The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted the following patents to southeastern Wisconsin companies during November:
Actuant Corp., Glendale
-? staple gun, D531,469;
Ad-Tech Medical Instrument Corp., Racine
-? multiple-use, stimulation-accommodating connector, 7,134,919;
All Glass Aquarium Co. Inc., Franklin
-? aquarium overflow system standpipe, 7,134,403;
Bajer Design & Marketing Inc., Waukesha
-? portable ironing pad assembly 7,131,223;
Brady Worldwide Inc., Milwaukee
-? in-mold radio frequency identification device label, 7,135,979;
-? long-term rapid color changing time indicator, 7,139,226;
Briggs & Stratton Corp., Wauwatosa
-? valve cover, D531,641;
-? engine assembly, D531,638;
-? four-stroke internal combustion engine, 7,134,418;
BRP US Inc., Sturtevant
-? method and apparatus for identifying parameters of an engine component for assembly and programming, 7,136,743;
CNH America LLC, Racine
-? forage harvester blower, 7,137,237;
DCI Marketing Inc., Milwaukee
-? amenity unit, D531,777;
Douglas Dynamics LLC, Milwaukee
-? adjustable wing plow, 7,134,227;
Emteq Lighting and Cabin Systems Inc., New Berlin
-? method of adjusting multiple light sources to compensate for variation in light output that occurs with time, 7,135,664;
Gateway Plastics Inc., Mequon
-? closure for a container, 7,134,575; D532,298;
GE Informational Systems Technologies Inc., Milwaukee
-? input devices for entering data into an electronic medical record, 7,133,937;
-? Method and apparatus for generating a twelve-lead ECG from fewer than 10 electrodes, 7,136,693;
GE Medical Systems Global Technology Co. LLC, Waukesha
-? radiological imaging device, method and program of control associated with the device, 7,133,490;
-? thermoelectrically controlled x-ray detector array statement regarding federally sponsored research, 7,135,687;
-? examination table providing x-ray densitometry, 7,134,786;
-? method, system and computer product for displaying axial images, 7,139,000;
Husco International Inc., Waukesha
-? hydraulic cylinder device, 7,137,331; Innovative Control Systems Inc., Pewaukee
-? microprocessor controlled security tag, 7,132,944;
-? combination compression and registration techniques to implement temporal subtraction as an application service provider to detect changes over time to medical imaging, 7,139,417;
JohnsonDiversey Inc., Sturtevant
-? support for dispensing device, 7,134,612;
Kohler Co., Kohler
-? shower enclosure, D531,709;
-? plumbing control, D531,703;
-? spray head, D531,694;
-? shower base, D532,089;
-? vanity, D531,834;
-? cover for a toilet seat,
-? tub with apron, D532,495;
-? handle, D532,488; D532,486;
-? spout, D532,484;
Koss Corp., Milwaukee
-? stereo headphone earplate, D531,984;
Laning Custom Design Inc., Racine
-? shelf, D532,237;
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp., Brookfield
-? fastener feeding system, 7,134,367;
National Graphics Inc., Brookfield
-? corresponding lenticular imaging, 7,136,185;
Pflow Industries Inc., Milwaukee
-? belt attachment device and method, 7,131,532;
Rexnord Corp., Milwaukee
-? composite article having thermoplastic elastomer region on thermoplastic substrate, 7,132,167;
-? split roller and modular conveying assemblies formed therefrom, 7,137,505;
Rite-Hite Holding Corp., Milwaukee
-? stump-out apparatus for a dock leveler, 7,134,159;
Ruud Lighting Inc., Racine
-? latch handle and housing of a lighting fixture, D531,882;
S.C. Johnson & Son Inc., Racine
-? volatile actives dispenser, D532,093;
-? housing for volatile dispenser, D532,092;
-? holder for a scrubber, D532,564;
-? container body, D532,312;
-? substrate for volatile delivery systems, 7,138,130;
S.C. Johnson Home Storage Inc., Racine
-? recloseable storage bag with porous evacuation
portal, 7,137,738;
-? closure device for a reclosable pouch, 7,137,736;
Sellars Absorbent Materials Inc., Milwaukee
-? product display packaging, D531,516; Sno-Way International Inc., Hartford
-? independent lighting system and method, 7,137,724;
SPX Dock Products Inc., Sussex
-? vertically-storing dock leveler apparatus and method, 7,131,160;
-? movable loading bridge having an inflatable flexible body, RE39,404;
The Broaster Co., Beloit,
-? cooking apparatus and methods, 7,134,385;
The Gessert Group, Milwaukee
-? physician demonstration tool, D531,724;
Trostel Ltd., Lake Geneva
-? seal construction including a compressible spring mechanism for bearing preload, 7,131,648;
More information about the patents is available at uspto.gov.
