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Patent

number

Control

Number

Requested

date

Requester Type Title Abstract Assignee(s) Inventor(s) Primary

Class

Other

Class

1 5,452,269 90/012,256 Apr. 19,

2012

Josh Snider,

Lathrop &

Gage, LLP.,

Boulder, CO

Ex Parte

Athletic

shoe with

timing

device

An athletic

shoe which

includes a

timing

device for

measuring

the amount

of time the

athletic shoe

is off the

ground and

in air. The

athletic shoe

can also

include a

notification

device

which can

be

operatively

coupled to

the timing

device for

notifying a

wearer of

the athletic

shoe of a

Stern, David

(Rockville,

MD);

Thompson,

James

(Rockville,

MD)

Cherdak,

Erik B.

(Silver

Spring,

MD)

368/10

36/132,

36/137,

368/110

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?patentnumber=5452269


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Class

message.

The

message can

include

information

related to

the amount

of time the

athletic shoe

is off the

ground and

in the air.

2 5,631,953 90/012,210 Apr. 25,

2012

Henrik D.

Parker,

Woodcock

Washburn,

LLP.,

Philadelphia

, PA

Ex Parte

Circuit

arrangemen

t for

integration

of EDP

systems in

the

utilization

of

telephone

systems

The

invention

relates to a

circuit

arrangement

for the

integration

of EDP

stems in the

use of

telephone

installations

which are

connected to

the public

ISDN or

Euro ISDN

telephone

systems.

CSB-

System

Software -

Entwicklun

g &

Unternehmu

ngsberatung

GmbH

(Geilenkirch

en, DE)

Thomas,

Gottfried

(Huckelhov

en, DE);

Mergemann,

Ulrich

(Pulheim,

DE)

370/260

370/352,

370/385,

379/93.14,

379/399.01



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Class

The aim is

to connect a

telephone

installations

to an EDP

installation

in such a

way that all

the

functions of

the EDP

system can

be used

during the

use of the

telephone

installation.

This aim is

achieved by

using a

circuit

arrangement

consisting

of: the

telephone

sets

(2;11;13)

which are

directly

connected to

the public


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number

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date


Class

Other

Class

ISDN or

Euro ISDN

telephone

system (1)

via a line (a)

and an

intelligent

telephone

installation

(3); and an

integration

component

(5) which is

arranged

between the

intelligent

telephone

installation

(3) and the

personal

computers

(4; 12; 14),

on the one

hand

receives

signals via

the SDLC

or ISDN

connector

(8) by

means of


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date


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Class

line (b)

from the

public ISDN

or Euro

ISDN

telephone

system (1)

through the

intelligent

telephone

installation

(3) and send

signals back

to the public

ISDN or

Euro ISDN

telephone

system (1),

and on the

other hand

transmits a

set of data

having

suitable

information

via line (c),

an LAN (9)

which is

connected

via line (d)

to the LAN


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date


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Class

server (10)

and line (c)

to the

personal

computers

(4; 12; 14)

and receives

the set of

data back

from the

personal

computers

(4; 12; 14).

The

conversion

of the

signals into

the set of

data and

vice versa is

performed

by the

integration

component

(5) via a

computing

system (6),

a software

layer (7)

and an

SDLC or


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number

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Requested

date


Class

Other

Class

ISDN

connector

(8) with

internal

software.

3 5,819,201 90/012,271 Apr. 26,

2012

Volkswagen

Group of

America,

Inc.,

Clifford A.

Ulrich,

Kenyon &

Kenyon,

New York,

NY

Ex Parte

Navigation

system with

vehicle

service

information

The

navigation

system has a

display for

displaying

vehicle

service

reminders

and an input

device to

permit the

driver to

define

vehicle

service

intervals. A

wheel speed

sensor

continuousl

y inputs

distance

data into a

CPU. A

GPS system

receiver

continuousl

Magellan

Dis, Inc.

(Rochester

Hills, MI)

Degraaf,

Brent L.

(Canton,

MI)

701/29.4

73/178R,

340/309.7,

340/457.4,

700/306,

701/410,

702/165,

702/177



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y inputs

date and

time data

into the

CPU. The

CPU

compares

the time and

distance

data to user

defined

vehicle

service

intervals.

When the

time or

distance

have

exceeded

the user

defined

vehicle

service

intervals,

the CPU

generates a

vehicle

service

reminder on

the display.

The driver


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date


Class

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Class

can then

request the

navigation

system to

guide the

driver to an

appropriate

vehicle

service

location.

4 5,872,640 90/012,217 01-May-12

j2 Global,

Inc., Frank

L.

Bernstein,

Kenyon &

Kenyon,

LLP., Palo

Alto, CA

Ex Parte

Facsimile

form

generation

system

Document

generation

and delivery

system that

allows a

user to

download a

plurality of

sets of data

to a

document

preparation

system. The

document

preparation

system has a

memory that

stores pre-

defined

forms with a

plurality of

Cable &

Wireless,

Inc.

(Vienna,

VA)

Cohen,

Larry

(Silver

Spring,

MD);

Mcdonald,

Paul

(Ashburn,

VA);

Ashcraft,

William J.

(Rockville,

MD)

358/434

358/403,

358/442,

715/236,

715/277



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number

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date


Class

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Class

fields. The

downloaded

data begins

with a

definition of

the order in

which data

will be sent

for use in

filling in the

fields of a

form. The

data sets are

then used to

populate

fields in the

form

thereby

generating

documents

to be

transmitted

via

facsimile to

a plurality

of

destinations.

5 5,878,368 90/012,269 Apr. 26,

2012

Volkswagen

Group of

America,

Inc.,

Ex Parte

Navigation

system with

user

definable

A

navigation

system

permits the

Magellan

DIS, Inc.

(Rochester

Hills, MI)

Degraaf,

Brent L.

(Canton,

MI)

701/411

73/178R,

340/988,

340/990,

701/425,



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number

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date


Class

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Class

Clifford A.

Ulrich,

Kenyon &

Kenyon,

New York,

NY

cost values user to

designate

certain

roads or

areas to

avoid when

planning a

route. The

navigation

system

generally

includes a

database of

road

segments

and a cost

associated

with the

road

segments,

such as

estimated

time of

travel across

that road

segment and

estimated

length of

travel across

that road

segment.

701/533


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number

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date


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Class

The

navigation

system

determines a

route from a

selected

beginning

point to a

desired

destination

by

evaluating

the cost of

the road

segments to

be traveled

in several

potential

routes and

recommend

s the

potential

route having

the lowest

total cost.

The user

can

selectively

modify the

cost of

selected


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number

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date


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Class

road

segments to

indicate a

preference

or

avoidance

of such

roads. By

increasing

the cost of a

road

segment, the

navigation

system is

less likely to

recommend

a potential

route which

includes that

road

segment.

Similarly,

by

decreasing

the cost of a

selected

road

segment, the

navigation

system is

more likely


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number

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date


Class

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Class

to

recommend

a potential

route which

includes that

road

segment.

6 6,042,487 90/012,268 Apr. 26,

2012

Michael E.

Hudzinski,

Tucker

Ellis, LLP.,

Cleveland,

OH

Ex Parte Illuminated

golf ball

An

illuminatabl

e golf ball

includes an

outer

translucent

shell and a

sealed inner

core portion

surrounded

by the outer

shell. The

ball includes

a self-

contained

lighting

device

formed and

contained at

least in part

within the

inner core

portion. The

lighting

Chemical

Light, Inc.

(Vernon

Hills, IL)

Schrimmer,

Michael L.

(Wheeling,

IL); Musial,

Thomas

(Pompano

Beach, FL)

473/353 473/370



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number

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date


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Class

device

includes an

energy

source, a

pair of

lighting

elements,

and

connectors

extending

between the

energy

source and

the lighting

elements

defining an

electrical

circuit. The

lighting

device

includes a

switch for

energizing

and

deenergizin

g the

lighting

device. The

switch can

include a

plunger


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date


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Class

insertable

into the ball

through an

opening in

the outer

shell and

through a

bore in the

inner core

portion. The

plunger is

configured

to change

the state of

the

electrical

circuit when

it is inserted

into and

removed

from the

bore to

energize and

deenergize

the lighting

elements.

The switch

can also be

timer

actuated and

of the force


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number

Control

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Requested

date


Class

Other

Class

actuatable

type.

7 6,090,879 90/012,258 Apr. 20,

2012

David L.

Vanik,

Baker

Donelson

Bearman

Caldwell &

Berkowitz,

PC.,

Washington,

DC

Ex Parte

Silicone

rubber

compositio

n for

application

as electrical

insulation

A silicone

rubber

composition

for

application

as electrical

insulation

that cures

into a highly

water-

resistant

silicone

rubber that

has

excellent

electrical

properties

and in

particular

has

excellent

high-voltage

electrical

insulation

properties.

The silicone

rubber

composition

comprises

Dow

Corning

Toray

Silicone

Co., Ltd.

(Tokyo, JP)

Takuman,

Osamu

(Chiba

Prefecture,

JP);

Matsushita,

Takao

(Chiba

Prefecture,

JP)

524/437

523/203,

523/209,

523/212,

524/588



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number

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date


Class

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Class

(A)

polyorganos

iloxane,

(B) surface-

treated

aluminum

hydroxide

powder

surface

treated with

an

organosilan

e or

organosilaza

ne, and (C)

curing

agent.Also,

the

composition

afforded by

the addition

of 1 to 200

weight parts

(D)

micropartic

ulate silica

to

components

(A) to (C).

8 6,163,269 90/012,270 Apr. 26,

2012

Volkswagen

Group of Ex Parte

Navigation

system with

A

navigation

Magellan

DIS, Inc.

Millington,

Jeffrey Alan 340/815.4 345/611



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number

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date


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Class

America,

Inc.,

Clifford A.

Ulrich,

Kenyon &

Kenyon,

New York,

NY

anti-alias

map display

system

includes a

display

displaying a

map of

roads from a

road

database.

The

navigation

system

utilizes a

palette of

colors to

display the

road and

background

on the

display. The

palette

preferably

includes a

plurality of

shades for

each of a

plurality of

colors to be

displayed

including

the

background

(Rochester

Hills, MI)

(Rochester

Hills, MI);

Slominski,

Anthony

Albert

(Harrison

Township,

MI)


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Class

color and

the road

color. The

roads on the

display are

preferably

anti-aliased

by indexing

a different

intensity of

the shade of

the object

based upon

the relative

position of

the pixel

and an ideal

object area.

9 6,173,267 90/012,264 Apr. 24,

2012

Jordan A.

Sigale,

Loeb &

Loeb, LLP.,

Chicago, IL

Ex Parte

Method for

product

promotion

A method

for

providing

fulfillment

in a

promotional

contest

includes

providing a

card in a

product

package

marked with

Cairns,

Laurie

(10001 S.

Greenwood

Ave., Park

Ridge, IL,

60068)

705/14.12

705/14.14,

705/14.34,

705/14.39,

705/14.51,

705/14.73,

705/16



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Class

an internet

address and

a password.

The

purchaser of

the product

contacts the

internet

address and

inputs

personal

information

and the

password to

learn if the

purchaser is

a winner in

the contest.

If the

purchaser is

a winner,

the card is

sent to the

company to

verify the

winning

status before

sending the

prize to the

purchaser.


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Patent

number

Control

Number

Requested

date


Class

Other

Class

10 6,234,351 90/012,238 Apr. 17,

2012

Dorian B.

Kennedy,

Baker

Donelson

Bearman

Caldwell &

Berkowitz,

PC.,

Atlanta, GA

Ex Parte

Apparatus

and method

for

enhancing

evacuation

of bulk

material

shipper

bags

A pillow

bag is

modified to

include an

air input

port that

allows

inflation of

an interply

region of

the bag. As

the interply

region

inflates, an

inner ply

rises and

becomes an

advancing

wall, raising

the bulk

material

level in the

bag,

inclining the

bottom of

the bag, and

pulling

excess

material

away from

the drain

A. R. Arena

Products,

Inc.

(Rochester,

NY)

Wilcox,

Donald E.

(Rochester,

NY)

222/95

222/386.5,

222/389,

383/3,

383/41,

383/109



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port all at

the same

time. In

another

embodiment

, the pillow

bag is made

with half the

initial

number of

layers

folded in

half to

create the

upper and

lower plies

and the non-

fold edges

are bonded.

Where

corner drain

ports are

used, the

bag can be

arranged so

that an

interlayer

bond

parallel to

the fold is

parallel to a


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Class

diagonal of

a tote in

which the

bag sits and

so that the

interlayer

bond is

opposite the

drain port to

enhance bag

evacuation.

An

additional

optional

feature of

the

invention is

the

inclusion of

an integral

filling

conduit or

snout on the

top of the

bag, a

mouth of

which acts

as a fill port

to ease

filling of the

bag. The


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date


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Class

invention

can also be

applied to

fitted bags.

11 6,360,167 90/012,272 Apr. 26,

2012,

Volkswagen

Group of

America,

Inc.,

Clifford A.

Ulrich,

Kenyon &

Kenyon,

New York,

NY

Ex Parte

Vehicle

navigation

system with

location-

based

multi-media

annotation

A

navigation

system

provides

multimedia

annotations

based upon

the present

location of

the vehicle.

These

presentation

s may

comprise

advertising

or text or

other

information

entered by

the user and

associated

with a

specific

location or

locations.

The

navigation

Magellan

DIS, Inc.

(Rochester

Hills, MI)

Millington,

Jeffrey Alan

(Rochester

Hills, MI);

Spencer II,

Larry E.

(Lake

Orion, MI);

Long,

Donald J.

(Sterling

Heights,

MI);

Eklund,

Richard

(Rochester,

MI);

Lambie,

Michael G.

(Lake

Orion, MI)

701/516

342/357.31,

342/357.34,

701/408,

701/431



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date


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Class

system also

provides a

removable

media

reader

which

obtains

additional

information

based upon

which the

navigation

system

operates.

This

additional

information

may include

multimedia

annotations

which are

location-

based. The

navigation

system

further

includes a

wireless

communicat

ion system

which


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number

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date


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Other

Class

interacts

with and

provides

further

location-

based

multimedia

annotations.

12 6,908,156 90/012,263 Apr. 24,

2012

Daniel

Drexler,

Cantor

Colburn,

LLP.,

Alexandria,

VA

Ex Parte

Round

recliner for

vehicle

A round

recliner for

a vehicle

having three

lock gears

evenly

spaced apart

from each

other. Each

of the lock

gears are

interposed

between a

cam and a

correspondi

ng lock gear

supporting

member in

such a

manner that

the lock

gears are

engaged

Yoon

Young Co.,

Ltd.

(Cheonan-

Si, KR)

Park,

Myung Won

(Seoul,

KR); Kim,

Seong Tae

(Cheonan-

Si, KR)

297/366 297/367R



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date


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Class

with a

circular

inner gear

part of a

sector gear,

wherein the

lock gears

are turned

along the

lock gear

supporting

members so

that an outer

gear part of

each of the

lock gears is

disengaged

from the

inner gear

part of the

sector gear

or the outer

gear part of

each of the

lock gears is

engaged

with the

inner gear

part of the

sector gear,

thereby


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date


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Class

minimizing

occurrence

of

clearances

in the

recliner and

preventing

any

irregular

engagement

of the

recliner.

13 7,221,387 90/012,262 Apr. 24,

2012

Callie A.

Pendergrass,

Erise IP,

PA.,

Leawood,

KS

Ex Parte

Digital

television

with

subscriber

conference

overlay

Digital

television

system

overlays

subscriber

two-way

communicat

ion during

broadcast

program

delivery to

create

virtual

audience

community.

Individual

or group

billing and

advertiseme

Fernandez,

Dennis S.

(Atherton,

CA, US)

Fernandez,

Dennis S.

(1175

Osborn

Ave.,

Atherton,

CA, US);

Hu, Irene Y.

(Belmont,

CA, US)

348/14.08

348/14.09,

348/E5.099

,

348/E5.104

,

348/E5.108

,

348/E7.071

,

348/E7.083

, 725/62,

725/64



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number

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date


Class

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Class

nt is

personalized

per DTV

receiver

program

viewing

and/or

conferencin

g activity.

Subscriber

receiver

includes

camera and

other media

I/O device

for multi-

way video

conferencin

g.

Participants

may be

added or

removed

dynamically

during

programmin

g or

conferencin

g.

14 7,713,063 90/012,267 Apr. 25,

2012

Louis J.

DelJuidice, Ex Parte

Dental

training

A dental

training aid

Lee, Charles

Q. (8343 434/263



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Class

McDermott

Will &

Emery,

LLP.,

Washington,

DC

device and method

which

assists a

student in

learning

how to

determine

the position

of a root

canal apex,

repair of

dental

decay, and

how to

perform

crown and

bridge

procedures.

In certain

embodiment

s, modular

inserts are

utilized that

include

structure

thereon for

performing

root canal

procedures,

repair of

dental decay

Acuff La.,

Lenexa, KS,

66215, US);

Lee, Amy

H. (8343

Acuff La.,

Lenexa, KS,

66215, US);

Scott,

Jeffrey

(5830

Woodson

Rd., Ste. 3,

Shawnee

Mission,

KS, 66202,

US)


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procedures,

crown and

bridge

procedures

or other

procedures.

The inserts

can be

assembled

and

configured

to all

provide

practice on

the same

procedure or

on different

procedures

and can be

exchanged

for other

inserts once

they are no

longer

reusable or

because the

user wants

to train on a

different

procedure.


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Class

15 8,062,645 90/012,237 09-May-12

Alan J.

Howarth,

Ph.D.,

Clayton

Howarth &

Cannon,

PC., Sandy,

UT

Ex Parte Salmonella

vaccine

The present

invention

relates to

the field of

vaccination

against

Salmonella

in animals,

particularly

avian

animals.

The present

invention

also

encompasse

s kits and

uses of

Salmonella

immunogeni

c

composition

s or

vaccines.

The present

invention

further

relates to

methods and

composition

s

comprising

Merial

Limited

(Duluth,

GA, US)

Le Gros,

François-

xavier

(Saint Genis

Laval, FR);

Lemiere,

Stephane

(Lyons, FR)

424/258.1

424/184.1,

424/203.1,

435/41



S.N

Patent

number

Control

Number

Requested

date


Class

Other

Class

at least one

primo-

administrati

on of an

attenuated

immunogeni

c

composition

or vaccine,

comprising

a

pharmaceuti

cally or

veterinarily

acceptable

excipient,

diluent or

vehicle and

at least one

attenuated

Salmonella,

administere

d to an

avian

animal

before at

least one

boost-

administrati

on of an

inactivated


S.N

Patent

number

Control

Number

Requested

date


Class

Other

Class

immunogeni

c

composition

or vaccine,

comprising

a

pharmaceuti

cally or

veterinarily

acceptable

excipient,

diluent or

vehicle, and

at least one

inactivated

Salmonella.

16 6,745,513 95/001,945 Apr. 10,

2012

Third Party

Requester:

Dental

USA; (Att'y

Is: Jon Carl

Gealow,

McHenry,

IL), Real

Party in

Interest:

Same As

Third Party

Requester

Inter

Partes

Agglomerat

ed mulch

carrier

The present

invention

relates to

the use of an

agglomerate

d/granulated

mulch

product as a

seed carrier

that is

produced by

an

agglomerati

on

technology.

Encap,

LLC.

(Green Bay,

WI)

Krysiak,

Michael D.

(Green Bay,

WI); Fish,

Bryan A.

(Green Bay,

WI);

Madigan,

Daniel P.

(Green Bay,

WI);

Phillips, Pat

(Green Bay,

WI)

47/9



S.N

Patent

number

Control

Number

Requested

date


Class

Other

Class

The mulch

agglomerate

s used as a

carrier for

the seeds

reduces

segregation

(unmixing)

tendencies

of seeds

from the

carrier

product.

17 6,910,890 95/001,945 Apr. 10,

2012

Third Party

Requester:

Dental

USA; (Att'y

Is: Jon Carl

Gealow,

McHenry,

IL), Real

Party in

Interest:

Same As

Third Party

Requester

Inter

Partes

Dental plier

design with

offsetting

jaw and pad

elements

for assisting

in removing

upper and

lower teeth

utilizing the

dental plier

design

A dental

pliers

appliance

and

associated

method for

removing

teeth from a

patient's

gum line

and bone.

First and

second

pivotally

connected

handles are

provided,

each

Golden,

Richard

(15530

Windmill

Pointe,

Grosse

Pointe, MI,

US)

433/159 433/4,

433/215



S.N

Patent

number

Control

Number

Requested

date


Class

Other

Class

including a

user

grasping

portion. The

first handle

terminates

in an

arcuately

extending

jaw

exhibiting a

substantially

pointed end,

the second

handle

terminates

in an

opposing

and offset

support

exhibiting a

support

surface with

an

ergonomic

configuratio

n

substantially

matching

that of the

patient's


S.N

Patent

number

Control

Number

Requested

date


Class

Other

Class

gum line.

Upon

aligning the

support

along a

selected

location

below the

gum line,

and further

aligning the

jaw in

abutting

fashion

against an

inwardly

facing side

of a tooth,

the offset

support

defining a

center point

of rotation

proximate to

an edge

location of

the gum line

and bone.

The handles

are

subsequentl


S.N

Patent

number

Control

Number

Requested

date


Class

Other

Class

y rotated in

an outward

fashion

away from

the patient's

gum line to

forcibly

dislodge the

tooth from

the patient's

gum line

and bone.

18 6,948,622 95/001,976 Apr. 23,

2012

Third Party

Requester:

Shoe Show,

Inc.;

(Att'y Is:

Gregory S.

Discher,

Covington

& Burling,

LLP.,

Washington,

DC),

Real Party

in Interest:

Same As

Third Party

Requester

Inter

Partes

Modular

footwear

display and

storage

system and

method

A modular

footwear

display

system

includes a

display

module

having a

display

surface for

supporting

an item of

footwear

and a

divider for

identifying

boxed

footwear

associated

DSW Shoe

Warehouse,

Inc.

(Columbus,

OH, US)

Brownfield,

Scott E.

(Canal

Winchester,

OH, US);

Calimeri,

Sebastian

(Jamestown,

NY, US)

211/36



S.N

Patent

number

Control

Number

Requested

date


Class

Other

Class

with the

displayed

item of

footwear.

The display

module has

at least one

mounting

fixture for

slidably

suspending

the display

surface from

a track. A

plurality of

display

modules

may be

provided in

a cabinet

and adjusted

to

accommoda

te varying

quantities of

boxed

footwear for

efficient use

of retail

space.


S.N

Patent

number

Control

Number

Requested

date


Class

Other

Class

19 7,191,273 95/000,663 Apr. 13,

2012

Third Party

Requester:

Alteris, Inc.;

(Att'y Is:

Jennifer E.

Lacroix,

DLA Piper,

US, LLP.,

Chicago,

IL), Real

Party in

Interest:

Same As

Third Party

Requester

Inter

Partes

Method and

apparatus

for

scheduling

a resource

to meet

quality-of-

service

restrictions

The present

invention is

directed to a

method and

apparatus

for

scheduling a

resource to

meet quality

of service

guarantees.

In one

embodiment

of three

levels of

priority, if a

channel of a

first priority

level is

within its

bandwidth

allocation,

then a

request is

issued from

that

channel. If

there are no

requests in

channels at

the first

Sonics, Inc.

(Mountain

View, CA,

US)

Weber,

Wolf-

dietrich

(San Jose,

CA, US)

710/244

370/395.21,

370/395.41,

370/395.42,

710/45,

710/117



S.N

Patent

number

Control

Number

Requested

date


Class

Other

Class

priority

level that

are within

the

allocation,

requests

from

channels at

the second

priority

level that

are within

their

bandwidth

allocation

are chosen.

If there are

no requests

of this type,

requests

from

channels at

the third

priority

level or

requests

from

channels at

the first and

second

levels that


S.N

Patent

number

Control

Number

Requested

date


Class

Other

Class

are outside

of their

bandwidth

allocation

are issued.

The system

may be

implemente

d using rate-

based

scheduling.

20 7,478,732 95/001,975 Apr. 23,

2012

Third Party

Requester:

Shoe Show,

Inc.;

(Att'y Is:

Gregory S.

Discher,

Covington

& Burling,

LLP.,

Washington,

DC),

Real Party

in Interest:

Same As

Third Party

Requester

Inter

Partes

Modular

footwear

display and

storage

system and

method

A modular

footwear

display

system

includes a

display

module

having a

display

surface for

supporting

an item of

footwear

and a

divider for

identifying

boxed

footwear

associated

with the

DSW Shoe

Warehouse,

Inc.

(Columbus,

OH, US);

Artone

Manufacturi

ng Co., Inc.

(Jamestown,

NY, US)

Brownfield,

Scott E.

(Canal

Winchester,

OH, US);

Calimeri,

Sebastian

(Jamestown,

NY, US)

211/85.26



S.N

Patent

number

Control

Number

Requested

date


Class

Other

Class

displayed

item of

footwear.

The display

module has

at least one

mounting

fixture for

slidably

suspending

the display

surface from

a track. A

plurality of

display

modules

may be

provided in

a cabinet

and adjusted

to

accommoda

te varying

quantities of

boxed

footwear for

efficient use

of retail

space.

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