US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Monday, December 11:
Oregon Inventors Develop Chainsaw Guard
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Michael R. Shenker and Karl G. Usher, both of Portland, Ore., have developed an improved chainsaw guard. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The saw guard includes a pivotable guard arm that may include downwardly extending saw chain guarding ...
Oklahoma Inventor Develops Engine Turbo Charger Refurbish Process
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Russell B. Reynolds of Tulsa, Okla., has developed a process to restore and refurbish an engine part or accessory. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The process includes the steps of visually inspecting the pair or accessory for cracks, ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Exposure Apparatus
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Haruna Kawashima of Haga-gun, Japan, has developed an exposure apparatus and a method used to fabricate various devices. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An exposure apparatus includes a projection optical system for projecting a pattern ...
Illinois, Nebraska Inventors Develop Female Articulated Connector Drop-In Bore Gauge Apparatus
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Richard A. Brueckert of Chicago, and William A. Guess of Omaha, Neb., have developed a drop-in bore gauge apparatus for female articulated connector. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for measuring wear and specified dimensions ...
Ohio Inventor Develops Releasable Tremolo Lock Device
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Kevan J. Geier of New Albany, Ohio, has developed a releasable tremolo lock device for installation into a tremolo assembly recess of a stringed instrument. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "quick-release tremolo ...
Dutch Inventor Develops Lithographic Method
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Martinus Hendricus Hoeks of Breugel, Netherlands, has developed a lithographic method and an apparatus used to pattern an object. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An illumination source supplies a beam of radiation. A pattern generator ...
Oregon Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Winch
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Ronald L Elliott of Oregon City, Ore., and Thomas M Loveall of Milwaukie, Ore., have developed an ornamental design for a winch, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D532,577 on Nov. 21. The ...
Georgian, Israeli, British Inventors Develop Electrode Sandwich Separation Method
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Zaza Taliashvili, Avto Tavkhelidze and Leri Tsakadze, all from Tbilisi, Georgia, Rochel Geller of Ramat Beit Shemesh Aleph, Israel, and Isaiah Watas Cox of London, have developed a method for manufacturing a pair of matching electrodes. According to the U.S ....
French Inventors Develop Bearing Assembling Method
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Dale F. Marshall and Philippe Auber, both of Le Havre, France, and Herve H. Dourlens of Manne-villette, France, have developed a method for assembling a bearing assembly for a rotor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to ...
Colorado Inventors Develop Ceramic Blade Production Method
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Rodney L. King and Theodore C. Crawford, both of Denver, have developed a blade of ceramic material that is treated to enhance the strength and sharpness of the cutting edge. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one embodiment, ceramic ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Exposure Apparatus Atmosphere Control Technique
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Hitoshi Nakano of Tochigi, Japan, has developed an atmosphere control technique which controls an atmosphere in an airtight chamber of an exposure apparatus by circulating an inert gas having a predetermined purity. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
California Inventor Develops Shaving Apparatus
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Todd M. Greene of Los Angeles has developed shavers for shaving a user's head. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are shavers that are particularly applicable to shaving a user's head, but that may be utilized for shaving any part ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Circuit Component Built-In Module
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Koichi Hirano, Seiichi Nakatani and Hiroyuki Handa, all from Hirakata, Japan, Tsunenori Yoshida of Yawata, Japan, Yoshihisa Yamashita of Kyoto, Japan, and Hiroyuki Ishitomi of Takatsuki, Japan, have developed a method of producing circuit component built-in module ...
French Inventors Develop Motor Vehicle Alternator
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Denis Even and Pierre Faverolle, both of Paris, Jean-Claude Mipo of Creteil, France, and Jean-Luc Tarrago of Bonneuil, France, have developed alternators of motor vehicles. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to an ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Anisotropic Conductive Substrate Fabrication Method
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- An-Hong Liu, Yeong-Her Wang and Yao-Jung Lee, all from Tainan, Taiwan, and Yuan-Ping Tseng and Shih-Jye Cheng, both of Hsinchu, Taiwan, have developed a method for fabricating an electrical interposer substrate for semiconductor test. According to the U.S ....
Japanese Inventors Develop Printed Wiring Board Production Method
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Morio Gaku, Nobuyuk Ikeguchi, Katsuji Komatsu, Yasuo Tanaka, Keiichi Iwata and Ken-ichi Shimizu, all from Tokyo, have developed a process for the production of high-density printed wiring board. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the ...
Oregon Inventor Develops Electrical Test Probe Tip
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Julie A. Campbell of Beaverton, Ore., has developed a method of fabricating a notched electrical test probe tip. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of fabricating a notched electrical test probe tip preferably includes the first ...
Missouri Inventors Develop Truss Fabrication System
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Manish C.Kanjee of O'Fallon, Mo., and Thomas Bruce Hanna Jr. of Festus, Mo., have developed a truss fabrication system with walk-through splicing According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A truss fabrication system and method for use in fabricating ...
New York Inventors Develop Food Peeler
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Anthony Di Bitonto, Arsenio Garcia and Alec Drummond, all from Brooklyn, N.Y., Mark Prommel and Juan Escobar, both of New York, and Kevin Lozeau of Ridge, N.Y., have developed a food peeler with a removable blade. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
New York Inventors Develop Radiator Core Reinforcement Self Shear
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Karl Paul Kroetsch of Williamsville, N.Y., and Brian M. Hartman of Lockport, N.Y., have developed a radiator core reinforcement self shears in the braze oven as strategically placed voids in the reinforcement erode away under the flowing action of the melted surface ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Hydrogen Separation Membrane
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Hideaki Takatani, Toshiro Kobayashi, Masaki Kawano and Kazuto Kobayashi, all from Hiroshima-ken, Japan, have developed a hydrogen separation membrane that is used for separating hydrogen gas from a mixed gas. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
New Jersey, South Carolina Inventors Develop Magnetic Ribbon
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Ryusuke Hasegawa of Morristown, N.J., and Carl Eugene Kroger of Aynor, S.C., have developed a magnetic implement that uses magnetic metal ribbon coated with insulator. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A magnetic ribbon or sheet is coated ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Liquid Crystal Display Device
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Jae Kyun Lee of Anyang-shi, South Korea, and Chang Wook Han of Seoul, South Korea, have developed a liquid crystal display device and a method of manufacturing thereof. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A ...
New York Inventors Develop Electronic Device Heat Sink
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Debashis Ghosh and Mohinder Singh Bhatti, both of Amherst, N.Y., Ilya Reyzin of Williamsville, N.Y., and Mark Joseph Parisi of East Amherst, N.Y., have developed a heat sink for an electrical device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heat ...
South Korean Inventor Develops Automobile Sudden Start Prevention Device
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Seok Kim of Ulsan Metropolitan, South Korea, has developed a device to prevent sudden starting of automobiles. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The device for preventing sudden starting of an automobile includes a starting motor, a power ...
Georgia Inventor Develops Stringed Musical Instrument Sound Enhancing Device
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- John F. Geiger of Atlanta has developed a sound enhancing device for F-hole stringed instruments, banjos, and drums. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The device includes at least one cross-shaped element and a timbre square, which may be ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Rotary-Electric-Machine Stator Manufacturing Apparatus
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Masaru Sugiyama and Makoto Takahashi, both of Okazaki, Japan, Kazutaka Maeda of Toyota, Japan, and Youichi Kamakura of Anjo, Japan, have developed an apparatus for shaping coil ends of a generator's stator having a plurality of sets of U-shaped large and small ...
Virginia Inventor Develops Head Cover Trimming System
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Edward McNulty of Midland, Va., has developed a head cover trimming system for cutting grass around a substantially ground level sprinkler head. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A head cover trimming system for trimming around a ground ...
Washington, Oregon Inventors Develop Improved Heat Exchanger System
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Michael T. Crocker of Portland, Ore., and Daniel P. Carter of Bainbridge Island, Wash., have developed systems for improved heat exchanger. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "system in which a heat exchanger ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Liquid Crystal Display Panel Fabrication Method
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Takeshi Sasaki of Tokyo has developed a method for fabricating a liquid crystal display panel by the liquid crystal falling drop method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a fabrication method of an liquid crystal dDisplay panel having a ...
Michigan Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Mailbox System
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- LaVerna Marie Stephens of Chesterfield, Mich., has developed an ornamental design for a mailbox system, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D532,580 on Nov. 21. The patent has been assigned to ...
South Korean Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Drum Washing Machine Direct Drive Structure
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Sun Hee Park of Kyungsangnam-do, South Korea, has developed an ornamental design for a direct drive structure of drum washing machine, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D532,566 on Nov. 21. The ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Reinforcing Bar Joint Sleeve Fixing Device
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Toru Hirokawa of Sanjyo, Japan, and Ichiro Kano of Sakura, Japan, have developed reinforcing bar joint sleeve fixing device for fixing a reinforcing bar joint sleeve. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "reinforcing ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Thin Film Magnetic Head Manufacturing Method
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Naoto Matono of Saku, Japan, has developed a thin film magnetic head having at least an inductive magnetic transducer for recording and a method of manufacturing the same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Driving Unit
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Makoto Mizuno of Tochigi, Japan, has developed a driving unit, an exposure apparatus that uses the same, and a device fabrication method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A driving unit includes an actuator for actuating a target and a ...
California Inventor Develops Musical Stringed Instrument
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Charlie Gordon Redard of Buena Park, Calif., has developed a musical stringed instrument with a top pickup for producing variable tones and pitches. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The top pickup is mounted on top of the strings. Present ...
Japanese Inventor Develops String-Striking Device
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Muneo Ishida of Hamamatsu, Japan, has developed a string-striking device of a piano by which static loading is applied to a front end of a key on the playing side that can be readily adjusted. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Each key is ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Angle Detector
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Tsukasa Watanabe of Tsukuba, Japan, and Tadashi Masuda of Tachikawa, Japan, have developed an angle detector with self-calibration capability. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An angle detector with self-calibration capability has a number ...
North Carolina Inventors Develop Link Quality Communication Re-Routing Method
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Billy G. Moon and Malcolm M. Smith, both of Morrisville, N.C., have developed a method for re-routing communications that is based on link quality which includes establishing a first wireless communication link with a mobile station. According to the U.S ....
California Inventors Develop Heat Sink with Angled Heat Pipe
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Christopher G. Malone of Folsom, Calif., and Harold Miyamura of San Jose, Calif., have developed a heat sink with angled heat pipe. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heat sink comprises a base having a substantially flat region for ...
California Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Hamper
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Frank Yang of Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., Tzu-Hao Wei of Hacienda Heights, Calif., and Chih-Hong Hsieh of West Covina, Calif., have developed an ornamental design for a hamper, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S ....
California Inventor Develops Bandwidth Management Mobile Station-Centric Method
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Richard Lane of San Diego has developed a mobile station (MS)-centric method for managing bandwidth and quality of service in error-prone system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wireless transmission system for multimedia information ...
Hong Kong Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Cinerary Urn
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Ho Man Poon of Ap Lei Chau, Hong Kong, has developed an ornamental design for a cinerary urn, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D532,578 on Nov. 21. The original application was filed on June 17, ...
New Jersey Inventors Develop Hybrid Power System
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Thomas C Mc Nulty of Ewing, N.J., and Anand Rangarajan of Berkeley Heights, N.J., have developed an alternating current/direct current (AC/DC) hybrid power system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hybrid power system has two voltage ...
Canadian Inventor Develops Pallet Building Apparatus
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Robert Trembley of Davidson, Canada, has developed machines for assembly of pallets used in the shipping of goods. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for building pallets comprises a jig frame adapted to maintain a plurality of ...
German Inventors Develop Shaving Apparatus Cleaning Device
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Diana Kappes of Eppstein, Germany, Andreas Larscheid of Kelkheim, Germany, and Uwe Ludascher of Frankfurt am Main, Germany, have developed a cleaning device for a shaving apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cleaning device for a ...
Washington, Ohio, California Inventors Develop Fault-Tolerant Three-Level Inverter
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- John Edwards of Kent, Wash., Longya Xu of Columbus, Ohio, and Brij B. Bhargava of Santa Barbara, Calif., have developed a method for driving a neutral point clamped three-level inverter. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one exemplary ...
Georgia Inventor Develops Two Pieces Machinery Alignment Method
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Geoffrey P. Engels of Warner Robins, Ga., has developed systems and methods for facilitating the alignment of two pieces of machinery. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Two (or more) components must be aligned to each other in the pitch, ...
New Jersey Inventors Develop Intervertebral Spacer Device
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- James D. Ralph of Seaside Park, N.J., Stephen Tatar of Montville, N.J., and Joseph P. Errico of Green Brook, N.J., have developed an intervertebral spacer device with a slotted domed arch strip spring. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Garbage Can
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Tsong-Yow Lin of Taichung Hsien, Taiwan, has developed an ornamental design for garbage can, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D532,573 on Nov. 21. The original application was filed on Feb. 3, ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Ceramic Formed Body Drying Method
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Masanori Katsu of Nagoya, Japan, has developed a method for drying a ceramic formed body by hot air. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is provided a method for drying a ceramic formed body by hot air, the formed body having a ...
Texas Inventor Develops Fixture Mounting Apparatus
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Frank Blateri of Coppell, Texas, has developed an apparatus and method for mounting a fixture to a ceiling according to which an adapter is provided that receives two downrods, one of which is connected to the ceiling and the other of which is connected to the ...
German Inventor Develops Illumination System
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Wolfgang Singer of Aalen, Germany, has developed an illumination system with a more efficient collector optic. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "An illumination system having a light source is disclosed, ...
Illinois Inventor Develops Can Support Device
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Ted Salani of Woodridge, Ill., has developed a device for supporting a container with a wire handle and a sidewall on a support structure. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The device includes a pair of spaced apart side members, with each ...
Oregon Inventor Develops Folding Knife
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Ronald W. Lake of Eugene, Ore., has developed a folding knife with a locking mechanism. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "The knife includes: a handle; a blade having a tang pivotably connected to the ...
California Inventor Develops Magneto-Resistive Sensor Fabrication Process
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Jeffrey G. McCord of San Jose, Calif., has developed a magneto-resistive (MR) head processing method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A MR sensor is provided including a pinned layer, and a free layer disposed above the pinned layer. Also ...
Indiana Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Jack-Clamp Winch Push Adapter
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Patrick F. Simpson and Eric A. Harrah, both of Bloomfield, Ind., have developed an ornamental design for a jack-clamp winch push adapter, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D532,576 on Nov. 21 ....
California Inventor Develops Coal Composition
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Frederick L. Jordan of Santa Ana, Calif., has developed a method and a composition for using organic, plant-derived, oil-extracted materials in coal-based fuels for reduced emissions. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A coal-based fuel and ...
Michigan Inventors Develop Vehicle Seat Assembly Headrest Control System
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- John F. Nathan of White Lake, Mich., and David A. Hein of Sterling Heights, Mich., have developed a control system and a method for automatically adjusting the position of a headrest of a seat assembly for a vehicle. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Pennsylvania Inventors Develop Heat Pipe Formation Method
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Matthew Connors of Lancaster, Pa., and Arthur H. Good of Paradise, Pa., have developed a method of forming a heat pipe. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for forming a heat pipe is provided comprising coating the interior surface ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Ceramic Electronic Component Manufacturing Method
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Noboru Furukawa and Masahiko Kawase, both of Yokaichi, Japan, have developed a method of manufacturing chip-type ceramic electronic component. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of manufacturing a chip-type ceramic electronic ...
Finnish Inventors Develop Mobile Communication System
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Juha Lehikoinen of Lakiala, Finland, and Riku Suomela of Tampere, Finland, have developed a system and a method for accessing local services with a mobile terminal. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a mobile communication system, a ...
Indiana Inventors Develop Power Module
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- David A. Fulton and Ralph H. Johnston, both of Anderson, Ind., and James A. Spellman of Noblesville, Ind., have developed a power module which is connected to the starter, alternator, and battery for an internal combustion engine. According to the U.S. Patent ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Magnetoresistance Effect Device
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- Tatsuya Kishi, Shigeki Takahashi, Minoru Amano, Masayuki Sagoi and Yoshiaki Saito, all from Kanagawa-ken, Japan, and Kentaro Nakajima of Tokyo, have developed a method of manufacturing a magnetoresistance effect device. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Colorado Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Sand Bag Carrying Enclosure
Dec 11, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- James Wickham Clark and Michael James Clark, both of Lakewood, Colo., have developed an ornamental design for a sand bag carrying enclosure, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D532,574 on Nov. 21 ....