The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted the following patents to southeastern Wisconsin companies during July:
A. O. Smith Corp., Milwaukee
– electric motor having a stator, 7,247,967;
– electrical machine with magnetized rotor, 7,247,964;
Ad-Tech Medical Instrument Corp., Racine
– method for intracranial catheter treatment of brain tissue, 7,241,283;
Adaptor Inc., West Allis
– gate valve sealing structure, D546,924;
Bend Industries Inc., West Bend
– method for installing paving blocks, 7,244,076;
Bradley Fixtures Corp., Menomonee Falls
– eyewash system, 7,244,246;
Briggs & Stratton Corp., Wauwatosa
– billboard for a pressure washer, D546,509;
Buell Motorcycle Comp., East Troy
– windscreen attachment for a motorcycle, 7,237,819;
CNH America LLC, Racine
– tandem gauge wheel assembly for planting unit, 7,240,626; 7,240,625;
– vehicle drive access and storage device, 7,237,636;
– modular planter hydraulic system and method, 7,237,496;
CNH Canada Limited, Racine
– minimum till seeding knife, 7,237,494;
Dorner Mfg. Corp., Hartford
– washdown conveyor corner section with removable wear strips, 7,246,697;
Everbrite LLC, Greenfield
– LED open sign with a neon appearance, D545,909;
GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company LLC, Waukesha
– three-dimensional labeling apparatus and method, 7,251,355;
– shielded dome resonator for MR scanning of a cerebrum, 7,250,764;
– complex system serviceability design evaluation method and apparatus, 7,249,284;
– method and apparatus for signal-to-noise ratio dependent image processing, 7,248,749;
– method and apparatus for displaying images of an object, 7,248,727;
– method and apparatus for natural voice control of an ultrasound machine, 7,247,139;
– ultrasound color characteristic mapping, 7,245,746;
– radiation tomographic imaging apparatus and imaging method using it, 7,245,691;
– method and apparatus for volume scoring calcification concentrations of a CT scan, 7,239,730;
GE Medical Systems Information Technologies Inc., Milwaukee
– antenna selection system and method, 7,248,843;
– rachet locking brake for medical devices, 7,243,761;
Graff Faucets, Milwaukee
-faucet, D546,421;
Granite Microsystems Inc., Mequon
– organization chart, D546,888;
Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group Inc., Milwaukee
– fender bracket, D547,255;
HellermannTyton Corp., Milwaukee
– pneumatic tensioning and cutoff tool, D547,626;
IGC Medical Advances Inc., Milwaukee
– motion sensing MRI local coil, 7,251,521;
Kohler Co., Kohler
– plumbing fixture, D547,832; D547,845;
– sink, D547,833;
– pedestal, D547,425;
– storage closure, D547,424;
– wall mountable support, D546,606;
– shower enclosure, D546,425;
– spout, D546,424;
K.W. Muth Comp., Sheboygan
– signaling assembly, 7,241,037;
Master Lock Co., Oak Creek
– lock shackle, D547,162;
– lock, D547,161;
– receiver pin, D546,663;
Magnasphere Corp., Waukesha
– alarm switch, RE39,731;
Miller Products Co. Inc., Milwaukee
-bottle, D546,686;
Modine Manufacturing Co., Racine
– flat tube exhaust heat exchanger with bypass, 7,243,707;
– condenser/separator and method, 7,237,406;
National Graphics Inc., Brookfield,
– corresponding lenticular imaging, 7,239,420;
Nova Technology International LLC, Menomonee Falls
– driveway truck restraint, 7,249,926;
Oldenburg Group Inc., Glendale
– lighting fixture, D547,897;
Quad/Graphics Inc., Sussex
-method and apparatus for assembling personalized electronic media into printed products, 7,246,798;
Rexnord Industries LLC, Milwaukee
– modular conveying assembly having roller cradles, 7,246,700;
RF Technologies Inc., Brookfield
– wetness monitoring system, 7,250,547;
Rite-Hite Holding Corp., Milwaukee
– heat shielded dock pad, 7,246,467;
– retractable safety barrier, 7,237,591;
S. C. Johnson & Son Inc., Racine
– decorative container, D547,850;
– melting plate candles, 7,247,017;
– LED light bulb with active ingredient emission, 7,246,919;
– decorative shell, D546,992;
– diffuser, D546,931;
– device for dispensing a volatile liquid using a wick in an ambient air stream, 7,244,398;
– apparatus for and method of positioning a slider on mating zipper elements, 7,244,222;
– decorative candle holder, D546,481;
– cap, D546,179;
– flexible supply tube with weighting mechanism for use in spray bottles, 7,240,810;
– volatile dispenser, D545,956;
– threaded storage container lid, D545,618;
Sellars Absorbent Materials Inc., Mequon
– product display packaging, D546,703;
Snap-on Inc., Kenosha
– diagnostic display unit including replaceable display protector, 7,251,552;
The Vollrath Company LLC, Sheboygan
– double walled metallic bowl, D547,615; D547,125;
– food pan cover, D545,617;
– pan, D545,612.
More information about the patents is available at www.uspto.gov.
