PATENTS AWARDED

U.S. patents issued to Arkansans

Jan. 9

Patent 9,861,052 B2. Soybean Cultivar BY1210813. Issued to Karen Maureen Gallo of Jonesboro and Clay Brady Cole of Bay. Assigned to Syngenta Participations AG.

Patent 9,861,056 B1. Soybean Variety XR56J15X. Issued to Floyd Hancock of Stuttgart. Assigned to Monsanto Technology LLC, St. Louis, Mo.

Patent 9,861,066 B2. Soybean Cultivar CC1415432. Issued to Clay Brady Cole of Bay. Assigned to Syngenta Participations AG.

Patent 9,862,939 B2. Plant Lectins as Carriers of Associated Drug Substances into Animal and Human Cells. Issued to David N. Radin and Carole L. Cramer, both of Jonesboro. Assigned to Biostrategies LC, State University, Jonesboro. Patent 9,863,636 B2. Fuel-fired Heating Appliance Having Flame Indicator Assembly. Issued to Darryl Farley and Robert Neihouse, both of Fort Smith, and Shawn Reed of Charleston. Assigned to Rheem Manufacturing Co., Atlanta.

Patent 9,863,957 B2. Methods and Kits for Isolation and Analysis of a Chromatin Region. Issued to Alan J. Tackett, Stephanie Byrum and Sean Taverna, all of Little Rock. Assigned to Bioventures LLC of Little Rock.

Patent 9,864,991 B2. Method and Apparatus for Secure Transaction Management. Issued to Garland B. Beasley, Charles Jarrett, Alan Anderson, Jay Jacobson, Raymond Dalton and Brian Bates, all of El Dorado. Assigned to Murphy Oil USA Inc. of El Dorado.

Patent 9,865,148 B2. Shopping Party Locator Systems and Methods. Issued to Ruth A. Boyd and Kellie D. Embree, both of Bentonville, and Meriah D. Montondo of Rogers. Assigned to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville.

Patent 9,866,793 B1. Automated Audio/Video Distribution System. Issued to Farhad Moeeni of Jonesboro and Keane McGough of Cane Ridge, Tenn. Assigned to Arkansas State University. Patent D807,134 S. Handle for Tool Including Rings for Single-handed Use. Issued to John T. Hughes and Charles H. Cowie, both of Fayetteville. Assigned to Marshalltown Co., Marshalltown, Idaho.

Patent D807,237 S. Drop Hitch Apparatus. Issued to Thomas Wright of Marvell.