US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Thursday, August 17:
Washington Inventors Develop Cargo System Roller
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- William R. Clos of Mukilteo, Wash., and Karen S. Whitaker of Arlington, Wash., have developed an apparatus for housing cargo-moving devices in a cargo handling system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The apparatus comprises a variable ...
Australian Inventors Develop Ripple Counter Circuits
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- David Reid of Forestville, Australia, and Timothy Gillespie of Beverly Hills, Australia, have developed digital counter circuits and methods of operating the same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Ripple counter circuits in integrated ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Heartbeat Detector-Transmitter
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Yoji Okuda of Tondabayashi, Japan, and Toshiyuki Nagano of Takarazuka, Japan, have developed an ornamental design for a heartbeat detector-transmitter, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D519,636 on ...
Ohio Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Endodontic Adapter
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Kenneth G. Hudak of Akron, Ohio, has developed an ornamental design for an endodontic adapter for a sonic scaler, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D519,635 on April 25. The original application ...
French Inventors Develop Liquid Crystal Device
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Sandrine Lamarque-Forget of Magny les Hameaux, France, Julien Roux of St. Joseph des Bancs, France, Ivan N. Dozov of Gif sur Yvette, France, and Philippe R. Martinot-Lagarde of Marcoussis, France, have developed a method for producing a liquid crystal device with low ...
Presidio Wins $351,941 Contract
Aug 17, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $351,941 contract to Presidio Corp., Greenbelt, Md., for information technology services, including telecommunications services. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Contracting Agency. For more ...
Defense Planning Wins $25.94 Million Contract
Aug 17, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $25.94 million contract to Defense Planning Corp., Vienna, Va., for professional, administrative and management support services.The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Contracting Agency. For more ...
Susan Carroll Wins $849,984 Contract
Aug 17, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $849,984 contract to Susan Carroll, Silver Spring, Md., for editorial index services. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Contracting Agency. For more information about US Fed News ...
DPRA Wins $413,208 Contract
Aug 17, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $413,208 contract to DPRA Inc., Knoxville, Tenn., for professional, administrative and management support services. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Contracting Agency. For more information ...
New York Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Gaff Hook
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- John Lindahl and Jon P. Casale, both of Center Moriches, N.Y., have developed an ornamental design for a gaff hook, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D526,698 on Aug. 15. The original ...
Swedish Inventors Develop Digital Communication Systems
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Mats Cedervall of Taby, Sweden, Bo Goransson of Stockholm, Sweden, and Joakim Sorelius of Uppsala, Sweden, have developed an apparatus and an associated method in a communication system that is tolerant to interference. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Danish Inventor Develops Tensile Load Elongate Spindle Member Making Method
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Jens Jo Sorensen of Copenhagen, Denmark, has developed a method and an apparatus for making an elongate spindle member of chain links for transfer of pressure and tensile loads. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An elongate spindle member ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Solid Electrolytic Capacitor
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Atsushi Sakai, Ryuji Monden, Toru Sawaguchi, Katsuhiko Yamazaki and Yuji Furuta, all from Nagano, Japan, and Hideki Ohata of Chiba, Japan, have developed a solid electrolytic capacitor and a method for producing the same. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Massachusetts Inventor Develops Software Testing Time Compression System
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Vaughn T. Rokosz of Newton, Mass., has developed a technique for compressing the testing time of software applications. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A technique for applying time compression to simulate long-term execution of a ...
U.S., Danish, British Inventors Develop Brick Model Generation Method
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Angie Simas of San Rafael, Calif., Dennis Leahy of Fairfield, Conn., Peter Frank Andersen of Vejle Oest, Denmark, and Ian Meredith of Oxon, Great Britain, have developed a method and a system for generating a brick model. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Mississippi Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Mobile Deer Stand
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Larry Watson of Gulfport, Miss., has developed an ornamental design for a mobile deer stand, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D519,647 on April 25. The original application was filed on Oct. 14, ...
North Carolina, Texas Inventors Develop Cache Memory Snooping Method
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- James N. Dieffenderfer and Richard G. Hofmann, both of Apex, N.C., Bernard C. Drerup and Barry J. Wolford, both of Austin, Texas, Jaya P. Ganasan of Youngsville, N.C., Thomas A. Sartorius of Raleigh, N.C., and Thomas P. Speier of Holly Springs, N.C., have developed a ...
Virginia Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Gun Sight
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Scott M. Warren of Montclair, Va., has developed an ornamental design for a gun sight, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D526,695 on Aug. 15. The original application was filed on Feb. 9, 2006, ...
California Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Faucet Handle
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Angie L. Kosasih of Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., has developed an ornamental design for a faucet handle, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D526,702 on Aug. 15. The patent has been assigned to ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Write-Once Type Optical Disc
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Yong Cheol Park of Gwachon-si, South Korea, and Sung Dae Kim of Gunpo-si, South Korea, have developed a recording medium of writable once type, and a method and an apparatus for managing a defective area on the recording medium. According to the U.S. Patent ...
Pennsylvania Inventor Develops Protected Information Selling System
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Jonathan Schull of Haverford, Pa., has developed a system and a method for selling protected information in an oem context. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and apparatus of encouraging distribution, registration, and purchase of ...
Finnish Inventor Develops Synchronization Signal Detector
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Kaj Jansen of Salo, Finland, has developed a method and a demodulator which detects periodic synchronization signals. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "The method of the invention includes multiplexing ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Magnetic Recording Apparatus Clutch Device
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Sung Pyo Hong and You Seok Chae, both of Suwon, South Korea, and Ji Young Lee of Pyeongtaeg, South Korea, have developed a clutch device for magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A clutch device for a ...
North Carolina Inventors Develop Automatic Service Selection Method
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Rick L. Allison and Raghavendra G. Rao, both of Cary, N.C., and Peter Joseph Marsico of Chapel Hill, N.C., have developed methods and systems for universal, automatic service selection. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for ...
Florida Inventors Develop Project Application Stability Assess Method
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Oscar A. Chappel of New Port Richey, Fla., and Chris Creel of Tampa, Fla., have developed a system and a method for determining the stability of a project. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "One embodiment includes computing at least two ...
California Inventor Develops Linear Phase Detector
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Jun Cao of Irvine, Calif., has developed methods and apparatus for recovering a clock and data from a data signal. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method provides for receiving a clock signal having a first clock frequency and ...
Massachusetts Inventors Develop Database Transaction Concurrency Control Mechanism
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Foster D. Hinshaw of Somerville, Mass., Craig S. Harris of Acton, Mass., and Sunil K. Sarin of Newton, Mass., have developed a computer method and a system for concurrency control using dynamic serialization ordering. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
New York Inventors Develop Raffle Assembly
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Joseph M. Anderson of Sanborn, N.Y., and Oleg M. Sukhotskiy of East Amherst, N.Y., have developed a fully automated raffle assembly. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "fully automated raffle assembly comprising a ...
Arizona Inventors Develop Remote Power Amplifier Linearization System
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Daniel Davidson MacFarlane Shearer III and Ronald Duane McCallister, both of Scottsdale, Ariz., have developed a communication system having remote power amplifier linearization. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A communication system ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Polyester Fibers
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Masahiro Konishi, Tsuyoshi Masuda and Hiroyuki Osaka, all from Matsuyama, Japan, and Keijiro Hattori of Tokyo, have developed polyester fibers and false twist-textured yarn comprising the same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Polyester ...
Texas Inventor Develops Direct Synthesis Clock Generation Circuits
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- John Lawrence Melanson of Austin, Texas, has developed direct synthesis clock generation circuits and methods. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A clock generator includes input circuitry for receiving an input signal and generating a ...
Massachusetts Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Faucet pullout Wand
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- John Schaffeld of Marshfield, Mass., Steffen Koury of Charlestown, Mass., and Jacob A. Marks of Allston, Mass., have developed an ornamental design for a faucet pullout wand, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S ....
Japanese Inventor Develops Speech Information Processing Method
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Masayuki Yamada of Kawasaki, Japan, has developed a speech synthesis method that uses multi-mode coding with a speech segment dictionary. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Speech segment data are encoded in accordance with their respective ...
Israeli Inventors Develop Model Predictive Controlling System
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Arnold Goldman, Shlomo Sarel and Yossi Fisher, all from Jerusalem, and Yehuda Hartman of Rechovot, Israel, have developed a model predictive control system that uses design of experiments based model. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the ...
Nevada Inventors Develop Gaming Device
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Paulina Rodgers and Erick T. Ching, both of Reno, Nev., and Jasonlee Kissee Hohman of Sparks, Nev., have developed a gaming device including a plurality of reels having several symbols with at least one wild symbol. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Utah Inventors Develop Fire Retardant Yarns
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- William J. Hanyon of Salt Lake City, and Michael R. Chapman of Bountiful, Utah, have developed fire retardant and heat resistant yarns and fabrics incorporating metallic or other high strength filaments. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...
California Inventor Develops Condensed Computer Code Processing Method
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Richard A. Ross of Berkeley, Calif., has developed methods for processing condensed computer. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The condensed computer code includes index references that take the place of code structures found in ...
New Jersey Inventors Develop Digital Phase Synchronization Circuit
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Anthony L. Lentine and Ted K. Woodward, both of Holmdel, N.J., have developed a digital phase synchronization circuit for synchronizing clock signals and digital input signals. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a ...
Nevada Inventor Develops Dice Game System
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Elia Rocco Tarantino of Las Vegas has developed a variety of methods of playing games using dice or other indicia and apparatus for implementing the games. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one embodiment, the game involves the step of ...
California Inventors Develop Probing Card Designing Automated System
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Benjamin N. Eldridge of Danville, Calif., Mark W. Brandemuehl of Mountain View, Calif., Stefan Graef of Milpitas, Calif., and Yves Parent of San Francisco, have developed a method and a system for designing a probe card from data provided by prospective customers via ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Multi-Component Composite Membrane
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Sang-Young Lee, Byeong-In Ahn, Soon-Yong Park and Heon-Sik Song all from Taejeon, South Korea, and You-Jin Kyung of Seoul, South Korea, have developed a multi-component composite membrane and method for preparing the same. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Wireless Network Local Timer
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Teruaki Uehara of Tokyo has developed a local timer which is used in a wireless local area network. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A local timer includes a dividing counter which counts a first clock ...
Arizona Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Video Cabinet
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Thomas H. Hesse of Mesa, Ariz., and Keith A. Weaver of El Mirage, Ariz., have developed an ornamental design for a video cabinet, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D520,972 on May 16. The patent ...
Swedish Inventor Develops Data Coding Method
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Johan Lidman of Stockholm, Sweden, has developed a coding scheme and an apparatus for the compression and decompression of data. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a compression and decompression coding method, arrangement and computer ...
California Inventor Develops Integrated Circuit Device
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Vladimir M. Stojanovic of Stanford, Calif., has developed a circuit for adjusting the phase of a clock signal. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A first sampling circuit generates a sequence of data samples in response to transitions of ...
Florida Inventors Develop Remote Telephony Receiver
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Thomas E. Creamer and Peeyush Jaiswal, both of Boca Raton, Fla., Neil A. Katz of Parkland, Fla., and Victor S. Moore of Boynton Beach, Fla., have developed a method for implementing a remote receiver connected to a telephony network. According to the U.S ....
U.S. Army Awards $2,265 Contract to Hertz Autovermietung
Aug 17, 2006 ... GRAFENWOEHR, Germany, Aug. 17 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $2,265 contract to Hertz Autovermietung GmbH, Weiden, Germany, for lease or rental of passenger cars. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Contracting Agency, Grafenwoehr, Germany. For ...
Pacific Star Communications Wins $3,253 Contract
Aug 17, 2006 ... GRAFENWOEHR, Germany, Aug. 17 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $3,253 contract to Pacific Star Communications, Portland, Ore., for communication, detection and coherent radiation equipment. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Contracting Agency, Grafenwoehr, ...
U.S. Army Awards $3,015 Contract to BayWa
Aug 17, 2006 ... GRAFENWOEHR, Germany, Aug. 17 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $3,015 contract to BayWa AG, Vilseck, Germany, for purchase of construction and repair materials. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Contracting Agency, Grafenwoehr, Germany. For ...
U.S. Army Awards $2,397 Contract to G. Hoffman GMBH & Co.
Aug 17, 2006 ... GRAFENWOEHR, Germany, Aug. 17 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $2,397 contract to G. Hoffman GMBH & Co. KG, Weiden, Germany, for the purchase of plumbing supplies and equipment. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Contracting Agency, Grafenwoehr, ...
Iowa, Illinois Inventors Develop Animal Feed with Low Phytic Acid
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Ming-Tang Chang, Peter L. Keeling, and Edward P. Wilheim all from Ames, Iowa, and Jerry C. Weigel of Decatur, Ill., have developed a grain based feed that provide improved animal nutrition, and reduces the environmental impact of animal production. According ...
New York, Florida Inventor Develops Hand Shield for Hockey Stick
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Robert Berghash of Williamsville, N.Y., and Jefrey Frost of LaBelle, Fla., have developed a hand shield adapted for use with a hockey stick. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The hand shield includes a flexible shield portion having a ...
Minnesota Inventors Develop Robust Control System Architecture
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Paul C. Huang of Circle Pines, Minn., Omar A. Khan of Minneapolis, and Albert Sleder Jr. of Eagan, Minn., have developed a control system architecture (CSA) for a multi-component armament system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The CSA ...
New York, Massachusetts Inventors Develop Vibration Isolator
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- John Cunningham of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., and Robert E. Roemer of Bolton, Mass., have developed a vibration isolator with an adjustable response. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vibration isolator for isolating a vibration source from ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Low Dielectric Films
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Shi-Woo Rhee and Sang-Ki Kwak, both of Kyungsangbuk-do, South Korea, have developed a method for preparing low dielectric films. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A low dielectric constant hydrogenated silicon-oxycarbide film is prepared by ...
North Carolina Inventors Develop Longest Prefix Match Finding Method
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Claude Basso and Jean L. Calvignac, both of Raleigh, N.C., Gordon T. Davis of Chapel Hill, N.C., and Piyush C. Patel of Cary, N.C., have developed a longest prefix match lookup using hash function. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method ...
Virginia Inventors Develop Data Similarity Classifier
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Joshua Alspector of Chantilly, Va., Aleksander Kolcz of Fairfax, Va., and Abdur Chowdhury of Oakton, Va., have developed a machine readable medium storing one or more programs that implement an e-mail classifier for determining whether at least one received e-mail ...
Italian Inventor Develops Roasted Coffee Production Method
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Giuseppe Musicco of Arzago d'Adda, Italy, has developed a method of roasting of ground seeds for alimentary use. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "process for producing roasted coffee or a surrogate thereof in ...
California Inventor Develops Wireless Communication Frequency Tracking Techniques
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Andrew Sendonaris of San Jose, Calif., has developed a method of frequency tracking in a wireless communication system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one embodiment, the invention is directed toward frequency tracking techniques ...
German Inventor Develops Agricultural Machine
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Gert Schonnenbeck of Neu-Anspach, Germany, has developed an apparatus for coupling a power take-off shaft of a tractor. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "The invention involves an agricultural machine with ...
Washington Inventor Develops Hardware Simulation Systems
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Richard M. Wasserman of Redmond, Wash., has developed hardware simulation systems and methods for vision inspection systems. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The systems and methods of this invention provide simulated images to vision ...
Louisiana Inventor Develops Fresh Uncooked Crustacean Preparation Method
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Alfred Prestenbach of Houma, La., has developed a process for preparing fresh uncooked crustaceans such as crawfish, lobster, crab, and shrimp for shipment to consumers in a frozen state. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The process ...
Minnesota Inventors Develop Database Optimization Apparatus
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Jeremy Alan Arnold, Richard Dean Dettinger and John Matthew Santosuosso, all from Rochester, Minn., and Eric Lawrence Barsness of Pine Island, Minn., have developed an apparatus and methods for accessing data in a computer database. According to the U.S ....
Delaware Inventor Develops Elastic Stitched Composite Fabric
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Dimitri Peter Zafiroglu of Centreville, Del., has developed an elastic stitched composite fabric using inextensible yarns. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is directed to a stitch-bonded elastic polymeric composite ...
German Inventors Develop Vegetable Extracts Concentrate
Aug 17, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 17 -- Hans-Peter Wild of Eppelheim, Germany, and Matthias Sass of Oftersheim, Germany, have developed a concentrate comprising green tea, grape skin extract and grape extract, the production thereof and use of the same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...