US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Wednesday, September 13:
Minnesota Inventors Develop Fiber Containment System
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Daniel Ray Mertesdorf of Nicollet, Minn., Clinton M. Knudsen of St. Louis Park, Minn., Michael J. Follingstad of Edina, Minn., and David Anthony Durand of St. Paul, Minn., have developed a telecommunications termination panel. According to the U.S. Patent ...
New Jersey, New York Inventors Develop Silica Body Manufacturing Process
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Yoram De Hazan of South Plainfield, N.J., John Burnette MacChesney of Lebanon, N.J., Thomas Edward Stockert of Milburn, N.J., and Suhas Bhandarkar of Alfred, N.Y., have developed a process for the manufacture of a glass body that comprises preparing a sol by mixing ...
Hong Kong Inventor Develops Water Craft Apparatus
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Kaiyuen Francis Tsui of Happy Valley, Hong Kong, has developed a walk-on-water type of apparatus.An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A water craft includes a first portion having a front end, a rear end, and at ...
Aerojet General Wins $3.02 Million Contract
Sep 13, 2006 ... HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $3.02 million contract to Aerojet General Corp., Rancho Cordova, Calif., for bearing assemblies. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command's Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill Air Force Base, ...
Universal Propulsion Wins $167,979 Contract
Sep 13, 2006 ... HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $167,979 contract to Universal Propulsion Co., Phoenix, for actuator cartridges. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command's Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill Air Force Base, ...
Gulf Copper Ship Repair Wins $100,000 Contract
Sep 13, 2006 ... CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $100,000 contract to Gulf Copper Ship Repair Inc., Corpus Christi, for maintenance and repair of mechanical room doors. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Materiel Command's Corpus Christi Army Depot, Corpus Christi, ...
AAA Hoist & Crane Wins $34,645 Contract
Sep 13, 2006 ... CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $34,645 contract to AAA Hoist & Crane Co. Inc., Salt Lake City, for materials handling equipment. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Materiel Command's Corpus Christi Army Depot, Corpus Christi, Texas. For ...
Science Applications International Wins $539,404 Contract
Sep 13, 2006 ... HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $539,404 contract to Science Applications International, San Diego, for engineering services. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command's Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill Air Force Base, ...
SMS Data Products Group Wins $259,170 Contract
Sep 13, 2006 ... SALEM, Ore., Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $259,170 contract to SMS Data Products Group Inc., Sterling, Va., for general purpose information technology equipment. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army's U.S. Property & Fiscal Office, Salem, Ore. For ...
Western Pacific Enterprises Wins $113,600 Contract
Sep 13, 2006 ... HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded an $113,600 contract to Western Pacific Enterprises, Canoga Park, Calif., for housing assemblies. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command's Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill Air Force Base, ...
Universal Propulsion Wins $227,671 Contract
Sep 13, 2006 ... HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $227,671 contract to Universal Propulsion Co., Phoenix, for impulse cartridges. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command's Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill Air Force Base, ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Light Emitting Diode Module
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Hideo Nagai of Takatsuki, Japan, and Yuji Omata of Toyonaka, Japan, have developed an ornamental design for a light emitting diode module, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D528,226 on Sept. 12 ....
Japanese Inventors Develop Optical Shifter
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Hiromi Katoh of Nara, Japan, and Takashi Shibatani of Kashihara, Japan, have developed an optical shifter and a projection type optical display system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An optical shifter includes first and second optical ...
Wisconsin Inventors Develop Marine Vessel Security System
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Steven J. Gonring of Slinger, Wis., and Kevin W. Bradley of Oshkosh, Wis., have developed a security system for a marine vessel. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A security system for a marine vessel uses identification values to ...
Colorado Inventors Develop Image Capturing Device
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Heather Noel Bean of Fort Collins, Colo., and Mark Nelson Robins of Greeley, Colo., have developed an image capturing device capable of single pixel exposure duration control. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A still image capturing ...
German Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Ceiling Mounted Medical Apparatus
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Arno Korner of Herrsching, Germany, has developed an ornamental design for a ceiling mounted medical apparatus, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D528,216 on Sept. 12. The patent has been ...
Swiss, German Inventors Develop Sensor Magnetic Circuit Arrangement
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Ennio Bitton of Aesch, Switzerland, and Gerhard Eckert of Rheinfelden, Germany, have developed a mount for electrical that leads to a vibration-type sensor and/or for coils on a vibration-type sensor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The ...
Washington, California, Montana Inventors Develop Focused Navigation Method
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- James A. Billmaier of Woodinville, Wash., John M. Kellum of Seattle, Dewey M. Reid of San Rafael, Calif., and Philip A. Rogan of Bozeman, Mont., have developed a system and a method for focused navigation within a user interface. According to the U.S. Patent ...
California Inventors Develop Computer Physical Security Device
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- William R. Murray Jr. of Redwood City, Calif., Stewart R. Carl of Palo Alto, Calif., and Arthur H. Zarnowitz of Burlingame, Calif., have developed an apparatus which inhibits the theft of equipment such as personal computers. According to the U.S. Patent ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Partition Wall Display Device Manufacturing Method
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Hiroshi Koeda of Suwa, Japan, has developed a method for manufacturing a partition wall for a display device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method is provided for manufacturing a display with a partition wall to form a luminescent ...
New Jersey Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Single Unit Swan Fence
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Jane Dong of Fort Lee, N.J., has developed an ornamental design for a single unit swan fence, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D528,217 on Sept. 12. The patent has been assigned to XM ...
Florida Inventor Develops Remote-Agent-Object Based Multilevel Browser System
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Eric Morgan Dowling of Holmes Beach, Fla., has developed an architecture to enable a client web browser to conduct and manage a multilevel search. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The browser includes an application layer interface. The ...
Wisconsin Inventors Develop Hydraulically Assisted Steering System
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Allen F. Swan of Mayville, Wis., Jeremy L. Alby of Oshkosh, Wis., and Brian L. Fisher of Oakfield, Wis., have developed a method for controlling a hydraulically assisted steering system of a marine vessel. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...
California Inventor Develops Heat Sink Attachment Apparatus
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Stephan Karl Barsun of Sacramento, Calif., has developed a method and an apparatus for attaching heat sink to a component with a flexible leaf spring mount. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The apparatus and method may have the following: ...
Swedish Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Biosensor Chip Carrier
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Jo Malmsater of Hagersten, Sweden, has developed an ornamental design for a chip carrier for biosensor, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D528,215 on Sept. 12. The patent has been assigned to ...
Australian Inventor Develops Gate Latching Device
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- James David Francis West of Terrey Hills, Australia, has developed a latching devices for gates and doors. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A latching device particularly for installation such as swimming pool gates may have an automatic ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Scan Conversion Apparatus
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Haruko Terai of Osaka, Japan, has developed a scan conversion apparatus for video signal and a scan converting method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The scan conversion apparatus of the present invention comprises a video signal ...
Texas Inventor Develops Natural Gas Liquefying Method
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Anthony P. Eaton of Sugar Land, Texas, has developed a method and an apparatus for liquefying natural gas. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to "improved methodology for starting up a liquefied natural gas (LNG) ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Low Insertion-Force Connector Terminal
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Kyoko Suzuki, Minoru Ikeda and Tomohiro Shimada, all from Shizuoka, Japan, have developed a low insertion-force connector terminal, a method of producing the same and a substrate for the same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present ...
New York Inventors Develop Digital Information, Imaging System
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Michael Venturino of Geneseo, N.Y., James E. McGarvey of Hamlin, N.Y., and Steven G. Welk of Penfield, N.Y., have developed a mutual display support for a digital information/imaging system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Terminal Forming Method
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Kazuhiko Nimura of Yokkaichi, Japan, has developed a method of forming a terminal which has an opposite front and rear ends and a receiving plate with lateral edges. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ""Front and rear connecting pieces ...
California Inventor Develops Image Quality Improvement Method
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Eric C. Anderson of San Jose, Calif., has developed a method for capturing an image using an image capture device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The image is capable of including a plurality of objects. Each of the plurality of objects ...
Barrett Firearms Manufacturing Wins $12.67 Million Contract
Sep 13, 2006 ... PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J., Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $12.67 million contract to Barrett Firearms Manufacturing Inc., Murfreesboro, Tenn., for weapons. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Armament Research, Development & Engineering Center, Picatinny Arsenal, ...
Quality Foam Packaging Wins $71,957 Contract
Sep 13, 2006 ... ROCK ISLAND, Ill., Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $71,957 contract to Quality Foam Packaging Inc., Lake Elsinore, Calif., for optical sighting and ranging equipment. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command, Rock Island, Ill. For ...
Florida Inventor Develops Nozzle Drive
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Jose Abella of Hialeah, Fla., has developed a nozzle drive propulsion for a marine craft. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "nozzle drive propulsion assembly for use with a marine craft and incorporating an ...
South Korean Inventor Develops Portable Computer Device Swapping Apparatus
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Hyo-Sik Shin of Suwon, South Korea, has developed a device swapping apparatus for portable computer. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of a device swapping apparatus and method for a portable computer have advantages in that ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Workpiece Machining Apparatus
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Masaaki Sudo of Kanagawa-ken, Japan, has developed a machining apparatus using a rotary machine tool to machine a workpiece. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A machining apparatus includes a rotary machine tool for machining a workpiece ....
New York Inventor Develops Self-Play Cat's Cradle Toy
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Michelle Neuburger of Chappaqua, N.Y., has developed an apparatus for cat's cradle game. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A self-play cat's cradle toy temporarily holds a string loop configuration while a user frees her hands in order to ...
Australian Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Hearing Prosthesis
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Ian Darley of Cromer Heights, Australia, and Peter Single of Lane Cove, Australia, have developed an ornamental design for a hearing prosthesis, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D528,213 on Sept. 12 ....
Japanese Inventors Develop Motor Vehicle Electrical Junction Box
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Eiji Higuchi and Masashi Kanazawa, both of Yokkaichi, Japan, have developed an electrical junction box for a motor vehicle. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrical junction box for a motor vehicle includes a casing, a pair of bus ...
Canadian Inventor Develops User Interface Toggleable Widget
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Phil Coulthard of Aurora, Canada, has developed a widget or an entry field from which a user can toggle on an inherited value or on a noninherited value which then allows the user to enter another value. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Electrical Connector
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Takao Murakami of Shizuoka, Japan, has developed an electrical connector having a pair of connector housings. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connector has a pair of male and female connector housings. The male connector housing has an ...
French Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Splint
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Marc-Herve Binet of Avoriaz, France, has developed an ornamental design for a splint, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D528,214 on Sept. 12. The patent has been assigned to Skimeter SARL, ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Information Processing System
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Shinichi Shiotsu of Kobe, Japan, has developedan information processing system and an information processing apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An information processing system and apparatus receiving a television broadcast ...
U.S., Japanese Inventors Develop Data Compression Methods
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Henri-Pierre Valero of Danbury, Conn., and Saad Kisra of Sagamihara, Japan, have developed methods and systems for taking measurements that is relating to subterranean formations. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The methods and systems ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Automated Measuring System
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Hsin-Pei Chang and Chih-Kuang Chang, both of Tu-Cheng, Taiwan, have developed an automated measuring system and a method which can encode required measurement procedures for an object. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automated ...
British Inventor Develops Messages Prioritized View Generation Method
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- James Steven Luke of Fareham, Great Britain, has developed a message viewer for generating a prioritized view of a plurality of messages stored in an email mailbox. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The viewer includes a script for ...
Minnesota Inventors Develop Convective Treatment System
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Ryan S. Augustine and Scott D. Augustine, both of Bloomington, Minn., Mark Thomas Bieberich of Minnetonka, Minn., and Mark Christopher Albrecht of Chanhassen, Minn., have developed a convective treatment system for cooling a person. An abstract of the ...
Wisconsin Inventors Develop Dynamic Force Response Simulation Method
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Peter D. Honer and Peter S. Lortscher, both of Neenah, Wis., and Oliver P. Renier of Green Bay, Wis., have developed a method for simulating a dynamic force response and a method of calibration. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method ...
California Inventor Develops Materials Elastic Properties Determining System
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Peter Thomas German of Altadena, Calif., has developed systems and methods to determine elastic properties of materials. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides systems and methods to used a measured driving-point ...
California Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Portable Oxygen Concentrator
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Scott Conway of Yorba Linda, Calif., and Rex O. Bare of Lake Forest, Calif., have developed an ornamental design for a portable oxygen concentrator, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D528,212 on Sept ....
Japanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Multiple Setting Type Inspection Lighting Device
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Takashi Sugita of Kyoto, Japan, has developed an ornamental design for a multiple setting type inspection lighting device, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D528,225 on Sept. 12. The patent has ...
U.S., Malaysian Inventors Develop Multiport Network Analyzer Calibration Method
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Tiberiu Jamneala of San Francisco, David A. Feld of Newark, Calif., and Burhan Zaini of Kedah, Malaysia, have developed a method for multiport network analyzer calibration that employs reciprocity of a device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Georgia Inventors Develop Sample Surface Contamination Identification System
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- M. Brandon Steele and Jeffrey Alan Hawthorne, both of Decatur, Ga., have developed a method and a system for identifying a defect or contamination on a surface of a sample. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The system operates by detecting ...
Japanese, South Korean Inventors Develop Game Character Rendering Method
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Jumpei Tsuda of Kawasaki, Japan, and JaeYoung Kim of Mapo-Gu, South Korea, have developed a program, a recording medium, a game character rendering method, and a game apparatus. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Missouri Inventors Develop Internet Browser Interface Control Method
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Thomas Shafron of Miami Beach, Fla., has developed a method of controlling an Internet browser user interface displayable by an Internet browser on a display of a computer. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is ...
Pennsylvania Inventor Develops Sandblasting Cabinet
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- David Koch of Allison Park, Pa., has developed a sandblasting cabinet for containing an abrading device delivering a spray of abrasive particles toward a workpiece to be abraded. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a ...
Colorado Inventor Develops Battery Powered Electronic Device
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Heather N Bean of Fort Collins, Colo., has developed a method and a battery powered electronic device that incorporates use-adaptive fuel gauging. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The use-adaptive fuel gauging adapts a fuel gauge ...
Indiana Inventor Develops Artifacts Visual Effects Reduction Method
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Ronald Thomas Keen of Indianapolis has developed an apparatus and a method for reducing the visual effects of artifacts present in a line scanned video display. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "On a line scanned video display, the ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Three-Pin Output Connector
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Hiroshi Akino of Machida, Japan, has developed a three-pin type output Connector for condenser microphone. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A three-pin type output connector for a condenser microphone includes a grounding first pin and ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Padlock
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Chun Te Yu of Changhua County, Taiwan, has developed a padlock having an identification function so as to remind a user to inspect the luggage. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A padlock includes a housing, a shackle, a number lock ...
California Inventor Develops Semiconductor Wafers Chemical Mechanical Polishing Method
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- In Kwon Jeong of Sunnyvale, Calif., has developed an apparatus and a method for sequentially polishing and loading/unloading semiconductor wafers. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) apparatus and ...
German Inventors Develop Climatic Cooling Cabinet
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Achim Melching of Langenselbold, Germany, Olaf Bromsen of Morfelden-Walldorf, Germany, Dieter Bidlingmaier of Bruchkobel, Germany, and Hermann Stahl of Muhlheim, Germany, have developed a climatic cabinet that comprises an interior having a holding rack configured to ...
California Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Retaining Wall Block
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- Jan Erik Jansson of Santaluz, Calif., has developed an ornamental design for a retaining wall block, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D528,223 on Sept. 12. The original application was filed on ...
British Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Femoral Prosthesis
Sep 13, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 13 -- R. Vallings of London, and Ronald John Furlong of Hertfordshire, Great Britain, have developed an ornamental design for femoral prosthesis, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D528,209 on Sept. 12 ....