US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Tuesday, September 5:
Minnesota Inventor Develops Traction Chair System
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Robert D. Baune of Morton, Minn., has developed a traction chair system for efficiently relieving an individual of lower back pain. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The traction chair system includes a chair frame, a seat, a plurality of ...
Australian Inventors Develop Animal Tag
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- John James Steinfort and Neil Frederick Edney, both of Victoria, Australia, have developed a tag for attachment to an animal ear. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "tag for attachment to an animal skin comprising, ...
California Inventors Develop Orthopaedic Brace
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Robert-Jan Enzerink of Davis, Calif., James Gregory Finkes of Patterson, Calif., and Jeffrey Lee Telles of Tracy, Calif., have developed an opaedic brace having a range of motion hinge with an adjustable-length strut. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Missouri Inventors Develop Draft Beverage Tap Handle
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Edward William Bydalek of Brentwood, Mo., Walter F. Lewis of Overland, Mo., and Leonard R. Missler of Chesterfield, Mo., have developed a draft beverage tap handle. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The handle includes a body portion and a ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Electromagnetic Fuel Injection Valve
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Akira Akabane of Miyagi, Japan, has developed an electromagnetic fuel injection valve used mainly in a fuel supply system of an internal combustion engine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electromagnetic fuel injection valve is ...
Arizona Inventor Develops Pistol with Magazine Disconnect
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- James McGarry of Prescott Valley, Ariz., has developed a pistol with a magazine disconnect mechanism that disables the pistol's discharge capability when the magazine is removed. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The pistol may generally ...
Minnesota Inventors Develop Multi-Section Coils Guide Wire
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Jon T. Campion of Crystal, Minn., Todd D. Eungard of Maple Grove, Minn., and Pu Zhou of Eden Prairie, Minn., have developed a guide wire having a coil disposed over the guide wire, wherein the coil is integrally formed of a single wire and has regions of differing ...
Kansas Inventor Develops Trencher Unit
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Wesley Allen Bainter of Hoxie, Kan., has developed a trencher unit that can be mounted to a loader such as a skid steer loader. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The trencher unit of the present invention mounts to a standard loader ...
British Inventor Develops Modulator
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Laurence John Potter of Birmingham, Great Britain, has developed a modulator and a brake actuator. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "modulator comprising an inlet, an exhaust and an outlet, the modulator ...
Washington Inventors Develop Real-Time Wide-Angle Image Correction System
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Zicheng Liu of Bellevue, Wash., and Michael Cohen of Seattle, have developed a real-time wide-angle image correction system and a method for computer image viewing. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention includes a ...
French Inventors Develop Biological Sampling Method
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Bruno Colin and Ce Jaravel, both of Marcy l'Etoile, France, and Marie Privat of Saint Romain en Gal, France, have developed a method for drawing a biological sample by means of a suction-discharge device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Multilayer Capacitor
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Masaaki Togashi and Taisuke Ahiko, both of Nikaho, Japan, have developed a multilayer capacitor that comprises a multilayer body and a plurality of terminal electrodes formed on the multilayer body. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The ...
New York Inventors Develop Proofing Head Apparatus
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Robert P. Collette of Pavilion, N.Y., and Thomas J. Kalkbrenner of Rochester, N.Y., have developed a proofing head apparatus and a proofing printer for generating a proof. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The proofing head assembly ...
Illinois, California Inventors Develop Short-Resistant Capacitor
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- David Y. Kaufman of Chicago, and Sanjib Saha of Santa Clara, Calif., have developed a ceramic capacitor that exhibits graceful failure by self-clearing and a method for fabricating self-clearing capacitor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...
Illinois, Iowa Inventors Develop Positive Temperature Coefficient Resistor
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Alan Joseph Janicek and Kennett Ray Fuller, both of Morrison, Ill., and Mark Alan Heflin of Davenport, Iowa, have developed a combination run capacitor/positive temperature coefficient resistor (PTCR)/overload module. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Alabama Inventors Develop Lines Clamping Method
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Paul Brent Rivers of Cullman, Ala., and Frederick James Diggle III of Birmingham, Ala., have developed an apparatus for retaining and pulling line through a raceway that includes a line clamp and an attachment portion. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Arizona, Nevada Inventors Develop Modular Computer System
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- John R. Jones of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Diane M. Heppting of Las Vegas, have developed a modular computer system and components for use therein, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. 7,099,151 on Aug ....
Minnesota Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Large Cutlery Tray
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Devee Joy of Mendota Heights, Minn., has developed an ornamental design for a large cutlery tray, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D527,229 on Aug. 29. The original application was filed on July ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Ink-Jet Print Head Driving Device
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Minoru Koyama of Matsumoto, Japan, have developed a driving device of an ink-jet print head is provided that discharges liquid drops through a plurality of nozzles. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The driving device comprises a data ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Printing Apparatus
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Hiroyuki Saito and Nobutsune Kobayashi, both of Kanagawa, Japan, have developed a printing apparatus which forms an image on a printing medium. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a printing apparatus which ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Beverage Container
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Sumiyo Yoneoka, Kazunao Ogura and Momoe Kigushi, all from Saitama, Japan, have developed a beverage container with a straw. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A straw adapter is removably disposed in the opening of a beverage container, and ...
Michigan Inventors Develop Modular Adjustable Hoist
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Lester B. Lodrick of Hazel Park, Mich., has developed a modular adjustable hoist that is portable and can be utilized in multiple configurations. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular adjustable hoist has a winch and a cable for ...
German Inventors Develop Display Device Protective Covering
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Andreas Derr of Wutoschingen, Germany, and Patrick Zahn of Eisenbach, Germany, have developed a protective covering for the device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable electrical control and display device is described, having an ...
Canadian Inventor Develops Automatic Support Locking Device
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Richard F. Klein of Ontario, Canada, has developed an automatic support locking device for portable towers and tanks. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The current invention describes an automatically locking leg support system for portable ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Image Printing Apparatus
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Yuji Tsuruoka of Kanagawa, Japan, and Takashi Mouri of Tokyo, have developed an image printing apparatus is capable of printing an image at various resolutions. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "To drive a printhead at a printing position ...
Texas Inventor Develops Military Ribbon Assembly
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Daniel T. Williams of Cibolo, Texas, has developed an assembly for conveniently attaching a plurality of ribbons to a military uniform. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A military flat ribbon assembly includes a plurality of discrete ...
New York, Colorado Inventors Develop Signal Sample Rate Scaling System
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Marco Martens of Chappaqua, N.Y., Tomasz Nowicki J of Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., Jennifer Q. Trelewicz of Superior, Colo., and Timothy James Trenary of Berthoud, Colo., have developed a method and a system for scaling a signal sample rate. According to the U.S ....
Georgia Inventor Develops Multi-Layered Sealed Swab
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Paul Blair of Jonesboro, Ga., has developed a cleaning swab which is for wet or dry use. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The swab includes an elongated handle defining a longitudinal axis. The handle has a cleaning head end and a ...
Maine, Ohio Inventors Develop Solenoid State Space Control System
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Joseph B. Seale of Gorham, Maine, and Gary E. Bergstrom of Moreland Hills, Ohio, have developed a system and a method for state space control of solenoids, particularly engine valve solenoids with two latching positions. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Florida Inventor Develops Iron Board Expansion Platform
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Nigel Anthony Springer of Lauderdale Lakes, Fla., has developed a platform assembly and a method that expands the surface area of a conventional ironing board. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The platform assembly covers a converging end ...
Arizona, California Inventors Develop Integrated Circuit Package Substrate
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Cengiz A. Palanduz of Chandler, Ariz., and Larry E. Mosley of Santa Clara, Calif., have developed an integrated circuit package substrate with a thin film capacitor structure. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A base structure is formed ...
New York, New Jersey Inventors Develop Quantitative Somatosensory Apparatus
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Clifford B. Bleustein of New York, Arnold Melman of Ardsley, N.Y., and Joseph Arezzo of Mahwah, N.J., have developed a simple non-invasive apparatus for the evaluation of erectile dysfunction. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ...
Spanish Inventor Develops Domestic Steam Irons
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Javier Alday Lesaga of Vitoria-Alava, Spain, has developed a domestic steam iron. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to "domestic steam iron including an ironing element or plate, a vaporization element or vaporizer ...
German Inventor Develops Bistable Electromagnetic Valve
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Hubert Ott of Ravensburg, Germany, has developed a bistable electromagnetic valve characterized by a valve chamber arranged within a control coil. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bistable electromagnetic valve is proposed, which is to ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Air-Fuel Ratio Control Apparatus
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Noritake Mitsutani of Toyota, Japan, has developed an air-fuel ratio control apparatus for an internal combustion engine of a vehicle. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine, an air-fuel ...
Florida Inventor Develops Limb Tissue Hardness Measuring Noninvasive Technique
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Bruce Steinberg of Jacksonville, Fla., has developed a system and a method for noninvasively evaluating a limb suspected of compartment syndrome. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method are disclosed for noninvasively ...
Washington Inventors Develop Bitplane Coding Method
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Chih-Lung Lin, Pohsiang Hsu and Sridhar Srinivasan , all from Redmond, Wash., and Thomas W. Holcomb of Bothell, Wash., have developed techniques and tools for video coding and decoding. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one aspect, an ...
Italian Inventor Develops Small Sized Objects Container
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Chanan Gardi of Florence, Italy, has developeda container for small sized objects. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "container for small sized objects such as candies, chocolates, cosmetics, fragrances and small ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Boost Converter Protection Apparatus
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Jianping Ying, Teng Liu, Xingkuan Guo and Jianhong Zeng, all from Taoyuan Shien, Taiwan, have developed an apparatus for preventing a boost converter from an abnormal operation. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The boost converter includes ...
New York, New Jersey Inventors Develop Linear Equations Solution Enhancing System
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Randall L. Barbour of Glen Head, N.Y., Harry L. Graber of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Yaling Pei of Morris Plains, N.J., have developed a method of significantly improving the quality of solutions to a system of linear equations. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
British Inventors Develop Image Frame Compression Method
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Richard John Fryer of Torrance, Great Britain, Robert Bartholemew Lambert of Bridge of Weir, Great Britain, David James Breslin of Cambuslang, Great Britain, and Paul Edward George Devlin of Kelvinbridge Glasgow, Great Britain, have developed a method of compressing ...
Illinois Inventors Develop Massage Tool
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- John Louis of Northfield, Ill., and Herm Schneider of Naperville, Ill., have developed a massage tool for use in performing an ice massage including an anchor extending from the bottom of a base for extending into a mold for receiving a block of ice. According ...
Illinois Inventor Develops Streamlining Bit Assemblies for Road Milling
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Phillip Sollami of Herrin, Ill., has developed streamlining bit assemblies for road milling, mining and trenching equipment. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved bit assembly for road milling, mining, and trenching equipment ...
California, Illinois Inventors Develop Plate Container
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Edward Tucker of Pleasanton, Calif., and Al Savicki of Willowbrook, Ill., have developed a plate container with detachable cover.According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The container includes a base in the form of a plate and a cover. The ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Surge Absorber Array
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Makoto Matsubara and Takaaki Ooi, both of Takefu, Japan, Toru Tominaga of Yokaichi, Japan, and Yukichi Sakurai of Sabae, Japan, have developed a surge absorber and a surge absorber array. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surge absorber ...
Massachusetts Inventor Develops Circuit with Power Management
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Mihail S. Moisin of Brookline, Mass., has developed a power management circuit. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power management circuit includes first and second power control circuits for controlling respective first and second ...
Connecticut Inventor Develops Laundry Basket
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- David J. DeRosa of Bridgeport, Conn., has developed a portable laundry system.According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A laundry basket is provided of the type having a bottom wall, a pair of opposed side walls and a pair of opposed end walls ...
Idaho Inventors Develop Valve Actuating Apparatus
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- John C Watkins and Michael E. Nitzel, both of Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Kevin G. DeWall of Pocatello, Idaho, have developed a valve actuator adapted to be disposed in operative relationship with a valve having a valve stem. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Oregon Inventors Develop Footwear Article
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Maria J. Kozo and Susanne Wolf-Hochdoerffer, both of Portland, Ore., have developed an article of footwear that includes a sole with a midsole. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A midsole plate includes a lateral fork member and a medial ...
Oregon Inventors Develop Video Sequences Blurring Measurement Method
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Bei Li of Beaverton, Ore., and Wilfried M. Osberger of Portland, Ore., have developed a method for measurement of blurring in video sequences due to video processing. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for determine blurring in a ...
Washington Inventor Develops Digital Data Coding Method
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Henrique S. Malvar of Sammamish, Wash., has developed a system and a method for progressively transforming and coding digital data. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method facilitating progressively transforming and coding ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Wheel Structure
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Hidetoshi Toyoda of Saitama, Japan, has developed a wheel structure and a wheel mounting method in a motorcycle. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "wheel structure wherein a hub includes both a hub body and a ...
Canadian Inventors Develop Spacecraft Attitude Control System
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Douglas A. Staley of Mississauga, Canada, George Tyc of Winnipeg, Canada, and Peter R. Frise of Windsor, Canada, have developed a system and a method for spacecraft attitude control. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A momentum management ...
Australian Inventors Develop Lid Combination with Tamper Evident Information
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Craig Wellman of Milperra, Australia, and Victor Paul Ho of Ready Creek, Australia, have developed a container with a lid for rotation mounting. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tamper evident mechanism is located for operation between the ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Overload Prevention Device
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Kenji Kuroiwa, Kenji Kamata, Yasutomo Abe and Tsutomu Mizoroke, all from Wako, Japan, have developed a overload prevention device for a snow removing machine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An overload prevention device has a first ...
California Inventors Develop Guidewire
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Paul D. Corl of Palo Alto, Calif., Robert Z. Obara of Sunnyvale, Calif., and John E Ortiz of East Palo Alto, Calif., have developed a guidewire with pressure and temperature sensing capabilities. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the ...
Minnesota, Wisconsin Inventors Develop Surgical Clamp
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Todd William Sharratt of Birchwood, Minn., Christopher Lee Berg of Crystal, Minn., and Todd M. Bjork of River Falls, Wis., have developed a surgical joint for connecting first and second support members. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ...
Italian Inventors Develop Tractor Parking Brake
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Emiliano Brancolini of Modena, Italy, and Paolo Lelli of Vignola, Italy, have developed a parking brake for a tractor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A parking brake for a motor vehicle includes: a manual operating lever; a braking ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Blow-Molded Bottle
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Hiromichi Saito and Takao Iizuka, both of Koto-ku, Japan, developed a bottle which cross section is a substantially tetragonal chamfered along corners. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A blow-molded bottle includes a shoulder and a body ...
Minnesota Inventors Develop Inadequate Tissue Detection Method
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- David G. Benditt of Edina, Minn., Brian P. Brockway of Shoreview, Minn., and Richard R. Wilson of Arden Hills, Minn., have developed devices and methods for detecting and treating inadequate tissue perfusion. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the ...
Massachusetts Inventors Develop Robotic Endoscope Apparatus
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Michael S. Banik of Bolton, Mass., and Lucien Alfred Couvillon Jr. of Concord, Mass., have developed an endoscope apparatus and a method of operating the same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The endoscope apparatus comprises an endoscope portion ...
California Inventors Develop Non-Destructive Form Bracket Assembly
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Lee A. Shaw of Newport Beach, Calif., and Ronald D. Shaw of Corona Del Mar, Calif., have developed a non-destructive form brackets which eliminate the use of concrete nails as a means of attaching form brackets to the floor slab or foundation. According to the ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Hanger
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Tatsuyuki Kohno of Ishikawa-ken, Japan, has developed a hanger for suspending clothing to be attached via a magnet to some suspension places such as a wall or a side surface of a locker. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hanger includes a ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Braking Force Control Apparatus
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Hiroki Sasaki of Tokyo has developed a braking force control apparatus for an automotive vehicle. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In braking force control apparatus and method for an automotive vehicle, a ...
French Inventors Develop Electromechanical Valve Control Actuator
Sep 05, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 5 -- Emmanuel Sedda of Sainte Honorine, France, Christophe Fageon of Montrouge, France, Stephane Guerin of La Gareene Colombes, France, and Jean-Paul Yonnet of Meylan, France, have developed an electromechanical valve control actuator for internal combustion engines and ...