ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Georgia.
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System and Method for Automatically Monitoring and Diagnosing User Experience Problems
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Bloomington, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 12001274 B2, initially filed May 26, 2022) developed by Si Sun, Roswell, Georgia, and Forrestt Severtson, Alpharetta, Georgia, for "System and method for automatically monitoring and diagnosing user experience problems."
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Multi-Tier Resource, Subsystem, and Load Orchestration
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- C/HCA, INC., Nashville, Tennessee has been assigned a patent (No. US 12003426 B1, initially filed Feb. 28, 2023) developed by twelve inventors William Gregg, Nashville, Tennessee; Annabaker Garber, Nashville, Tennessee; Aaron Montlary, Nashville, Tennessee; Louis Davis, Nashville, Tennessee; Jeffrey Cuthbert, Littleton, Colorado; Brian Weldy, Franklin, Tennessee; Cae Swanger, Las Vegas, Nevada; Timothy Beacham, Dawsonville, Georgia; Gabriel O Perez, Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Edmund Jackson, Nashville, Tennessee; Daniel Hefley, Plano, Texas; and Troy Gifford, Brentwood, Tennessee, for "Multi-tier resource, subsystem, and load orchestration."
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Systems and Methods for Assessing Aircraft Performance, Aircraft Fuel Efficiencies, and Aircraft Fuel Reduction Technologies
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- VORTEX CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, New York, New York has been assigned a patent (No. US 12002306 B2, initially filed Oct. 4, 2021) developed by John R. Hooker, Acworth, Georgia, and Andrew G. Morgan, Edmonds, Washington, for "Systems and methods for assessing aircraft performance, aircraft fuel efficiencies, and aircraft fuel reduction technologies."
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Method and System for Multi-Level Artificial Intelligence Supercomputer Design
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- Two inventors, Vijay Madisetti, Johns Creek, Georgia, and Arshdeep Bahga, Chandigarh, India, have been awarded a patent (No. US 12001462 B1, initially filed July 7, 2023) for "Method and system for multi-level artificial intelligence supercomputer design."
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Advising Diabetes Treatments
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- ASEKO, INC., Greenville, South Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12002563 B2, initially filed March 10, 2023) developed by Robert C. Booth, Greer, South Carolina, and John G. Clarke, Atlanta, Georgia, for "Advising diabetes treatments."
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Electronic Display Unit
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- MANUFACTURING RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL, INC., Alpharetta, Georgia has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1029940 S1, initially filed Jan. 26, 2024) developed by William Dunn, Alpharetta, Georgia, and Mike Brown, Cumming, Georgia, for "Electronic display unit."
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Systems and Methods for Inferring Intent to Opt-Out of Communications
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- AUGUSTA AI LLC, Augusta, Georgia has been assigned a patent (No. US 12004256 B2, initially filed Dec. 5, 2022) developed by three inventors David Phillips, Grovetown, Georgia; Eric Kobbe, Milledgeville, Georgia; and Joshua Bates, Grovetown, Georgia, for "Systems and methods for inferring intent to opt-out of communications."
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Packaged Water-Cooled Air Turnover Unit
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- MJC, INC., Acworth, Georgia has been assigned a patent (No. US 12000620 B2, initially filed Dec. 19, 2022) developed by seven inventors Edward H. Metzger, Acworth, Georgia; William Harris, Acworth, Georgia; George Czyz, Acworth, Georgia; Sean Mocarski, Acworth, Georgia; Russell E. Smith, Woodstock, Georgia; Hue Nguyen, Lilburn, Georgia; and Damon Rundell, Acworth, Georgia, for "Packaged water-cooled air turnover unit."
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Inhalation Apparatus for Particulate Filtration
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- An inventor from Atlanta, Georgia, Cameron Whyte has been awarded a patent (No. US 11998044 B2, initially filed July 21, 2021) for "Inhalation apparatus for particulate filtration."
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Bakery Tray
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- SPF GROUPS, Byron, Georgia has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1029585 S1, initially filed Dec. 21, 2022) developed by Alexander Ross Kastelic, Costa Mesa, California, and Jordon Drake Hale, Macon, Georgia, for "Bakery tray."
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Ceramic Tile Design Improvement for Conformal Personal Armor
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- VERCO MATERIALS, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia has been assigned a patent (No. US 12000680 B2, initially filed Jan. 13, 2023) developed by four inventors Samuel Shackelford, Atlanta, Georgia; John Shupe, Atlanta, Georgia; Gabriel Todd, Atlanta, Georgia; and Robert F. Speyer, Atlanta, Georgia, for "Ceramic tile design improvement for conformal personal armor."
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Housing Assembly for an Integrated Display Unit
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- MANUFACTURING RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL, INC., Alpharetta, Georgia has been assigned a patent (No. US 12004311 B2, initially filed Dec. 15, 2023) developed by William Dunn, Alpharetta, Georgia, for "Housing assembly for an integrated display unit."
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Constructing Machine Learning Models
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- AT&T INTELLECTAL PROPERTY I, L.P., Atlanta, Georgia has been assigned a patent (No. US 12001930 B2, initially filed Jan. 16, 2023) developed by three inventors Chris Vo, Sachse, Texas; Jeremy T. Fix, Acworth, Georgia; and Robert Woods, Jr., Plano, Texas, for "Constructing machine learning models."
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Intercepting and Challenging Unwanted Phone Calls
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- AT&T MOBILITY II LLC, Atlanta, Georgia has been assigned a patent (No. US 12003667 B2, initially filed Jan. 10, 2023) developed by three inventors Sheldon Meredith, Roswell, Georgia; Brandon Hilliard, Canton, Georgia; and Zachary Meredith, Roswell, Georgia, for "Intercepting and challenging unwanted phone calls."
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Two-Piece Chin Strap Pad
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- An inventor from Savannah, Georgia, Alana Cox has been awarded a patent (No. US 11998078 B2, initially filed Nov. 4, 2022) for "Two-piece chin strap pad."
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Apparatus and Methods for Repairing Composite Laminates
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- SHORT BROTHERS PLC, Belfast, United Kingdom has been assigned a patent (No. US 11999117 B2, initially filed Dec. 27, 2021) developed by four inventors Samuel Colin Hanna, Bangor Down, United Kingdom; William Christopher Campbell, Antrim, United Kingdom; Mathew Stoessiger, Savannah, Georgia; and Michael Crossthwaite, Elsternwick, Australia, for "Apparatus and methods for repairing composite laminates."
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Semantic Inferencing in Customer Relationship Management
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- ACCENTURE GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED, Dublin, Ireland has been assigned a patent (No. US 12001972 B2, initially filed Oct. 31, 2018) developed by Shannon L. Copeland, Atlanta, Georgia, for "Semantic inferencing in customer relationship management."
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Composition and Method for Treatment of Dry Eye Syndrome
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- OCULIANT, LLC, Johns Creek, Georgia has been assigned a patent (No. US 11998573 B2, initially filed May 19, 2022) developed by Henry M. Grage, Jr., Johns Creek, Georgia, and Ajit Nemi, Atlanta, Georgia, for "Composition and method for treatment of dry eye syndrome."
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Sink Installation Method
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- SIMPLY SINKS FRANCHISING LLC, Acworth, Georgia has been assigned a patent (No. US 12000129 B1, initially filed July 6, 2022) developed by Gregory Mixon, Acworth, Georgia, for "Sink installation method."
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Isolated POS Terminal Connectivity
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- NCR VOYIX CORPORATION, Atlanta, Georgia has been assigned a patent (No. US 12002028 B2, initially filed Sept. 23, 2022) developed by six inventors John Crooks, Duluth, Georgia; John Tatum Dyal, Acworth, Georgia; Andrew Klenzak, Atlanta, Georgia; Brian Patrick Rogers, Roswell, Georgia; Sergio Silva, Atlanta, Georgia; and Jeremy Cyle Taylor, Cumming, Georgia, for "Isolated POS terminal connectivity."
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Portable Generator Dispatch Recommendation Engine
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- AT&T MOBILITY II LLC, Atlanta, Georgia has been assigned a patent (No. US 12003980 B2, initially filed July 22, 2022) developed by eight inventors Matthew Osinski, Westfield, New Jersey; Mark Brisbay, Snellville, Georgia; Zihui Ge, Madison, New Jersey; He Yan, Berkeley Heights, New Jersey; Shuai Hao, Hillsborough, New Jersey; Hector Perez, Dacula, Georgia; Gavin Anderson, Monument, Colorado; and Jason Tipton, Oak Point, Texas, for "Portable generator dispatch recommendation engine."
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Interlocking Tile
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- CH3 SOLUTIONS, LLC, Dalton, Georgia has been assigned a patent (No. US 12000154 B2, initially filed Dec. 27, 2021) developed by three inventors Joshua Pressnell, Dalton, Georgia; Ron Bennett, Dalton, Georgia; and William Lambert, Palmetto, Florida, for "Interlocking tile."
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Thermal Control System
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- LINEAGE LOGISTICS, LLC, Irvine, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 12000649 B2, initially filed March 10, 2023) developed by ten inventors Alexander James Woolf, San Francisco, California; Elliott Gerard Wolf, San Francisco, California; Daniel Thomas Wintz, San Francisco, California; Jesse Scott Tootell, San Francisco, California; Bryan Thomas Kaye, Santa Barbara, California; Jesse Dylan Crossno, Santa Barbara, California; Alexander Ming Zhang, Daly City, California; Gabriel Len West, Eatonton, Georgia; John Richardson Crawford, Raleigh, North Carolina; and Tiara Lee Flewelling, Northville, Michigan, for "Thermal control system."
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Clothing Garment
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- An inventor from Atlanta, Georgia, Shawn Purcell has been awarded a design patent (No. US D1029455 S1, initially filed Dec. 16, 2021) for "Clothing garment."
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Roll Out Cart
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- REHRIG PACIFIC COMPANY, Los Angeles, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11999560 B2, initially filed Feb. 24, 2021) developed by Derick Foster, Cumming, Georgia, for "Roll out cart."
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Self-Heating Compress for Moist Heat Delivery
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- THE HILSINGER COMPANY PARENT, LLC, Mansfield, Massachusetts has been assigned a patent (No. US 11998480 B2, initially filed April 5, 2021) developed by Mark H. Bruder, Alpharetta, Georgia, and Rodney L. Dobson, Greer, South Carolina, for "Self-heating compress for moist heat delivery."
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Device to Securely Hold and Release Headgear Along With Other Personal Protective Equipment
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- HANGEN INNOVATIONS, LLC, Milledgeville, Georgia has been assigned a patent (No. US 12000532 B2, initially filed Oct. 20, 2021) developed by three inventors Nicholas Paul Mahlberg, Milledgeville, Georgia; Daniel Roper, Boston, Massachusetts; and Katherine Mahlberg, Milledgeville, Georgia, for "Device to securely hold and release headgear along with other personal protective equipment."
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Robot Gripper
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- TOMAHAWK HOLDINGS, LLC, Plymouth, Wisconsin has been assigned a patent (No. US 11998020 B2, initially filed Sept. 26, 2022) developed by Tracy Brian Hare, Lagrange, Georgia, for "Robot gripper."
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Electronic Display Assembly Structure
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- MANUFACTURING RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL, INC., Alpharetta, Georgia has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1029778 S1, initially filed June 2, 2023) developed by William Dunn, Alpharetta, Georgia, and Mike Brown, Cumming, Georgia, for "Electronic display assembly structure."
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Display Assemblies Incorporating Electric Vehicle Charging Equipment
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- MANUFACTURING RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL, INC., Alpharetta, Georgia has been assigned a patent (No. US 12004310 B2, initially filed Aug. 12, 2022) developed by three inventors William Dunn, Alpharetta, Georgia; Marcos Diaz, Alpharetta, Georgia; and Alex Moreau, Alpharetta, Georgia, for "Display assemblies incorporating electric vehicle charging equipment."
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System and Method for SDN Orchestration Validation
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., Atlanta, Georgia has been assigned a patent (No. US 12003366 B2, initially filed Sept. 7, 2022) developed by Dylan Reid, Atlanta, Georgia, and Joseph Soryal, Glendale, New York, for "System and method for SDN orchestration validation."
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Dynamic Resource Allocation for Computational Simulation
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- ONSCALE, INC., Redwood City, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 12001883 B2, initially filed June 9, 2023) developed by five inventors Ian Campbell, San Jose, California; Ryan Diestelhorst, Atlanta, Georgia; Joshua Oster-Morris, Atlanta, Georgia; David M. Freed, Burlingame, California; and Scott McClennan, Sunnyvale, California, for "Dynamic resource allocation for computational simulation."
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Sanitary Spiral Conveyor
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- NCC AUTOMATED SYSTEMS, INC., Souderton, Pennsylvania has been assigned a patent (No. US 11999573 B2, initially filed July 5, 2022) developed by six inventors Kevin Mauger, Lower Gwynedd, Pennsylvania; Ron Schwar, Walnutport, Pennsylvania; Kyle LaPointe, Decatur, Georgia; Michael Ferraro, Harleysville, Pennsylvania; Robert Nettleton, Glenside, Pennsylvania; and Martin Zona, Gillertsville, Pennsylvania, for "Sanitary spiral conveyor."
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Condition Controlling of a Wear and Tear Element
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- SIEMENS MOBILITY GMBH, Munich, Germany has been assigned a patent (No. US 11999392 B2, initially filed April 19, 2018) developed by three inventors Maria Davidich, Munich, Germany; Dennis Klingebiel, Atlanta, Georgia; and Udhayaraj Sivalingam, Munich, Germany, for "Condition controlling of a wear and tear element."
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Method of Manufacturing a Foam and Fiber Composite
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC., Neenah, Wisconsin has been assigned a patent (No. US 11998432 B2, initially filed Sept. 9, 2016) developed by eight inventors Jun G. Zhang, Appleton, Wisconsin; April Montoya Vaverka, Roswell, Georgia; Palani Raj Ramaswami Wallajapet, Neenah, Wisconsin; Richmond R. Cohen, Appleton, Wisconsin; Mary Alice Berceau, De Pere, Wisconsin; Joseph K. Baker, Cumming, Georgia; Udaykumar Raval, Cumming, Georgia; and David Glen Biggs, New London, Wisconsin, for "Method of manufacturing a foam and fiber composite."
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Graft Copolymers of Dextran and Polyacrylamide and Methods of Making and Using Same
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- FERMWORX, LLC, Columbus, Georgia has been assigned a patent (No. US 11999809 B2, initially filed June 10, 2022) developed by three inventors D. V. Satyanarayana Gupta, Columbus, Georgia; Michael Joseph Rubal, Columbus, Georgia; and Derek Christopher Mouton, Columbus, Georgia, for "Graft copolymers of dextran and polyacrylamide and methods of making and using same."
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Data Center Asset Client Module Authentication via a Connectivity Management Authentication Operation
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- DELL PRODUCTS L.P., Round Rock, Texas has been assigned a patent (No. US 12003382 B2, initially filed July 28, 2022) developed by six inventors Dominique Prunier, Montreal, Canada; Christopher Atkinson, Woodstock, Georgia; Eric Williams, Champaign, Illinois; Damon G. Earley, Round Rock, Texas; Elie A. Jreij, Pflugerville, Texas; and Susan E. Young, North Scituate, Rhode Island, for "Data center asset client module authentication via a connectivity management authentication operation."
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Systems and Methods for Attacks, Countermeasures, Archiving, Data Leak Prevention, and Other Novel Services for Active Messages
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- MIMECAST SERVICES LTD., London, United Kingdom has been assigned a patent (No. US 12001544 B2, initially filed Dec. 17, 2021) developed by eight inventors Simon Paul Tyler, Wiltshire, United Kingdom; Nathaniel S. Borenstein, Greenbush, Michigan; Jackie Anne Maylor, Wiltshire, United Kingdom; Carlos da Silva, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal; Kevin Slote, Atlanta, Georgia; Herbert L. Roitblat, Ventura, California; Florian P. Buetow, London, United Kingdom; and Chris Bamford, London, United Kingdom, for "Systems and methods for attacks, countermeasures, archiving, data leak prevention, and other novel services for active messages."
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Virtual Assistant Architecture for Natural Language Understanding in a Customer Service System
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- INTERACTIONS LLC, Franklin, Massachusetts has been assigned a patent (No. US 12003668 B1, initially filed June 11, 2021) developed by five inventors Yoryos Yeracaris, Savannah, Georgia; Michael Johnston, New York, New York; Ethan Selfridge, New York, New York; Phillip Gray, Cary, North Carolina; and Patrick Haffner, Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, for "Virtual assistant architecture for natural language understanding in a customer service system."
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Piperidine Urea Derivatives as Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase Inhibitors
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- NEUROPN THERAPEUTICS, Peachtree Corners, Georgia has been assigned a patent (No. US 11998538 B2, initially filed April 14, 2022) developed by Ish Khanna, Alpharetta, Georgia, and Sivaram Pillarisetti, Peachtree Corners, Georgia, for "Piperidine urea derivatives as soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibitors."
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Electronic Display Unit
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- MANUFACTURING RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL, INC., Alpharetta, Georgia has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1029939 S1, initially filed Aug. 31, 2022) developed by William Dunn, Alpharetta, Georgia, and Mike Brown, Cumming, Georgia, for "Electronic display unit."
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Self-Annealing Concrete, Self-Annealing Concrete Forms, and Temperature Monitoring System for Self-Annealing Concrete Forms
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- An inventor from Atlanta, Georgia, Romeo Ilarian Ciuperca has been awarded a patent (No. US 12000161 B2, initially filed Dec. 23, 2022) for "Self-annealing concrete, self-annealing concrete forms, and temperature monitoring system for self-annealing concrete forms."
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Systems and Methods for Entering and Exiting a Teleoperational State
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11998293 B2, initially filed Dec. 2, 2022) developed by five inventors Govinda Payyavula, Sunnyvale, California; Simon P. Dimaio, San Carlos, California; John William Henrie, Palo Alto, California; Brandon D. Itkowitz, San Jose, California; and Anthony M. Jarc, Johns Creek, Georgia, for "Systems and methods for entering and exiting a teleoperational state."
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Wireless Backbone and Structured Wireless
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC, Horsham, Pennsylvania has been assigned a patent (No. US 12004266 B2, initially filed Nov. 15, 2022) developed by four inventors Carol J. Ansley, Johns Creek, Georgia; Charles Peter Cheevers, Alpharetta, Georgia; Ian G. Wheelock, Cork, Ireland; and Thomas B. Gravely, Herndon, Virginia, for "Wireless backbone and structured wireless."
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Facilitation of Voice Over New Radio for 5G or Other Next Generation Network
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., Atlanta, Georgia has been assigned a patent (No. US 12004023 B2, initially filed Nov. 11, 2022) developed by Zhi Cui, Sugar Hill, Georgia, and Hongyan Lei, Plano, Texas, for "Facilitation of voice over new radio for 5G or other next generation network."
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Mobile Provisioning of a Data Center Asset in a Data Center Connectivity Management Environment
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- DELL PRODUCTS L.P., Round Rock, Texas has been assigned a patent (No. US 12003963 B2, initially filed April 27, 2022) developed by seven inventors Sudhir V. Shetty, Cedar Park, Texas; Elie A. Jreij, Pflugerville, Texas; Christopher Atkinson, Woodstock, Georgia; Eric Williams, Champaign, Illinois; Kirk Frey, Fleminton, New Jersey; Michael E Brown, Austin, Texas; and Dominique Prunier, Montreal, Canada, for "Mobile provisioning of a data center asset in a data center connectivity management environment."
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Biomarker Monitoring Fitness System
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- TT1 PRODUCTS, INC., Atlanta, Georgia has been assigned a patent (No. US 11998324 B2, initially filed Oct. 25, 2021) developed by four inventors Harold Philpott Southerland, III, Atlanta, Georgia; Todd Furneaux, Atlanta, Georgia; Juan Pablo Frias, Atlanta, Georgia; and Roger Steven Mazze, Excelsior, Minnesota, for "Biomarker monitoring fitness system."
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Apparatus, Computer Program Product, and Method for Predictive Data Labelling Using a Dual-Prediction Model System
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- OPTUM, INC., Minnetonka, Minnesota has been assigned a patent (No. US 12002585 B2, initially filed Dec. 7, 2022) developed by three inventors Vijay S. Nori, Roswell, Georgia; Christopher A. Hane, Irvine, California; and Paul A. Bleicher, Newton, Massachusetts, for "Apparatus, computer program product, and method for predictive data labelling using a dual-prediction model system."
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Removable Oral Devices for Use in Weight Management and Other Applications
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- SCIENTIFIC INTAKE LIMITED CO., Atlanta, Georgia has been assigned a patent (No. US 11998470 B2, initially filed Jan. 30, 2023) developed by four inventors William H Longley, Atlanta, Georgia; Richard P Schneider, Bedford, New York; Anthony R Tremaglio, Waban, Massachusetts; and Marc M Gibeley, Boxford, Massachusetts, for "Removable oral devices for use in weight management and other applications."
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Methods of Producing Removable Oral Devices
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- SCIENTIFIC INTAKE LIMITED CO., Atlanta, Georgia has been assigned a patent (No. US 11998407 B2, initially filed June 21, 2021) developed by four inventors William H Longley, Atlanta, Georgia; Richard P Schneider, Bedford, New York; Anthony R Tremaglio, Waban, Massachusetts; and Marc M Gibeley, Boxford, Massachusetts, for "Methods of producing removable oral devices."
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Protective Display Case
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- M1NT, INC., Wilmington, Delaware has been assigned a patent (No. US 12002381 B2, initially filed April 5, 2023) developed by six inventors Collin M. Newman, Los Angeles, California; Brian P. Bybee, Los Angeles, California; Shannon J. Soong, Fayetteville, Georgia; Samuel J. Norcutt, Lantzville, Canada; Jonathan E. Thai, San Jose, California; and Michael S. Yim, San Jose, California, for "Protective display case."
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Dynamic Unauthorized Activity Detection
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12002018 B2, initially filed Feb. 23, 2021) developed by six inventors Linda D. Suarez, Mesquite, Texas; John Barrett Hall, Charlotte, North Carolina; Darlene D. Meunier, New Douglas, Illinois; Linda B. Nipper, Concord, North Carolina; James N. Reid, Schuyler, New York; and Diana Horn, Hiram, Georgia, for "Dynamic unauthorized activity detection."
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Automated Validation and Security for Digital Assets in a Computer Environment
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- SKYSCEND, INC., Atlanta, Georgia has been assigned a patent (No. US 12001575 B2, initially filed May 5, 2022) developed by Chayapathy Gangadarappa, Alpharetta, Georgia, for "Automated validation and security for digital assets in a computer environment."
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Compositions and Methods for Inducing Scarring by Peri-Tumoral Cells
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- DUKE UNIVERSITY, Durham, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 11998614 B2, initially filed Nov. 26, 2019) developed by three inventors Tarun Saxena, Durham, North Carolina; Ravi Bellamkonda, Durham, North Carolina; and Nassir Mokarram-Dorri, Atlanta, Georgia, for "Compositions and methods for inducing scarring by peri-tumoral cells."
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Water Circulation Funnel
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- An inventor from Alpharetta, Georgia, Brent Speak has been awarded a design patent (No. US D1029989 S1, initially filed Jan. 3, 2023) for "Water circulation funnel."
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Holster Clip Guard
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- BP TACTICAL, LLC, Swansboro, North Carolina has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1029491 S1, initially filed March 4, 2022) developed by Adam Main, Alpharetta, Georgia, for "Holster clip guard."
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Method and System for Low Power Internetwork Communication With Machine Devices
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- M2MD TECHNOLOGIES, INC, Atlanta, Georgia has been assigned a patent (No. US 12001258 B2, initially filed Oct. 9, 2022) developed by Charles M. Link, II, Atlanta, Georgia, for "Method and system for low power internetwork communication with machine devices."
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Garment With Rear Access Space
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- SPANX, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia has been assigned a patent (No. US 11998069 B2, initially filed May 9, 2022) developed by four inventors Bethany Young, Salmon Arm, Canada; Jolene Danielson, Atlanta, Georgia; Kelsey Smith, Atlanta, Georgia; and Katie Paquet, North Vancouver, Canada, for "Garment with rear access space."
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Vehicle Rack
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- EXTANG CORPORATION, Ann Arbor, Michigan has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1029732 S1, initially filed June 12, 2023) developed by Cameron Warech, Lawrenceville, Georgia, for "Vehicle rack."
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Cryptographic Assertions for Certificate Issuance
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Seattle, Washington has been assigned a patent (No. US 12003655 B1, initially filed Dec. 7, 2021) developed by four inventors Michael S. Slaughter, Stone Mountain, Georgia; Trevoli Ponds-White, Seattle, Washington; James Darrin Flanagan, Coupeville, Washington; and Georgy Sebastian, Everett, Washington, for "Cryptographic assertions for certificate issuance."
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Metal Products Having Improved Surface Properties and Methods of Making the Same
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- NOVELIS INC., Atlanta, Georgia has been assigned a patent (No. US 12000031 B2, initially filed March 13, 2019) developed by six inventors Simon William Barker, Woodstock, Georgia; Rajasekhar Talla, Woodstock, Georgia; Sazol Kumar Das, Acworth, Georgia; Tudor Piroteala, Acworth, Georgia; Milan Felberbaum, Lausanne, Switzerland; and Samuel Robert Wagstaff, Marietta, Georgia, for "Metal products having improved surface properties and methods of making the same."
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Method for Making Photochromic Contact Lenses
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- ALCON INC., Fribourg, Switzerland has been assigned a patent (No. US 11999908 B2, initially filed June 1, 2021) developed by three inventors Feng Jing, Snellville, Georgia; Frank Chang, Cumming, Georgia; and Houliang Tang, Alpharetta, Georgia, for "Method for making photochromic contact lenses."
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Beverage Dispenser
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- THE COCA-COLA COMPANY, Atlanta, Georgia has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1029561 S1, initially filed Jan. 23, 2023) developed by Ginger Victoria Williamson, Atlanta, Georgia, and Damian James Reec Mycroft, Decatur, Georgia, for "Beverage dispenser."
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Dog Trainer Device
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- An inventor from Fayetteville, Georgia, Avi Cohen has been awarded a design patent (No. US D1030158 S1, initially filed Aug. 9, 2022) for "Dog trainer device."
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Data Aggregation for Communications Network Optimization
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC, Suwanee, Georgia has been assigned a patent (No. US 12003392 B2, initially filed June 21, 2022) developed by three inventors Santhana Chari, Johns Creek, Georgia; David E. Virag, Johns Creek, Georgia; and Deepak Garageswari Jagannath Rao, Beaverton, Oregon, for "Data aggregation for communications network optimization."
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Hinged Wrap Insulated Container
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- PRATT RETAIL SPECIALTIES, LLC, Brookhaven, Georgia has been assigned a patent (No. US 11999553 B2, initially filed June 12, 2023) developed by four inventors Greg Sollie, Sharpsburg, Georgia; Jamie Waltermire, Peachtree City, Georgia; Shifeng Chen, Newport News, Virginia; and Markel Graham, Acworth, Georgia, for "Hinged wrap insulated container."
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Light
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- HUNTER FAN COMPANY, Memphis, Tennessee has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1030123 S1, initially filed Oct. 28, 2022) developed by four inventors Brian Earl Lintner, Memphis, Tennessee; Stephen David Michael Jones, Doraville, Georgia; Trevor Mast, Atlanta, Georgia; and Maureen E. Carroll, Atlanta, Georgia, for "Light."
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Stainless Steel Led Power Switch
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- BOCATECH, INC., Dania Beach, Florida has been assigned a patent (No. US 12000559 B2, initially filed June 9, 2023) developed by Keith Rollinson, Evans, Georgia, and John Paul Santana, Boca Raton, Florida, for "Stainless steel led power switch."
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Virtual Worklist for Analyzing Medical Images
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- COMPRESSUS, INC., Austin, Texas has been assigned a patent (No. US 12002570 B1, initially filed Nov. 23, 2022) developed by seven inventors Albert Hernandez, Tustin, California; Simon Liao, Chino Hills, California; Raymundo Anaya, Corona, California; Laszlo R. Gasztonyi, Fairfax Station, Virginia; Ronald G. Gesell, Stone Mountain, Georgia; Bernadette Baclig, Fullerton, California; and Joel Rosenfield, Oceanside, New York, for "Virtual worklist for analyzing medical images."
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Optical Reflex Sight With Reinforced Frame
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- BUSHNELL INC., Overland Park, Kansas has been assigned a patent (No. US 12000672 B2, initially filed Aug. 16, 2022) developed by three inventors Alejandro Chavez, Overland Park, Kansas; Travis C. Overfelt, Lee's Summit, Missouri; and Kamille C. Eusebio, Cumming, Georgia, for "Optical reflex sight with reinforced frame."
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Systems and Methods for Prediction of Polymer Properties
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION, Atlanta, Georgia has been assigned a patent (No. US 12002552 B2, initially filed April 16, 2020) developed by three inventors Rampi Ramprasad, Atlanta, Georgia; Anand Chandrasekaran, Atlanta, Georgia; and Chiho Kim, Atlanta, Georgia, for "Systems and methods for prediction of polymer properties."
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Phototherapeutic Light for Treatment of Pathogens
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- KNOW BIO, LLC, Morrisville, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 11998758 B2, initially filed Jan. 13, 2021) developed by nine inventors Nathan Stasko, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; David T. Emerson, Durham, North Carolina; Adam co*ckrell, Durham, North Carolina; F. Neal Hunter, Durham, North Carolina; Michael John Bergmann, Atlanta, Georgia; Rebecca McDonald, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Nicholas William Medendorp, Jr., Raleigh, North Carolina; Gerald H. Negley, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; and Katelyn P. Reighard, Durham, North Carolina, for "Phototherapeutic light for treatment of pathogens."
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Light
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- HUNTER FAN COMPANY, Memphis, Tennessee has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1030124 S1, initially filed Nov. 11, 2022) developed by three inventors Brian Earl Lintner, Memphis, Tennessee; Trevor Mast, Atlanta, Georgia; and Stephen David Michael Jones, Doraville, Georgia, for "Light."
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Personal Protective Shield for Motorcycle Rider
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- An inventor from Concord, Georgia, Karen Dawkins has been awarded a design patent (No. US D1030148 S1, initially filed Oct. 8, 2020) for "Personal protective shield for motorcycle rider."
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Trash Routing System
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- An inventor from Atlanta, Georgia, Andrew David Jenkins has been awarded a patent (No. US 12002002 B1, initially filed Jan. 20, 2024) for "Trash routing system."
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Multilayer Encryption for User Privacy Compliance and Corporate Confidentiality
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- DELL PRODUCTS, L.P., Round Rock, Texas has been assigned a patent (No. US 12003623 B2, initially filed Dec. 18, 2020) developed by three inventors Charles D. Robison, Buford, Georgia; Nicholas D. Grobelny, Austin, Texas; and Ricardo L. Martinez, Leander, Texas, for "Multilayer encryption for user privacy compliance and corporate confidentiality."
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Remote Phosphor Masks for Retrofitting Luminaires
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- ABL IP HOLDING LLC, Atlanta, Georgia has been assigned a patent (No. US 12000548 B2, initially filed Feb. 25, 2022) developed by three inventors Craig Eugene Marquardt, Covington, Georgia; Qi Ai, Peachtree City, Georgia; and Barry Goldman, Decatur, Georgia, for "Remote phosphor masks for retrofitting luminaires."
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Personal Transport Vehicle
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- NANTMOBILITY, LLC, Culver City, California has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1029951 S1, initially filed June 30, 2023) developed by three inventors Patrick Soon-Shiong, Los Angeles, California; Thomas M. Wittenschlaeger, Flowery Branch, Georgia; and Nathan H. Allen, Pasadena, California, for "Personal transport vehicle."
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Air Duct Airflow Sensor With Internal Low-Pressure Detector
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- TYCO FIRE & SECURITY GMBH, Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland has been assigned a patent (No. US 12000721 B2, initially filed Aug. 14, 2020) developed by Jean H. Scholten, Roswell, Georgia, for "Air duct airflow sensor with internal low-pressure detector."
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Sportsbook Odds Optimization and Correlated Proposition Bet Analysis
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- SIDEPRIZE LLC, Atlanta, Georgia has been assigned a patent (No. US 12002332 B2, initially filed March 30, 2023) developed by three inventors David Adam Wexler, Atlanta, Georgia; Jay Deuskar, Atlanta, Georgia; and Dylan Cooper, Atlanta, Georgia, for "Sportsbook odds optimization and correlated proposition bet analysis."
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Cup Supports and Methods of Using Same
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- Two inventors, Kristin Johnson Doyle, Atlanta, Georgia, and James Atticus Ferguson, Atlanta, Georgia, have been awarded a patent (No. US 11998476 B2, initially filed Jan. 26, 2021) for "Cup supports and methods of using same."
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Integrated Environment Monitor for Distributed Resources
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- NCR VOYIX CORPORATION, Atlanta, Georgia has been assigned a patent (No. US 12003427 B2, initially filed June 30, 2022) developed by five inventors Isidro Alfonso Vera Rodriguez, Gijon, Spain; Mayur Aggarwal, Haryana, India; Yung-Hang Chang, Marietta, Georgia; Nitin Gaurav, Haryana, India; and Kun Zhu, Smyrna, Georgia, for "Integrated environment monitor for distributed resources."
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Augmented Reality System for Viewing an Event With Multiple Coordinate Systems and Automatically Generated Model
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- QUINTAR, INC., Santa Clara, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 12003806 B2, initially filed April 27, 2021) developed by five inventors Sankar Jayaram, Los Gatos, California; Wayne O. Cochran, Ridgefield, Washington; John Harrison, Hillsboro, Oregon; Timothy P. Heidmann, Los Altos, California; and John Buddy Scott, Lawrenceville, Georgia, for "Augmented reality system for viewing an event with multiple coordinate systems and automatically generated model."
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Distributed Computing System With Hypervisor Mobility Service
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, Washington has been assigned a patent (No. US 12003377 B1, initially filed Dec. 16, 2022) developed by six inventors Shivjit Satish Patil, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Rupesh Bhagaban Patro, Redmond, Washington; Kenyon James Hensler, Acworth, Georgia; Aishwarya Srinivasa Raghavan, Sammamish, Washington; Rangaprasad Narasimhan, Sammamish, Washington; and Anand Ramakrishna, Redmond, Washington, for "Distributed computing system with hypervisor mobility service."
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Systems and Methods for Managing Workplace Accommodations
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- DISCLO INC., Dover, Delaware has been assigned a patent (No. US 12001978 B1, initially filed April 7, 2023) developed by Kai Keane, Austin, Texas, and Hannah Olson, Atlanta, Georgia, for "Systems and methods for managing workplace accommodations."
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Water Heaters With Real-Time Hot Water Supply Determination
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- RHEEM MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Atlanta, Georgia has been assigned a patent (No. US 12000625 B2, initially filed Aug. 3, 2022) developed by Raheel A. Chaudhry, Atlanta, Georgia, and Lydia Herge, Atlanta, Georgia, for "Water heaters with real-time hot water supply determination."
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Grain Refining With Direct Vibrational Coupling
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- SOUTHWIRE COMPANY, LLC, Carrollton, Georgia has been assigned a patent (No. US 11998975 B2, initially filed Jan. 22, 2022) developed by five inventors Kevin Scott Gill, Carrollton, Georgia; Michael Caleb Powell, Dallas, Georgia; Victor Frederic Rundquist, Carrollton, Georgia; Venkata Kiran Manchiraju, Villa Rica, Georgia; and Roland Earl Guffey, Cloverport, Kentucky, for "Grain refining with direct vibrational coupling."
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Virtual Identification for Granting Secure Access Using Varying Forms of Readable Access Codes
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- TRUIST BANK, Charlotte, North Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12002315 B2, initially filed Oct. 12, 2022) developed by Sudhakar Swaminathan, Johns Creek, Georgia, for "Virtual identification for granting secure access using varying forms of readable access codes."
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Artifact Reduction in a Sensed Neural Response
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION CORPORATION, Valencia, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11998745 B2, initially filed Jan. 13, 2022) developed by four inventors Rosana Esteller, Santa Clarita, California; Pranjali Borkar, Atlanta, Georgia; Tianhe Zhang, Studio City, California; and Kiran K. Gururaj, Valencia, California, for "Artifact reduction in a sensed neural response."
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Air Handling Unit and Method for Controlling a Flow of Air Therethrough
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- MESTEK, INC., Westfield, Massachusetts has been assigned a patent (No. US 12000614 B2, initially filed June 24, 2020) developed by Daniel Harris, Stoughton, Massachusetts, and Nicholas Searle, Summing, Georgia, for "Air handling unit and method for controlling a flow of air therethrough."
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Multi-Player Gaming System With Synchronization Periods and Associated Synchronization Methods
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Las Vegas, Nevada has been assigned a patent (No. US 11998852 B2, initially filed July 29, 2022) developed by three inventors Daniel Marks, Decatur, Georgia; Hua Xu, Marietta, Georgia; and Dinesh Dua, Alpharetta, Georgia, for "Multi-player gaming system with synchronization periods and associated synchronization methods."
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Footrest Strap for a Wheelchair
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- An inventor from Atlanta, Georgia, Robert Xianhe Xia has been awarded a design patent (No. US D1029702 S1, initially filed Sept. 28, 2022) for "Footrest strap for a wheelchair."
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Garment With Rear Access Space
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- SPANX, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia has been assigned a patent (No. US 11998068 B2, initially filed May 9, 2022) developed by four inventors Bethany Young, Salmon Arm, Canada; Jolene Danielson, Atlanta, Georgia; Kelsey Smith, Atlanta, Georgia; and Katie Paquet, North Vancouver, Canada, for "Garment with rear access space."
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Case Insert to Secure Woodwind Reeds
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- An inventor from Valdosta, Georgia, Jennifer Pifer has been awarded a patent (No. US 11999550 B2, initially filed Feb. 24, 2022) for "Case insert to secure woodwind reeds."
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Imitation Marble Slab
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- LX HAUSYS AMERICA, INC., Atlanta, Georgia has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1030096 S1, initially filed Nov. 16, 2021) developed by Taewoo Kim, Atlanta, Georgia, and Seonjae Choi, Atlanta, Georgia, for "Imitation marble slab."
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Pole Having Hoops
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- SANS END SPORTS, LLC, Blue Point, New York has been assigned a design patent (No. US D1029941 S1, initially filed April 13, 2022) developed by Gregory C. Greiner, Forest Hills, New York, and Kyle M. Greiner, Roswell, Georgia, for "Pole having hoops."
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