US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Wednesday, November 29:
Colorado, Florida Inventors Develop Potty Training Cabinet
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Brenda L. Scranton of Aurora, Colo., and Michael L. Scranton of Longwood, Fla., have developed a cabinet used for potty training. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The cabinet is comprised of several doors behind which are compartments. The ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Electric Machine Stator Winding Manufacturing Method
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Mitsuru Kato and Motohiro Murahashi, both of Anjo, Japan, and Yasunori Kitakado of Okazaki, Japan, have developed a method of manufacturing stator winding of rotary electric machine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of ...
Texas Inventor Develops Data Storage Disc
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Viktors Berstis of Austin, Texas, has developed a method for generating a hologram on a disc surface for the use of calibration spots burned onto a disc with an accuracy greater than one half wavelength of light, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office ...
New York Inventor Develops Registration System Paper Path Length Compensation Method
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Richard L. Howe of Webster, N.Y., has developed a registration system for transporting and delivering various substrates along a transport path to a predetermined destination location at a desired timing. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...
Colorado Inventor Develops Cylindrically Configured Cleaning Cloth
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Rebecca Anne McKenzie of Glenwood Springs, Colo., has developed an open-ended, cylindrically configured cleaning cloth sleeve with elasticized openings at both ends for the purpose of securing the device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, ...
German Inventors Develop Dental Molding
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Novica Savic of Ranstadt, Germany, and Frank Uwe Stange of Langenargen, Germany, have developed an artificial tooth. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "dental molding, in particular an artificial tooth, having an ...
California, Minnesota Inventors Develop Implantable Cardiac Stimulation Device
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Gene A. Bornzin and Eric Falkenberg, both of Simi Valley, Calif., Peter Boileau of Valencia, Calif., Kerry Bradley of Glendale, Calif., Joseph J. Florio of La Canada, Calif., and Janice Barstad of Eden Prairie, Minn., have developed a method and an apparatus for ...
Minnesota Inventors Develop Switchable Shunts Making Method
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Stevenson J. Marek, Larry C. Webb Jr, Mark A. Miller, Anthony J. Liberko and Raymond R. Wolter, all from Hutchinson, Minn., Craig A. Leabch of St. Cloud, Minn., and Steven R. Lagergren of Litchfield, Minn., have developed a switchable shunt which has an insulating ...
Swiss Inventors Develop Directionally Solidified Article Casting Method
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Martin Balliel of Bassersdorf, Switzerland, Dietrich Eckardt of Ennetbaden, Switzerland, Maxim Konter of Klingnau, Switzerland, and Andreas Weiland of Neucuatel, Switzerland, have developed a method for casting a directionally solidified article. According to ...
Massachusetts Inventor Develops Automatic Vehicle Operation System
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Howard B. Burke Jr. of Wareham, Mass., has developed a method for journey event sequencing for automated driverless vehicles. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "improved system for supplying electric power to and ...
German Inventor Develops Laminated Sheet Metal Bundles Production Process
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Gu Bausch of Vaihingen/Enz, Germany, has developed a process for producing bundles of laminated sheet metal for magnet cores. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "process for producing bundles of laminated sheet ...
Oregon Inventor Develops Sequencing Principle Teaching Method
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Diane Bagues of Milwaukie, Ore., has developed an apparatus, a system, and a method for teaching sequencing principles. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An educational toy is provided with a plurality of panels that interlock with each ...
Colorado, Indiana Inventors Develop Food-Transport Tray
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Ray Pope of Golden, Colo., Nate Marsh of Arvada, Colo., and Stan Knierim of Indianapolis, have developed a sturdy tray made of a corrugated material and configured to contain food or other items. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ...
South Korean Inventor Develops Plasma Display Panel
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Duk-Youn Jang of Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea, has developed a plasma display panel without any injection tip and a method of manufacturing the same. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "The plasma display ...
California Inventors Develop High Qualityon-Chip Inductor Manufacturing Method
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Sissy Kyriazidou and Harry Contopanagos, both of Santa Monica, Calif., and Reza Rofougaran of Marina Del Ray, Calif., have developed a Method of manufacturing high quality (Q) on-chip inductor. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & ...
Minnesota Inventors Develop Microelectromechanical Systems Gyroscope
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Burgess R. Johnson of Bloomington, Minn., and Mark W. Weber of Zimmerman, Minn., have developed devices and methods for reducing rate bias errors and scale factor errors in a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) gyroscope. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Utah Inventors Develop Dental Treatment Tray
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Dan E. Fischer of Sandy, Utah, and Derrick P. Christman of South Weber, Utah, have developed a dental treatment tray with a plasticized resin for improved moldability and conformability. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dental treatment ...
German Inventor Develops Gas Generating Cell
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Hans Sauer of Idstein, Germany, has developed a gas generating cell or battery and a method of producing same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a gas generating cell including a housing having a cover, an ...
Georgia Inventor Develops Vagus Nerve Stimulation Method
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- John D. Puskas of Atlanta has developed methods of indirectly stimulating the vagus nerve with an electrical field. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Controlled cessation of heart beat during coronary bypass surgery and other cardiac ...
New Jersey Inventor Develops Poker Matrix Game Playing System
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Sal Falciglia Sr. of Ridgewood, N.J., has developed a method and a system for playing a poker matrix game. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The game is configured for playing via a casino-type gaming machine in which a player selects at ...
Montana Inventor Develops Electrical Connection Method
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- John W. Ladd of Shepherd, Mont., has developed methods for magnetically establishing an electrical connection with a contact of a semiconductor device component. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrical connector configured to ...
Illinois Inventor Develops User Image Integration System
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- David H. Sitrick of Highland Park, Ill., has developed an entertainment system that integrates an image of a user into an audiovisual presentation. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "The patron enters a ...
California Inventor Develops Cutting Board Holder
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- William F. Mitchell of Bodega Bay, Calif., has developed a holder for securely holding two or more cutting boards. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "cutting board kit having a cutting board holder capable of ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Recording Medium Hologram Reader
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Katsunori Kawano, Norie Matsui, Makoto Furuki and Akira Tateishi, all from Kanagawa, Japan, have developed a recording medium that fixes a hologram, and a hologram reader to read the hologram from the recording medium. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Illinois Inventor Develops Beverage Dispensing System
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Matthew Allison of Mundelein, Ill., has developed a beverage and an ice dispensing system for use with a beverage source. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A beverage dispenser is provided that stores ice and has a cold plate. The cold ...
California Inventor Develops Resid Fuel Additive
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Frederick L. Jordan of Santa Ana, Calif., has developed a resid fuel additive that includes a plant oil extract, beta -carotene, and jojoba oil. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The additive may be added to any resid fuel to reduce ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Brush Holder Manufacturing Method
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Kenji Obata and Masakuni Masuda, both of Kosai, Japan, and Yoshinobu Hirano of Toyohashi, Japan, have developed a brush holder that incorporates a terminal integral part that has a coupling portion. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Hand-Held Display System
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Satoru Okada, Ryuji Umezu and Takanobu Nakashima, all from of Kyoto, Japan, have developed a hand-held display system and a display method and a storage medium therefor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A colorizing method for a display ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Root Canal Treatment Tool
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Kanji Matsutani, Kaoru Ohgane and Toshiyuki Takase, all from Tochigi-ken, Japan, have developed a root canal treatment tool and a method for manufacturing the same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a root ...
California Inventor Develops Printed Circuit Board
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Gary Gottlieb of Irvine, Calif., has developed a printed circuit board with void between pins. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A circuit board includes at least one insulator layer and a plurality of conductors over which a plurality of ...
Michigan Inventor Develops Modular Tooling Apparatus
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- H. James Vander Wal III of Ada, Mich., has developed a modular fixturing apparatus component that includes a body and a locator mechanism. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The locator means is supported in the body for linear movement ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Automobile Radiator Module Assembling Method
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Manabu Tashiro, Tomokatsu Ozawa and Tomomi Kajiya, all from Hiroshima-Ken, Japan, have developed a method for assembling a radiator module for an automobile and an apparatus for assembling the same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the the ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Magnetic Tape Cartridge Assembling Method
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Yusuke Ishihara of Kanagawa, Japan, has developed an assembling method of magnetic tape cartridge and a component holding jig therefor. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "The present invention provides an ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Circuit Substrate Method
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Osamu Taniguchi, Yasuo Yamagishi and Koji Omote, all from Kawasaki, Japan, have developed a circuit substrate and a method for fabricating the same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "circuit substrate including a ...
Iowa Inventor Develops U-Shaped Drum Brake Spring Replacement Method
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Randal J. Ploeger of Clarinda, Iowa, has developed a brake repair tool and a method for use thereof for drum brake maintenance. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A method for removal and replacement of a ...
New York Inventor Develops Flexible Donor Sheet Securing Method
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Bradley A. Phillips of Honeoye Falls, N.Y., has developed a way of mounting a flexible donor sheet to a frame for use in the manufacture of organic light-emitting diode devices. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, ...
Michigan Inventors Develop Releasable Fastener System
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Bob Ross Powell of Birmingham, Mich., and Alan L. Browne of Grosse Pointe, Mich., have developed a releasable fastener system that comprises a loop portion and a hook portion. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The loop portion includes a ...
Illinois Inventor Develops Wagering Game Conducting Machine
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Jason C. Gilmore of Bartlett, Ill., has developed a gaming machine that conducts a wagering game. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The machine includes a first display of a first type for displaying a primary game outcome, and a second ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Steel Couplers Making Method
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Tien Fa Wang of Chung Ho, Taiwan, has developed a method of making steel couplers for joining concrete reinforcing bars. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A section of heat treated solid steel rod receives a phosphate solution treatment and ...
California Inventors Develop Dental Restoration Making Method
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Christopher Gervais of San Marcos, Calif., Jeffery Bassett of Vista, Calif., and Carl Pettersen of San Diego, have developed an abutment for supporting a dental prosthesis on an implant having an implant mating structure. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Evaporation Cooling Device
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Mikio Kinoshita of Kanagawa, Japan, has developed a cooling system which utilizes evaporation latent heat of water and a cooling method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "cooling system comprising an evaporation ...
French Inventors Develop Catalytic Combustion Burner System
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Jannick Lehoux of Thuit Signol, France, and Corinne Gomez of Incarville, France, have developed a catalytic combustion burner system and a flask fitted with such a system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The system has a catalytic ...
German Inventor Develops Raised Wheel Recognition Method
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Hardy Haas of Dietzingen-Shoeckingen, Germany, has developed a method and a device for recognizing raised wheels of a vehicle. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "method of detecting a transverse-dynamically ...
Illinois Inventor Develops Gaming Machine
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Stephen A. Canterbury of Antioch, Ill., has developed a method and an apparatus for write protecting a storage medium of a gaming machine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The storage medium, which is preferably a removable compact flash ...
California Inventor Develops Dental Impression Dam System
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Patrick L. Roetzer of Benicia, Calif., has developed a dental impression dam system utilizing an open tray forming a basin for dental impression material. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The basin of the tray includes a gap at an ...
Ohio Inventors Develop Bi-State Hydraulic Mount
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Mark O. Bodie of Dayton, Ohio, Mark W. Long of Bellbrook, Ohio, Sanjiv Tewani of Lebanon, Ohio, Ronald Beer of Fairborn, Ohio, Bruce A. Heaston of West Milton, Ohio, and Brandon Fedders of West Carrollton, Ohio, have developed a bi-state hydraulic mount with integral ...
Canadian Inventor Develops Clamping Device
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Singee Cheah of Everett, Canada, has developed a clamp device that includes a support frame member, a lower clamp unit and an upper clamp unit supported by the support frame member. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The lower clamp unit has ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Balanced Gain Control Amplifier
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Takeo Suzuki and Akira Asao, both of Fukushima-ken, Japan, have developed a balanced gain control amplifier that contains first and second transistors differentially connected to each other and with their emitters connected to a first current source. According ...
New York Inventor Develops Fiber Blending, Opening Arrangement
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Akiva Pinto of New York has developed an improved fiber opening and blending device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "fiber blending, opening and cleaning arrangement which includes a feed section for delivering ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Ferrule Holder Assembly
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Kunio Yamada of Matsudo, Japan, and Takehiko Narita of Funabashi, Japan, have developed a ferrule holder assembly for optical-fiber-end-face grinding apparatus. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A ferrule ...
Michigan Inventors Develop Bone Cement Mixing, Delivery Device
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Jared P. Coffeen and Christopher M. Tague, both of Portage, Mich., Richard F. Huyser of Kalamazoo, Mich., Weston Pernsteiner of Houghton, Mich., and Dennis A. Stratton of Plainwell, Mich., have developed a bone cement mixing and a delivery device with releasable ...
German Inventors Develop Time Indicator Adjustment Device
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Mathias Schneider and Patrick Streubel, both of Heidenau, Germany, and Christian Schmiedchen of Reichstadt, Germany, have developed a device for adjusting a time indicator that includes a gear train, the kinematic chain of which includes a sliding pinion driven by a ...
Swedish Inventors Develop Heat Exchanger Arrangement
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Anders Bengt Ingemar Hallin of Lidingo, Sweden, Carl Lindhagen of Motala, Sweden, Fredrik Reithe of Linkoping, Sweden, and Anton Lundqvist of Alvsjo, Sweden, have developed a heat exchanger arrangement for a refrigerator cabinet. According to the U.S. Patent ...
German Inventor Develops Cryo Fuel Storing Tank
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Johann Schnagl of Neuried, Germany, has developed a cryogenic tank for storing cryogenic fuel in a motor vehicle and a method for using the same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "tank for storing a cryo fuel in ...
California Inventor Develops Adjustable Snap Buckle
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Casey Olson of Santa Rosa, Calif., has developed an adjustable strap buckle that is comprised of a barrel member detachably positioned in a hook member. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The barrel member is comprised of a tubular housing ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Document Holding Mechanism
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Junichi Kumagai of Matsudo, Japan, has developed a document holding mechanism that is adapted to be secured to a base member by at least one securing member. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is disclosed a metal fitting adapted to be ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Solid Electrolytic Capacitor
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Atsushi Sakai, Ryuji Monden, Hiroshi Nitoh, Toshihiro Okabe and Yuji Furuta, all from Nagano, Japan, Hideki Ohata and Koro Shirane, both of Chiba, Japan, have developed a solid electrolytic capacitor and a method for producing the same. According to the U.S ....
German Inventor Develops Self-Pumping Hydropneumatic Suspension Strut
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Hubert Beck of Eitorf, Germany, has developed a self-pumping, hydropneumatic suspension strut with internal level control, especially for motor vehicles. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A suspension strut includes an outer tube having a ...
Canadian Inventors Develop Cryogenic Liquids Storage Tank
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Stephen Noble of West Vancouver, Canada, and Gregory C. Harper of Vancouver, Canada, have developed a storage tank for cryogenic liquids that incorporates an ullage vessel that provides for an ullage space. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...
Arizona Inventor Develops Rock-Climbing Device
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Marilyn Geninatti of Paradise Valley, Ariz., has developed a rock-climbing device that safely aids climbers during a climb. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The rock-climbing device has two carabiners attached to a band which runs through ...
California Inventor Develops Transconductance Circuit
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Eric Scott Micko of Rescue, Calif., has developed a transconductance circuit for piezoelectric transducer. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A transconductance monitoring and amplifying circuit for a ...
Ohio Inventors Develop Dry Physiological Recording Electrode
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Robert N. Schmidt of Cleveland, Frederick J. Lisy of Euclid, Ohio, Gerard G. Skebe of Eastlake, Ohio, and Troy S. Prince of c, Ohio, have developed a dry physiological recording electrode that can be used without skin preparation or the use of electrolytic ...
Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire Inventors Develop Conduit Valve Design
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Scott J. Wolf of Minneapolis, Peter J. Wilk of New York, and Nancy M. Briefs of Nashua, N.H., have developed a conduit that provides a bypass around a stenosis or occlusion in a coronary artery. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The conduit ...
Armenian Inventors Develop Work Piece Clamping Apparatus
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Karen Gasparyan and Patvakan Hakhinyan, both of Yerevan, Armenia, have developed a method and an apparatus for clamping a work piece. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The apparatus generally includes a stationary jaw with a first clamping ...
New York Inventor Develops Transparency Scanning Apparatus
Nov 29, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 -- Carl J. Tesavis of Spencerport, N.Y., has developed a document scanner for performing a duplex or a transparency scanning operation. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The scanning method of the invention enables a user to scan ...