Rhode Island Patents 6-09-2009

June 14th, 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 hydrodynamic drag reduction and attitude control for high speed boats

Rhode Island Patents 6-02-2009

June 14th, 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 of use therefor
7,540,966 Method and apparatus for purifying water
7,540,901 Filters employing both acidic polymers and physical-adsorption media
7,540,413 Radio frequency identifiers in game tickets
7,540,403 Controlled thermal expansion of welds to enhance toughness
7,540,250 Fiber composite continuous tension members for sailboat masts and other tensioning member supported structures

Rhode Island Patents 5-26-2009

June 14th, 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 test fixture
7,536,824 System for trapping flying insects with attractant lures

Rhode Island Patents 5-19-2009

May 19th, 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

Rhode Island Patents 5-12-2009

May 12th, 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 cover
7,530,907 Golf balls having a low modulus HNP layer and a high modulus HNP layer
7,530,705 Rotatable lamp with braking mechanism

Rhode Island Patents 5-05-2009

May 12th, 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, epoxy resin and curing agent
7,527,638 Methods and devices for minimally invasive spinal fixation element placement
7,527,449 Ring binder mechanism
7,527,319 Instrument panel grommets

Rhode Island Patents 4-28-2009

April 28th, 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 safety circuit

Rhode Island Patents 4-21-2009

April 22nd, 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 hitting face
7,520,294 Hydrant shoe with backflow prevention assembly

Rhode Island Patents 4-14-2009

April 15th, 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 for integtration with a rail mounting system
7,516,800 Dry sprinkler
7,516,751 Wet barrel fire hydrant flow preventer
7,516,745 Heat delivery system for heated hair rollers/curlers and clips
7,516,716 Bird feeder
7,516,550 Saw tool

Rhode Island Patents 4-07-2009

April 8th, 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 high modulus HNP layer
7,513,787 Dielectric insert assembly for a communication connector to optimize crosstalk
7,513,675 Modular luminaire system with track and ballast attachment means
7,513,555 Vehicle cargo enclosure side pocket
7,513,369 Package having a rotatable display element
7,513,330 Golf car rear suspension height adjustment
7,513,067 Shoe having an inflatable bladder