US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Monday, October 23:
InDyne Wins $15.51 Million Contract
Oct 23, 2006 ... EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla., Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $15.51 million contract to InDyne Inc., McLean, Va., for multimedia technical support. The contract was awarded by USAF's Air Armament Center, ...
New Mexico Inventor Develops Genetic Networks Pathways Reconstruction System
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Andreas Wagner of Albuquerque, N.M., has developed a system and a method for reconstructing pathways in large genetic networks from genetic perturbations. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for reconstructing pathways in ...
German Inventor Develops Length Measurement Device
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Ludwig Boge of Jenapriessnitz, Germany, has developed a linear measuring device for measuring a relative position of a first machine element with respect to a second machine element. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to ...
Kansas Inventor Develops Direct Current Motor
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Michael Pete Hayden of Hutchinson, Kan., has developed a direct current (DC) motor that includes a power source, a stator and a rotor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Permanent magnets are mounted to either the stator or the rotor ....
New York Inventor Develops Camera Assemblies with Overlapping Rocker
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Anthony DiRisio of Rochester, N.Y., has developed a camera assembly which has a main member with a mount defining an optical axis. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rocker supported by the mount, is pivotable between first and second ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Digital Camera
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Jun Ohsuga of Tokyo has developed a digital camera and a power supply apparatus that are used therefor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "digital camera, including a common power supply for supplying power; a ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Subscriber Profile Changing Method
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Kaori Nakamura of Yokohama, Japan, and Kazuyuki Kozu of Yokosuka, Japan, have developed a method for updating a subscriber profile of a mobile terminal present in a service area of an exchange. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A subscriber ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Friction Stir Welding Method
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Masaaki Shigeyama and Tetsuya Matsunaga, both of Kudamatsu, Japan, and Masakuni Ezumi of Hofu, Japan, have developed a friction stir welding method and a group of shape members for friction stir welding. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Semiconductor Device
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Keisuke Hatano and Takahisa Abiru, both of Tokyo, have developed a semiconductor device using copper interconnects, which has bonding pads made of aluminum. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A semiconductor device according to the present ...
Argentine Inventor Develops Programmable Manual Hair Dryer
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Carlos Jose Ceva of San Isidro, Argentina, has developed a programmable manual hair dryer with multiple functions. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The dryer includes in its programmable control circuit a microprocessor to which are ...
Chinese Inventors Develop Alternating Current Power Conversing Apparatus
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Franki Ngai Kit Poon, Man Hay Pong and Joe Chiu Pong Liu, all from Hong Kong, have developed a power conversion apparatus for a non-linear load. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An alternating current (AC) to AC power conversion apparatus ...
Swiss Inventors Develop Air Heater
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Lukas Gisler-Reinhard of Alpnach Dorf, Switzerland, Pius Studer of Lucerne, Switzerland, and Leo Wallimann-Durrer of Alpnachstad, Switzerland, have developed an air heater with a connecting case for connecting the power supply and the air to be ...
Illinois Inventor Develops Universal Ground Strap Assembly
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- George J. Franks Jr. of Inverness, Ill., has developed a universal ground clamp for structures with different cross-sectional shape. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A universal ground strap assembly including a strap having a series of ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Harmonica
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Hsiu-Hsiung Lin of Hua-Lian Hsien, Taiwan, has developed a harmonica which can be used to play notes of diatonic and chromatic scales. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A harmonica includes a comb with a plurality of cell sets each ...
Florida Inventor Develops Lighted Tickle Stick
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Kelly Smith of Port St. Lucie, Fla., has developed a tickle stick for locating marine life underwater. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "tickle stick for locating marine life including lobsters which comprises an ...
California Inventors Develop Steam Generation System
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Mitchell Altman of Simi Valley, Calif., and Scott Sharitz of Oxnard, Calif., have developed a system and a method for generating steam for a steam bath. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A steam generator ...
California Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Beverage Container
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Morry Karp of Beverly Hills, Calif., has developed an ornamental design for a beverage container, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D530,153 on Oct. 17. The patent has been assigned to Berney ...
California Inventors Develop Catalytic Combustion System Control Strategy
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- David K. Yee of Hayward, Calif., Marco A. Velasco of Modesto, Calif., Sarento G. Nickolas of San Jose, Calif., and Ralph A. Dalla Betta of Mountain View, Calif., have developed a control strategy for a flexible catalytic combustion system. According to the ...
Canadian Inventors Develop Dual Position Sharpening Device
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Margaret Mary Sweet and Edward G. F. Sweet, both of Burlington, Canada, have developed sharpening devices for edge tools such as chisels, gouges, planer blades, and the like. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dual position sharpening device can ...
U.S., Chinese Inventors Develop Screwless Switch Plate Assembly
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Shaojie Xu of Overland Park, Kan., and Hui Xu of Shanghai, China, have developed a thin switch plate assembly for covering and mounting switches includes of a face plate attached to a base plate by a snap-fit connection to provide a screwless appearance, the U.S ....
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Improved Bottom Electrodes Making Method
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Yuan-Hung Liu and Chia-Shiung Tsai, both of Hsin-Chu, Taiwan, Yeur-Luen Tu of Taichung, Taiwan, and Chi-Hsin Lo of Jhubei, Taiwan, have developed a method for making improved bottom electrodes for metal-insulator-metal crown capacitors. According to the U.S ....
U.S., Hungarian, Finnish Inventors Develop Mobile Network Calls Setting Technique
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Nedko Ivanov and Balazs Bertenyi, both of Budapest, Hungry, Stefano Faccin of Dallas, Yousuf Saifullah of Flower Mound, Texas, Srinivas Sreemanthula of Arlington, Texas, and Tuija Hurtta of Espoo, Finland, have developed a technique for setting up calls in mobile ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Wavelength Division Multiplexed Self-Healing Optical Ring Network
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Jong-Kwon Kim of Taejonkwangyok-shi, South Korea, Yun-Je Oh of Yongin-shi, South Korea, and Ki-Cheol Lee of Suwon-shi, South Korea, have developed a wavelength division multiplexed bidirectional self-healing optical ring network in which an outer ring network and an ...
German Inventor Develops Heavy Machine Alignment Aid
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Udo Ganter of Freiberg am Neckar, Germany, has developed a positioning aid and a method for assisting in aligning heavy machines. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A positioning aid for aligning a heavy machine is fitted to the underside of ...
Canadian Inventors Develop Starter/Generator System Control Apparatus
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Cristian E. Anghel of Mississauga, Canada, and Edwin Yue of Markham, Canada, have developed a starter/generator system for an engine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A control apparatus for a starter/generator of an aircraft electrical ...
Utah Inventor Develops Tire Noise Reducing System
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Paul N. Woodruff of Salt Lake City has developed a paved surface configured for reducing tire noise and increasing tire traction on the paved surface. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A paved surface configured for reducing tire noise and ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Pick-Up Cap
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Hao-Yun Ma and Yu-Chen Chen, both of Tu-Cheng, Taiwan, have developed an ornamental design for a pick-up cap, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D530,260 on Oct. 17. The patent has been assigned ...
California Inventors Develop Compact Disk Drive Controller
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Phil Verinsky of San Jose, Calif., and Michael Case of Los Altos Hills, Calif., have developed a host interface for direct connection of an optical driver to an integrated drive electronics (IDE)/advanced technology attachment data bus. According to the U.S ....
New Hampshire Inventor Develops Water Heater
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Richard C. Abbott of New Boston, N.H., has developed a water heater and a method of providing the same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for heating fluid and a method for providing the same is provided. Generally, the system ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Surveillance Digital Recording/Reproducing Apparatus
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Toshihiro Shimizu, Masahiko Misawa, Hirofumi Iseto, Wataru Nakaya and Hiroshi Kimata, all from Kanagawa, Japan, and Haruo Tagawa of Tokyo, have developed a digital recording/reproducing apparatus for surveillance. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Swedish Inventor Develops Animal Keeping Device
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Tommy Lindvall of Vishy, Sweden, has developed a Animal keeping device and a method for animal keeping. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to an animal keeping device comprising a floor, a tending device and a drive ...
German Inventor Develops Internal Combustion Engine Piston Oil Inlet
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Valery Bauer of Walblingen, Germany, has developed an oil inlet for an internal combustion engine piston that is provided with a cooling duct. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An oil inlet for a piston provided with a cooling duct and ...
Burlington Apparel Fabrics Wins $12.52 Million Contract
Oct 23, 2006 ... PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 23 -- The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded a contract valued at up to $12.52 million to Burlington Apparel Fabrics, Greensboro, N.C., for polyester/wool cloth for Army. The contract was awarded by the agency's Defense Supply Center, ...
Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems & Sensors Wins $13.16 Million Contract Modification
Oct 23, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $13.16 million contract modification to Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems & Sensors, Syracuse, N.Y for engineering services for the development, demonstration and integration of the Remote Mine-hunting Vehicle (RMV), with anti-submarine ...
Lockheed Martin Wins $13.31 Million Contract Modification
Oct 23, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $13.31 million contract modification to Lockheed Martin, Naval Electronics & Surveillance Systems, Moorestown, N.J., to exercise an option for performance of AEGIS combat system baseline upgrades and critical ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Projector
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Hidemasa Yamakawa of Azusagawa-mura, Japan, have developed a projector with a micro lens array. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "The present invention is a projector provided with a light source, a color ...
British Inventors Develop Vehicle Air System Dryer Regeneration Method
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Richard Burn of Huddersfield, Great Britain, Ignitius Milomo of Bradford, Great Britain, and Andrew George Livingston Blackwood of Shipley, Great Britain, have developed a vehicle air system that has an air dryer which is periodically regenerated by reverse flow of ...
California Inventors Develop Personal Watercraft Floating Docking System
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Michael A. Quinto of Downey, Calif., and Terry Emelio of Anaheim, Calif., have developed a floating docking system for personal watercraft. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is a docking system for personal watercraft ...
Colorado Inventors Develop Semiconductor Cassette Reducer
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Gordon Haggott Beckhart and Kamran Michael Farivar-Sadri, both of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Patrick Rooney Conarro of Green Mountain Falls, Colo., have developed a semiconductor cassette reducer that has a first substantially U-shaped plate and a second ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Television Tuner
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Juen Tien Peng of Chung Li, Taiwan, has developed an ornamental design for a television tuner, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D530,289 on Oct. 17. The patent has been assigned to Action ...
Indiana Inventors Develop Boat Cover Foldable Frame
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Jeremiah S Warfel and Jerry L Scott, both of Elkhart, Ind., Joseph L Engelhaupt of Warsaw, Ind., and Bradley R Fishburn of Nappanee, Ind., have developed a foldable frame for a boat cover. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention ...
Texas Inventors Develop Transgenic Cotton Plant
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Norma L. Trolinder of Quanah, Texas, Linda K Koonce of Idalou, Texas, and Jane K. Dever of Lubbock, Texas, have developed methods for transforming cotton using isolated shoot apical tips of seedlings. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Ferrule
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Junji Taira of Chiba, Japan, has developedferrule which has a cylindrical body constructed from a single piece of material and with an outer circumferential surface. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A first insertion hole of the ...
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut Inventors Develop Shaving Apparatus
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Peter Bressler of Philadelphia, David Schiff of Highland Park, N.J., and Andrew Pennella of Stamford, Conn., have developed an shaving apparatus with pivot-actuated valve for delivery of shaving aid material. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
California Inventors Develop Reflection Space Image Based Rendering Method
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Brian Keith Cabral of San Jose, Calif., Marc Olano of San Francisco, Philip Nemec of Mountain View, Calif., have developed a method, a system, and a computer program product for reflection space image based rendering of an object at an interactive frame ...
South Carolina Inventor Develops Optical Computational System
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Michael L. Myrick of Columbia, S.C., has developed spectroscopy analysis systems. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In optical filter systems and optical transmission systems, an optical filter compresses data into and/or derives data from ...
British, Japanese Inventors Develop Video Signal Encoding/Recording Device
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Hideaki Harumoto of Moriguchi, Japan, Shiro Iwasaki of Iizuka, Japan, and Tomoyuki Okada of Edinburgh, Great Britain, have developed a technology for enhancing a function to suspend recording by the encoding/recording device. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Delaware Inventors Develop Plant Recombination Protein
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Omolayo O. Famodu of Newark, Del., and Michele Morgante of Wilmington, Del., have developed nucleic acid fragments encoding recombination proteins in plants and seeds. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention relates to an isolated nucleic ...
Hawaii Inventors Develop Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecule
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Dennis Gonsalves and Gustavo Alberto Fermin-Munoz, both of Hilo, Hawaii, have developed a synthetic nucleic acid molecule for imparting multiple traits. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is directed to a deoxyribonucleic acid ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Circular Display Device With Projective Light Source
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Sen-Nien Chung and Ming-Der Chou, both of Taipei, Taiwan, Jyh-Long Chen of Hsin-Chu, Taiwan, and Yi-Kai Cheng of Tainan Hsien, Taiwan, have developed a circular display that includes a columnar waveguide plate and an image projection device. According to the ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Waveform Degradation Compensation Technique
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Toru Matsuyama of Sapporo, Japan, has developed a receiving apparatus with a waveform degradation compensating function. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A receiving apparatus comprises a first waveform ...
British Inventors Develop Audio/Video Generation Apparatus
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Andrew Collins and Martin Rex Dorricott, both of Basingstoke, Great Britain, and Mark John McGrath of Bracknell, Great Britain, have developed an audio and/or video generation apparatus and a method of generating audio and/or video signals. According to the ...
Ohio Inventor Develops Synthetic Vision Terrain Display Method
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Clifford S. Brust of Beaver Creek, Ohio., has developed a system and a method for synthetic vision terrain display. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A synthetic rendering of the terrain within a selected field of view is created from raw ...
British Inventors Develop Gas Turbine Engine Combustor
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Michael Westlake of Gloucestershire, Great Britain, and Samuel M. Sampson of Bristol, Great Britain, have developed a combustor for a gas turbine engine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A combustor for a gas turbine engine comprising a ...
Iowa Inventors Develop Data Transmission System
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Bruce D. Melick, David M. Snyder and Leslie D. Baych, all from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, have developed a method and a system for storing and transmitting data that uses variable pulse symbology over a fiber optic or ultra wide band system. According to the U.S ....
Ohio Inventors Develop Automated Banking Machine
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Donald Parsons of Akron, Ohio, Judith Edwards of Canton, Ohio, Donald McCoy of Uniontown, Ohio, and James Block of N. Lawrence, Ohio, have developed an automated banking machine which includes a first component and a second component. According to the U.S ....
British Inventor Develops Audio/Video Production Method
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Morgan William Amos David of Farnham, Great Britain, has developed a method of facilitating identification of audio and/or video productions. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of facilitating identification of audio and/or video ...
North Carolina Inventors Develop Printer Print Jobs Management System
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Thomas J. Clement of Raleigh, N.C., and Jerry W. Pearce of Apex, N.C., have developed a method for managing print jobs for a printer. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The aspects include an examination of a print queue of print jobs based ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Electric Connection Box
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Masahiro Kanamaru of Ogasa-gun, Japan, has developed an electric connection box. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In an electric connection box, first connectors of wire harnesses and second connectors of wire harnesses are received within ...
Italian Inventors Develop Electrostatic Painting Article Preparing Equipment
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Silver Santandrea of Imola, Italy, and Stefano Benedetti of Borgo Tossignano, Italy, have developed an equipment for preparing for electrostatic painting three-dimensional articles with a predominantly flat extension. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Phase Insulating Paper
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Keiji Takizawa and Kazuhiro Goto, both of Toyota, Japan, have developed a phase insulation paper and an electric motor provided with the phase insulation paper. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Three-dimensional portions are made of the ...
Italian Inventor Develops Boat Hull Protection, Finish Structure
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Marino Douglas Scotti of Milan, Italy, has developed a protection and finish structure for the hull contour of a boat. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a protection and finish structure of the border of a ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Information Recording/Playback System
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Hideo Ando of Hino, Japan, and You Yoshioka of Yokohama, Japan, have developed an information storage medium and an information recording/playback system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There are provided an information storage medium ...
California, South Carolina Inventors Develop Rotor Blade Deflections Reduction Apparatus
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Emilian Mieczyslaw Moroz of San Diego,and Kirk Gee Pierce of Simpsonville, S.C., have developed a method for reducing at least one of loads, deflections of rotor blades, or peak rotational speed of a wind turbine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Semiconductor Device
Oct 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 23 -- Masahiro Sunohara and Keisuke Ueda, both of Nagano, Japan, have developed a semiconductor device with a package structure in which a chip, such as a semiconductor element or electronic component. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a ...