Business Notebook: 2/11

Adrienne D. Elsner of Kellogg Co. has been named to the board of Owens Corning in Toledo.

ACHIEVEMENTS

■ Toledo building products maker Owens Corning has elected a new board member, Adrienne D. Elsner, president of U.S. snacks at Kellogg Co.

■ The Rudolph Libbe Group, a contractor firm based in Walbridge, Ohio, has received the Presidential Award of Excellence in Engineering from the American Institute of Steel Construction for its work on the ProMedica headquarters in downtown Toledo.

Business Achievements, with news of management promotions, corporate board appointments, and awards, runs each week. Send announcements by email to business@theblade.com or by fax to 419-724-6147. Write “Business Achievements” in the message field.

CALENDAR

■ A McDonald’s executive is to talk about new company initiatives at an 8 a.m. Thursday Northwest Ohio Ag-Business Breakfast Forum at the Agricultural Incubator Foundation, 13737 Middleton Pike (State Rt. 582), Middleton Township. Speaker: Phil Saken, communications and brand manager for McDonald’s. Cost: $10 in advance, $12 at the door. For information and to register, visit ciftinnovation.org.

Notice of business meetings must be received by The Blade 10 days before the event. Send items by email to business@theblade.com or by fax to 419-724-6147. Write “Business Calendar” in the message field.

CONVENTIONS

Listings include organizations, headquarters and number of attendees expected as estimated by Destination Toledo:

■ Friday-Sunday — Forty Frame Game Bowling Tournament, various properties/​Bowlero Lanes, 200, regional.

■ Friday-Sunday — UT BashCon Annual Gaming Conference, various properties/​University of Toledo, 1,000, regional.

■ Friday-Sunday — Associated Yacht Clubs-Commodores Ball, Holiday Inn French Quarter, 500, regional.

TRANSITION

■ Reinke RV of Tiffin has acquired Fort Ball RV & Auto Sales of Tiffin.

Business Transitions, which include business moves and openings, should be sent by email to business@theblade.com or by fax to 419-724-6147. Write “Business Transitions” in the message field.

PATENTS

The following U.S. Patents were granted to inventors in Lucas, Fulton, Wood, Lenawee, and Monroe counties and published in the Official Gazette of the Patent and Trademark Office during December, 2017. For more information call the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library Business Technology Department at 419-259-5209.

#9,853,177 Photovoltaic device including a back contact and method of manufacturing. Assigned to: First Solar Inc., Perrysburg. San Yu, Perrysburg; Veluchamy Palaniappagounder, Toledo; Pratima Addepalli, Saline, Mich.; and Imran Khan, Perrysburg.

#9,854,015 Incident data collection for public protection agencies. Assigned to: International Business Machines Corp., Armonk, N.Y. Derek R. Brewer, Bowling Green; Kerry M. Langford, Rochester, Minn.; and Robert D. Wilhelm, Cheyenne, Wyo.

#D804,300 Container. Assigned to: J. M. Smucker Co., Orrville, Ohio. Paige Elizabeth Janer, Fairlawn, Ohio, and Brian Eugene Eib, Fort Wayne.

#D804,649 Ear irrigation device. Assigned to: Not assigned. Christopher Perry, Toledo.

#D805,003 Recliner chair. Assigned to: Sauder Manufacturing Co., Archbold. Blair Fort Wieland, Wayne, and Joel D. Alberda, Leo, Ind.