US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Wednesday, September 20:
U.S., Canadian Inventors Develop Steering Wheel Mounting Hub
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- John Affleck of Ruthven, Canada, and Michael Despreaux of Lighthouse Point, Fla., have developed a steering wheel mounting hub for mounting a steering wheel on a shaft. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hub for mounting a steering wheel ...
Swedish Inventor Develops Material Body Working Method
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Anders Dahlberg of Goteborg, Sweden, has developed a method employing high kinetic energy for working of material. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a method for material working utilizing high kinetic ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Position Measuring Device
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Shinichi Nakajima of Tokyo has developed a position measuring device, a position measurement method, an exposure apparatus, an exposure method, and a superposition measuring device and a superposition measurement method. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Bridge Box Girder Structure
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Yoshitaka Nishida and Toshikazu Minami, both of Kobe, Japan, Tsutomu Kadotani of Atsugi, Japan, Norio Terada of Sagamihara, Japan, and Takashi Takagaki of Takarazuka, Japan, have developed a box girder structure for a bridge with outer cables and also relates to a ...
Illinois Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Football Helmet
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Thad M. Ide of Chicago, Ralph J. Infusino of Bloomingdale, Ill., Nelson Kraemer of Mt. Prospect, Ill., and Timothy J. Sutherland of Gurnee, Ill., have developed an ornamental design for a football helmet, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The ...
Arizona Inventors Develop Handoff Candidate List Generation Method
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Daniel R. Tayloe of Phoenix, Shawn W. Hogberg of Chandler, Ariz., and Douglas E. Wright of Gilbert, Ariz., have developed a method of providing a handoff candidate list to a mobile station. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of ...
South Carolina Inventor Develops Raster-Based Photolithographic System
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Paul A. Farrar of Okatie, S.C., has developed photolithographic techniques for producing angled lines. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present subject matter allows non-orthogonal lines to be formed at the same thickness as the ...
Washington Inventor Develops Window Assembly
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Thoi Huu Huynh of Seattle has developed a window assembly for buildings in seismic zones. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A window assembly with its glazing frame that stays independently from lateral movement of building main structure ...
German, Swiss Inventors Develop Ball Game Racket
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Ralf Schwenger of Straubing, Germany, and Udo Munster of Baar, Switzerland, have developed a ball game racket. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ball game racket, especially a tennis racket, has a racket head formed by a tension frame ...
Ohio, Michigan Inventors Develop Casting Mold for Engine Block
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Thomas P Newcomb of Defiance, Ohio, and Maurice G Meyer of Freeland, Mich., have developed a casting mold for an engine block and a method for manufacturing the casting mold. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one embodiment, the casting ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Vehicle Headlamp
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Hiroyuki Ishida and Kiyoshi Sazuka, both of Shizuoka, Japan, have developed a headlamp for vehicle that forms a light distribution pattern. A vehicle headlamp structure includes a light distribution pattern having a horizontal cutoff line formed by a first reflecting ...
California Inventor Develops Hyperspectral Scene Generator
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Neil R. Nelson of Anaheim, Calif., has developed a hyperspectral scene generator and method of use. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hyperspectral scene generator generates a projected linear scene where the spectral characteristics at ...
California Inventors Develop Magnetic Element Providing Method
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Yiming Huai of Pleasanton, Calif., and Mahendra Pakala of San Jose, Calif., have developed a method and a system for providing a magnetic element that can be used in a magnetic memory. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The magnetic element ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Thin Film Magnetic Memory Device
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Tsukasa Ooishi of Hyogo, Japan, has developeda thin film magnetic memory device provided with memory cells having magnetic tunnel junctions. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Each of program cell and memory cells includes a magnetic ...
South Korean Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Electric Shaver
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Tae-Jun Oh of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, has developed an ornamental design for an electric shaver, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D528,701 on Sept. 19. The original application was filed on ...
Georgia Inventors Develop Identity Blocking Service Providing Method
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Samuel N. Zellner of Dunwoody, Ga., Mark J. Enzmann of Roswell, Ga., and Robert T. Moton Jr. of Alpharetta, Ga., have developed a method for identity blocking service from a wireless service provider. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In ...
New York Inventor Develops Refractive-Diffractive Spectrometer
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Edward M. Granger of Rochester, N.Y., has developed a method for determining optical characteristics of radiation. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A diffraction grating and a prism with the appropriate characteristics are employed to ...
French Inventors Develop Vehicle Piece Styling
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Maelig Pommeret of Lyons, France, Gerald Andre of Amberieu en Bugey, France, and Thibault Lacroix of Chateau-Gaillard, France, have developed a styling and a motor vehicle including such a piece of styling. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, ...
Tennessee Inventors Develop Ataxia Telangiectasia-Mutated Kinase Composition
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Michael B. Kastan and Christopher Bakkenist, both of Cordova, Tenn., have developed an ataxia telangiectasia-mutated (ATM) kinase compositions and methods. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides methods for ...
North Carolina Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Lamp Base
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Darlene Salatto-Rose of Hickory, N.C., has developed an ornamental design for a lamp base, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D528,695 on Sept. 19. The patent has been assigned to Robert Abbey ...
California Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Hair Pin
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- David Alan Silva of Santa Clara, Calif., has developed an ornamental design for a hair pin, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D528,699 on Sept. 19. The original application was filed on Feb. 24, ...
Maryland Inventors Develop Non-Biological Particles Detection Method
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- David B. Silcott of Reisterstown, Md., and Alexander J. Fielding of Manchester, Md., have developed a multi-spectral optical method and a system for detecting and classifying biological and non-biological particles. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
New York Inventor Develops Vertically Adjustable Rod Support Assembly
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Ghislaine F Apollon of Springfield, N.Y., has developed a vertically adjustable rod support assembly for selectively supporting a curtain rod. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "vertically adjustable rod support ...
Connecticut Inventors Develop Plasma Analysis Apparatus
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Peter J. Morrisroe of New Milford, Conn., and Thomas Myles of Fairfield, Conn., have developed a method and an apparatus for spectroscopically analyzing a material sample in a plasma. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a method of ...
Pennsylvania Inventor Develops Fishing Lure Manufacturing Method
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Joseph Francis Renosky of Indiana, Pa., has developed bendable fishers lure with a method of manufacture and assembly. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to "fishers lure including a spine having a first eye on a first ...
U.S., Dutch Inventors Develop Reticle Cooling Method
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Daniel N. Galburt of Wilton, Conn., Andrew W. McCullough of Newtown, Conn., Stephen Roux of New Fairfield, Conn., Santiago del Puerto of Milton, N.Y., and Joost Jeroen Ottens of Veldhoven, Netherlands, have developed a method and an apparatus for cooling a reticle ...
Japanese Inventors Develop General-Purpose Engine
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Yoshikazu Yamada, Shosaku Chiba, Katsuya Tajima and Eiichi Utsugi, all from Saitama, Japan, have developed a general-purpose engine including a canister for adsorbing fuel vapor that has evaporated within a fuel tank. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Ohio Inventors Develop Light Emitting Panel Assemblies
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Timothy A. McCollum of Westlake, Ohio, Jeffery R. Parker of Richfield, Ohio, and Robert M. Ezell of Brunswick, Ohio, have developed a light emitting panel assembly which is provided for better control of the light output from the panel assemblies. According ...
New York Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Portable Light Emitting Device
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Stuart Leslie of Larchmont, N.Y., and Roland Zeder of New York, have developed an ornamental design for a portable light emitting device, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D528,676 on Sept. 19 ....
Georgia, Texas, California Inventors Develop Data Communication Network
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Dana Blair of Alpharetta, Ga., Roy Hanzel of Allen, Texas, and Michael Shannon of San Jose, Calif., have developed a data communication network for supporting mobile users. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The functions performed by a ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Thin Film Magnetic Memory Device
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Hideto Hidaka of Hyogo, Japan, has developeda thin film magnetic memory device provided with a redundant configuration. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Normal memory cells are arranged in rows and columns, and dummy memory cells are ...
Malaysian Inventors Develop Lighting System
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Yin Leong Kwong, Choon Guan Koand and Chun Hean Cheah, all from Penang, Malaysia, have developed a method of sampling for color control feedback using an optical cable. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Light is mixed within a mixing ...
South Korean Inventor Develops Non-Volatile Memory Element
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Jin Hyo Jung of Bucheon, South Korea, has developed a non-volatile memory elements having a high programming speed and a reduced constant voltage requirement for data storage. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Each memory cell of a ...
U.S., Australian Inventors Develop Immunochromatographic Assay
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Ronald Sommer of Elkhart, Ind., Lloyd Schulman of Osceola, Ind., and Daya C. Wijesuriya of Parkinson, Australia, have developed a device for determining the amount of an analyte in a fluid test sample containing heterophilic antibodies which non-specifically bind to ...
German Inventors Develop Semiconductor Detector
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Gerhard Lutz and Lothar Strueder, both of Munich, Germany, and Peter Lechner of Holzkirchen, Germany, have developed a semiconductor detector with optimised radiation entry window. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Texas, Louisiana Inventors Develop Pipeline Electric Current Measurement Method
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Bert Pots and Kola Fagbayi, both of Houston, Mark W. Mateer of Katy, Texas, and P. Kevin Scott of Harvey, La., have developed a system and method for measuring a voltage differential in a current-carrying pipe using a propulsion vehicle. According to the U.S ....
California Inventor Develops Measurement System Cluster
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Talat Fatima Hasan of Saratoga, Calif., has developed systems and methods for measuring semiconductor wafers in a fabrication process that uses one or more of a plurality of measurement systems. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ...
California Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Jock Cup
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Jon G. Wong of Long Beach, Calif., has developed an ornamental design for a jock cup, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D528,702 on Sept. 19. The original application was filed on Nov. 16, 2005, ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Bumped Chip Carrier Package
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- In Ku Kang of Cheonan, South Korea, and Sang Ho Ahn of Suwon, South Korea, have developed a bumped chip carrier (BCC)package using lead frame and method for manufacturing the same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved BCC package ...
French Inventors Develop Elementary Analysis Device
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Jean-Luc Lacour of Villabon/Yvette, France, Jean-Franc Wagner of Drancy, France, Vincent Detalle of Montreal, France, and Patrick Mauchien of Palaiseav, France, have developed an elementary analysis device by optical emission spectrometry on laser produced ...
German Inventors Develop Switched Networks Locality Information Providing Method
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Uwe Herzog of Heidelberg, Germany, Heiko Dassow of Griesheim, Germany, and Klaus-Peter Zeffler of Darmstadt, Germany, have developed a method for providing locality information in a plurality of switched networks of different network types. According to the ...
California Inventor Develops Sandal Single Strap System
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Kurtis Sakai of Ventura, Calif., has developed strapping systems for securely affixing a sport sandal to a user's foot and for providing adjustability in the strapping system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sandal having a sole and at ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Programming Circuits
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Wook-Ghee Hahn, Sung-Soo Lee and Dae-Seok Byeon, all from Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, have developed non-volatile memory devices and programming systems and methods thereof. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A non-volatile memory device ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Semiconductor Device
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Akira Ishikawa of Kanagawa, Japan, has developed a semiconductor device and a manufacturing method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of realizing an active matrix display device having flexibility is provided. Further, a method ...
German Inventors Develop Composite Material Production Method
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Stephan Behle of Hahnheim, Germany, and Matthias Bicker of Mainz, Germany, have developed a method for production of a composite material with a biodegradable plastic substrate and at least one coating. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "To ...
Michigan Inventors Develop Exterior Rear View Mirror Assembly
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Mark Stidham of Washington, Mich., Dale Gathergood of North Street, Mich., and Charles Furlotte of Shelby Township, Mich., have developed rear view mirror assemblies for motor vehicles which incorporate auxiliary warning lights. According to the U.S. Patent ...
Ohio Inventor Develops Watercraft Accessories
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Nick Wilson of Middletown, Ohio, has developed a quick-release snag resistant fishing net retainer designed to securely hold a fishing net to a boat. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The net retainer includes a compressive retainer and a ...
California Inventors Develop Precision Survey Performing System
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- John F. Cameron of Los Altos, Calif., and Mark D. Sellers of Santa Clara, Calif. have developed an improved system and a method of using corrected signals from a global positioning system (GPS) to perform precision surveying. According to the U.S. Patent ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Focal Length Measuring Device
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Mitsuru Namiki of Hanno, Japan, has developed a focal length measuring device for measuring a focal length of an optical system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A focal length measuring device comprises a light source unit for ...
Washington Inventor Develops Interactive Television System
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Robert E. Novak of Kirkland, Wash., has developed a system and a method for personalized remote control of an interactive television system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An interactive television system for providing personalized ...
Delaware Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Louvered Handrail
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Chris Roger Wyatt of Ocean View, Del., has developed an ornamental design for a louvered handrail/privacy screen kit, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D528,668 on Sept. 19. The original ...
Idaho Inventors Develop Through-Substrate Interconnect Fabrication Method
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Salman Akram and Kyle K. Kirby, both of Boise, Idaho, have developed a method for forming a conductive via through a substrate. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for forming a conductive via or through-wafer interconnect in a ...
Ohio, Tennessee Inventors Develop Vertical Wall Insulation System
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Gary E. Romes of Cincinnati, Matthew D Mattmuller of Aurora, Ohio, and Joseph T. Church of Collierville, Tenn., have developed a method of insulating a vertically extending concrete wall. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and ...
Finnish Inventors Develop Xylitol, Ethanol Production Method
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Marja-Leena Sarkki, Tapio Viljava and Pa Sarmala, all from Kantvik, Finland, Heikki Heikkila and Leena Rahkila, both of Espoo, Finland, Heikki Ojamo of Lohja, Finland, Go Hyoky of Askainen, Finland, and Olli-Pekka Eroma of Kotka, Finland, have developed a process for ...
Dutch Inventors Develop Lithographic Projection Apparatus
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Ralph Kurt of Eindhoven, Netherlands, Levinus Pieter Bakker of Helmond, Netherlands, Frank Jeroen Pieter Schuurmans of Valkenswaard, Netherlands, and Jan Evert Van Der Werf of Waalre, Netherlands, have developed a lithographic apparatus designed for use with ...
Texas Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Lighting Fixture Ballast Housing
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Claude Barozzini of Austin, Texas, has developed an ornamental design for a lighting fixture ballast housing, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D528,694 on Sept. 19. The patent has been assigned ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Internal Combustion Engine Operation Control Apparatus
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Takashi Hashima of Gotenba, Japan, Terutoshi Tomoda of Mishima, Japan, and Kichiro Kato of Nagaizumi-cho, Japan, have developed a method and an apparatus for controlling operation of internal combustion engine, and the internal combustion engine. According to ...
California Inventor Develops Radio Receivers Analog Peak Detection Circuitry
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Hooman Darabi of Long Beach, Calif., has developed a radio receiver that is formed in an integrated circuit. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A receiver portion of a radio includes an analog circuit for determining a peak amplitude in a ...
New York Inventors Develop Scanning Electron Microscope
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Conal Murray and Oliver Wells, both of Yorktown Heights, N.Y., and Lynne Gignac of Beacon, N.Y., have developed a method of forming images in a scanning electron microscope (SEM). According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An imaging device having ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Audio Equipment Controlling Method
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Tokihiko Sawashi of Tokyo, Toshiaki Kobayashi of Saitama, Japan, and Koji Kobayashi of Kanagawa, Japan, have developed an audio equipment and a method of controlling audio equipment. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Audio equipment and a ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Automobile Front Combination Lamp
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Chiaki Kato of Wako, Japan, has developed an ornamental design for a front combination lamp for an automobile, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D528,687 on Sept. 19. The patent has been ...
Canadian Inventors Develop Telephone Call Manager
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Stephen Murphy, David Benoit, Bradford Spencer and Kent Murray, all from Halifax, Canada, have developed a method for telephone call management via a wireless data network. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A call management method is ...
California Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Single-Head Worklight Stand
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Wade Lee of Danville, Calif., has developed an ornamental design for a single-head worklight stand, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D528,697 on Sept. 19. The patent has been assigned to EML ...
Georgia, Kentucky Inventors Develop Mobile Gateway Interface
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- Ralph J. Mills Jr. and Roland T. Morton Jr., both of Atlanta, Steven G. Smith of Roswell, Ga., Curt Kaloustian of Marietta, Ga., Mitchell E. Davis of Palmetto, Ga., Gary J. Dennis of Duluth, Ga., and Robert H. Willis Jr. of Louisville, Ky., have developed a mobile ...
Texas Inventors Develop Computer System with Token-Based Security Policies
Sep 20, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 20 -- La Vaughn F. Watts Jr. of Temple, Texas, and James E. Dailey of Round Rock, Texas, have developed a portable computer system with hierarchical and token-based security policies. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a ...