Intellectual Property Law

Rhode Island Patents 6-09-2009

Posted on June 14, 2009
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on June 9, 2009. Pat. No. Title 7,546,264 Method for selecting investments in book-valued collective investment funds 7,544,871 Support sling for stringed musical instruments of the violin family 7,544,744 Golf ball core compositions 7,544,408 Biaxially oriented polyester film for molding process 7,544,061 Apparatus for teaching and practicing dental procedures 7,543,791 Tunable inverse pendulum vibration isolation system 7,543,544 Methods and apparatus for aerodynamic and [...

Rhode Island Patents 6-02-2009

Posted on June 14, 2009
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on June 2, 2009. Pat. No. Title D593,508 Portable controller for swimming pool or spa equipment D593,402 End cap shelf hanger D593,384 Shovel 7,543,139 Revocation of anonymous certificates, credentials, and access rights 7,542,963 Method and system for journaling and accessing sensor and configuration data 7,542,377 Increased aperture homing cavitator 7,542,285 Storage rack management system and method 7,541,890 Quasi active MIMIC circulator 7,541,365 Chemokine receptor antagonists and methods [...

Rhode Island Patents 5-26-2009

Posted on June 14, 2009
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on May 26, 2009. Pat. No. Title D592,940 Support for wound material 7,539,083 Remote voice detection system 7,538,095 Genetic inhibition by double-stranded RNA 7,537,583 Fluid seal for endoscope 7,537,531 Golf ball with small inner core 7,537,530 Golf ball with negative hardness gradient core 7,537,528 Metal wood club with improved hitting face 7,537,498 Solder-bearing contacts and method of manufacture thereof and use in connectors 7,536,899 Flange penetrator pressure [...

Rhode Island Patents 5-19-2009

Posted on May 19, 2009
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on May 19, 2009. Pat. No. Title 7,534,394 Potentiometric titration method for quantitative determination of hydrogen peroxide 7,534,174 Rubber compositions comprising high levels of oily substance and the use thereof in golf balls 7,534,167 Data center cooling 7,534,148 Power terminal block 7,533,425 Juvenile bathtub Copyright © 2009 Josh Stockwell...

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Rhode Island Patents 5-12-2009

Posted on May 12, 2009
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on May 12, 2009. Pat. No. Title D592,041 Vehicle air vent mounting device for supporting a GPS unit 7,531,603 Thin-layer-covered golf ball with improved velocity 7,531,590 Additives to prevent degradation of alkyl-hydrogen siloxanes 7,531,586 Plasticized polyurethanes for use in golf balls 7,531,002 Intervertebral disc with monitoring and adjusting capabilities 7,530,908 Multi-layer golf ball having velocity gradient from faster center to slower [...

Rhode Island Patents 5-05-2009

Posted on May 12, 2009
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on May 5, 2009. Pat. No. Title D591,831 Hydrant shoe 7,529,838 Method and system for a set of network appliances which can be connected to provide enhanced collaboration, scalability, and reliability 7,529,385 Marking articles using a covert digitally watermarked image 7,529,304 Wireless serial data transmission method and apparatus 7,529,110 Universal power adapter 7,529,086 Data center cooling 7,528,195 Mixing and curing carboxy-terminated butadiene-nitrile rubber, [...

Rhode Island Patents 4-28-2009

Posted on April 28, 2009
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on April 28, 2009. Pat. No. Title 7,525,777 Fireguard circuit 7,525,421 Event detection module 7,525,015 Prevention of transgene escape in genetically modified perennials 7,524,388 Composites, method of manufacture thereof, and articles formed therefrom 7,524,246 Interactive challenge game systems and methods 7,524,192 Trailer tow connector assembly including first and second connector portions having associated covers 7,524,127 Ring binder mechanism 7,523,861 Radio frequency identifiers in game tickets 7,523,714 Hydraulic [...

Rhode Island Patents 4-21-2009

Posted on April 21, 2009
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on April 21, 2009. Pat. No. Title D590,594 Pouch for a word game 7,522,745 Sensor and imaging system 7,522,626 Communications system and method 7,522,620 Method and apparatus for scheduling packets 7,522,105 Antenna using a photonic bandgap structure 7,521,823 Uninterruptible power supply 7,521,437 7-phenyl-substituted tetracycline compounds 7,521,149 High efficiency semi-fuel cell incorporating an ion exchange membrane 7,521,009 Method of manufacturing athermally conductive drive belt 7,520,819 Metal wood club with improved [...

Rhode Island Patents 4-14-2009

Posted on April 14, 2009
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on April 14, 2009. Pat. No. Title D590,261 Bottle D590,186 Desk 7,519,909 Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) devices monitoring system 7,519,615 Characterization of content based on the associated serialized data 7,518,521 Rotating anti-theft tag 7,518,381 Touch sensor system and method 7,517,475 Thermochromic indicator materials with controlled reversibility 7,517,363 Intervertebral disc having translation 7,517,289 Golf balls having two or more core layers formed from HNP compositions 7,517,108 Flashlight having mating formations [...

Rhode Island Patents 4-07-2009

Posted on April 07, 2009
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on April 07, 2009. Pat. No. Title D589,843 Plastic floor board D589,770 Scissors 7,516,023 Flowmeter specification and ordering system 7,515,033 Power management lock system and method 7,514,815 System and method for allocating power to loads 7,513,968 Fabrication of magnesium-titanium template for a magnesium hydrogen peroxide fuel cell 7,513,839 Golf ball with improved dimple pattern 7,513,838 Golf balls having a low modulus HNP layer and a [...

Patents granted to Rhode Island

Posted on March 31, 2009
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on March 31, 2009. Pat. No. Title 7,512,037 Method and apparatus for acoustic system having a transceiver module Copyright © 2009 Josh Stockwell. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use and may be indexed by search engines and aggregators...

Rhode Island Patents 3-24-2009

Posted on March 24, 2009
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on March 24, 2009. Pat. No. Title D589,213 Hummingbird window feeder with ant moat 7,509,529 System and method for performing user recovery of guided procedures for an uninterruptible power supply 7,508,297 Apparatus and method for communication system 7,507,364 Systems and methods for air embossing utilizing improved air lances 7,507,247 Urethral catheter stent delivery system 7,507,139 Electromechanical toy 7,507,005 Sliding flexible track lighting 7,506,768 Blanking panel [...

Rhode Island Patents 3-17-2009

Posted on March 17, 2009
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on March 17, 2009. Pat. No. Title D588,756 Hummingbird window feeder D588,693 Liquid dispensing syringe 7,505,154 Optical method for the characterization of laterally patterned samples in integrated circuits 7,505,125 System and method for signal processing for a workpiece surface inspection system 7,504,137 Limited play optically-readable medium with liquid crystals and methodology therefor 7,504,106 Method and composition for treatment of renal failure [...

Rhode Island Patents 3-10-2009

Posted on March 10, 2009
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on March 10, 2009. Pat. No. Title D587,913 Golf car seat 7,501,364 Absorbent non-woven felt material and method of making same 7,500,991 Banana cage 7,500,968 Unidirectional urine collection reservoir 7,500,917 Magical wand and interactive play experience 7,500,911 Exhaust air removal system 7,500,850 Lighter with accessory 7,500,579 Cup with a pill shelf 7,500,412 Speed nut and drive gear assembly 7,500,374 Apparatus for urging an oil film bearing onto and off [...

Rhode Island Patents 03-03-2009

Posted on March 04, 2009

Rhode Island Patents 2-24-2009

Posted on February 28, 2009

Rhode Island Patents 2-17-2009

Posted on February 28, 2009

Rhode Island Patents 2-10-2009

Posted on February 28, 2009

Rhode Island Patents 2-03-2009

Posted on February 03, 2009
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on February 03, 2009. Pat. No. Title D585,733 Anti-theft box D585,644 Flexible baseball cover with opening for the sweet spot D585,631 Baby burp cloth 7,486,841 Puzzle machine and method of operating same 7,486,591 Sonar system and method providing low probability of impact on marine mammals 7,485,683 Compatibilizers for fluoropolymers and polyolefins; blends thereof 7,485,051 Golf putter 7,484,758 Hip restraints 7,484,249 Apron with beverage holder Copyright © 2009 Josh [...

Rhode Island Patents 1-27-2009

Posted on January 28, 2009
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on January 27, 2009. Pat. No. Title D585,500 Portable game assembly D585,499 Portable game assembly 7,483,602 Planar array optical switch and method 7,482,065 Layered metallic material formed from iron based glass alloys 7,481,723 High performance golf ball having a reduced-distance 7,481,588 Optical fiber composite, devices, and methods of making same 7,481,570 Nightlight, LED power supply circuit, and combination thereof 7,481,209 Toy projectile launcher with slidable [...

Rhode Island Patents 1-20-2009

Posted on January 21, 2009
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on January 20, 2009. Pat. No. Title 7,480,487 Power regulation for field instruments 7,479,888 RFID tag label 7,479,764 Battery temperature management 7,479,646 Extreme ultraviolet source with wide angle vapor containment and reflux 7,479,505 Use of taurolidine to treat tumors D585,037 Digital video recorder D584,926 Combined cake protector and candle holder Copyright © 2009 Josh Stockwell...

Rhode Island Patents 1-13-2009

Posted on January 13, 2009
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on January 13, 2009. Pat. No. Title D584,683 Battery D584,607 Brush package 7,478,022 Component emulation device and method of design 7,477,262 Automatic calculation of minimum and maximum tolerance stack 7,477,045 Multi-phase buck converter 7,476,702 Polymer electronic device package having high thermal conductivity and dielectric strength 7,475,651 Structural section 7,475,530 Articulating swing-out arm Copyright © 2009 Josh Stockwell...

Rhode Island Patents 1-06-2009

Posted on January 07, 2009
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on January 06, 2009. Pat. No. Title D584,466 Boot scrubber D584,390 Wound wire filter D584,187 Rear body of a golf car 7,475,363 Methods and apparatus for viewing network resources 7,474,204 Vehicle information/control system 7,473,787 Bicyclic [3...

Rhode Island Patents 12-30-2008

Posted on December 30, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on December 30, 2008. Pat. No. Title D583,983 Luminaire D583,982 Luminaire D583,981 Luminaire D583,976 Luminaire 7,471,859 Programmable optical grating device and method 7,469,635 Method and apparatus for performing operations within a stencil printer Copyright © 2008 Josh Stockwell...

Rhode Island Patents 12-23-2008

Posted on December 30, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on December 23, 2008. Pat. No. Title D583,498 Luminaire D583,155 Shopping bag carrier 7,469,223 Index selection method 7,468,814 Algorithm for controlling half toning process 7,468,703 Buoyant cable antenna system 7,468,215 Self-starting fuel cell assembly 7,468,006 Golf balls having two or more core layers formed from HNP compositions 7,467,738 Lottery ticket dispenser and ticket bin Copyright © 2008 Josh Stockwell...

Rhode Island Patents 12-16-2008

Posted on December 18, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on December 16, 2008. Pat. No. Title D582,707 Seat back 7,467,103 Optimization system and method for buying clubs 7,466,631 Enhanced sensitivity pressure tolerant fiber optic hydrophone 7,466,278 Buoyant cable antenna system and method with articulating blocks 7,465,878 Indicia-marked electrical cable 7,465,241 Functionalized, crosslinked, rubber nanoparticles for use in golf ball castable thermoset layers 7,465,201 Articulation mechanism and elastomeric nozzle for thrust-vectored control of [...

Rhode Island Patents 12-09-2008

Posted on December 09, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on December 09, 2008. Pat. No. Title D582,337 Set of overhead racks D582,259 Slot wall back plate D582,158 Pouch for a word game 7,463,472 Signal splitter/surge protector 7,463,258 Extraction and rendering techniques for digital charting database 7,463,198 Non-woven textile microwave antennas and components 7,462,454 Treatment of herpes 7,462,446 Magnetic nanoparticle compositions and methods 7,462,309 Method for making thermoplastic thermally-conductive interface articles 7,462,196 Method and apparatus for implant stability 7,462,008 Structural fasteners [...

Rhode Island Patent 12-02-2008

Posted on December 09, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on December 02, 2008. Pat. No. Title D581,994 Doll 7,460,960 Proteome epitope tags and methods of use thereof in protein modification analysis 7,460,577 RF laser 7,459,858 Hall thruster with shared magnetic structure 7,458,905 Functionalized, crosslinked, rubber nanoparticles for use in golf ball cores 7,458,904 Multilayer golf ball 7,458,618 Fixed flange spray deflector 7,458,547 Expandable bracket assembly for a removable car shaker 7,458,318 Off-axis illumination assembly and method Copyright [...

Rhode Island Patents 11-25-2008

Posted on November 25, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on November 25, 2008. Pat. No. Title D581,510 Wiring closet ventilation unit D581,454 Character set of a font 7,457,980 Data replication method over a limited bandwidth network by mirroring parities 7,457,531 Low bandwidth image system 7,456,736 Extensible sensor monitoring, alert processing and notification system and method 7,456,733 Environmental monitoring device 7,456,524 Apparatus for and methods of polyphase power conversion 7,456,518 Method and apparatus for providing [...

Rhode Island Patents 11-18-2008

Posted on November 23, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on November 18, 2008. Pat. No. Title D581,094 Cigarette lighter D581,093 Cigarette lighter D581,081 LED luminaire D581,080 LED luminaire D581,079 LED luminaire D581,078 LED luminaire D580,967 Character set of a font D580,966 Character set of a font 7,454,760 Method and software for enabling n-way collaborative work over a network of computers 7,454,668 Techniques for data signature and protection against lost writes 7,453,922 Wireless communication systems and methods for contiguously addressable memory [...

Rhode Island Patents 11-11-2008

Posted on November 23, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on November 11, 2008. Pat. No. Title 7,449,867 Multi-phase buck converter with a plurality of coupled inductors 7,449,280 Photoimageable coating composition and composite article thereof 7,449,074 Process for forming a nano-crystalline steel sheet 7,449,026 Intra-cavity catheters and methods of use 7,448,919 Cigarette-lighter assembly connector with indicator for verifying proper insertion 7,448,883 Connector with metalized coated polymer contact 7,448,676 Dynamic seat with inflatable bladder 7,448,214 Geothermal [...

Rhode Island Patents 11-04-2008

Posted on November 23, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on November 4, 2008. Pat. No. Title D579,994 Adjustable kicking tee D579,881 Mini-manual reset ground fault circuit interrupter D579,837 Mud guard D579,836 Mud guard D579,835 Mud guard 7,446,707 Ultra-low profile vehicular antenna methods and systems 7,446,437 Apparatus and method for preventing an electrical backfeed 7,446,433 Methods and apparatus for providing uninterruptible power 7,446,229 Bicyclic cannabinoids 7,446,150 Low compression, resilient golf balls with rubber core 7,446,107 Crystalline forms of conazoles and methods [...

Rhode Island Patents 10-28-2008

Posted on October 28, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on October 28, 2008. Pat. No. Title D579,402 Multi-angle steering column mounting arrangement D579,201 Product case 7,443,355 Antenna feed-tube-to-amplifier coupling 7,443,229 Active filtering 7,442,736 Use of nucleating agents to increase the flexural modulus of ionomers 7,442,175 Compression sleeve having air conduit 7,441,701 Universal card reader apparatus and method 7,441,438 Apparatus for calibrating golf ball launch monitors 7,441,298 Coverage robot mobility Copyright © 2008 Josh Stockwell...

Rhode Island Patents 10-21-2008

Posted on October 21, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on October 21, 2008. Pat. No. Title D578,875 Package 7,440,479 Magneto-optoelectronic switch and sensor 7,440,215 Managing disk drive spin up 7,438,651 Multi-layer core golf ball 7,438,616 Mooring buoy cover 7,438,610 Grounding connector 7,437,819 Method for making under water connector Copyright © 2008 Josh Stockwell...

Rhode Island Patents 10-14-2008

Posted on October 14, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on October 14, 2008. Pat. No. Title D578,709 Fish mesh ball 7,436,980 Graphical object models for detection and tracking 7,436,510 Method and apparatus for identifying a substance using a spectral library database 7,435,909 Low cost, high performance flexible reinforcement for communications cable 7,435,502 Internal PEM fuel cell water management 7,435,280 Wire mesh filter with improved hoop strength 7,435,192 Golf ball having visible non-spherical [...

Rhode Island Patents 10-07-2008

Posted on October 13, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on October 7, 2008. Pat. No. Title D578,253 Frog mesh ball D578,169 Toy housing D578,124 Game housing D578,005 Bottle and cap D578,003 Bottle and cap 7,433,364 Method for optimizing queuing performance 7,432,615 Uninterruptable power supply system and method 7,432,447 Support separators for high performance communications cable with optional hollow tubes for; blown optical fiber, coaxial, and/or twisted pair 7,432,447 Support separators for high performance communications cable with [...

Rhode Island Patents 9-30-2008

Posted on October 13, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on September 30, 2008. Pat. No. Title 7,430,646 Planned switchover in connection with triangular asynchronous replication 7,430,272 Full field mammography with tissue exposure control, tomosynthesis, and dynamic field of view processing 7,429,957 Wideband floating wire antenna using a double negative meta-material 7,429,429 Fuel cell with thermal conductance of cathode greater than anode 7,429,378 Transdiscal administration of high affinity anti-MMP [...

Rhode Island Patents 9-23-2008

Posted on September 24, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on September 24, 2008. Pat. No. Title D577,411 Gun grip 7,427,429 Continuous in-line process for making ink-jet recording media comprising a radiation-cured coating layer 7,427,243 Golf ball with multiple cover layers 7,427,242 Thermoplastic core having a negative hardness gradient formed from a plasticizer-based gradient-initiating solution Copyright © 2008 Josh Stockwell...

Rhode Island Patents 9-16-2008

Posted on September 16, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on September 16, 2008. Pat. No. Title D577,151 Cigar cutting tool D577,080 Ride on toy dump truck bed 7,426,290 Nonparametric method for detection and identification of regions of concern in multidimensional intensity images 7,426,215 Method and apparatus for scheduling packets 7,425,682 Toolless mounting system and method for an adjustable scalable rack power system 7,425,679 Open medical system 7,424,917 Subsea pressure compensation system Copyright © [...

Rhode Island Patents 9-09-2008

Posted on September 10, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on September 9, 2008. Pat. No. Title 7,423,409 Battery polarity management 7,422,529 Mold for a golf ball 7,422,527 Metal wood club with improved hitting face 7,422,288 Chair arm rest system 7,422,134 Variable outward clinch stapler 7,422,074 Delayed compression sleeve hammer D576,768 Whale mesh ball D576,702 Shroud for portable gas cylinder D576,675 Pen D576,673 Binder D576,439 Pillow Copyright © 2008 Josh Stockwell...

Rhode Island Patents 9-02-2008

Posted on September 05, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on September 2, 2008. Pat. No. Title D576,351 Cigarette lighter 7,421,586 Protecting mobile code against malicious hosts 7,420,875 Methods and systems for use of an acoustic doppler current profiler for measurement of compact jets 7,420,521 Wideband segmented dipole antenna 7,420,142 Power control module for electrical appliances 7,420,120 Flexible conduit and cable 7,420,047 Non-anaphylactogenic IgE fusion proteins 7,419,398 Hermaphroditic socket/adapter 7,419,261 Non-corrective lenses with improved peripheral vision* 7,418,914 Pre-positioning deployment [...

Rhode Island 8-26-2008

Posted on August 26, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on August 26, 2008. Pat. No. Title 7,418,314 Methods and apparatus for providing and distributing standby power 7,417,583 Methods and apparatus for providing target altitude estimation in a two dimensional radar system 7,416,889 Methods and compositions for repairing cartilage 7,416,830 Photosensitive resin compositions 7,416,821 Thermally cured undercoat for lithographic application 7,416,468 Apparatus for actuating a toy 7,416,238 Convertible cargo bed 7,416,179 Card-flipping device for use [...

Rhode Island Patents 8-19-2008

Posted on August 20, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on August 19, 2008. Pat. No. Title D575,067 Ergonometric self-hanging utility handle 7,415,437 Business development process 7,415,381 Joint friction sensing 7,415,063 Method to estimate noise in data 7,414,412 Mower presence control assembly including a ribbon switch 7,413,737 Anti-hydroxylase antibodies and uses thereof 7,413,691 In-mold metallized polymer components and method of manufacturing same* 7,413,575 Nanofibrous biocomposite prosthetic vascular graft 7,413,465 Insulation displacement system *Barlow, Josephs & Holmes, Ltd...

Rhode Island Patents 8-12-2008

Posted on August 12, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on August 12, 2008. Pat. No. Title 7,412,425 Partially supervised machine learning of data classification based on local-neighborhood Laplacian Eigenmaps 7,411,576 Force reflecting haptic interface 7,411,558 Buoyant cable antenna configuration and system 7,411,470 Controlling coupling strength in electromagnetic bus coupling 7,411,315 Battery communication system 7,410,800 Transgenic plants with increased glycine-betaine 7,410,429 Negative hardness gradient inner core for dual core golf ball 7,410,170 Game having an [...

Rhode Island Patents 8-05-2008

Posted on August 06, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on August 06, 2008. Pat. No. Title 7,409,534 Automatic and transparent hardware conversion of traditional control flow to predicates 7,409,323 Method for detecting a spatial random process using planar convex polygon envelope 7,408,841 System and method for calculating the directivity index of a passive acoustic array 7,408,404 Preserving linearity of an isolator-free power amplifier by dynamically switching [...

Rhode Island Patents 7-29-2008

Posted on July 31, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on July 29, 2008. Pat. No. Title D573,844 Sand bucket/cooler D573,836 Spill resistant lid D573,787 Ribbon holder 7,406,241 Methods and devices for the installation of the fiber optic cable to a house or other building structure 7,405,645 Thermally activated circuit interrupter 7,405,559 Low-power giant magneto-impedance magnetic detector that utilizes a crystal controlled oscillator 7,405,538 Method and system for charging a NiMH or NiCd [...

Rhode Island Patents 7-22-2008

Posted on July 31, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on July 22, 2008. Pat. No. Title D573,662 Item holder 7,403,686 Fiber optic cable splicing technique 7,403,391 Rack height cooling 7,402,921 Method and apparatus for providing uninterruptible power 7,402,818 Tactical integrated illumination countermeasure system 7,402,552 Non-corrosive cleaning composition for removing plasma etching residues 7,402,271 Castable liquid rubber compositions for golf balls 7,402,062 System for replacing a battery pack Copyright © 2008 Josh Stockwell...

Rhode Island Patents 7-15-2008

Posted on July 31, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on July 15, 2008. Pat. No. Title 7,400,481 Low cost arc fault detection technique 7,400,383 Environmental control in a reticle SMIF pod 7,400,238 Brake light system 7,400,127 Method for regulating an output signal and circuit therefor 7,399,927 High performance support-separators for communications cables 7,399,572 Pretreatment compositions 7,399,488 Abuse-deterrent pharmaceutical compositions of opiods and other drugs 7,399,410 Chromatographic column and methods for controlling sorbent density 7,399,239 Use of [...

My Interview on WPRI Channel 12

Posted on July 28, 2008
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Quantum Quahog is now Registered!

Posted on July 11, 2008
On July 8, 2008, Quantum Quahog became registered on the principal register of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and was assigned Reg. No. 3,461,863. I received my Certificate of Registration, gold seal and all, in the mail today. Eat your heart out TTABlog! Copyright © 2008 Josh Stockwell...

Rhode Island Patents 7-8-2008

Posted on July 08, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on July 8, 2008. Pat. No. Title 7,397,898 X-ray generator and method 7,397,442 Radome with heating element 7,397,384 Track lighting system current limiting device 7,396,348 Medical valve with expandable member 7,396,300 Adhesion process 7,396,066 Pivoting panel assembly 7,395,925 Pallet nail with enlarged head 7,395,696 Launch monitor Copyright © 2008 Josh Stockwell...

Rhode Island Patents 7-1-2008

Posted on July 05, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on July 1, 2008. Pat. No. Title 7,395,444 Power status notification 7,393,623 Incorporation of markings in optical media 7,393,535 Adjuvants for use in vaccines 7,392,997 Front suspension strut 7,392,869 Modular power source for riding mower 7,392,733 High resolution projectile based targeting system 7,392,559 Method and apparatus for manufacturing custom orthotic footbeds Copyright © 2008 Josh Stockwell...

Rhode Island Patents 6-17-2008

Posted on June 17, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on June 17, 2008. Pat. No. Title D571,104 Piping of a sports equipment bag 7,389,416 Method of verifiably sharing a secret in potentially asynchronous networks 7,388,145 Unmanned underwater vehicle tailcone assembly 7,388,053 Perimeter weighted golf ball 7,387,792 Pharmaceutical composition for compressed annular tablet with molded triturate tablet for both intraoral and oral administration 7,387,504 Mold for a golf ball 7,387,337 Booster seat 7,387,213 Dress kit [...

Rhode Island Patents 6-10-2008

Posted on June 13, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on June 13, 2008. Pat. No. Title D570,602 Side region of a sports equipment bag 7,385,805 Method and apparatus for delivering uninterrupted power 7,385,521 Tamper indication device 7,384,626 Functionalized dendritic polymers for the capture and neutralization of biological and chemical agents 7,384,259 Mechanism for adjusting a valve for regulating the flow of plastic to an extrusion die 7,383,998 Optical reader system [...

Rhode Island Patents 6-03-2008

Posted on June 04, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on June 3, 2008. Pat. No. Title D570,348 Reader plate D570,170 Stapler D570,115 Side portion of a sports equipment bag 7,382,780 Method for time coding of asynchronous data transmissions 7,382,397 Systems and methods for controlling devices over a network 7,382,380 On demand techniques for using data associated with a digital image suitable for rasterization at any resolution 7,382,223 Thermal circuit breaker 7,382,193 Preserving linearity of [...

Rhode Island Patents 5-27-2008

Posted on May 27, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on May 27, 2008. Pat. No. Title D570,041 Cigar cutting tool D569,866 Reader plate D569,619 Crate 7,380,244 Status display tool 7,380,108 Automatic and transparent hardware conversion of traditional control flow to predicates 7,379,392 Flexible cymbal array 7,379,305 Modular UPS 7,378,339 Barrier for use in 3-D integration of circuits 7,377,863 Multi-layer golf ball having improved inter-layer adhesion via induction heating 7,376,993 Play gyms and methods of operating the same Copyright © [...

Rhode Island Patents 5-20-2008

Posted on May 21, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on May 20, 2008. Pat. No. Title D569,548 Cigar cutting tool D569,454 Doll 7,376,175 Wireless communications systems and methods for cache enabled multiple processor based multiple user detection 7,375,153 Zinc stearate-cis-to-trans catalyst blends for improved golf ball core compositions 7,374,804 Method for rendering surface layer of limited play disk lightfast 7,374,468 Construction system 7,374,384 Fasteners for securing pallet members together 7,374,383 Full-round, offset-head nail 7,374,127 Systems and [...

Rhode Island Patents 5-13-2008

Posted on May 13, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on May 13, 2008. Pat. No. Title D568,717 Keypad escutcheon 7,373,045 Method and apparatus for processing optical signals with supergratings 7,372,886 High thermal conductivity vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) 7,372,706 Surge protection 7,371,192 Golf ball 7,371,096 Hermaphroditic socket/adapter 7,371,083 Circular electrical connector Copyright © 2008 Josh Stockwell...

Rhode Island Patents 5-06-2008

Posted on May 11, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on May 6, 2008. Pat. No. Title 7,370,163 Adaptive cache engine for storage area network including systems and methods related thereto 7,370,012 Electronic payment system 7,369,158 Launch monitor system with a calibration fixture and a method for use thereof 7,368,957 Capacitively coupled floating gate driver 7,368,246 Quantitative gene expression profiling 7,367,899 Metal wood club with improved hitting face 7,367,314 Governor system for gasoline [...

Rhode Island Patents 4-29-2008

Posted on April 29, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on April 29, 2008. Pat. No. Title D567,847 Character set of a font 7,366,933 Power event analysis 7,366,053 System and method for imaging and tracking contacts within a medium 7,365,973 Cooling system and method 7,365,964 Modular power distribution unit, module for the power distribution unit, and method of using the same 7,365,650 Underwater RF propagation path 7,365,383 Method of forming an EPROM cell [...

Rhode Island Patents 4-22-2008

Posted on April 22, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on April 22, 2008. Pat. No. Title D567,437 Fuel cartridge for a cigarette lighter D567,171 Uninterruptable power supply 7,363,177 Apparatus and method for performing the time delay estimation of signals propagating through an environment 7,362,655 Time-synchronous acoustic signal ranging system and method 7,361,674 7, 8 and 9-substituted tetracycline compounds 7,361,427 Manifold for a pile configured battery 7,361,103 Golf ball with small inner core 7,361,102 Golf [...

Rhode Island Patents 4-15-2008

Posted on April 16, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on April 15, 2008. Pat. No. Title D566,807 Transportable gas cylinder D566,795 Robotic dog D566,794 Robotic dog D566,771 Desk storage container D566,764 Pen 7,359,966 Methods and systems for passive information discovery using Lomb periodogram processing 7,358,911 System and method for providing a distributed loaded monopole antenna 7,358,654 Piezoelectric switch 7,358,443 Braided cord with conductive foil 7,358,439 Adjustable scalable rack power system and method 7,358,309 Compositions for use in golf balls 7,357,792 Positive push [...

Rhode Island Patents 4-8-2008

Posted on April 09, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on April 09, 2008. Pat. No. Title D566,190 Pop up dispenser 7,356,224 Method and apparatus for detecting multiple optical wave lengths 7,355,924 3-D forward looking sonar with fixed frame of reference for navigation 7,355,704 Chemical and biological sensing using metallic particles in amplifying and absorbing media 7,355,597 Method, apparatus and computer program product for the interactive rendering of multivalued [...

Rhode Island Patents 4-01-2008

Posted on April 04, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on April 1, 2008. Pat. No. Title D565,801 Blade welding helmet* D565,404 Hanging display package 7,352,083 Apparatus for and method of UPS operation 7,352,073 Ocean wave energy converter having an improved generator and ballast control* 7,351,731 Azole derivatives and methods for making the same 7,351,370 Method of making filler-impregnated golf ball core 7,351,166 Golf ball with co-injected cover 7,351,165 Rubber compositions comprising high levels of [...

Rhode Island Patents 3-25-2008

Posted on March 27, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on March 25, 2008. Pat. No. Title D565,230 Luminaire D565,220 Ribbed flashlight with flared head D565,099 Spine label D564,866 Pipe hanger D564,733 Pedicure slippers 7,349,853 Method and system for routing hardcopy mail 7,349,739 Method and apparatus for neurophysiologic performance 7,349,292 Increased effective aperture for receive arrays 7,348,796 Method and system for network-on-chip and other integrated circuit architectures 7,348,004 Immunoglobulin chimeric monomer-dimer hybrids 7,347,750 Solder-bearing contacts and method of manufacture thereof and [...

Rhode Island Patents 3-18-2008

Posted on March 18, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on March 18, 2008. Pat. No. Title D564,696 Luminaire D564,594 Hole punch D564,593 Hole punch D564,420 Motorcycle air cleaner cover D564,364 Fluid dispensing bottle 7,346,883 System and method for integrated data transfer, archiving and purging of semiconductor wafer data 7,346,526 System and method for entering flexible travel queries with layover description 7,346,203 Methods and apparatus for processing image data to aid in detecting disease 7,345,705 Photonic buoy 7,345,464 PWM [...

Rhode Island Patents 3-11-2008

Posted on March 11, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on March 11, 2008. Pat. No. Title PP18,585 Euphorbia plant named `Bonfire` D563,860 Boat 7,342,590 Screen compression 7,342,479 Sensor device utilizing carbon nanotubes 7,341,687 Method of forming a golf ball 7,341,229 Spindle supporting assembly Copyright © 2008 Josh Stockwell...

Rhode Island Patents 3-04-2008

Posted on March 05, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on March 04, 2008. Pat. No. Title D563,590 Luminaire 7,339,676 Optical method and system for the characterization of laterally-patterned samples in integrated circuits 7,339,440 Nonlinear pulse oscillator methods and apparatus 7,338,280 Interchangeable piezoelectric lighter 7,337,741 Pre-positioning deployment system for small unmanned underwater vehicles Copyright © 2008 Josh Stockwell...

Rhode Island Patents 2-26-2008

Posted on February 26, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on February 26, 2008. Pat. No. Title 7,336,606 Circular link list scheduling 7,335,688 Bicyclic cannabinoid agonists for the cannabinoid receptor 7,335,637 Biglycan and related therapeutics and methods of use 7,335,319 Semiconductor stress buffer coating edge bead removal compositions and method for their use 7,335,203 System and method for immobilizing adjacent spinous processes 7,335,110 Billiards shot training device* 7,334,381 Method and apparatus for packaging panel products* D563,046 Razor handle D563,025 Luminaire D563,024 Luminaire D563,023 Luminaire D563,022 Luminaire D563,021 Luminaire D562,907 Holder D562,744 Rear bumper D562,743 Front bumper D562,728 Strap securing device D562,533 Clog shoe * Barlow, Josephs & Holmes, Ltd...

Rhode Island Patents 2-19-2008

Posted on February 19, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on February 19, 2008. Pat. No. Title D562,084 Foldable fork 7,332,881 AC drive system for electrically operated vehicle 7,332,330 Device for maintaining vascularization near an implant 7,332,087 Flow sensing apparatus used to monitor/provide feedback to a split flow pumping system 7,331,949 Urinary catheter with check valve* 7,331,878 Multi-layer golf ball having velocity gradient from slower center to faster cover 7,331,792 Trailer tow connector assembly 7,331,497 Tool for dispensing plastic fasteners * Barlow, Josephs & Holmes, Ltd...

Rhode Island Patents 2-12-2008

Posted on February 19, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on February 12, 2008. Pat. No. Title D561,817 Guitar 7,330,886 Network appliance management 7,329,308 Air handling and chemical filtration system and method 7,329,192 Infant swing with vibration 7,328,779 Ratchet compressor for expandable luggage Copyright © 2008 Josh Stockwell...

Rhode Island Patents 2-05-2008

Posted on February 05, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on February 05, 2008. Pat. No. Title D561,261 Tag for an electronic article surveillance marker D561,177 Combined dock and mixer for media players 7,328,216 System and method for personalized search, information filtering, and for generating recommendations utilizing statistical latent class models 7,327,780 Wireless communications systems and methods for multiple operating system multiple user detection 7,327,261 Visual identification tag deactivation 7,326,887 Modified reset motor protector 7,326,696 Amino-methyl substituted tetracycline compounds 7,326,186 Injector system and fluid control device providing sharp bolus injection 7,326,123 Golf swing training device 7,326,122 Golf swing training device 7,325,920 Glasses for mounting to both rearward and forward facing caps 7,325,410 IT equipment cooling Copyright © 2008 Josh Stockwell...

Rhode Island Patents 1-29-2008

Posted on January 30, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on January 29, 2008. Pat. No. Title 7,324,065 Antenna radiation collimator structure 7,324,001 System and method for detecting and discriminating between water and ice formation on objects 7,322,880 Collapsible angler work station 7,322,860 Plug assembly including integral printed circuit board 7,322,493 Dispensing closure having complete peripheral seal* 7,322,488 Expansion tank with double diaphragm 7,322,426 Method for driving a fastener with a fastener driving device having an automatic dual-mode trigger assembly 7,322,423 Dry pipe valve for fire protection sprinkler system 7,322,288 Method and apparatus for performing operations within a stencil printer 7,322,268 Short range, non-explosive, air defense system for urban structures 7,322,137 Dynamic display air inflatable device D560,708 Guitar neck block *Barlow, Josephs & Holmes, Ltd...

Rhode Island Patents 1-22-2008

Posted on January 22, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on January 22, 2008. Pat. No. Title D560,254 Target game D560,203 Combined media player and computer controller D560,128 Rod length indicator 7,321,699 Signal intensity range transformation apparatus and method 7,321,308 Anti-theft holder 7,320,761 Method for purifying water 7,320,649 Golf balls incorporating rigid, rosin-modified polymers 7,320,189 Shoe with lacing Copyright © 2008 Josh Stockwell...

Rhode Island Patents 1-15-2008

Posted on January 15, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on January 15, 2008. Pat. No. Title RE40,003 Tamper-evident container closure D559,891 Calculator D559,870 Freezer core for beverage containers 7,319,536 Techniques for synchronizing any of a plurality of associated multimedia assets in a distributed system 7,319,188 Stringed instrument electronic pickup 7,319,094 Increased and sustained in vivo gene expression using a nucleic acid, histone and amphipathic compound composition 7,318,736 Burn-in sockets for BGA IC devices having an integrated slider with full ball grid compatibility 7,318,298 Illuminated security gate unit Copyright © 2008 Josh Stockwell...

Rhode Island Patents 1-08-2008

Posted on January 08, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on January 08, 2008. Pat. No. Title D559,348 Handle for a portable gas cylinder 7,318,105 Dynamically detecting topology and egress nodes in communication networks 7,318,055 Methods and apparatus for querying a relational data store using schema-less queries 7,318,009 Event customization 7,317,993 Fluid detector recognizing foam and surge conditions 7,317,896 Mobile wireless router 7,317,847 Optical fibers, devices and methods for making same 7,317,716 Methods and systems for presence-based telephony communications 7,317,298 Discharging battery monitoring 7,316,782 Filter apparatus for removing sulfur-containing compounds from liquid fuels, and methods of using same Copyright © 2008 Josh Stockwell...

Rhode Island New Year’s Day Patents

Posted on January 01, 2008
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on January 01, 2008. Pat. No.   Title 7,315,488   Methods and systems for passive range and depth localization 7,315,414   Microscope with adjustable stage 7,314,896   Nano-particulate blends with fully-neutralized ionomeric polymers for golf ball layers 7,314,587   Method of forming a multilayer golf ball with a thin thermoset outer layer 7,314,202   System for suspending decorative trees* 7,314,200   Support and transport system for medical apparatus 7,314,150   Dispensing closure with cap structure having dual living hinges* 7,314,078   Temporary partition system 7,313,881   Pneumatic launcher system and method for operating same D558,923   Handle D558,828   Writing instrument D558,641   Sweater basket for a golf car D558,606   Razor organizer *Barlow, Josephs & Holmes, Ltd...

Rhode Island Christmas Patents

Posted on December 25, 2007
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on December 25, 2007. Pat. No.   Title D558,381   Luminaire 7,313,754   Method and expert system for deducing document structure in document conversion 7,311,599   Instant-win lottery ticket allowing keyless validation and method for validating same 7,311,140   Heat sink assembly with overmolded carbon matrix* *Barlow, Josephs & Holmes, Ltd...

Rhode Island Patents 12-18-2007

Posted on December 22, 2007
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on December 18, 2007. Pat. No.   Title D557,597   Panel track* 7,310,438   Systems for detecting defects in printed solder paste 7,309,807   Method of containing radioactive contamination 7,309,799   Methods for the synthesis of milnacipran and congeners thereof 7,309,298   Golf ball with spherical polygonal dimples 7,308,983   Continuously connected fastener stock and method of manufacturing the same *Barlow, Josephs & Holmes, Ltd...

Glow in the Dark Cats

Posted on December 14, 2007
From here, it’s only a matter of time before we eradicate genetic diversity… Glow in the dark cats I can only imagine waking up in the middle of the night with one of these on your chest. Copyright © 2008 Josh Stockwell. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use and may be indexed by search engines and aggregators...

Rhode Island Patents 12-11-2007

Posted on December 13, 2007
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on December 11, 2007. Pat. No.   Title D557,459   M-shaped nail file D557,343   Rotating anti-theft tag D557,204   Removable battery 7,308,331   Apparatus and method for monitoring and maintaining plant equipment 7,308,097   Digital signature and authentication method and apparatus 7,307,590   Wideband traveling wave microstrip antenna 7,306,881   Method and system of lithography using masks having gray-tone features 7,306,851   Patch repair system for collapsible fuel and water tanks 7,306,528   Golf ball with vapor barrier layer 7,306,386   Docking station and associated method for docking a portable printer 7,306,117   Flavoring component holding dispenser for use with consumable beverages 7,306,059   Thrust bearing assembly 7,305,927   Asymmetrical sail fabric 7,305,769   Automatic opening and closing knife Copyright © 2008 Josh Stockwell...

Rhode Island Patents 12-4-2007

Posted on December 04, 2007
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on December 04, 2007. Pat. No. Title D556,840 Doll D556,457 Personal care implement handle 7,304,453 Methods and systems for assembling batteries 7,304,274 Control of a cooktop heating element 7,303,771 Alfalfa sprout powder based supplement 7,303,492 Golf ball dimples forming indicia 7,303,491 Golf ball with improved dimple pattern 7,303,418 Coupler housing assembly for an electrical connector 7,303,134 Lottery game tickets and methods for making same 7,303,091 Expansion tank with double diaphragm 7,303,036 Engine governor system 7,302,769 Interchangeable fan assembly for cold-air inflatable displays 7,302,744 Method of fabricating an acoustic transducer array 7,302,726 Toothbrushes Copyright © 2008 Josh Stockwell...

Rhode Island Patents 11-27-2007

Posted on November 27, 2007
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on November 27, 2007. Pat. No. Title D556,378 Razor cartridge lubricant assembly D556,376 Combined lighter and cutter D556,375 Combined lighter and cutter D556,250 Shredder D556,036 Container closure having a pull tab 7,302,139 Thermally compensated fiber bragg grating mount 7,301,780 Midspan patch panel with circuit separation for data terminal equipment, power insertion and data collection 7,301,434 Thermally responsive electrical switch 7,301,314 Multi-phase buck converter 7,301,249 Battery connect/disconnect for an uninterruptible power supply 7,300,927 Method for treating or preventing Alzheimer’s disease 7,300,411 Garment detection method and system for delivering compression treatment 7,300,364 Multi-layer golf ball having velocity gradient from faster center to slower cover 7,300,323 Linear actuator for flapping hydrofoil 7,299,925 Flexible payload module with inflatable grippers Copyright © 2008 Josh Stockwell...

Rhode Island Patents 11-20-2007

Posted on November 21, 2007
Patents granted to Rhode Island Companies and Inventors on November 21, 2007. Pat. No. Title D555,391 Compact disc holder 7,296,347 Method of forming an electrical terminal Copyright © 2008 Josh Stockwell. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use and may be indexed by search engines and aggregators...