PATENTS AWARDED

U.S. patents awarded to Arkansans

Oct. 22, 2019

Patent 10,448,607 B1. Soybean Cultivar 70311028. Issued to Jason Aaron Long of Forrest City. Assigned to Mertec LLC of West Point, Iowa.

Patent 10,448,761 B2. Self-Checkout Station Air Circulation. Issued to Yurgis Mauro Bacallao of Centerton. Assigned to Walmart Apollo LLC of Bentonville.

Patent 10,449,800 B2. Hybrid Composite Wheel. Issued to Henry Clay Chenault III, Miguel Sanchez-Araiza and Henry Lee Renegar, all of Fayetteville, and Parveen Kakar of Novi, Mich. Assigned to Superior Industries International Inc. of Southfield, Mich. Patent 10,449,889 B2. Systems and Methods for Receiving Retail Products. Issued to Eric A. Letson and Todd D. Mattingly, both of Bentonville, and Bruce W. Wilkinson of Rogers. Assigned to Walmart Apollo LLC of Bentonville.

Patent 10,450,112 B2. Tamper Evident Plastic Food Container. Issued to Tim Cimmerer of Paragould, Kevin R. Krueger of Fenton, Mo., and Mike Pohlman of Valley Park, Mo. Assigned to Anchor Packaging LLC of St. Louis. Patent 10,450,152 B2. Expandable Gravity-Feed Bin. Issued to Ronald Brundick of Roland, Scott Johnson of Little Rock and John Clayton Odom of Benton. Assigned to Trade Fixtures LLC of Little Rock.

Patent 10,450,823 B1. Flange Adapter. Issued to Grant Pruitt of Fort Smith and Cris Braun of Van Buren. Assigned to Pruitt Tool & Supply Co. of Fort Smith.

Patent 10,451,208 B1. Method and Device for Repairing an Irrigation System. Issued to Nathan Bailey of Monticello.

Patent 10,451,625 B2. Methods of Detecting Cancer. Issued to Anna Daily and Lindsay Rutherford, both Fayetteville. Assigned to Ascendant Diagnostics LLC of Springdale.

Patent 10,452,684 B2. Sequence Engine. Issued to John Randy Frerking of Prairie Grove. Assigned to Walmart Apollo LLC of Bentonville.

Patent 10,453,009 B2. Method and Apparatus for Detecting and/or Utilizing Sales Anomalies to Improve Store Management. Issued to Richard B. Ulrich of Bentonville, Alvin S. Taulbee of Springdale, and Steven E. Thomas of Bella Vista. Assigned to Walmart Apollo LLC of Bentonville.

Patent 10,453,090 B2. Methods and Systems for Automated Coupon Processing. Issued to Mindy Rector of Bentonville, Brenda Deal of Rogers, and Cynthia Marie Scholtes Kennedy of Pea Ridge. Assigned to Walmart Apollo LLC of Bentonville.

Patent 10,453,284 B2. Apparatus and Method for Securing Items with Optical Lock and Key. Issued to Robert J. Taylor and Aaron J. Vasgaard, both of Rogers, Nicholaus A. Jones of Fayetteville, and Jeffrey S. Cruz of Bentonville. Assigned to Walmart Apollo LLC of Bentonville.

Patent D863,901 S. Grilling Tool. Issued to Colton Knittig of Fayetteville and Israel Holby of Sharpsburg, Ga. Assigned to Holton Products LLC of Fayetteville.

Patent D863,915 S. Electric Sharpener. Issued to Louis Chalfant of Hot Springs and Ricky L. Dukes of Knoxville, Tenn. Assigned to Smith’s Consumer Products Inc. of Hot Springs. Patent D863,921 S, D863,922 S, and D863,923 S. Sharpener with Deployable Abrasive Rod. Issued to Louis Chalfant of Hot Springs and Ricky Dukes of Knoxville, Tenn. Assigned to Smith’s Consumer Products Inc. of Hot Springs.

Patent D863,926 S, D863,927 S, D863,928 S, D863,929 S, D863,930 S, and D863,931 S. Folding Knife. Issued to Louis Chalfant of Hot Springs and Ricky L. Dukes of Knoxville, Tenn. Assigned to Smith’s Consumer Products Inc. of Hot Springs.

Patent D864,342 S. Elongated Trigger Dampening Absorber. Issued to James J. Rofkahr Jr. of Altus and Michael D. Rofkahr of Ozark.

Patent D864,343 S. Curved Edge Trigger Dampening Absorber. Issued to James J. Rofkahr Jr. of Altus and Michael D. Rofkahr of Ozark.

Patent D864,497 S. Retractable Tie Out. Issued to Kelly D. Peninger of Rogers and Hunter Kade Banwarth of Fayetteville. Assigned to Stout Stuff LLC of Bentonville.

Upcoming Events