The R&D Dept.

Phillip Morris gets a patent related to electronic cigarettes. And patents for Capital One, Afton Chemical, and more.

A Chesterfield firm is looking to patent barbells. Hamilton Beach at Innsbrook has some new kitchen appliances in the works.

A local patent for bowling alley parts. Capital One gets a patent, along with DuPont, Honeywell and more.

Interesting patents this week for VCU, Afton Chemical and a local inventor of a double-sided jigsaw puzzle.

Patents this week from VCU, MeadWestvaco, Hamilton Beach, Altria, and more.

Patents go global this week with several locals involved in inventions for international firms. A major bank gets a patent for turning around underperforming branches.

Patents this week include a method for tracking waste from collection to recycling. Plus patents for Phillip Morris, Afton Chemical and more.

A busy week of patents for MeadWestvaco, Capital One, Phillip Morris and a biotech firm in Ashland.

Another busy week of patents for Capital One, Phillip Morris, Dupont and more.

A busy two weeks of patents for Dominion Resources, Genworth, Phillip Morris, George Mason and more.