PATENTS AWARDED

U.S. patents issued to Arkansans

June 5

Patent 9,989,452 B2. Magnetohydrodynamic Microfluidic Systems Including Modified Electrodes and Methods of Using the Same. Issued to Ingrid Fritsch, Timothy Muldoon, Kartik Balachandran, Matthew D. Gerner, Joshua Hutcheson and Foysal Z. Khan, all of Fayetteville; and Amy Pow-less of Rogers; Sandra Prieto of Si-loam Springs and Preston G. Scrape of Jonesboro; Christena Nash of Roswell, Ga.; Sai Kumar of Johns Creek, Ga. Adair Claycomb of Arlington, Tex., and Melissa C. Weston, Duncan, Okla. Filed by the board of trustees of the University of Arkansas.

Patent 9,990,519 B2. RFID Reader-Based Apparatus and Method. Issued to Andrew P. Riggins and Nicholaus A. Jones, both of Fayetteville. Assigned to Walmart Apollo LLC of Bentonville.

Patent 9,990,605 B2. Systems and Methods for Labeling Consumer Items with Unique Identifiers. Issued to Mustafa A. Harcar and Bryan J. Rogers, both of Centerton; Andrew J. Rizkallah of Bentonville; and Olivia H. Bozik of Piedmont, S.C. Assigned to Walmart Stores Inc. of Bentonville.

Patent 9,990,664 B2. Methods and Systems for Monitoring a Facility. Issued to Nicholaus A. Jones of Fayetteville; Robert J. Taylor and Aaron J. Vasgaard, both of Rogers; and Matthew A. Jones and Todd D. Mattingly, both of Bentonville. Assigned to Walmart Stores Inc. of Bentonville.

Patent 9,990,831 B2. Home Incarceration Confirmation System. Issued to Kris Keyton of Fort Smith.

Patent 9,990,907 B2. String Locking Tailpiece for Fixed Bridge Musical Instruments. Issued to Mathew Ryan McKenzie of Rogers.

Patent D819,364 S. Top Mounted Curved Shelf Edge Extension. Issued to Larry Cole of Cave Springs.

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