U.S. Patents Issued to Arkansans
May 20
Patent 8,726,450 B2. Scraper System and Methods. Issued to Wilfred J. Hoffmann of Fort Smith. Assigned to Homax Products Inc. of Bellingham, Wash.
Patent 8,727,028 B2. Plugging a Mined-Through Well. Issued to Rick D. Johnson of Fort Smith. Assigned to Effective Exploration LLC of Dallas.
Patent 8,727,233 B2. Pressure Spray Washer and Control. Issued to Brian G. Karp of Siloam Springs. Assigned to Champion Power Equipment Inc. of Santa Fe Springs, Calif.
Patent 8,727,550 B2. Hybrid Electroluminescent Assembly. Issued to Kenneth Burrows of Gilbert and Rodney K. Hehenberger of Lake Elmo, Minn. Assigned to Oryon Technologies LLC of Dallas and 3M Innovative Properties Co. of St. Paul, Minn.
Patent 8,727,836 B2. Electric Abrasive Sharpener Having Adjustable Abrasive Wheels. Issued to Richard S. Smith and Louis Chalfant, both of Hot Springs. Assigned to Smith’s Consumer Products Inc. of Hot Springs.
Patent 8,729,351 B2. Soybean Variety A1035428. Issued to Floyd Hancock of Stuttgart. Assigned to Monsanto Technology LLC of St. Louis.
Patent 8,729,352 B2. Soybean Variety A1035431. Issued to Floyd Hancock of Stuttgart. Assigned to Monsanto Technology LLC of St. Louis.
Patent D705,039 S. Portable Door Restraint. Issued to Todd B. Dillard of Little Rock.