US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Thursday, November 16:
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Vehicle Adjustable Handle Assembly
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Samuel Lin of Chiayi, Taiwan, has developed an adjustable handle assembly for a personal mobility vehicle that includes a mounting bracket. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adjustable handle assembly for a personal mobility vehicle ...
California Inventor Develops Digital Alerting Security Unit
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Diaa Hosny of Redondo Beach, Calif., has developed a new system and a new method for giving alerting facility as a reminder to a person that he/she has forgotten some object/item/luggage/animal behind anywhere. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Internal Combustion Engine Combustion Control Apparatus
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Yasuhisa Kitahara of Yokohama, Japan, has developed a combustion control apparatus for internal combustion engine. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A combustion control apparatus operates an internal ...
French Inventors Develop Biochips Periodic Signal Measuring Process
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Nicolas Ugolin of Paris, Mory Doukoure of Nimes, France, Olivier Alibert of St Germain-les-Corbeils, France, and Sylvie Chevillard of Kremlin-Bicetre, France, have developed an image analysis process for measuring the signal on biochips. According to the U.S ....
French Inventor Develops Laboratory Pipette
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Viviane Judic of Le Pignerol, France, has developed a laboratory pipette that comprises a braid of synthetic fiber threads interlaced with a color corresponding to at least one characteristic of the pipette. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...
German Inventor Develops Vehicle Steering Wheel
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Dominik Schutz of Waldaschaff, Germany, has developed a vehicle steering wheel that comprises a hub and several switches which are integrated in a common housing which is secured to the hub., the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was ...
Austrian Inventors Develop Reciprocating Piston Path Checking Monitor
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Bernhard Spiegl of Vienna, Austria, Peter Steinruck of Hallstatt, Austria, and Ju Murhammer of Herzogenburg, Austria, have developed a monitor to check the path of motion of reciprocating piston. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ...
German Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Parer
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Richard Zirbes of Niederkail, Germany, has developed an ornamental design for a parer, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D531,466 on Nov. 7. The patent has been assigned to Boerner Kunstsoff- und ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Optical Disc Drive
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Hee-Deuk Park and Joong hun Yeom, both of Seongnam-si, South Korea, have developed an optical disc drive which can prevent a system shut down due to external static electricity. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An optical disc drive ...
California Inventors Develop Optical Frequency Shift Key Receiver
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Keangpo Ho of San Jose, Calif., and Joseph Mardell Kahn of San Carlos, Calif., have developed an optical frequency shift key receiver with compensation for Kerr effect phase noise. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and apparatus ...
Hong Kong Inventors Develop Bottle Cap Opener
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Michael March and Shu Wing Charles Ip, both of Hong Kong, have developed a bottle cap opener for opening twistable type caps. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The opener may include a housing to apply a twisting force to the caps. Twisting ...
Massachusetts Inventors Develop Isolated Polypeptide and Nucleic Acid Sequences
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- David Bush and Timothy Opperman, both of Somerville, Mass., Qiandong Zeng and Chad Eric Houseweart, both of Waltham, Mass., and Lynn Doucette-Stamm of Framingham, Mass., have developed nucleic acid and amino acid sequences that relates to streptococcus pneumoniae for ...
Colorado Inventor Develops Computers Anti-Theft, Security System
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Walter Taehwan Kim of Aurora, Colo., has developed a system for preventing an unauthorized person from taking or using a portable computer. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The anti-theft/security system includes a universal serial bus ...
German Inventors Develop Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus Clone
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Knut Elbers of Gau Algesheim, Germany, Christiane Meyer of Muenster, Germany, Martina Von Freyburg of Tuebingen, Germany, and Gregor Meyers of Walddorfhaeslach, Germany, have developed infectious Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV) clones and methods to produce said ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Fuel Injection System
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Shinji Nakayama, Susumu Kouketsu and Keiki Tanabe, all from Tokyo, have developed a booster unit in an injector of a fuel injection system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The booster unit includes a booster piston accommodated in a ...
Norwegian Inventor Develops Motor Vehicle Transmission Actuator
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Viggo L. Norum of Kongsberg, Norway, has developed an actuator for a motor vehicle transmission. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An actuator for an automated transmission in a motor vehicle drive train has a central actuating shaft with a ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Servo Write Head Assembly
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Toru Nakao and Takahisa Izumida, both of Kanagawa, Japan, have developed a servo write head assembly and a servo writer. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A servo write head assembly comprises an alternating current (AC) demagnetizing head ...
Illinois Inventor Develops Angular Notched Trowel
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Allen R. Brozoska of Champaign, Ill., has developed an angular notched trowel that applies a bonding material uniformly to a substrate. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The angular notched trowel contains: a top plate; a notched plate ...
Florida Inventors Develop Fiber Optic Based Security System
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Sandra E. Kowal and Frank E. Lambrecht, both of Boynton Beach, Fla., and Edwin L. Williams of Port St. Lucie, Fla., have developed a fiber optic based security system that is disposed on or in a structure such as a wall, roof, floor, ceiling, container, and/or ...
Arizona, North Carolina, Pennsylvania Inventors Develop Gear Assembly with Noise-Reduction Structure
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Mark A. Allen of Tuscon, Ariz., Randy P. Kruse of Southern Pines, N.C., and Matthew W. Shope of Beaver Falls, Pa., have developed a gear assembly that is having a noise-reduction structure and a power take-off unit therewith. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Idaho, Wyoming Inventors Develop Tank Construction Method
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Keith B. Fisher of Pocatello, Idaho, and Mark R. Miskin of Alta, Wyo., have developed a tank for fluids and processes for manufacturing the same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The tank includes a first end plate and a second end plate, ...
British, South African Inventors Develop Nail Clipper
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Michael Paul Novellie of Douglas, Great Britain, and Hendrik Schalk Visse of Hermanus, South Africa, have developed clippers used for manicure and pedicure functions. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure provides nail clippers ...
California Inventor Develops Folding Serving Tray
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Edmond Heng Lim of El Cerrito, Calif., has developed a folding serving tray made from a flat stock of material. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for containing a food and beverage includes a substantially flat stock, for example, ...
German Inventors Develop Sensor Mounting Device
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Franz Sauter and Berthold Schocker, both of Tettnang, Germany, and Bernd Buck of Nonnenhorn, Germany, have developed a mounting device for sensors. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mounting device for contactlessly-operating proximity ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Electronic Mail-Based Printing Method
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Takeshi Utsunomiya of Kanagawa, Japan, has developed a method and an apparatus for electronic mail-based printer. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A printer, which can perform printing in a mode desired by an outside user utilizing an ...
German Inventors Develop Electrical Terminals Wiring Method
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Bernhard Albeck of Lorch-Waldhausen, Germany, and Stefan Koller of Weinstadt-Grossheppach, Germany, have developed a method of wiring electrical terminals. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "process for ...
California Inventor Develops Deadblow Hammer
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Anthony Krallman of City of Industry, Calif., has developed deadblow hammers capable of minimizing or eliminating recoils when the hammers impact their targets. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Deadblow hammers capable of minimizing or ...
Ohio Inventors Develop Cleaning Pad
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Nicola John Policicchio of Mason, Ohio, and Preston James Rhamy of Cincinnati, have developed a cleaning pad which can be used with various cleaning implement. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The cleaning pad has an absorbent layer, ...
General Dynamics Armament & Technical Products Wins $3.21 Million Contract
Nov 16, 2006 ... ROCK ISLAND, Ill., Nov. 16 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $3.21 million contract to General Dynamics Armament & Technical Products Inc., Burlington, Vt., for guns through 30mm. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command, Rock Island, ...
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Wins $51,891 Contract
Nov 16, 2006 ... WARREN, Mich., Nov. 16 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $51,891 contract to Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio, for tires and tubes. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command, Warren, Mich. For more information about US Fed ...
GS Engineering Wins $300,000 Contract
Nov 16, 2006 ... WARREN, Mich., Nov. 16 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $300,000 contract to GS Engineering Inc., Houghton, Mich., for research and development work. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command, Warren, Mich. For more information about US ...
Commercial Machine Wins $64,625 Contract
Nov 16, 2006 ... ROCK ISLAND, Ill., Nov. 16 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $64,625 contract to Commercial Machine Inc., Ludlow, Mass., for guns from 30mm to 75mm. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command, Rock Island, Ill. For more information about US ...
Greystar Electronics Wins $66,340 Contract
Nov 16, 2006 ... ROCK ISLAND, Ill., Nov. 16 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $66,340 contract to Greystar Electronics Inc., Duluth, Minn., for miscellaneous electric power and distribution equipment. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command, Rock Island, ...
BTMC Wins $309,540 Contract
Nov 16, 2006 ... WARREN, Mich., Nov. 16 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $309,540 contract to BTMC Corp., Westerville, Ohio, for nonpowered valves. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command, Warren, Mich. For more information about US Fed News ...
DRS Optronics Wins $814,492 Contract
Nov 16, 2006 ... REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala., Nov. 16 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $814,492 contract to DRS Optronics Inc., Palm Bay, Fla., for aircraft components and accessories. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala. For more information ...
California Inventor Develops Improved Sanitary Foot Washing Device
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Harry Davallou of La Jolla, Calif., has developed toes and callus cleaner. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is an improved sanitary foot washing device that is designed for washing feet in both private and public locations. This ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Internal Combustion Engine Ignition Control System
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Yasuhiro Okochi of Nagoya, Japan, has developed an ignition control system for an internal combustion engine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ignition control system for an internal combustion engine includes a throttle opening ...
Florida Inventors Develop Method for Banding Syringes
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Klaus Liedtke and Dennis Tribble, both of Ormond Beach, Fla., have developed an automated system and method of banding (bandoliering) a plurality of syringes. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The system includes a feed device for receiving ...
South Dakota Inventor Develops Surge Suppressor
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Frank Liebenow of Jefferson, S.D., has developed a surge suppressor that includes a high-pass filter configured to pass signals in the range suitable for use in a powerline network, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S ....
New Jersey Inventor Develops Swivel Pad Painter
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Perry Gartner of Englewood, N.J., has developed a pad painter which may be operated in a unique swivel mode. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "painting tool capable of swiveling through 360 degrees comprising a ...
French Inventors Develop Rotating Parts Connecting Elastic Coupling Device
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Eric Lagarde of Sallanches, France, and Didier Maurice Menetrier of Marignier, France, have developed an elastic coupling device for connecting two rotating parts. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention concerns an elastic coupling ...
Austrian Inventors Develop Electrical Component
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Christian Hesse and Robert Krumphals, both of Deutschlandsberg, Austria, Thomas Feichtinger of Graz, Austria, Axel Pecina of St. Peter i. S., Austria, and Volker Wischnat of Frauental, Austria, have developed an electrical component that includes a base having at ...
Illinois, Wisconsin Inventors Develop Rivet Removal Tool
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Steven P. Donovan of Roscoe, Ill., David C. Gross of Rockford, Ill., and Richard A. Swedberg of Beloit, Wis., have developed a device and a method of removing a rivet which has been installed on a work piece. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Pickup Device with Heat-Radiation Mechanism
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Masaya Murata, Yuichi Mizuuchi, Masayuki Koyama, Takehiko Hayashi and Tsuyoshi Iwano, all from Tokorozawa, Japan, have developed a laser light source and a heat-radiating plate on a pickup base. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The laser ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Low-Level Light Detector
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Makoto Akiba and Mikio Fujiwara, both of Koganei, Japan, have developed a low-level light detector and low-level light imaging apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A low-level light detector includes an avalanche photodiode (APD) to ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Fork
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Yasushi Oura of Tokyo has developed an ornamental design for a fork, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D531,462 on Nov. 7. The patent has been assigned to Oura Kousoku Co. Ltd., Tokyo. The ...
French Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Non-Electric Household Food Slicer
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Pierre Tellier of Ermont, France, has developed an ornamental design for a non-electric household food slicer, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D531,465 on Nov. 7. The patent has been assigned to ...
Oregon Inventor Develops Frame Buffers Threshold Encoding Method
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Michael T. Stevens of Aloha, Ore., has developed a method for encoding and decoding frames by generating a key bitstream such that the key bitstream never has to be stored. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The method consists of a key ...
Colorado Inventors Develop Vehicle Wheel Brake Rotation Limiter
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Micky G Gilbert and John O Olmstead, both of Golden, Colo., have developed an apparatus limiting the arc of rotation of an axially elongated rod about its longitudinal axis in either of opposite rotational directions. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
California Inventors Develop Pipe Heating Assembly
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Daniel F. Elliott of Galt, Calif., and Paul E. Agans of Acampo, Calif., have developed a pipe heating assembly with hingedly attached light emitters. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pipe heating assembly includes a housing that has a ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Electrical Connection Structure
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Hui-Chin Yang of Taipei, Taiwan, has developed an electrical connection structure that connectes two electronic devices and acting as a pivot mechanism for same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In the electrical connection structure, a ...
Michigan Inventors Develop Accelerated Exhaust System Component Heating Method
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Douglas E. Frieden of Sterling Heights, Mich., David J. Cleary of West Bloomfield, Mich., Sanjeev Manubhai Naik of Troy, Mich., have developed an apparatus and a method for accelerated exhaust system component heating. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Canadian Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Egg Spatula
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Harold Abrams of Quebec has developed an ornamental design for an egg spatula, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D531,464 on Nov. 7. The original application was filed on July 13, 2005, and is ...
Illinois, New York Inventors Develop Combustion Engine Distributed Ignition Method
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Martin L. Willi and Weidong Gong, both of Dunlap, Ill., Brett M. Bailey of Peoria, Ill., and Scott B. Fiveland of East Norwich, N.Y., have developed a method and an apparatus for operating an internal combustion engine. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Pipe Body Manufacturing Method
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Taiki Maeda of Machida, Japan, and Takafumi Kondoh of Atsugi, Japan, have developed a method of manufacturing a pipe body with a rectangular cross section. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "method of manufacturing ...
Texas Inventor Develops Asset Locationa Method
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Jerry W. Culpepper of Garland, Texas, Lawrence M. Smith of Lewisville, Texas, and James P. VanCleave of The Colony, Texas, have developed a method of asset location. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The method includes the step of linking ...
Florida Inventor Develops Stackable Package Fabrication Method
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Alan Miller of Palm Beach, Fla., has developed a method of fabricating a stackable package for displaying products. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A compact and stackable package for displaying and protecting food and other consumer ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Disk Drive Apparatus
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Manabu Obata and Zensaku Mitsuji, both of Kanagawa, Japan, Mitsunori Matsumura and Hideaki Tsutsumi, both of Tokyo, and Hisashi Negoro of Chiba, Japan, have developed a disk drive apparatus that includes a casing having an upper plate; and a tray. According ...
Australian Inventor Develops Variable Duration Valve Timing Camshaft
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Danny Russell Williams of Highfields, Australia, has developed a variable duration valve timing camshaft. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The camshaft has a shaft with fixed cam lobes and lobe modifying elements that are adapted to move ...
Vermont Inventor Develops Wireless Communication Activation System
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- James E. Clark of South Burlington, Vt., has developed a wireless communication activation system and a method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "system and method of alerting a wireless communication capability ...
Illinois, Indiana Inventors Develop Gauge Restraint Measurement System
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Daniel P. Otto of Chicago Heights, Ill., Martin Conneally of Crete, Ill., and Harold Thomas Ruggles of Merrillville, Ind., have developed a gauge restraint measurement system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A direct measuring loaded gage ...
Italian Inventor Develops Lighting Installation
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Andrea Becattini of Arezzo, Italy, has developed a lighting installation for varying the light intensity of at least one light source through a power supply line. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The lighting installation comprises an ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Solid-State Imaging Device
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Tetsunobu Kochi and Koji Sawada, both of Kanagawa, Japan, have developed a solid-state imaging device and a method of driving the device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A solid-state imaging device includes a plurality of pixels each including a ...
Maryland Inventor Develops Braille Weaving Method
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Jennifer J. Mayster of Chevy Chase, Md., has developed a method of weaving Braille and/or the resulting woven Braille textile. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of weaving Braille and/or the resulting woven Braille textile may ...
Connecticut Inventors Develop Investment Casting Pattern
Nov 16, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 16 -- Jacob A. Snyder of Windsor Locks, Conn., and James T. Beals of West Hartford, Conn., have developed an investment casting pattern that is formed by forming a metallic first core element including at least one recess. According to the U.S. Patent & ...