US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Tuesday, January 2:
Massachusetts Inventors Develop Pipeline Rehabilitation Method
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- Peter A. Quigley of Duxbury, Mass., and Michael Feechan of Sagamore, Mass., have developed methods and systems for pipeline rehabilitation. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The methods and systems disclosed herein permit the rehabilitation ...
California Inventors Develop Non-Volatile Memory Circuit
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- Vinod Lakhani of Palo Alto, Calif., and Benjamin Louie of Fremont, Calif., have developed non-volatile memory circuits with block arrays. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved non-volatile erase block memory device apparatus and ...
California Inventors Develop Catheter with Support Structure
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- Mario A. Solis of Glendale, Calif., Richard Bautista of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., Robert F. Ocariz of Montebello, Calif., James K. Lee of Pasadena, Calif., and Martin O'Sullivan of Long Beach, Calif., have developed a catheter that is particularly useful for ...
Florida Inventors Develop Optical Computed Tomography Scanner
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- Robert H. Wake of Cooper City, Fla., Brian Hummer of Pembroke Pines, Fla., Gary M. Becker of Boca Raton, Fla., Steve L. Ponder of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Vince Magraner of Miami, have developed an optical computed tomography scanner for small laboratory ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Moving Object Detection System
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- Shin Anei of Takarazuka, Japan, has developed a moving object detecting system for detecting a moving object in a passage. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "One-dimensional line data is produced based upon an evaluation area in image data ...
California Inventor Develops Expandable Framework for Structural Purposes
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- Peter A. Kalnay of Cupertino, Calif., has developed a foldable, expandable framework for a variety of structural purposes. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A foldable, deployable framework for a structure ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Catheter with Observation Portion
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- Hiroyuki Yagami and Yasukazu Harada, both of Fujinomiya, Japan, and Tetsu Yamaguchi of Tokyo, have developed a diagnostic catheter that is used for various kinds of diagnosis by being inserted. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ultrasound ...
Italian Inventors Develop Ion Mobility Spectrometry Analyses Carrying Method
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- Antonio Bonucci, Luca Pusterla and Gianluca Galliani, all from Milan, Italy, and Roberto Giannantonio of Oleggio, Italy, have developed a method and an apparatus for carrying out Ion mobility spectrometry analyses. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Vacuum Station for Sewage Treatment Plant
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- Osamu Shimizu and Keisuke Ikeda, both of Tokyo, have developed a vacuum station and the method for operating the same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vacuum station is used for storing sewage from a vacuum sewage pipe and then ...
Texas Inventor Develops Optical Fiber Sensor Array
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- Steven J. Maas of Austin, Texas, has developed wavelength division multiplex telemetry systems for an array of fiber optic sensors. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An optical fiber sensor array is disclosed which includes a first sensor ...
Texas Inventor Develops High Pressure Release Safety Valve Assembly
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- Randal Wade Crawford of Spring, Texas, has developed a safety valve assembly for use with a global manual valve which is installed on a high pressure cylinder or container. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The safety valve assembly has a ...
Ohio Inventors Develop Machined Parts Efficacy Detection System
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- Nick Muha and Mike Freeman, both of Mentor, Ohio, and Dick Rauth of Geneva, Ohio, have developed a system and a method for detecting the efficacy of machined parts. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a system ...
California Inventor Develops Air Tap Assembly
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- Mike Hwang of Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., has developed an air tap assembly with an anti-reverse effect. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An air tap assembly includes a mounting seat, a connecting member, a stop member, and an end cap ....
California Inventor Develops Earthquake Actuated Horizontal Valve
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- Paul D. Engdahl of Costa Mesa, Calif., has developed an earthquake actuated device that includes a flapper-valve adapted to block a gas flow and a micro switch for closing or opening a circuit. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seismic ...
DAILY NEWS UPDATE FOR JAN. 2
Jan 02, 2007 ... The U.S. Navy issued the following press release: Daily News Update features six newscasts each day - one two-minute newscast and five one-minute newscasts. Two-minute newscast- - Sailors stationed at Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella took an intercultural ...
Oregon Inventor Develops Write Once Read Only Memory Method
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- Leonard Forbes of Corvallis, Ore., has developed structures and methods for write once read only memory that employs charge trapping. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The write once read only memory cell includes a metal oxide semiconductor ...
New Jersey Inventor Develops Internet Protocol Address Updating Method
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- Hui Luo of Marlboro, N.J., has developed an in-band signaling method that enables secure updates of a care-of-Internet protocol (IP) address for a mobile host that roams between access networks. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In the ...
Minnesota Inventors Develop Cardiac Event Detection Method
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- William J. Linder of Golden Valley, Minn., Jeremy Maniak of Columbia Heights, Minn., and Ron A. Balczewski of Bloomington, Minn., have developed a method and an apparatus for adjusting cardiac event detection threshold based on dynamic noise ...
Australian Inventor Develops Hair Care Device
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- Emmerich Anthony Csavas of Sydney, Australia, has developed devices and apparatuses for straightening hair. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "hair care device including a main housing and hair engagement means, the ...
Texas, New Jersey Inventors Develop Coated Multifilament Dental Device
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- Dale G. Brown of Wharton, Texas, Michael R. Schweigert of Missouri City, Texas, and Ira D. Hill of Locust, N.J., have developed coated multifilament dental devices overcoated with biofilm-responsive, imbedded, particulate abrasives, the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
California Inventors Develop Drug Therapy for Movement Disorders
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- Todd K Whitehurst of Santa Clarita, Calif., and James P McGivern of Stevenson Ranch, Calif., have developed a method of treatment of movement disorders with drug therapy. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Introducing one or more stimulating ...
Oklahoma Inventors Develop Automated Transaction Procession Manufacturing Method
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- Seshachala Kumar Madduri and Koteswar Krishna, both of Tulsa, Okla., have developed a method, an apparatus and article of manufacturing aggregate automated transaction processing and facilitate database integrity. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
New Mexico Inventors Develop Microfabricated Ion Trap Array
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- Matthew G. Blain and James G. Fleming, both of Albuquerque, N.M., have developed a microscale ion trap array that is fabricated using surface micromachining techniques. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a ...
Minnesota, California, Oregon Inventors Develop Congestive Heart Failure Treatment Method
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- James E. Brewer of Lino Lakes, Minn., Mark W. Kroll of Simi Valley, Calif., and Scott H. Simcoe of Portland, Ore., have developed a method for treating congestive heart failure (CHF). According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An exemplary system ...
Mississppi Inventors Develop Pipe Repair Tool
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- Sidney T. Fails and Vickie L. Fails, both of Bassfield, Miss., have developed a pipe repair tool for minimizing the time needed to secure a pipe repair coupling to two sections of an existing pipeline after a damaged section of the pipeline has been ...
Canadian Inventor Develops Fluid System Component
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- Lee A Krywitsky of Calgary, Canada, has developed a component suitable for use in a fluid system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluid system component is provided that includes first and second elements configured to be removably ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Cleaning Apparatus with Fluid Mixing Nozzle
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- Sok-Joo Lee of Yongin, South Korea, and Gi-Bum Park of Suwon, South Korea, have developed a cleaning apparatus with fluid mixing nozzle for manufacturing flat-panel display. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a cleaning apparatus ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Fluid Control Device
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- Ichiro Tokuda, Kenji Tsubota, Michio Yamaji and Tsutomu Shinohara, all from Osaka, Japan, have developed fluid control devices for use in semiconductor manufacturing apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Line interconnecting means ...
Arkansas Industrial Computing Wins $75,850 Contract
Jan 02, 2007 ... PINE BLUFF, Ark., Jan. 2 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $75,850 contract to Arkansas Industrial Computing, Sherwood, Ark., for vision inspection systems. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Research, Development & Engineering Command, Pine Bluff, Ark. For more ...
United Building Maintenance Wins $10,089 Contract
Jan 02, 2007 ... TUCSON, Ariz., Jan. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded a contract valued at up to $10,089 to United Building Maintenance, Tucson, for janitorial services. The contract was awarded by USDA's Forest Service R-3 Southwestern Region/Coronado National Forest, Tucson, ...
Pitney Bowes Wins $29,692 Contract
Jan 02, 2007 ... JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind., Jan. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded a $29,692 contract to Pitney Bowes Inc., Annandale, Va., for repair and preventative maintenance services for Pitney Bowes inserting systems. The contract was awarded by the department's U.S. Census Bureau, ...
Kansas Inventors Develop Remote Procedure Call Timeout Handling Method
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- William P.Delaney, Ray M. Jantz and Carey W. Lewis, all from Wichita, Kan., and Kevin W. Copas of Andover, Kan., have developed a polling-based mechanism for improved remote procedure call (RPC) timeout handling. An abstract of the invention, released by the ...
California Inventors Develop Imaging Pixel Array Operating Method
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- Sandor L. Barna of Pasadena, Calif., and Alex Krymski of La Crescenta, Calif., have developed a method of operating an imaging pixel array to provide a differential output. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides an ...
U.S., Indian Inventors Develop Relational Database Information Search System
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- Srinivasa Rangan and Jyoti Pandey, both of Foster City, Calif., Alan Fothergill of Half Moon Bay, Calif., Charity D. Kocher of Sunnyvale, Calif., Carol Chow of Burlingame, Calif., and Gautam Prothia of Banlara Hills Hyderabad, India, have developed a ...
Chinese Inventor Develops Circular Saw Blade Body
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- You Min Zhang of Shandong province, China, has developed a circular saw blade body. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "circular saw blade body having a plurality of cutting teeth, at least one mounting hole, and an ...
Massachusetts Inventor Develops Reflectron Lens
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- Bruce Laprade of Holland, Mass., has developed a reflectron lens and a method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The reflectron lens comprises a tube having a continuous conductive surface along the length of the tube for providing an ...
Colorado Inventors Develop Surgical Communication
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- Mark W Hunter, Paul Kessman and Brad Jascob, all from Broomfield, Colo., have developed an apparatus for determining the position of a wireless catheter probe that is being used during a surgical procedure. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...
Virginia Inventors Develop Cigarette Smoke Carbon Monoxide Reduction Catalyst
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- Firooz Rasouli and Mohammad Hajaligol, both of Midlothian, Va., and Ping Li of Richmond, Va., have developed a catalyst to reduce carbon monoxide and nitric oxide from the mainstream smoke of a cigarette. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...
California Inventor Develops Cranial Electrical Potential Modification Method
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- John Lamont of Chatsworth, Calif., has developed a method and an apparatus to modify cranial electrical potentials to remediate psychiatric disorders and to enhance optimal brain functioning. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for ...
Colorado Inventors Develop Ferroelectric Memory Cells Reading Device
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- Zheng Chen, Carlos A. Paz de Araujo and Larry D. McMillan, all from Colorado Springs, Colo., have developed a device and a method for reading ferroelectric memory cells in a non-destructive readout manner. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, ...
California Inventors Develop Anti-Cavitation Valve Assembly
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- Robert Folk of Laguna Beach, Calif., and David Becker of Anaheim, Calif., have developed a valve assembly for reducing cavitation that includes a seat disposed within a valve housing intermediate a fluid inlet and outlet thereof. According to the U.S. Patent ...
Minnesota Inventors Develop Myocardial Infarction Repair Method
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- Orhan Soykan of Shoreview, Minn., and Maura G. Donovan of St. Paul, Minn., have developed a method and a system for myocardial infarction repair. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An implantable system is provided that includes: a cell ...
New Zealand Inventors Develop Dishwasher
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- Steve Maunsell and Robert William Todd, both of Dunedin, New Zealand, have developed a dishwasher which is suitable for mounting within a cavity under a bench. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The dishwasher is chassis less and includes no ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Stable Data Writing Memory Device
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- Hideto Hidaka of Hyogo, Japan, has developed a memory device capable of stable data writing. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A memory device according to the present invention includes a memory cell array including a plurality of memory ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Thin Film Magnetic Memory Device
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- Hideto Hidaka of Hyogo, Japan, has developed a thin film magnetic memory device writing data with bidirectional current. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An end of a selected bit line in a selected column is electrically coupled to an end ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Signal Transmission System
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- Miyoshi Saito and Junji Ogawa, both of Kawasaki, Japan, have developed a signal transmission system that is constructed to transmit data over a signal transmission line without requiring precharging the signal transmission line for every bit, by eliminating the ...
Israeli Inventors Develop Incident Power Measuring Device
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- Efraim Miklatzky and Ephraim Greenfield, both of Jerusalem, have developed devices and methods for measurement of energy from a defined source having increased accuracy in measuring low energies. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The device ...
Minnesota Inventors Develop Rate-Adaptive Pacemaker
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- Douglas R. Daum of Oakdale, Minn., Quan Ni of Shoreview, Minn., and Zoe Harris of Minneapolis, have developed a rate-adaptive pacemaker with compensation for long-term variations in average exertion level. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ...
Aqua Sciences Wins $669,410 Contract
Jan 02, 2007 ... WARREN, Mich., Jan. 2 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $669,410 contract to Aqua Sciences, North Miami Beach, Fla., for the research and development work.The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command, Warren, Mich. For more information about ...
Global Events Management Wins $80,104 Contract
Jan 02, 2007 ... OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded a $80,104 contract to Global Events Management LLC, Ballston Lake, N.Y., for messing and berthing services for the U.S. Coast Guard cutter George Cobb. The contract was awarded by the department's U.S. Coast ...
Manson Construction Wins $2.88 Million Contract
Jan 02, 2007 ... JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 2 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $2.88 million contract to Manson Construction Co., Seattle, for maintenance dredging, 46-foot project at the Entrance Channel (Cut-1N), Kings Bay, Georgia and Fernandina Harbor, Nassau County, Fla. The contract was awarded by the ...
Central Wire & Iron Works Wins $218,800 Contract
Jan 02, 2007 ... PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2 -- The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded a $218,800 contract to Cee-Ver Products Inc., operating as Central Wire & Iron Works, Des Moines, Iowa, for prefabricated storage side and roof panels. The contract was awarded by the agency's Defense Supply ...
Starboard Engineering Wins $174,700 Contract
Jan 02, 2007 ... NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 2 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $174,700 contract to Starboard Engineering Inc., St. Petersburg, Fla., for generator air coolers. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Engineer District, Nashville, Tenn. For more information about ...
Ashland Wins $93,523 Contract
Jan 02, 2007 ... NORFOLK, Va., Jan. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded a $93,523 contract to Ashland Inc., Norfolk, for boiler treatment equipment. The contract was awarded by the department's U.S. Coast Guard Maintenance & Logistics Command - Atlantic, Norfolk, ...
Litton Systems Wins $4.18 Million Contract
Jan 02, 2007 ... ROCK ISLAND, Ill., Jan. 2 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $4.18 million contract to Litton Systems Inc., Electro-Optical Systems Division, Garland, Texas, for optical sighting and ranging equipment. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive & Armaments, Rock Island, ...
Norcon Wins $134,451 Contract
Jan 02, 2007 ... ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior has awarded a $134,451 contract to Norcon Corp., Schofield, Wis., for modifications to Jed Johnson Dam, Lake Elmer Thomas Dam, and Rush Dam. The contract was awarded by the department's U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, ...
DOTHAN CITY COMMISSION ISSUES AGENDA FOR JAN. 2 MEETING
Jan 02, 2007 ... The Dothan City Commission issued the following meeting agenda: CITY COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA DOTHAN, ALABAMA 10:00 A.M. JANUARY 2, 2007 Invocation: Father Patrick Gallagher - St. Columbia Catholic Church Pledge of Allegiance: Commissioner ...
California Inventors Develop Combination Nonvolatile Memory
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- Fu-Chang Hsu and Hsing-Ya Tsao, both of San Jose, Calif., Peter W. Lee of Saratoga, Calif., and Han-Rei Ma of Los Altos, Calif., have developed a combination nonvolatile memory that uses unified technology with byte, page and block write and simultaneous read and write ...
Kansas Inventor Develops Decision-Tree Architecture Dynamic Variation Method
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- Debashis Haldar of Olathe, Kan., has developed a method and a system for selecting and presenting questions to users. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The method and system provides for a decision-tree architecture that functionally changes ...
Indiana Inventor Develops Ignition Terminal
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- Ken Sikora of Fort Wayne, Ind., has developed an ignition terminal assembly that includes a serpentine conduction element with an end and a formed terminal connected to said end, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S ....
California Inventor Develops Cochlear Implant System
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- Lee F Hartley of Castaic, Calif., has developed an auto-referencing mixed mode phase locked loop for audio playback applications. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Audio streaming is made available throughout the signal processing path of ...
German Inventors Develop Electric Signal Transmission Device
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- Frank Sattler of Lubeck, Germany, and Robert Sliepen of Aachen, Germany, have developed a device for transmitting an electric signal that is detected by contact with the skin surface. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to ...
Israeli Inventors Develop Region of Interest Monitoring Method
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- Evgeny Frumker of Beer-Sheva, Israel, Eliezer Rosenblum of Haifa, Israel, and Ezra Shamay of Kiriat Bialik, Israel, have developed a method and a system for monitoring a region of interest. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Incident ...
U.S., South Korean Inventors Develop Image Sensing Device
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- Heung Sik Kim, Jin Heon Kim, Hak Dae Lee, Seung Hyun Cha and Tae Sun Shin, all from Seoul, South Korea, Yong Ahn Ha of Daejeon, South Korea, Woo Hyun Kwon of Seongnam, South Korea, Jong Sun Won of Gunpo, South Korea, Seung Chul Lee of Incheon, South Korea, and Ui Chol ...
Washington, Massachusetts Inventors Develop Linear Programs Solving System
Jan 02, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 2 -- John Dunagan of Sammamish, Wash., and Santosh S. Vempala of Cambridge, Mass., have developed a system and a method for solving linear programs that includes a perceptron algorithm that is configured to move toward a solution to the linear program. According to ...