US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Thursday, November 23:
Tangram Wins $55,200 Contract
Nov 23, 2006 ... MECHANICSBURG, Pa., Nov. 23 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $55,200 contract to Tangram Co. LLC, Holtsville, N.Y., for chemicals and chemical products. The contract was awarded by the Naval Inventory Control Point, Mechanicsburg, Pa. For more information about US ...
U.S., French Inventors Develop Morphemes Generation Method
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Allen Louis Gorin of Berkley Heights, N.J., Giuseppe Riccardi of Hoboken, N.J., Jeremy Huntley Wright of Warren, N.J. and Dijana Petrovska-Delacretaz of Paris, have developed a system and a method for generating morphemes. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
German Inventor Develops Interferometric Measurement Device
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Michael Lindner of Leutenbach, Germany, has developed an interferometric measuring device for measuring a surface or an interface of an object to be measured. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The effect of vibration on the measurement ...
Hawaii Inventor Develops Precast Concrete Slab System
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Alfred A. Yee of Honolulu has developed a precast concrete slab system and a method therefor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pre-fabricated concrete slab system and method have matching rectangular male and female type slabs which fit ...
Arizona, Connecticut Inventors Develop Interferometry System
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Henry A. Hill of Tucson, Ariz., and Justin Kreuzer of Trumbull, Conn., have developed interferometry systems that involve a dynamic beam-steering assembly. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "apparatus including: a ...
German Inventor Develops Particle Separation Microflow System
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Gert Blankenstein of Hamburg, Germany, has developed a microflow system for particle separation and analysis. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A micro flow system is provided for separating particles, ...
California, New York, Louisiana, New Jersey Inventors Develop Contextually Relevant Content Providing Apparatus
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Ray Tenenbaum of San Francisco, Karl Cremin of San Jose, Calif., Alex Apollonsky of Rego Park, N.Y., Warren Braunig of Shreveport, La., and Eric Hoffert of South Orange, N.J., have developed a method and an apparatus for providing a user with contextually relevant ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Printed Board Machining Apparatus
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Hirofumi Kado, Yasushi Ito and Nobuhiko Suzuki, all from Ebina, Japan, have developed a printed board machining apparatus that is capable of improving machining efficiency without hampering machining accuracy. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S ....
Japanese Inventor Develops Semiconductor Device
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Taiji Noda of Osaka, Japan, has developed a semiconductor device and fabrication method therefor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An n-type channel diffused layer and an n-type well diffused layer are formed in the top portion of a ...
Michigan Inventors Develop Vehicular Accessory Control Panel
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- David A. Hein of Sterling Heights, Mich., and Robert M. Schmidt of Livonia, Mich., have developed a moveable switch panel for activating vehicle accessories. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus in an instrument panel of a vehicle ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Sensorless Motor Drive Apparatus
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- June Hee Won, Gil Su Lee, Dal Ho Cheong and Kyung Hoon Lee, al from Seoul, South Korea, and Jae Yoon Oh of Kwangmyung-si, South Korea, have developed a sensorless motor drive apparatus and a method for protecting and controlling the same. According to the U.S ....
Texas Inventors Develop Hybrid Speech Coding System
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Jacek Stachurski and Alan V. McCree, both of Dallas, have developed speech coding, transmission, storage, and synthesis circuitry and methods. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to "linear predictive speech coding system ...
Brazilian, Singapore Inventors Develop Well Cementing Method
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Gino F. Di Lullo Arias of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and Philip James Rae of Singapore, have developed a method of cementing a well using composition containing zeolite. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cementitious composition for ...
Massachusetts Inventor Develops Multi-Objective Optimization Method
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Michael R. Benjamin of Boston has developed a multi-objective optimization method that evaluates a plurality of objective functions. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mathematical programming method in which a common decision space is ...
Kansas Inventor Develops Low Profile Hospital Bed
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Michael Karl Johnson of Hays, Kan., has developed a low profile hospital bed that includes a mattress support frame and pivotably mounted wheel frames. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "Lift actuators ...
Canadian Inventor Develops Organic Waste Material Processing Continuous Composter
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Jean-Pierre Pratte of Tring-Jonction, Canada, has developed a continuous composter for continuously processing organic waste material from a generally heterogeneous state into a generally homogenous state. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...
Irish Inventors Develop Samples Biological Screening Assay Device
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Dmitri Papkovsky and Rosemary O'Connor, both of County Cork, Ireland, and John Charles Alderman of Cork, Ireland, have developed an assay device and a method for chemical or biological screening. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assay ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Circuit Substrate Device
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Yuji Nishitani, Tsuyoshi Ogawa and Akihiko Okubora, all from Kanagawa, Japan, and Hiroshi Asami of Shizuoka, Japan, have developed a method for producing a circuit substrate device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Selector Circuit
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Tomohiro Tanaka of Kawasaki, Japan, has developed a selector circuit that can suppress increase in a wiring area, slowing off of a signal waveform, and a delay of signal transfer. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A plurality of conduction ...
French Inventors Develop Wafer Manufacturing Method
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Christophe Maleville of La Terrasse, France, and Emmanuel Arene of Biviers, France, have developed a method of manufacturing a wafer. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Inkjet Recording Apparatus
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Takeshi Yokoyama of Machida, Japan, has developed an inkjet recording apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "inkjet recording apparatus, including: a recording head for jetting ultraviolet ray curable ink ...
Italian Inventor Develops Holes Calibration Tool-Holding System
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Franco Mazza' of Ospiate Bollate, Italy, has developed a tool-holding system for high-accuracy calibration of holes. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to the field of toolings for high-accuracy finishing through-holes ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Optical Transmitter Module
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Shin-Ge Lee, Chun-Hsing Lee, Chih-Li Chen, Chiung-Hung Wang and Shun-Tien Lee, all from Hsinchu, Taiwan, have developed an optical transmitter module that includes light-emitting devices with coaxial type packaging. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Illinois Inventors Develop Tie-Down Assembly
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Charles Bullock and William S. Hansen II, both of Waukegan, Ill., have developed a tie-down assembly that includes a housing that is configured to receive a pair of bails. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cross-bar and post are used to ...
California Inventor Develops Dry Biochemical Assay Plate
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Kay Lichtenwalter of San Jose, Calif., has developed an assay plate for detecting the presence of a mobile reactant that binds to a immobilized reactant and the methods of making and using the same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ...
British Inventor Develops Under Water Navigation Method
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Mikael Bliksted Larsen of London has developed methods and systems for navigating under water. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a method for determining absolute position under water of a submersible vessel having a dead reckoning ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Designing Device
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Noriko Shinomiya of Ibaraki, Japan, has developed a semiconductor integrated circuit designing apparatus, a semiconductor integrated circuit designing method, a semiconductor integrated circuit manufacturing method, and a readable recording media. According to ...
California Inventors Develop Digital Filter Circuit
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Edmond Toy and Klaas-Jan De Langen, both of Sunnyvale, Calif., have developed a digital filter circuit and method for blocking a transmission line reflection signal. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A digital blocking filter and filtering ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Food Display Storage Device
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Satoshi Nomura, Yuuichi Minamiyama, Ichiro Furihata, Kenji Kuno and Yasushi Iwata, all from Nagano, Japan, have developed a storage apparatus that can display foods, canned drinks, and the like. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A storage ...
Canadian Inventors Develop Wafer Level Packaging Technique
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Luc Ouellet of Granby, Canada, and Jules J Poisson of Canton de Shefford, Canada, have developed a method for fabricating a integrated device, such as a micro electro mechanical sensor device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A first wafer is ...
Florida, California Inventors Develop Polyphase Motor Control Apparatus
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Raymond G.Gauthier and David M. Lancisi, both of Folsom, Calif., and Gregory L. Morris of Rocklin, Calif., have developed methods and apparatus for controlling a polyphase motor in implantable medical device applications. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Washington Inventor Develops Human Cognitive Load Estimation Method
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Eric J. Horvitz of Kirkland, Wash., has developed systems and methods for estimating and integrating measures of human cognitive load into the behavior of computational applications and services. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The ...
German Inventors Develop Control Element Actuating Apparatus
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Ralf Martin of Benningen, Germany, and Klaus Waibel of Kornwestheim, Germany, have developed an apparatus for actuating a control element for a heating or air-conditioning system in a motor vehicle. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The ...
French Inventor Develops Seat Operation Method
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Jean-Claude Robert of Le Raincy, France, has developed a method of managing the operation of a seat, and a seat implementing the method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a method of managing the operation of a seat ...
Maryland Inventor Develops Bollard
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Gerald P. Skalka of Potomac, Md., has developed a bollard with a plurality of parallel, vertical legs spaced apart from each other on the perimeter of a regular geometric shape. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The minimum number and/or ...
Minnesota Inventor Develops Equalizing Buffer
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Michael J. Gaboury of Burnsville, Minn., has developed a method and an apparatus for an equalizing buffer. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A programmable, equalizing buffer is provided having feedback transistors used to vary the transfer ...
Connecticut, New York Inventors Develop Duplicate Documents Detection Method
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- James W. Cooper of Wilton, Conn., Eric W. Brown of New Fairfield, Conn., and Anni Coden of Riverdale, N.Y., have developed a system and a method for detecting duplicate and similar documents. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & ...
Connecticut, Tennessee Inventors Develop Vocal Jitter Analysis Method
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Stephen E. Silverman and Marilyn K. Silverman, both of Wilton, Conn., and Asli Ozdas of Nashville, Tenn., have developed a method for analysis of vocal jitter for near-term suicidal risk assessment. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the ...
South Korean Inventor Develops Gate Oxide Film Degradation Method
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Kyung Dong Yoo of Seoul, South Korea, has developed a method of inhibiting degradation of a transistor gate oxide film by high density plasma. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "After a gate electrode is formed, impurity is implanted on the ...
Massachusetts, New Hampshire Inventors Develop Anti-Islanding System for Distributed Power Generation
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Kevin E LeRow of Lowell, Mass., and Richard S Welches of Amherst, N.H., have developed techniques for detection of island conditions in a multiple source power system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Techniques for detecting an island in ...
New-Vac Division Wins $98,997 Contract
Nov 23, 2006 ... MECHANICSBURG, Pa., Nov. 23 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $98,997 contract to DCX-Chol Enterprises' New-Vac Division, Chatsworth, Calif., for power cable assemblies. The contract was awarded by the Naval Inventory Control Point, Mechanicsburg, Pa. For more information ...
Talley Defense Systems Wins $304,000 Contract
Nov 23, 2006 ... MECHANICSBURG, Pa., Nov. 23 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $304,000 contract to Talley Defense Systems Inc., Mesa, Ariz., for ammunition and explosives. The contract was awarded by the Naval Inventory Control Point, Mechanicsburg, Pa. For ...
L-3 Communications Wins $90,888 Contract
Nov 23, 2006 ... MECHANICSBURG, Pa., Nov. 23 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $90,888 contract to L-3 Communications Corp., Williamsport, Pa., for the repair and modification of electron tubes. The contract was awarded by the Naval Inventory Control Point, Mechanicsburg, Pa. For more ...
Mercury Marine Wins $27,044 Contract
Nov 23, 2006 ... MECHANICSBURG, Pa., Nov. 23 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $27,044 contract to Mercury Marine, Fond Du Lac, Wis., for powerheads. The contract was awarded by the Naval Inventory Control Point, Mechanicsburg, Pa. For more information about US Fed News ...
Munters Wins $25,576 Contract
Nov 23, 2006 ... MECHANICSBURG, Pa., Nov. 23 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $25,576 contract to Munters' Cargocaire Division, Amesbury, Mass., for speed gear assemblies. The contract was awarded by the Naval Inventory Control Point, Mechanicsburg, Pa. For more information about ...
City Chemical Wins $69,760 Contract
Nov 23, 2006 ... MECHANICSBURG, Pa., Nov. 23 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $69,760 contract to City Chemical LLC, West Haven, Conn., for chemicals and chemical products. The contract was awarded by the Naval Inventory Control Point, Mechanicsburg, Pa. For more information about US ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Vehicle Drive Transmission Apparatus
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Kazuo Kanazawa and Mamoru Murakami, both of Mitaka, Japan, Takatoshi Sakata of Yamatotakada, Japan, and Kouji Yoshinami of Kashiwara, Japan, have developed a drive transmission apparatus for vehicle and a four-wheel drive vehicle. According to the U.S. Patent ...
California Inventor Develops High Resolution Analysis System
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Josh N. Hogan of Los Altos, Calif, has developed a high resolution analysis system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A high resolution sub-surface imaging and analysis system includes at least one repetitive, broad spectral width, optical ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Semiconductor Wafer Dividing Method
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Toshitsune Iijima of Tama, Japan, and Ninao Sato of Mitaka, Japan, have developed a method of dividing a semiconductor wafer utilizing a laser dicing technique. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A semiconductor chip is formed by dividing a ...
Texas Inventors Develop Latch Assembly
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Alan B. Doerr of Magnolia, Texas, Minh H. Nguyen of Katy, Texas, and Kelly Kennedy Smith of Spring, Texas, have developed a latch assembly to connect a component to a rack. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The assembly comprises a latch ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Optical Module
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Shigeki Nagasaka and Kenichi Nakama, both of Osaka, Japan, have developed an optical module that includes a package, which accommodates an optical system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A package main body has an opening. A lid is ...
Swedish Inventor Develops Chip Removing Machine Rotatable Tool
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Magnus Brink of Ockelbo, Sweden, has developed a rotatable tool for chip removing machine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cutting tool for rotary cutting includes a rotatable basic body and a replaceable cutting part or loose top, ...
Belgiun Inventor Develops Computed Radiography System
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Pieter Vuylsteke of Mortsel, Belgium, has developed a image processing of digital images that is a computed radiography system, wherein a radiation image is recorded on a temporary storage medium. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Enhanced Cold Chamber Die Casting Molding Machine
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Misao Fujikawa of Kaga, Japan, has developed an enhanced cold chamber die casting molding machine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "injection apparatus in a cold chamber die casting molding machine, where a ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Semiconductor Chip
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Kazutaka Shibata of Kyoto, Japan, has developed a method of producing a semiconductor device including a semiconductor chip and a lead frame. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "semiconductor device having a semiconductor ...
U.S., Japanese Inventors Develop Surface Wave Plasma Processing System
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Caiz Hong Tian of Osaka, Japan, Naoki Matsumoto of Kofu, Japan, and Lee Chen of Cedar Creek, Texas, and have developed surface wave plasma (SWP) processing system and method of using the same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A SWP source ...
Kansas Inventors Develop Web Content Object Saving Method
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Michael Lundy of Olathe, Kan., Benjamin P. Blinn of Overland Park, Kan., and Robert H. Miller of Leawood, Kan., have developed a method and a system for allowing a user to select and save non-focusable objects that are presented by a browser ...
New York Inventors Develop Photonic-Electronic Circuit Board
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Kanti Jain and Carl C. Kling, both of Hawthorne, N.Y., have developed photonic-electronic circuit boards with interconnected layers of photonic circuitry and an electronic circuitry. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Significant advances in ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Loose-Leaf Binder with Lock
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Koji Kaneda of Yokohama, Japan, has developed a loose-leaf binder with lock. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A locking member for a loose-leaf binder includes a member having an integrally pivoted portion pivotally mounted in a first ...
Dutch Inventor Develops Borehole Drilling System
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Egbert Jan Van Riet of Rijswijk, Netherlands, has developed a system for controlling the discharge of drilling fluid. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drilling system is provided for drilling a borehole into an earth formation, the ...
Pennsylvania Inventors Develop Heat Transfer Device Brazed Wick
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- John H. Rosenfeld of Lancaster, Pa., and Kenneth G. Minnerly of Lititz, Pa., have developed a brazed wick for a heat transfer device and a method of making same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A capillary structure for a heat transfer ...
New York Inventors Develop Face Recognition Method
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 --Vasanth Philomin of Hopewell Junction, N.Y., Srinivas Gutta of Yorktown Heights, N.Y., and Miroslav Trajkovic of Ossining, N.Y., have developed a method of face recognition that uses evolutionary algorithms. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...
Spanish Inventors Develop Ink Drying System for Printer
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Jordi Ferran, Xavier Soler, Carles Boy, Alejandro Manuel de Pena and Jorge Menendez, all from Barcelona, Spain, have developed an ink drying system for printer that includes an infrared (IR) heating element. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...
German Inventors Develop Continuously Cast Steel Slabs Producing Method
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Adolf Gustav Zajber of Langenfeld, Germany, and Dirk Letzel of Ratingen, Germany, have developed a method and a device for producing continuously cast steel slabs. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Continuously cast products are often ...
Pennsylvania, New Jersey Inventors Develop Object Representation Method
Nov 23, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 23 -- Dimitris K Agrafiotis of Downington, Pa., Dmitrii N Rassokhin of Exton, Pa., Francis R Salemme of Yardley, Pa., and Victor S Lobanov of North Brunswick, N.J., have developed a method, a system, and a computer program product for representing object relationships in a ...