US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Thursday, November 30:
New Zealand Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Post Support
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Welby Albert Edward Watson of Auckland, New Zealand, have developed an ornamental design for a post support, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D532,121 on Nov. 14. The original application was ...
British Inventors Develop Sealed Lateral Wellbore Junction
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Bruce McGarian of Stonehaven, Great Britain, Robert I. Chadwick of Badentoy Park, Great Britain, and Gary A. Taylor of Ellon, Great Britain, have developed downhole drilling operations, and more particularly, to the completion of lateral boreholes. According ...
New York Inventors Develop Partial Discharges Detecting System
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Janos Gyorgy Sarkozi and Nicole Andrea Evers, both of Niskayuna, N.Y., have developed a cable, a system and a method for detecting partial discharges or arcing in wiring or cables via fiber optics. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The ...
Maryland Inventor Develops Unisex Active Wear Garment
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Betty H. Smith of Rockville, Md., has developed an unisex active wear garment with modified fly-flap and storage pockets. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The unisex active wear garment with modified fly-flap and storage pockets is a pair ...
German Inventors Develop Computed Tomography Method
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Michael Grass of Buchholz in der Nordheide, Germany, Thomas Koehler of Norderstedt, Germany, and Roland Proksa of Hamburg, Germany, have developed a computed tomography method in which an examination zone is irradiated by means of a conical radiation ...
French Inventors Develop Data Signal Recovering Method
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Vincent Vallet of Mennecy, France, and Philippe Hanviller of Itteville, France, have developed a method and a circuit for recovering a data signal from a stream of binary data. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is disclosed a data ...
New Mexico Inventor Develops Live Ammunition Accidental Discharge Prevention System
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Robert Gee of Albuquerque, N.M., has developed a method and a system to prevent firing live rounds of ammunition during miles exercises. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "safety system for preventing a handheld ...
Illinois, Indiana Inventors Develop Chain Cutting Apparatus
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Robert E. McCarthy of Crete, Ill., John L. Verre of Orland Park, Ill., and Douglas A. Bakker of Crown Point, Ind., have developed a compact chain cutting apparatus for automatically shearing and opening a chain link of a selected thickness in one ...
Italian Inventor Develops Treading Surfaces Characterization Method
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Fernando Stroppiana of Grinzane Cavour, Italy, has developed a method and an instrument for characterizing treading surfaces, for instance, for realizing synthetic turf surfaces. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, ...
French Inventors Develop Cooled Gas Turbine Blade
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Philippe Pabion and Jean-Luc Soupizon, both of Vaux le Penil, France, and Jean-Michel Guimbard of Perthes, France, have developed a cooled gas turbine blade which includes a foundry part and a longitudinal sleeve obtained by the forming of metal ...
U.S., Danish Inventors Develop Gastrointestinal System Monitoring Method
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Michael Lykke of Hellerup, Denmark, Michael Madsen of Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark, Martin T. Gerber of Maple Grove, Minn., and Warren L. Starkebaum of Plymouth, Minn., have developed systems and methods for monitoring the gastrointestinal system of a ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Nail Driver Positioning Device
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Wei-Chih Peng of Taipei, Taiwan, has developed a positioning device of a nail driver, wherein the size of the nail output opening is adjusted elastically with the nail tip end, nail body and the nail head. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Fuel for Fuel Cell System
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Kenichirou Saitou, Iwao Anzai, Osamu Sadakane and Michiro Matsubara, all from Kanagawa, Japan, have developed a fuel to be used for a fuel cell system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "fuel for a fuel cell ...
Massachusetts Inventors Develop Biomolecular Interactions Detection Method
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Brian T. Cunningham of Lexington, Mass., Peter Y. Li of Andover, Mass., and Frank DeFilippi of Billerica, Mass., have developed a method and an apparatus for detecting biomolecular interactions. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The use of ...
Michigan Inventor Develops Passenger Vehicle Suspension System
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Simon Dean of West Bloomfield, Mich., has developed a suspension system for a passenger vehicle. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle includes front and rear suspension systems. The vehicle includes front left and right strut ...
Tennessee, California Inventors Develop Fabric Selective Decolorizing Process
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- James Stackhouse of Selmer, Tenn., and Stuart Bradley Williamson of Cypress, Calif., have developed a process for removing dye on the surface of synthetic textiles and cotton utilizing ozone. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The process ...
New York Inventors Develop Radiological Imaging System
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Peter Michael Edie of Albany, N.Y., and Bruno Kristiaan Bernard De Man of Clifton Park, N.Y., have developed a stationary computed tomography system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A radiological imaging system includes one or more ...
California Inventors Develop Workman's Vest Construction
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Abednego Ben Davis and Charles Quagala D'Johns, both of Oakland, Calif., have developed an improved vest construction for construction workers and the like. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "improved vest ...
New Jersey Inventors Develop Artificial Disc
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Joseph P. Errico of Green Brook, N.J., Michael W. Dudasik of Nutley, N.J., and Rafail Zubok of Midland Park, N.J., have developed an axially compressible artificial intervertebral disc having limited rotation using a captured ball and socket joint with a solid ball ...
Texas Inventors Develop Multiplying Phase Detector
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Brian T. Brunn and Ahmed Younis, both of Austin, Texas, have developed a multiplying phase detector for use in a random data locked loop architecture. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multiplying phase detector includes a 1 sup st ...
French Inventor Develops Digital Tuner Operating Method
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Fabien Buda of Paris has developed a method of operating a digital tuner. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention teaches a compact and highly integrated multiple-channel digital tuner and receiver architecture, suitable for ...
Washington Inventor Develops Spelling Information Receiving Method
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Kevin L. Chestnut of Seattle has developed a method for receiving spelling information from a user of an interactive voice response system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Words are spelled by receiving recognizable words from a user of ...
New Jersey Inventor Develops Fluid Pressure Imprint Lithography
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Stephen Y. Chou of Princeton, N.J., has developed an imprint lithography wherein direct fluid pressure is used to press a mold into a thin film. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved method of imprint lithography involves using ...
Australian Inventors Develop Printer
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Kia Silverbrook and Tobin Allen King, both of Balmain, Australia, have developed a binding assembly for a printer. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "printer including a pagewidth printhead assembly and a binding ...
California, Connecticut Inventors Develop Two-Wheeled Portable Luggage Carts
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Chris Johnson of Santa Ana, Calif., and A.C. McMillan of Fairfield, Conn., have developed two-wheeled portable luggage carts or carriers which are completely foldable and portable. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "By providing a frame ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Stapler Cartridge
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Naoto Mochizuki and Yosuke Sajiki, both of Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, have developed a staple storage unit that includes return prevention members that prevent a staple positioned for driving from moving back toward the staple storage portion of the staple storage ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Replaceable, Rotatable Tool
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Chih-Ching Hsieh of Taipei, Taiwan, has developed a replaceable and a rotatable tool with function of measuring twisting forces. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A replaceable and rotatable tool with a function of measuring twisting forces ...
California Inventors Develop Biocompatible Bonding Method
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Jerry Ok and Jordan Neysmith, both of Canyon County, Calif., Robert J. Greenbergn of Los Angeles, Neil Talbot of Montrose, Calif., and Dao Min Zhou of Saugus, Calif., have developed a biocompatible bonding method and an electronics package suitable for ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Foldable Baby Carriage
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Kenzou Kassai of Osaka, Japan, and Ichiro Ohnishi of Nara, Japan, have developed a folding baby carriage that is foldable from an opened state to a folded state so as to be reduced in dimension in a width direction. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
SOLDIER MISSING IN ACTION FROM KOREAN WAR IS IDENTIFIED
Nov 30, 2006 ... The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Persons agency issued the following press release: The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Korean War, have been ...
Italian Inventor Develops Firearms Casing
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Ugo Gussalli Beretta of Gardone Val Trompia, Italy, has developed a casing for firearms (in particular for a semi-automatic rifle). According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "casing for firearms, comprising a metal sleeve ...
California Inventor Develops Decorative Holiday Picture Frame Cover
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Louis Sardo of Gardena, Calif., has developed a decorative holiday picture frame cover that temporarily attaches onto a conventional picture frame to give it the appearance of a wrapped gift. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention ...
Florida Inventor Develops Baby Beverage Container Holding Bib
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Janice Gutilla of Jupiter, Fla., has developed a multipurpose baby bib for holding a baby beverage container, and securing thereto a pacifier and/or a teething device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The bib has a main body panel having ...
California Inventors Develop Memory Interface Method
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Douglas R. Moran of Folsom, Calif., Clifford D. Hall of Orangevale, Calif., Thomas A. Piazza of Granite Bay, Calif., and Richard W. Jensen of Fair Oaks, Calif., have developed methods and arrangements to interface memory. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
California Inventors Develop Ion Channels Screening Device
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Andrew A. Pham and Alec Tate Harootunian, both of Del Mar, Calif., Roger Y. Tsien of La Jolla, Calif., Peter J. Coassin of Encinitas, Calif., and Minh Vuong of San Diego, have developed a detector assembly, fiber assembly and a screening system for optical ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Laundry Dryer
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Young Jin Doh of Busan-si, South Korea, and Soon Jo Lee of Changwon-si, South Korea, have developed a laundry dryer that includes a base, a condenser receiving unit formed in the base, and a condenser inserted in the condenser receiving unit and provided with an ...
Connecticut, New York Inventors Develop Information Display Device
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Glenn Carlin of Kent, Conn., and Gilbert Aviles of Accord, N.Y., have developed a display device, with a pull-down information panel, to be attached to a shelf or other mounting surface for displaying advertisements or other information. According to the U.S ....
South Korean Inventors Develop Semiconductor Device Package
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Deok-Hoon Kim of Suweon, South Korea, and Hwan-Chul Lee of Incheon, South Korea, have developed an electronic package for image sensor, and the packaging method thereof. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A semiconductor device package and ...
British Inventors Develop Laser Shock Peening Process
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Jacquelyn A. Westley of Newport, Great Britain, Dean Jones of Bristol, Great Britain, and Ian Andrews of Derbyshire, Great Britain, have developed a laser shock peening process, an apparatus for carrying out the process, and a component having a laser shock peened ...
New York Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Modular Flooring
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Mark Shuman of Bellmore, N.Y., and John Maxworthy of Merrick, N.Y., have developed an ornamental design for a modular flooring, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D532,122 on Nov.14. The patent ...
Minnesota Inventors Develop Gemstone Coatings
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Steven F. Starcke, Ronald H. Kearnes and Keven E. Bennet, all from Rochester, Minn., have developed coatings for gemstones and other decorative objects. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention provides a decorative object comprising ...
Connecticut Inventors Develop Protective Bib-Garment System
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Kevin Frieswick and Melissa Frieswick, both of Simsbury, Conn., have developed non-rotating bibs to protect garments worn by small children or persons needing help during feeding. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A protective bib-garment ...
Texas Inventors Develop Spinal Spacer Assembly
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Thomas Ross and Wayne P. Gray, both of Austin, Texas, have developed a spinal spacer assembly that comprises spacer tubes of different cross sections including kidney shaped, oblong, oval and round. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Flash Preventing Substrate
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Yu-Lin Liao and Chien-Te Chen, both of Taichung, Taiwan, have developed a flash preventing substrate and a method for fabricating the same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A core defined with a plurality of substrate units is prepared. A ...
Alabama Inventor Develops Water Purifying Apparatus
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Ronald L. Barnes of Owens Cross Road, Ala., has developed an apparatus for water purifyer with extruded body with circumferentially arranged tubes. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A water purifying apparatus is constructed having a ...
Ohio Inventors Develop Pumping System Operation Optimization Method
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Frederick M. Discenzo of Brecksville, Ohio, Dukki Chung of Mayfield Heights, Ohio, and Joseph K. Zevchek of Brunswick, Ohio, have developed a system and a method for dynamic multi-objective optimization of pumping system operation and diagnostics. According to ...
Indiana Inventors Develops Selected Material Applying Apparatus
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Mark Victor Vandewalle of Pierceton, Ind., has developed a method and an apparatus to apply a selected material to the intramedullary canal of a selected bone. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The apparatus generally includes a reservoir ...
California Inventors Develop Storage Media Data Stream Management Method
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Jean-Pierre Ruster of Mountain View, Calif., and Maurice Schlumberger of Menlo Park, Calif., have developed a system and a method for caching and managing data streams from a storage media. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The system ...
Illinois Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Tile
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Sharon Folliard of Chicago has developed an ornamental design for a tile with split square pattern, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D532,123 on Nov. 14. The patent has been assigned to ...
Colorado Inventors Develop Non-Volatile Counter Counting Method
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Xiao-Hong Du and Craig Taylor, both of Colorado Springs, Colo., have developed a counting method for a non-volatile counter. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A counting scheme for a non-volatile counter includes automatic ...
Swiss Inventor Develops Food Intake Restriction Apparatus
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Peter Forsell of Menzingen, Switzerland, has developed a food intake restriction apparatus and a method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A food intake restriction apparatus and method includes and uses an operable restriction device ...
New Jersey Inventor Develops Rigid Articulated Pointe Shoe
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Dennis Finch of Englewood, N.J., has developed a pointe shoe for a dancer's foot to provide support and freedom of movement on the dance floor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention is a Pointe shoe for ballet. It has a rigid ...
California Inventor Develops Display Sign Post
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Nicholas J. Santana of Palmdale, Calif., and Kenneth K. Terracciano of Lancaster, Calif., have developed a display sign having a support post with an anchoring device at the bottom end suitable for burying in the ground. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Three-Dimensional Stereolithographic Apparatus
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Takakuni Ueno of Tokyo has developed a three-dimensional stereolithographic method and an apparatus using a photohardenable resin composition. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "stereolithographic method which ...
Wisconsin Inventors Develop Noninvasive Electrocardiogram Diagnosis Method
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Joel Q. Xue of Germantown, Wis., Donald Eugene Brodnick of Cedarburg, Wis., and Paul P. Elko of River Hills, Wis., have developed a system and a method for noninvasive electrocardiogram (ECG) detection and diagnosis. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Florida, California Inventors Develop Firearm Safety Block Device
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Lanny Ray Lee of Melbourne, Fla., and Brian Eric Lee of Monterey, Calif., have developed safety devices for firearms. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Firearm safety block devices and methods of use increase the pressured needed to pull ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Plate Reduction Press Apparatus
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Shigeki Narushima and Kenichi Ide, both of Yokosuka, Japan, and Yasushi Dodo of Kouza-gun, Japan, have developed a plate thickness reduction press apparatus that transfers and reduces a slab, and the methods concerned with its use. According to the U.S. Patent ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Living Body Optical Measurement Instrument
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Yuichi Yamashita of Kawagoe, Japan, Atsushi Maki of Hachioji, Japan, and Hideaki Koizumi of Tokyo, have developed an optical measurement instrument for living body. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A control device and measurement system ...
Massachusetts Inventors Develop Nitrified Wastewater Denitrification System
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Michael B. McGrath of Falmouth, Mass., and Michael Kenny of South Hamilton, Mass., have developed a denitrification system for denitrified wastewater or nitrified water treatment that uses a detergent or detergent-like compound comprising available ...
Indiana Inventors Develop Intercalary Implant
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Michael C. Jones of North Webster, Ind., and Natalie S. Heck of Leesburg, Ind., have developed an intercalary implant with two stem members and a collar. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "One stem member includes a stem portion to be ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Fluorescent Lamp
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Kohei Iwase and Kenji Itaya, both of Osaka, Japan, have developed an ornamental design for a fluorescent lamp, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D532,124 on Nov.14. The patent has been assigned ...
Pennsylvania Inventor Develops Fine Filter Screen Assembly
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Stephen B. Wilcher of Harleysville, Pa., has developed a fine filter screen assembly that includes a frame assembly and a rotatable shaft supported in the frame. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drive is configured to controllably rotate ...
Texas Inventor Develops Distributed Radio Controlled Network Analysis Method
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Sanjay Upreti of Austin, Texas, has developed a system and a method of analyzing distributed radio controlled (RC) networks using non-uniform sampling of transfer functions. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method is described ...
California Inventors Develop Wafer Inspection System
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Steve R. Lange of Alamo, Calif., and Charles E. Wayman of San Jose, Calif., have developed a technique for focusing and maintaining the focus of an inspection or review system upon a specific layer of a multi-layered specimen. According to the U.S. Patent ...
California Inventor Develops Tissue Electrical Characteristics Measurement Device
Nov 30, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 30 -- Arkady Glukhovsky of Santa Clarita, Calif., has developed a device and a method for measurement of electrical characteristics of tissue. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus for measuring electrical characteristics of biological ...