinois; Manuela Holt, Heyworth, Illinois; David Kuriyan Schuster, Bloomington, Illinois; and Jeremy M. Miller, Normal, Illinois, for "Smart notepad for improved workflow efficiency for insurance claim associates."

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Breathable Package With Cohesive Color Heat Seal Indicator

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- PAXXUS, INC., Addison, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11903747 B2, initially filed Feb. 24, 2022) developed by Doug Dodrill, Addison, Illinois, for "Breathable package with cohesive color heat seal indicator."

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Optimizing Query Processing and Routing in a Hybrid Workload Optimized Database System

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, New York has been assigned a patent (No. US 11907220 B2, initially filed Dec. 18, 2020) developed by four inventors Al Chakra, Apex, North Carolina; Ruiping Li, San Jose, California; Terence P. Purcell, Springfield, Illinois; and Lily Zhou, Sunnyvale, California, for "Optimizing query processing and routing in a hybrid workload optimized database system."

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Message Encoding and Transmission Across Multiple Platforms

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE INC., Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11909702 B2, initially filed Dec. 7, 2022) developed by six inventors Carrick John Pierce, New York, New York; Baris Mestanogullari, Downers Grove, Illinois; Ajay Kumar Jain, Aurora, Illinois; Agnes Casenave, London, United Kingdom; David Bernard Barton, Broxbourne, United Kingdom; and Nicholas Bandy, London, United Kingdom, for "Message encoding and transmission across multiple platforms."

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Flexible Suspension Lighting

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- PUREEDGE LIGHTING LLC, Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11906131 B2, initially filed April 19, 2022) developed by Gregory L. Kay, Chicago, Illinois, for "Flexible suspension lighting."

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Storage Network With System Registry File Verification

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- PURE STORAGE, INC., Santa Clara, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11907824 B2, initially filed July 6, 2022) developed by Thomas D. Cocagne, Elk Grove Village, Illinois, and Jason K. Resch, Warwick, Rhode Island, for "Storage network with system registry file verification."

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System and Method for Phased Software Update Deployment

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Lincolnshire, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11907703 B2, initially filed March 15, 2022) developed by four inventors Ryan E. Brock, Cary, Illinois; Michael J. Ringholm, Coplay, Pennsylvania; Chris Kenley, Gurnee, Illinois; and Corbin P. Johnson, Arlington Heights, Illinois, for "System and method for phased software update deployment."

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Storing Data Sequentially in Zones in a Dispersed Storage Network

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, New York has been assigned a patent (No. US 11907585 B2, initially filed Nov. 18, 2022) developed by four inventors Andrew D. Baptist, Racine, Wisconsin; Manish Motwani, Chicago, Illinois; Praveen Viraraghavan, Chicago, Illinois; and Ilya Volvovski, Chicago, Illinois, for "Storing data sequentially in zones in a dispersed storage network."

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Microphone With Slew Rate Controlled Buffer

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- KNOWLES ELECTRONICS, LLC., Itasca, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11909387 B2, initially filed March 10, 2022) developed by five inventors Satya Sai Evani, Itasca, Illinois; Sudheer Gutta, Itasca, Illinois; Sreenath Pariyarath, Itasca, Illinois; Gururaj Ghorpade, Itasca, Illinois; and Sruthi Panangavil, Itasca, Illinois, for "Microphone with slew rate controlled buffer."

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Systems and Methods for Reciprocating a Cutter of an Agricultural Harvesting Head

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- MOLINE, IL, Moline, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11903338 B2, initially filed Sept. 2, 2021) developed by three inventors Todd M. Verhoef, Coal Valley, Illinois; Curt A. Elpers, Coal Valley, Illinois; and Logan K. Trueblood, Port Byron, Illinois, for "Systems and methods for reciprocating a cutter of an agricultural harvesting head."

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Sub-Miniature Microphone

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- KNOWLES ELECTRONICS, LLC, Itasca, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11910138 B2, initially filed Oct. 15, 2022) developed by three inventors Vahid Naderyan, Itasca, Illinois; Michael Pedersen, Long Grove, Illinois; and Peter V. Loeppert, Durand, Illinois, for "Sub-miniature microphone."

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Appliance Cover

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- INSTANT BRANDS HOLDINGS INC., Downers Grove, Illinois has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1015066 S1, initially filed July 13, 2023) developed by Jason L. LePinske, Schaumburg, Illinois, for "Appliance cover."

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Vehicle Deadbolt Housing

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- THUNDERBOLT LOCKS INC., Lyons, Illinois has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1015118 S1, initially filed Sept. 24, 2021) developed by John Scaletta, La Grange Highlands, Illinois, for "Vehicle deadbolt housing."

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Hinged Electronic Device With Displacement Altering Hinge and Corresponding Systems

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC, Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11909899 B2, initially filed Feb. 3, 2021) developed by Yongho Lim, Kildeer, Illinois, for "Hinged electronic device with displacement altering hinge and corresponding systems."

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Front End Buffer Having Ferroelectric Field Effect Transistor (FeFET) Based Memory

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC, Fremont, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11908504 B2, initially filed April 13, 2022) developed by eight inventors Jon D. Trantham, Chanhassen, Minnesota; Praveen Viraraghavan, Chicago, Illinois; John W. Dykes, Eden Prairie, Minnesota; Ian J. Gilbert, Chanhassen, Minnesota; Sangita Shreedharan Kalarickal, Eden Prairie, Minnesota; Matthew J. Totin, Excelsior, Minnesota; Mohamad El-Batal, Superior, Colorado; and Darshana H. Mehta, Shakopee, Minnesota, for "Front end buffer having ferroelectric field effect transistor (FeFET) based memory."

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Mid Dual-Side Microphone

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- SHURE ACQUISITION HOLDINGS, INC., Niles, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11910170 B2, initially filed Feb. 18, 2022) developed by Brent Robert Shumard, Mount Prospect, Illinois, for "Mid dual-side microphone."

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Method and Apparatus for Providing a Map Matcher Tolerant to Wrong Map Features

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- HERE GLOBAL B.V., Eindhoven, Netherlands has been assigned a patent (No. US 11906309 B2, initially filed Sept. 24, 2020) developed by three inventors Qi Mao, Arlington, Texas; Qin Chen, Chicago, Illinois; and Liming Wang, Chicago, Illinois, for "Method and apparatus for providing a map matcher tolerant to wrong map features."

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Burner Tube for Gas Grill

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- WEBER-STEPHEN PRODUCTS LLC, Palatine, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11903521 B2, initially filed Dec. 28, 2021) developed by three inventors J. Michael Alden, Palatine, Illinois; Mohammed Shoeb, Streamwood, Illinois; and Kevin James Schmeski, Romeoville, Illinois, for "Burner tube for gas grill."

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Bayesian Risk Inference Engine (BRIE)

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- UPTAKE TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11906960 B1, initially filed Oct. 24, 2022) developed by Ruben Gonzalez, Chicago, Illinois, for "Bayesian risk inference engine (BRIE)."

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Image Data Segmentation and Transmission

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, Washington has been assigned a patent (No. US 11909810 B2, initially filed May 4, 2022) developed by four inventors Anirudh Badam, Issaquah, Washington; Ranveer Chandra, Kirkland, Washington; Youjie Li, Champaign, Illinois; and Sagar Ramanand Jha, Ithaca, New York, for "Image data segmentation and transmission."

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Method and Apparatus for 3D Printing Using a Material Feeder

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- IMPOSSIBLE OBJECTS, INC., Northbrook, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11904549 B2, initially filed Aug. 3, 2021) developed by four inventors James Brough, Buffalo Grove, Illinois; Robert Swartz, Highland Park, Illinois; Nick Tarzian, Skokie, Illinois; and Eugene Gore, Des Plaines, Illinois, for "Method and apparatus for 3D printing using a material feeder."

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Method and Apparatus for Establishing a Set of a Plurality of Synchronization Signal Sequences to Be Used With One or More Communication Targets

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC, Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11910340 B2, initially filed Feb. 22, 2022) developed by three inventors Hyejung Jung, Palatine, Illinois; Vijay Nangia, Woodridge, Illinois; and Ziad Ahmad, Chicago, Illinois, for "Method and apparatus for establishing a set of a plurality of synchronization signal sequences to be used with one or more communication targets."

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Resilient Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Rings Using Segment Routing

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC., Sunnyvale, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11909556 B2, initially filed Aug. 26, 2021) developed by six inventors Raveendra Torvi, Nashua, New Hampshire; Abhishek Deshmukh, Wilmington, Massachusetts; Kireeti Kompella, Los Altos, California; Tarek Saad, Ottawa, Canada; Vishnu Pavan Beeram, Naperville, Illinois; and Ronald Bonica, Sterling, Virginia, for "Resilient multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) rings using segment routing."

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Disc Replacement Device and Method of Use

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- IN QUEUE INNOVATIONS, LLC, Winona Lake, Indiana has been assigned a patent (No. US 11903842 B2, initially filed Dec. 8, 2020) developed by three inventors Richard G. Fessler, Lake Forest, Illinois; John W. Boger, Saratoga Springs, New York; and Frank S. Bono, Castle Rock, Colorado, for "Disc replacement device and method of use."

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Furniture for Marine Vessel

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- BRUNSWICK CORPORATION, Mettawa, Illinois has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1014998 S1, initially filed May 10, 2023) developed by Rachel Parteko, Ossian, Indiana, and Rostislav T. Kucher, Bartlett, Illinois, for "Furniture for marine vessel."

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Closure

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- SILGAN WHITE CAP LLC, Downers Grove, Illinois has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1015153 S1, initially filed March 9, 2023) developed by Darren R. Neputy, Palos Hills, Illinois, for "Closure."

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Device, Network, and Method for Receiving Data Transmission Under Scheduling Decoding Delay in mmWave Communication

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- FUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Plano, Texas has been assigned a patent (No. US 11909476 B2, initially filed Dec. 17, 2020) developed by three inventors Qian Cheng, Naperville, Illinois; Weimin Xiao, Hoffman Estates, Illinois; and Jialing Liu, Palatine, Illinois, for "Device, network, and method for receiving data transmission under scheduling decoding delay in mmWave communication."

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Methods and Systems for Mating Disposable Syringes With Pneumatic Drivers Without Breaking Sterility

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- FENWAL, INC., Lake Zurich, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11904147 B2, initially filed Dec. 3, 2019) developed by five inventors Christopher J. Wegener, Libertyville, Illinois; Alexandra Salomon, Chicago, Illinois; Bret M. Olson, Chicago, Illinois; Keith Grider, Chicago, Illinois; and Tom Matusaitis, Chicago, Illinois, for "Methods and systems for mating disposable syringes with pneumatic drivers without breaking sterility."

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Multi-Coupler and Cover Thereof

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11905674 B2, initially filed Dec. 18, 2020) developed by three inventors Jeffery Mussack, Eldridge, Iowa; Jeffrey Hochstatter, Sr., Wyanet, Illinois; and John J. Swanson, Walcott, Iowa, for "Multi-coupler and cover thereof."

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Cabin Light and Cabin Light Assembly for Machine

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- CATERPILLAR INC., Peoria, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11904768 B2, initially filed March 14, 2022) developed by Terril James Johnson, Washington, Illinois, for "Cabin light and cabin light assembly for machine."

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Engine Aftertreatment System

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- CATERPILLAR INC., Peoria, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11905873 B1, initially filed July 22, 2022) developed by Yong Yi, Dunlap, Illinois, and Ryan Kominkiewicz, Morton, Illinois, for "Engine aftertreatment system."

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General Purpose, Wide Energy Range Calibration Source for Medical Emission Tomography

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC., Malvern, Pennsylvania has been assigned a patent (No. US 11903750 B2, initially filed May 3, 2021) developed by Alexander Hans Vija, Evanston, Illinois, and Miesher Rodrigues, Buffalo Grove, Illinois, for "General purpose, wide energy range calibration source for medical emission tomography."

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Methods and Devices for Resolving Agenda and Calendaring Event Discrepancies

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC, Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11907911 B2, initially filed Dec. 29, 2020) developed by Amit Kumar Agrawal, Bangalore, India, and Alberto R. Cavallaro, Northbrook, Illinois, for "Methods and devices for resolving agenda and calendaring event discrepancies."

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Packet Data Converge Protocol Protocol Data Unit Pre-Processing

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC, Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11910223 B2, initially filed June 27, 2022) developed by three inventors Joachim Loehr, Wiesbaden, Germany; Prateek Basu Mallick, Dreieich, Germany; and Ravi Kuchibhotla, Chicago, Illinois, for "Packet data converge protocol protocol data unit pre-processing."

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System and Method for Removal of Recalcitrant Organic Compounds From Water

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- AQUA-AEROBIC SYSTEMS, INC., Loves Park, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11905187 B2, initially filed March 31, 2022) developed by Terence K. Reid, Poplar Grove, Illinois, and Peter G. Baumann, Roscoe, Illinois, for "System and method for removal of recalcitrant organic compounds from water."

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Electronic Devices and Corresponding Methods Utilizing Ultra-Wideband Communication Signals for User Interface Enhancement

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC, Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11907495 B2, initially filed Oct. 19, 2021) developed by three inventors Amit Kumar Agrawal, Bangalore, India; Michael E Russell, Lake Zurich, Illinois; and Gautham Natakala Prabhakar, Bangalore, India, for "Electronic devices and corresponding methods utilizing ultra-wideband communication signals for user interface enhancement."

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Container Ring

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- BWAY CORPORATION, Atlanta, Georgia has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1015669 S1, initially filed Oct. 4, 2021) developed by Frano Luburic, Costa Mesa, California, and John Homan, Naperville, Illinois, for "Container ring."

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Data Center Cabinet and Reusable Transport Casters for a Data Center Cabinet

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- PANDUIT CORP., Tinley Park, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11910559 B2, initially filed March 3, 2023) developed by Tomasz K. Waz, Orland Park, Illinois, and James N. Fleming, Naperville, Illinois, for "Data center cabinet and reusable transport casters for a data center cabinet."

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Black Liquor Viscosity Reducing and Anti-Scale Agent

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- ECOLAB USA INC., St. Paul, Minnesota has been assigned a patent (No. US 11905655 B2, initially filed July 29, 2020) developed by Luiz Wanderley Bratfisch Pace, Campinas, Brazil, and Prasad Yogendra Duggirala, Naperville, Illinois, for "Black liquor viscosity reducing and anti-scale agent."

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Fluid End of a Hydraulic Fluid Pump and Method of Assembling the Same

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- GD ENERGY PRODUCTS, LLC, Tulsa, Oklahoma has been assigned a patent (No. US 11905947 B2, initially filed Oct. 29, 2021) developed by four inventors Ryan Huseman, Quincy, Illinois; Chris Degginger, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Paul Douglas Cary, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma; and Kyle Christopher Chady, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, for "Fluid end of a hydraulic fluid pump and method of assembling the same."

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Apparatuses and Methods for Managing Network Neighbor Relations Using a Reported Timing Advance

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- AT&T TECHNICAL SERVICES COMPANY, INC., Vienna, Virginia has been assigned a patent (No. US 11910346 B2, initially filed May 14, 2021) developed by three inventors David Ross Beppler, Duluth, Georgia; Daniel Vivanco, Ashburn, Virginia; and Slawomir Mikolaj Stawiarski, Carpentersville, Illinois, for "Apparatuses and methods for managing network neighbor relations using a reported timing advance."

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Pan

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- HANDI-FOIL CORP., Wheeling, Illinois has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1015052 S1, initially filed April 21, 2022) developed by three inventors Norton Sarnoff, Boca Raton, Illinois; David Sarnoff, Glencoe, Illinois; and Raj Patel, Kildeer, Illinois, for "Pan."

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Motor Connector With Integrated Motor Control Functionality

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- NIDEC MOTOR CORPORATION, St. Louis, Missouri has been assigned a patent (No. US 11909275 B2, initially filed May 31, 2023) developed by four inventors Chetan O. Modi, Valley Park, Missouri; Steven R. Palmer, Highland, Illinois; Daniel E. Bailey, Ballwin, Missouri; and Jared Joseph Lesicko, St. Louis, Missouri, for "Motor connector with integrated motor control functionality."

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Vitamin D as an Immune Modulator to Prevent Immune-Related Complication From COVID-19 Infection

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, Denver, Colorado has been assigned a patent (No. US 11903952 B2, initially filed May 26, 2021) developed by four inventors Kurt Q. Lu, Chicago, Illinois; Livia A. Veress, Denver, Colorado; Kevin D. Cooper, Moreland Hills, Ohio; and Amisha Wallia, Chicago, Illinois, for "Vitamin D as an immune modulator to prevent immune-related complication from COVID-19 infection."

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Enhanced Guide Extension System for the Efficient Delivery of Leads

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- VANTIS VASCULAR, INC., Kalamazoo, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11903613 B2, initially filed June 12, 2023) developed by four inventors Tim A. Fischell, Kalamazoo, Michigan; Frank S. Saltiel, Willowbrook, Illinois; Xiaoke Liu, Portage, Michigan; and Jeffrey D. Payne, Temecula, California, for "Enhanced guide extension system for the efficient delivery of leads."

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Method to Correlate an Object With a Localized Tag

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC, Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11910275 B2, initially filed Aug. 23, 2021) developed by three inventors Nikhil Ambha Madhusudhana, Chicago, Illinois; Vivek K. Tyagi, Chicago, Illinois; and Sudhir C. Vissa, Bensenville, Illinois, for "Method to correlate an object with a localized tag."

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Radiating Elements Having Angled Feed Stalks and Base Station Antennas Including Same

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Hickory, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 11909121 B2, initially filed Oct. 20, 2022) developed by three inventors Haifeng Li, Richardson, Texas; Peter J. Bisiules, LaGrange Park, Illinois; and XiaoHua Hou, Richardson, Texas, for "Radiating elements having angled feed stalks and base station antennas including same."

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Battery Charging Cut-Off Circuit

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC., San Jose, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11909255 B2, initially filed March 24, 2022) developed by six inventors Xiqun Zhu, Cupertino, California; Sung Kee Baek, San Ramon, California; Wingo Cheong, Fremont, California; Steven Anthony Granzella, Saratoga, California; Joel Goergen, Soulsbyville, California; and Charles Calvin Byers, Wheaton, Illinois, for "Battery charging cut-off circuit."

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System and Method for Power Over Ethernet Control

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- MOLEX, LLC, Lisle, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11909540 B2, initially filed Feb. 15, 2017) developed by five inventors Giovanni Frezza, Buffalo Grove, Illinois; Christopher Blount, Naperville, Illinois; Michael C. Picini, Aurora, Illinois; Mohammed Alhroub, Orland Park, Illinois; and Anthony Mackey, Downers Grove, Illinois, for "System and method for power over ethernet control."

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Beverage Container

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- THERMOS L.L.C., Schaumburg, Illinois has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1015071 S1, initially filed Aug. 31, 2021) developed by three inventors Dwayne Boroski, Lake in the Hills, Illinois; Marvin Lane, Brandon, Mississippi; and Tobi Ogunro, Schaumburg, Illinois, for "Beverage container."

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Surgically-Friendly Tissue Papers From Organ-Specific Decellularized Extracellular Matrices

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, Evantson, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11904071 B2, initially filed May 26, 2021) developed by Adam E. Jakus, Chicago, Illinois, and Ramille N Shah, Hinsdale, Illinois, for "Surgically-friendly tissue papers from organ-specific decellularized extracellular matrices."

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Assembly of Printed Circuit Board With Overmolded Epoxy to Baseplate

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES USA, LLC, Auburn Hills, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11910544 B2, initially filed May 2, 2022) developed by Uwe Stephan, Schaumburg, Illinois, and Donald J. Zito, Fox River Grove, Illinois, for "Assembly of printed circuit board with overmolded epoxy to baseplate."

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Break Beam Wear Guide

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- STANDARD CAR TRUCK COMPANY, Rosemont, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11904912 B2, initially filed Dec. 14, 2021) developed by Ronald D. Golembiewski, Chicago, Illinois, and Walter J. Peach, Montgomery, Illinois, for "Break beam wear guide."

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System and Method for Providing Indication of a Closed Switch

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- HUBBELL INC., Shelton, Connecticut has been assigned a patent (No. US 11908644 B2, initially filed Nov. 23, 2021) developed by David Rhein, Saint Jacob, Illinois, and Angelo Rizzo, Ontario, Canada, for "System and method for providing indication of a closed switch."

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Packaging for Multiple Containers

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED, Osaka, Japan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11903900 B2, initially filed Sept. 24, 2019) developed by four inventors Seth Dale Jones, Round Lake, Illinois; Madeleine Clare Gibson, Madison, Wisconsin; Denise A. Alexander, Naperville, Illinois; and Daniel Edward Roush, Niles, Illinois, for "Packaging for multiple containers."

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Passive Power Sharing of Paralleled Sources

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION, Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 11905029 B2, initially filed May 24, 2021) developed by three inventors Michael C. Harke, DeForest, Wisconsin; John F. Defenbaugh, Rockford, Illinois; and William S. Heglund, Rockford, Illinois, for "Passive power sharing of paralleled sources."

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Uplink Power Sharing Control

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- MALIKIE INNOVATIONS LIMITED, Dublin, Ireland has been assigned a patent (No. US 11910331 B2, initially filed Jan. 26, 2023) developed by three inventors Yufei Wu Blankenship, Kildeer, Illinois; Shiwei Gao, Nepean, Canada; and Hua Xu, Ottawa, Canada, for "Uplink power sharing control."

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Systems and Methods for Simultaneously Manufacturing a Plurality of Objects

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11904538 B2, initially filed Oct. 19, 2021) developed by three inventors Daniel R. Smith, Chicago, Illinois; Darrell D. Jones, Chicago, Illinois; and Raviendra S. Suriyaarachchi, Chicago, Illinois, for "Systems and methods for simultaneously manufacturing a plurality of objects."

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Senior Living Engagement and Care Support Platforms

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Bloomington, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11908578 B2, initially filed Jan. 31, 2023) developed by seventeen inventors Stephen Dunstan, Tempe, Arizona; Kami LaVallier, Pekin, Illinois; Edward P. Matesevac, Normal, Illinois; Mary Kay Mueller, Normal, Illinois; Vallory Clardy, Fremont, California; Matthew Morrison, Mesa, Arizona; Nirav Patel, Plano, Texas; Francesco Radicati, Palo Alto, California; Beth Ann Snell, Anchor, Illinois; Cara Lawlor Quigley, Bloomington, Illinois; Caroline Mead, Bloomington, Illinois; Kelsey Schachter, Bloomington, Illinois; Brea Dutt, Bloomington, Illinois; Lindsay Meyer, Bloomington, Illinois; Leny Santana, Bloomington, Illinois; Marta Coleman, Bloomington, Illinois; and Christine Pizzo, Bloomington, Illinois, for "Senior living engagement and care support platforms."

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Cyclophanes for Live-Cell Imaging

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- KING ABDULAZIZ CITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (KACST), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia has been assigned a patent (No. US 11904025 B2, initially filed April 16, 2019) developed by Indranil Roy, Chicago, Illinois, and James Fraser Stoddart, Evanston, Illinois, for "Cyclophanes for live-cell imaging."

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Vehicle Suspension Damper Including Floating Piston

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- DRIV AUTOMOTIVE INC., Northville, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11904647 B2, initially filed Dec. 3, 2021) developed by Corey L. Stewart, Monroe, Michigan, and Garl Gordon, Lake Forest, Illinois, for "Vehicle suspension damper including floating piston."

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Tool Holder

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- MIDWEST INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS, LLC, Joliet, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11904453 B2, initially file

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