U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Illinois (March 8)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 8 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Illinois.

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Adjustable Steering Stop

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC, New Holland, Pennsylvania has been assigned a patent (No. US 11597438 B1, initially filed Dec. 23, 2021) developed by Daniel Payne, Westmont, Illinois, for "Adjustable steering stop."

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Systems and Methods for Vehicle Configuration Verification With Failsafe Code

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Bloomington, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11601282 B1, initially filed Oct. 26, 2020) developed by five inventors Matthew Lewis Floyd, Alpharetta, Georgia; Leroy Luther Smith, Jr., Sandy Springs, Georgia; Brittney Benzio, Atlanta, Georgia; Nathan Barnard, Bloomington, Illinois; and Shannon Marie Lowry, Atlanta, Georgia, for "Systems and methods for vehicle configuration verification with failsafe code."

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Engineered Microorganisms for Enhanced Use of Oligosaccharides

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- ZIMITECH, INC., Alameda, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11597938 B2, initially filed June 29, 2018) developed by three inventors Kulika Chomvong, Pathum Thani, Thailand; James Harrison Doudna Cate, Berkeley, California; and Yong-Su Jin, Champaign, Illinois, for "Engineered microorganisms for enhanced use of oligosaccharides."

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Method and Apparatus for Real-Time Monitoring and Field Adjustment

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- ISCO INTERNATIONAL, LLC, Schaumburg, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11601149 B2, initially filed March 15, 2021) developed by Igor Goodman, Buffalo Grove, Illinois, and Amr Abdelmonem, Northbrook, Illinois, for "Method and apparatus for real-time monitoring and field adjustment."

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Data-Driven Event Detection for Compressed Video

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., Atlanta, Georgia has been assigned a patent (No. US 11600070 B2, initially filed April 5, 2021) developed by five inventors Tarek Elgamal, Champaign, Illinois; Shu Shi, Summit, New Jersey; Varun Gupta, Morristown, New Jersey; John Murray, Denville, New Jersey; and Rittwik Jana, Montville, New Jersey, for "Data-driven event detection for compressed video."

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Wireless Power Transfer With In-Band Virtualized Wired Communications

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- NUCURRENT, INC., Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11601163 B2, initially filed Jan. 31, 2022) developed by Mark Melone, Frankfort, Illinois, and Michael Katz, Glen Ellyn, Illinois, for "Wireless power transfer with in-band virtualized wired communications."

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Manufacturing-Sensitive Control of High Rotor Pole Switched Reluctance Motors

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- TURNTIDE TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Sunnyvale, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11601081 B2, initially filed Nov. 1, 2021) developed by three inventors Trevor Creary, San Jose, California; Mahesh Krishnamurthy, Wheaton, Illinois; and Tim Knodel, Cupertino, California, for "Manufacturing-sensitive control of high rotor pole switched reluctance motors."

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Baby Comb

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- An inventor from Chicago, Illinois, Tranace Palmer has been awarded a design patent (No. US D0979942 S1, initially filed July 16, 2021) for "Baby comb."

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Delivery Assembly for Crop Input Delivery System

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- 360 YIELD CENTER, LLC, Morton, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11598464 B2, initially filed Jan. 13, 2020) developed by four inventors Nowell Moore, Tremont, Illinois; Justin Koch, Tremont, Illinois; Jesse Kaiser, Tremont, Illinois; and Nathan Bidner, Tremont, Illinois, for "Delivery assembly for crop input delivery system."

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Engineering Lymphocytes With Specific Alpha and Beta Chains on Their T-Cell Receptor

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11598780 B2, initially filed Oct. 5, 2018) developed by four inventors Yusuke Nakamura, Chicago, Illinois; Jae-Hyun Park, Chicago, Illinois; Sachiko Yoshimura, Tokyo, Japan; and Tetsuro Hikichi, Yokohama, Japan, for "Engineering lymphocytes with specific alpha and beta chains on their t-cell receptor."

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Lighted Inflatable Apparatus

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- POLYGROUP MACAU LIMITED (BVI), Tortola, Virgin Islands, British has been assigned a patent (No. US 11598111 B2, initially filed Oct. 7, 2019) developed by four inventors Ricky Tong, Shenzhen, China; Scott Hershock, East Dundee, Illinois; Yifeng Zhang, Xinxiang, China; and Chaolong Lan, Shenzhen, China, for "Lighted inflatable apparatus."

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Coil Bobbin for a Balanced Armature Receiver

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- KNOWLES ELECTRONICS, LLC, Itasca, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11600435 B2, initially filed Dec. 31, 2020) developed by three inventors Richard Scheleski, Naperville, Illinois; Yahui Zhang, Schaumburg, Illinois; and Matthew Manley, Crystal Lake, Illinois, for "Coil bobbin for a balanced armature receiver."

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U-Shaped Tuck Shelf

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11598577 B2, initially filed June 12, 2020) developed by four inventors Julia B. Burke, Chicago, Illinois; Daniel Chow, St. Joseph, Michigan; Juan F. Flores, Stevensville, Michigan; and Todd Tunzi, St. Joseph, Michigan, for "U-shaped tuck shelf."

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Apparatus and Method for Determining a Preferred Location for Installation of a Radio Transceiver

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- CAMBIUM NETWORKS LTD, Ashburton, United Kingdom has been assigned a patent (No. US 11601912 B2, initially filed Oct. 14, 2020) developed by five inventors Michael Ryabko, Chicago, Illinois; Matthew Rawcliffe, Plymouth, United Kingdom; Andrew Haywood, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom; Benjamin Poche, Wichita Falls, Texas; and Daniel Canty Sullivan, Glen Ellyn, Illinois, for "Apparatus and method for determining a preferred location for installation of a radio transceiver."

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Systems and Methods for Generating On-Demand Insurance Policies

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Bloomington, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11599951 B1, initially filed Dec. 18, 2020) developed by four inventors Ryan Michael Gross, Normal, Illinois; Jody Ann Thoele, Bloomington, Illinois; Joseph Robert Brannan, Bloomington, Illinois; and Eric R. Moore, Heyworth, Illinois, for "Systems and methods for generating on-demand insurance policies."

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Multi-Robotic Arm Cooking System

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- TAYLOR COMMERCIAL FOODSERVICE, LLC, Rockton, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11596265 B2, initially filed Aug. 22, 2018) developed by three inventors Dennis J. Nelson, Rockford, Illinois; James J. Minard, Roscoe, Illinois; and Jeffrey L. Sands, Freeport, Illinois, for "Multi-robotic arm cooking system."

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Water Production, Filtration and Dispensing System

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- INFINITE WATER, INC., Holiday, Florida has been assigned a patent (No. US 11596874 B2, initially filed July 31, 2017) developed by Arthur Neumann, Centralia, Illinois, and Robert K. Waite, Holden, Massachusetts, for "Water production, filtration and dispensing system."

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Systems to Infer Identities of Persons of Interest Rapidly and Alert First Responders

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC., Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11600168 B1, initially filed Aug. 10, 2021) developed by four inventors James C Duran, Palatine, Illinois; Doris E Ford, Arvada, Colorado; Yanyan Hu, Medford, Massachusetts; and Matthew Seeley, Sandy, Utah, for "Systems to infer identities of persons of interest rapidly and alert first responders."

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Cassette

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- KPR U.S. LLC, Mansfield, Massachusetts has been assigned a design patent (No. US D0980421 S1, initially filed Aug. 27, 2019) developed by three inventors James M. Harr, Wentzville, Missouri; Joel D. Wiesner, O'Fallon, Missouri; and Kenneth M. Breitweiser, Brighton, Illinois, for "Cassette."

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Personal Care Kit

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP, Northfield, Illinois has been assigned a design patent (No. US D0979927 S1, initially filed Dec. 21, 2021) developed by four inventors Joseph Bryzek, Jr., Kenosha, Wisconsin; Paige Wexler, Highland Park, Illinois; Angela Zuick, Northlake, Illinois; and Courtney Mercurio, Schaumburg, Illinois, for "Personal care kit."

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System and Method to Disconnect and Brake a Rotating Device

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION, Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 11598384 B2, initially filed Aug. 3, 2021) developed by four inventors Aaron M. Finke, Janesville, Wisconsin; Andreas C. Koenig, Rockford, Illinois; Tyler W. Hayes, Rockford, Illinois; and Mustansir Kheraluwala, Lake Zurich, Illinois, for "System and method to disconnect and brake a rotating device."

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Apparatus and Method for Enhancing Sound Produced by a Gaming Application

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- STEELSERIES APS, Frederiksberg, Denmark has been assigned a patent (No. US 11596868 B2, initially filed May 5, 2021) developed by three inventors Jacob Wolff-Petersen, Richmond, United Kingdom; Tino Soelberg, Chicago, Illinois; and Ed Guntin, Barrington, Illinois, for "Apparatus and method for enhancing sound produced by a gaming application."

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Systems and Methods for Identifying Errors in Transaction Messages

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INC., Purchase, New York has been assigned a patent (No. US 11599878 B2, initially filed Dec. 19, 2018) developed by three inventors Jason A. Thomas, Fenton, Missouri; Kyle T. Williams, Wentzville, Missouri; and David J. Senci, Troy, Illinois, for "Systems and methods for identifying errors in transaction messages."

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Powered Hand Truck and Dolly System for ISO Containers

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- Two inventors, Steven Borntrager, Grayson, Kentucky, and James Borntrager, Carrier Mills, Illinois, have been awarded a patent (No. US 11597453 B2, initially filed May 4, 2020) for "Powered hand truck and dolly system for ISO containers."

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Active Baffling for Cooling Systems

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC, New Holland, Pennsylvania has been assigned a patent (No. US 11598244 B2, initially filed July 30, 2021) developed by Kaushal Ghorpade, Chicago, Illinois, and Paul F. Wollmuth, Fargo, North Dakota, for "Active baffling for cooling systems."

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Optical Fiber Web Application

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- VIAPHOTON, INC., Aurora, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11599245 B2, initially filed Sept. 17, 2021) developed by three inventors Hong Ha Vo, Boliqueime, Portugal; Maksym Novikov, Kiev, Ukraine; and Syed Babar Abbas, Chicago, Illinois, for "Optical fiber web application."

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Resources Corresponding to Bandwidth Parts

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD., New Tech Park, Singapore has been assigned a patent (No. US 11601860 B2, initially filed April 12, 2021) developed by five inventors Hyejung Jung, Northbrook, Illinois; Prateek Basu Mallick, Dreieich, Germany; Joachim Loehr, Wiesbaden, Germany; Vijay Nangia, Woodridge, Illinois; and Ravi Kuchibhotla, Chicago, Illinois, for "Resources corresponding to bandwidth parts."

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Processing System Performing Dynamic Training Response Output Generation Control

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, Northbrook, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11601384 B2, initially filed Sept. 10, 2020) developed by Tiffany Tillotson, Algonquin, Illinois, and Elizabeth Schreier, Glenview, Illinois, for "Processing system performing dynamic training response output generation control."

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Door for a Vehicle

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- SHEM, LLC, Highland Park, Illinois has been assigned a design patent (No. US D0980145 S1, initially filed May 5, 2020) developed by eight inventors Eric Robert Schwartz, Long Grove, Illinois; Adam J. Burck, Glenview, Illinois; Kyle Allen Ezra, Birmingham, Alabama; Herman Edward Steyn, Richmond, Indiana; Jon Hull, Rancho Santa Margarita, California; Mike Desmond, Somis, California; Chris Schuttera, Ladera Ranch, California; and Gary Ragle, Cincinnati, Ohio, for "Door for a vehicle."

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Driving Cues and Coaching

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, Northbrook, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11597389 B2, initially filed May 1, 2020) developed by five inventors William Polisson, Vernon Hills, Illinois; Regina Madigan, Mountain View, California; Timothy W. Gibson, Barrington, Illinois; Surender Kumar, Palatine, Illinois; and Mark Slusar, Chicago, Illinois, for "Driving cues and coaching."

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Apparatus With Weight Responsive Changeable Adjusting Characteristics

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- An inventor from River Forest, Illinois, Aaron DeJule has been awarded a patent (No. US 11596235 B2, initially filed Jan. 15, 2021) for "Apparatus with weight responsive changeable adjusting characteristics."

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Providing Status of User Devices Associated With a Biohazard

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- THE SAFETY NETWORK PARTNERSHIP, LLC, Barrington, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11601777 B2, initially filed Oct. 5, 2021) developed by three inventors Gary W. Grube, Barrington Hills, Illinois; Evan Edward Quisenberry, Berkley, Michigan; and John Edward Buchalo, South Barrington, Illinois, for "Providing status of user devices associated with a biohazard."

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Polymer-Assisted Synthesis of Nanoparticles

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, Evanston, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11599020 B2, initially filed March 27, 2020) developed by four inventors Chad A. Mirkin, Wilmette, Illinois; Pengcheng Chen, Evanston, Illinois; Yuan Liu, Evanston, Illinois; and Jingshan Du, Evanston, Illinois, for "Polymer-assisted synthesis of nanoparticles."

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Electronic Devices and Corresponding Methods for Unlocking Displays as a Function of a Device Geometric Form Factor

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC, Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11600107 B2, initially filed March 3, 2022) developed by three inventors Caio Luiz Leal Chagas do Nascimento, Campinas, Brazil; Amit Kumar Agrawal, Bangalore, India; and Mahadevan Ayalur, Gurnee, Illinois, for "Electronic devices and corresponding methods for unlocking displays as a function of a device geometric form factor."

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Intradialytic Monitoring of Blood Volume Change

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS, INC., Waltham, Massachusetts has been assigned a patent (No. US 11596723 B2, initially filed Dec. 30, 2019) developed by three inventors Paul Balter, River Forest, Illinois; Linda Ficociello, Littleton, Massachusetts; and Christina Rossi, Concord, Massachusetts, for "Intradialytic monitoring of blood volume change."

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Systems and Methods for Voice-Activated Control of an Access Control Platform

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- THE CHAMBERLAIN GROUP LLC, Oak Brook, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11600124 B2, initially filed April 14, 2021) developed by six inventors Casparus Cate, Chicago, Illinois; James J. Fitzgibbon, Batavia, Illinois; Martin B. Heckmann, Woodridge, Illinois; James J. Johnson, Algonquin, Illinois; David R. Morris, Glenview, Illinois; and Cory Jon Sorice, LaGrange, Illinois, for "Systems and methods for voice-activated control of an access control platform."

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Communications Plug With Improved Crosstalk

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- PANDUIT CORP., Tinley Park, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11600960 B2, initially filed April 3, 2018) developed by four inventors Masud Bolouri-Saransar, Orland Park, Illinois; Ronald A. Nordin, Naperville, Illinois; Paul W. Wachtel, Arlington Heights, Illinois; and Surendra Chitti Babu, New Lenox, Illinois, for "Communications plug with improved crosstalk."

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Beverage Dispensing and Sweetening System

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- BUNN-O-MATIC CORPORATION, Springfield, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11596260 B2, initially filed Sept. 9, 2014) developed by three inventors Charles H. Clark, Springfield, Illinois; Jason M. Banning, Springfield, Illinois; and Todd Anhalt, Springfield, Illinois, for "Beverage dispensing and sweetening system."

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Fuel Pump Health Assessment System

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- CATERPILLAR INC., Peoria, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11598302 B2, initially filed Nov. 24, 2020) developed by Daniel R. Puckett, Peoria, Illinois, and Bradley S. Bashore, Washington, Illinois, for "Fuel pump health assessment system."

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Systems and Methods for Embolization Procedures for Treatment of Defects in the Vasculature

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC., Raynham, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11596415 B1, initially filed Sept. 10, 2021) developed by five inventors Emilie Kottenmeier, Laguna Beach, California; Shelly Ikeme, West Chester, Pennsylvania; Rahul Khanna, Naperville, Illinois; Xiaozhou Fan, Orange, Connecticut; and Sudhakar Satti, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for "Systems and methods for embolization procedures for treatment of defects in the vasculature."

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Method and System for Providing Alternative Result for an Online Search Previously With No Result

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- TRANSFORM SR BRANDS LLC, Hoffman Estates, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11599586 B2, initially filed Nov. 3, 2020) developed by three inventors Rongkai Zhao, Kildeer, Illinois; Zhenyu Lu, Austin, Texas; and Kenneth Katschke, Schaumburg, Illinois, for "Method and system for providing alternative result for an online search previously with no result."

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Container

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- PEPSICO, INC., Purchase, New York has been assigned a design patent (No. US D0980082 S1, initially filed April 4, 2019) developed by ten inventors Niklas Gustafsson, New York, New York; Maria Hanshella R. Magno, Union, New Jersey; Andrew Richard Phinney, Jersey City, New Jersey; Klaus Rosburg, Brooklyn, New York; Koby Hebborn Trout, Brooklyn, New York; Marc Thomas Wiescinski, Downers Grove, Illinois; Marcos Orlando Ortiz, Tuckahoe, New York; Joseph Thomas Gar Jun Smith, Reading, United Kingdom; Matthew Stewart Twiss, East Hanney, United Kingdom; and Daniel K. Patu, Denver, Colorado, for "Container."

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Structural Characteristic Extraction From 3D Images

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Bloomington, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11599950 B2, initially filed June 11, 2020) developed by six inventors Timothy J. Spader, Bloomington, Illinois; George T. Dulee, Jr., Bloomington, Illinois; Donald Yuhas, Bloomington, Illinois; Aaron Brucker, Bloomington, Illinois; Chris Stroh, Bloomington, Illinois; and Jeffrey Mousty, Bloomington, Illinois, for "Structural characteristic extraction from 3D images."

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Method and System for Identifying Recipients of a Reward Associated With a Conversion

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- YAHOO AD TECH LLC, Dulles, Virginia has been assigned a patent (No. US 11599897 B2, initially filed June 4, 2018) developed by five inventors Yugandhar Reddy Boyapally, Champaign, Illinois; Janith Kaiprath Valiyalappil, Urbana, Illinois; Sreeram Ramji, Champaign, Illinois; Rajesh Lalwani, Champaign, Illinois; and Tianyuan Zhang, Urbana, Illinois, for "Method and system for identifying recipients of a reward associated with a conversion."

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Technologies for Determining Seating of an Orthopaedic Implant During an Orthopaedic Surgical Procedure

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC., Raynham, Massachusetts has been assigned a patent (No. US 11596528 B2, initially filed Nov. 15, 2019) developed by three inventors Shouchen Dun, Fort Wayne, Indiana; Dustin R. Whitaker, Akron, Indiana; and Michael T. Saloka, Mt. Zion, Illinois, for "Technologies for determining seating of an orthopaedic implant during an orthopaedic surgical procedure."

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Nut With Flexible Fingers and Self-Aligning Members

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- PACIFIC BEARING CORPORATION, Rockford, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11598400 B2, initially filed Nov. 2, 2021) developed by five inventors Robert Schroeder, Fernandina Beach, Florida; Kent Proffitt, Belvidere, Illinois; Kollin Proffitt, Belvidere, Illinois; Keith Cummings, Rockford, Illinois; and Caleb Thibodeaux, Lake Charles, Louisiana, for "Nut with flexible fingers and self-aligning members."

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Educational Tool for Rock Climbing

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- Five inventors Gokul Gopalakrishnan, Platteville, Wisconsin; Seneida Biendarra, Sheboygan, Wisconsin; Robert Matthew Hebel, New London, Wisconsin; Chloe Lauren Dienst Thomas, Batavia, Illinois; and Brian William Tuttle, Neenah, Wisconsin, have been awarded a patent (No. US 11596844 B2, initially filed Oct. 9, 2020) for "Educational tool for rock climbing."

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Temporary Restroom

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- LENDLEASE AMERICAS INC., New York, New York has been assigned a design patent (No. US D0980456 S1, initially filed June 25, 2020) developed by Glenn T. Clarke, Monee, Illinois, and Theresa L. Brown, Charlotte, North Carolina, for "Temporary restroom."

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Adjustable Bowel Treatment Arm

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- HOLLISTER INC., Libertyville, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11596422 B2, initially filed Oct. 30, 2017) developed by seven inventors Jerome A. Henry, Castlebar, Ireland; William K. Arnold, Gurnee, Illinois; Stephen Collum, Castlebar, Ireland; Denise Gamblin, Leeds, United Kingdom; Ruchi Seth, Libertyville, Illinois; Adam Foley, Swords, Ireland; and Malford E. Cullum, Grayslake, Illinois, for "Adjustable bowel treatment arm."

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Optical Waveguide Modulator

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY, Espoo, Finland has been assigned a patent (No. US 11599005 B2, initially filed Aug. 9, 2021) developed by seven inventors Christopher Williams, Montreal, Canada; Mostafa Ahmed, Urbana, Illinois; Alexander Rylyakov, Staten Island, New York; Richard C. Younce, Naperville, Illinois; Yang Liu, Elmhurst, New York; Ran Ding, New York, New York; and Abdelrahman Ahmed, Brooklyn, New York, for "Optical waveguide modulator."

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Dispensers and Dispenser Systems for Precisely Controlled Output Dosing of Soap or Sanitizer

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- GOJO INDUSTRIES, INC., Akron, Ohio has been assigned a patent (No. US 11596271 B2, initially filed June 2, 2021) developed by four inventors John J. McNulty, Broadview Heights, Ohio; Donald R. Harris, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; Mark A. Bullock, Wooster, Ohio; and Chip W. Curtis, La Moille, Illinois, for "Dispensers and dispenser systems for precisely controlled output dosing of soap or sanitizer."

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Power Supply and Temperature Control Assembly for an Electric Appliance

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- NUWAVE, LLC, Vernon Hills, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11602013 B2, initially filed March 8, 2019) developed by Jung S. Moon, Long Grove, Illinois, for "Power supply and temperature control assembly for an electric appliance."

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Liner for an Engine Block

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- CATERPILLAR INC., Peoria, Illinois has been assigned a design patent (No. US D0980285 S1, initially filed Sept. 30, 2020) developed by three inventors Shu Zhang, Dunlap, Illinois; Andrew D. Rockwell, Marana, Arizona; and Jonathan R. Chittenden, West Lafayette, Indiana, for "Liner for an engine block."

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Systems and Methods for Controlled Access to Policy Data on Blockchain

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Bloomington, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11599653 B1, initially filed June 30, 2020) developed by fourteen inventors Melinda Teresa Magerkurth, Utica, Illinois; Eric Bellas, Bloomington, Illinois; Jaime Skaggs, Chenoa, Illinois; Shawn M. Call, Bloomington, Illinois; Eric R. Moore, Heyworth, Illinois; Vicki King, Bloomington, Illinois; Burton J. Floyd, Mackinaw, Illinois; David Turrentine, Normal, Illinois; Steven T. Olson, Bloomington, Illinois; Timothy Caleb Wells, Bloomington, Illinois; Corin Rebekah Chapman, Bloomington, Illinois; Edward W. Breitweiser, Bloomington, Illinois; Robert Gomez, Bloomington, Illinois; and Shelia Cummings Smith, Bloomington, Illinois, for "Systems and methods for controlled access to policy data on blockchain."

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Engine Idling Reduction System

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- CATERPILLAR INC., Peoria, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11598305 B2, initially filed Nov. 27, 2019) developed by five inventors Keith Harmeyer, Lafayette, Indiana; Michael E. Kenning, Zionsville, India; Navya X. Koka, Dunlap, Illinois; Matthew E. Lueddecke, Germantown Hills, Illinois; and Jon B. Borgeson, Washington, Illinois, for "Engine idling reduction system."

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Drawbar Assembly for a Motor Grader

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- CATERPILLAR INC., Peoria, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11598068 B2, initially filed May 28, 2020) developed by three inventors Davida Ray Reang, Chennai, India; David Lee Cox, Monticello, Illinois; and Benjamin J Kovalick, Decatur, Illinois, for "Drawbar assembly for a motor grader."

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Absorbent Article Having a Folded Waist

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY, Cincinnati, Ohio has been assigned a patent (No. US 11596558 B2, initially filed Oct. 9, 2019) developed by four inventors Gregory Ashton, Venice, Florida; Eiro Fukuda, Mason, Ohio; Eric Patton Weinberger, Fairfield, Ohio; and Daniel Clark Buchner, Chicago, Illinois, for "Absorbent article having a folded waist."

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Inversion Liner Assist Adapter

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- PIPE RESTORATION LLC, East Aiken, South Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 11598473 B2, initially filed April 27, 2021) developed by Richard Andrew Fast, La Salle, Illinois, and Christopher Mark Finnell, Earlville, Illinois, for "Inversion liner assist adapter."

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Pressure Measuring Device for Crimping Tool

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- ILSCO, LLC, Cincinnati, Ohio has been assigned a patent (No. US 11597065 B2, initially filed Aug. 24, 2020) developed by three inventors James Bider, South Elgin, Illinois; William Mitchell, Cincinnati, Ohio; and Bill Wolins, Cincinnati, Ohio, for "Pressure measuring device for crimping tool."

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Vehicle Brake Pedal With Pedal Resistance Assembly and Force/Position Sensor

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- CTS CORPORATION, Lisle, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11597366 B2, initially filed May 6, 2020) developed by five inventors Steven John Street, Glen Ellyn, Illinois; John Jablonski, Chicago, Illinois; Xiaofeng Huang, Chicago, Illinois; Douglas C. Moore, Chicago, Illinois; and Eric Brannstrom, Elburn, Illinois, for "Vehicle brake pedal with pedal resistance assembly and force/position sensor."

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Particle Delivery System of an Agricultural Row Unit

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC, New Holland, Pennsylvania has been assigned a patent (No. US 11596095 B2, initially filed Dec. 24, 2019) developed by five inventors Chad Michael Johnson, Arlington Heights, Illinois; Brian John Anderson, Yorkville, Illinois; Trevor Philip Stanhope, Oak Lawn, Illinois; Christopher Schoeny, Minooka, Illinois; and Kregg Jerome Raducha, Oak Park, Illinois, for "Particle delivery system of an agricultural row unit."

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Fishing Lure

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- An inventor from Mount Pulaski, Illinois, Derek S. Martin has been awarded a design patent (No. US D0980379 S1, initially filed May 4, 2021) for "Fishing lure."

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Method and Apparatus for Detecting and Interpreting Price Label Text

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Holtsville, New York has been assigned a patent (No. US 11600084 B2, initially filed May 5, 2017) developed by four inventors Mingxi Zhao, Shanghai, China; Yan Zhang, Buffalo Grove, Illinois; Kevin J. O'Connell, Palatine, Illinois; and Zhi-Gang Fan, Shanghai, China, for "Method and apparatus for detecting and interpreting price label text."

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Robocall Screening

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- RESTOREN PARTNERS, West Palm Beach, Florida has been assigned a patent (No. US 11601547 B2, initially filed July 28, 2020) developed by Vladimir Smelyansky, Glenview, Illinois, for "Robocall screening."

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Base Stocks and Oil Compositions Containing the Same

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC., Baytown, Texas has been assigned a patent (No. US 11597890 B2, initially filed Sept. 19, 2019) developed by three inventors Omkar A. Namjoshi, Houston, Texas; Kyle G. Lewis, Houston, Texas; and Wenning W. Han, Willowbrook, Illinois, for "Base stocks and oil compositions containing the same."

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Dried Cheese Pet Chew

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- MARCOOT JERSEY CREAMERY LLC, Greenville, Illinois has been assigned a design patent (No. US D0979880 S1, initially filed Nov. 16, 2020) developed by Audrea Wall, Sorento, Illinois, for "Dried cheese pet chew."

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Absorbent Article With an Exudate Management Layer

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC., Neenah, Wisconsin has been assigned a patent (No. US 11596561 B2, initially filed March 29, 2018) developed by nine inventors Andrew Thomas Hammond, Grand Chute, Wisconsin; Kyle Mark Barriger, Neenah, Wisconsin; Michael Douglas Sperl, Waupaca, Wisconsin; Russell J. Brumm, Menasha, Wisconsin; Suzanne Marie Schmoker, Oshkosh, Wisconsin; Heidi Bauerlein Hopkins, Neenah, Wisconsin; Alyssa Kimberly DeYoung, Chicago, Illinois; Ellen E. Pelky, De Pere, Wisconsin; and Kimberly M. Downs, Ripon, Wisconsin, for "Absorbent article with an exudate management layer."

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Determining a Performance Threshold for a Write Operation

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- PURE STORAGE, INC., Mountain View, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11599419 B2, initially filed May 28, 2021) developed by four inventors Greg R. Dhuse, Chicago, Illinois; Jason K. Resch, Chicago, Illinois; Andrew D. Baptist, Mt. Pleasant, Wisconsin; and Ilya Volvovski, Chicago, Illinois, for "Determining a performance threshold for a write operation."

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Systems and Methods for a Graphical Interface Including a Graphical Representation of Medical Data

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- ICU MEDICAL, INC., San Clemente, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11599854 B2, initially filed April 8, 2021) developed by nine inventors James A. Hume, Deerfield, Illinois; Robert Mayer, Arlington Heighls, Illinois; Devy Amy Lee, Round Lake Beach, Illinois; Gabriele Christensen, Bainbridge Island, Washington; Candida Arvelo, Flower Mound, Texas; Timothy L. Ruchti, Gurnee, Illinois; Tamas Ban, Round Lake Beach, Illinois; Mohammad M. Khair, Streamwood, Illinois; and Nancy G. Hedlund, Libertyville, Illinois, for "Systems and methods for a graphical interface including a graphical representation of medical data."

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Movable Barrier Operator System and Methods of Installation and Use

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- THE CHAMBERLAIN GROUP LLC, Oak Brook, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11600126 B2, initially filed May 7, 2021) developed by five inventors Michael Aaron Burroughs, Chicago, Illinois; James J. Fitzgibbon, Batavia, Illinois; James D. Johnson, Algonquin, Illinois; David R. Morris, Glenview, Illinois; and Christopher J. Staub, Aurora, Illinois, for "Movable barrier operator system and methods of installation and use."

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Control Systems for Hybrid Electric Powerplants

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- Four inventors Michael Mark, Montreal, Canada; Richard Ullyott, Montreal, Canada; Manuel Acuna, Machesney Park, Illinois; and Joseph Kehoe, Vernon, Connecticut, have been awarded a patent (No. US 11597526 B2, initially filed Dec. 10, 2019) for "Control systems for hybrid electric powerplants."

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In-Situ P-Type Activation of III-nitride Films Grown via Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, Evanston, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11600496 B2, initially filed Nov. 18, 2020) developed by Manijeh Razeghi, Wilmette, Illinois, for "In-situ p-type activation of III-nitride films grown via metal organic chemical vapor deposition."

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Method and System of Generating Generic Protocol Handlers

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Bloomington, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11601529 B1, initially filed April 5, 2021) developed by John M. VanAntwerp, Normal, Illinois, and Dan Kalmes, Bloomington, Illinois, for "Method and system of generating generic protocol handlers."

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Autonomous Vehicle Application

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Bloomington, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11600177 B1, initially filed April 14, 2020) developed by four inventors Blake Konrardy, Bloomington, Illinois; Scott T. Christensen, Salem, Oregon; Gregory Hayward, Bloomington, Illinois; and Scott Farris, Bloomington, Illinois, for "Autonomous vehicle application."

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Deep Neural Network Architecture for Image Segmentation

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- HERE GLOBAL B.V., Eindhoven, Netherlands has been assigned a patent (No. US 11600006 B2, initially filed Oct. 26, 2018) developed by Souham Biswas, Gurgaon, India, and Sanjay Kumar Boddhu, Aurora, Illinois, for "Deep neural network architecture for image segmentation."

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Collision Handling Between STTI and TTI Transmissions

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC, Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11601987 B2, initially filed March 10, 2020) developed by Hossein Bagheri, Urbana, Illinois, and Vijay Nangia, Woodridge, Illinois, for "Collision handling between STTI and TTI transmissions."

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End-To-End Privacy Ecosystem

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, Northbrook, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11599652 B1, initially filed Jan. 28, 2022) developed by five inventors Marvin Lu, Northbrook, Illinois; Timothy Gibson, Northbrook, Illinois; Thomas J. Wilson, Northbrook, Illinois; Aleksandr Likhterman, Northbrook, Illinois; and Raja Thiruvathuru, Northbrook, Illinois, for "End-to-end privacy ecosystem."

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Determining a Power Headroom Report

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD., New Tech Park, Singapore has been assigned a patent (No. US 11601896 B2, initially filed March 18, 2021) developed by four inventors Joachim Loehr, Wiesbaden, Germany; Ebrahim MolavianJazi, Lincolnwood, Illinois; Vijay Nangia, Woodridge, Illinois; and Ravi Kuchibhotla, Chicago, Illinois, for "Determining a power headroom report."

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Face Shaped Packaging

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- PROMIER PRODUCTS, INC., Peru, Illinois has been assigned a design patent (No. US D0980059 S1, initially filed Oct. 22, 2020) developed by Cody Grandadam, Peru, Illinois, for "Face shaped packaging."

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Compositions and Methods for Treating Aging and/or Improving Human Health

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- An inventor from Loda, Illinois, Gerald E. Aardsma has been awarded a patent (No. US 11596166 B2, initially filed Nov. 12, 2020) for "Compositions and methods for treating aging and/or improving human health."

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Barge Lid Grain Door Opening Apparatus

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- An inventor from Quincy, Illinois, Michael Bakalyar has been awarded a patent (No. US 11598138 B2, initially filed Nov. 12, 2019) for "Barge lid grain door opening apparatus."

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Substituted Indole McL-1 Inhibitors

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, Nashville, Tennessee has been assigned a patent (No. US 11596639 B2, initially filed March 3, 2017) developed by twelve inventors Taekyu Lee, Brentwood, Tennessee; James C. Tarr, Franklin, Tennessee; KyuOk Jeon, Nashville, Tennessee; James M. Salovich, Nashville, Tennessee; Subrata Shaw, Nashville, Tennessee; Nagarathanam Veerasamy, Nashville, Tennessee; Kwangho Kim, Nashville, Tennessee; Plamen P. Christov, Mount Juliet, Tennessee; Edward T. Olejniczak, Nashville, Tennessee; Bin Zhao, Brentwood, Tennessee; Stephen W. Fesik, Nashville, Tennessee; and Zhiguo Bian, Lake Bluff, Illinois, for "Substituted indole Mcl-1 inhibitors."

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Cooling Garments, Warming Garments, and Related Methods

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- ISOMER, INC., McLean, Virginia has been assigned a patent (No. US 11596570 B2, initially filed June 4, 2018) developed by Terry L. Donat, Sterling, Illinois, and David Smith, Falls Church, Virginia, for "Cooling garments, warming garments, and related methods."

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Thermionic Converter and Methods of Making and Using Same

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC, Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11600478 B2, initially filed Feb. 5, 2020) developed by Abdellatif M. Yacout, Naperville, Illinois, and Sumit Bhattacharya, Darien, Illinois, for "Thermionic converter and methods of making and using same."

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Systems and Methods for Generating Mobility Insurance Products Using Ride-Sharing Telematics Data

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Bloomington, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11599947 B1, initially filed Feb. 3, 2020) developed by three inventors Ryan Michael Gross, Normal, Illinois; Joseph Robert Brannan, Bloomington, Illinois; and Brian N. Harvey, Bloomington, Illinois, for "Systems and methods for generating mobility insurance products using ride-sharing telematics data."

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Emulating Packet Flows to Assess Network Links for SD-WAN

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- VMWARE, INC., Palo Alto, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11601356 B2, initially filed April 9, 2021) developed by eight inventors Rohan Gandhi, Pune, India; Avinash Nigam, Pune, India; Sandip Shah, Fremont, California; Philip Brighten Godfrey, Champaign, Illinois; Ambarish P. Pande, Akola, India; Gourab Ghosh, Siliguri, India; Prashant Jain, Jaipur, India; and Shashank Ranjan, Pune, India, for "Emulating packet flows to assess network links for SD-WAN."

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Content Based Remote Data Packet Intervention

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- Five inventors Stephen F. Ferrara, Washington, District of Columbia; Amy A. Reilly, Dripping Springs, Texas; Jeffrey T. Steedle, Maitland, Florida; Amy L. Kinsman, Carpentersville, Illinois; and Roger S. Frantz, Austin, Texas, have been awarded a patent (No. US 11599802 B2, initially filed Sept. 11, 2020) for "Content based remote data packet intervention."

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Hyaluronidase Compositions and Methods of Using Same for Assessing and/or Treating Periorbital Puffiness

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- STANDARD OF CARE CORPORATION, Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11596672 B2, initially filed April 3, 2020) developed by Iliana E. Sweis, Chicago, Illinois, and Bryan C. Cressey, Chicago, Illinois, for "Hyaluronidase compositions and methods of using same for assessing and/or treating periorbital puffiness."

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Interactive Smart Copy Method

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLC, McLean, Virginia has been assigned a patent (No. US 11599553 B1, initially filed Oct. 20, 2021) developed by five inventors Jeremy Goodsitt, Champaign, Illinois; Austin Walters, Savoy, Illinois; Anh Truong, Champaign, Illinois; Vincent Pham, Champaign, Illinois; and Galen Rafferty, Mahomet, Illinois, for "Interactive smart copy method."

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Differential Cascode Amplifier Arrangement With Reduced Common Mode Gate RF Voltage

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- PSEMI CORPORATION, San Diego, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11601098 B2, initially filed March 26, 2021) developed by Dan William Nobbe, Crystal Lake, Illinois, for "Differential cascode amplifier arrangement with reduced common mode gate RF voltage."

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Integrated Service Mesh Control Plane Management

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC., San Jose, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11601471 B2, initially filed Oct. 2, 2020) developed by four inventors Abdallah Mashargah, Santa Clara, California; Eric Dale Williams, Champaign, Illinois; Prasad Chigurupati, Fremont, California; and Vinay Pande, San Jose, California, for "Integrated service mesh control plane management."

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Database System With Designated Leader and Methods for Use Therewith

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- Four inventors George Kondiles, Chicago, Illinois; Rhett Colin Starr, Long Grove, Illinois; Joseph Jablonski, Chicago, Illinois; and S. Christopher Gladwin, Chicago, Illinois, have been awarded a patent (No. US 11599278 B2, initially filed April 14, 2022) for "Database system with designated leader and methods for use therewith."

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Internal Combustion Engine and Piston Having Piston Bowl

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11598246 B2, initially filed June 23, 2021) developed by six inventors Dustin W. Ridenour, Independence, Iowa; Nam Hyo Cho, Cedar Falls, Iowa; Michael J. Maney, Cedar Falls, Iowa; James M. Krasselt, Denver, Iowa; Bryan T. Geisick, Cedar Falls, Iowa; and Ankit Y. Patel, Woodridge, Illinois, for "Internal combustion engine and piston having piston bowl."

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Charging/Re-Charging Drone Assembly System and Apparatus

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- EPAZZ, INC., Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11597515 B2, initially filed Aug. 19, 2020) developed by Shaun Passley, Wheeling, Illinois, for "Charging/re-charging drone assembly system and apparatus."

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Separately Collecting and Storing Form Contents

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLC, McLean, Virginia has been assigned a patent (No. US 11599717 B2, initially filed March 20, 2020) developed by seven inventors Jeremy Goodsitt, Champaign, Illinois; Austin Walters, Savoy, Illinois; Galen Rafferty, Mahomet, Illinois; Anh Truong, Champaign, Illinois; Mark Watson, Urbana, Illinois; Reza Farivar, Champaign, Illinois; and Vincent Pham, Champaign, Illinois, for "Separately collecting and storing form contents."

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Analytical Model Training for a Machine Impeller Control System

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- CATERPILLAR INC., Peoria, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11597369 B2, initially filed Feb. 12, 2019) developed by Benjamin J. Hodel, Dunlap, Illinois, and Jeffrey K. Berry, Yorkville, Illinois, for "Analytical model training for a machine impeller control system."

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Soft, Wearable Microfluidic Systems Capable of Capture, Storage and Sensing of Biofluids

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, Evanston, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11596329 B2, initially filed May 12, 2020) developed by three inventors John A. Rogers, Wilmette, Illinois; Jungil Choi, Chicago, Illinois; and Sungbong Kim, Champaign, Illinois, for "Soft, wearable microfluidic systems capable of capture, storage and sensing of biofluids."

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Apparatus and Method for Dispensing Hand Sanitizer

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- Two inventors, Lawrence M. Kaplan, Northbrook, Illinois, and Christopher D. Wagner, Bozeman, Montana, have been awarded a patent (No. US 11596270 B1, initially filed May 5, 2021) for "Apparatus and method for dispensing hand sanitizer."

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Method and Apparatus for Determining Secondary Cell Group Additional Maximum Power Reduction and Configured Maximum Power

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD., New Tech Park, Singapore has been assigned a patent (No. US 11601895 B2, initially filed Feb. 22, 2020) developed by Colin Frank, Park Ridge, Illinois, for "Method and apparatus for determining secondary cell group additional maximum power reduction and configured maximum power."

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Systems and Methods for Automatic Commissioning of an Industrial Device Assembly

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Mayfield Heights, Ohio has been assigned a patent (No. US 11599096 B2, initially filed Jan. 13, 2020) developed by six inventors David C. Mazur, Mequon, Wisconsin; Roberto S. Marques, Cedarburg, Wisconsin; Andrew J. Schaeffler, Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin; Rob Alan Entzminger, Shawnee, Kansas; Mithun Mohan Nagabhairava, Waukegan, Illinois; and Calvin C. Steinweg, Hartford, Wisconsin, for "Systems and methods for automatic commissioning of an industrial device assembly."

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System, Method, and Computer Program for Preventing User Mistakes When Making Database Changes

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- AMDOCS DEVELOPMENT LIMITED, Limassol, Cyprus has been assigned a patent (No. US 11599532 B1, initially filed Aug. 11, 2021) developed by seven inventors Vaseem Khan, Pune, India; Saurabh Gour, Pune, India; Nikhilesh Yadav, Barwani, India; Dinesh Bansal, Pune, India; Gaurav Patel, Savoy, Illinois; Anil Kumar, Pune, India; and Pradeepta Dinda, Pune, India, for "System, method, and computer program for preventing user mistakes when making database changes."

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Loyalty Program System, Apparatus, and Media

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- TRANSFORM SR BRANDS LLC, Hoffman Estates, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11599899 B2, initially filed Sept. 11, 2020) developed by Espen Zachrisen, Bartlett, Illinois, and Vinayak Hegde, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, for "Loyalty program system, apparatus, and media."

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Lamotrigine Oral Liquid Suspension

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- Two inventors, Paul Sudhakar, Shawnee, Kansas, and Scott Boyer, West Chicago, Illinois, have been awarded a patent (No. US 11596634 B2, initially filed May 29, 2020) for "Lamotrigine oral liquid suspension and use thereof."

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Battery System

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- CATERPILLAR INC., Peoria, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11600997 B2, initially filed Sept. 9, 2020) developed by six inventors Justin D. Middleton, Peoria, Illinois; Jonathan M. Baumann, Hanna City, Illinois; Jason Lee Miller, Princeville, Illinois; Dustin C. Selvey, Eureka, Illinois; Adam R. Rosenberger, Peoria, Illinois; and Evan B. Stumpges, Peoria, Illinois, for "Battery system."

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System and Method Associated With Expedient Detection and Reconstruction of Cyber Events in a Compact Scenario Representation Using Provenance Tags and Customizable Policy

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11601442 B2, initially filed Aug. 19, 2019) developed by eight inventors Ramasubramanian Sekar, East Setauket, New York; Junao Wang, Centereach, New York; Md Nahid Hossain, Stony Brook, New York; Sadegh M. Milajerdi, Chicago, Illinois; Birhanu Eshete, Chicago, Illinois; Rigel Gjomemo, Chicago, Illinois; V. N. Venkatakrishnan, Chicago, Illinois; and Scott Stoller, Setauket, New York, for "System and method associated with expedient detection and reconstruction of cyber events in a compact scenario representation using provenance tags and customizable policy."

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Bending Die Assembly With Split Die and Method for Using

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- MORTON INDUSTRIES LLC, Morton, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11596995 B2, initially filed June 21, 2021) developed by four inventors Russ Argadine, Delavan, Illinois; Justin Barnewolt, Mackinaw, Illinois; Gary Schmitt, East Peoria, Illinois; and Curt Humes, Glasford, Illinois, for "Bending die assembly with split die and method for using."

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Method, Apparatus, and Computer Program Product for Predicting Consumer Behavior

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- GROUPON, INC., Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11599904 B2, initially filed Oct. 26, 2021) developed by three inventors Riva Ashley Vanderveld, Chicago, Illinois; Angela Han, Chicago, Illinois; and Rajesh Girish Parekh, San Jose, California, for "Method, apparatus, and computer program product for predicting consumer behavior."

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Flat Head Pin

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- An inventor from Schaumburg, Illinois, Nikhil Gupta has been awarded a design patent (No. US D0979921 S1, initially filed July 16, 2021) for "Flat head pin."

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Musical Instrument String Ferrule Tubes

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- An inventor from Morton Grove, Illinois, Robert J. Lesko has been awarded a patent (No. US 11600247 B2, initially filed Oct. 28, 2020) for "Musical instrument string ferrule tubes."

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Fluid Level Wake-Up Functionality

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- CATERPILLAR INC., Peoria, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11598241 B2, initially filed May 10, 2021) developed by Kevin Lloyd Dea, Morton, Illinois, for "Fluid level wake-up functionality."

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Polymeric Materials

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- COLORMATRIX HOLDINGS, INC., Wilmington, Delaware has been assigned a patent (No. US 11597813 B2, initially filed July 23, 2012) developed by six inventors Philip Brannon, Wirral, United Kingdom; Adrian Carmichael, Liverpool, United Kingdom; William Adochio, Edmond, Oklahoma; Gregory Gaudet, St. Charles, Illinois; Daniel Rardon, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Mark Still, Firestone, Colorado, for "Polymeric materials."

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Catalytic Polymer Processing

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC, Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11596935 B2, initially filed Jan. 22, 2020) developed by seven inventors Massimiliano Delferro, Chicago, Illinois; Magali S. Ferrandon, Steger, Illinois; Kenneth R. Poeppelmeier, Evanston, Illinois; Aaron D. Sadow, Ames, Iowa; Susannah Scott, Goleta, California; Anne M. LaPointe, Lemont, Illinois; and Geoffrey Coates, Lemont, Illinois, for "Catalytic polymer processing."

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Games and Gaming Machines Having Wheel Features

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- ARIES TECHNOLOGY, LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada has been assigned a patent (No. US 11600134 B2, initially filed May 20, 2021) developed by five inventors Robert Manz, Las Vegas, Nevada; Terry Daly, Las Vegas, Nevada; Robert DelRossi, Las Vegas, Nevada; Erica Frohm, Evanston, Illinois; and Charlie Lombardo, Henderson, Nevada, for "Games and gaming machines having wheel features."

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Wide Area Networking Service Using Provider Network Backbone Network

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Seattle, Washington has been assigned a patent (No. US 11601365 B2, initially filed March 30, 2021) developed by twelve inventors Baihu Qian, Chicago, Illinois; Omer Hashmi, Bethesda, Maryland; Thomas Nguyen Spendley, Rockville, Maryland; Bashuman Deb, Aldie, Virginia; Shridhar Kulkarni, Seattle, Washington; Paul John Tillotson, Herndon, Virginia; Ramin Ali Dousti, Ashburn, Virginia; Indira Radhika Pulla, Aldie, Virginia; Steve Ge, Potomac, Maryland; Nicholas Ryan Lombardi, Ashburn, Virginia; Nick Matthews, Westminster, Colorado; and Anoop Dawani, Redmond, Washington, for "Wide area networking service using provider network backbone network."

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Child Resistant Packaging With Multiple Storage Compartments With Hinged Covers

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- J.L. CLARK LLC, Rockford, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11597568 B2, initially filed March 12, 2021) developed by Mhariel Valmadrid Pastrana, Sycamore, Illinois, for "Child resistant packaging with multiple storage compartments with hinged covers."

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Process for Removing Olefins From Normal Paraffins in an Isomerization Effluent Stream

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- UOP LLC, Des Plaines, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11597883 B2, initially filed June 7, 2021) developed by three inventors Mark Lapinski, Aurora, Illinois; Ram Ganesh Rokkam, Visakhapatnam, India; and Gregory Funk, Carol Stream, Illinois, for "Process for removing olefins from normal paraffins in an isomerization effluent stream."

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Process for Purifying Hydrogen Gas for Use in Fuel Cells

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- NUMAT TECHNOLOGIES INC., Skokie, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11596894 B2, initially filed May 20, 2021) developed by five inventors William Morris, Chicago, Illinois; William Joseph Hoover, Chicago, Illinois; Ross James Verploegh, Buffalo Grove, Illinois; Edwin Alfonso Argueta Fajardo, Chicago, Illinois; and Alexander Matthew Ruddick, Chicago, Illinois, for "Process for purifying hydrogen gas for use in fuel cells."

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Method to Increase Barrier Film Removal Rate in Bulk Tungsten Slurry

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- CMC MATERIALS, INC., Aurora, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11597854 B2, initially filed July 16, 2019) developed by four inventors William J. Ward, Glen Ellyn, Illinois; Matthew E. Carnes, Chicago, Illinois; Ji Cui, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan; and Helin Huang, Aurora, Illinois, for "Method to increase barrier film removal rate in bulk tungsten slurry."

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Power Adapter Arrangement Having a Power Adapter and a Control Attachment

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- SMART POWER PARTNERS LLC, Wheaton, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11599177 B1, initially filed Sept. 4, 2019) developed by John Joseph King, Wheaton, Illinois, for "Power adapter arrangement having a power adapter and a control attachment."

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Method for Treating or Preventing Idiopathic Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy (IPCV)

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- IVERIC BIO, INC., Parsippany, New Jersey has been assigned a patent (No. US 11596667 B2, initially filed Nov. 16, 2018) developed by Kourous Rezaei, Chicago, Illinois, for "Method for treating or preventing idiopathic polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (IPCV)."

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System and Method for Activating Screen Cleaning Mode for User Interface

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- CATERPILLAR INC., Peoria, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11599243 B1, initially filed Nov. 3, 2021) developed by four inventors Brian Philip Neathery, Hockley, Texas; Thomas J. Hale, Hockley, Texas; Keith Folken, West Peoria, Illinois; and Meghna Prasad, Peoria, Illinois, for "System and method for activating screen cleaning mode for user interface."

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Playyard

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- REGALO INTERNATIONAL, LLC, Longboat Key, Florida has been assigned a patent (No. US 11596242 B1, initially filed May 31, 2021) developed by three inventors Mark A. Flannery, Longboat Key, Florida; Brian M. McMahon, Palatine, Illinois; and Caleb Summers, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for "Playyard."

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Tiered Pool System

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- THE DIVEHEART FOUNDATION, Downers Grove, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11598110 B2, initially filed Nov. 30, 2020) developed by Jimmy Ray Elliott, Jr., Downers Grove, Illinois, for "Tiered pool system."

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Coke Plant Tunnel Repair and Flexible Joints

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- SUNCOKE TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT LLC, Lisle, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11597881 B2, initially filed May 14, 2021) developed by five inventors John Francis Quanci, Haddonfield, New Jersey; Gary Dean West, Lisle, Illinois; Daniel C. Charles, Barkerville, Illinois; Ryan L. Yates, Lisle, Illinois; and Andrew Michael Butor, Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, for "Coke plant tunnel repair and flexible joints."

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Hanger System

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP, Northfield, Illinois has been assigned a design patent (No. US D0980048 S1, initially filed Sept. 30, 2019) developed by three inventors Paige Wexler, Highland Park, Illinois; Joshua Bobo, Round Lake, Illinois; and John Piazzi, Chicago, Illinois, for "Hanger system."

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Method and Apparatus for Managing Digital Files

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- MEMORYWEB, LLC, Glen Ellyn, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11599573 B1, initially filed Oct. 10, 2022) developed by three inventors Christopher J. Desmond, Glen Ellyn, Illinois; Nancy L. Desmond, Glen Ellyn, Illinois; and L. Michael Taylor, Chicago, Illinois, for "Method and apparatus for managing digital files."

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Method and System for Interactive Virtual Customized Vehicle Design, Purchase, and Final Acquisition

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- An inventor from Lemont, Illinois, Ronald Bienias has been awarded a patent (No. US 11599924 B2, initially filed March 15, 2011) for "Method and system for interactive virtual customized vehicle design, purchase, and final acquisition."

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Wool Surface Treated With Hydrophobic Agent and Acoustic Panels Made Therefrom

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- USG INTERIORS, LLC, Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11597677 B2, initially filed May 26, 2017) developed by five inventors Wenqi Luan, Kildeer, Illinois; Martin Brown, Gurnee, Illinois; Qing Yu, Libertyville, Illinois; Scott A. Bogen, Ellsworth, Wisconsin; and Carlos Figi, River Falls, Wisconsin, for "Wool surface treated with hydrophobic agent and acoustic panels made therefrom."

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System, Apparatus and Method for Applying UAN Liquid Fertilizer to the Soil

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- AG AUTOMATION, INC., Dixon, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11596098 B2, initially filed Feb. 13, 2018) developed by Gerald A. Brechon, Dixon, Illinois, for "System, apparatus and method for applying UAN liquid fertilizer to the soil."

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Fuel System for Reducing Fuel Targeting Errors and Engine Operating Method

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- CATERPILLAR INC., Peoria, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11598300 B2, initially filed Feb. 16, 2021) developed by three inventors Jonathan W. Anders, Peoria, Illinois; Bobby John, Peoria, Illinois; and Robert Campion, Chillicothe, Illinois, for "Fuel system for reducing fuel targeting errors and engine operating method."

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Image Analysis Technologies for Assessing Safety of Vehicle Operation

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Bloomington, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11600082 B1, initially filed Sept. 3, 2020) developed by three inventors Dingchao Zhang, Normal, Illinois; Yuntao Li, Champaign, Illinois; and Jeffrey S. Myers, Normal, Illinois, for "Image analysis technologies for assessing safety of vehicle operation."

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Wire Strand Attachment Clip

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11598115 B2, initially filed May 24, 2021) developed by three inventors Graeme Young, Cooks Beach, New Zealand; Daniel Stemper, Chicago, Illinois; and Tayebeh Alirezaee, Melbourne, Australia, for "Wire strand attachment clip."

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Football Helmet

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- RIDDELL, INC., Des Plaines, Illinois has been assigned a design patent (No. US D0980537 S1, initially filed Aug. 2, 2021) developed by Vittorio Bologna, Des Plaines, Illinois, for "Football helmet."

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Infusion System and Method of Use Which Prevents Over-Saturation of an Analog-To-Digital Converter

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- ICU MEDICAL, INC., San Clemente, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11596737 B2, initially filed Aug. 12, 2021) developed by five inventors John Hicks Dumas, III, Libertyville, Illinois; Paul T. Kotnik, Commerce Township, Michigan; Kunal Sur, Evanston, Illinois; Anatoly S. Belkin, Glenview, Illinois; and Timothy L. Ruchti, Gurnee, Illinois, for "Infusion system and method of use which prevents over-saturation of an analog-to-digital converter."

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Scalable Pt Cluster and RuO2 Heterojunction Anode Catalysts

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC, Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11596928 B2, initially filed Sept. 26, 2019) developed by three inventors Vojislav Stamenkovic, Naperville, Illinois; Rongyue Wang, Naperville, Illinois; and Dusan Strmcnik, Woodridge, Illinois, for "Scalable Pt cluster and RuO2 heterojunction anode catalysts."

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End User Configuration of Cost Thresholds in a Database System and Methods for Use Therewith

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- OCIENT HOLDINGS LLC, Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11599542 B2, initially filed Jan. 15, 2021) developed by four inventors S. Christopher Gladwin, Chicago, Illinois; Andrew D. Baptist, Mt. Pleasant, Wisconsin; George Kondiles, Chicago, Illinois; and Jason Arnold, Chicago, Illinois, for "End user configuration of cost thresholds in a database system and methods for use therewith."

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Antenna Design in the Body of a Wearable Device

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC, Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11600907 B2, initially filed Dec. 12, 2021) developed by four inventors Katherine Coles, Chicago, Illinois; Michael Russell, Lake Zurich, Illinois; Robert DeGroot, Crystal Lake, Illinois; and Eric Krenz, Crystal Lake, Illinois, for "Antenna design in the body of a wearable device."

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Vasoconstriction Compositions and Methods of Use

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- EYE THERAPIES, LLC, Dana Point, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11596600 B2, initially filed Jan. 26, 2022) developed by Gerald Horn, Deerfield, Illinois, for "Vasoconstriction compositions and methods of use."

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Servicing Queries During Data Ingress

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- OCIENT HOLDINGS LLC, Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11599463 B2, initially filed March 25, 2020) developed by six inventors George Kondiles, Chicago, Illinois; Jason Arnold, Chicago, Illinois; S. Christopher Gladwin, Chicago, Illinois; Joseph Jablonski, Chicago, Illinois; Daniel Coombs, Chicago, Illinois; and Andrew D. Baptist, Mt. Pleasant, Wisconsin, for "Servicing queries during data ingress."

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