PATENTS AWARDED

U.S. patents issued to Arkansans Jan. 9

Patent 10,173,140 B2. Interactive Gaming Systems and Methods. Issued to Christopher Ryan Van Briggle of Bentonville and Christopher Mark Johnson of Bella Vista. Assigned to Walmart Apollo LLC of Bentonville.

Patent 10,173,573 B2. Sensor Systems and Methods for Monitoring, Unloading of Cargo. Issued to Nicholaus Adam Jones, Aaron Vasgaard, both of Fayettevile; Robert James Taylor of Rogers and Matthew Allen Jones of Bentonville. Assigned to Walmart Apollo LLC of Bentonville.

Patent 10,173,706 B2. Retail Store Cart. Issued to Yurgis Mauro Bacallao and Kenneth Samuel Larsen, both of Centerton; and Stephen Tyler Caution of Bentonville. and Assigned to Walmart Apollo LLC of Bentonville.

Patent 10,173,708 B1. Shopping Cart Bagging Station. Issued to Egress Mauro Bacallao of Centerton. Assigned to Walmart Apollo LLC of Bentonville.

Patent 10,173,774 B2. Portable Unmanned Delivery Aircraft Launch Systems, and Methods of Delivering Products Utilizing Aircraft Launch Systems. Issued to Nathan G. Jones of Bentonville, Gregory A. Hicks of Rogers and Donald R. High of Noel, Mo. Assigned to Walmart Apollo LLC of Bentonville.

Patent 10,174,533 B2. Hinge. Issued to Wayne Crolley of Bryant. Assigned to AT&T Intellectual Property I L.P. of Atlanta.

Patent 10,176,383 B2. Systems and Methods for Detecting Vehicle Attributes. Issued to Nicholaus Adam Jones and Aaron James Vasgaard, both of Fayetteville; Robert James Taylor of Rogers and Matthew Allen Jones of Bentonville. Assigned to Walmart Apollo LLC of Bentonville.

Patent 10,176,454 B2. Automated Shelf Sensing System. Issued to Nicholaus Adam Jones and Aaron Vasgaard, both of Fayetteville; and Matthew Allen Jones of Bentonville. Assigned to Walmart Apollo LLC of Bentonville.

Patent 10,176,455 B2. Consumer Demand-Based Inventory Management System. Issued to Nicholaus A. Jones of Fayetteville; Marc A. Fletter and Matthew A. Jones, both of Bentonville; Daniel R. Shields of Cave Springs; and Robert J. Taylor of Rogers. Assigned to Walmart Apollo LLC of Bentonville.

Patent 10,176,507 B2. Apparatus and Method for a Self-Service Drug Locator Kiosk. Issued to J. Guadalupe Lopez of Rogers. Assigned to Walmart Apollo LLC of Bentonville.

Patent D837,924 S. Firearm Suppressor. Issued to Daniel J. Kunau of Paragould.