The R&D Dept.

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.

Patents this week from a Shockoe Slip pharmaceutical firm, Afton Chemical, Capital One, Philip Morris and more.

Get a first glimpse at all the latest local innovations with patents this week from Genworth, Tredegar, Afton Chemical Philip Morris and more.

A busy week of high tech patents for VCU, UVA, Capital One, Dupont and more.