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Michigan Inventors Develop Vehicle Suspension System

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Joshua D. Coombs of Whitmore Lake, Mich., and Jeremy R. Edmondson of Canton, Mich., have developed a suspension system for a vehicle. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The suspension system includes a compressible fluid, a suspension strut, ...

German Inventor Develops Packet Processing Apparatus

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Frank Preiss of Geltendorf, Germany, has developed an apparatus for processing packets in a multimedia terminal that has a media access controller to send and receive packets from a network. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A digital ...

Japanese Inventors Develop Tire-State Obtaining Apparatus

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Atsushi Ogawa, Takashi Doi, Shingo Urababa and Kouichi Morita, all from Toyota, Japan, Masaki Kanatani of Okazaki, Japan, Masaaki Tabata of Chiryu, Japan, and Hideki Kusunoki of Nishikamo-gun, Japan, have developed a tire-state obtaining apparatus that includes a ...

Wisconsin, Tennessee Inventors Develop Ice Machine

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Michael C. Hollen, Steven P. Kutchera, Howard G. Funk and Richard T. Miller, all from Manitowoc, Wis., Marty J. Lafond of Algoma, Wis., Lee G. Mueller of Kewaunee, Wis., Thomas G. Gutman of Reedsville, Wis., and Mathew E. Kampert of Covington, Tenn., have developed an ...

California Inventors Develop Memory Card Reader Data Reading Method

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Tom Learmonth and Gary Kung, both of Santa Ana, Calif., have developed a memory card reader which has a eject button; an electrical switch which senses when the eject button is in an inactive rest position. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...

Rhode Island Inventors Develop Close Range Sonar System

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Mary H. Johnson of Middletown, R.I., David J. Pistacchio of Narragansett, R.I., and G. Clifford Carter of Waterford, Conn., have developed a system for close range sonar. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The system provides sufficient ...

U.S., British Inventors Develop Elevator System

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Rory Stephen Smith of of El Cajon, Calif, and Richard D. Peters of Bucks, Great Britain, have developed a method and an apparatus for utilizing unused power available in an elevator. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and apparatus ...

Ohio Inventors Develop Modular Air Gap Device

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Raymond P. Kawolics of Solon, Ohio, Jeffery J. Labinski of Lakewood, Ohio, Michael A. Kolar of North Royalton, Ohio, and Michael H. Meyer of Sagamore Hills, Ohio, have developed a modular air gap device and a faucet that includes the same. According to the ...

Italian Inventor Develops Underwater Structure Cutting Method

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Francesco Matteucci of Genoa, Italy, has developed a method and an apparatus for cutting underwater structures. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for the cutting of underwater structures below the level of the sea bottom on which ...

British, Canadian Inventors Develop Metal Casting Distributor Device

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Mark Vincent of Leighton Buzzard, Great Britain, and Sylvain Tremblay of Jonquiere, Canada, have developed a distributor device for use in metal casting. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A distributor device for use in aluminium casting ...

Nevada, Connecticut, Georgia, Rhode Island Inventors Develop Vertical Door Locking System

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Thomas E. Roth and Robert C. Hunt, both of Reno, Nev., Dennis E. Wojdan and Joshua M. Huff, both of Sparks, Nev., Larry G. Corwin of Fernley, Nev., Dale Martin of East Lyme, Conn., Gurdev Bains of Wolcott, Conn., Herb Guck of Roswell, Conn., John Hayde of Alpharetta, ...

Japanese Inventors Develop Illumination Optical Device

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Koichi Akiyama of Matsumoto, Japan, and Toshiaki Hashizume of Okaya, Japan, have developed illumination optical devices and projectors. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "An illumination optical device is ...

Taiwanese Inventors Develop Working Fluid Mobility Enhancement Method

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Che-Wei Lin and Ming-Jye Tsai, both of Hsinchu, Taiwan Lan-Kai Taiwan Yeh of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Shao-Wen Chen of Taichung, Taiwan, and Jin-Cherng Shyu of Pingtung, Taiwan, have developed a method for enhancing the mobility of a working fluid in a liquid/gas phase heat ...

Japanese Inventors Develop Dielectric Resonator Device

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Masamichi Andoh and Munenori Tsutsumi, both of Kyoto, Japan, and Hiroyuki Fujino of Nagaokakyo, Japan, have developed a dielectric resonator device that operates in a multiple mode. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a dielectric ...

South Korean Inventors Develop Dishwasher Water Leakage Detection Device

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Yong Jae Lee of Ulsan-si, South Korea, Jae hyuk Lee of Busan, South Korea, In Haeng Cho of Changwon-si, South Korea, and Joung Hun Kim of Changwon-si, South Korea, have developed a water leakage detecting device for effectively detecting water leakage and sensing ...

Taiwanese Inventor Develops Bicycle Gearbox Speed Change Device

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Jung-Chai Hsieh of Miaoli, Taiwan, has developed an automatic speed change device for bicycle gearbox. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A structure of an automatic speed change device for bicycle gearbox is disclosed in this present ...

Texas Inventor Develops Closure for Pressure Vessel

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Douglas J. McGuire of Houston, has developed an improved closure for reliably sealing either positive pressure or a partial vacuum within the vessel, while allowing easy access to the pressure vessel by opening the door. According to the U.S. Patent & ...

U.S., British Inventors Develop Tubular Diameter Expanding System

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Joel E. McClurkin of Houston, Kian Rasa of Ithaca, N.Y., Craig D. Johnson of Letchworth, Great Britain, Peter A. Goode of London, and David L. Malone of Leatherhead, Great Britain, have developed a technique for deploying expandables. According to the U.S ....

Taiwanese Inventor Develops Differential Device

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Tai-Yang Lu of Taiping, Taiwan, has developed a differential device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A differential device includes a main flywheel, a main shaft integrated with the main central gear, prime train of planet gears, ...

Taiwanese Inventor Develops Microchannel Heat Pipe

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Shwin-Chung Wong of Hsinchu, Taiwan, has eveloped a microchannel heat pipe used for heat dissipation for a central processing unit (CPU) or other electronic integrated circuit chips. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Heat from a heat ...

Japanese Inventor Develops Facility Management Support Apparatus

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Hajime Hiei of Kawasaki, Japan, has developed a facility management support apparatus, method, and medium for supporting management of visitors in facility area. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "There is ...

Missouri Inventor Develops Pre-Loaded Roller Turn Roller

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Brian D. Bowen of Independence, Mo., has developed roller turn rollers for industrial conveyors and similar applications. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A roller turn roller for an industrial conveyor comprises a continuous axle tube ...

Japanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Camera

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Haruo Hayashi of Tokyo has developed an ornamental design for a camera, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D532,031 on Nov. 14. The patent has been assigned to Sony Corp., Tokyo. The ...

Illinois, Indiana Inventors Develop Air Ride Suspension System

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Gary R. Schluntz of Morris, Ill., Janice B. Schultz of Peotone, Ill., and Roger D. Schluntz of Lowell, Ind., have developed an over axle suspension system for a single axle light duty trailer. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This ...

North Carolina Inventors Develop Differential Amplifiers

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Franklin Marshall Murden II of Greensboro, N.C., and Scott Gregory Bardsley of Summerfield, N.C., have developed differential amplifiers with enhanced gain and controlled common-mode output level. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...

Illinois Inventors Develop Adjustable Lightweight Platform Dolly

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Greg E. Berna and Thomas J. Berna, both of Elgin, Ill., have developed a platform dolly with a platform support. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lightweight platform dolly with a one-piece lightweight composite fabricated support ...

California Inventor Develops Gear Transmission System

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Sherif Eldally of Pico Rivera, Calif., has developed a transmission system having a gear with engaging and a non-engaging semi-annular sections. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "transmission system including a ...

Japanese Inventors Develop Motorcycle Engine Control Apparatus

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Kenichi Machida and Katsuhiro Ouchi, both of Saitama, Japan, have developed an engine control apparatus for a motorcycle that is capable of stopping an engine when a vehicle is overturned. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "To enable restart ...

Canadian Inventor Develops Knockdown Labyrinth Framework

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Pierre Savage of Quebec has developed a labyrinth or maze made up of interlocking pieces of tubes to create limitless shapes for use in a maze. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "knockdown labyrinth framework made ...

North Carolina Inventor Develops Shopping Cart mounted Child Restraint Apparatus

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Paul V. Coffman of Boiling Spring Lakes, N.C., has developed a shopping cart mounted child restraint apparatus that includes a cylindrical housing which includes first and second housing ends and strap passageway channels. According to the U.S. Patent & ...

Australian Inventor Develops Air Transfer Valve

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Michael Paul Muller of New South Wales, Australia, has developed an air transfer valve which automatically vents accumulated air from pressurized liquid reticulation pipelines or vessels. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The valve has a ...

Colorado Inventors Develop Carton Blank

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Robert L. Conatser and Raymond S. Kastanek, both of Longmont, Colo., and Joseph C. Walsh of Boulder, Colo., have developed a carton blank and a carton formed therefrom. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "carton ...

Japanese Inventors Develop Printing Apparatus

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Takashi Sato of Tokyo, and Joji Nagahira of Kanagawa, Japan, have developed a printing apparatus and a printhead control method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a printing apparatus in which printing is performed by a printhead having ...

Norwegian, British Inventors Develop Array Transporting Apparatus

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Arne Berg of Kattem, Norway, Lars Inge Hofstad of Stjordal, Norway, and Paul Travis of Aberdeen, Great Britain, have developed an apparatus and method for transporting, deploring, and retrieving an array. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...

French Inventor Develops Banking Card Identification Data Providing Method

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Christian Guion of Verriere le Buisson, France, has developed a method for securely providing identification data of a banking card to a user. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention is characterized in that said identification data ...

Arizona Inventors Develop Heat Transferring Apparatus

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Andrej J. Mitrovic of Phoenix, and Lianjun Liu of Gilbert, Arizona, have developed a method and an apparatus for transferring heat from a substrate to a chuck. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "chuck method of and ...

Oklahoma, Minnesota Inventors Develop Pressure Relief Device

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Mitch Rooker of Sand Springs, Okla., Greg Klein of Owasso, Okla., Charlie Beair of Tulsa, Okla., and Geof Brazier of Woodbury, Minn., have developed a pressure relief device for a sealed system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The ...

Minnesota Inventor Develops Oversized Massive Break Apart Dolly

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Nicholas A. Gargaro of Lino Lakes, Minn., has developed an oversized, break apart dolly for picking up and lifting massive articles such as snowmobiles. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The dolly stands more than six feet tall. A typical ...

Japanese Inventors Develop Optical Communication Module

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Ichiro Tonai and Shunsuke Sato, both of Yokohama, Japan, have developed an optical communication module, an optical receiving module, a sleeve, an optical part, and a method of making the optical part. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ...

Taiwanese Inventors Develop Auto-Bill-Dispensing Machine

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Ya-Hui Yang of Taitung, Taiwan, and I-Chia Lin of Taipei, Taiwan, have developed an auto-bill-dispensing machine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The auto-bill-dispensing machine comprises bill receiver having a plurality of security ...

Arizona Inventors Develop Mobile Storage System

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Mike L. Crowell of Fountain Hills, Ariz., and Don R. Lindebak of Tempe, Ariz., have developed a mobile storage system for weapons and weapon accessories. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention is summarized as mobile storage system ...

Wisconsin Inventor Develops Break Down Ice Merchandiser Shroud

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Steve Dresser of Necedah, Wis., has developed a refrigerated merchandiser shroud that can be packaged and transported unassembled and then assembled without tools. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The unassembled shroud can be readily ...

Texas Inventors Develop Electronic System Temperature Gradient Controlling Method

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- James S. Wilson of Hurst, Texas, Timothy C. Fletcher of Garland, Texas, Lucian A. Braiser of Plano, Texas, and James S. Mason of Richardson, Texas, have developed apparatus that includes a plurality of transmit/receive modules coupled with a slat ...

Japanese Inventors Develop Automotive Vehicle Power Device

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Masaki Yugo of Kakogawa, Japan, and Yoshiaki Takahashi of Nishiwaki, Japan, have developed a power device for an automotive vehicle interrupting an output circuit by a crash sensor and an interlock switch. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...

Missouri Inventors Develop Refrigeration Unit with Linear Compressor

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- John M. Roche of Ballwin, Mo., Norm E. Street of O'Fallon, Mo., and Doron Shapiro of St. Louis, have developed a refrigeration merchandiser that include at least one surface at least partially defining an environmental space adapted to accommodate a ...

Texas Inventor Develops Air Conditioning Units Weather Guard Apparatus

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Paul Randall Braswell of Brashear, Texas, has developed a system for protecting air-conditioning units from damage that is caused by hail and other inclement weather conditions. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The system includes one or ...

Wisconsin, Tennessee Inventors Develop Tube Thermal Efficiency Increasing Method

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Jay Korth of Kenosha, Wia., and Geoff Smith of Jackson, Tenn., have developed a multiple row heat exchanger using 'end-to-end' or 'tube touching' positioning of the tubes for row spacing. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a ...

Japanese Inventors Develop Point-of-Sale Terminal

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Toshiyuki Ichikawa, Kenichi Miyazawa, Noboru Ishii, Takuma Yoshida and Satoshi Nishioka, all from Tokyo, have developed a point-of-sale (POS) terminal that is used in department stores, supermarkets, convenience stores, and the like. According to the U.S ....

German Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Faucet Handle

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Andreas Haug, Tom Schonherr and Johann Duck, all from Stuttgart, Germany, and Andreas Dimitriadis of Lorch, Germany, have developed an ornamental design for a faucet handle, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S ....

South Korean Inventors Develop Air Conditioner

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Gyu Rak Kim and Woo Sung Chang, both of Changwon-si, South Korea, and Jong Min Ha of Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea, have developed an air conditioner with an indoor part and an outdoor part as one unit. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent ...

Washington Inventors Develop Spray Unit Spray Distances Control Method

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Tahir Cader and Nathan G. Muoio, both of Pullman, Wash., and Charles L. Tilton of Colton, Wash., have developed a method of controlling spray distances in a spray unit for efficiently thermally managing one or more electronic devices. According to the U.S ....

Japanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Electronic Camera

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Koji Yoshida of Minato-Ku, Japan, has developed an ornamental design for an electronic camera, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D532,030 on Nov. 14. The patent has been assigned to Fuji Photo ...

Idaho Inventors Develop Logical Bit Storage Method

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- John T. Moore and Terry L Gilton, both of Boise, Idaho, have developed a memory architecture and a method of manufacture and an operation thereof. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An architecture, and its method of formation and operation, ...

Japanese Inventors Develop Optical Module

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Makoto Shiraishi and Kentaro Hayashi, both of Aichi, Japan, and Yutaka Katsuyama of Osaka, Japan, have developed a module employed in systems using wavelength division multiplex. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An optical module comprises ...

Minnesota Inventor Develops Protective Laminator

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Todd A. Britz of Maple Grove, Minn., has developed a laminator which is used for applying a layer of protective material onto a disc, such as a compact disc (CD), digital versatile disc (DVD), or the like. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...

U.S., Italian Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Volatile Dispenser Housing

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Brian T. Davis of Burlington, Wis., Saleh A. Saleh of Vernon Hills, Ill., and Franco Zobele of Trento, Italy, have developed an ornamental design for a housing for volatile dispenser, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued ...

Japanese Inventors Develop Heat Exchanger Module

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Yoshinori Yagi of Kariya, Japan, and Tatsuo Ozaki of Okazaki, Japan, have developed a heat exchanger module in which a first heat exchanger and a second heat exchanger are integrated with each other through brackets. According to the U.S. Patent & ...

Texas, Georgia Inventors Develop Earth Loop Energy System

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Gregory R. Tinkler and Thomas R. Amerman, both of Houston, and Howard E. Johnson Jr. of Kennesaw, Ga., have developed a wellbore heat loop system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to "wellbore heat loop systems, ...

California Inventor Develops Trash Disposal Method

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Guadalupe C. Garcia of Modesto, Calif., has developed a disposal device and a method that can be used to dispose litter and cigarette litter in particular. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The device includes sheets of material forming a ...

Nevada, Arizona Inventors Develop Retractable Skate

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- LeVar M. Maxwell of Las Vegas, and Stanley H. Bennett of Phoenix, have developed retractable skates and a method therefor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "retractable skate and method using armatures that extend ...

Georgia Inventors Develop Ophthalmic Lense

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Joseph Michael Lindacher of Lawrenceville, Ga., and Courtney Flem Morgan of Alpharetta, Ga., have developed an ophthalmic lens capable of correcting or minimizing presbyopia, or of functioning used as an anti-myopic lens. According to the U.S. Patent & ...

Italian Inventor Develops Selective Actuation Device

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Maurizio Marcacci of Leghorn, Italy, has developed an actuation device for brakes and locking devices of vehicles. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "selective actuation device comprising and actuator acting upon ...

French Inventor Develops Rolling Apparatus Boot Retaining Binding

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Jean-Franc Gonthier of Viuz la Chiesaz, France, has developed a binding to retain a boot on a gliding or rolling apparatus, such as a snowboard, ski, or roller skate. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The binding includes a linkage that ...

Texas Inventor Develops Contained Pipeline System

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Joie L. Folkers of Houston has developed a contained pipeline system with brine filled interstitial space and a method for detecting leakage in the same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A contained pipeline and leak detection system ...

South Korean Inventor Develops Refrigerator Printed Circuit Board Fixing Apparatus

Nov 28, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 28 -- Jung-Kqu Hwang of Gyeongsangnam-Do, South Korea, has developed an apparatus that eases the installation and removal of a printed circuit board for a refrigerator. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A support plate is fixed to either a lower ...