US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Friday, December 22:
Atlantic Diving Supply Wins $220.52 Million Contract
Dec 22, 2006 ... NATICK, Mass., Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $220.52 million contract to Atlantic Diving Supply Inc., Virginia Beach, Va., for textiles, leather, furs, apparel and shoe findings, tents and flags. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Research, Development & Engineering ...
H&M Industrial Sales Wins $870,030 Contract
Dec 22, 2006 ... CHAMBERSBURG, Pa., Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $870,030 contract to H&M Industrial Sales Co. Inc., Williston, Vt., for fuel pumps and filters. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Materiel Command's Letterkenny Army Depot, Chambersburg, Pa. For more ...
City Plumbing Wins $100,000 Contract
Dec 22, 2006 ... CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $100,000 contract to City Plumbing Co., Alice, Texas, for fire protection sprinklers repair and maintenance. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Materiel Command's Corpus Christi Army Depot, Corpus Christi, ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Semiconductor Laser Diode
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Joon-seop Kwak and Youn-joon Sung, both Kyungki-do, South Korea, and Kyoung-ho Ha of Seoul, South Korea, have developed a semiconductor laser diode having a current confining layer and a method of fabricating the same. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Virginia Inventors Develop Exercise Machine for Leg Extension Movements
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Gregory M. Webb of Independence, Va., and Michael Wayne Morris of Galax, Va., have developed an exercise machine for performing leg curl and leg extension movements. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An exercise machine for performing leg ...
German, French Inventors Develop Cooking Hob
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Martin Oberhomburg of Wetter, Germany, Sylvia Peter of Kehl, Germany, and Ste Clauss of Lipsheim, France, have developed a method for operating a cooking hob, and cooking hob. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "gas ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Gas Compressor
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Toru Takahashi, Okikazu Kuwahara and Keiichi Morita, all from Chiba, Japan, have developed a gas compressor that is suitable for automotive air conditioning or the like and adapted to suck, compress, and discharge refrigerant gas. According to the U.S. Patent ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Radial Compliance Scroll Compressor Eccentric Coupling Device
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Byung-Kil Yoo and Dong-Won Yoo, both of Seoul, South Korea, and Myung-Kyun Kiem of Incheon, South Korea, have developed an eccentric coupling device in radial compliance scroll compressor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention ...
Michigan Inventors Develop Tube to Hose Connection Integrated Seal
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- David M. Poirier of Fort Gratiot, Mich., and Jim Kerin of Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich., have developed an integrated seal for tube to hose connection. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "hose connector adapted to have ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Flexible Micro-Electromechanical System Transducer Manufacture Method
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Yun-woo Nam and Suk-han Lee, both of Yongin, South Korea, have developed a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) structure. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A method for manufacturing a flexible MEMS ...
Florida Inventor Develops Electroluminescent Driver Circuit
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Grady M. Wood of Satellite Beach, Fla., has developed an electroluminescent driver circuit with improved power consumption efficiency. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one embodiment, an electroluminescent driver circuit comprises a ...
California Inventor Develops Luminent Device Visual Enhancement Control Method
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Jorge Sanchez of Poway, Calif., has developed a method and an apparatus for visual enhancement of liquid crystal displays. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A microprocessor or embedded microcontroller associated with visual enhancement ...
Minnesota Inventors Develop Optoelectronic Device
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Yue Liu of Plymouth, Minn., Klein L. Johnson of St. Paul, Minn., and Steven M. Baier of Minnetonka, Minn., have developed optoelectronic devices and methods of production. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention includes both ...
DRS Test & Energy Management Wins $13.97 Million Contract
Dec 22, 2006 ... ROCK ISLAND, Ill., Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $13.97 million contract to DRS Test & Energy Management Inc., Huntsville, Ala., for electronic microcircuits. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command, Rock Island, Ill. For ...
Coronet Machinery Wins $2,750 Contract
Dec 22, 2006 ... ROCK ISLAND, Ill., Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a contract valued at up to $10,452 to Coronet Machinery Corp., Yonkers, N.Y., for weapons. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command, Rock Island, Ill. For more ...
DC Power Wins $197,093 Contract
Dec 22, 2006 ... ROCK ISLAND, Ill., Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $197,093 contract to DC Power LLC, Austin, Texas, for power driven hand tools. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command, Rock Island, Ill. For more information about US Fed News ...
Texas Inventor Develops Redundant Branch Target Address Cache Entries Invalidation Apparatus
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Thomas McDonald of Austin, Texas, has developed an apparatus and a method for invalidation of redundant branch target address cache (BTAC) entries. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for invalidating redundant entries in an ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Fan Unit Frame Structure
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Chin Long Ku and Chin-Wen Yeh, both of Tu-Chen, Taiwan, have developed a fan frame for encircling an impeller of a fan unit. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The fan frame includes a base and a plurality of sidewalls extending from the ...
U.S., South Korean Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Portable Telephone
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Chi Young Ahn and Young Ju Yeo, both of Seoul, South Korea, Chang Hwan Hwang of Goyang-si, South Korea, and Young Se Kim of Palo Alto, Calif., have developed an ornamental design for portable telephone, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Plasma Display Panel
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Morio Fujitani, Yasuyuki Noguchi and Tetsuya Shirai, all from Takatsuki, Japan, and Hiroyuki Tachibana of Suita, Japan, have developed a plasma display panel having priming discharge cell. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A plasma display ...
U.S., Israeli Inventors Develop End-Users Multiple Services Providing Method
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Ran Oz of Modiin, Israel, and Michael Field of San Diego, have developed a method and a system for providing multiple services to end-users. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "method and system for dynamic ...
U.S., Swedish Inventors Develop Cushioned Restraint System
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Richard V. Langhoff of Greensboro, N.C., and David M. Glorio of Goteborg, Sweden, have developed an occupant restraint system for protecting occupants in a compartment, such as a cab of a highway tractor or other vehicle. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Austrian Inventor Develops Blow-Molding Device
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Johann Kuenz of Hard, Austria, has developed a mounting for the blowing mandrel on a blow-molding device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is directed to a blow-molding device in terms of the mounting of its blowing ...
New Jersey Inventors Develop Watermarked Signal Generation Method
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- James David Johnston of Morristown, N.J., Shyh-Shiaw Kuo of Basking Ridge, N.J., Schuyler Reynier Quackenbush of Westfield, N.J., and William Turin of East Brunswick, N.J., have developed a system and a method of generating a watermarked signal. According to ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Demultiplexer Circuit
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Tomoya Sato of Osaka, Japan, Kazuhisa Tanaka of Hirakata, Japan, and Norihiko Mizobata of Habikino, Japan, have developed a demultiplexer circuit which can simultaneously demultiplex plural pieces of input data while minimizing the circuit scale. According to ...
Texas Inventors Develop Transported Materials Heating Apparatus
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Siddhartha Gaur and Vibha Bansal, both of Plano, Texas, have developed an apparatus and a method for heating transported materials. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tunnel oven for heating transported carbonaceous materials includes an ...
California Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Squid Shaped Crab Claw Cracker
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Todd Seiple of San Diego has developed an ornamental design for a squid shaped crab claw cracker, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D533,036 on Dec. 5. The original application was filed on Sept ....
California Inventors Develop Displacement Pump
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- John P. Pelmulder of Chatsworth, Calif., and Conrad O. Diaz of Canoga Park, Calif., have developed a displacement pump that comprises a pump assembly and a cassette assembly. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The pump assembly includes ...
Florida, Maryland Inventors Develop Personal Transport Vehicle
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- J. Andrew Phillips III of Mount Dora, Fla., and J. Andrew Phillips Jr. of Salisbury, Md., have developed a personal transport vehicle, such as a bicycle. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A personal transport vehicle includes a frame with ...
Texas Inventor Develops Commands Performance Stalling Apparatus
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Brian Barrick of Pflugerville, Texas, has developed a method of avoiding flush due to store queue full in a high frequency system with a stall mechanism and no reject mechanism. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus, a method, and ...
Connecticut Inventors Develop Internally-Cooled Gas Turbine Engine Turbine Vane
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Edward F. Pietraszkiewicz of Southington, Conn., John C. Calderbank of Glastonbury, Conn., Andrew D. Milliken of Middletown, Conn., and Jeffrey R. Levine of Wallingford, Conn., have developed a method of internal cooling of gas turbine engine turbine blade and vane ...
Pennsylvania, California Inventors Develop Pathophysiological Conditions Treatment Method
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Constance Haber of Murrysville, Pa., and Allan Gardiner of Kensington, Calif., have developed a method for treating pathophysiological conditions using electromagnetic radiation. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention provides ...
Washington Inventors Develop Cable, Pulley Device
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- L. Kent Lines of Carnation, Wash., and A. Buell Ish, III of Redmond, Wash., have developed cable-and-pulley devices with intermediate tension isolators for exercise machines. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one embodiment, a ...
New Jersey, Pennsylvania Inventors Develop Organic Light Emitting Device
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Vadim Adamovich of Lawrenceville, N.J., Michael Weaver of Princeton, N.J., and Julia Brown of Yardley, Pa., have developed an organic light emitting device (OLED) structure that provides improved performance characteristics, such as increased luminous efficiency and ...
Swedish Inventor Develops Motor Vehicles Gearbox
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Sverker Alfredsson of Vastra Frolunda, Sweden, has developed a gearbox for motor vehicles which is arranged between a basic gearbox and a transmission leading to driving wheels. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a ...
Michigan Inventors Develop Sealed Bottle
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- A. Dale Maddox of Tecumseh, Mich., and Fred A. Loesch of Britton, Mich., have developed a sealed bottle, a sealing method and an apparatus for blow molded aseptic bottles. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sealing tool, having two ...
Missouri Inventor Develops Irrigation Lines Saddle Tee
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Thomas A. King of St. Louis, Mo., has developed a saddle tee and tap combination for making a fluid connection with an irrigation line in an irrigation system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The saddle tee includes a base having a ...
Oklahoma Inventor Develops Downhole Turbomachines
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Jose John Vennat of Edmond, Okla., has developed downhole turbomachines for handling two-phase flow. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a submersible pump assembly for handling two-phase flow. The pump assembly preferably ...
South Korean Inventor Develops Semiconductor Device Nitride Layer Removing Method
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Sang-Mi Lee of Suwon-si, South Korea, has developed an etchant for etching nitride and a method for removing a nitride layer using the same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a method for removing a nitride layer of a semiconductor ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Portable Phone
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Ki-Sung Kim and Yoon-Young Cho, both of Seoul, South Korea, and Chang-Hwan Hwang of Goyang-si, South Korea, have developed an ornamental design for the portable phone, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No ....
Ohio Inventor Develops Blow Molded Articles Formation Method
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Erik L. Skov of Akron, Ohio, has developed a method and a system for forming a hole through a blow molded article. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A blow molding system for forming a hole through a blow molded article includes a mold that ...
Maine Inventors Develop Rotary Joint
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Mark A. Reifschneider of Canaan, Maine, and Richard A. Lippert of Oakland, Maine, have developed rotary joints to allow fluid to flow from a stationary member to a rotating member According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The rotary joints include ...
SSI Technologies Wins $148,000 Contract
Dec 22, 2006 ... ROCK ISLAND, Ill., Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $148,000 contract to SSI Technologies Inc., Madison Heights, Mich., for specialized flight clothing and accessories. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command, Rock Island, Ill. For ...
JGB Enterprises Wins $186,476 Contract
Dec 22, 2006 ... ROCK ISLAND, Ill., Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $186,476 contract to JGB Enterprises Inc., Liverpool, N.Y., for power and hand pumps. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command, Rock Island, Ill. For more information about US Fed ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Car Audio
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Hiroyuki Mizokawa of Yokohama, Japan, has developed an ornamental design for a car audio, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D533,535 on Dec. 12. The patent has been assigned to Matsushita Electric ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Vehicle Control Apparatus
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Norihiro Noda and Tatsuji Mori, both of Shizuoka, Japan, have developed a vehicle control apparatus for a vehicle comprising an engine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A controller is provided for implementing a line pressure control for ...
Nebraska Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Knife
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- James Wagner of Grand Island, Neb., has developed an ornamental design for the knife, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D533,033 on Dec. 5. The patent has been assigned to Wheatware USA Inc., ...
French, Belgian Inventors Develop Compressor Assembly Electric Box
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Xavier Girod of Montluel, France, Michel Augagneur of Civrieux, France, Jean De Bernardi of Lyons, France, and Renaat Vandelanotte of Ghent, Belgium, have developed an electric box for compressor assembly. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...
Oklahoma Inventor Develops Gripping Device Operating Method
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Robert E. Domann of Duncan, Okla., has developed a hydraulic circuit and method for operating a gripping device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hydraulic circuit and method for operating a gripping mechanism according to which fluid is ...
Oregon Inventors Develop Integrated Circuit Interconnect Structure
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Jun He and Jose Maiz, both of Portland, Ore., and Hyun-Mog Park of Beaverton, Ore., have developed an interconnect structure for an integrated circuit and a method of fabrication. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An interconnect structure ...
Indiana Inventor Develops Collapsible Cargo Trailer
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Scott T. Chapman and Kevin Francis Owens, both of Elkhart, Ind., have developed a cargo trailer with a frame assembly with pivotally mounted wall structures or frames. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The frame assembly can be collapsed ...
California Inventors Develop Organic Layers Removing Process
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Mark Jeffrey Sellars of Buellton, Calif., and Nugent Truong of Ventura, Calif., have developed a process for protecting first electrodes, conductive leads and the underlying substrate from the process of removing organic layers during the fabrication of an organic ...
Pennsylvania Inventors Develop Magnetic Stamper Holder
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- J. Hans Richter and Matthew E. Thompson, both of Lancaster, Pa., and George G. Ruth of Columbia, Pa., have developed a contamination-free magnetic stamper holder. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The apparatus is a contamination free ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Heated Flask
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Chih-Hsiang Liu and Shu-Fen Li, both of Changhua, Taiwan, have developed an ornamental design for a heated flask, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D533,032 on Dec. 5. The patent has been ...
Florida Inventors Develop Wax-Less Implant System
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Bruno Schmidt and Robert McKenzie, both of Tampa, Fla., have developed a wax-less implant system for deploying seeds and spacers in tissue. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seeding needle lumen is adapted to receive a string of seeds and ...
U.S., Canadian Inventors Develop Telecommunications Network Service Transport Providing System
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Jayaraman Ramaswamy Iyer of Sunnyvale, Calif., and Malcolm M. Smith of Calgary, Canada, have developed a system and a method for providing quality of service transport at an air interface of a telecommunications network. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Multiple Etch-Stop Layer Deposition Scheme
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Tai-Chun Huang, Kuan-Shou Chi and Mong-Song Liang, all from Hsin-Chu, Taiwan, and Chih-Hsiang Yao and Chin-Chiu Hsia, both of Taipei, Taiwan, have developed a process for forming a multi-level metal semiconductor device. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Florida Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Eating Utensil
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Adina Wasserman of Davie, Fla., has developed an ornamental design for eating utensil, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D533,034 on Dec. 5. The original application was filed on Aug. 11, 2004, ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Vehicle Inflatable Head Restraint Device
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- James Y. M. Pan of Taipei, Taiwan, has developed an inflatable head restraint device for vehicle. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "inflatable head restraint device comprising an inflatable air bag, an inflation ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Golf Ball Mold
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Takahiro Sajima and Seiichiro Endo, both of Kobe, Japan, have developed a mold for a golf ball that includes an upper portion and a lower portion. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A large number of projections for dimple formation are ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Cellular Phone
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Myung Whun Lee and Ji Hoon Shin, both of Seoul, South Korea, have developed an ornamental design for cellular phone, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D533,529 on Dec. 12. The patent has been ...
Illinois Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Bowl
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Thomas J. Hayes of McHenry, Ill., Scott D. Brown of Winthrop Harbor, Ill., and H. Bernard Kirkland of Lindenhurst, Ill., have developed an ornamental design for a bowl, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No ....
Michigan Inventors Develop Automobile Instrument Panel
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Walter Paul Kornylo of Livonia, Mich., Timm Matthew Mooney of Brighton, Mich., and James Richard Lytle of Clarkston, Mich., have developed an automobile instrument panel with a flexible steering column closeout and a method for assembling the same. According ...
Minnesota, California Inventors Develop Shear-Resistant Modular Fluidic Block
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Mark L. Eriksson of St. Cloud, Minn., Jeffry R. Markulec of St. Joseph, Minn., and Dennis G. Rex of Sunnyvale, Calif., have developed a block for a modular fluid block assembly. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The block includes first and ...
German Inventors Develop Undercut Anchor Element
Dec 22, 2006 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Heinrich Liebig, Ingrid Liebig-Hundius and Heinz Joachim Liebig, all from Pfungstadt, Germany, have developed an undercut anchor element that comprises a shank of an anchor bolt. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The shank passes through a ...