US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Tuesday, September 12:
Lockheed Martin Wins $600,444 Contract
Sep 12, 2006 ... EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla., Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $600,444 contract to Lockheed Martin Corp., Grand Prairie, Texas, for research and development work. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command's Air Armament Center, Eglin Air Force Base, ...
Control Systems Research Wins $1.74 Million Contract
Sep 12, 2006 ... LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va., Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $1.74 million contract to Control Systems Research Inc., Valparaiso, Fla., for information technology services including telecommunications services. The contract was awarded by the Air Combat Command, Langley Air ...
BMaKK Wins $4.21 Million Contract
Sep 12, 2006 ... MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D., Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $4.21 million contract to BMaKK Corp., Omaha, Neb., for refuse collection and recycling services. The contract was awarded by the Air Combat Command, Minot Air Force Base, N.D. For more information about US ...
French Inventors Develop Tissues Packet
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Christian Tourre of Arrebloy, France, Sylvain Breteau of Colmar, France, and Pierre Laurent of Turckheim, France, have developed a packet of stacked absorbent paper tissues. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A packet of stacked absorbent ...
Ohio Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Lifting Foil
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Ronald G. Houck II of Dayton, Ohio, has developed an ornamental design for a lifting foil, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D516,994 on March 14. The original application was filed on May 26, ...
Massachusetts, Connecticut Inventors Develop Product Packaging with Display
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Arnold R. Craven of Chicopee, Mass., and Carl A. Chasse of Stafford, Conn., have developed a container for primary products that displays a sample of the primary product. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a ...
Pennsylvania Inventors Develop Electrical Connector
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Robert W. Brown, Iosif R. Korsunsky and Joanne E. Shipe, all from Harrisburg, Pa., and Tod M. Harlan of Mechanicsburg, Pa., have developed an electrical connector with a circuit board retention structure. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Suspension File Binder
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Wei Kang Yeh of Taichung, Taiwan, has developed a binder for a suspension file that has a body, a cover mounted on the body and a control element mounted inside the body. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The control element has two rods ...
Ohio Inventor Develops Hanging Device
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Michael James Wenzler of Dayton, Ohio, has developed a hanging device having a base that can be connected to a wall. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A plurality of horizontally disposed retainers extend across a front face of the base, ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Electrical Connection Box
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Hisanobu Yamashita of Mie, Japan, has developed an electrical connection box. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrical connection box includes a plurality of circuit components at least partially overlapped one above the other and ...
German Inventors Develop Printed Circuit Board Plug-In Connection
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Martin Listing of Langen, Germany, Gerzson Toth of Mannheim, Germany, Oliver Fuck of Taunusstein-Orlen, Germany, and Kurt Schaaf of Heidelberg, Germany, have developed a printed circuit board plug-in connection. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Italian Inventor Develops Cardboard Container
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Gianfranco D'Amato of Arzano, Italy, has developed a cardboard container for drinks and process therefor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cardboard container for drinks and a process for making it is provided. The container has a perimetral ...
Idaho Inventors Develop Printing Device Control Method
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Johnny M. Lewis and Gregory A. Vaughn, both of Meridian, Idaho, and Thomas S. Gale of Boise, Idaho, have developed a method for control of outputs from a printing device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "system, ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Hanger Rack
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Jui-Chien Kao of Taichung Hsien, Taiwan, has developed a hanger rack for hand tools which includes a bar having a rail formed at an upper side of the bar. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Multiple fixture pieces are movably mounted on the ...
Pennsylvania Inventor Develops Tools Supporting Holder
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Robert C. Berfield of Jersey Shore, Pa., has developed a holder for vacuum cleaner tools. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A holder for vacuum cleaner tools includes a flat plastic body mounted on a wall or between exposed studs on a wall ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Cleaning Jig
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Hyug Jin Kweon of Kumi-shi, South Korea, and Hae Joon Son of Kyongsangbuk-do, South Korea, have developed a cleaning jig for cleaning a liquid crystal container. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cleaning jig for cleaning a plurality of liquid ...
Ohio Inventor Develops Actuator
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Russell E. Hollis of Beavercreek, Ohio, Paul R. Hollis of Troy, Ohio, and Douglas W. Olson of Wilberforce, Ohio, have developed a linear actuator having improved serviceability and adjustability. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Device
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Kenji Ichikawa of Tokyo has developed a semiconductor device including first and second transistor groups and semiconductor integrated circuit device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A salicide block area is provided around a gate ...
Strategic Response Initiatives Wins $52,210 Contract
Sep 12, 2006 ... MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala., Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $52,210 contract to Strategic Response Initiatives, Troy, N.Y., for fire fighting equipment. The contract was awarded by USAF's Air Education & Training Command, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. For ...
AM General Wins $88.62 Million Contract Modification
Sep 12, 2006 ... WARREN, Mich., Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $88.62 million contract modification to AM General LLC, South Bend, Ind., for M1151A1 with kit B, M1152, and M1165 high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles.The contract was awarded by the ...
Alabama Inventor Develops Electrical Equipment Disabling Method
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Robert W. McCollum of Mobile, Ala., has developed a method for quickly and conveniently disabling power to electrical equipment during routine maintenance or replacement. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and an apparatus for ...
Massachusetts Inventor Develops Latching Mechanism
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Henry L. Collins IV of Maynard, Mass., has developed a latching mechanism for expandable compact disc (CD) carrying case. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A latching mechanism for an expandable CD book which expands with the insertion of ...
Idaho Inventors Develop Printer Drivers
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- John P. Daly of Eagle, Idaho, James S. Boyce of Meridian, Idaho, and Elliot Lee Klosterman of Boise, Idaho, have developed a printer driver which uses filters that are operating system-independent and printer-independent. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
California Inventors Develop Communication Packet False Detection Method
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- John Thompson of Santa Clara, Calif., and Teresa Meng of Portolla Valley, Calif., have developed a method for detecting a false detection of a packet. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The method includes generating a frequency domain ...
Ohio Inventor Develops Adjustable Shelf System
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Charles William Craft of Apple Creek, Ohio, has developed an adjustable shelving system wherein each support post includes a plurality of slots based vertically along the support post. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The shelving system ...
California Inventor Develops Circuit Assembly
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Patrick Gilliland of Santa Barbara, Calif., has developed a compact contour electrical converter package. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A circuit assembly and package incorporates a front cover with power contacting blades extending ...
U.S., French Inventors Develop Insulation Displacement System
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Xavier Fasce of Verchaix, France, Guy Metral of Cluses, France, and Jerome A. Pratt of Georgetown, Texas, have developed an insulation displacement system for two electrical conductors. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrically ...
Michigan Inventor Develops Two Speed Transfer Case
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Raymond J. Haka of Brighton, Mich., has developed a transfer case for a vehicle having front and rear axles. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The transfer case includes first and second input clutches connected with an input member, and ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Shield Connector
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Hiroyuki Hayashi of Mie, Japan, has developed a shield connector. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A terminal metal piece connected to an electric wire is inserted into a housing and an outer periphery of the housing is attached with a ...
French Inventor Develops Motor Vehicle Drum Brake
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Vincent Dupuis of St. Maur des Fosses, France, has developed a motor vehicle drum brake and a related assembling method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In order to facilitate assembly and disassembly of a vehicle, the invention provides ...
Louisiana Inventor Develops Pipeline Locator
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Todd Gerard Boudreaux of Lafayette, La., has developed the locating and mapping of pipelines via an internal tool traversing through the pipeline. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The pipeline locator/coordinate mapping device is a tool ...
German Inventors Develop Shielded Connector
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Gu Neumann of Remshalden-Buoch, Germany, Erwin Daberger of Pluderhausen, Germany, and Tobias Schimmele-Brell of Weinstadt, Germany, have developed a connector connected to the front end of a cable in a compact connection that provides electrical shielding and a ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Electrical Connector
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Chia Hao Fan of Tu-chen, Taiwan, has developed a connector with a post member for opening the shutter of a mating connector. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrical connector includes a housing having a mating portion defining a ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Flexible Board Connector
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Kunihiro Satou of Fukuyama, Japan, has developed a flexible board connector and a connection structure of a flexible board to a circuit board. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A casing is arranged in a through hole of a circuit board, and ...
California Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Package
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Mark Winn Beutler of Carmichael, Calif., has developed an ornamental design for package, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D527,625 on Sept. 5. The original application was filed on Dec. 6, 2004, ...
Austrian Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Carton
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Ivica Franic of Vienna, Austria, has developed an ornamental design for a carton, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D527,629 on Sept. 5. The patent has been assigned to Elopak Systems AG, ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Memory Card Connector Assembly
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Yi-Tse Ho of Tainan Hsien, Taiwan, Tung-Chang Lin of Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, and Ching-Chia Chu of Pan Chiao, Taiwan, have developed a memory card connector assembly for mounting on a printed circuit board. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...
German Inventor Develops Internally Ventilated Braking Disk
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Alexander Prahst of Ebersbach, Germany, has developed an internally ventilated brake disk with curved cooling air ducts. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An internally ventilated brake disk has two friction rings which are mutually ...
New Jersey, New York, Ohio Inventors Develop Odor Transmission-Resistant Polymeric Film
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Richard S. Chomik of Middlesex, N.J., Caryl Yeager of Madison, N.J., Rosemary Knuth of Congers, N.Y., and Mark Yoho of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, have developed a malodor transmission-resistant plastic finding employment in cassettes housing flexible tubular material, the ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Power Transmission Cable
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Yung-Fu Chen of Xindian, Taiwan, has developed a power transmission cable that electrically interconnects a power supply and electronic devices powered by the power supply. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, ...
German Inventor Develops Material Web Deflecting Turning Bar
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Anton Weis of Lorsch, Germany, has developed a turning bar which is used to turn a web of material. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The turning bar includes an outer jacket that is provided with holes on at least one section of its ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Electronic Apparatus
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Kiyoyuki Hatanaka, Satoshi Watanabe, Shigeo Iriguchi, Nobuo Taketomi and Yoshitaka Muraoka, all from Kawasaki, Japan, have developed electronic apparatus including a rotary unit that is rotated horizontally relative to a main unit. According to the U.S ....
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Memory Card Connector
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Chia-Chen Chang of Hsin Chung, Taiwan, has developed a memory card connector with switch terminals having improved contacts. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A memory card connector includes an insulative housing having a rear ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Semiconductor Nonvolatile Memory Cell Array
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Takashi Ono of Tokyo has developed a semiconductor nonvolatile memory cell array. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A semiconductor nonvolatile memory cell array includes a plurality of semiconductor nonvolatile memory cells. Each memory ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Non-Volatile Memory
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Pin-Yao Wang of Hsinchu, Taiwan, and Liang-Chuan Lai of Hsinchu County, Taiwan, have developed a method of fabricating a non-volatile memory. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A substrate having a trench therein for forming a trench device ...
Illinois Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Disposable Foil Pan
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Raj Patel of Lake Zurich, Ill., has developed an ornamental design for the disposable foil pan, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D527,628 on Sept. 5. The patent has been assigned to Handi-Foil ...
Texas Inventor Develops Wellbore Disconnect Operating Method
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Greg Marshall of Magnolia, Texas, has developed a method of operating disconnect for use in a wellbore. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention generally relates to a disconnect for use in a wellbore to separate a tubular ...
Wisconsin Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Container Base
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Sondra A. Weiss of Sauk City, Wis., and Robert G. LaMasney of Cross Plains, Wis., have developed an ornamental design for a double compartment container base, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D527,626 ...
German Inventors Develop Operating Material Supplying Device
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Martin Nitsche of Gerstetten, Germany, and Martin Becke of Ulm, Germany, have developed an operating material supply device for a hydrodynamic component. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to an operating material ...
Canadian Inventor Develops Photo Holder
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- John Ng Wa Fai of Markham, Canada, has developed a pouch for holding and displaying an object. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pouch for holding cards, flat sheets, photos, pictures and also a disc such as a compact disc or digital ...
New York Inventors Develop Electrical Connector Assembly
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Cosmo Castaldo of Westbury, N.Y., and Anthony Tufano Jr. of Seaford, N.Y., have developed two wire folder line plugs and connectors. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrical connector assembly receives exposed ends of an electrical ...
South Korean, Singapore Inventors Develop Semiconductor Leadframe
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Tae Heon Lee of Kuri-shi, South Korea, Young Suk Chung of Seoul, South Korea, and Mu Hwan Seo of Aspen Heights, Singapore, have developed a leadframe and a semiconductor package with improved solder joint strength. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Adaptor with Reflection Fins
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Huang-Chou Huang of Taipei Hsein, Taiwan, has developed an adaptor with reflection fins that has a seat and a shell. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A first channel is defined in a center of the seat. Two slots are respectively defined ...
German Inventor Develops Hydraulic Dashpot Assembly
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Helmut Drees of Ennepetal, Germany, has developed an assembly for a hydraulic dashpot. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The dashpot is accommodated in an overall housing and provided with a shock-absorbing piston traveling back and forth ...
Florida Inventor Develops Multicarrier Modulation System
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Young-Seo Park of Sunrise, Fla., has developed a system and a method for generating a spectral efficient root raised cosine (RRC) pulse for increasing spectral efficiency. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved multicarrier ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Recording Tape Cartridge
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Yusuke Ishihara, Kazuo Hiraguchi and Wataru Iino, all from Kanagawa, Japan, have developed a recording tape cartridge which is used as a recording/playback medium mainly of computers or the like. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent ...
New York Inventors Develop Lamp Adapter
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Anthony Tufano of North Massapequa, N.Y., and David B. Balaban of Hauppauge, N.Y., have developed an adapter for mogul base open fixture lamps. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "lamp adapter for receiving a lamp ...
Ohio, Connecticut Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Cosmetic Container Cap
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Su-Yon McConville of Mason, Ohio, David William Schuller of Lebanon, Ohio, and Javier Verdura of Milford, Conn., have developed an ornamental design for a cap for a cosmetic container, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were ...
French Inventors Develop Sterilized Packaging
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Jean-Pierre Grimard of Vif, France, and Jean-Claude Thibault of Saint-Egreve, France, have developed a package for products to be sterilized with a high-temperature sterilizing fluid. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention ...
South Carolina Inventors Develop Integral Motor Brake Manual Release Mechanism
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- David W. Conrad of Taylors, S.C., and Patrick N. Cromer of Anderson, S.C., have developed a manual brake release mechanism for an electromagnetic brake of an electronic motor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The manual brake release ...
Swiss Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Round Container
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Thomas Liebe of Thun, Switzerland, has developed an ornamental design for a round container, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D527,627 on Sept. 5. The patent has been assigned to Hoffmann Neopac ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Card Connector
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Ming-Lun Kuo of Tu-Chen, Taiwan, has developed an electrical connector which is used in notebook computers for receiving a printed circuit card. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A card connector comprises an insulated housing, a plurality ...
California Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Desk Unit
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- James S. Sexton of Danville, Calif., has developed an ornamental design for a desk unit, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D527,550 on Sept. 5. The patent has been assigned to Z-Line Designs, San ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Dresser
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- James Glenn Mohundro of Taichung City, Taiwan, has developed an ornamental design for a dresser, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D527,546 on Sept. 5. The original application was filed on Aug ....
Israeli Inventors Develop Compressed Video Stream Generation Method
Sep 12, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12 -- Ofir Paz of Rishon Leziyon, Israel, Avishai Keren of Rosh Ha'ayin, Israel, Meir Feder of Herzelia, Israel, and Maie Fensterr of Petach Tikya, Israel, have developed a method of remote access to a computer running an Internet browser. According to the U.S ....