Patents Issued in August 1, 2017
  • Patent number: D793625
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Intellectual Property Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Jon A. Hauserman, Ron Szalkowski, Brandon Hefer
  • Patent number: D793626
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Inventor: Zhaolin Yang
  • Patent number: D793627
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: BigCity Design Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Henri Spaile
  • Patent number: D793628
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Inventors: J. David Fisher, P. Allen Fisher, Benjamin A. Miller, Ivan Z. Fisher
  • Patent number: D793629
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Inventor: Eric Gates
  • Patent number: D793630
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: FELINE ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT DESIGN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Elizabeth B. Bales
  • Patent number: D793631
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Inventor: Eul Eusan Speed
  • Patent number: D793632
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin B. Ayers, Andrew C. Kubasiak
  • Patent number: D793633
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hayoung Jang, Kangdoo Kim
  • Patent number: D793634
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hayoung Jang, Kangdoo Kim
  • Patent number: D793635
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Alfred Kaercher GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Denis Dammkoehler, Zheyi Jin
  • Patent number: D793636
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Daekyun Lee
  • Patent number: D793637
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Daekyun Lee
  • Patent number: D793638
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: MYTEE PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: John LaBarbera, Vincent LaBarbera
  • Patent number: D793639
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: David William Schuller, Rainer Bernhard Teufel, Igor Ivanovich Zemskov, Stephen Adam Hughett
  • Patent number: D793640
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Unger Marketing International, LLC
    Inventors: James M. Buckley, Joseph K. Patterson
  • Patent number: D793641
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Inventor: Jason A. Brouk
  • Patent number: D793642
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: simplehuman, LLC
    Inventors: Frank Yang, Myk Lum, Adam Wade
  • Patent number: D793643
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Inventor: Deborah Ramirez
  • Patent number: D793644
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: AMSA, Inc.
    Inventors: Ivor Michel Walter, Wilson Zeng
  • Patent number: D793645
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Inventor: Michael J. Morgan
  • Patent number: D793646
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: WAL-MART STORES, INC.
    Inventors: Yurgis Mauro Bacallao, Michael D. Bookman
  • Patent number: D793647
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: PLANTS IN MOTION LLC
    Inventor: Steve Kueck
  • Patent number: D793648
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Ningbo Zhongtian Union Mechanical & Electrical Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chengshu Jiang, Honghui Dai, Zhankun Lv
  • Patent number: D793649
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Beeler & Sons Customs, LLC
    Inventor: Joseph D. Beeler
  • Patent number: PP28225
    Abstract: ‘KORwedesi’ is a new and distinct variety of Rosa hybrida which is characterized by the combination of a bushy growth habit, medium-sized semi-double flowers which are violet-purple in color and also attractive foliage with excellent disease resistance. The new variety propagates successfully by grafting and by stem cuttings and has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: W. Kordes Söhne Rosenschulen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Tim-Hermann Kordes
  • Patent number: PP28226
    Abstract: A new garden rose plant of the Compact Floribunda class which has abundant, orange red flowers with yellow stripes and attractive foliage. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Poulsen Roser A/S
    Inventor: Mogens Nyegaard Olesen
  • Patent number: PP28227
    Abstract: ‘KORtragoso’ is a new and distinct variety of Rosa hybrida which is characterized by the combination of a compact and bushy growth habit, dark green and semi-glossy foliage, excellent resistance to common rose diseases, and double-type flowers borne in panicles of up to 8 blooms. The small flowers are held upright and exhibit yellow petals with a red petal edge and a light fruity fragrance. The new variety propagates successfully by stem cuttings and grafting and has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: W. Kordes Söhne Rosenschulen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Tim-Hermann Kordes
  • Patent number: PP28228
    Abstract: A new garden rose plant of the compact floribunda class which has abundant, yellow flowers and attractive foliage. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: POULSEN ROSER A/S
    Inventor: Mogens Nyegaard Olesen
  • Patent number: PP28229
    Abstract: A new garden rose plant of the Compact Floribunda class which has abundant, orange red flowers and attractive foliage. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Poulsen Roser A/S
    Inventor: Mogens Nyegaard Olesen
  • Patent number: PP28230
    Abstract: A new garden rose plant of the Compact Floribunda class which has abundant, red flowers and attractive foliage. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Poulsen Roser A/S
    Inventor: Mogens Nyegaard Olesen
  • Patent number: PP28231
    Abstract: A new garden rose plant of the compact floribunda class which has abundant, red flowers and attractive foliage. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: POULSEN ROSER A/S
    Inventor: Mogens Nyegaard Olesen
  • Patent number: PP28232
    Abstract: A new and distinct Ananas cultivar named ‘Duranas3’ which is characterized by the combination of a compact plant size, greyed-purple to brown foliage, strongly reflexed foliage, dark red fruit, and the stability of all characteristics from generation to generation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Inventor: Chester Skotak, Jr.
  • Patent number: PP28233
    Abstract: ‘MINI Blues’ is a new distinct northern highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) variety distinguished by its high yield of very small fruit that can be harvested by machine, has excellent flavor and is well suited to the processed fruit industry and the fruit are borne on a vigorous and upright bush.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventor: Chad E Finn
  • Patent number: PP28234
    Abstract: A new apple tree is characterized by a semi upright plant habit. The fruit has a red skin over color and a red flesh color. The timing of the fruit ripening in France is late August to September.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: RED MOON GMBH
    Inventor: Jean-Luc Carrières
  • Patent number: PP28235
    Abstract: ‘Gala 0502’ apple is ‘Gala’ sport notable for its fruit, which is fully colored well before harvest, and has a distinctive solid purple-red overcolor. ‘Gala 0502’ can be harvested in a single picking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: KIKU SRL GmbH
    Inventor: Jürgen Braun
  • Patent number: PP28236
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar Citrus limon (L.) Brum.f. is provided which displays a substantially different time for initial fruit harvest than the standard ‘Primofiori’ cultivar (non-patented in the United States). The attractive juicy fruit of the new cultivar commonly is initially ready for harvest by about the end of March. This follows greatly the typical October initial harvest time for the ‘Primofiori’ cultivar. The new cultivar is a diploid, and displays a relatively dense spreading growth habit. The supply of the fresh fruit market for consumption, use in beverages, and in cooking is facilitated at an atypical season of the year by the new cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Inventor: Juan Antonio Gómez Marin
  • Patent number: PP28237
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Lantana plant named ‘Balucred’, characterized by its dark red-colored inflorescences, dark green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, compact-mounded growth habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventor: Scott C. Trees
  • Patent number: PP28238
    Abstract: A new and distinct Geum plant named ‘TNGEURO’ characterized by red-orange flower color, heavy flowering, dense, deep green foliage with large attractive leaves, a compact, mounding habit, long bloom time, and excellent vigor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.
    Inventor: Harini Korlipara
  • Patent number: PP28239
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Dianthus plant named, ‘Uribest52’, that is characterized by its flowers that are deep red-purple in color, its flowers that are fragrant, its floriferous blooming habit, and its strong stems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: URISEED INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Kong Young Park
  • Patent number: PP28240
    Abstract: A new Petunia plant named ‘PEHY0017’ particularly distinguished by its mounding plant habit, medium sized, blue colored flowers with a pattern of dark blue veining, medium green foliage, good branching and early flowering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventor: Theodorus Cornelis Maria van Kleinwee
  • Patent number: PP28241
    Abstract: A new and distinct Anthurium plant named ‘ANTHERBI’ particularly distinguished by having shiny, bright red, orbicular cordate and very durable spathes that retain the original color for a very long period of time, dark green and long elliptical cordate, durable leaves, white spadix with yellow-orange tips, early and rich flowering continuously throughout the year and a plant height of 38.0 cm to 42.0 cm, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: ANTHURA B.V.
    Inventor: Jan Van Dijk
  • Patent number: PP28242
    Abstract: The new variety Black Limón is part of the “long leaves” group of Sansevieria varieties and is a naturally-occurring mutation of the Sansevieria trifasciata variety ‘Laurentii’. It can reach 50-80 cm in length, with an average of approximately 3-5 leaves per plant. The plant is cylindrically shaped, with an erect growth habit and the arrangement of the leaves is in the form of a rosette. The new variety shows coloration very different from its parent variety and has variegated green leaves with light yellow-green colored margins. The new variety needs little water and is very drought tolerant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Florica Farms, Inc.
    Inventor: Marvin Gonzalez Villegas
  • Patent number: PP28243
    Abstract: A new and distinct Calibrachoa plant named ‘USCALCHSTM’, characterized by its compact, upright to outwardly spreading and mounding to eventually trailing plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; dense and bushy appearance; freely flowering habit; bright yellow-colored petals with red purple-colored speckles and splotches forming a star-shaped pattern; and good garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: PLANT 21 LLC
    Inventor: Helmut Kientzler
  • Patent number: RE46492
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Mechanix Wear, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenny Safford
  • Patent number: RE46493
    Abstract: A method of scanning a laser beam across a set of cells includes during a first interval, scanning a laser beam across a set of cells; and during a second interval, deflecting the laser beam away from the set of cells. The first interval is selected to cause microcavitation in at least a portion of the cells from the set of cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventor: Charles P. Lin
  • Patent number: RE46494
    Abstract: A load-carrying body for reducing torsional and tensile loading on electrical components in an implantable medical electrical lead includes an electronic component disposed in-line with the implantable medical electrical lead, and a casing for the electronic component. The electronic component has a proximal end conductively coupled to a lead conductor and a distal end conductively coupled to a lead electrode. The casing is mechanically coupled to the lead so as to isolate the electrical component from torque or tensile loads applied to the lead, the lead electrode, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Greatbatch Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryan T. Bauer, Warren S. Dabney, Robert A. Stevenson
  • Patent number: RE46495
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for simultaneously operating the horn and light systems of a motorized vehicle is provided. The controller used to operate the systems can be a single controller that operates the horn when a certain range of pressure is applied to the controller and operates the horn and lights systems when a stronger pressure is applied. The system can include a dedicated horn operating system controller independent of the dual function controller to eliminate the need for differing pressures to operate the horn and light systems substantially simultaneously. Also disclosed are apparatuses and methods to coordinate a vehicle braking system with the vehicle horn and light systems to improve the reception of safety and/or emergency warnings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Inventor: Robert J. Cannella
  • Patent number: RE46496
    Abstract: The present invention relates to metformin glycinate salt and pharmaceutical compositions thereof for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. The method includes administration of the metformin glycinate salt by various routes selected from oral, intravenous injectable, intramuscular injectable, nasal, intraperitoneal, or sublingual, in order to achieve a reduction in blood glucose levels. The invention further relates to the synthesis of a new 1,1-dimethylbiguanide glycinate salt, called Metformin Glycinate. The resulting salt exhibits advantages over other metformin salts. These advantages are due, in the first place, to the fact that the glycine counterion exhibits hypoglycemic effects by itself. Moreover, the salt exhibits more rapid absorption, reaching higher plasma concentrations than those produced with metformin hydrochloride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Laboratorios Silanes S.A. de C.V.
    Inventor: Jose Manuel Francisco Ochoa Lara
  • Patent number: RE46497
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a plurality of data lines each having a plurality of straight line portions and a plurality of curved portions connected to a plurality of the straight line portions; a plurality of gate lines intersecting the data lines; thin film transistors connected to the data lines and the gate lines; and pixel electrodes connected to the thin film transistors. Accordingly, even in a case where driver inversion becomes column inversion, apparent inversion can become dot inversion. As a result, it is possible to eliminate transverse line flicker and to increase a charging rate of pixels. In addition, uniformity of the pixels can be maintained, so that the inversion driving schemes can be applied to a PVA mode. As a result, it is possible to obtain a wide viewing angle and to improve side or lateral visibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung-Soo Baek, Dong-Gyu Kim