New patents for West Virginia inventors

No U.S. patents were issued this week to West Virginia owners

The following U.S. patent applications were published this week for West Virginia applicants and/or assignees:

20070176155  Flame-Retardant Magnesium Hydroxide Compositions and Associated Methods of Manufacture and Use
  Inventors: Granada, Jr., Lemuel O. (Manistee, MI)
                    Innes, James (Mount Vernon, WA)
                    Smith, David Morgan (Kearneysville, WV)
                    Wajer, Mark (Nottingham, MD)
  Assignee: Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

20070175738  Conveyor belt
  Inventors: Neely, D. Joseph (Gerrardstown, WV)
                    Neely, Aaron Brantly (Gerrardstown, WV)
  Assignee: Ashworth Bros. Inc. (Winchester, VA)

20070175566  Method of increasing the load capacity of a radial tire
  Inventors: Frank, Maurice Jacob (Akron, OH)
                    Wilton, Steven Michael (Van Buren, AR)
                    Wilkinson, Lance Reed (Mogadore, OH)
                    McMahon, Brian Ernest (Akron, OH)
                    Sticklen, Nicholas Lynn (Winfield, WV)
  Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Akron, OH)

20070174957  Body-contoured tub
  Inventor: Greeno, Scott (Shepherdstown, WV)