US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Friday, October 27:
Idaho Inventors Develop Memory System
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Feng Lin, Brent Keeth, Brian Johnson, and Seong-hoon Lee, all from Boise, Idaho, have developed a memory system for coupling a command, address or data signal between a memory controller and a memory device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
British Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Shoe
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Jonathan Kelsey of London has developed an ornamental design for a shoe, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D530,497 on Oct. 24. The patent has been assigned to J. Choo (Jersey) Ltd., Jersey, Great ...
German Inventors Develop Multi-Plate Clutch
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Peter Hoebel of Neuhausen, Germany, and Michael Sternberg of Oberboihingen, Germany, have developed a multi-plate clutch, particularly for a double clutch transmission. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-plate clutch, particularly ...
British Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Shoe
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Jonathan Kelsey of London has developed an ornamental design for a shoe, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D530,500 on Oct. 24. The patent has been assigned to J. Choo (Jersey) Ltd., Jersey, Great ...
British Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Shoe
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Sandra Choi of London has developed an ornamental design for a shoe, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D530,498 on Oct. 24. The patent has been assigned to J. Choo (Jersey) Ltd., Jersey, Great ...
Oregon Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Shoe Upper Side Element
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Kirsten Uta Schambra of Portland, Ore., has developed an ornamental design for a side element of a shoe upper, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D530,502 on Oct. 24. The patent has been assigned ...
British Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Shoe
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Jonathan Kelsey of London has developed an ornamental design for a shoe, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D530,497 on Oct. 24. The patent has been assigned to J. Choo (Jersey) Ltd., Jersey, Great ...
British Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Shoe
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Sandra Choi of London has developed an ornamental design for a shoe, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D530,497 on Oct. 24. The patent has been assigned to J. Choo (Jersey) Ltd., Jersey, Great ...
German Inventors Develop Liquid Crystal Picture Screen
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Harald Glaeser and Dietrich Bertram, both of Aachen, Germany, and Hans-Helmut Bechtel of Roetgen, Germany, have developed a liquid crystal picture screen with collimator having microprisms. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention ...
South Carolina Inventors Develop Cargo Container Adapting Device
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Philip D. Moore of Sumter, S.C., and Anthony Hawes of Round O, S.C., have developed a skid assembly for use with a cargo container. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one particular embodiment, the skid assembly comprises an elongate ...
Oregon Inventor Develops Ornamental Design Shoe Upper
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Kirsten Uta Schambra of Portland, Ore., has developed an ornamental design for a side element of a shoe upper, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D530,503 on Oct. 24. The patent has been assigned ...
TW & Co. Wins $79.34 Million Contract
Oct 27, 2006 ... FORT EUSTIS, Va., Oct. 27 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $79.34 million contract to TW & Co., Lanham, Md., for professional, administrative and management support services. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Contracting Agency, Fort Eustis, Va. For more ...
Chenega Security & Protection Services Wins $51.07 Million Contract
Oct 27, 2006 ... FORT EUSTIS, Va., Oct. 27 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $51.07 million contract to Chenega Security & Protection Services LLC, Ashburn, Va., for professional, administrative, and management support services. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Contracting Agency, Fort Eustis, ...
Doyon Security Services Wins $66.75 Million Contract
Oct 27, 2006 ... FORT EUSTIS, Va., Oct. 27 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $66.75 million contract to Doyon Security Services LLC, Fairbanks, Alaska, for professional, administrative and management support services. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Contracting Agency, Fort Eustis, Va. For ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Optical Pickup Device
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Katsuya Sakamoto, Kohei Ota and Yuichi Atarashi, all from Hachioji, Japan, have developed an objective lens for use in an optical pickup apparatus which has a diffractive optical surface. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & ...
North Carolina Inventors Develop Three-Dimensional Integrated Semiconductor Device
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Paul M. Enquist of Cary, N.C., and Gaius Fountain of Research Triangle Park, N.C., have developed three-dimensionally integrated semiconductor devices and an integrated device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The method may include the ...
Irish, Dutch Inventors Develop Broadcast System
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Frank Dunne, Brian J. Forde and Paul C. Weinmann, all from Dublin, Ireland, and Marc Smaak of Bergen Op Zoom, Netherlands, have developed a broadcast system for communicating a broadcast message in a telecommunications system. According to the U.S. Patent ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Optical Pickup Apparatus
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Takashi Kobayashi of Kanagawa, Japan, has developed an optical pickup apparatus for detecting a focus-error signal using a spot size detection (SSD) method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An optical pickup apparatus for detecting a ...
California Inventor Develops Pipe Cleaning Kit
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Emyr Jadydy of Calabasas, Calif., has developed a cleaning kit that is operable by a tool for cleaning pipes and fittings to prepare same for soldering. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The cleaning kit includes a plurality of sockets ...
U.S., Canadian Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Sleeping Bag Kit
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Filomena Nufrio of Woodbridge, Canada, Alessandra Marchesini of Toronto, and Michael Tenenbaum of Scotch Plains, N.J., have developed an ornamental design for a sleeping bag kit, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S ....
Tennessee Inventor Develops Documents Associating Method with Shipping Containers
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Robert A. Fee of Memphis, Tenn., has developed a system for associating documents with articles in a shipping container. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The system includes an envelope having a generally flat body portion with an open ...
Missouri Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Sliced Rectangular Block
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Cole A. Cumpton of Clinton, Mo., and Kenny D. Ramond of Lowry City, Mo., have developed an ornamental design for a sliced rectangular block of food material having four oblique cuts, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Data-Migration Method
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Naoki Watanabe of Sagamihara, Japan, has developed a method of migrating data from a storage subsystem to another in a computer system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "method of migrating data from an old ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Semiconductor Device
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Yusuke Harada of Tokyo has developed a semiconductor substrate. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A semiconductor device is made up of a first insulating layer having a through hole; a first interconnection which comprises a first ...
Kentucky Inventors Develop High Volume Lens Curing System
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- John T. Foreman, Galen R. Powers and Matthew C. Lattis, all from Louisville, Ky., have developed a holder for mold assemblies and molds. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The high volume lens curing system is configured to cure multiple ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Call Control Data Management Technique
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Yutaka Matsuura of Tokyo has developed a management system and a method for a plurality of call agents distributed in a packet-based network. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method allowing centralized call control data management and ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Liquid Crystal Display Device
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Hiroshi Nagahama of Kanazawa, Japan, has developed an illumination unit and a liquid crystal display apparatus comprising the same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A liquid crystal display device comprising a lighting unit of the present ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Data Access Controlling Apparatus
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Masayuki Takeuchi, Shinichi Kitoh, Nobutoshi Furuya and Takeshi Yoshino, all from Tokyo, have developed an apparatus and a method for controlling data access that uses encrypted link position information. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, ...
German Inventor Develops Electrical Plug-In-Connection Production Method
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Gu Bender of Rodheim-Rosbach, Germany, has developed a method of producing an electrical plug-in-connection. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "method for producing an electrical connector connecting between a ...
Swedish Inventors Develop Wind-Power Unit
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Hans Bernhoff and Mats Leijon, both of Uppsala, Sweden, have developed a wind-power unit that has a wind turbine and an electric generator connected to the wind turbine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The stator of the generator has a ...
Kansas Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Tool Holding System
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Trevis Lee Mayfield of Chanute, Kan., has developed an ornamental design for a tool holding system, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D530,505 on Oct. 24. The patent has been assigned to Raymond ...
California Inventors Develop Closed Region Defect Detection System
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- George Q. Chen of Fremont, Calif., Lih-Huah Yiin of Mountain View, Calif., and Yu Cao of Cupertino, Calif., have developed a method or algorithm for automated photomask inspection to detect defects on optical masks, reticles, and the like. According to the ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Slip-Preventive Palm
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Hidetoshi Kishihara, Yasuhiro Fukushima and Ryo Saito, all from Himeji, Japan, have developed an ornamental design for a slip-preventive palm for work glove, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D530,058 ...
Massachusetts Inventor Develops Blood Clotting Optical Method
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Frank Anthony Greco of Lexington, Mass., has developed an optical method for use in the field of blood clotting. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for studying whole blood clotting that includes irradiating a specimen with light ...
British Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Nasal Delivery Device
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Martin Joseph Murphy and Andrew Gordon Pocock, both of Hertfordshire, Great Britain, and Stuart Brian William Kay of Cambridgeshire, Great Britain, have developed an ornamental design for a nasal delivery device, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office ...
Pennsylvania Inventor Develops Disposable Oral Care Device
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Steven P. Dobos of Pittsburgh has developed a multi-purpose toothbrush for promoting oral hygiene. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-purpose toothbrush for promoting oral hygiene includes an elongated shaft having a brushing section ...
Washington Inventors Develop Hardened Extended Firmware Interface Framework
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Vincent J. Zimmer of Federal Way, Wash., and Mallik Bulusu of Olympia, Wash., have developed a method of a system for hardening a firmware environment. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A trusted core framework of firmware components are ...
Canadian Inventor Develops Airflow Angular Velocity Changing Device
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Brian Leuenberger of Markdale, Canada, has developed a device for changing the angular velocity of airflow may be placed in the air intake line of an internal combustion engine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The device may be ...
Oregon Inventors Develop Semiconductor Process
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- James Powers of Aloha, Ore., and Kevin P. O'Brien of Portland, Ore., have developed a semiconductor device formed with an air gap which uses etch back of inter layer dielectric (ILD). According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method is disclosed ...
California Inventors Develop Light Modulator Assembly
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- William R. Wagner of Escondido, Calif., and Winthrop D. Childers of San Diego, have developed a light modulator assembly. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A light modulator assembly includes a substrate, a micro-electro mechanical ...
California, New York Inventors Develop Recording Media Patterning Apparatus
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Ernesto E. Marinero of Saratoga, Calif., and Hemantha K. Wickramasinghe of Chappaqua, N.Y., have developed a patterned recording media and a method of manufacturing the same using selective thermal coupling. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Vermont Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Liquid Medication Dispenser
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Ethan J. Findlay and Melissa Findlay, both of Danville, Vt., have developed an ornamental design for a single dose liquid medication dispenser, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D530,816 on Oct ....
British Inventor Develops Cellular Material
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Ian C D Care of Derby, Great Britain, has developed a structural member which comprises a main body formed from a cellular material. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The structural member may be a casing for a rotary assembly e.g. a fan of ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Semiconductor Package
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Gwo-Liang Weng, Chi-Chih Chu and Shih-Chang Lee, all from Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and Yung-Li Lu of Linyuan Township, Taiwan, have developed a semiconductor package that comprises a substrate and a semiconductor device which disposed on the substrate by flip-chip ...
Wisconsin Inventors Develop Exterior Surfaces Cleaning Sprayer
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Michael C. Fryan, Peter M. Neumann and Loretta G. Lynch, all from Racine, Wis., and Evan A. Sparks and Kevin L. Askling, both of Madison, Wis., have developed a sprayer that may be attached to a garden hose for cleaning exterior surfaces such as windows ....
Pennsylvania Inventors Develop Thermosetting Composition
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Gregory J. McCollum and James E. Poole, both of Gibsonia, Pa., Simion Coca of Pittsburgh, Edward R. Coleridge of Lower Burrell, Pa., James B. O'Dwyer of Valencia, Pa., and Victoria A. Trettel of Freeport, Pa., have developed a thermosetting composition that includes ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Blow Molding Method
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Toshiaki Gonda and Hideo Miura, both of Yokohama, Japan, Hiroshi Noma of Yokosuka, Japan, and Takashi Miyazaki of Ichikawa, Japan, have developed a blow molding method and an apparatus . According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A blow molding ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Information Storage Medium
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Yasufumi Tsumagari and Kazuhiko Taira, both of Yokohama, Japan, and Shinichi Kikuchi of Kawasaki, Japan, have developed an information storage medium and information recording apparatus for storing video and audio signals distributed by digital broadcasting ....
Texas Inventors Develop Traffic Policing Timer Rollover Handling Mechanism
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Yongdong Zhao of Plano, Texas, and Craig A. Lindahl of McKinney, Texas, have developed a timer rollover handling mechanism for traffic policing. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A network device may perform traffic policing to determine if ...
Ohio Inventor Develops Adhering Barrier Resin Adhesive Composition
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Daniel R. Ward of Maineville, Ohio, has developed an adhesive composition having improved clarity for coextruded barrier films. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Adhesive compositions useful for adhering barrier resins are provided. The ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Transflective Liquid Crystal Display Device
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Su-Seok Choi of Gyounggi-do, South Korea, and Sang-Min Jang of Gyeonggi, South Korea, have developed a transflective liquid crystal display device that comprises a patterned spacer wherein the buffer layer and the spacer are a single body and method of fabricating the ...
California Inventors Develop Reciprocating Air Distribution System
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Chris Distaso of Fontana, Calif., Greg S. Duncan of Huntington Beach, Calif., and Robert F. Jack of Riverside, Calif., have developed a reciprocating air distribution system that includes a valve housing, with a cylinder therein. According to the U.S. Patent ...
Oregon Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Shoe Upper Portion
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Michael Joseph DiTullo Jr. of Hillsboro, Ore., has developed an ornamental design for a portion of a shoe upper, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D530,504 on Oct. 24. The patent has been assigned ...
AAR Defense Systems & Logistics Wins $227,988 Contract
Oct 27, 2006 ... CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Oct. 27 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $227,988 contract to AAR Defense Systems & Logistics, Wood Dale, Ill., for hardware and abrasives. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Materiel Command's Corpus Christi Army Depot, Corpus Christi, Texas. For ...
Design West Aratech Wins $7.19 Million Contract
Oct 27, 2006 ... PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J., Oct. 27 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $7.19 contract to Design West Aratech, Tustin, Calif., for collapsible buttstock assemblies. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Armament Research, Development & Engineering Center, Picatinny Arsenal, ...
STRENGTH, ENDURANCE
Oct 27, 2006 ... The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news story: Strength and endurance are important to Marines as Company E recruits found out Oct. 16 when they ran the Strength and Endurance Course here. The course, which consists of physically demanding exercises such as ...
WRR STATIONS RECEIVE AWARDS AT COLORS
Oct 27, 2006 ... The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news story: Three recruiting stations received awards during the Morning Colors Ceremony at Pendleton Hall here Oct. 13. These stations had the most outstanding performance among the Western Recruiting Region's 24 recruiting ...
LOVE BOAT VOYAGE, FORMER SEAL TO SAIL SHIP TO WIFE
Oct 27, 2006 ... The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news story: Lt. Cmdr. Eleanor M. Bracken retired at the depot chapel after more than 20 years of service in the Navy on July 7. She, her husband and their two children made their last Permanent Change of Station move to their ...
PERSEVERANCE PAYS OFF FOR COMPANY E HONOR GRADUATE
Oct 27, 2006 ... The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news story: After more than five months on the depot, one Company E Marine is finally earning the title which he has worked so hard to achieve. Pfc. Daniel J.S. Jeffrey, Platoon 2031, trained with three different companies and ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Image Display Apparatus
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Aya Takechi of Tokyo, Hiroyuki Kojima of Kanagawa, Japan, and Nobuo Ueki of Chiba, Japan, have developed an image display apparatus which automatically detects a picture defect and shifts an image region to eliminate the picture defect. An abstract of the ...
Japanese Inventors Develop In-Plane Switching Display Device
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Yoshiharu Hirakata and Satoshi Murakami, both of Kanagawa, Japan, and Shunpei Yamazaki of Tokyo, have developed an in-plane switching (IPS) display device with common electrode overlapping channel forming region, and double gate thin film transistor. According ...
French Inventors Develop Elastomers Paint Composition
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Nathalie Thenault of Ferrieres, France, and Celine Desaindes of Nemours, France, have developed paint compositions for elastomers. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to "paint or varnish composition comprising, as solids: from ...
U.S., Japanese Inventors Develop Storage Systems Copy Performance Improving Method
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Naoki Watanab of Sunnyvale, Calif., and Shigeru Kishiro of Odawara, Japan, have developed a method for improving the performance of copy operations in storage systems. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The method includes storing a measure ...
Missouri Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Aquatic Shaped Treat
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Mario Albuja of Eureka, Mo., and Michael E. Leiweke of Arnold, Mo., have developed an ornamental design for an aquatic shaped treat, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D530,056 on Oct. 17. The ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Magnetic Random Access Memory
Oct 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- Hisao Matsutera and Hideaki Numata, both of Tokyo, have developed a technique in which an offset magnetic field of a memory cell of a magnetic random access memory (MRAM) is reduced more effectively. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The ...