The following U.S. patents were granted to Lucas, Fulton, and Wood County inventors in June, 2006, and were published in the Official Gazette of the Patent & Trademark Office. For more information call the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, Business-Technology Department, at 419-259-5209.

#7068151 Vehicle security system; Samuel K. Giles, Holland, Ohio, and Christopher E. Smith, East Cleveland, Ohio.

#7067515 Quinuclidines-substituted-multi-cyclic-heteroaryls for the treatment of disease; Steven Reitz, Toledo; Vincent Groppi, Jr., Kalamazoo, Mich.; David Piotrowski, Portage, Mich.; and Donn Wishka, Kalamazoo, Mich.; assignors to Pfizer Inc., New York City.

#7066523 Tonneau cover for automotive vehicle; Adrian Montanaro, Holland, Ohio; Brian Staley, Bloomfield, Mich.; Anthony Verduci, Milford, Mich.; and Abdullah Dagcevizi, Great Britain; assignors to ASC Inc., Southgate, Mich.

#7066455 Self-centering mechanical strut; Jack W. Adoline, Toledo; Mark R. Thomas, Toledo; and Bruce J. Fondren, Ida, Mich.; assignors to Barnes Group Inc., Bristol, Conn.

#D523967 Vent for a soffit panel with top openings; John L. Sigmund, Holland, Ohio; assignor to Certain Teed Corp., Valley Forge, Penn.

#D523521 Sprayer; Eric Richard Bartsch, Holland, Ohio; Alan Goldstein, Blue Ash, Ohio; Richard Horstman, Cincinnati; John Hunt, Cincinnati; Melissa Kreuzer, Fairfield, Ohio; Jonathan Powell, Cincinnati; Demetrius Romanos, Cincinnati; William Cannon, West Harrison, Ind.; and Shawn Snyder, Lawrenceburg, Ind.; assignors to Procter & Gamble Co., Cincinnati.

#7063498 Method of and apparatus for transferring articles from a first position to a second position; Frank DiFrank, Toledo; Thomas Kirkman, Perrysburg; Larry Shue, Woodville; assignors to Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc., Toledo.

#D522751 Caddy for cleaning supplies; John Irwin, Toledo; Donald Soncrant, Toledo; and Stephen Dukes, North Baltimore, Ohio; assignors to Impact Products Inc., Toledo.

#7062446 Apparatus and method for tracking and managing physical assets; Brent Parent, Holland, Ohio, and Andrew Shuy, Jr., Perrysburg; assignors to Dana Corp., Toledo.

#7061130 Method for determining transition from starter to alternator function by monitoring starter/alternator motor phase voltage or current; Eric Manning, Toledo, and Scott Blackburn, Temperance; assignors to Dana Corp., Toledo.

#7059926 Method of making a spark plug having a multi-tiered center wire assembly; Mark McMurray, Toledo; Lawrence Geer, Waterville; and Thomas Nohl, Holland, Ohio; assignors to Federal Mogul World Wide, Inc., Southfield, Mich.

#7059232 Method of forming bridges in tamper-indicating closures; Timothy Kowal, Maumee; assignor to Owens-Illinois Closure Inc., Toledo.

#7059104 System for filling and closing fluid-containing cartridges; Douglas Taylor, Toledo; assignor to JAWS International, Ltd., Toledo.

#7056340 Method for fixing a graft in a bone tunnel; Daniel McKernan, Sylvania; Harold Martins, Newton, Mass.; Joan Sullivan, Hanover, Mass.; Ronald Taylor, Jr., Everett, Mass.; and Gregory Whittaker, Stoneham, Mass.; assignors to Ethicon Inc., Somerville, N.J.

#7055708 Child-resistant package; Eugene Haffner, Waterville, and Noel Vander, Perrysburg; assignors to Owens-Illinois Prescription Products Inc., Toledo.

#7055691 Plastic packaging having embedded micro-particle taggants; John W. Safian, Maumee; assignor to Owens-Illinois Health Care Packaging Inc., Toledo.

#7055244 Method of manufacturing flat wire coil springs to improve fatigue life and avoid blue brittleness; Anand Bhagwat, Perrysburg, and Steven Wray, Findlay.

The following U.S. patents were granted to Monroe and Lenawee County, Michigan inventors in June, 2006.

#7066722 Discharge valve for compressor; Rick Bunch, Tecumseh, and Nelik Dreiman, Tipton, Mich.; assignors to Tecumseh Products Co., Tecumseh.

#7066533 Tubular front end structure for automobiles and method for making the same; Michael Azzouz, Livonia, Mich.; Musa Azzouz, Northville, Mich.; Madhu Deme, Novi, Mich.; Larry Dupuis, Groose Ile, Mich.; James Lowe, Temperance; Raj Sohmshetty, Canton, Mich.; and Dragan Stojkovic, Southgate, Mich.; assignors to Ford Global Technologies LLC, Dearborn, Mich.

#7066374 Sonic weld sunroof trim ring; Scott Arnold, Farmington Hills, Mich.; Michael Dykman, Lake Orion, Mich.; Jim Mestemaker, Lambertville; John Tiesler, Harrison Township, Michigan; assignors to Lear Corp., Southfield, Mich.

#7064506 System and method for power seat motor control; Stephen Harrison, Monroe; Eric Honsowetz, Saline, Mich.; Mark Jay, Ann Arbor; Robert Stewart, South Lyon, Mich,; assignors to Lear Corp., Southfield, Mich.

#7063523 Compressor discharge assembly; Robin Skinner, Tecumseh; assignor to Tecumseh Products Co., Tecumseh.

#7063518 Bearing support and stator assembly for compressor; Robin Skinner, Tecumseh, and Dale Westcott, Adrian; assignors to Tecumseh Products Co., Tecumseh.

#7062948 Process of end-forming a tube having internal surface features; Gerald Beagle, Blissfield; assignors to Blissfield Manufacturing Co., Blissfield.

#D522776 Hand grip for chair; Brian Williams, Ida, Mich., and William Lohenss, Jonesville, Mich.; assignors to Michigan Tube Swagers and Fabricators Inc., Temperance.

#7060999 Apparatus and method for inspecting ribbed containers; John Juvinall, Ottawa Lake, Mich.; assignors to Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc., Toledo.

#7059839 Horizontal compressor end cap with a terminal, a visually transparent member, and a heater well mounted on the end cap projection; David Haller, Adrian, and Robin Skinner, Tecumseh; assignors to Tecumseh Products Co., Tecumseh.

#7059685 Fabricated vehicle wheel; Alan Coleman, Southgate, Mich.; Thomas Heck, Monroe; Werner Kermelk, Much, Del.; Karl Rode, Konigswinter, Del.; Gunter Stelzer, Bad Honnef, Del.; assignors to Hayes Lemmerz International Inc., Northville, Mich.

#7059305 Internalized component for fuel tanks; Richard Knaggs, Ottawa Lake, Mich., and Vern Osenbaugh, Brooklyn, Mich.; assignors to Automotive Components Holdings LLC, Dearborn, Mich.

#7056588 Heat-treatable coated article with zinc oxide inclusive contact layers(s); Ronald Laird, Dexter, Mich.; Philip Lingle, Temperance; George Neuman, Ann Arbor; Thomas Seder, Northville, Mich.; and Grzegorz Stachowiak, Ann Arbor; assignors to Guardian Industries Corp., Auburn, Mich.

#7055582 Refrigerating unit having heat-exchanger mounting shroud; Sukru Erisgen, Tecumseh; assignor to Tecumseh Products Co., Tecumseh.

First Published July 10, 2006, 7:07 a.m.