The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted the following patents to southeastern Wisconsin companies during June:
4 Front Engineered Solutions Inc., Sussex
– support leg system and method for supporting a dock leveler, 7,225,493;
A&A Manufacturing Co., Inc., New Berlin
– cable and hose carrier support system, 7,234,292;
Actuant Corp., Glendale
– travel lock for vehicle slide-out, 7,234,758;
– camper slide-out system, 7,229,123;
Bostik, Inc., Wauwatosa
– cohesive coating for snack food packaging, 7,235,294;
Brady Worldwide Inc., Milwaukee
– label wrapper assembly, 7,231,952;
Briggs & Stratton Corp., Wauwatosa
– cam shaft assembly for an engine, 7,234,428;
– power generator information unit, D543,950;
– engine assembly, 7,225,765;
CNH America LLC, Racine
– agricultural applicator configuration for enhanced visibility, 7,228,931;
– control system for regulating a ground speed of a vehicle, 7,226,387;
Empire Level Manufacturing Corp., Mukwonago
– impact-absorbing end caps for levels, 7,228,637;
GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company LLC, Waukesha
– methods and apparatus for radiation detection, 7,235,790;
– method and apparatus for reducing eye fatigue, 7,234,814;
GE Medical Systems Information Technologies Inc., Milwaukee
– handheld interpreting electrocardiograph, 7,236,818;
– method and apparatus for transmission and display of a compressed digitized image, 7,236,637;
Generac Power Systems Inc., Waukesha
– method for exercising a stand-by electrical generator, 7,230,345;
Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group Inc., Milwaukee
– motorcycle, D544,816;
HellermannTyton Corp., Milwaukee
– dual swivel saddle spacer, D543,835;
– pneumatic tensioning and cutoff tool, D543,811;
HUSCO International Inc., Waukesha
– three chamber hydraulic cylinder for an active vehicle suspension with integrated load leveling, 7,234,386;
Innovaport LLC, Milwaukee
– apparatus and method for providing products location information to customers in a store, 7,231,380;
Kohler Co., Kohler
– handle, D545,402;
– support, D545,105; D544,588;
– vanity, D543,725; D543,724;
Laning Custom Design Inc., Racine
– shelf, D544,280;
Master Lock Co., Oak Creek
– display rack, D545,104;
– pick-resistant wafer tumbler lock with sidebars, 7,225,651;
Midwest Composite Technologies Inc., Hartland
– engine intake cover, D544,498;
Nemschoff Chairs Inc., Sheboygan
– seating unit, D544,237;
Powerbrace Co., Kenosha
– cargo container door lock assembly, 7,234,755;
– lock assembly for a gate assembly of a railroad hopper car, 7,234,401;
Rapid Air LLC, Brookfield
– multiple chamber fluid pressurizable mattress, 7,234,183;
Regal Ware Inc., Kewaskum
– salad cutter, D543,774;
S. C. Johnson & Son Inc., Racine
– animal test chamber, 7,234,269;
– volatile actives dispenser, RE39,694;
– wick holder magnetic retention means, 7,229,280;
– diffuser disposed in a decorative container, D544,084;
– bait station, D544,064;
– bottle, D543,854;
– dispenser assemblies and systems including a heat storage unit, 7,227,108;
Sportpet Designs Inc., Waukesha
– expandable animal kennel, 7,228,820;
U-Line Corp., Milwaukee
– drawer refrigeration unit, 7,228,704;
The Vollrath Company LLC, Sheboygan
– double walled metallic bowl, D545,133;
– pan, D545,116; D545,115;
– double walled metallic bowl, D543,787;
Weasler Engineering Inc., West Bend
– universal joint lubrication, 7,235,016;
Western Industries Inc., Milwaukee
– factory preset temperature warming appliance, 7,235,762.
More information about the patents is available at: www.uspto.gov