The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted the following patents to southeastern Wisconsin companies during August:
A.O. Smith Corp., Milwaukee, brushless permanent magnet machine with reduced cogging and torque ripple and method of producing the same, patent# 7,098,567;
A.O. Smith Corp., Milwaukee, brushless permanent magnet machine with reduced cogging and torque ripple and method of producing the same, 7,098,567;
Adaptive Micro Systems LLC, Milwaukee, display device with molded light guide, 7,084,935;
Bradley Fixtures Corp., Menomonee Falls, lavatory system, D527,085;
Bradley Fixtures Corp., Menomonee Falls, lavatory, D526,394;
Briggs & Stratton Corp., Wauwatosa, air flow arrangement for a reduced-emission single cylinder engine, 7,086,367
Briggs & Stratton Corp., Wauwatosa, engine cover, D525,991;
Briggs & Stratton Corp., Wauwatosa, engine cover, D527,022;
Briggs & Stratton Corp., Wauwatosa, integrated fuel tank and vapor containment system, 7,086,390;
Broan-NuTone LLC, Hartford, reconfigurable speaker system, 7,088,827;
BRP US Inc., Sturtevant, device for delivering and/or spraying flowable media, especially fluids, 7,093,778;
Bucyrus International Inc., South Milwaukee, dipper assembly including a closure mechanism, 7,096,610;
Buell Motorcycle Co., East Troy, power control device and method for a motorcycle, 7,086,379;
CNH America LLC, Racine, drive unit enclosure assembly, 7,096,987;
CNH Canada Ltd., Racine, opposed inductor improvements, 7,093,547;
Earth Tool Co. LLC, Oconomowoc, method and apparatus for on-grade boring, 7,086,808;
Empire Level Manufacturing Corp., Mukwonago, overmolded vial for use with a level, 7,086,167
Empire Level Manufacturing Corp., Mukwonago, profile of a level, D526,224
Engineered Products & Services Inc., Menomonee Falls, modular umbrella valve, 7,082,967;
European Touch Holdings Inc., Milwaukee, spa apparatus, D526,505
GE Medical Systems Global Technology Co. LLC, Waukesha, filter system for radiological imaging, 7,092,490;
GE Medical Systems Global Technology Co. LLC, Waukesha, magnetic tracking system, 7,096,148;
GE Medical Systems Global Technology Co. LLC, Waukesha, radiation computed tomographic imaging apparatus and radiation detector for use therein, 7,085,345;
GE Medical Systems Global Technology Co. LLC, Waukesha, scintillator arrays for radiation detectors and methods of manufacture, 7,099,429;
GE Medical Systems Global Technology Co. LLC, Waukesha, x-ray CT system and beam-hardening post-processing method, 7,088,800;
GE Medical Systems Global Technology Co. LLC, Waukesha, x-ray irradiator and x-ray imaging apparatus, 7,092,489;
GE Medical Systems Global Technology LLC, Waukesha, image reconstruction method and x-ray CT apparatus, 7,099,503;
GE Medical Systems Inc., Pewaukee, secure data report preparation and delivery, 7,085,927;
Graff Faucets, Milwaukee, facet handle, D527,443;
Graff Faucets, Milwaukee, faucet handle, D527,443;
Graff Faucets, Milwaukee, faucet, D526,699;
Harley-Davidson Motor Co. Group Inc., Milwaukee, engine and transmission case assembly, 7,096,846;
Harley-Davidson Motor Co. Group Inc., Milwaukee, and Milsco Manufacturing Co., Milwaukee, mounting configuration and method for a motorcycle seat, 7,093,684;
Harley-Davidson Motor Co. Group Inc., Milwaukee, engine and transmission case assembly, 7,096,846;
HUSCO International Inc., Waukesha, automatic hydraulic load leveling system for a work vehicle, 7,093,383;
HUSCO International Inc., Waukesha, hydraulic control valve system with electronic load sense control, 7,089,733;
IDSC Holdings LLC, Kenosha, remote monitoring, configuring, programming and diagnostic system and method for vehicles and vehicle components, 7,092,803;
IDSC Holdings LLC, Kenosha, remote vehicle security system, 7,084,735;
IGC—Medical Advances Inc., Milwaukee, phased array local coil for MRI imaging having non-overlapping regions of sensitivity, 7,091,721;
Innovative Concrete Design Inc., Milwaukee, block wall system, 7,096,634;
Johnson Level & Tool Manufacturing Co. Inc., Mequon, laser leveling device, D527,294;
Johnson Outdoors Inc., Racine, modular bracket system for engine mounted trolling motors and the like, 7,086,914;
JohnsonDiversey Inc., Sturtevant, cured lubricant for container conveyors, 7,091,162;
JohnsonDiversey Inc., Sturtevant, lubricious liners and methods for their use, 7,097,031;
JohnsonDiversey Inc., Sturtevent, vented dispenser, 7,086,610;
Kohler Co., Kohler, bathing tub, D526,416;
Kohler Co., Kohler, lavatory pedestal, D526,057;
Kohler Co., Kohler, Mounting system allowing for thermal expansion of an engine of a generator set, 7,082,896
Kohler Co., Kohler, sink, D526,392;
Kohler Co., Kohler, sink, D526,393;
Kohler Co., Kohler, tub for bathing, D527,081
Master Lock Co., Oak Creek, bungee cord hook, D525,861;
Master Lock Co., Oak Creek, receiver pin, D525,857;
Metso Minerals Industries Inc., Milwaukee, annular cooler pallet construction, 7,093,457;
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp., Brookfield, battery charger, D526,613;
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp., Brookfield, movable handle for a power tool, 7,096,588;
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp., Brookfield, reciprocating saw, 7,096,590;
Milwaukee Sign Co., LLC, Grafton, ACM soffit clip assembly, 7,093,394;
Modine Manufacturing Co., Racine, multi-fluid heat exchanger and method of making same, 7,096,932;
Molecular Specialties Inc., Milwaukee, aqueous sample holder for EPR and MR spectroscopy, 7,088,101
National Graphics Inc., Brookfield, systematic lenticular lens selection in a digital printing environment, 7,083,340;
PharmEcology Associates LLC, Brookfield, pharmaceutical hazardous waste identification and management system, 7,096,161;
Quad/Graphics Inc., Sussex, combined mailing streams, 7,096,088;
Railroad Steps & Boards LLC, Elm Grove, isolation mounting system for railroad car steps and running boards, 7,089,870;
RF Technologies Inc., Brookfield, tamper proof system and method, 7,098,792;
S.C. Johnson & Son Inc., Racine, detachable tube assembly, 7,083,125;
S.C. Johnson & Son Inc., Racine, flying insect trap, 7,093,389;
S.C. Johnson & Son Inc., Racine, methods for evaluating chemical components based on their proposed function in the product they are to be used in, 7,096,084;
Sargento Foods Inc., Plymouth, resealable bag for filling with food products and method, 7,086,782;
Smiths Medical PM Inc., Waukesha, detector base, D527,106;
Smiths Medical PM Inc., Waukesha, halogenlated agents detector, D527,107;
Smiths Medical PM Inc., Waukesha, memory option card having predetermined number of activation/deactivation codes for selectively activating and deactivating option functions for a medical device, 7,096,282;
Smiths Medical PM, Inc., Waukesha, filter canister, D526,413;
Snap-On Inc., Kenosha, calibration certification for wheel alignment equipment, 7,089,776;
Snap-On Inc., Kenosha, power providing and air compressor device, D527,024;
Snap-on Inc., Kenosha, power tool with detachable drive end, 7,083,003;
Snap-on Inc., Kenosha, ratcheting torque-angle wrench and method, 7,082,866;
SPI Lighting Inc., Mequon, lighting fixture, 7,097,319;
The Brewer Co. LLC, Menomonee Falls, headrest linkage, 7,093,313;
The Brewer Co. LLC, Menomonee Falls, stirrup support indexer for a medical examination table, 7,083,355;
The Vollrath Germany LLC, Sheboygan, cup, D526,525;
U-Line Corp., Milwaukee, stacked drawer refrigerator, 7,082,783;
YKM Technologies LLC, Elm Grove, load and speed sensitive motor starting circuit and method, 7,095,207.
More information about the patents is available at uspto.gov.
