U.S. patents issued to Arkansans
July 25
Patent 9,714,142 B1. Belt Tracking Device and System. Issued to Paul D. Wallace of Bono, and Bobby M. Brown and Jim Greuel, both of Jonesboro. Assigned to Hytrol Conveyor Co. of Jonesboro.
Patent 9,714,429 B2. Regulatory Sequence of Cupin Family Gene. Issued to Elizabeth Hood and Thomas Teoh, both of Jonesboro. Assigned to Arkansas State University of State University.
Patent 9,714,451 B2. Diagnosis, Prognosis and Identification of Potential Therapeutic Targets of Multiple Myeloma Based on Gene Expression Profiling. Issued to John D. Shaughnessy Jr. of Roland, Bart Barlogie of Little Rock and Fenghuang Zhan of Salt Lake City, Utah. Assigned to the board of trustees of the University of Arkansas.
Patent 9,715,682 B2. System and Method for Dispensing and Purchasing Fuel. Issued to Timothy W. Webb of Rogers, Jason R. Todd of Lowell and Danny K. Olivarez of Universal City, Tex. Assigned to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville.