PATENTS AWARDED

U.S. patents issued to Arkansans

Jan. 31

Patent 9,555,949 B1. Insulated Beverage Housing with Temperature Maintenance. Issued to Marcus French and Barbara French, both of Rogers; Jeffrey Haynes of Leander, Tex.; and Joyce Hurd of West Newbury, Mass. Assigned to Koolio Inc. of Rogers.

Patent 9,556,226 B2. Peptides with Antifungal Activity and Methods of Using the Peptides. Issued to Suresh Kumar Thallapuranam, David S. McNabb, Yazan Hussien Akkam and Duy Tu Nguyen, all of Fayetteville. Assigned to the board of trustees of the University of Arkansas.

Patent 9,556,245 B2. CA125 Gene and Its Use for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Interventions. Issued to Timothy O’Brien and John Beard, both of Little Rock, and Lowell Underwood of Fayetteville. Assigned to the board of trustees of the University of Arkansas.

Patent 9,556,256 B2. Inhibition of Cancer Metastasis. Issued to Behjatolah M. Karbassi and Thomas Kieber-Emmons, both of Little Rock. Assigned to the board of trustees of the University of Arkansas.

Patent 9,559,684 B1. Non Linear Resonant Switch Cell. Issued to Bradley Alan Reese of Fayetteville. Assigned to Cree Fayetteville Inc. of Fayetteville.

Patent D777,457 S. Hanger. Issued to Robert Mitchell Lightner of Bella Vista. Assigned to Easy Home Organization Manufacturing Co. of Shenzhen, China.

Patent D777,483 S. Double Bar Garment Rack. Issued to Bobby Joe Bittle of Bentonville. Assigned to Easy Home Organization Manufacturing Co. of Shenzhen, China.

Patent D777,595 S. Duck Game Call Device. Issued to Danny Counts of Fayetteville.

Patent D777,952 S. Roof Vent. Issued to Jakob D. Fiser of Jacksonville.

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