U.S. patents issued to Arkansans June 30:
Patent 9,067,121 B1. Swim Pacing Device. Issued to Donald G. Beard and Patrick E. Turner, both of Rogers; and Jebediah E. Turner of Bentonville.
Patent 9,068,088 B2. Protective Air Barrier Sealant for Conditioned and Unconditioned Building Walls. Issued to William Davis Collins of Fayetteville. Assigned to SealantTech of Las Vegas.
Patent 9,068,283 B2. Strain Sensors, Methods of Making Same and Applications of Same. Issued to Alexandru S. Biris of Little Rock; Steven Trigwell of Kennedy Space Center, Fla.; and Walter Hatfield of Merritt Island, Fla. Assigned to board of trustees of the University of Arkansas.
Patent 9,068,300 B2. Riding Trowel With CVT Clutch Module. Issued to Jeffrey Lynn Fielder of Bono. Assigned to Allen Engineering Corp. of Paragould. Patent 9,068,301 B2. Single to Dual Stick Trowel and Steering Conversion. Issued to Jeffrey Lynn Fielder of Bono. Assigned to Allen Engineering Corp. of Paragould.
Patent 9,071,044 B2. Conduit Body Cover Screw Retention. Issued to Daniel Seidel and James Scritchfield, both of Jonesboro. Assigned to Thomas & Betts International LLC of Wilmington, Del.
Patent D732,826 S. Bins. Issued to James C. Greene of Bentonville and John Sink of Cornelius, N.C. Assigned to International Paper Co. of Memphis. Patent D733,245 S. Firearm Cleaning Adapter. Issued to Robert Livingston Wickser Jr. of Conway.