PATENTS AWARDED

U.S. patents issued to Arkansans July 17 Patent 10,022,276 B1. Self-Lubricating Tampon Applicator. Issued to Lacey Janell Lund of Rogers. Patent 10,022,358 B2. Methods for Improving Muscle and Heart Function. Issued to Robert R. Wolfe and Jeanne Wei, both of Little Rock. Assigned to BioVentures LLC of Little Rock Patent 10,024,129 B1. Pipe Wiper Box. Issued to Grant Pruitt of Fort Smith and Cris Braun of Van Buren. Assigned to Pruitt Tool & Supply Co. of Fort Smith. Patent 10,024,662 B2. Shelf Height Indication and Validation Device. Issued to Greg A. Bryan of Centerton, Benjamin D. Enssle of Bella Vista and David B. Brightwell of Bentonville. Assigned to Walmart Apollo LLC of Bentonville. Patent 10,024,681 B2. Tactile Navigation Systems and Methods. Issued to Robert James Taylor and Matthew Allen Jones, both of Bentonville; and Nicholaus Adam Jones of Fayetteville. Assigned to Walmart Apollo LLC of Bentonville. Patent 10,025,873 B2. System and Method for Storing and Processing Database Requests. Issued to Richard Jackson of Bentonville and John R. Frerking of Prairie Grove. Assigned to Walmart Apollo LLC of Bentonville. Patent 10,027,040 B2. Body Clamp Connector. Issued to Charles Darwin Davidson Jr. of Little Rock, Robert J. Chastain of Maumelle and Glen David Shaw of Conway. Assigned to Perfectvision Manufacturing Inc. of Little Rock. Patent D823,231 S. Compressible Vehicle Door Storage Organizer. Issued to Jacob A. Yancey of Benton.