ACHIEVEMENTS
Matt Ouimet, president of Cedar Fair LP, of Sandusky, has been named a director of the company, with a term expiring in 2014.
Virginia A. Kamsky, chairman and chief executive of Kamsky Associates Inc. and Steve Schwarzwaelder, former director of Mc- Kinsey & Co., have been named directors of Dana Holding Corp., with terms expiring next year.
Michael McGrail, Ted Stone, and Russell Wood have joined McDonald Partners of Maumee, a financial brokerage and investment firm, as managing directors.
Point Place Care and Rehabilitation Center, at 6101 North Summit St. in Toledo, and Sylvania Care and Rehabilitation Center, at 5757 Whiteford Rd., Sylvania Twp., have been named recipient of the bronze Commitment to Quality national award for outstanding performance by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living.
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
The U.S. Small Business Administration's Summit for Women Entrepreneurs is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at the GlasSalon at the Toledo Museum of Art. The event, co-sponsored by the the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Small Business Development Center, is one of 10 such gatherings nationwide. Free. Registration: www.toledochamber.com or 419-243-8191, and at the event.
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CONVENTIONS
Listings include organizations, headquarters, and number of attendees expected, as estimated by Destination Toledo:
■ Thursday-Sunday -- Four Freshmen Society, Park Inn by Radisson, 400, national.
■ Friday-Sunday -- Midwest Federation of Mineralogical & Geological Societies, Holiday Inn Splash Bay, 100, regional.
AREA PATENTS
The following U.S. patents were granted to Lucas, Fulton, and Wood County, Ohio, inventors in July, 2011, and were 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.
#7,978,154 Plasma shell for pixels of a plasma display; Oliver M. Strbik III, Holland; Daniel K. Wedding, Toledo; and Carol Ann Wedding, Toledo; assignors to Imaging Systems Technology Inc. Toledo.
#7,976,712 Apparatus, system, and method for filtration of a dosing fluid in an exhaust after-treatment system; Alain Rocheux, Quimper, France; Gary Rickle, Wharton, Ohio; Julie Graber, Fostoria; and Vikrant Aggarwal, Nashville; assignors to Cummins Filtration IP Inc., Minneapolis.
#7,984,782 Motorcycle axle assembly; James Winston Platt, New Haven, Ind.; David Charles Johnson, Lapeer, Mich.; Chane E. Myers, Maumee; Harold Wayne Seeds, Irapuato, Mexico; Andrew P. Maguire, West Bloomfield, Mich.; Manoj Venkatesh Bhandiwad, White Lake, Mich.; assignors to American Axle & Manufacturing Inc., Detroit.
#7,981,197 Easily removable filter bowl for paint spray guns; Michael Kosmyna, Toledo, and Marvin Burns, Millbury; assignors to Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, Ill.
#7,981,143 Linear fastener system and method for use; Robert L. Doubler, Ida, Mich., and John E. Hammill, Sr., Rossford; assignors to Spinal LLC, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
#7,975,509 Glass bending process; Robert J. Boisselle, Maumee; Thomas G. Kleman, Graytown, Ohio; and Daniel P. Lubelski, Rossford; assignors to Pilkington North America Inc., Toledo.
#7,972,130 Method and apparatus for blowing plastic containers; Tasadduq Hussain, Perrysburg; assignor to Rexam Healthcare Packaging Inc., Perrysburg.
#7,971,934 Lumbar support system for furniture member; Larry P. LaPointe, Temperance; Chad Edward Adams, Perrysburg; Mark D. McClung, Grandview, Tenn.; assignors to La-Z-Boy Inc., Monroe.
#7,985,899 Soybean variety XB31AH09; Catlynn G. Salois, Swanton; Debra K. Steiger, Wauseon; and Steven R. Schnebly, Scranton, Iowa; assignors to Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc., Johnston, Iowa.
#7,977,548 Soybean variety XB31AB09; Debra K. Steiger, Wauseon, and Leon G. Streit, Johnston, Iowa; assignors to Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc., Johnston, Iowa.
#7,982,191 Plasma panel based ionizing radiation detector; Peter S. Friedman, Toledo, and Ray A. Stoller, Paulding, Ohio; assignors to Integrated Sensors LLC, Toledo.
#7,976,094 Folding locator pin for glass panels; Michael J. Lesle, Toledo; assignor to Zeledyne LLC, Allen Park, Mich.
#7,975,720 Ball valve cartridge for use with remote handle; Scott T. Conway, Sylvania.
#7,972,406 Diesel particulate filter and method of making; Jing Zheng, Findlay, and Kirk Maxey, Toledo; assignors to Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, N.J.
#D641,502 Shingle; Bert W. Elliott, Ottawa Hills; assignor to Owens Corning Intellectual Capital LLC, Toledo.
#D641,255 Combined funnel and bottle; Craig A. Williams, Maumee; assignor to Designetics Inc., Holland.
#D641,246 Container and closure; David Maas, Wheaton, Ill.; Robert Kleckauskas, St. Charles, Ill.; John P. Coursey, Chicago; Bruce Ronner, Glencoe, Ill.; Rita Sifuentes, Melrose Park, Ill.; Valorie Boldrey Langille, Glen Ellyn, Ill.; Charles A. Brewer, St. Charles, Ill.; and Jeffrey M. Fish, Perrysburg; assignors to Arrow Plastics Manufacturing Co., Elk Grove, Ill.
#D641,691 Photovoltaic module device; Xunming Deng, Sylvania; assignor to the University of Toledo.
First Published September 4, 2011, 4:15 a.m.
