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U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Illinois (Sept. 6)

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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 6 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Illinois.

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Facet Plate for Implant Expulsion Prevention

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- LIFE SPINE, INC., Huntley, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11744620 B2, initially filed Nov. 24, 2020) developed by three inventors Garrett D. Lauf, Hampshire, Illinois; Daniel P. Predick, Wheat Ridge, Colorado; and Zeshan Hyder, Munster, Indiana, for "Facet plate for implant expulsion prevention."

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Control Device for a Bicycle

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- SRAM, LLC, Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11745824 B2, initially filed Nov. 6, 2020) developed by three inventors Neil Swanson, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Doug Mahoney, Park Ridge, Illinois; and Ryan Grimm, Littleton, Colorado, for "Control device for a bicycle."

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Autonomous Vehicle Operator Identification

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Bloomington, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11748085 B2, initially filed Oct. 19, 2020) developed by sixteen inventors Brian Mark Fields, Phoenix, Arizona; Chien Che Huang, Normal, Illinois; Mohamed A. Wazeer, Normal, Illinois; Shawn C. Bennett, Le Roy, Illinois; Steven C. Cielocha, Bloomington, Illinois; Ronny S. Bryant, Bloomington, Illinois; Stephen Kohaus, Bloomington, Illinois; Terry Quakenbush, Bloomington, Illinois; Richard A. Novak, Plano, Texas; Aaron Scott Chan, San Jose, California; Craig M. Main, Allen, Texas; Weixin Wu, Normal, Illinois; Torri Wollenschlager, Bloomington, Illinois; Carol Marie Csanda, Hudson, Illinois; Stacey Gorsuch, Bloomington, Illinois; and Todd Binion, Bloomington, Illinois, for "Autonomous vehicle operator identification."

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Monitoring Laundry Machine Operation Using Machine Learning Analysis of Acoustic Transducer Signal Information

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- ALLIANCE LAUNDRY SYSTEMS LLC, Ripon, Wisconsin has been assigned a patent (No. US 11747780 B2, initially filed Nov. 16, 2021) developed by fifteen inventors Richard Baazi, Weston, Florida; Mathias Takahashi Albert, Chicago, Illinois; Dattaprabodh Narhar Godbole, Plymouth, Minnesota; John Boyle, Tempe, Arizona; Joseph Weedon Hainline, III, Kirkwood, Missouri; Nilesh Jayantilal Nahar, Rotterdam, Netherlands; Stephane Serge Jean-Pierre Bodnar, Montaulin, France; Angie Katherinne Sandoval Lopez, Miami, Florida; David Vernon Neitzke, Omro, Wisconsin; Andrew Michael LaPoint, Oshkosh, Wisconsin; Mitchell Wayne Zastrow, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin; Julie Michele Schmidt, Palatine, Illinois; Mark Allen Kovscek, Brownsville, Pennsylvania; Garry Maurice Rosenfeldt, Buffalo Grove, Illinois; and Nancy Ann Haring, Glen Ellyn, Illinois, for "Monitoring laundry machine operation using machine learning analysis of acoustic transducer signal information."

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Systems and Methods for Electronically Assessing Operator Performance When Operating a Machine Based on Machine-Related Data Associated With the Machine

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- CATERPILLAR INC., Peoria, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11746498 B2, initially filed Nov. 27, 2020) developed by four inventors Gautham Subramanian, Peoria, Illinois; Bradley K. Bomer, Pekin, Illinois; Shane C. McBride, Denver, Colorado; and Allen J. Declerk, Princeton, Illinois, for "Systems and methods for electronically assessing operator performance when operating a machine based on machine-related data associated with the machine."

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Protecting Client Personal Data From Customer Service Agents

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLC, McLean, Virginia has been assigned a patent (No. US 11748512 B2, initially filed May 4, 2021) developed by eight inventors Fardin Abdi Taghi Abad, Champaign, Illinois; Austin Grant Walters, Savoy, Illinois; Jeremy Edward Goodsitt, Champaign, Illinois; Reza Farivar, Champaign, Illinois; Vincent Pham, Champaign, Illinois; Mark Louis Watson, Sedona, Arizona; Kenneth Taylor, Champaign, Illinois; and Anh Truong, Champaign, Illinois, for "Protecting client personal data from customer service agents."

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Modular, Configurable Smart Contracts for Blockchain Transaction Processing Validations

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- KPMG LLP, New York, New York has been assigned a patent (No. US 11748752 B2, initially filed Aug. 23, 2021) developed by nine inventors Steven K. Rainey, Vienna, Virginia; David Richard Jarczyk, Palatine, Illinois; Nikola G. Ognjanovic, Medford, New York; Noah Leuthaeuser, Denver, Colorado; Michal Pol, Mahwah, New Jersey; Christopher Donnelly, Hawthorne, New York; Jenny Li, New York, New York; Rafiq Mohamed Jalal, Greenwood Village, Colorado; and Ashish Lal Rajbanshi, Centennial, Colorado, for "Modular, configurable smart contracts for blockchain transaction processing validations."

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Fuse With Compartmentalized Body and Parallel Fuse Elements

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- LITTELFUSE, INC., Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11749483 B1, initially filed April 19, 2022) developed by three inventors Lily Espenilla Rosios, Chicago, Illinois; Ralph Pechon Labonite, Chicago, Illinois; and Arnel Alibuyog Ramos, Chicago, Illinois, for "Fuse with compartmentalized body and parallel fuse elements."

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Hollow Lattice Thermal Energy Storage Heat Exchanger

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11747094 B2, initially filed May 12, 2017) developed by three inventors Michael F. Stoia, Chicago, Illinois; Arun Muley, Chicago, Illinois; and Douglas H. Van Afielen, Chicago, Illinois, for "Hollow lattice thermal energy storage heat exchanger."

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Cable or Utility Tie

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- KLEIN TOOLS, INC., Lincolnshire, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11745923 B2, initially filed Nov. 5, 2021) developed by Daniel Wollin, Northbrook, Illinois, and John Gibbons, Palatine, Illinois, for "Cable or utility tie."

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Display Screen With Transitional Graphical User Interface

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- STREAMLAYER, INC., Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a design patent (No. US D0997952 S1, initially filed Sept. 17, 2019) developed by Tim Ganschow, Chicago, Illinois, and John Ganschow, Chicago, Illinois, for "Display screen with transitional graphical user interface."

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Two-Component Solvent-Based Adhesive Composition

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- Seven inventors Tuoqi Li, Lake Jackson, Texas; Joseph J. Zupancic, Glen Ellyn, Illinois; Matthew M. Yonkey, Midland, Michigan; Paul G. Clark, Midland, Michigan; Thorsten Schmidt, Horgen, Switzerland; Ken Kawamoto, Midland, Michigan; and Wenwen Li, Pearland, Texas, have been awarded a patent (No. US 11746267 B2, initially filed March 4, 2020) for "Two-component solvent-based adhesive composition."

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Base Station Antennas Having an Active Antenna Module and Related Devices and Methods

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Hickory, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 11749881 B2, initially filed March 31, 2021) developed by thirteen inventors XiaoHua Hou, Richardson, Texas; Yongjie Xu, Shanghai, China; Xiang Li, Shanghai, China; Peter J. Bisiules, LaGrange Park, Illinois; Samantha Merta, Richardson, Texas; Haifeng Li, Richardson, Texas; Mohammad Vatankhah Varnoosfaderani, Richardson, Texas; Bo Wu, Jiangsu, China; Xiaohua Tian, Jiangsu, China; Junfeng Yu, Jiangsu, China; Dongmin Wang, Jiangsu, China; Shanguang Zhang, Jiangsu, China; and Jian Liu, Jiangsu, China, for "Base station antennas having an active antenna module and related devices and methods."

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Systems and Methods for Generating Service Areas

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- SMS ASSIST, L.L.C., Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11748373 B2, initially filed July 12, 2022) developed by D. Anthony Breed, Chicago, Illinois, and Lavanya Santhanakrishnan, Chicago, Illinois, for "Systems and methods for generating service areas."

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Fluid Processing Cassettes Incorporating Micro- And Macrofluidic Channels

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- FENWAL, INC., Lake Zurich, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11745178 B2, initially filed Dec. 13, 2019) developed by Christopher J. Wegener, Libertyville, Illinois, for "Fluid processing cassettes incorporating micro- and macrofluidic channels."

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System for Detecting Failure of an Articulated Steering Mechanism

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- CATERPILLAR INC., Peoria, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11745552 B2, initially filed Feb. 19, 2021) developed by six inventors John James Krone, Peoria, Illinois; Daniel Peter Sergison, East Peoria, Illinois; Edward William Mate, Manhattan, Illinois; Jeremy T. Peterson, Washington, Illinois; Bradly Glen Duffer, East Peoria, Illinois; and Matthew Stephen Marquette, Edelstein, Illinois, for "System for detecting failure of an articulated steering mechanism."

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Load Balancing Computing Resources in an Observability Pipeline System

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- CRIBL, INC., San Francisco, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11748160 B1, initially filed June 14, 2021) developed by four inventors Dritan Bitincka, Edgewater, New Jersey; Ledion Bitincka, San Francisco, California; Nicholas Robert Romito, Chicago, Illinois; and Clint Sharp, Oakland, California, for "Load balancing computing resources in an observability pipeline system."

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LED Mesh Light Flag

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- FRESH SOURCE INTERNATIONAL INC., Elmhurst, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11746966 B2, initially filed June 27, 2022) developed by Ajay Singh, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, for "LED mesh light flag."

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Using Coded Identifiers for Adaptive Gaming

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- LNW GAMING, INC., Las Vegas, Nevada has been assigned a patent (No. US 11749067 B2, initially filed Sept. 30, 2021) developed by six inventors Mark B. Gagner, West Chicago, Illinois; Benjamin R. Harry, Henderson, Nevada; Sean P. Kelly, Skokie, Illinois; Scott A. Massing, Lincolnwood, Illinois; Justin A. Perkins, Chicago, Illinois; and Victor T. Shi, Morton Grove, Illinois, for "Using coded identifiers for adaptive gaming."

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Films and Bags With Visually Distinct Regions

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- THE GLAD PRODUCTS COMPANY, Oakland, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11745461 B2, initially filed April 28, 2022) developed by five inventors Kyle R Wilcoxen, Des Plaines, Illinois; Theodore J Fish, Willowbrook, Illinois; Jason R Maxwell, Willowbrook, Illinois; Kenneth E Cisek, Oak Forest, Illinois; and Michael O Johnson, Cincinnati, Ohio, for "Films and bags with visually distinct regions."

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Agricultural Compositions and Methods of Use Thereof

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- VALENT U.S.A., LLC, San Ramon, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11744245 B2, initially filed Dec. 16, 2020) developed by Eduardo Chagas Ferreira da Silva, Savoy, Illinois, for "Agricultural compositions and methods of use thereof."

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Ionically Conductive Asymmetric Composite Membrane for Electrochemical Energy System Applications

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- UOP LLC, Des Plaines, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11749811 B2, initially filed July 29, 2021) developed by four inventors Chunqing Liu, Arlington Heights, Illinois; Xueliang Dong, Schaumburg, Illinois; Chaoyi Ba, Schaumburg, Illinois; and Stuart R. Miller, Arlington Heights, Illinois, for "Ionically conductive asymmetric composite membrane for electrochemical energy system applications."

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Systems and Methods of Auto-Scaling a Virtual Desktop Environment

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- NERDIO, INC., Skokie, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11748125 B2, initially filed Sept. 2, 2022) developed by Vadim Vladimirskiy, Chicago, Illinois, for "Systems and methods of auto-scaling a virtual desktop environment."

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System and Method for Predicting Hygiene Opportunity and Hygiene Actions for Hygiene Protocols

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- MICROSENSOR LABS, LLC, Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11749093 B2, initially filed June 8, 2021) developed by Peng Liu, Chicago, Illinois, and Yang Liu, Chicago, Illinois, for "System and method for predicting hygiene opportunity and hygiene actions for hygiene protocols."

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Sight Glass

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- MUELLER INTERNATIONAL, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia has been assigned a patent (No. US 11747606 B2, initially filed May 27, 2021) developed by Jeffrey Allen Huffman, Monticello, Illinois, for "Sight glass."

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Compressed Message Tracing and Parsing

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE INC., Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11750484 B2, initially filed Jan. 12, 2022) developed by Kyle Dennis Kavanagh, Chicago, Illinois, for "Compressed message tracing and parsing."

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Ganged Coaxial Connector Assembly

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Hickory, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 11749916 B2, initially filed Jan. 3, 2022) developed by Jeffrey D. Paynter, Momence, Illinois, for "Ganged coaxial connector assembly."

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Eplerenone for Phenotyping of CYP3A5 Enzyme Activity in Saliva Samples

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY, INC., Mequon, Wisconsin has been assigned a patent (No. US 11747352 B2, initially filed Aug. 7, 2018) developed by Joseph McGraw, Germantown, Wisconsin, and Armin Gerhardt, Mettawa, Illinois, for "Eplerenone for phenotyping of CYP3A5 enzyme activity in saliva samples."

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Safety Railing Having Buoy Holder

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- BRUNSWICK CORPORATION, Mettawa, Illinois has been assigned a design patent (No. US D0997835 S1, initially filed March 20, 2023) developed by Rachel Parteko, Ossian, Indiana, and Rostislav T. Kucher, Bartlett, Illinois, for "Safety railing having buoy holder."

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System and Method for Quantifying Luminal Stenosis Using Multi-Energy Computed Tomography Imaging

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, Rochester, Minnesota has been assigned a patent (No. US 11744538 B2, initially filed Nov. 21, 2017) developed by three inventors Zhoubo Li, Libertyville, Illinois; Cynthia H. McCollough, Byron, Minnesota; and Lifeng Yu, Byron, Minnesota, for "System and method for quantifying luminal stenosis using multi-energy computed tomography imaging."

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Adhesive Composition

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, Midland, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11746266 B2, initially filed Oct. 12, 2020) developed by five inventors Yinzhong Guo, Pearland, Texas; Juan Carlos Casarrubias, Mexico City, Mexico; Kevin K. Miyake, Tower Lakes, Illinois; Mateus Batista Torres Cipro, Sao Paulo, Brazil; and Elkin David Cardona Jimenez, Medellin, Colombia, for "Adhesive composition."

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Electrical Discharge Machining System Including In-Situ Tool Electrode

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION, Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 11745278 B2, initially filed Oct. 20, 2020) developed by four inventors Mark R. Jaworowski, Sarasota, Florida; Eric W. Karlen, Rockford, Illinois; Gary M. Lomasney, Glastonbury, Connecticut; and Sergey Mironets, Charlotte, North Carolina, for "Electrical discharge machining system including in-situ tool electrode."

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Processing and Distribution of Audio Signals in a Multi-Party Conferencing Environment

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- KELLY PROPERTIES, LLC, Troy, Michigan has been assigned a patent (No. US 11750745 B2, initially filed Nov. 8, 2021) developed by D. Hugo Malan, Chicago, Illinois, for "Processing and distribution of audio signals in a multi-party conferencing environment."

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Systems and Methods for Generating an Assessment of Safety Parameters Using Sensors and Sensor Data

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, Northbrook, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11748817 B2, initially filed March 26, 2019) developed by Debra Szott, Palatine, Illinois, for "Systems and methods for generating an assessment of safety parameters using sensors and sensor data."

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Construction Ball Cover

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- CARR LANE MANUFACTURING CO., St. Louis, Missouri has been assigned a design patent (No. US D0997793 S1, initially filed Dec. 3, 2021) developed by four inventors Colin Walker Frost, St. Louis, Missouri; Joshua Matthew Herschbach, Highland, Illinois; Nancy Jerrell Ruth Shepard, St. Peters, Missouri; and Michael William Viejo-Robles, Overland, Missouri, for "Construction ball cover."

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Real-Time, Two-Way Video Authentication System

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 11750773 B2, initially filed Aug. 25, 2021) developed by four inventors Patrick Burgess, Stockholm, Sweden; Trish Gillis, Chicago, Illinois; Taylor Farris, Hoboken, New Jersey; and Napangsiri Wanpen, New York, New York, for "Real-time, two-way video authentication system."

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Apparatuses, Methods and Systems for a Lead Generating Hub

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- MG TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Lake Forest, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11748345 B2, initially filed Sept. 2, 2021) developed by Claiborne R. Rankin, Jr., Chicago, Illinois, and Patrick A. O'Brien, Chicago, Illinois, for "Apparatuses, methods and systems for a lead generating hub."

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Wall Hanging System and Related Methods

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- MCS INDUSTRIES, INC., Easton, Pennsylvania has been assigned a patent (No. US 11744364 B2, initially filed April 19, 2021) developed by six inventors Geoffrey William Bastian, Easton, Pennsylvania; Robert Terry Coyle, Jr., Palmer, Pennsylvania; Matthew Scott Kressin, Allentown, Pennsylvania; Michael Lee Pyle, Sugar Grove, Illinois; Steven Patrick McGowan, Perkasie, Pennsylvania; and Richard Joseph Ehrhardt, Easton, Pennsylvania, for "Wall hanging system and related methods."

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Fibrous Substrates for Hydrogen Generation

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Morris Plains, New Jersey has been assigned a patent (No. US 11746007 B2, initially filed March 22, 2021) developed by Peter M. Michalakos, Arlington Heights, Illinois, and Amanda Childers, Arlington Heights, Illinois, for "Fibrous substrates for hydrogen generation."

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Hydrocarbon Byproduct Monitoring of Fibrous Substrates

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Morris Plains, New Jersey has been assigned a patent (No. US 11747311 B2, initially filed March 22, 2021) developed by four inventors Peter M. Michalakos, Arlington Heights, Illinois; Amanda Childers, Arlington Heights, Illinois; Stephen Yates, South Barrington, Illinois; and Sean Skomurski, Highland Park, Illinois, for "Hydrocarbon byproduct monitoring of fibrous substrates."

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Phthalonitrile Adhesive Formulations and Related Methods

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11746262 B2, initially filed April 30, 2020) developed by five inventors Ashley M. Dustin, Los Angeles, California; Andrew P. Nowak, Los Angeles, California; Gregory P. Nowak, Swansea, Illinois; Kevin J. Drummey, Los Angeles, California; and Michael Ventuleth, Camarillo, California, for "Phthalonitrile adhesive formulations and related methods."

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Tracking Liquidity Order

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- NYSE GROUP, INC., New York, New York has been assigned a patent (No. US 11748812 B2, initially filed Feb. 6, 2023) developed by four inventors Paul D. Adcock, Burr Ridge, Illinois; Michael A. Cormack, Evanson, Illinois; Thomas F. Haller, Longwood, Florida; and Robert A. Hill, LaGrange, Illinois, for "Tracking liquidity order."

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Electrochemical Polymer Pen Lithography

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, Evanston, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11747723 B2, initially filed Jan. 26, 2022) developed by four inventors Chad A. Mirkin, Wilmette, Illinois; Rustin Golnabi, Evanston, Illinois; Eun Bi Oh, Evanston, Illinois; and David Alan Walker, Evanston, Illinois, for "Electrochemical polymer pen lithography."

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Domino Apparatus

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- An inventor from Chicago, Illinois, Michael E. Wolfe has been awarded a patent (No. US 11745092 B2, initially filed May 18, 2021) for "Domino apparatus."

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IEC Zone 1 Rated LED Light Engine Using Pre-Molded Encapsulation Layer and Metal Sheet

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- APPLETON GRP LLC, Rosemont, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11746993 B1, initially filed June 21, 2022) developed by three inventors Sumit Kumar, Pune, India; Jean-Francois Monteil, Signy l'Abbaye, France; and Timothy E. Graff, Arlington Heigtits, Illinois, for "IEC Zone 1 rated LED light engine using pre-molded encapsulation layer and metal sheet."

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Lighting Device for an Aerial Work Platform

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- KLEIN TOOLS, INC., Lincolnshire, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11746994 B2, initially filed June 21, 2022) developed by five inventors Clayton J. Gable, Grayslake, Illinois; Kozeta C. Topchian, Kildeer, Illinois; Eric Salinas, Palatine, Illinois; Scott M. Hargis, Northbrook, Illinois; and John H. Kargenian, Prospect Heights, Illinois, for "Lighting device for an aerial work platform."

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Bilge System

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- SEAFLO MARINE & RV NORTH AMERICA, LL.C, South Bend, Indiana has been assigned a patent (No. US 11745830 B2, initially filed June 14, 2019) developed by five inventors Christopher Kapsaskis, Freehold, New Jersey; Joseph Cirillo, Manalapan, New Jersey; Zachary Grassi, Freehold, New Jersey; John Kosowski, Oak Brook, Illinois; and Ye Yaoru, Xiamen, China, for "Bilge system."

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Interactive Documentation Pages for Software Products and Features

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- K2 SOFTWARE, INC., Bellevue, Washington has been assigned a patent (No. US 11748096 B2, initially filed April 24, 2020) developed by Neil Maartens, Chicago, Illinois, and Leesyl Gibson, Cape Town, South Africa, for "Interactive documentation pages for software products and features."

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Recessed Curved Channel Light System

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- PUREEDGE LIGHTING LLC, Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11746969 B1, initially filed Aug. 4, 2022) developed by Gregory L. Kay, Chicago, Illinois, for "Recessed curved channel light system."

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Remote Control Station and Method of Operating Remote Control Station

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- CATERPILLAR INC., Peoria, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11747803 B2, initially filed Jan. 25, 2021) developed by three inventors Jonathan Granstrom, Eureka, Illinois; Justin Peters, Clayton, North Carolina; and Timothy J. Felty, East Peoria, Illinois, for "Remote control station and method of operating remote control station."

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Identifying Utilization of Intellectual Property

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- ENTIGENLOGIC LLC, Schaumburg, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11748563 B2, initially filed Dec. 20, 2021) developed by Gary W. Grube, Barrington Hills, Illinois, for "Identifying utilization of intellectual property."

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Damping Air Spring for Heavy-Duty Vehicle Axle/Suspension Systems

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- HENDRICKSON USA, L.L.C., Schaumburg, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11745557 B2, initially filed Aug. 16, 2022) developed by Damon Delorenzis, Plainfield, Illinois, and Jeff R. Zawacki, Channahon, Illinois, for "Damping air spring for heavy-duty vehicle axle/suspension systems."

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Expandable Endotracheal Tube

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, Evanston, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11744971 B2, initially filed Oct. 27, 2021) developed by Mahesh Vaidyanathan, Chicago, Illinois, for "Expandable endotracheal tube."

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Cryptographic Unit for Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Operations

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD., Dongguan, China has been assigned a patent (No. US 11748500 B2, initially filed July 12, 2021) developed by John A. Nix, Evanston, Illinois, for "Cryptographic unit for public key infrastructure (PKI) operations."

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Liner Plate for Work Machine

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- CATERPILLAR INC., Peoria, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11745541 B2, initially filed Aug. 18, 2021) developed by five inventors Brian Ulrich, Palatine, Illinois; Amit Kashyap, Elgin, Illinois; David Lee Childers, Elgin, Illinois; Mitchell Antonio Hershey Munar, Robbinsdale, Minnesota; and Travis Charles Parker, Bloomington, Minnesota, for "Liner plate for work machine."

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Machine Learning Based Self-Speech Removal

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- BOSE CORPORATION, Framingham, Massachusetts has been assigned a patent (No. US 11750984 B2, initially filed Sept. 25, 2020) developed by three inventors Marko Stamenovic, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts; Andrew Todd Sabin, Chicago, Illinois; and Jahn Dmitri Eichfeld, Natick, Massachusetts, for "Machine learning based self-speech removal."

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Orthodontics Cover

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- An inventor from La Grange Park, Illinois, Constandina Anagnos has been awarded a patent (No. US 11744679 B1, initially filed April 30, 2023) for "Orthodontics cover."

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Integrated Lighting and Power for Cabinetry

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- SENSIO AMERICA, LLC, Carol Stream, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11747005 B2, initially filed July 9, 2020) developed by three inventors Gary B. Rutherford, Wheaton, Illinois; Paul Bardwell, Rexford, New York; and Jeffery A. Conrady, Aurora, Illinois, for "Integrated lighting and power for cabinetry."

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Distributed EAP-TLS Authentication for Wireless Networks With Concealed User Identities

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- An inventor from Evanston, Illinois, John A. Nix has been awarded a patent (No. US 11751049 B2, initially filed April 29, 2020) for "Distributed EAP-TLS authentication for wireless networks with concealed user identities."

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User Authentication Based on Telematics Information

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, Northbrook, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11750601 B1, initially filed Sept. 28, 2021) developed by Floyd Yager, Park Ridge, Illinois, for "User authentication based on telematics information."

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Off-Gas Incinerator Control

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- INEOS EUROPE AG, Rolle, Switzerland has been assigned a patent (No. US 11745157 B2, initially filed May 4, 2017) developed by three inventors Manoj Shrikant Shouche, Pearland, Texas; Timothy Robert McDonel, Elburn, Illinois; and Jay Robert Couch, Naperville, Illinois, for "Off-gas incinerator control."

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Silicone Fidget

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- Two inventors, Jee Yeon Yoo Kim, Inverness, Illinois, and Kristen Yoohee Min, Wauconda, Illinois, have been awarded a design patent (No. US D0998050 S1, initially filed Aug. 31, 2020) for "Silicone fidget."

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Radial Air Cleaner

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- CATERPILLAR INC., Peoria, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11746731 B2, initially filed Sept. 1, 2021) developed by five inventors Vincent P. Caliendo, Dunlap, Illinois; Cooper Melvin, Streator, Illinois; Nathan Whitman, Eureka, Illinois; Chelsea Ocampo, Waukegan, Illinois; and Jeffrey Ledford, Pontiac, Illinois, for "Radial air cleaner."

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System and Method for a Digit Ally-Interactive Plush Body Therapeutic Apparatus

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- An inventor from Chicago, Illinois, Fiona Eileen Kalensky has been awarded a patent (No. US 11744982 B2, initially filed Nov. 2, 2021) for "System and method for a digit ally-interactive plush body therapeutic apparatus."

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System and Method for Managing Software Error Resolution

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLC, McLean, Virginia has been assigned a patent (No. US 11748187 B2, initially filed Dec. 17, 2021) developed by three inventors Jeremy Goodsitt, Champaign, Illinois; Reza Farivar, Champaign, Illinois; and Austin Walters, Savoy, Illinois, for "System and method for managing software error resolution."

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Disparate Network Systems and Methods

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Cincinnati, Ohio has been assigned a patent (No. US 11748726 B1, initially filed Jan. 8, 2019) developed by Mark Dickelman, Inverness, Illinois, for "Disparate network systems and methods."

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Horticultural Lighting Device for Sustaining Indoor Plant Growth as Well as Corresponding Horticultural Lighting System and Method

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V., Eindhoven, Netherlands has been assigned a patent (No. US 11744190 B2, initially filed May 20, 2019) developed by five inventors Donald Bouton Ellingham, Jr., Waltham, Massachusetts; James M. Gaines, Lexington, Massachusetts; Kai Han, Shanghai, China; Chuan Yuan, Shanghai, China; and Yuefeng Zhang, Buffalo Grove, Illinois, for "Horticultural lighting device for sustaining indoor plant growth as well as corresponding horticultural lighting system and method."

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Apparatus and System for Turning and Positioning a Patient

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- SAGE PRODUCTS, LLC, Cary, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11744752 B2, initially filed Dec. 30, 2020) developed by Larry Ponsi, Wheeling, Illinois, and James Layer, Cary, Illinois, for "Apparatus and system for turning and positioning a patient."

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Method and System for Dynamic Device-Based Delay Adjustment

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- PACESETTER, INC., Sylmar, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11745018 B2, initially filed Feb. 1, 2022) developed by four inventors Nima Badie, Berkeley, California; Carin Folman, Bedford, Massachusetts; Jennifer Rhude, Carbondale, Illinois; and Aditya Goil, Stevenson Ranch, California, for "Method and system for dynamic device-based delay adjustment."

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Crop Cutting Knives for Agricultural Combine Harvester

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11744173 B2, initially filed Sept. 8, 2020) developed by Mark Schuler, Geneseo, Illinois, and Shreyas Modak, Pune, India, for "Crop cutting knives for agricultural combine harvester."

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Method, Apparatus, and Computer Program Product for Dynamic Detection of Pedestrian Activity

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- HERE GLOBAL B.V., Eindhoven, Netherlands has been assigned a patent (No. US 11749115 B2, initially filed Dec. 14, 2021) developed by James Adeyemi Fowe, Chicago, Illinois, and Bruce Bernhardt, Chicago, Illinois, for "Method, apparatus, and computer program product for dynamic detection of pedestrian activity."

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Synthetic Lubricity Additives for Hydrocarbon Fuels

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- ECOLAB USA INC., St. Paul, Minnesota has been assigned a patent (No. US 11746302 B2, initially filed May 13, 2022) developed by four inventors Ashish Dhawan, Aurora, Illinois; Xiaojin Harry Li, Bartlett, Illinois; Nestor U. Soriano, Jr., Missouri City, Texas; and Karina Eureste, Iowa Colony, Texas, for "Synthetic lubricity additives for hydrocarbon fuels."

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Credit Card Holder Assembly

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- Two inventors, Barbara Harris, Belleville, Illinois, and Priscilla Redd Brown, Belleville, Illinois, have been awarded a patent (No. US 11748581 B2, initially filed Dec. 7, 2021) for "Credit card holder assembly."

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Hollow-Core Fiber Cable and Method of Manufacturing the Same

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- SCIENTEL WIRELESS LLC, Lombard, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11747552 B1, initially filed Feb. 5, 2021) developed by Michael Joseph Cataletto, Palatine, Illinois, and Scott Walter Snopek, Fox Lake, Illinois, for "Hollow-core fiber cable and method of manufacturing the same."

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Method of Treating Eye Diseases With Krill Oil

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Washington, District of Columbia has been assigned a patent (No. US 11744864 B2, initially filed March 31, 2021) developed by eight inventors Finn Myhren, Stamsund, Norway; Petter-Arnt Hals, Stamsund, Norway; Nils Hoem, Stamsund, Norway; Andreas Berg Storsve, Stamsund, Norway; Papasani V. Subbaiah, Darien, Illinois; Poorna Yalagala, Urbana, Illinois; Sugasini Dhavamani, Urbana, Illinois; and Leon Tai, Urbana, Illinois, for "Method of treating eye diseases with krill oil."

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Portable Charger

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- Three inventors Patrick Tagtow, Houston, Texas; Daniel Craig Tagtow, Austin, Texas; and Jeffrey William Bull, Naperville, Illinois, have been awarded a patent (No. US 11750020 B2, initially filed Aug. 12, 2022) for "Portable charger."

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Scheduling of Transmission Time Intervals

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC, Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11751207 B2, initially filed July 11, 2020) developed by four inventors Hossein Bagheri, Urbana, Illinois; Ravikiran Nory, Buffalo Grove, Illinois; Vijay Nangia, Woodridge, Illinois; and Ravi Kuchibhotla, Clarendon Hills, Illinois, for "Scheduling of transmission time intervals."

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Adaptive Compton Camera for Medical Imaging

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC., Malvern, Pennsylvania has been assigned a patent (No. US 11744528 B2, initially filed Aug. 7, 2018) developed by Miesher Rodrigues, Buffalo Grove, Illinois, for "Adaptive Compton camera for medical imaging."

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Systems and Methods for Communicating With an Electric Vehicle

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Bloomington, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11748816 B1, initially filed May 5, 2020) developed by David W. Thurber, Sherman, Illinois, for "Systems and methods for communicating with an electric vehicle."

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Mountable Bracket

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- WEBER-STEPHEN PRODUCTS LLC, Palatine, Illinois has been assigned a design patent (No. US D0997692 S1, initially filed April 30, 2020) developed by Qian Hamel, Palatine, Illinois, and Romualdo Sonny Siazon, Woodstock, Illinois, for "Mountable bracket."

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System and Method for Stabilizing Surface Coil

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin has been assigned a patent (No. US 11747416 B1, initially filed April 8, 2022) developed by six inventors Robert Steven Stormont, Hartland, Wisconsin; Victor Taracila, Beachwood, Ohio; Fraser John Laing Robb, Aurora, Ohio; Thomas Grafendorfer, Mill Valley, California; Louis Jay Vannatta, Crystal Lake, Illinois; and Yun-Jeong Stickle, Solon, Ohio, for "System and method for stabilizing surface coil."

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Systems and Methods for Instrument Reverberation Devices

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- An inventor from Chicago, Illinois, James Lenger has been awarded a patent (No. US 11749253 B2, initially filed Dec. 22, 2022) for "Systems and methods for instrument reverberation devices."

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Dump Body Front Wall Heating Channel

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- CATERPILLAR INC., Peoria, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11745581 B2, initially filed Oct. 25, 2019) developed by three inventors Timothy J. Bromenshenkel, Tuscola, Illinois; Christopher M. Darrow, Blue Mound, Illinois; and Thomas Alworth, Decatur, Illinois, for "Dump body front wall heating channel."

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Vehicle Platoon System Control for Intersections

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- HERE GLOBAL B.V., Eindhoven, Netherlands has been assigned a patent (No. US 11747827 B2, initially filed Feb. 14, 2018) developed by Jingwei Xu, Buffalo Grove, Illinois, and Bruce Bernhardt, Wauconda, Illinois, for "Vehicle platoon system control for intersections."

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Drill Block

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- NOMIS LLC, Elgin, Illinois has been assigned a design patent (No. US D0997677 S1, initially filed June 16, 2021) developed by Ezekiel O. Buck, Elburn, Illinois, for "Drill block."

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Material Tracking System and Method

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- WIRE PULSE, INC., Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11745975 B2, initially filed April 29, 2019) developed by Eric M. Martin, Crest Hill, Illinois, and Andrew F. Human, Franklin, Indiana, for "Material tracking system and method."

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Infant Feeding Measurement Device

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- NUBORN MEDICAL, INC., Eden Prairie, Minnesota has been assigned a patent (No. US 11744779 B1, initially filed March 19, 2020) developed by three inventors Katlyn McGrattan, Eden Prairie, Minnesota; Kyle Dahlstrom, Eden Prairie, Minnesota; and John Lindsay, La Grange, Illinois, for "Infant feeding measurement device."

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Autonomous Air Taxi Separation System and Method

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- AIRSPEED SYSTEMS LLC, Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11749123 B2, initially filed Nov. 21, 2022) developed by Craig M. Watson, Chicago, Illinois, for "Autonomous air taxi separation system and method."

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Thermal Management for a Motor Feeder

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION, Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 11746700 B2, initially filed Nov. 24, 2020) developed by Debabrata Pal, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, for "Thermal management for a motor feeder."

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Rapid Profile Viscometer Devices and Methods

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- BIOFLUID TECHNOLOGY, INC., Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania has been assigned a patent (No. US 11747252 B2, initially filed Oct. 8, 2021) developed by Reuben E Kron, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, and Stephen J Kron, Oak Park, Illinois, for "Rapid profile viscometer devices and methods."

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System for Commercial Laundry Services and Facilities

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- WASHLAVA, INC., Tampa, Florida has been assigned a patent (No. US 11746458 B2, initially filed Aug. 19, 2021) developed by four inventors Benjamin Todd Belveal, Tampa, Florida; Dexter S. Weiss, Austin, Texas; William Justin Barbino, Naperville, Illinois; and Charles Walden, Austin, Texas, for "System for commercial laundry services and facilities."

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Retail Display Indicia Support With Light Channel

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- B-O-F CORPORATION, Aurora, Illinois has been assigned a design patent (No. US D0998231 S1, initially filed Aug. 24, 2021) developed by Derek Au, Aurora, Illinois, and Brent Baker, Sandwich, Illinois, for "Retail display indicia support with light channel."

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Method and System for Providing Interactive Content Delivery and Audience Engagement

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- STREAMLAYER, INC., Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11745104 B2, initially filed Oct. 16, 2020) developed by Tim Ganschow, Chicago, Illinois, and John Ganschow, Chicago, Illinois, for "Method and system for providing interactive content delivery and audience engagement."

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Coatings for Cathode Active Materials

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- APPLE INC., Cupertino, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11749799 B2, initially filed Aug. 5, 2019) developed by thirteen inventors Huiming Wu, San Jose, California; Hongli Dai, Los Altos, California; Dapeng Wang, Cupertino, California; Hakim H. Iddir, Hoffman Estates, Illinois; Anh Vu, Naperville, Illinois; John David Carter, Bolingbrook, Illinois; Xiaoping Wang, Naperville, Illinois; Yan Li, Westmont, Illinois; Zhenzhen Yang, Godfrey, Illinois; Yanjie Cui, Arlington Heights, Illinois; James Gilbert, Bolingbrook, Illinois; Christopher S. Johnson, Naperville, Illinois; and Arthur Jeremy Kropf, Westmont, Illinois, for "Coatings for cathode active materials."

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Controlling a Spending Account Based on User Spending Habits

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLC, McLean, Virginia has been assigned a patent (No. US 11748806 B2, initially filed Dec. 15, 2021) developed by five inventors Austin Walters, Savoy, Illinois; Fardin Abdi Taghi Abad, Champaign, Illinois; Jeremy Goodsitt, Champaign, Illinois; Vincent Pham, Champaign, Illinois; and Anh Truong, Champaign, Illinois, for "Controlling a spending account based on user spending habits."

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Hair Trimmer

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- WAHL CLIPPER CORPORATION, Sterling, Illinois has been assigned a design patent (No. US D0998239 S1, initially filed Feb. 12, 2021) developed by four inventors Jeff Fleming, Silvis, Illinois; Connor Brandt, Rochelle, Illinois; Chad Aulwes, Sterling, Illinois; and Chong Yang, Zhejiang, China, for "Hair trimmer."

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Vertical Transportation Like Elevator, Escalator, Dumbwaiter and Lift Systems Monitoring, Maintenance, Repair, Inspection, Testing and Modernization System and Method

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- JAKA LLC, Tarpon Springs, Florida has been assigned a patent (No. US 11745980 B2, initially filed Dec. 21, 2018) developed by Laurie Kohl, Chicago, Illinois, for "Vertical transportation like elevator, escalator, dumbwaiter and lift systems monitoring, maintenance, repair, inspection, testing and modernization system and method."

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Attribute-Based Encryption Keys as Key Material for Key-Hash Message Authentication Code User Authentication and Authorization

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, New York has been assigned a patent (No. US 11750397 B2, initially filed Jan. 4, 2021) developed by Mark Duane Seaborn, Algonquin, Illinois, for "Attribute-based encryption keys as key material for key-hash message authentication code user authentication and authorization."

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High Radiation Detection Performance From Photoactive Semiconductor Single Crystals

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, Evanston, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11749771 B2, initially filed Nov. 10, 2021) developed by Mercouri G. Kanatzidis, Wilmette, Illinois, and Yihui He, Evanston, Illinois, for "High radiation detection performance from photoactive semiconductor single crystals."

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Method and System for Order Management

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- CFPH, LLC, New York, New York has been assigned a patent (No. US 11748808 B2, initially filed July 8, 2021) developed by seven inventors Howard W. Lutnick, New York, New York; Dean P. Alderucci, Westport, Connecticut; Andrew Fishkind, New York, New York; Brian L. Gay, New York, New York; Kevin Foley, New York, New York; Mark Miller, Chicago, Illinois; and Charles Plott, Pasadena, California, for "Method and system for order management."

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Assistance on the Go

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, Northbrook, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11748765 B2, initially filed March 3, 2021) developed by three inventors Tara Cavallaro Kozlowski, Geneva, Illinois; Ryan M. Briggs, Glen Ellyn, Illinois; and Imran Iqbal, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, for "Assistance on the go."

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Supply Chain Visibility Platform

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- FOURKITES, INC., Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11748693 B2, initially filed Nov. 24, 2021) developed by seven inventors Arunabha Choudhury, Kolkata, India; Sriram Ragunathan, Chennai, India; Jayakarthick Sathyanarayanan, Tamil Nadu, India; Pritesh Jain, Mudhol Karnataka, India; Ajay Hayagreeve Balaji, Chennai, India; Abhineythri Venkataraman, Chennai, India; and Timothy Patrick Mullee, Chicago, Illinois, for "Supply chain visibility platform."

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Electronic Access Control System and Method for Arc Flash Prevention

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- SECURITY ENHANCEMENT SYSTEMS, LLC, Northbrook, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11749039 B2, initially filed Aug. 9, 2022) developed by Matthew Frank Trapani, Deerfield, Illinois, and Stacey Lee Krutz-Sabol, Attica, Michigan, for "Electronic access control system and method for arc flash prevention."

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Bottle

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- INSPIRO TEQUILA LLC, Northbrook, Illinois has been assigned a design patent (No. US D0997728 S1, initially filed Sept. 3, 2021) developed by Mara Shapiro Smith, Northbrook, Illinois, for "Bottle."

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Agricultural Vehicle Pneumatic Distribution System

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11745959 B2, initially filed Feb. 2, 2021) developed by Stanley R. Borkgren, Geneseo, Illinois, for "Agricultural vehicle pneumatic distribution system."

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Technologies for Generating and Deploying Encrypted Codes Designed to Auto-Configure Events and Executable Actions on User Devices

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- An inventor from Chicago, Illinois, Olusegun Adekunle Ishmael has been awarded a patent (No. US 11749386 B2, initially filed April 18, 2018) for "Technologies for generating and deploying encrypted codes designed to auto-configure events and executable actions on user devices."

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Can

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- MIDWEST CAN COMPANY, LLC, Franklin Park, Illinois has been assigned a design patent (No. US D0997742 S1, initially filed Jan. 10, 2023) developed by John C. Evans, Elmhurst, Illinois, for "Can."

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Personalized Renal Failure Chronic Care Systems and Methods

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- BAXTER HEATHCARE SA, Glattpark, Switzerland has been assigned a patent (No. US 11744929 B2, initially filed June 9, 2017) developed by Dheerendra R. Kommala, Lake Forest, Illinois, and Rohit Nayak, Cincinnati, Ohio, for "Personalized renal failure chronic care systems and methods."

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Compliant Inner Lip on a Vacuum Gripper

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- INTELLIGRATED HEADQUARTERS, LLC, Mason, Ohio has been assigned a patent (No. US 11745360 B2, initially filed Oct. 19, 2020) developed by James D. Wilson, II, Collinsville, Illinois, and Matthew Brandriff, St. Louis, Missouri, for "Compliant inner lip on a vacuum gripper."

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Brewing Device

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- INSTANT BRANDS HOLDINGS INC., Downers Grove, Illinois has been assigned a design patent (No. US D0997620 S1, initially filed Dec. 13, 2021) developed by three inventors Jason LePinske, Schaumburg, Illinois; Tyler Brunner, Durand, Wisconsin; and Tania Aldous, Niles, Illinois, for "Brewing device."

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Soybean Variety 01091749

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY, LLC, St. Louis, Missouri has been assigned a patent (No. US 11744218 B2, initially filed Sept. 30, 2021) developed by Thomas L. Floyd, Bloomington, Illinois, for "Soybean variety 01091749."

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Apparatus and Methods for Providing Adaptive Vehicle Parking Assistance Based on a Driver's Familiarity With a Vehicle

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- HERE GLOBAL B.V., Eindhoven, Netherlands has been assigned a patent (No. US 11749116 B1, initially filed April 8, 2022) developed by three inventors Jeremy Michael Young, Chicago, Illinois; Jerome Beaurepaire, Nantes, France; and Leon Stenneth, Chicago, Illinois, for "Apparatus and methods for providing adaptive vehicle parking assistance based on a driver's familiarity with a vehicle."

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Autonomous Robotic System for Placing and Fastening Paneling Material for Building Construction Operations

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, West Lafayette, Indiana has been assigned a patent (No. US 11745356 B2, initially filed April 6, 2021) developed by three inventors Jiansong Zhang, Lafayette, Indiana; Christopher M Lacny, Indian Head Park, Illinois; and Noah Reardon, Chicago, Illinois, for "Autonomous robotic system for placing and fastening paneling material for building construction operations."

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System and Method for Detecting a Cellular Device

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- EPIQ SOLUTIONS, Schaumburg, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11751040 B2, initially filed July 28, 2021) developed by three inventors Michael Johnson, Schaumburg, Illinois; Aaron Madsen, Schaumburg, Illinois; and John Orlando, Schaumburg, Illinois, for "System and method for detecting a cellular device."

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Using Deep Learning and Structure-From-Motion Techniques to Generate 3D Point Clouds From 2D Data

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Bloomington, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11748901 B1, initially filed Sept. 24, 2020) developed by Ryan Knuffman, Danvers, Illinois, and Jeremy Carnahan, Normal, Illinois, for "Using deep learning and structure-from-motion techniques to generate 3D point clouds from 2D data."

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Orchestrating Security Operations Using Bifurcated Biometric Data

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- RAPID7, INC., Boston, Massachusetts has been assigned a patent (No. US 11750602 B2, initially filed March 16, 2021) developed by four inventors Jared Frankston, Newton, Massachusetts; Barry Curran, Belfast, United Kingdom; Luke Milby, Bloomington, Illinois; and Ashwin Anand, Acton, Massachusetts, for "Orchestrating security operations using bifurcated biometric data."

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Optimizing Fuel Consumption and Emissions of a Multi-Rig Hydraulic Fracturing System

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- CATERPILLAR INC., Peoria, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11746634 B2, initially filed Jan. 18, 2022) developed by five inventors Perry D. Converse, Lafayette, Indiana; Casey Alan Otten, Spring, Texas; Joseph C. Bufkin, Spring, Texas; Zhijun Cai, Dunlap, Illinois; and Baoyang Deng, Edwards, Illinois, for "Optimizing fuel consumption and emissions of a multi-rig hydraulic fracturing system."

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Ground-Engaging Track Shoe Having Weight Relief Channel

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- CATERPILLAR INC., Peoria, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11745811 B2, initially filed March 9, 2021) developed by Eric James Johannsen, Washington, Illinois, for "Ground-engaging track shoe having weight relief channel."

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Cantilevered Track Roller in Ground-Engaging Track System and Roller Shell for Same

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- CATERPILLAR INC., Peoria, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11745810 B2, initially filed March 20, 2020) developed by Gennaro Suanno, Peoria, Illinois, for "Cantilevered track roller in ground-engaging track system and roller shell for same."

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Genetic Modeling for Attribute Selection Within a Cluster

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLC, McLean, Virginia has been assigned a patent (No. US 11748631 B2, initially filed Aug. 13, 2020) developed by three inventors Austin Walters, Savoy, Illinois; Jeremy Goodsitt, Champaign, Illinois; and Fardin Abdi Taghi Abad, McLean, Virginia, for "Genetic modeling for attribute selection within a cluster."

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Authenticated Index Data Structure With Back-Pointers

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- HIRO SYSTEMS PBC, New York, New York has been assigned a patent (No. US 11750392 B1, initially filed Nov. 25, 2020) developed by Jude Nelson, New Brunswick, New Jersey, and Aaron Blankstein, Chicago, Illinois, for "Authenticated index data structure with back-pointers."

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Mobile Tomography Imaging

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC., Malvern, Pennsylvania has been assigned a patent (No. US 11744534 B2, initially filed Sept. 30, 2021) developed by Alexander Hans Vija, Evanston, Illinois, and Michal Cachovan, Baiersdorf, Germany, for "Mobile tomography imaging."

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Cooling Particulate Material With Nitrogen

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC., Danbury, Connecticut has been assigned a patent (No. US 11744270 B2, initially filed Nov. 12, 2021) developed by six inventors John M Girard, Downers Grove, Illinois; Soujanya N Jampala, Chicago, Illinois; Balazs Hunek, Western Springs, Illinois; Yeu-Chuan Simon Ho, Naperville, Illinois; Richard N Hasty, Monee, Illinois; and Steven McCarty, Glendale Hgts, Illinois, for "Cooling particulate material with nitrogen."

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Power Feeder Device With Increased Creepage Path Between Adjacent Terminal Pairs

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION, Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 11749917 B2, initially filed Oct. 14, 2021) developed by Francis C. Belisle, Beloit, Wisconsin, and Nhia Yang, Roscoe, Illinois, for "Power feeder device with increased creepage path between adjacent terminal pairs."

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Refrigerator

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, Michigan has been assigned a design patent (No. US D0998003 S1, initially filed Sept. 5, 2019) developed by seven inventors Mallory A. Fuller, Orland Park, Illinois; Richard L. Hammond, Mattawan, Michigan; Michael A. Kahwaji, St. Joseph, Michigan; Jessica R. McConnell, St. Joseph, Michigan; Daniel Henry Quinlan, Stevensville, Michigan; Jason W. Tippetts, Stevensville, Michigan; and Todd J. Tunzi, St. Joseph, Michigan, for "Refrigerator."

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Wide Angle Spray Nozzle

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- SPRAYING SYSTEMS CO., Wheaton, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11745192 B2, initially filed May 8, 2020) developed by Marc A. Arenson, Bartlett, Illinois, and Daniel J. Cederberg, South Elgin, Illinois, for "Wide angle spray nozzle."

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Systems and Methods for Navigation and Visualization

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- P TECH, LLC, Effingham, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11744651 B2, initially filed April 6, 2022) developed by Peter M. Bonutti, Manalapan, Florida, and Justin E. Beyers, Effingham, Illinois, for "Systems and methods for navigation and visualization."

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Mold and Method for Forming a Molded Part

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- HUBBELL INC., Shelton, Connecticut has been assigned a patent (No. US 11745394 B2, initially filed April 27, 2021) developed by Ray Melton Lazalier, Lake St. Louis, Missouri, and Matthew Raymond Bednara, Collinsville, Illinois, for "Mold and method for forming a molded part."

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Dynamic Operation Adjustment in Wireless Power Transfer System

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- NUCURRENT, INC., Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11750037 B2, initially filed June 22, 2021) developed by Mark Melone, Frankfort, Illinois, for "Dynamic operation adjustment in wireless power transfer system."

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Delivery of GPON Technology

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- TELLABS BEDFORD, INC., Dallas, Texas has been assigned a patent (No. US 11750315 B2, initially filed May 2, 2018) developed by five inventors Richard Schroder, Plano, Texas; Russell W. Brown, Euless, Texas; Thomas C. Ruvarac, Naperville, Illinois; John Silovich, Fox Lake, Illinois; and Andrew G. Low, Grapevine, Texas, for "Delivery of GPON technology."

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Amendment Tracking in an Online Document System

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- DOCUSIGN, INC., San Francisco, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11748554 B2, initially filed July 30, 2021) developed by six inventors Surendra Kumar Chilamkurthi, Naperville, Illinois; Heidi Robin Lyons, Madison, Wisconsin; Anirudha Vedavyasa Murthy Bharadwaj, Chicago, Illinois; Shivi Singh Verma, Issaquah, Washington; Aaron Eugene Preston Jackson Wilde, Portland, Oregon; and Cynthia Rosser, San Francisco, California, for "Amendment tracking in an online document system."

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Polymer Modified Asphalt Roofing Material

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- OWENS CORNING INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL, LLC, Toledo, Ohio has been assigned a patent (No. US 11746527 B2, initially filed May 27, 2020) developed by ten inventors Carmen Anthony LaTorre, Westerville, Ohio; Jacob Paul Honsvick, Perrysburg, Ohio; Christopher Patrick Kasprzak, Holland, Ohio; Daniel James Buckwalter, Howard, Ohio; Edward R. Harrington, Toledo, Ohio; Jonathan Ross Davis, Granville, Ohio; Laurand Henry Lewandowski, Newark, Ohio; David Michael Ploense, Downers Grove, Illinois; William Edwin Smith, Pataskala, Ohio; and Scott W. Schweiger, Newark, Ohio, for "Polymer modified asphalt roofing material."

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Insect Inhibitory Proteins

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY, LLC, St. Louis, Missouri has been assigned a patent (No. US 11744250 B2, initially filed Dec. 22, 2021) developed by eight inventors David J. Bowen, Wildwood, Missouri; Catherine A. Chay, Ballwin, Missouri; Arlene R. Howe, Clarkson Valley, Missouri; Jason S. Milligan, Troy, Illinois; Christina M. Taylor, St. Louis, Missouri; Monika R. VanGordon, St. Louis, Missouri; Kimberly M. Wegener, St. Louis, Missouri; and Brian E. Weiner, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, for "Insect inhibitory proteins."

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Multi-Functional Device for Communications Networks and Methods and Systems Utilizing Same

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- An inventor from Chicago, Illinois, Sean Iwasaki has been awarded a patent (No. US 11750511 B2, initially filed March 21, 2022) for "Multi-functional device for communications networks and methods and systems utilizing same."

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Hygiene Product Pod and Methods of Using Same

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- NOHBO, INC., Palm Bay, Florida has been assigned a patent (No. US 11744786 B2, initially filed Oct. 2, 2018) developed by four inventors Benjamin Gabriel Stern, Reston, Virginia; Robert Hutton Ray, Union, Illinois; James J. Ramirez, Palm Bay, Florida; and Matthew Gernstein, Arlington, Virginia, for "Hygiene product pod and methods of using same."

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Apparatus Having Frame Separate From Gate

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- REGALO INTERNATIONAL, LLC, Longboat Key, Florida has been assigned a patent (No. US 11746589 B1, initially filed Sept. 3, 2021) developed by three inventors Mark A. Flannery, Longboat Key, Florida; Brian M. McMahon, Palatine, Illinois; and Caleb Summers, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for "Apparatus having frame separate from gate."

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Tamper-Evident Container

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- PACTIV LLC, Lake Forest, Illinois has been assigned a design patent (No. US D0997724 S1, initially filed Aug. 11, 2022) developed by Brian M. Murphy, Chicago, Illinois, for "Tamper-evident container."

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Firearm Sights and Assemblies

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- SPRINGFIELD, INC., Geneseo, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11747112 B2, initially filed April 22, 2022) developed by four inventors Dennis J. Reese, Geneseo, Illinois; Stephen H. McKelvain, Geneseo, Illinois; Nick Ballard, Galva, Illinois; and Peter J. Leach, Davenport, Iowa, for "Firearm sights and assemblies."

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Facial Recognition Technology for Improving Driver Safety

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- SAMSARA NETWORKS INC., San Francisco, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11749117 B1, initially filed Aug. 24, 2022) developed by twelve inventors Evaline Shin-Tin Tsai, Cupertino, California; Alan Guihong Liu, San Francisco, California; Ijeoma Emeagwali, San Francisco, California; Ishaan Kansal, San Francisco, California; Saleh ElHattab, San Francisco, California; Bodecker John DellaMaria, Crystal Lake, Illinois; Eliott Ray Chapuis, San Francisco, California; Jason Noah Laska, San Francisco, California; Jennifer Kao, San Francisco, California; Sean Kyungmok Bae, San Francisco, California; Sylvie Lee, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Brian Tuan, Cupertino, California, for "Facial recognition technology for improving driver safety."

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Microphone Assembly With Standoffs for Die Bonding

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- KNOWLES ELECTRONICS, LLC, Itasca, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11750983 B2, initially filed Oct. 24, 2019) developed by Tony K. Lim, Naperville, Illinois, and Norman Dennis Talag, Woodridge, Illinois, for "Microphone assembly with standoffs for die bonding."

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Order Fulfillment System

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- MARMON FOODSERVICE TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Osseo, Minnesota has been assigned a patent (No. US 11748827 B2, initially filed Aug. 6, 2019) developed by Elizabeth Bertness, Batavia, Illinois, and Loren Veltrop, Chicago, Illinois, for "Order fulfillment system."

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Methods and Apparatus for Wireless Communications Over Subsets of Contiguous Subcarriers

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- FUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Plano, Texas has been assigned a patent (No. US 11750339 B2, initially filed Nov. 23, 2020) developed by four inventors Qian Cheng, Naperville, Illinois; Weimin Xiao, Hoffman Estates, Illinois; Philippe Sartori, Plainfield, Illinois; and Jialing Liu, Palatine, Illinois, for "Methods and apparatus for wireless communications over subsets of contiguous subcarriers."

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Methods and Systems for Improved Quench Tower Design

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- SUNCOKE TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT LLC, Lisle, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11746296 B2, initially filed Jan. 22, 2021) developed by three inventors Chun Wai Choi, Chicago, Illinois; Rajat Kapoor, Naperville, Illinois; and John Francis Quanci, Haddonfield, New Jersey, for "Methods and systems for improved quench tower design."

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Inclination Control for Construction Machines

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- CATERPILLAR PAVING PRODUCTS INC., Brooklyn Park, Minnesota has been assigned a patent (No. US 11746482 B2, initially filed April 23, 2021) developed by three inventors Eric S. Engelmann, Delano, Minnesota; Mark A. Tarvin, Canton, Illinois; and Conwell K. Rife, Jr., Wayzata, Minnesota, for "Inclination control for construction machines."

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Systems and Methods for Emulating Scintillation Events Using an Electronic Test Source

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- REVVITY HEALTH SCIENCES, INC., Waltham, Massachusetts has been assigned a patent (No. US 11747495 B2, initially filed Feb. 1, 2022) developed by Richard Harazin, Lombard, Illinois, for "Systems and methods for emulating scintillation events using an electronic test source."

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Process for Recovering Polymer Oil

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- UOP LLC, Des Plaines, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11746298 B2, initially filed Dec. 20, 2021) developed by five inventors Nickolas D. Kapaun, Chicago, Illinois; Joseph A. Montalbano, Elmhurst, Illinois; Jeffrey Tyska, Chicago, Illinois; Ping Sun, Hinsdale, Illinois; and Andrew Pickens, Jenkins, Oklahoma, for "Process for recovering polymer oil."

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Text-To-Speech Enriching System

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLC, McLean, Virginia has been assigned a patent (No. US 11748564 B2, initially filed March 29, 2022) developed by six inventors Galen Rafferty, Mahomet, Illinois; Reza Farivar, Champaign, Illinois; Anh Truong, Champaign, Illinois; Jeremy Goodsitt, Champaign, Illinois; Vincent Pham, Champaign, Illinois; and Austin Walters, Savoy, Illinois, for "Text-to-speech enriching system."

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Systems and Methods for Analyzing Vehicle Sensor Data via a Blockchain

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Bloomington, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11748330 B2, initially filed Aug. 5, 2022) developed by eight inventors William J. Leise, Normal, Illinois; Jacob J. Alt, Downs, Illinois; Jaime Skaggs, Chenoa, Illinois; Eric Bellas, Bloomington, Illinois; Shawn M. Call, Bloomington, Illinois; Eric R. Moore, Heyworth, Illinois; Melinda Teresa Magerkurth, Utica, Illinois; and Vicki King, Bloomington, Illinois, for "Systems and methods for analyzing vehicle sensor data via a blockchain."

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System for Securing Bits Against Rotation

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- CATERPILLAR INC., Peoria, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11746506 B2, initially filed July 30, 2021) developed by David B. Parzynski, Peoria, Illinois, and Thomas M. Congdon, Dunlap, Illinois, for "System for securing bits against rotation."

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System, Method, and Computer-Accessible Medium for Hiding Messages Sent to Third Parties

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLC, McLean, Virginia has been assigned a patent (No. US 11750572 B2, initially filed Aug. 12, 2020) developed by three inventors Austin Walters, Savoy, Illinois; Vincent Pham, Champaign, Illinois; and Jeremy Goodsitt, Champaign, Illinois, for "System, method, and computer-accessible medium for hiding messages sent to third parties."

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Chair Having a Leaf Spring With a Fulcrum Point That Moves to Shorten a Working Length of the Leaf Spring and Increase Resistance to Tilting of a Backrest Portion of the Chair Relative to a Column Portion of the Chair

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- Three inventors Aaron DeJule, River Forest, Illinois; Paul C. Evans, Emmet, Michigan; and Scott Padiak, River Forest, Illinois, have been awarded a patent (No. US 11744373 B2, initially filed Jan. 31, 2023) for "Chair having a leaf spring with a fulcrum point that moves to shorten a working length of the leaf spring and increase resistance to tilting of a backrest portion of the chair relative to a column portion of the chair."

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Content Output Systems Using Vehicle-Based Data

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, Northbrook, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 11748780 B2, initially filed Sep

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