PATENTS AWARDED

U.S. Patents Issued to Arkansans

May 19

Patent 9,034,618 B2. Method for Sustaining Microorganism Culture in Syngas Fermentation Process in Decreased Concentration or Absence of Various Substrates. Issued to Stephen S. Adams, Syrona Scott and ChingWhan Ko, all of Fayetteville. Assigned to Ineos Bio SA of Rolle, Switzerland.

Patent 9,035,199 B2. EMI Shielding Member, Particularly Suitable for Shielding of Module Cages. Issued to Kenneth F. Janota and Eran J. Jonesa, both of Conway; Michael Alan Johnston of Maumelle; and Marlon C. Daniels of Oak Park, Ill. Assigned to Molex Inc. of Lisle, Ill.

Patent 9,035,395 B2. Semiconductor Devices Comprising Getter Layers and Methods of Making and Using the Same. Issued to Kevin Matocha of El Dorado; Kiran Chatty of Oviedo, Fla.; Larry Rowland of Scotia, N.Y.; and Kalidas Chatty of Mountville, Pa. Assigned to Monolith Semiconductor Inc. of Round Rock, Texas.

Patent 9,037,490 B2. Two Phase Payment Link and Authorization for Mobile Devices. Issued to Paul D. Lindsey of Springdale, Eric J. Nilsen of Rogers and Mark W. Sisson of Fayetteville. Assigned to Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions Holdings Corp. of Tokyo.

Patent 9,037,923 B2. Intelligent Rolling Upgrade for Data Storage Systems. Issued to Benjamin L. Andrews of Little Rock; and Anthony J. Ciaravella, Joseph W. Dain and Nikhil Khandelwal, all of Tucson. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp. of Armonk, N.Y.

Patent D729,900 S. Tipless and Stackable Gas Can. Issued to Timothy W. Hooper of Rogers.

Patent D729,927 S. Intake Vent. Issued to Jake D. Fiser of Jacksonville. Filed by Lomanco Inc. of Jacksonville.