US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Tuesday, November 7:
Indiana Inventors Develop Implantable Medical Device
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Thomas A. Osborne, Brian C. Case, Jacob A. Flagle and Andrew K. Hoffa, all from Bloomington, Ind., and Michael L. Garrison of Indianapolis, have developed an implantable medical device with constrained expansion. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
British Inventors Develop Wireless Telecommunication Signal Transmission Method
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Angeliki Alexiou and Mohammed Qaddi, both of Swindon, Great Britain, have developed a method of compensating for correlation between multiple antennas. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method is provided of transmitting signals from two ...
California Inventors Develop Plasma Chamber Corrosion Resistant Component
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Robert J. O'Donnell and John E. Daugherty, both of Alameda, Calif., and Christopher C. Chang of Sunnyvale, Calif., have developed a corrosion resistant component of a plasma chamber that includes a liquid crystalline polymer. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
German Inventors Develop Gas Generator Assembly
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Markus Keutz of Rossdorf, Germany, and Matthias Helmstetter of Aschaffenburg, Germany, have developed an assembly that comprises a gas generator with a flange and a generator holder, on which the flange is fastened. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Australian Inventors Develop Self-Verifying Security Documents
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- John Charles Taylor of Dural, Australia, Bruce Alfred Hardwick of Wandong, Australia, Wayne Kevin Jackson of Reservoir, Australia, Paul Zientek of North Carlton, Australia, and Cameron Rex Hibbert of Churchill, Australia, have developed a self-verifying security ...
Japanese Inventors Develop lightweight Bearing, Wave Gear Drive
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Masaru Kobayashi of Nagano-ken, Japan, Rolf Slatter of Lahn, Germany, have developed a lightweight bearing and a wave gear drive. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An outer or inner bearing ring of the bearing has fixing holes to enable the ...
Rhode Island Inventors Develop Submarine Countermeasure Vehicle
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Robert F. Doleski of Middletown, R.I., Stephen F. Oliver of Portsmouth, R.I., and Stanley J. Olson of Newport, R.I., have developed a submarine countermeasure vehicle and a launch assembly. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a submarine ...
Texas Inventor Develops Extension Arm Device
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Kevin R. Hester of Houston has developed an extension arm device for releasably holding, manipulating, and remote operation of conventional trigger pump spray containers having a manual trigger pump spray head thereon. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
French Inventor Develops Fluid Dispenser Pump
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Ludovic Petit of Vitot, France, has developeda pump for dispensing fluid product, and a fluid product dispensing device comprising same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "fluid dispenser pump including a pump body, ...
Illinois Inventor Develops Projectile for Firearms
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Karl Muth of Chicago has developed a dimpled projectile for use in firearms. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "projectile for use in firearms and of the type having on one end a hemispherical tip which communicates ...
Ohio, New Jersey Inventors Develop Low-Linting Fibrous Structure
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- William Robert Ouellette and Bruce Neil Hall, both of Cincinnati, and Robert Allan Johnson of Turnersville, N.J., have developed a surface bonded entangled fibrous web and method of making and using. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ...
British, French Inventors Develop Inflatable Element Mounting Method
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Paul Short and James Hinton, both of Hamsphire, Great Britain, and Yann Deligny of Compiegne, France, have developed a clip that is provided to engage and retain an aperture formed in part of an inflatable element. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
French, Italian Inventors Develop Power Amplification Device
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Patrick Cerisier of Copponex, France, and Andre Panigada of Pavia, Italy, have developed power amplification devices for wireless communication systems, especially cellular mobile telephones. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power ...
Georgia Inventor Develops Hinge Assembly
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Chester Colburn Nash of Fayetteville, Ga., has developed a hinge assembly for a hatch cover of a watercraft. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hinge assembly for a hatch cover of a watercraft includes a hinge arm having a substantially ...
Swedish Inventors Develop Ammunition Unit Adapting Device
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Torsten Ronn and Nils Johansson, both of Karlskoga, Sweden, have developed a device for adapting a unit of ammunition for different types of targets and situations. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "ammunition ...
German Inventors Develop Electric Machine Internal Combustion Engine Drive Operating Method
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Uwe Dehrmann and Marco Falco, both of Wurzburg, Germany, and Hans-Peter Johanning of Steinbach, Germany, have developed a method for operating a drive with an internal combustion engine and an electric machine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
German Inventors Develop Hydrogen Liquefying Device
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Rolf Trill and Joachim Wolf, both of Gruenwald, Germany, and Michael Bracha of Munich, Germany, have developed a process for liquefying hydrogen. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "Described is a process and ...
California Inventor Develops Beverage Container Holder
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Kevin M. Haakenson of Laguna Beach, Calif., has developed a holder for a beverage container that has the appearance of a high-heel shoe. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "holder for a beverage or drink container ...
British Inventor Develops Downhole Tool
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Richard Keith Booth of Isle of Man, Great Britain, has developed a downhole tool for use within a casing. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The tool includes a collector tool that has a cylindrical body having an external diameter smaller ...
Swiss, French Inventors Develop Air Spinning Frame
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Oliver Wuest of Seuzach, Switzerland, and Wolf Horstof Holzheim, Germany, have developed an air spinning frame with reluctance motors. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "For an air spinning frame, reluctance motors are provided for each ...
U.S., Indian Inventors Develop Real Time Data Managing System
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Rama Iyer and David L. Huffman, both of Irvine, Calif., Emmanual G. Pandy of Tustin, Calif., Kanika Ghosh of Laguna Niguel, Calif., Gregory S. Bradley of Webster Groves, Mo., Phillip R. Shaw of St. Louis, Jeffery M. Penner of Hazelwood, Mo., and Devanand Ramachandren ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Lens Barrel
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Tadanori Tanaka of Kokubunji, Japan, and Yoshihiro Yokomae of Higashiyamato, Japan, have developed a lens barrel and a camera having the same. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A lens barrel comprises a ...
Dutch Inventor Develops Printing Plate Positioning Apparatus
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Petrus Johannes Marie Otten of Vlissingen, Netherlands, has developed a positioning apparatus that is provided with a register for flexible printing plates. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a positioning apparatus ...
British Inventor Develops Load Handling Device
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Timothy William Grinsted of Stocksfield, Great Britain, has developed a load handling device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a load handling device for use with a load having a lifting attachment, the lifting attachment being so ...
Illinois Inventor Develops Fan Motor Suspension Mount
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Robert L. Turk of Waukegan, Ill., has developed a motor mount for suspending a fan motor in a combustion-powered tool. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A motor mount for suspending a fan motor in a combustion-powered tool includes an inner ...
Swiss Inventors Develop Printing Press Roll
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Robert Langsch of Ortschwaben, Switzerland, and Carlo Manta of Bern, Switzerland, have developed a roll for a printing press and a process for manufacturing a roll. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A roll for a printing press has at least ...
French Inventor Develops Metering Valve
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Jean-Marc Pardonge of St. Ouen, France, has developed a metering valve for dispensing a fluid. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "metering valve for dispensing a fluid, the metering valve having a valve body and a ...
Canadian Inventors Develop Membrane Activated Carbonated Beverage Dispenser
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Mihail Octavian Colan and Laurentiu Victor Bucuroiu, both of British Columbia, Canada, have developed a dispenser for dispensing fluid from a container. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dispenser for dispensing fluid from a container has ...
Swiss Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Box
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Louis Paul Guitay of Crans-sur-Sierre, Switzerland, has developed an ornamental design for a box, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors was issued U.S. Patent No. D530,911 on Oct. 31. The patent has been assigned to LPG World ...
Nevada Inventor Develops Postal Object Selecting Method
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- James J. Enright of Las Vegas has developed a postal object selecting method in a mail packaging system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A process for optimal economic efficiency in postal operations generally comprises the steps of ...
Florida Inventor Develops Filter Basket Device
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Thomas O. Bales of Coral Gables, Fla., has developed an emboli and thrombi filter device and a method of using the same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A filter basket device includes two shaft wires, a filter basket adapted to capture emboli and ...
Illinois Inventors Develop Polymeric Surgical Device
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Peter M. Bonutti and Mark V. Brillhart, both of Effingham, Ill., have developed a surgical devices having a polymeric material with a therapeutic agent and methods for making same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Surgical devices such as ...
California Inventors Develop Endoprosthesis
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Jeff Pappas and Howard H. Huang, both of Santa Clara, Calif., David Lowe of Menlo Park, Calif., Erik Eli of Sunnyvale, Calif., Anton G. Clifford of Mountain View, Calif., and Kevin Kang of San Jose, Calif., have developed an Endoprosthesis having foot ...
Canadian Inventors Develop Gaseous Fuel Injection Method
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- John G. Crawford of Richmond, Canada, and Kenneth R. C. Mann of Vancouver, Canada, have developed a method of injecting a gaseous fuel into an internal combustion engine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of operating a ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Digital Distribution System
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Nobuyoshi Morimoto of Tokyo has developed a digital distribution method and a digital distribution system that are applied to the distribution of books, documents, music compact discs, and video digital video discs. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Michigan Inventors Develop Engine Operating Method
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Martin N. Andersson and George M. Pattullo, both of Caro, Mich., have developed methods and systems for regulating engine speed by suppressing engine ignition and controlling engine ignition timing. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Vacuum Suction Device
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Yoshihiro Fukano and Shoichi Makado, both of Tsukuba-gun, Japan, have developed a vacuum suction device and a driving method thereof. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a suction device, a suction head is alternately connected to a ...
Swiss Inventors Develop Spun Yarn Producing Device
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Herbert Stalder of Kollbrunn, Switzerland, and Peter Anderegg of Winterthur, Switzerland, have developed a device for producing a spun yarn. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "To manufacture a spun yarn from a loose fiber structure, devices ...
German Inventors Develop Small Particle Crystallization Process
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Matthias Rauls of Limburgerhof, Germany, Richard van Gelder of Speyer, Germany, Katrin Wagner of Mannhein, Germany, and Harald Bernard of Wachenheim, Germany, have developed a small particle-adjustment crystallization process. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Washington Inventors Develop Thermoformable Web Support Apparatus
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Jere F. Irwin of Yakima, Wash., and Dale L. Vantrease of Selah, Wash., have developed a web conveyor with a frame, a pair of conveyor rails, and at least one sag rail. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The pair of conveyor rails is carried ...
California Inventor Develops Narrow Hull Watercraft
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Robert J. Ferran of San Diego has developed a watercraft with plural narrow hulls and having submerged passive flotation devices. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A watercraft has at least two narrow hulls with a shallow draft and has one ...
Canadian Inventor Develops Locking Assembly
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Andre Pare of Quebec has developed a locking assembly for trailer hitches. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "locking assembly which comprises at least a first housing member which is designed to be secured to a ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Substrate Processing Apparatus
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Kenji Hashinoki of Kyoto, Japan, has developed a substrate processing apparatus for inspecting processing history data. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "During a series of processes performed on a substrate in a substrate processing ...
Florida Inventors Develop Shirt Pressing Device
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Charles E. Devrick of Tampa, Fla., John Wagner Brooksville, Fla., have developed an improved shirt pressing device for gripping both short and long-sleeved shirts. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A buck having a pair of retractable arms ...
Canadian Inventor Develops Bottle Cap
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Cameron A. Cote of Cochrane, Canada, has developed a bottle cap that is resealable by a valve housed therein. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The valve controls flow through both a liquid flow passage and an air supply passage, while ...
California Inventors Develop Radiopaque Nitinol Medical Device
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- John F. Boylan of Murrieta, Calif., Daniel L. Cox of Palo Alto, Calif., and Pamela A. Kramer-Brown of San Jose, Calif., have developed a radiopaque nitinol medical device such as a stent for use with or implantation in a body lumen. According to the U.S. Patent ...
Michigan Inventors Develop Sealed Cover Brace Assembly
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Carl E. Fonville of Ann Arbor, Mich., and Michael A. Karram of Flint, Mich., have developed an sealed cover assembly for a fluid-containing cavity of an engine. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A sealed ...
California Inventor Develops Reserve Price Reverse Auctions Performing System
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Piyush Gupta of Cupertino, Calif., has developed a method and a system for conducting reserve request reverse auctions for electronic commerce. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system of performing reserve price reverse auctions is ...
Florida Inventors Develop Automate Consumer Replenishment Shopping Apparatus
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Robert M. Szabo, Keith N. Fortenberry and James J. Toohey, all from Boca Raton, Fla., have developed a method to automate the replenishment of one or more items on a shopping list. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to ...
Texas, Oklahoma Inventors Develop Coupling Assembly
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Robert Lance Cook of Katy, Texas, Lev Ring of Houston, Michael Bullock of The Woodlands, Texas, and David Paul Brisco of Duncan, Okla., have developed an apparatus for releasably coupling two elements. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the ...
U.S., Austrian Inventors Develop Engine Cooling System
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Paul E. Westhoff Jr. of Kenosha, Wis., and Michael Dopona of Wartberg, Austria, have developed a cooling system and a method of cooling an engine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The cooling system includes a first closed loop that ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Sewing Machine Body Structure
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Tseng Hsien Chang of Taichung City, Taiwan, has developed a body structure for sewing machine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sewing machine includes a base portion with an upright portion connected thereto and a hollow horizontal ...
Colorado, Georgia Inventors Develop Electronic Greeting Card Creation Method
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Peter M. Karas of Lakewood, Colo., James Everett Cowell of Littleton, Colo., Mark Thompson of Denver, and Henry M. Abelman of Roswell, Ga., have developed a method for creating an electronic greeting card that references a gift. According to the U.S. Patent ...
Kentucky Inventors Develop Image Forming Device Retraction Mechanism
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Larry Steven Foster, Edward Lawrence Kiely, Robert Galon Newman and Edward Lynn Triplett, all from Lexington, Ky., Harald Portig of Versailles, Ky., and David Erwin Rennick of Georgetown, Ky., have developed a coupling retraction mechanism for a color ...
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM ISSUES AGENDA FOR NOV. 7 MEETING
Nov 07, 2006 ... The city of Birmingham issued the following city council agenda: REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS - THIRD FLOOR CITY HALL November 7, 2006 - - 9:30 A.M. WEB SITE ADDRESS: www.informationbirmingham.com INVOCATION: ...
California Inventor Develops New Product Portfolio Planning System
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- John Fors of Menlo Park, Calif., has developed a planning system for developing new products that includes resource and projected financial performance information as inputs. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "By selecting various ...
Michigan Inventor Develops Energy-Cell Combustion System
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Jose Francisco Regueiro of Rochester Hills, Mich., has developed diesel engines having an energy-cell combustion system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "divided chamber combustion system comprising an energy-cell ...
Australian Inventor Develops Animal Measuring System
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- John Conan Doyle II of Queensland, Australia, has developed a system and a method for measuring animals. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for measuring an animal includes a light source and an optical source. The light ...
California, Georgia Inventors Develop Products Promotion Plan Merchandising Method
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Michael Neal and Rob Parkin, both of San Francisco, Phil Delurgio of Walnut Creek, Calif., Hua Lee of Los Altos, Calif., Krishna Venkatraman of Menlo Park, Calif., and Suzanne Valentine of Atlanta, have developed an apparatus and a method for determining an optimum ...
Illinois Inventors Develop Linkage Operated Latching System
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Brian M. Ott of Huntley, Ill., Michael O. Misner of Lake Villa, Ill., Thomas Heinrich of Streamwood, Ill., and Timothy P. Laabs of Palatine, Ill., have developed linkage operated latching systems that is used to releasably retain pivoted closures in closed ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Cell Phone
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Kenichi Yamada, Kazuhiko Ohta and Masayoshi Hirai, all from Yokohama, Japan, Hiroshi Iwai of Neyagawa, Japan, Koichi Ogawa of Hirakata, Japan, and Tsukasa Takahashi of Kawasaki, Japan, have developed a cellular phone terminal. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Arizona, Texas Inventors Develop Tubular String Sealing Method
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- James Chambers of Hackett, Ariz., Don M. Hannegan of Fort Smith, Ariz., and Thomas F. Bailey of Houston, have developed an apparatus and method for sealing a tubular string. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one aspect, a drilling system ...
California Inventor Develops Telescoping Camera Crane
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Leonard T. Chapman of North Hollywood, Calif., has developed a telescoping camera crane that has mechanical drive and camera platform leveling systems, allowing for water resistant or submerged operation. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...
North Carolina Inventor Develops Hat Hanger
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Stanly T. Swanson of Newton, N.C., has developed a hat hanger for hanging hats and the like. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "hanger including a flexible support cord; at least one hook on one end of the support ...
German Inventors Develop Printing Material Processing Machine
Nov 07, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 7 -- Dieter Schaffrath of Lorsch, Germany, and Frank Kropp of Mauer, Germany, have developed a printing material processing machine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A printing material processing machine has an oscillating roll with a roll ...