Area patents

The following U.S. patents were granted to Lucas, Fulton, and Wood counties, Ohio inventors in January, 2010 and published in the Official Gazette of the Patent and Trademark Office. For more information call the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, Business Technology Department at 419-259-5209.

#7,645,414 Tamper-indicating closure, container, package, and methods of manufacture; James Gregory, Maumee; Stephanie Kurtz-Rooney, Delta; David Piccioli, Auburn, N.H.; Suppayan Krishnakumar, Nashua, N.H.; and Q. Peter Zhang, Bedford, N.H.; assignees to Rexam Closure Systems Inc., Perrysburg.

#7,640,917 Gas direct injector tip seal; Gregory Daniel, Kettering, Ohio, and Raymond Szparagowski, Bowling Green; assignors to Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership, Plymouth, Mich.

#7,651,651 Plastic closure with compression molded sealing/barrier liner; David Riffer, Perrysburg; assignor to Rexam Closure Systems Inc., Perrysburg.

#7,651,004 Linerless closure and package; Timothy Fuchs, Perrysburg; assignor to Rexam Closure Systems Inc., Perrysburg.

#7,648,038 Container and plastic handle system; Leonora Brozell, Maumee; assignor to Rexam Closure Systems Inc., Perrysburg.

#7,641,265 Vehicle window assembly with horizontal slider; Shane Seiple, Perrysburg; Charles Ash, Perrysburg; and H. Richard Voght, Perrysburg; assignors to Pilkington North America Inc., Toledo.

#7,652,760 System for detecting coatings on transparent or semi-transparent materials; Jeffrey Simpson, Wayne, Neb.; Mark Imbrock, Sylvania; and Nathan Strimpel, Carleton, Mich.; assignors to Electronic Design To Market Inc., Toledo.

#7,650,648 Impact-dispersing protective undergarments; Ronald Roberts, Toledo; assignor to Thundawear LLC, Toledo.

#7,648,387 Diagnostic jumper; Steven Wurth, Sylvania; Stephen Pratt, Lambertville; and Dan Zeitz, Hillsboro, Mo.; Wurtec Elevator Products & Services, Toledo.

#7,641,064 Child-resistant squeeze-and-turn closure and container package; Philip Robinson, Sylvania; assignor to Rexam Closure Systems Inc., Perrysburg.

#D608,459 Stage deck section; Steven Wyse, Archbold.

#D608,201 Closure; Timothy Fuchs, Perrysburg; assignor to Rexam Closure Systems Inc., Perrysburg.

#D608,858 Coating material dispensing device; James Baltz, Waterville, and John Vanderhoef, Hyannis, Mass.; assignors to Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, Ill.

#D608,143 Handle for a utensil; Pete Kasper, Sylvania; assignor to World Tableware Inc., Toledo.

#D607,273 Handle for a utensil; Pete Kasper, Sylvania; assignor to World Tableware Inc., Toledo.

The following U.S. patents were granted to Monroe and Lenawee counties, Michigan inventors in January, 2010.

#7,651,434 8-speed transmission; Clinton Carey, Monroe; James Hart, Belleville, Mich.; Andrew Phillips, Saline, Mich.; Madhusudan Raghavan, West Bloomfield, Mich.; and Scott Wittkopp, Ypsilanti, Mich.; assignors to GM Global Technology Operations Inc., Detroit.

#7,651,431 10-speed transmission; Andrew Phillips, Saline, Mich.; Scott Wittkopp, Ypsilanti, Mich.; James Hart, Belleville, Mich.; and Clinton Carey, Monroe.; assignors to GM Global Technology Operations Inc., Detroit.

#7,648,035 Storage rack for glass sheets; Mitchel Edwards, Monroe; John Plevyak, Bloomsburg, Pa.; and Odene Campbell, Danville, Mich.; assignors to Guardian Industries Corp., Auburn Hills, Mich.

#7,640,818 Multi-speed transmission with a countershaft gearing; Clinton Carey, Monroe; Michael Solt, Beverly Hills, Mich.; Boris Burgman, Oak Park, Mich.; and Henryk Sowul, Oxford, Mich.; assignors to GM Global Technology Operations Inc., Detroit.

#7,640,769 Portable self-contained storage apparatus for biological; David M. Clark, Monroe.

#7,644,504 Vehicular crash test measuring system; Artur Verdiyan, Ann Arbor, Mich.; Richard Hackman, Sterling Heights, Mich.; Craig Hysong, Saline, Mich.; Kristy Svatek-Whitson, Temperance; and Theresa Reilly, Jackson, Mich.; assignors to Chrysler Group LLC, Auburn Hills, Mich.