US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Monday, November 27:
Commerce Report of Change in Nomination for Position of Secretary for Export Administration Sent to Senate
Nov 27, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee has received an executive branch communication from the Department of Commerce. The White House Liaison at the Economics and Statistics Administration has transmitted, pursuant to law, the report of a ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Optical Fiber Dispersion Compensation Structure
Nov 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Takaaki Suzuki, Shogo Shimizu, Kazuhiko Aikawa and Kuniharu Himeno, all from Sakura, Japan, have developed a connection structure between a single-mode optical fiber and a dispersion compensating optical fiber. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Louisiana Inventor Develops Granular Particle Gripping Surface
Nov 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Daniel S. Bangert of Broussard, La., has developed an improved die insert for gripping oil field tubular members in tubular handling systems such as power tongs, slips, safety clamps and the like. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The die ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Wheel Hub
Nov 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Chao Lang Chang and Meng Han Hsieh, both of Taichung, Taiwan, have developed a wheel hub for attaching to a vehicle. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wheel hub for attaching to a vehicle includes a hydraulic engine received in a hub ...
Minnesota Inventor Develops Dry Eye Syndrome Treatment Method
Nov 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Mary L. Schwebel of Minneapolis has developed a method of treatment of dry eye syndrome. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "treatment for dry eye syndrome. An at least partially sealed chamber including a reservoir ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Cooling Air Heat Exchanger
Nov 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Hiroyasu Shimanuki of Kariya, Japan, Eiichi Torigoe of Anjo, Japan, and Masamichi Makihara of Gamagori, Japan, have developed a heat exchanger with tubes and header tanks which is suitable for an evaporator for a vapor compression refrigerant cycle ...
Italian Inventors Develop Heat Insulating System
Nov 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Paolo Manini of Arluno, Italy, and Pierattilio Di Gregorio of Sulmona, Italy, have developed a system for thermally insulating tubular bodies. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heat insulating system for tubular bodies includes at least ...
California Inventors Develop Data Storage Device
Nov 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Donald C. Mann of Thousand Oaks, Calif., Bert D. Cook Jr. of Morgan Hill, Calif., William Zeissner of Fountain Valley, Calif., and Robert L. Parkison of Placentia, Calif., have developed a data storage device for use as a portable card, magnetically encodeable card, ...
French Inventors Develop Gas-Operated Apparatus with Combustion Chamber
Nov 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Free Nayrac of Bourg les Valence, France, and Bruno Toulouse of Valence, France, have devloped an apparatus for sealing or for piercing or for driving or for hammering in any element into a receiving material, of the nail gun, staple gun or hammer type, powered by ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Heat Dissipating Module
Nov 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Tsung-Hsien Huang of I-Lan County, Taiwan, has developed a heat dissipating module with heat dissipating tubes and a seat. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heat dissipating module is disclosed, which comprises a plurality of fins having ...
German Inventors Develop Exhaust Heat Exchanger
Nov 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Viktor Brost of Aichtal, Germany, Roland Strahle of Unerensingen, Germany, and Thomas Eckert of Neuweiler, Germany, have developed exhaust heat exchangers which are usable in vehicles. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates ...
South Dakota Inventors Develop Automated Multiple Point Fastener Driving System
Nov 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Clyde R. Fredrickson, Mark Wismer and Drew Fredrickson, all from Britton, S.D., have developed an automated multiple point fastener driving system for driving fasteners into a plurality of structural elements for connecting the elements together while the elements are ...
California Inventor Develops Face Foam Free Protective Eyewear
Nov 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Rudolph J. Kopfer of Mill Valley, Calif., has developed a face foam free protective eyewear with inner liner and vent. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides protective eyewear for indoor and outdoor activities. In ...
California, Massachusetts Inventors Develop Torque Application Tool
Nov 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Joel S. Marks of Sherman Oaks, Calif., and Stephen Quick of West Boylston, Mass., have developed a water main T-bar and adaptor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "torque applying tool with a removable adaptor for ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Weight Lifting Device
Nov 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Wei Ming Liu of Taichung, Taiwan, has developed a weight lifting device having selector device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A weight lifting device includes a handle having two end segments, a number of weight members each having a ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Ratchet Opener
Nov 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Chang-Ying Chen of Taipei, Taiwan, has developed a ratchet opener which comprises a rod body. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ratchet opener comprises a rod body; a ratchet device having a seat; a top surface of the seat having two ...
Hawaii Inventors Develop Optical Film Application Apparatus
Nov 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- William Rolf Harvey of Pahoa, Hawaii, has developed an apparatus and a method for applying and removing a disposable optical film to and from an eyeglass lens. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disposable optical film of the present ...
Italian Inventors Develop Warm Prepackaged Food Distribution Method
Nov 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Mara Martinelli of Sassuolo Modena, Italy, and Maria Cristina Martinelli of Modena, Italy, have developed an apparatus for distributing packages of frozen or heated food products. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for ...
Massachusetts, Illinois Inventors Develop Fiber Optic Component Bezel
Nov 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Jeffrey Estrella of Tewksbury, Mass., and George Ashouri of Wheaton, Ill., have developed a bezel for connecting an optical attenuator to an optical coupler. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "bezel for ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Pressure Sensor
Nov 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Hiroaki Tanaka of Kariya, Japan, and Manabu Tomisaka of Nagoya, Japan, have developed a pressure sensor in which a sensor chip is directly exposed in a corrosive medium. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pressure sensor includes a ...
Missouri Inventors Develop Aerosol Dispenser
Nov 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Kenneth J. Rueschhoff of Wildwood, Mo., James P. McBroom of House Springs, Mo., Gregory S. Ludbrook of Kirkwood, Mo., Joseph C. Lott of DesPeres, Mo., and Richard A. Berger of Troy, Mo., have developed a dispense for delivering substances onto and into ...
Italian Inventors Develop Mold Preparation Method
Nov 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Paolo Faraldi of Sanremo, Italy, Silvio Antonioni of Pomarolo, Italy, and Edoardo Merlone Borla of Candiolo, Italy, have developed a method and a system for evaluating local compactness of a granular material. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Australian Inventors Develop Capacitative Pressure Sensor
Nov 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Kia Silverbrook and Samuel George Mallinson, both of Balmain, Australia, have developed a capacitative pressure sensor with transition metal nitride electrode. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "pressure sensor for ...
New Jersey Inventors Develop Computerized Risk Management Program
Nov 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Jeffrey Schwartz of Haworth, N.J., and Ernest Pasanen of Long Valley, N.J., have developed a system for protecting an article that comprises the steps of affixing an electronic tag to the article characteristic of the article. According to the U.S. Patent ...
Washington Inventors Develop Profile Transportation Assembly
Nov 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Giorgio J. Vanzini and Gregory Burns, both of Seattle, have developed a portable profile carrier that stores and securely transports a user's profile and data files from one computer to the next. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Image-Forming Device Gear
Nov 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Kazuyuki Sakamaki of Kawaguchi, Japan, has developed a gear made of a resin widely used in a power-transmitting mechanism. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gear made of a resin includes webs formed so that the rigidity of the web is ...
California Inventor Develops Spectacle Shelter Frame Kit
Nov 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Tony Xin Xiao of Rowland Heights, Calif., has developed a magnetic flappable shelter frame kit for glasses. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A shelter frame kit is adapted for detachably mounting in front ...
German Inventors Develop Spring Dampened Shedding Device
Nov 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Hans-Ju Bauder of Reutlingen, Germany, and Helmut Weinsdorfer of Pliezhausen, Germany, have developed a shedding device for a loom, such as a jacquard loom. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, invention relates to a "shedding device in a ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Thermal Air Flowmeter
Nov 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Masamichi Yamada, Izumi Watanabe and Keiichi Nakada, all from Hitachinaka, Japan, Masahiro Matsumoto of Hitachi, Japan, and Keiji Hanzawa of Mito, Japan, have developed a thermal air flowmeter which measures the intake air flow rate in an internal combustion ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Motor Vehicle Differential Unit
Nov 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Kenichi Tsuchiya and Seiji Habara, both of Tokyo-To, Japan, have developed a differential unit of a motor vehicle for transmitting a driving force to a pair of driving wheels while absorbing a rotational difference there between. According to the U.S. Patent ...
Ohio Inventor Develops Roofing Tool
Nov 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Michael Sapienza of North Ridgeville, Ohio, has developed a roof tool having a movable blade for removing roofing materials from a roof. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A roof tool having a movable blade for removing roofing materials ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Transfer Press Feeding Unit
Nov 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Makoto Miyaura of Komatsu, Japan, has developed a feeding unit for use in a transfer press. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A small-sized feeding unit for a transfer press is provided. To this end, the ...
Pennsylvania Inventor Develops Truck Brake Mounting Foldable Support Assembly
Nov 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Emanuel S. Esh of Bird In Hand, Pa., has developed a foldable support assembly for mounting a sheet metal bending brake or any other tool on a truck body or other surface and unfolding it to a working position for using the tool. According to the U.S. Patent ...
Italian Inventor Develops Machine-Tool Slider Driving Hydraulic Circuit
Nov 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Alessandro Caporusso of Piedimonte San Germano, Italy, has developed a hydraulic circuit for linearly driving a machine-tool slider in both directions. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "hydraulic circuit for ...
U.S., German Inventors Develop Multipurpose Utility Mount Assembly
Nov 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Joachim Duren of Cologne, Germany, Heiner Gerken of Schortens, Germany, and Brad N. Mathiowetz of Lakeville, Minn., has developed a multipurpose utility mounting assembly for a handheld field maintenance tool. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Pressure Sensor
Nov 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Tarou Murai of Okazaki, Japan, has developed a pressure sensor and a related manufacturing method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pressure sensor and related manufacturing method are disclosed wherein a connector case is coupled to a ...
Norwegian Inventors Develop Drill Pipe Spinner Device
Nov 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Magne Moe of Harstad, Norway, Per Olav Haughom of Tonstad, Norway, and Jo Pollestad of Bryne, Norway, have developed a spinner apparatus for connecting and disconnecting drill pipes in a continuous drill string. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Human Body Presence in Vehicle Detection Method
Nov 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Choichiro Tsuchihashi and Yasushi Shinojima, both of Kobe, Japan, has developed a method for detecting human body in a vehicle. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A synthetic wave is obtained which represents the synthesis of a transmitted ...
California Inventors Develop Precision-Folded Sheet Manufacturing Process
Nov 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Max W. Durney of San Francisco, Alan D. Pendley of Petaluma, Calif., and Irving S. Rappaport of Palo Alto, Calif., have developed a process for designing and manufacturing precision-folded, high strength, fatigue-resistant structures and a sheet ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Pressure Detection Sensor
Nov 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Masahito Imai of Chita, Japan, and Yoshifumi Murakami of Obu, Japan, have developed a pressure sensor having sensor chip and a signal processing circuit mounted on a common stem. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pressure sensor for ...
Oregon Inventor Develops Wire Winding Tool Article
Nov 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Senora Early of Medford, Ore., has developed an article for enabling a wire to be wound about a workpiece. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In an article and method for enabling a wire winding tool to wind a loop of wire about a workpiece ...
German Inventors Develop Wavefront Sensor
Nov 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Gerhard Youssefi of Landshut, Germany, Hans-Joachim Polland of Wolfratshausen, Germany, and Christoph Sappel of Grunwald, Germany, have developed a wavefront sensor with multi-power modes, independent adjustment camera, and accommodation range ...
German Inventors Develop Six-High Cluster Mill
Nov 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Konrad Walter Schunn of Korschenbroich, Germany, and Christa Kluge of Grevenbroich, Germany, have developed a six-high cluster mill that comprises an axial displacement and holding device for displaceably mounted intermediates rolls and or working ...
Texas Inventors Develop Substrate Characteristic Determination Method
Nov 27, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 27 -- Byung J. Choi of Round Rock, Texas, and Sidlgata V. Sreenivasan of Austin, Texas, have developed a system for determining characteristics of substrates employing fluid geometries. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention ...
EPA Revisions to California State Implementation Plan Sent to Senate
Nov 27, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has received an executive branch communication from the Environmental Protection Agency. The Principal Deputy Associate Administrator at EPA's Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation has transmitted, pursuant to ...
Treasury Rule on Taxation and Reporting of Excess Inclusion Income Sent to Senate
Nov 27, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The Senate Finance Committee has received an executive branch communication from the Department of the Treasury. The Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch at IRS has transmitted, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Taxation ...
SSA Report on Representative Payment Policies and Administrative Procedure Sent to Senate
Nov 27, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The Senate Finance Committee has received an executive branch communication from the Department of Social Security Administration. The Acting Social Security Regulations Officer at SSA's Office of Disability and Income Security Programs has transmitted, pursuant to ...
EPA Superfund Five-Year Review Report to Congress Sent to Senate
Nov 27, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has received an executive branch communication from the Environmental Protection Agency. The Principal Deputy Associate Administrator at EPA's Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation has ...
DOT Report Relative to Disability-related Complaints Sent to Senate
Nov 27, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee has received an executive branch communication from the Department of Transportation. The Acting Secretary of DOT has transmitted, pursuant to law, a report relative to the disability-related ...
EPA Rule on Redesignation of Rocky Mount 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area to Attainment Sent to Senate
Nov 27, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has received an executive branch communication from the Environmental Protection Agency. The Principal Deputy Associate Administrator at EPA's Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation has transmitted, pursuant to ...
Army Report Relative to Possible Need to Operate Mississippi River Headwaters Reservoirs Sent to Senate
Nov 27, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has received an executive branch communication from the Assistant Secretary of the Army. The Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) has transmitted, pursuant to law, a ...
Treasury Rule on United States Treaties Sent to Senate
Nov 27, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The Senate Finance Committee has received an executive branch communication from the Department of the Treasury. The Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch at IRS has transmitted, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "United States Treaties ...
DOT Report Relative to Aviation Operations in Airspace Serving Love Field Sent to Senate
Nov 27, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee has received an executive branch communication from the Department of Transportation. The Administrator at DOT's Federal Aviation Administration has transmitted, pursuant to law, ...
NASA Rule on Small Business Innovation Research Sent to Senate
Nov 27, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee has received an executive branch communication from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The Acting Assistant Administrator for Procurement at NASA has transmitted, pursuant to law, the report ...
EPA Rule on Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans at Ohio Particulate Matter Sent to Senate
Nov 27, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has received an executive branch communication from the Environmental Protection Agency. The Principal Deputy Associate Administrator at EPA's Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation has transmitted, pursuant to ...
EPA Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revision Sent to Senate
Nov 27, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has received an executive branch communication from the Environmental Protection Agency. The Principal Deputy Associate Administrator at EPA's Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation has transmitted, pursuant to ...
EPA Rule on Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans at State of Iowa Sent to Senate
Nov 27, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has received an executive branch communication from the Environmental Protection Agency. The Principal Deputy Associate Administrator at EPA's Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation has transmitted, pursuant to ...
DOE Annual Report on Federal Government Energy Management and Conservation Programs Sent to Senate
Nov 27, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee has received an executive branch communication from the Department of Energy. The Secretary of DOE has transmitted, pursuant to law, a report entitled "Annual Report to ...
Treasury Rule on AJCA Modifications Sent to Senate
Nov 27, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The Senate Finance Committee has received an executive branch communication from the Department of the Treasury. The Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch at IRS has transmitted, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "AJCA ...
HHS Report on Impact of Increased Financial Assistance to Medicare Advantage Plans Sent to Senate
Nov 27, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The Senate Finance Committee has received an executive branch communication from the Department of Health and Human Services. The Secretary at HHS has transmitted, pursuant to law, a report entitled ...
EPA Rule on Nitrogen Oxides Allowance Allocations for 2008 Sent to Senate
Nov 27, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has received an executive branch communication from the Environmental Protection Agency. The Principal Deputy Associate Administrator at EPA's Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation has transmitted, pursuant to ...
EPA Rule on 2006 Low Enhanced Vehicle Inspection/Maintenance Program Sent to Senate
Nov 27, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has received an executive branch communication from the Environmental Protection Agency. The Principal Deputy Associate Administrator at EPA's Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation has transmitted, pursuant to ...
HHS Report on Collaborative Demonstration-Based Review of Physician Practice Sent to Senate
Nov 27, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The Senate Finance Committee has received an executive branch communication from the Department of Health and Human Services. The Secretary at HHS has transmitted, pursuant to law, a report entitled "Collaborative ...
EPA Rule on Nitrogen Oxides Allowance Allocations for 2008 Sent to Senate
Nov 27, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has received an executive branch communication from the Environmental Protection Agency. The Principal Deputy Associate Administrator at EPA's Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation has transmitted, pursuant to ...
SSA Report on Continuing Disability Review Failure to Cooperate Process Sent to Senate
Nov 27, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The Senate Finance Committee has received an executive branch communication from the Department of Social Security Administration. The Acting Social Security Regulations Officer at SSA's Office of Disability and Income Security Programs has transmitted, pursuant to ...