US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Monday, July 31:
California Inventor Develops Metal Detection System
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Al Harris of San Fernando, Calif., has developed a metal detection system with a magnetometer head coupleable to conventional footware and a method of use. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "metal detection system ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Rackets Making Method
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Henry Hsu of Taichung City, Taiwan, has developed a method for making rackets with shock absorbing members. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A racket includes a head and a shaft, a throat is connected between the head and the shaft. Shock ...
Nevada Inventor Develops Multi-Player Game Playing Method
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Elia Rocco Tarantino of Las Vegas has developed a multi-player game that includes both individual and bonus game aspects. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Players play individual games for a score. In one embodiment, game scores comprise ...
Swedish Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Venetian Blind Tilting Device
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Sten Smederod of Goteborg, Sweden, has developed an ornamental design for a tilting device for venetian blind, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D525,468 on July 25. The patent has been assigned ...
German Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Motor Vehicles Rolling Device
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Terence Toal of Russelsheim, Germany, has developed an ornamental design for a rolling device for motor vehicles, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D523,609 on June 20. The patent has been ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Power Supply Apparatus
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Tomoyuki Ito and Isao Yamamoto, both of Kyoto, Japan, and Hiroyuki Iwaki of Yokohama, Japan, have developed a power supply apparatus which is provided with overcurrent protection function. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A series ...
Pennsylvania Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Cylindrical Tanks Transport Holder
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Robert T. Kissell of Bensalem, Pa., has developed an ornamental design for cylindrical tanks, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D523,610 on June 20. The original application was filed on March 25, ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Container
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Ming-Hsiao Lai of Chang-Hua Hsien, Taiwan, has developed an ornamental design for a container, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D525,466 on July 25. The original application was filed on Feb. 17, ...
Danish Inventor Develops Fish Skinning Apparatus
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Jo Bech of Faroe Islands, Denmark, has developed an apparatus and a method for skinning fish. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "method for skinning a piece of fish using a supporting surface for a piece of fish ...
Wisconsin Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Dispenser
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Paul Omdoll of Waukesha, Wis., and Scott Collins of Milwaukee, have developed an ornamental design for a dispenser, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D525,465 on July 25. The patent has been ...
Wisconsin Inventors Develop Radio-Frequency Coil Loading Method
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Timothy W. Skloss, Dewain A. Purgill and Daniel J. Schaefer, all from Waukesha, Wis., Roman I. Dachniwskyj of Pewaukee, Wis., Steven C. Davis of Oconomowoc, Wis., and Daniel J. Weyers of Wauwatosa, Wis., have developed a system and method that includes an apparatus ...
Danish Inventor Develops Flexible High Speed Communication Method
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Aly Aarestrup Michaelsen of Farum, Denmark, has developed a method and an apparatus for flexible high speed communication. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Two data communication platforms are operating as a combination. In one ...
Virginia Inventors Develop Host Computers Web Based Management
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Steven J. Martin and Tin Thanh Dang, both of Richmond, Va., and Ryan Alan Danner of Glen Allen, Va., have developed a web based management of host computers in an open protocol network. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Host computers in a ...
North Carolina Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Display Holder
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Manuel J. Alves of Wilmington, N.C., has developed an ornamental design for a display holder for a shoe, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D525,456 on July 25. The patent has been assigned to ...
Pennsylvania Inventors Develop Foldable Swing
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Jeff G. Greger of Lititz, Pa., Alexander R. Therrien of West Chester, Pa., Michael L. Longenecker of Ephrata, Pa., Baku Kakuda of Reading, Pa., and Matthew J. Ransil of Stevens, Pa., have developed a foldable swing with rotatable handles. According to the U.S ....
Massachusetts Inventor Develops Magnetic Resonance Scanner
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Peter D. Jakab of Brookline, Mass., has developed a system for combining electromagnetic position and orientation tracking with magnetic resonance scanner. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "One embodiment includes a magnetic resonance ...
New York Inventor Develops Magnetic Resonance Imaging Sequence Designer
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Guoping Zhang of Forest Hills, N.Y., has developed a dynamic real-time magnetic resonance imaging sequence designer. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "system and method for facilitating radio frequency pulse ...
California Inventors Develop Content Management System
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Tawei Hu, Alan T. Yaung, Randy Richardt, Lily L. Liang and Ed Gallagher, all from San Jose, Calif., James J. Lin of Cupertino, Calif., Kenneth C. Nelson of Hollister, Calif., and Dwayne L. Richardson of San Francisco, have developed a content management system, ...
Israeli Inventors Develop Internet User Request Response Acceleration Method
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Irit Mani-Meitav of Atlit, Israel, and Assaf Sarfati of Tiv'on, Israel, have developed a method of accelerating responses to requests made by users to an internet. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Method and system are disclosed for ...
Florida Inventor Develops Direct Current Converter Digital Duty Cycle Regulator
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Paul Frederic King of Celebration, Fla., has developed a digital duty cycle regulator for direct current (DC)/DC converters. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A digitally-controlled, DC/DC converter includes at least one switched-mode power ...
Michigan Inventor Develops Bristle Brush
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Simon Palushaj of Shelby Township, Mich., has developed a bristle brush for concrete sanding. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A brush or pad for a power sander for sanding surfaces includes a base for mounting onto a power sander and a ...
California Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Bench Back Support
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- John Rockett of Corona, Calif., and Timothy J. Hansen of Riverside, Calif., have developed an ornamental design for bench back support, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D525,463 on July 25. The ...
Alabama Inventor Develops Sample Properties Estimation Method
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Donald Baker Twieg of Birmingham, Ala., has developed systems and methods for estimating properties of a sample. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for estimating properties of a sample are provided in which, for some ...
Florida Inventor Develops Sanding Machine
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Adam DeWain Watson of Naples, Fla., has developed a sanding machine supporting removable side extensions. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A joint compound sanding machine imparting an oscillating motion on an abrasive within a sanding ...
California Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Screen Furniture Unit
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Joe A. Nobles and Otto N. Williams, both of San Francisco, Todd J. Sorel of Hayward, Calif., Jess A. Sorel of Oakland, Calif., have developed an ornamental design for a screen furniture unit, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were ...
U.S., South Korean Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Portable Telephone
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Young-Sae Kim of Los Altos, Calif., and Chang-Hwan Hwang of Kyungki-do, South Korea, have developed an ornamental design for a portable telephone, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D525,609 on July ...
Washington, California Inventors Develop Eyeglass Component
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- James H. Jannard of Spieden Island, Wash., Lek Thixton of Orcas, Wash., and Hans Karsten Moritz of Foothill Ranch, Calif., have developed an ornamental design for an eyeglass component, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were ...
Washington Inventors Develop Computer Network Task Delegating System
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Francis Robert Burianek of Kirkland, Wash., Tanasak Huangyutitham of Redmond, Wash., Ying Wang of Bellevue, Wash., and Izi Behar of Seattle, have developed a system and a method for delegation in a project management context. According to the U.S. Patent ...
Thai Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Baby Wipes Container
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Dalbir Singh Khurana of Bangkok, Thailand, has developed an ornamental design for a baby wipes container, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D525,464 on July 25. The patent has been assigned to ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Polishing Apparatus
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Shinro Ohta and Kazuo Shimizu, both of Tokyo, have developed a polishing apparatus and a polishing pad. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A polishing pad has an upper-layer pad having a hole defined therein, a light-transmittable window ...
Virginia, South Carolina Inventors Develop Absorbent Articles
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Hyun Sung Lim of Midlothian, Va., and George Joseph Ostapchenko of Salem, S.C., have developed absorbent articles that utilizes breathable composite sheet. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to absorbent ...
Jamaica Bearings Wins $42,959 Contract
Jul 31, 2006 ... PHILADELPHIA, July 31 -- The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded a $42,959 contract to Jamaica Bearings Co., Hyde Park, N.Y., for annular ball bearings. The contract was awarded by the agency's Defense Supply Center, ...
MDB Wins $5.23 Million Contract
Jul 31, 2006 ... CINCINNATI, July 31 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a $5.23 million contract to MDB Inc., Washington, for technical, administrative, and logistical support. For more information about US Fed News contract ...
South Korean Inventors Develop E-Mail Service Providing Method
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Soon-Jin Kim and Jung-Hoon Kim, both of Kumi-shi, South Korea, and Young-Sik Park of Daegukwnagyashi, South Korea, have developed a system and a method for providing an E-mail service through a portable terminal with a wireless Internet access ...
North Carolina Inventor Develops Flying Disc
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Michael S. Holgate of Charlotte, N.C., has developed a flying disc for use in recreational activities and sports, such as for catch and throw, Ultimate, disc golf, and the like. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The flying disc is ...
Illinois Inventors Develop Electrical Connector System
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Margaret Karadimas of Naperville, Ill., Andrew Hottel of Bartlett, Ill., and Thomas Pravongviengkham Sr. of Elgin, Ill., have developed a system and a method for providing an electrical and mechanical connection. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Massachusetts Inventors Develop Storage System Metric Manipulation Method
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- William Zahavi of Westborough, Mass., Lee W. Sapiro of Hudson, Mass., Saymai Thammavong of Marlborough, Mass., and Ron Arnan of Brookline, Mass., have developed a method and storage and manipulation of storage system metrics. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Wisconsin Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Motorcycle Exhaust Pipe
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Frank Savage of Trenton, Wis., Mike Alstrin of Milwaukee, Jeff Spraggon of Mukwonago, Wis., and Phil Rusch of Brookfiled, Wis., have developed an ornamental design for an exhaust pipe for a motorcycle, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The ...
North Carolina Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Table
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Shawn C. Stanton of High Point, N.C, has developed an ornamental design for a table, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D525,459 on July 25. The patent has been assigned to Thomasville Furniture ...
Chinese Inventors Develop Field Emission Display Making Method
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Liang Liu and Shou Shan Fan, both of Beijing, have developed a method for making a carbon nanotube-based field emission display. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A method for making a field emission ...
Chinese Inventors Develop Electrical Connector
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Hougbo Zhang and Yi-Sheng Lin, both of Kunsan, China, have developed an electrical connector with improved contacts. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrical connector is provided for mating with a mating connector and includes an ...
California Inventors Develop Battery Cell Monitoring Circuit
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Liusheng Liu of San Jose, Calif., and Guoxing Li of Sunnyvale, Calif., have developed a battery cell monitoring and balancing circuit. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A monitoring circuit for accurately monitoring a voltage level from ...
Massachusetts Inventors Develop Network Gateway Configuration Method
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- James R. Hansen of Franklin, Mass., Tom Nelson of Northboro, Mass., Charlie Trageser of Auburndale, Mass., Brian Dodge of Norfolk, Mass., and Dale E. Calder of Mansfield, Mass., have developed a system which includes a device, a gateway that is in communication with ...
Ohio Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Utility Truck Body Side Portion
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Thomas J. Boyer and James A. Kraschinsky, both of Wooster, Ohio, and Jeffery D. Gorenc of Median, Ohio, have developed an ornamental design for a side portions of a utility truck body, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued ...
Wisconsin Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for China Cabinet
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Randy D. Domack of Trempealeau, Wis., and Terry A. Everson of Blair, Wis., have developed an ornamental design for the buffet and china cabinet, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D525,458 on July ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Vacuum Container Fabrication Method
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Masahiro Tagawa, Osamu Takamatsu and Shinya Koyama, all from Kanagawa, Japan, have developed a method for fabricating a vacuum container and a method for fabricating an image-forming apparatus using the vacuum container. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Phase Change Memory Cell Driver
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Yong-ho Ha of Hwaseong-si, South Korea, Beak-hyung Cho of Osan-si, South Korea, and Ji-hye Yi of Yongin-si, South Korea, have developed a driver for a phase change memory cell having a higher resistive state and a lower resistive state. According to the U.S ....
Japanese Inventors Develop Plasma Display Devices Production Method
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Toshio Imai and Akira Mizuno, both of Osaka, Japan, Shigeo Hirano of Shiga, Japan, Hiroshi Watanabe of Kyoto, Japan, and Yutaka Tani of Hyogo, Japan, have developed a method for manufacturing a plasma display apparatus that includes bonding a panel to a sustaining ...
California, Oregon Inventors Develop Nucleic Acid Composition
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Paul D. Stull and William G. Weisburg, both of San Diego, and Melissa M. Cunningham of Gresham, Ore., have developed compositions, methods and kits for determining the presence of Cryptosporidium parvum organisms in a test sample. According to the U.S. Patent ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Media Recording Shell Material
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Masahiro Sawaguchi and Daisuke Hasegawam, both of Miyagi, Japan, Yasuhito Inagaki of Kanagawa, Japan, and Tadanori Kawamura of Saitama, Japan, have developed a shell material for recording media using used polyethylene terephthalate wastes as starting ...
South Korean Inventor Develops Temperature Detection Circuit
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Sang-Pyo Hong of Seoul, South Korea, has developed a temperature detection circuit and method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The temperature detection circuit samples a first delay time for an input signal at a target temperature to be ...
German Inventor Develops Electrical Device
Jul 31, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 31 -- Dieter Schwarz of Neubulach, Germany, has developed an electrical device connecting a line to an electrode. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device electrically connects a connecting line to an electrode, in particular a medical ...
JB Cubed Wins $104,280 Contract
Jul 31, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $104,280 contract to JB Cubed, Herndon, Va., for enterprise vulnerability management solution. Work will be performed in Atlanta; and Oxon Hill, Md. For more information about US ...
Dewey Electronics Wins $26,498 Contract
Jul 31, 2006 ... PHILADELPHIA, July 31 -- The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded a $26,498 contract to Dewey Electronics Corp., Oakland, N.J., for genreator motor armatures. The contract was awarded by the agency's Defense Supply ...
Avionics/Seaonics International Wins $41,000 Contract
Jul 31, 2006 ... PHILADELPHIA, July 31 -- The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded a $41,000 contract to Avionics/Seaonics International Inc., Goose Creek, S.C., for center pylon wiring harnesses. The contract was awarded by the agency's ...
O'Gara Hess & Eisenhardt Armoring Wins $73,741 Contract
Jul 31, 2006 ... PHILADELPHIA, July 31 -- The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded a $73,741 contract to O'Gara Hess & Eisenhardt Armoring Co., Fairfield, Ohio, for circulating fans. The contract was awarded by the agency's Defense ...
Avtron Manufacturing Wins $92,900 Contract
Jul 31, 2006 ... BALTIMORE, July 31 -- The U.S. Social Security Administration has awarded a $92,900 contract to Avtron Manufacturing, Cleveland, for electric wire and power and distribution equipment. The contract was awarded by SSA's Office of Budget, Finance & Management, ...
Sargent Controls & Aerospace Wins $31,730 Contract
Jul 31, 2006 ... PHILADELPHIA, July 31 -- The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded a $31,730 contract to Sargent Controls & Aerospace, Tucson, Ariz., for self-aligning plain bearings.The contract was awarded by the agency's Defense ...
RAND Wins $50 Million Contract
Jul 31, 2006 ... BALTIMORE, July 31 -- The U.S. Social Security Administration has awarded a contract valued at up to $50 million to RAND Corp., Santa Monica, Calif., for policy evaluation studies. The contract was awarded by SSA's Office of Budget, Finance & Management, ...
JGB Enterprises Wins $37,842 Contract
Jul 31, 2006 ... PHILADELPHIA, July 31 -- The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded a $37,842 contract to JGB Enterprises Inc., Liverpool, N.Y., for pressure gage kits. The contract was awarded by the agency's Defense Supply ...
Urban Institute Wins $50 Million Contract
Jul 31, 2006 ... BALTIMORE, July 31 -- The U.S. Social Security Administration has awarded a contract valued at up to $50 million to Urban Institute, Washington, for policy evaluation studies. The contract was awarded by SSA's Office of Budget, Finance & Management, Baltimore. For ...
MDRC Wins $50 Million Contract
Jul 31, 2006 ... BALTIMORE, July 31 -- The U.S. Social Security Administration has awarded a contract valued at up to $50 million to MDRC, New York, for policy evaluation studies. The contract was awarded by SSA's Office of Budget, Finance & Management, Baltimore. For more ...
Dutch Valley Supply Wins $99,990 Contract
Jul 31, 2006 ... PHILADELPHIA, July 31 -- The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded a $99,990 contract to Dutch Valley Supply Co., Lawrenceville, Ga., for trailing edge wedge assemblies. The contract was awarded by the agency's Defense ...
BAE Systems Land & Armaments Wins $277,199 Contract
Jul 31, 2006 ... PHILADELPHIA, July 31 -- The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded a $277,199 contract to BAE Systems Land & Armaments, Anniston, Ala., for single leg wire rope assemblies. The contract was awarded by the agency's Defense ...
Globe Products Wins $87,720 Contract
Jul 31, 2006 ... PHILADELPHIA, July 31 -- The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded a $87,720 contract to Globe Products Inc., Dayton, Ohio, for direct current motors. The contract was awarded by the agency's Defense Supply Center, ...