US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Tuesday, September 26:
L-3 Communications Wins $293,500 Contract
Sep 26, 2006 ... FORT MONMOUTH, N.J., Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $293,500 contract to L-3 Communications Corp., San Diego, for general purpose information technology equipment. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command, Fort Monmouth, N.J. For more ...
L-3 Communications Wins $27,983 Contract
Sep 26, 2006 ... MECHANICSBURG, Pa., Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $27,983 contract to L-3 Communications Corp., Hauppauge, N.Y., for the repair and modification of satellite modems. The contract was awarded by the Naval Inventory Control Point, Mechanicsburg, Pa. For more ...
Kerns Manufacturing Wins $673,844 Contract
Sep 26, 2006 ... PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $673,844 contract to Kerns Manufacturing Corp., Long Island City, N.Y., for air bearing supports. The contract was awarded by the Naval Inventory Control Point, Philadelphia. For more information about US ...
McDonnell Douglas Wins $9.93 Million Contract
Sep 26, 2006 ... PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $9.93 million contract to McDonnell Douglas Corp., St. Louis, for aircraft and airframe structural components. The contract was awarded by the Naval Inventory Control Point, Philadelphia. For more information ...
New York Inventors Develop Fiber Optic Cable Sensor
Sep 26, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Frank Giotto and Benjamin Lee Sitler, both of New Hartford, N.Y., James Hisert of Vernon, N.Y., Raymond Joseph Wertz of New York Mills, N.Y., and Murray Joseph Selwyn Kirshtein of Utica, N.Y., have developed a fiber optic cable sensor for movable objects. According ...
Indiana Inventor Develops Bimini Top Main Bow Connector
Sep 26, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Bradley R Fishburn of Nappanee, Ind., has developed a collapsible frame for a bimini sun top in use on a pontoon boat. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A collapsible frame for a cloth or canvas-like top for a boat, having latching ...
British Inventor Develops Biochemical Sample Optical Inspection System
Sep 26, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- John Francis Gordon of Torrance, Great Britain, has developed a system for conducting an optical inspection of a biological, chemical, or biochemical sample supported by an optically transparent disc. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The ...
German Inventors Develop Microlithography Illumination System
Sep 26, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Martin Antoni and Wolfgang Singer, both of Aalen, Germany, and Johannes Wangler of Konigsbronn, Germany, have developed an illumination system, particularly for microlithography with wavelengths ltoreq 193 nanometer. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
German Inventor Develops Metal Carrier
Sep 26, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Thomas Killer of Hohenschambach, Germany, has developed a leadframe for receiving and contact-connecting electrical and/or optoelectronic components. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a metal carrier (leadframe) ...
Washington Inventor Develops Inorganic Surface Topography Scanning System
Sep 26, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Joanna Szydlo-Moore of Everett, Wash., has developed a multiple adaptable three (3)-dimensional ultra-high speed scanning system for organic and inorganic surface topography and spectrometry. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ...
German Inventors Develop Refrigerating Appliance
Sep 26, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Dieter-Jochen Barmann of Hersbruck, Germany, Hans-Kersten Hrubesch of Bruckmuhl, Germany, and Ernst Stickel of Giengen, Germany, have developed a refrigerator with cooling air circulation. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A refrigerating ...
Nevada Inventor Develops Multi-Reel Slot Machine
Sep 26, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Terence Gerard Daly of Las Vegas has developed a multi-reel slot machine with selectable reel play. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reel spinning gaming device includes a plurality of selectable reels each having game symbols located ...
California Inventors Develop Magnetic Head Manufacturing System
Sep 26, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Kenneth Mackay and Xiao Z. Wu, both of San Jose, Calif., Huihui Lin of Los Gatos, Calif., and David Seagle of Morgan Hill, Calif., have developed a system and a method for manufacturing magnetic heads. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Mask Pattern Correction Method
Sep 26, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Shinji Omori, Kaoru Koike, Shigeru Moriya and Isao Ashida, all from Kanagawa, Japan, have developed a mask pattern correction method, a semiconductor device manufacturing method, a mask manufacturing method and a mask. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Polishing Device
Sep 26, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Yutaka Wada, Tomohiko Akatsuka and Tatsuya Sasaki, all from Tokyo, Japan, have developed a method for polishing a workpiece. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a polishing method for polishing a workpiece by ...
Australian Inventor Develops Grain Threshing Device
Sep 26, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- John Andrew King of Western Australia, Australia, has developed a grain threshing device that comprises a receptacle or receiving a portion of crop head. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The receptacle has a plurality of longitudinal ribs ...
German Inventors Develop X-Ray Information Reading Device
Sep 26, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Herbert Gebele of Sauerlach, Germany, Hans Schaller of Munich, Germany, and Robert Fasbender of Ottobrunn, Germany, have developed a storage layer, a conversion layer and a device for reading x-ray information, in addition to an x-ray cassette. According to ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Banknote Inspection Apparatus
Sep 26, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Hideaki Kamijo of Saitama, Japan, has developed an inspection apparatus and a method for checking the authenticity of banknotes, chits, etc., for discriminating types thereof, and so on. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A banknote ...
German Inventors Develop Semiconductor Chip
Sep 26, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Andreas Plossl and Ralph Wirth, both of Regensburg, Germany, Stefan Illek of Donaustauf, Germany, Klaus Streubel of Laaber, Germany, and Walter Wegleiter of Nittendorf, Germany, have developed a semiconductor chip for optoelectronics and a method for production ...
Ninth Annual Report on Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program Sent to House
Sep 26, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The House Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means Committees have jointly received an executive branch communication from the Department of Health and Human Services and Justice.The Secretary and Attorney General have transmitted, pursuant to law [42 ...
Notification on Implementation of 2006 International Military Education and Training Program Sent to House
Sep 26, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The House International Relations and Appropriations Committees have jointly received an executive branch communication from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency.The Director has transmitted, pursuant to Section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as ...
Homeland Security Final Rule on Implementation of Andean Trade Promotion Sent to House
Sep 26, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The House Ways and Means Committee has received an executive branch communication from the Department of Homeland Security.The Chief of the Trade and Commercial Regulations Branch has transmitted, pursuant to law [5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A)], the Department's final rule - ...
EPA Final Rule on Pesticide Tolerance of Bifenazate Sent to House
Sep 26, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The House Agriculture Committee has received an executive branch communication from the Environmental Protection Agency.The Principal Deputy Associate Administratorat EPA has transmitted, pursuant to law [5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A)], the Agency's final rule on ...
DOT Report on Recomendations of Intelligent Transportation Systems Program Advisory Committee Sent to House
Sep 26, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has received an executive branch communication from the Department of Transportation.The Secretary at DOT has transmitted, pursuant to law [23 U.S.C. 512 note Public Law 109-59, section 5305(h)(4)], ...
DOE Report on Technical Milestones for 2020 Goals Sent to House
Sep 26, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The House Science Committee has received an executive branch communication from the Department of Energy.The Secretary at DOE has transmitted, pursuant to law [Section 403 of the Energy Policy Act], the Department's report ...
SSA Final Rule on Changes to Income and Resources Provisions for Supplemental Secuirty Income Sent to House
Sep 26, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The House Ways and Means Committee has received an executive branch communication from the Social Security Administration.The Regulations Director at SSA has transmitted, pursuant to law [5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A)], the Administration's final rule on Changes to the Income ...
HHS Determination on Petition on Behalf of A Class of Workers from Ames Laboratory in Iowa Sent to House
Sep 26, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The House Judiciary Committee has received an executive branch communication from the Department of Health and Human Services.The Secretary at HHS has transmitted, pursuant to the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000, the Department's ...
IRS Final Rule on Flat Rate Supplemental Wage Withholding Sent to House
Sep 26, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The House Ways and Means Committee has received an executive branch communication from the Internal Revenue Service.The Chief of IRS's Publications and Regulations Branch has transmitted, pursuant to law [5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A)], the Service's final rule on ...
DOE Hydrogen Program Goal-Setting Methodologies Report Sent to House
Sep 26, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The House Science Committee has received an executive branch communication from the Department of Energy.The Secretary at DOE has transmitted, pursuant to law [section 1819 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005], the ...
DOE Report on Alternatives to Industrial Radioactive Sources Sent to House
Sep 26, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The House Energy and Commerce and Science Committees have jointly received an executive branch communication from the Department of Energy.The Secretary at DOE has transmitted, pursuant to law [Section 957 of the Energy Policy ...
HHS Final Report and Strategic and Implementing Plan Sent to House
Sep 26, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The House Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means Committees have jointly received an executive branch communication from the Department of Health and Human Services.The Secretary at HHS has transmitted the Department's final report and ...
IRS Final Rule on Carryover of Earnings and Taxes Sent to House
Sep 26, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The House Ways and Means Committee has received an executive branch communication from the Internal Revenue Service.The Chief of IRS's Publications and Regulations Branch has transmitted, pursuant to law [5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A)], the Service's final rule on Stock ...
Status Report on Judicial Conference Action on Judicial Ethics Sent to House
Sep 26, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The House Judiciary Committee has received an executive branch communication from the Judicial Conference of the United States.The Secretary has transmitted the Executive Committee's status report on ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Image Processing Method
Sep 26, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Hitoshi Hayama and Yoshiharu Konishi, both of Shiojiri, Japan, have developed an image processing method and an apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A decorated character image is formed by arranging at least one decorated ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Deflector
Sep 26, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Haruhito Ono, Masatake Akaike, Kenji Tamamori, Futoshi Hirose, Yasushi Koyama and Ken-ichi Nagae, all from Kanagawa, Japan, and Atsunori Terasaki and Yoshinori Nakayama, all from Tokyo, have developed a method of manufacturing deflector, and a charged particle beam ...
California Inventor Develops Boat Hull Patch Anchor
Sep 26, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Michael Schroeder of Santa Cruz, Calif., has developed a boat hull patch anchor and a method for its use. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A boat hull patch anchor adapted to be placed on the inside surface of a boat hull over and ...
British Inventor Develops Electroluminescent Display Device
Sep 26, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Nigel D. Young of Redhill, Great Britain, has developed an active matrix electroluminescent (EL) display device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In an active matrix EL display device having an array of pixels, a drive transistor and an ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Electronic Element with Electron Function
Sep 26, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Masanori Sugawara of Kanagawa, Japan, has developed an electronic element operable at room temperature using super-dielectric phenomenon. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention relates to an electronic element having an electron ...
Pennsylvania Inventors Develop Postural Assessment Chair
Sep 26, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Carey David Balaban and Mark Steven Redfern, both of Pittsburgh, have developed an apparatus and a method for postural assessment while performing cognitive tasks. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A postural assessment chair provides a ...
U.S., Swedish Inventors Develop Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Structure
Sep 26, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Christer Hallin of Linkoping, Sweden, Heinz Lendenmann of Stocksund, Sweden, and Joseph John Sumakeris of Apex, N.C., have developed silicon carbide semiconductor structures that include multiple epitaxial layers having sidewalls. According to the U.S. Patent ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Tetraode Field-Emission Display Mesh Structure Fabricating Method
Sep 26, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Shie-Heng Lee and Kuei-Wen Cheng, both of Taipei, Taiwan, have developed a method for fabricating a mesh structure of a tetraode field-emission display. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The mesh has a tri-layer structure including a gate ...
Australian Inventors Develop Wireless Local Area Network Diversity Transceiver
Sep 26, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- John O'Sulliva of Ermington, Australia, and Neil Weste of Castle Hill, Australia, have developed a wireless local area network system that comprises a 5.0+ GigaHertz radio transceiver with two receiving antennas and one transmitting antenna. According to the ...
Florida Inventors Develop Skier Alert System
Sep 26, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Gregory E. Lentine of Orlando, Fla., and Louis F. Lentine Jr. of Windermere, Fla., have developed a skier alert system with fallen skier alarm. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A water skier tow bar assembly includes a tow bar handle and ...
California Inventor Develops Unitary Core Transponder
Sep 26, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Jay Yoakum of Norco, Calif., has developed a method of fabricating, a composition and overmolded components fabricated by the method and with the composition such as an overmolded transponder circuitry for a radio frequency identification device, the U.S. Patent ...
Pennsylvania, Delaware Inventors Develop Fluorometer
Sep 26, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Jerald D. Lee of Mendenhall, Pa., and Stanley D. Dabell of Newark, Del., have developed a fluorometer with low heat-generating light source. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention concerns a fluorometer preferably combined with a ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Stem Package with High Frequency
Sep 26, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Eitaro Ishimura of Tokyo has developed a package for optical semiconductor device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A stem package with good high frequency characteristics for high-speed transmission at 10 gigabytes per second and higher ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Light Emitting Device
Sep 26, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Satoshi Seo and Yasuo Nakamura, both of Kanagawa, Japan, have developed a light emitting device and a method of manufacturing the same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A measure for improving the light emission efficiency of a light ...
Massachusetts Inventor Develops Foam Projectile
Sep 26, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Brian LaPointe of West Yarmouth, Mass., has developed a projectile adapted for being discharged from a suitable firing device such as a gun, slingshot, cannon and the like. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The device includes a ...
California Inventors Develop Printer Resource Sharing Method
Sep 26, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Jeyhan Karaoguz of Irvine, Calif., and James D. Bennett of Laguna Beach, Calif., have developed systems and methods of printer resource sharing in a communication network. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one embodiment, the system may ...
Florida Inventors Develop Electronic Article Surveillance Marker Deactivator
Sep 26, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Steven Maitin of Lake Worth, Fla., Douglas Allen Drew of Boca Raton, Fla., and Reuel A. Ely of Plantation, Fla., have developed a method and apparatus to deactivate an electronic article surveillance security tag using an expanded detection zone, the U.S. Patent ...
Minnesota Inventor Develops Bis(2-acenyl)Acetylene Semiconductor
Sep 26, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Christopher P. Gerlach of St. Paul, Minn., has developed organic compounds that are useful as semiconductors. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Bis(2-acenyl)acetylene compounds that are useful as organic semiconductors are disclosed. The ...
Canadian Inventors Develop Animation Character Control Method
Sep 26, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Todd Batty and Sean O'Brien, both of Vancouver, Canada, and David Bollo of Richmond, Canada, have developed systems and methods for a stick-type controller. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "method of controlling ...
Illinois Inventor Develops Animal Restraining Apparatus
Sep 26, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- T. Michael Abinanti of Palatine, Ill., has developed an animal restraining apparatus with a belt which forms an opening. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A girth of an animal is positioned within the opening. The belt is constricted ...
Maryland Inventor Develops Polishing Pad
Sep 26, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Gregory P. Muldowney of Earleville, Md., has developed a polishing pad for polishing a wafer, or other article. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The polishing pad includes a polishing layer containing a plurality of grooves having ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Radiographic Apparatus
Sep 26, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Tadao Endo of Tokyo has developed a radiographic apparatus which can suitably be used for medical diagnosis or industrial nondestructive inspection. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An object of this invention is to implement a ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Diesel Engine Control Device
Sep 26, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Ken Uchiyama of Toyoake, Japan, and Kouichi Sugiyama of Chiryu, Japan, have developed a control device for a diesel engine having a variable-capacity turbo supercharger and an exhaust gas recirculation system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
British Inventor Develops Radio-Frequency Identification Tag
Sep 26, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Ian James Forster of Chelmsford, Great Britain, has developed radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags with electronic article surveillance (EAS) deactivation ability. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An RFID and an EAS tag include an ...
Virginia Inventor Develops Facility Security Method
Sep 26, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Clifford Sweatte of Bluemont, Va., has developed a method and a system for facility security. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "method and system for airport or any other building security where passengers or ...
California Inventors Develop Heat Sinks
Sep 26, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Gang Yu of Santa Barbara, Calif., and Jian Wang of Goleta, Calif., have developed heat sinks that are particularly well adapted for electronic devices. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aspect of the present invention provides a heat ...
Pennsylvania Inventor Develops Remote Control System
Sep 26, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Mark S. Kempisty of Richboro, Pa., has developed a remote control system for producing a secondary on screen display (OSD). According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The secondary OSD is produced by a display device of a remote control unit. The ...
German Inventors Develop Suction Feeder
Sep 26, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Ludwig Duersch and Frank Druschke, both of Mainz, Germany, Michael Beck of Hochheim, Germany, Klaus-Dieter Duch of Taunusstein, Germany, Johannes Roettgers of Gau-Algesheim, Germany, and Anton Winkelmann of Ober-Olm, Germany, have developed a suction feeder for glass ...
French, Monacan Inventors Develop Weathervaning Liquefied Natural Gas Offloading System
Sep 26, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Hein Wille of Eze, France, Jean-Pierre Queau of Nice, France, and Leendert Poldervaart of Monaco, have developed a cryogenic fluid offloading system with an offshore mooring structure. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cryogenic fluid ...
New Mexico Inventor Develops Thin Film Solar Cells Formation Method
Sep 26, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Saleem H. Zaidi of Albuquerque, N.M., has developed a method of making an enhanced optical absorption and radiation tolerance in thin-film solar cells and photodetectors. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Subwavelength random and periodic ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Vehicle Air Conditioning System
Sep 26, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Michihiro Kachi of Kariya, Japan, has developed a vehicle air conditioning system having door drive mechanism. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pitch circle radius of a driving side gear of a drive mechanism of an air mix door is ...
Michigan Inventors Develop Vehicle Security System
Sep 26, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 26 -- Sunil K. Gupte of Livonia, Mich., and Pawel W. Sleboda of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., have developed a vehicle occupancy intruder security system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle security system includes a monitoring device for ...