US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Wednesday, November 1:
IMPORTANCE OF CURRENT CONNECTION FOR RAILROAD RETIREMENT BENEFITS
Nov 01, 2006 ... The Railroad Retirement Board issued the following press release: Under the Railroad Retirement Act, a "current connection with the railroad industry" is one of the eligibility requirements for occupational disability annuities and supplemental annuities, and is one of the criteria for ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Both-Side Recording Apparatus
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Tetsuyo Ohashi of Kanagawa, Japan, has developed both-side recording apparatus that comprises a sheet feeding roller, a recording section and a sheet reversing section. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Driving sources of a reversing section ...
Kentucky Inventors Develop Ink-Jet Printing Apparatus
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Claudia A. Marin, Jean Marie Massie and Calvin D. Murphy, all from Lexington, Ky., Ligia A. Bejat and Gerald L Fish, both of Versailles, Ky., and Michael C. Leemhuis of Nicholasville, Ky., have developed an apparatus and a method for printing with an inkjet ...
New Jersey Inventor Develops Exterior Step System
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Joseph J. Torch of Towaco, N.J., has developed an exterior step system made from masonry units attached via a metal frame. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "step system made up of masonry panels of various sizes ...
Florida Inventor Develops Layered Dome Cake Assembly
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Fletcher Morgan of St. Petersburg, Fla., has developed an apparatus for baking a domed, semi-spherical or hemispherical cake or molded dessert. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "apparatus assembly for forming a ...
Washington Inventors Develop Capacitive Mat Voltage Control Apparatus
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Stephen McNally of Vancouver, Wash., and Robert M. Yraceburu of Camas, Wash., have developed a sheet media support apparatus that includes a capacitive mat including electrical first and second nodes. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...
Florida Inventors Develop Surface Acoustic Wave Hydrogen Sensor
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Venkat R. Bhethanabotla and Shekhar Bhansali, both of Tampa, Fla., have developed surface acoustic wave sensors (SAWs). According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a delay line SAW device fabricated on a lithium niobate ...
Dutch Inventors Develop Differential Inverter Circuit
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Johannes Hubertus Antonius Brekelmans, Josephus Arnoldus Henricus Maria Kahlman and Gerben Willem De Jong, all from Eindhoven, Netherlands, have developed an improved differential inverter. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Sheet Discharge Device
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Manabu Saito of Iwatsuki, Japan, and Kenji Kanai of Ebina, Japan, have developed a sheet discharge device and sheet processing device using the same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention can easily change an accommodatable ...
Connecticut Inventor Develops Appliance Optical Interlock
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Theodore B. Mulle of New Milford, Conn., has developed an optical safety interlock for operating a control circuit or control switch that enables operator activation of an electrical appliance such as a food processor. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Alabama Inventor Develops Modular Decking Planks
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Randall Heath of Pinson, Ala., has developed a decking system for placement on a subassembly having at least two spaced apart joists. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A plurality of tubular elements for placement in lateral interlocking ...
Pennsylvania Inventor Develops Ground Anchor System
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Anthony J. DiDomenico of Collegeville, Pa., has developed a ground anchoring system and its method of attachment to the ground. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The ground anchor device has a base frame with bottom surfaces that terminate ...
Swedish Inventors Develop Air Cleaner
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Ragne Svadil of Sundbyberg, Sweden, and Ove Wihk of Solna, Sweden, have developed an electronic air cleaner of the kind that includes an electron generator that has a pointed head. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An air cleaner has an electron ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Air Purifier
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Young-Saeng Kim of Incheon, South Korea, and Chan-Jung Park of Suwon, South Korea, have developed an air purifier which includes an electric dust collecting device that electrically charges dust particles in air and collects the charged dust particles ....
Florida Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Lateral Support and Positioning Device
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Louis Caudra of Pompano Beach, Fla., has developed an ornamental design for a lateral support and positioning device, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D531,315 on Oct. 31. The original application ...
Australian Inventor Develops Printhead-Transfer Roller Arrangement System
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Kia Silverbrook of Balmain, Australia, has developed a page-width printhead for a print engine with a motorized transfer roller that is located adjacent to the printhead. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The transfer roller is also adjacent ...
Illinois Inventors Develop Universal Camera Mount Apparatus
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Roger J. Leyden of Willow Springs, Ill., and Peter J. Passuntino of Wheaton, Ill., have developed a camera mount apparatus that incorporates a security device for use in theft prevention. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present ...
Canadian Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Nosepiece
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- N. Chris Chaggares of Toronto has developed an ornamental design for a nosepiece, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D531,316 on Oct. 31. The patent has been assigned to Visual Sonics, ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Equipment Case Support Leg Device
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Takao Tanishima of Tokyo has developed a support leg for an equipment case that is made of a support leg main body and a stand base. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The main body defines a concave (recessed) portion in the bottom thereof ....
French Inventors Develop Construction Elements Jointing Compound
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Christian Bonetto of Cavaillon, France, Pascal Bourne-Chastel of St. Didier, France, and Alain Petit of Isle sur Sorgue, France, have developed a jointing compound or plaster for construction elements and its method of preparation. According to the U.S. Patent ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Pulse Tube Refrigerating Machine
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Hideo Mita and Tetuya Gotou, both of Aichi-ken, Japan, Motohiro Igarasi and Takayuki Furusawa, both of Aichi, Japan, have developed a pulse tube refrigerating machine that comprises a pulse tube connected to a cold reservoir and having a hot end that generates ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Coarse Blank Forging, Molding Method
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Chang Fa Liu of Taichung, Taiwan, has developed a method for forging/molding a coarse blank of an oil cylinder. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "method for forging/molding a coarse blank of an oil cylinder, ...
Florida Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Sphygmomanometer
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Maynard Ramsey III of Tampa, Fla., has developed an ornamental design for an sphygmomanometer, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D531,313 on Oct. 31. The original application was filed on Jan. 10, ...
Georgia Inventor Develops Calcium Hypochlorite Composition
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- John P. Garris of Suwanee, Ga., has developed a method of stabilizing calcium hypochlorite. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Stable compositions of calcium hypochlorite containing selected hydrated inorganic salts having a sufficiently high ...
Costa Rican Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Boot Pad
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Richard A. Nace of San Jose, Costa Rica, has developed an ornamental design for a boot pad, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D531,317 on Oct. 31. The patent has been assigned to Ongoing Care ...
Horizon Lines Wins $6 Million Contract
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $6 million contract to Horizon Lines LLC, Charlotte, N.C., for transportation, travel and relocation services. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army's Surface Deployment & Distribution Command, Alexandria, Va. For ...
Alaska Marine Lines Wins $3 Million Contract
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $3 million contract to Alaska Marine Lines Inc., Seattle, for transportation, travel and relocation services. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army's Surface Deployment & Distribution Command, Alexandria, Va. For ...
Crowley Liner Services Wins $6 Million Contract
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $6 million contract to Crowley Liner Services, Jacksonville, Fla., for transportation, traveling and relocation services. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army's Surface Deployment & Distribution Command, Alexandria, ...
Horizon Lines Wins $3 Million Contract
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $3 million contract to Horizon Lines LLC, Charlotte, N.C., for transportation, travel and relocation services. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army's Surface Deployment & Distribution Command, Alexandria, Va. For ...
Trailer Bridge Wins $3 Million Contract
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $3 million contract to Trailer Bridge Inc., Jacksonville, Fla., for transportation, travel and relocation services. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army's Surface Deployment & Distribution Command, Alexandria, ...
Horizon Lines Wins $12 Million Contract
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $12 million contract to Horizon Lines LLC, Charlotte, N.C., for transportation, travel and relocation services. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army's Surface Deployment & Distribution Command, Alexandria, Va. For ...
California Inventor Develops Reduced Pressure Wound Treatment Appliance
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Richard Scott Weston of La Costa, Calif., has developed a reduced pressure wound treatment appliance. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wound treatment appliance is provided for treating a wound, which appliance comprises a semi-rigid or ...
German Inventors Develop Semiconductor Circuit Arrangement
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Achim Gratz and Franz Schuler, both of Dresden, Germany, and Klaus Knobloch of Weixdorf, Germany, have developed a semiconductor circuit arrangement with trench isolation and fabrication method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Power Supply Generation Circuit
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Noboru Toyozawa and Yoshiharu Nakajima, both of Kanagawa, Japan, have developed a power supply generating circuit, a display apparatus, and a portable terminal device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power supply generating circuit, a ...
California, Washington, Minnesota Inventors Develop Miniature X-Ray Tube Cooling System
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Paul A. Lovoi of Saratoga, Calif., Alex Lim of Santa Clara, Calif., Peter C. Smith of Half Moon Bay, Calif., John Rieke of Mercer Island, Wash., and Thomas W. Rusch of Hopkins, Minn., have developed miniature x-ray tubes for therapeutic treatment of specific areas ...
German Inventor Develops Gas Feeding System Leak Detection Method
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Jurgen Thyroff of Harxheim, Germany, has developed a method for leak detection in gas feeding systems with redundant valves. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "method for detecting leaks in a fuel cell system that ...
German Inventors Develop Object Figuring Device
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Thomas Hollerbach and Juergen Kuehnert, both of Jena, Germany, Claus Goder of Nuremberg, Germany, and Eckhard Schroeder of Eckental, Germany, have developed an object figuring device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Peak Detection Circuit
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Tse-Hsiang Hsu, Yung-Yu Lin and Chih-Cheng Chen, all from Hsin Chu, Taiwan, have developed a peak detection circuit with double peak detection stages. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A peak detection circuit with double peak detection ...
California Inventors Develop Self-Diagnostic Receiver Circuit
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Jyh-Ming Jong of Saratoga, Calif., and Leo Yuan of Los Altos, Calif., have developed a noise margin self-diagnostic receiver circuit. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The self-diagnostic circuit includes one comparator for comparing the ...
Missouri Inventors Develop Refrigeration System
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Norman E. Street of O'Fallon, Mo., and Ted W. Sunderland of Troy, Mo., have developed a refrigeration system and a method of operating the same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "refrigeration system including an ...
Utah Inventor Develops Pipe Bending Apparatus
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Ronald E. Theener of Duchesne, Utah has developedan improved pipe bending apparatus comprising a plurality of belts supporting the minor radius of the bend. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The belts cannot support stresses sufficient to ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Airbag
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Masahiro Hasebe and Youko Kitagawa, both of Hikone, Japan, and Yukitoshi Narimoto of Omihachiman, Japan, have developed an airbag and an airbag device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An airbag includes a bag portion to be inflated at a ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Semiconductor Device Manufacturing Method
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Kiyonori Oyu and Kensuke Okonogi, both of Tokyo, have developed a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device with a low junction leakage current. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for manufacturing a dynamic random access ...
Swedish Inventors Develop X-Ray Grid Arrangement
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Dick Kondradsson of Vaxjo, Sweden, Lennart Rapp of Malmo, Sweden, and Jonas Ernfridsson of Stockholm, Sweden, have developed a grid holder for an X-ray diagnostic system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The grid holder cooperates with a ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Driving Power Supply
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Shoichiro Matsumoto of Ogaki, Japan, and Mari Okubo of Mizuho, Japan, have developed an active matrix type display device where an aperture ratio of each of pixels is improved and a storage value of a storage capacitor is secured. According to the U.S. Patent ...
Texas Inventor Develops Flat Panel Display
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- W. Edward Naugler Jr. of Cedar Park, Texas, has developed low power circuits for active matrix emissive displays and methods of operating the same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The embodiments of the present invention provide a flat ...
Massachusetts Inventor Develops Door Safety Guard
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Allan J. Salzman of Sharon, Mass., has developed a door safety guard that prevents a finger or other object from being inserted into the gaps formed along the hinged edges of an open door and from being pinched or crushed as the door is closed. According to ...
Texas Inventors Develop Keyboard Vertical Adjustment Apparatus
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Mark E Benden and Jerome J Congleton, both of College Station, Texas, and Christopher A. Smith of Bryan, Texas, have developed a vertical adjustment apparatus for use in the field of workstation design. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Semiconductor Storage Device
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Hiroshi Iwata, Takayuki Ogura and Akihide Shibata, all from Nara, Japan, and Kouichirou Adachi of Tenri, Japan, have developed an electrically erasable programmable nonvolatile semiconductor storage device and its manufacturing method. According to the U.S ....
Alabama Inventor Develops Tandem Press Shuttle Area Isolation Gate System
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Brian K Borders of Jacksonville, Ala., has developed a tandem press shuttle area isolation gate system and its method of use. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The system and method of the present invention allows workers to safely enter the ...
Michigan Inventor Develops Multiple Cylinders Synchronized Extension Hydraulic System
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Eugene C. Bair of Holland, Mich., has developed a hydraulic system for synchronized extension of multiple cylinders. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lift table maintains levelness while lifting a support surface via two or more lift ...
California Inventors Develop Detachable Aneurysm Neck Closure Patch
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Robert M. Abrams of Sunnyvale, Calif., Erik T. Engelson of Menlo Park, Calif., John B. Pedersen of Danville, Calif., and Harold F. Carrison of Pleasanton, Calif., have developed a detachable aneurysm neck closure patch. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Ohio Inventors Develop Electrical Control System
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Ray S. Fatemi of Fairlawn, Ohio, and Aaron L. Fockler of New Philadelphia, Ohio, have developed an attachment control system that includes an electrical control system and a hydraulic control system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The ...
Montana Inventors Develop Golf Cart
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Eric W. Reimers of Missoula, Mont., and Mark Robirds of Potomac, Mont., have developed a collapsible golf cart. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A golf bag cart having a frame, a handle, first and second rear wheels and first and second ...
Pennsylvania Inventors Develop Bale Kicker
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Larry L. Hoover of Landisville, Pa., and Fred M. Horchler Jr. of Lancaster, Pa., have developed a bale kicker for a round baler that employs an adjustable torsion bar, or bars, to impart a rearward force to an exiting bale to ensure that the completed bale is clear of ...
Illinois Inventor Develops Frame Rate Determination Apparatus
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Colin D. Frank of Park Ridge, Ill., has developed a method and an apparatus for frame rate determination without decoding in a spread spectrum receiver. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A spread spectrum receiver for receiving and decoding ...
California Inventors Develop Non-Planar Non-Volatile Memory Cell
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Bomy Chen and Yaw Wen Hu, both of Cupertino, Calif., and Sohrab Kianian of Los Altos Hills, Calif., have developed a non-planar, non-volatile floating gate memory cell, and an array of such cells and a method of making same in a semiconductor ...
Florida Inventors Develop Voice Communication Apparatus
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Gordon Bremer of Clearwater, Fla., and Thomas Bingel of Belleair Beach, Fla., have developed an apparatus and a method for communicating voice and data between a customer premises and a central office. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...
South Carolina, New Jersey Inventors Develop Wheelchair Design
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Matthew E. Hermes and Jane Hermes, both of Beaufort, S.C., and Michael P. Chesterfield of Princeton, N.J., have developed wheelchair designs and enhancements for use with conventional wheelchair designs. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The ...
Illinois Inventor Develops Transportable Storage Container Assembly
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Gerald W. Krauss of Columbia, Ill., has developed a transportable storage container assembly for transport by a tow vehicle. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The assembly includes a trailer having a center rail with a two-point trailer ...
Iowa Inventors Develop Engine/Electric Generator System
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Ronnie Dean Stahlhut of Bettendorf, Iowa, and Carl Thomas Vuk of Denver, Iowa, have developed an electric turbo compound configuration for an engine/electric generator system According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An engine/electric generator ...
Czech, British Inventors Develop Soller Slit Device
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Ladislav Pina and Adolf Inneman, both of Praha, Czech Republic, David Keith Bowen of Warwick, Great Britain, and Stephan Menzer of Wakefield, Great Britain, have developed a soller slit that uses low density materials. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Michigan Inventors Develop Piston, Cylinder Assembly
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Michael Joe Nolan of Plymouth, Mich., and Tim M. Dangel of Oxford, Mich., have developed a piston and a cylinder assembly with push rod retention. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "piston and cylinder assembly in ...
Italian Inventor Develops Secondary Reforming Process
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Gianfranco Bedetti of Milan, Italy, has developed a secondary reforming process and burner. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "process for carrying out secondary reforming reactions for the production of synthesis gas ...
Austrian Inventor Develops Presentation Device
Nov 01, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 1 -- Georg Siegl of Vienna, Austria, has developed a presentation device that is formed with a base, with bars for a flexible stand connected to the base via a plug connection, and with a holder for a placard, a film or the like. According to the U.S. Patent & ...