US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Tuesday, December 19:
German Inventors Develop Vehicle Life Simulation Method
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Klaus-Joerg Dittmann of Nagold, Germany, and Erich Neuwirth of Bad Liebenzell, Germany, have developed a method for simulation of the life of a vehicle. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a method for simulation and assessment of the life ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Information Processing Apparatus
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Sogo Kuroiwa and Junichi Kamijima, both of Kanagawa, Japan, have developed an information processing apparatus that is connected via a network to a plurality of user terminals on the side of users creating common materials. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Virginia Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Gun Sight
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Scott M. Warren of Montclair, Va., has developed an ornamental design for a gun sight, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D533,616 on Dec. 12. The original application was filed on Feb. 9, 2006, ...
Georgia Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Single-Phase Capacitor Switch
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Neil McCord of Fayetteville, Ga., Joseph R. Rostron of McDonough, Ga., and Todd A. Douthit of Fayetteville, Ga., have developed an ornamental design for a single-phase capacitor switch, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were ...
California Inventors Develop Image Rendering Method
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Stephane G. Belmon, Patrick J. Chase and Curtis J. Behrend, all from San Diego, have developed a method for rendering an image and a staggered color graphics display that comprises calculating first and second color values for each pixel or dot. According to ...
New York Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Tool Sheath
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Donald Gringer of New York has developed an ornamental design for a tool sheath, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D533,343 on Dec. 12. The patent has been assigned to Allway Tools Inc., Bronx, ...
German Inventor Develops Liquids Proportioning Device
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Bernd Jagdhuber of Uetersen, Germany, has developed a proportioning device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "proportioning device, comprising a manually operable actuating device, a sensor associated with the ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Blow Mold Device
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Daigo Fujii and Takekazu Mochizuki, both of Nagano-ken, Japan, have developed a mold device having a combination of molds for stretch blow molding. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a mold device having a ...
South Carolina Inventor Develops Plastic Core Shaping Apparatus
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- John Woody Johnson of Union, S.C., has developed an apparatus for restoring the necked-down end of a tubular core. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for restoring a necked-down end of a plastic core includes molding and curing ...
Maryland Inventor Develops Pneumatic Surgical Prone Head Support
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Eugene M. Grosvenor of Windsor Mill, Md., has developed a pneumatic surgical prone head support system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pneumatic surgical prone head support is provided that includes a support body within which is ...
New York Inventors Develop Linear Array Spatial Light Modulator
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Donald J. Stauffer of Penfield, N.Y., and Bradley W. VanSant of Macedon, N.Y., have developed a high speed pulse width modulation system and a method for linear array spatial light modulators. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention ...
Minnesota Inventors Develop Head Performance Based Nano-Machining Process Control Method
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Shanlin Hao of Eden Prairie, Minn., Jeffery K. Berkowitz 0f Carver, Minn., and Peter R. Goglia of Edina, Minn., have developed a method of head performance based nano-machining process control for stripe forming of advanced sliders. According to the U.S ....
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Dual Color Injection Molding Machine
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Jui-Hsiang Wang of Yung Kang, Taiwan, has developed a control mechanism for a rotary disk of a dual-color injection molding machine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A control mechanism includes two hydraulic cylinders, a valve connected ...
German Inventors Develop Image Reconstruction Method
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Thomas Brunner of Nurnberg, Germany, Stefan Bohm of Oberasbach, Germany, Joachim Hornegger of Mohrendorf, Germany, and Christian Neumair of Eichstatt, Germany, have developed a method for reconstructing an image of a three-dimensional subject. According to the ...
Florida Inventors Develop Active Mode Line Voltage Regulator
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Leonel Ernesto Enriquez of Melbourne Beach, Fla., and Douglas Youngblood of Palm Bay, Fla., have developed an active mode line voltage regulator for ringing subscriber line interface circuit. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A voltage ...
New York Inventor Develops Adapter Layer Architecture
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- James R. Wason of Tuxedo, N.Y., has developed an adapter layer architecture that provides a consistent protocol for interactions between client and server side code. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The architecture, which is particularly ...
Ohio Inventors Develop Upright Vacuum Cleaner
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Charles J. Thur and Brett Latimer, both of Mentor, Ohio, Paul D. Stephens of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, Mark E. Cipolla of Chardon, Ohio, Craig J. Barbeck of North Royalton, Ohio, and Michael F. Wright of Stow, Ohio, have developed an upright vacuum cleaner with ...
Wisconsin Inventors Develop Bariatric Toilet Seat Support Apparatus
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Gordon J. Karnopp of Green Bay, Wis., and David F. Burkart of Little Suamico, Wis., have developed a bariatric toilet seat support apparatus for a conventional toilet. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The bariatric toilet seat support ...
Colorado Inventor Develops Footwear Piece
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Scott Seamans of Boulder, Colo., has developed a footwear piece with a sole and an upperportion extending from the sole. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The upper portion is adapted to cover the top of the user's foot and includes a rear ...
Swiss Inventor Develops Flat Material Treatment Device
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Charles Boegli of Marin-Epagnier, Switzerland, has developed a device for embossing and/or glazing films. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The device for embossing includes a first and second embossing roll, through which flat material can ...
U.S., British Inventors Develop Synthetic Impedance Telecommunication Line Driver
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Daniel M. Joffe of Owens Crossroads, Ala., Robert E. Gewin of Huntsville, Ala., and Christopher J. Foran of Berkshire, Great Britain, have developed telecommunication line driver with synthesized output impedance derived from output current sensing ...
California, Georgia Inventors Develop Computer-Implemented Method
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Alain M. Dumesny of Mountain View, Calif., and Christopher L. Fouts of Suwanee, Ga., have developed a computer-implemented method of applying a texture to a three dimentional (3D) graphic object. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A texture ...
South Korean Inventor Develops Vacuum Cleaner Caster
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Sung-Guen Kim of Changwon, South Korea, has developed a caster structure for a vacuum cleaner which allows the main body of the vacuum cleaner to be stably positioned at an incline. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The caster structure is ...
Texas Inventors Develop Building Block Fabrication Apparatus
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Steve Eugene Everett and Jay Dean Everett, both of Austin, Texas, have developed a method and a system for fabricating structural building blocks. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A block forming apparatus comprises a frame, a compression ...
CAMRIS International Wins Share of $1 Billion Contract
Dec 19, 2006 ... WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Agency for International Development has awarded a share of a contract valued at up to $1 billion to CAMRIS International, Rockville, Md., for professional, administrative and management support services. For more information about US Fed News contract ...
Washington Inventor Develops Dynamically Balanced Capacitive Pick-Off Accelerometer
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- David L. Malametz of Lynnwood, Wash., has developed accelerometer sensor devices and methods based on capacitive pick-off and electrostatic rebalance. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "micro electro-mechanical ...
California Inventor Develops Nucleic Acid Sequence for Plants Production
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Joanne Fillatti of Davis, Calif., has developed nucleic acid sequences and methods of use for the production of plants with modified polyunsaturated fatty acid levels. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "By this invention, novel nucleic acid ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Tooth Profile Forming Method
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Takashi Kihara of Tochigi-ken, Japan, and Yoichi Uehara of Fujimino, Japan, have developed a method of and an apparatus for forming tooth profile. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A punch fixed to a body assembly is inserted into a hole in ...
German Inventor Develops Workpiece Measuring Device
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Georg Mies of Wipperfurth, Germany, has developed a device with removable probe head for measuring a workpiece. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "device with a removable probe head for measuring a workpiece, ...
Illinois Inventors Develop Face Guard Connector Assembly
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Thad M. Ide of Chicago, Nelson Kraemer of Mount Prospect, Ill., and Ralph J. Infusino of Bloomingdale, Ill., have developed a face guard connector assembly for a sports helmet. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention ...
Ohio Inventors Develop Paramilitary Firefighter Protection Method
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- William L. Grilliot and Mary I. Grilliot, both of Dayton, Ohio, and Patricia Lewis of Huber Heights, Ohio, have developed a protective method that uses reversible garment for military or paramilitary firefighter. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Texas Inventors Develop Mass Call Event Detection Apparatus
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Thomas Lynn Ferguson of Carrollton, Texas, and Maureen Rose O'Toole of Plano, Texas, have developed an apparatus, and an associated method, for detecting and facilitating amelioration of mass call event in a telephonic network. According to the U.S. Patent ...
California Inventors Develop Multimedia Conference Collaboration Method
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Rami Caspi of Sunnyvale, Calif., and William J. Beyda of Cupertino, Calif., have developed a system and a method for enhanced multimedia conference collaboration. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A telecommunications system includes a ...
Texas Inventor Develops Regulatory Compliance System
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Jerry L. McKinney of Lumberton, Texas, has developed a method for determining regulatory compliance of a plurality of wastewater treatment systems. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides an electronic regulatory ...
Washington Inventor Develops Service Information Updating Method
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Brian Daly of Redmond, Wash., has developed a method and an apparatus for over-the-air programming of telecommunication services. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for updating service information stored in a mobile station relies ...
Dutch Inventors Develop Watermark Detection Method
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Jaap A. Haitsma, Antonius A.C.M. Kalker and Adrianus J.M. Denissen, all from Eindhoven, Netherlands, have developed an improved method and an arrangement for detecting a watermark in an information signal. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...
Colorado Inventors Develop Speech to Text Conversion System
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Fred D. Rampey of Fort Collins, Colo., and James M. MacMillan of Parker, Colo., have developed a system for automatically accessing an account and routing speech to text converted communication to a predetermined text. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
U.S., German Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Exercise Machines Seat
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Mark A. Zeh of Munich, Germany, and Robert J. Bingham Jr. of Everett, Wash., have developed an ornamental design for a seat for exercise machines, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D533,608 on Dec ....
Pennsylvania Inventor Develops Power Crimping Tool
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Christopher J. Schmidt of Fairless Hills, Pa., has developed a power tool for crimping two workpieces together. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tool for crimping work pieces to one another is disclosed. The tool is mounted on a power ...
New York Inventor Develops Deadweight Pressure Testers
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Henry G. Dietz of Garden City, N.Y., has developed deadweight pressure testers that is used for the calibration of air pressure transducers. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An air pressure transducer, which is to be calibrated, is set in ...
Swedish Inventor Develops Gas Mixtures Real Time Analysis Apparatus
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Bertil John Waldemarsson Hok of Vasteras, Sweden, has developed an apparatus for real time analysis of gas mixtures. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention is concerned with a method and apparatus for real time analysis of gas ...
Minnesota Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Decorative Electrical Receptacle
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Charles A. Lemaire of Apple Valley, Minn., has developed an ornamental design for a decorative electrical receptacle, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D532,750 on Nov. 28. The original ...
Texas Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Decorative Doll
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Jennifer D. Dossett of Frisco, Texas, has developed an ornamental design for a decorative doll, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D533,607 on Dec. 12. The original application was filed on July ...
New York Inventors Develop Measuring Market, Credit Risk System
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Sid Browne of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Arthur Maghakian of New York, have developed a method and a system for simulating implied volatility surfaces for use in option pricing simulations. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and system for ...
Indiana, Washington Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Surge Protector
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Stephen Barry Chesebro of Sheridan, Ind., and John Dan Mabry of Seattle, have developed an ornamental design for a surge protector, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D532,751 on Nov. 28. The ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Length Measuring Instrument
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Yasushi Oura of Kita-ku, Japan, has developed a length measuring instrument for measuring the length of a part being measured by the draw-out length of a measuring belt. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "length ...
Ohio Inventors Develop Mono- and Bis-Hydrazone Pigment
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Terence Chamberlain and Norman W. Smith, both of Cincinnati, and Donald T. DeRussy of Mason, Ohio, have developed mono- and bis-azo/hydrazone pyrrole pigments and methods for preparing same, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were ...
West Virginia, Indiana Inventors Develop Self-Leveling Bed Support Frame
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Michael H Pollard of Griffithsville, W.Va., and Michael H Pollard Jr. of Chesterfield, Ind., have developed a self-leveling bed support frame that provides an automatically-controlled level sleeping surface in the sleeper cab of a semi-trailer rig. According ...
Massachusetts Inventor Develops Garbage Collection Method
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Alexander T. Garthwaite of Beverly, Mass., has developed a method of garbage collection. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A garbage collector that reclaims memory space no longer needed by a mutator treats a generation of a dynamically ...
California Inventor Develops Negotiation Skills Teaching Multiple Player Game
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Vibeke Libby of Woodside, Calif., has developed a multiple player game that has objects corresponding to projects to which resources are allocated by the players of the game. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The players include a plurality ...
Colorado Inventors Develop Slipcover
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Susan H. Brown of Evergreen, Colo., and Sheila Littlehorn of Littleton, Colo., have developed slipcovers for support pillows. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A support pillow comprises a cushion body having a medial region and two ...
New York Inventors Develop Procurement and Accounts Payable System Design System
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Ray F Barnard, Louis M. Ciotoli Jr., Philip J. Cirulli and Kerin J. Flannery, all from Endicott, N.Y., Lawrence J. Cartin and Carl J. Lanuti, both of Endwell, N.Y., Daniel M. Dauley and Rose M. Oswald, both of Windsor, N.Y., David J. DeSantis of Castle Creek, N.Y., ...
Hong Kong Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Power Distribution Coupling, Cover
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Yuen Kim Shing of Hong Kong has developed an ornamental design for power distribution coupling and cover, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D532,749 on Nov. 28. The original application was filed ...
California Inventors Develop Digital Signal Processor
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Gregory H. Efland and Haixiang Liang, both of Palo Alto, Calif., Yuanjie Chen of San Jose, Calif., have developed a digital signal processor that includes a number of single instruction multiple data path logic units. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
New York Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Handbag
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Sharon Lim of New York has developed an ornamental design for the handbag with strap, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D533,344 on Dec. 12. The patent has been assigned to Slim NYC Designs, New ...
Italian Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Toothbrush
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Michele Bernini of Parma, Italy, has developed an ornamental design for a toothbrush, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D533,352 on Dec. 12. The patent has been assigned to SKG Italia SpA, ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Radio Resources Allocation Method
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Yoshiaki Ofuji and Sadayuki Abeta, both of Yokosuka, Japan, and Mamoru Sawahashi of Yokohama, Japan, have developed a radio resources allocating method, a radio resources allocating apparatus, and a mobile communication system. According to the U.S. Patent ...
German Inventor Develops Signaling Message Information Element Component
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Rainer Stademann of Egmating, Germany, has developed an information element component of a signaling message. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is directed toward permitting an operator to be able to introduce new ...
California Inventor Develops Telephony Endpoint Device
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- William J. Beyda of Cupertino, Calif., has developed systems and methods using secondary signal backchanneling. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Within a network environment, redundant capabilities for exchanging call-processing signals ...
Northrop Grumman Space Technology Wins $49 Million Contract Modification
Dec 19, 2006 ... LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $49 million contract modification to Northrop Grumman Space Technology, Redondo Beach, Calif., to provide new capability for global persistent intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance through delivery of ...
McDonnell Douglas Wins $2 Billion Contract
Dec 19, 2006 ... WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $2 billion contract to McDonnell Douglas Corp., Long Beach, Calif., for 10 Block 18 configured C-17 aircraft.The contract was awarded by USAF's Aeronautical ...
New Jersey Inventor Develops Animation Wireframe Modification Method
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Joern Ostermann of Morganville, N.J., has developed an animation wireframe that is modified with three-dimensional (3D) range and color data with a corresponding shape surface. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The animation wireframe is ...
Texas Inventors Develop Wireless Networks Access Providing Method
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Hua Jiang and Hee C. Lee, both of Plano, Texas, have developed an apparatus and a method to provide one-click logon service for wireless devices. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "method for providing ...
Michigan, Texas Inventors Develop Line Driver Apparatus
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Peter J. Melsa of Niles, Mich., and P. Sean Stetson of Garland, Texas, have developed electronic circuits. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A line driver apparatus includes a peak detector operable to receive a data signal and output a ...
Colorado Inventors Develop Hydromassage Antimicrobial Whirlpool Bathtub
Dec 19, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Roy W. Mattson Jr., Paulette C. Ogden and Philip I. Ogden, all from Longmont, Colo., have developed a fill and a drain jetted hydromassage whirlpool bathtub with a tub made of acrylic, resin and a fiberglass. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...