U.S. patents issued to Arkansans
July 12
Patent 9,387,576 B1. Faucet Seat and Spring Inserter. Issued to Winford Davis Jr. of Vanndale.
Patent 9,387,947 B2. Carriage for Coiled Metal. Issued to Eron Eno, John Ackerman, Jason Malone and Clayton Tilley, all of Blytheville. Assigned to Nucor Corp. of Charlotte, N.C.
Patent 9,388,424 B2. Soybean Variety DLL1335. Issued to James D. Thomas of DeWitt. Assigned to Bayer CropScience LP of Research Triangle Park, N.C.
Patent 9,388,847 B1. Bottom Bracket For Bicycles. Issued to Wesley Warren Wolfenbarger and Gary Edward Mailhiot Jr., both of Little Rock. Assigned to Wesley Warren Wofenbarger of Little Rock.
Patent 9,389,000 B2. Apparatus and Methods for Pre-Heating Water with Air Conditioning Unit or Heat Pump. Issued to Klint E. Leete, Timothy B. Hawkins and Jeremy L. Babb, all of Fort Smith. Assigned to Rheem Manufacturing Co. of Atlanta.
Patent 9,390,392 B2. Electronic Shipment Planner. Issued to Robert A. Davidson, Corey Goux and Michael Newcity, all of Fort Smith. Assigned to ABF Freight Systems Inc. of Fort Smith.
Patent 9,391,500 B2. Axial Flux Electric Machine. Issued to Michael D. Smith of Rogers; William A. Ziegler of Jefferson City, Mo.; Michael Garrett of Cassville, Mo.; Dean James Patterson of Murwillumbah, Australia; Roger C. Becerra of Fort Wayne, Ind.; Ludovic Chretien of Columbia City, Ind.; Darrel Buttram of Crane, Mo.; and Steven Peter Camilleri of Woolner, Australia. Assigned to Regal Beloit America Inc. of Regal Beloit, Wisc.
Patent D761,057 S. Cocktail Glass. Issued to Zach McClendon Jr. of Monticello.
Patent D761,369 S. Pool Ball Receptacle. Issued to Gary D. Elsea and Rik Burnett, both of Hot Springs.
Patent PP26,920 P3. Peach Tree Named “Souvenirs.” Latin Name: Prunus persica, Varietal Denomination: Souvenirs. Issued to John Reuben Clark of Fayetteville. Assigned to the board of trustees of the University of Arkansas.