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Mechanicsburg, PA-based Fry Communications announced that Stephen Grande is succeeding Gary Shughart as vice president of sales. Grande joined Fry in 2002 as assistant vice president of sales. Shughart, who joined the firm in 1970, will fill a new position, senior vice president of sales.

National Graphics, Brookfield, WI, reports that the United States Patent and Trademark Office awarded its patent for Lenticular Bar Code Image (6,974,080) on December 13, 2005. This technology allows for reliable scanning of bar codes integrated into lenticular printed products, such as cups, containers, labels and packages.