US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Wednesday, January 17:
U.S., New Zealand Inventors Develop Meat Cuts Packing Method
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- John P. Koke of Duncan, S.C., and Clifford B. Steele of Auckland, New Zealand, have developed an apparatus and a method for use in packing meat cuts. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "apparatus for use in packing ...
South Korean Inventor Develops Vehicle Headlamp Clearance Maintenance Structure
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Jae Hun Lee of Seoul, South Korea, has developed a structure for maintaining clearance between headlamp and fender of vehicle. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A structure for maintaining clearance between a headlamp and a fender of a ...
NON-ESSENTIAL CITY EMPLOYEES ADVISED TO REPORT TO WORK AT NOON ON JAN. 17
Jan 17, 2007 ... The city of San Antonio issued the following press release: The City of San Antonio began releasing non-public safety employees from work at 3:30 p.m. today, due to the icy weather conditions. These employees will report to work at noon on Wednesday, January 17 and should check the front ...
Italian Inventors Develop Liquid Crystal Display Monitor Screen
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Giuseppe Pasqualini of Monza, Italy, and Carlo Casale of Busto Arsizio, Italy, have developed a liquid crystal display (LCD) monitor screen that allowes enhanced display in a predetermined area(PA). According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a ...
U.S., California Inventors Develop Air-Packing Device
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Yasuzumi Tanaka of Kawasaki, Japan, Hidetoshi Koyanagi of Kashiwara, Japan, and Katsutoshi Yoshifusa of Lake Forest, Calif., have developed an air-packing device that has an improved shock absorbing capability to protect a product in a container box. According ...
California Inventors Develop Aqueous Crumb Rubber Composition
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Michael V. Burris and Bryan B. Burris, both of Carlsbad, Calif., have developed a method of preparing a fluid or semifluid additive composition. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluid or semifluid additive composition useful for asphalt ...
California Inventors Develop Optical Beam Pointing Detection System
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Jay T. Lofthouse-Zeis of Pleasanton, Calif., and Tracy Francis Thonn of Sunnyvale, Calif., have developed a detection system for optical beam pointing and shaping. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus for circularizing an optical ...
Colorado Inventors Develop Support Pillows Packaging
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Sheila Littlehorn and Clarice Bonzer, both of Littleton, Colo., and Susan H. Matthews Brown of Evergreen, Colo., have developed a packaging for support pillows. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A support pillow kit comprises a pillow ...
Chinese Inventor Develops Versatile Gift Box
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Kwan Wing Kwong of SeungShui, China, has developed a carton which may be ideally used as a gift box that comprises a folded carton contained within the lid which ultimately closes the carton. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The carton is ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Solar Position Tracing Sensor
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Cheol-Oh Jeong of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, and Jong-Won Eun of Daejon, South Korea, have developed a solar position tracing sensor using thin film pattern of both-sided printed circuit board. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a ...
Austrian, German Inventors Develop Variably Actuating Gas Exchange Valves Device
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Helmut Schon of Frastanz, Austria, and Peter Kuhn of Weinheim, Germany, have developed a device for variably actuating the gas exchange valves in reciprocating engines. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: ...
North Carolina Inventor Develops Differential Gear Assembly Lubrication Method
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Jack Darrin Oates of Fletcher, N.C., has developed a method and an apparatus for lubricating a differential gear assembly. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An inter-axle differential gear assembly includes a first side gear driven by an ...
German Inventors Develop Electrically Driven Interlocking Mechanism Container
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Stephan Hase of Sinntal, Germany, and Go Conen of Meerbusch, Germany, have developed a container with corner regions with hollow bodies. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Locking devices are provided that are received in the corner regions ....
Irish Inventors Develop Stents Packaging, Delivering System
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Frank Clarke of Turloughmor, Ireland, and Thomas Farrell of Claregalway, Ireland, have developed a packaging for stents and stent delivery system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A package for a drug-coated stent includes a tray adapted ...
German Inventors Develop Valve Shut-Off Switch Element
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Nobert Geyer of Hochstadt, Germany, Peter Sailer of Erlangen, Germany, and Oliver Schnell of Veitsbronn, Germany, have developed a switch element for a valve drive of an internal combustion engine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A switch ...
Illinois Inventors Develop Product Display Carton
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- William Hubbs of Barrington, Ill., and Christopher Galardi of Gurnee, Ill., have developed a carton that serves to both display and support a product. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In order to facilitate the display and support of a ...
California Inventors Develop Data Communication System
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Ba-Zhong Shen, Hau Thien Tran and Kelly Brian Cameron, all from Irvine, Calif., have developed a low density parity check (LDPC) coded modulation symbol decoding method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Symbol decoding is supported by ...
German Inventor Develops Merchandise Display Package
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Guido Maria Schmitt of Cologne, Germany, has developed a display package for displaying merchandise that includes a base, at least one merchandise receptacle located in the base and a cover. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Merchandise to ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Electro-Optical Device
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Masao Murade of Suwa, Japan, has developed an electro-optical device, a method of manufacturing the same, and an electronic apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides an electro-optical device including, on ...
German Inventors Develop Cutting Tool
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Marianne Berger, Frank Berger and Guenther Berger, all from Notzingen, Germany, and Stephane Chomienne of Stuttgart, Germany, have developed a tile cutting tool with a base body. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cutting tool, in ...
California Inventor Develops Active Computing Environment Resource Management Method
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Brian Keith Schmidt of Mountain View, Calif., has developed a method and an apparatus for aggregate resource management of active computing environments. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to one or more embodiments of the present ...
Indiana, Michigan Inventors Develop Vehicular Powertrain Operating Method
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Tung-Ming Hsieh of Carmel, Ind., Todd M. Steinmetz of Indianapolis, and Gregory A. Hubbard of Brighton, Mich., have developed a single motor recovery for an electrically variable transmission. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicular ...
German Inventor Develops Hydraulic Spool Valve
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Axel Widemann of Neumunster, Germany, has developed a hydraulic spool valve in which two inlet bores and an outlet bore lead into a housing. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A spool-valve piston which is under the influence of compression ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Aquatic Crustaceans Guiding Method
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Shyh-Min Tom Hsiao of Chia-Yi City, Taiwan, has developed a method for guiding aquatic crustaceans that utilizes their biological tendency responding to bright and dark contrast. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for directing the ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Organic Electroluminescent Display Device
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Seiichi Mizukoshi, Kouichi Onomura and Makoto Kohno, all from Kanagawa, Japan, and Nobuyuki Mori of Saitama, Japan, have developed an organic electroluminescent (EL) display device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention aims to ...
New York Inventor Develops Variable Valve Activation Assembly Lock-Pin Cartridge
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Wayne S. Harris of Hilton, N.Y., has developed a lock-pin cartridge for a valve deactivation rocker arm assembly. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The cartridge comprises a body having an axial bore having first and second ends, the second ...
Massachusetts Inventors Develop Virtual Community Supporting System
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Eric E. Vogt of Belmont, Mass., Julie Wittes Schlack of Cambridge, Mass., Linda Koretsky of Acton, Mass., Paul Morrison of Dover, Mass., David Savage of Holliston, Mass., and Lauren Kelleher of Watertown, Mass., have developed a system for bringing together a ...
Maryland Inventor Develops Mobile Room Partition System
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Herbert Jackson of Springdale, Md., has developed a mobile room partition system with central connecting panel and lateral storage units. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "room partition system for a room having a ...
Massachusetts Inventor Develops Potential Energy Storage System
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- John J. Halloran of Worcester, Mass., has developed a system for generating electrical power that uses hydraulic supports on which a building structure is mounted. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pump injects fluid into the supports to ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Composition
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Hiroyuki Ilda and Eiichi Takama, both of Tokyo, have developed a pressure sensitive adhesive composition and sheet, and adhered article. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An acryl-based solvent-type pressure sensitive adhesive composition ...
Massachusetts, Maine Inventors Develop Antenna Mast Transport, Deployment System
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Craig Kimbal Stearns of Bradford, Mass., Raymond Arthur Roberge of Stow, Mass., and Theodore Alden Richardson of Kittery, Maine, have developed an antenna mast transport and a deployment system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A light ...
Kansas Inventor Develops Broadhead Blade Assembly
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Michael Sohm of Otis, Kan., has developed a broadhead assembly that includes a substantially planar metal blade that defines a plane of symmetry relative to the blade. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The blade includes first and second ...
Utah Inventor Develops Wheelchair Cushion
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Evan W. Call of Bountiful, Utah, has developed a cushion for a wheelchair. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "cushion for a wheelchair, including a matrix of cushion modules, wherein each cushion module includes a ...
Indiana Inventor Develops Hydraulic Intensification Circuit
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- George H. Morgan of Evansville, Ind., has developed a hydraulic intensification circuit with rotary flow devider and bypass valve. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hydraulic drive circuit comprises a source of fluid flow, at least one ...
Minnesota Inventors Develop Respiratory Disturbances Detecting Method
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Yong K. Cho of Maple Grove, Minn., Steven L. Ning of Fridley, Minn., Luc R. Mongeon of Minneapolis, Scott W. Davie of Saint Paul, Minn., Todd J. Sheldon of North Oaks, Minn., Mark K. Erickson of Brooklyn Park, Minn., and H. Toby Markowitz of Roseville, Minn., have ...
Ohio Inventors Develop Automated Transaction Machines
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- David A. Barker, Eric Van Keulen and Paul D. Magee, all from North Canton, Ohio, Songtao Ma and Kenneth Turocy, both of Wadsworth, Ohio, Dale Blackson of Canton, Ohio, and Jon Washington of Clinton, Ohio, have developed an automated teller machine (ATM) network with ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Internal Combustion Engine Operating Method
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Kazuhiro Wakao of Susono, Japan, Kazuhiro Sakurai of Gotenba, Japan, Takaaki Itou of Mishima, Japan, and Hiroki Ichinose of Fujinomiya, Japan, have developed an internal combustion engine and a method of operating an internal combustion engine. According to ...
Washington Inventors Develop Data Formatting System
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Bruce Alan Johnson, W. Michael Anderson and William David Sproule, all from Woodinville, Wash., have developed a method of data preparation for media browsing. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system is described which includes a content ...
Connecticut Inventor Develops Consumer Goods Retail Sale Display Package
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Ricky W. Selby of Danielson, Conn., has developed a package for displaying consumer goods at the point of sale. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A package includes a frame into which product is loaded from the back prior to being closed ...
British Inventor Develops Electric Heating Assembly
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Kevin Ronald McWilliams of Stratford-upon-Avon, Great Britain, has developed an electric heating assembly. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electric heating assembly includes a cooking plate having a lower surface relative to which is ...
British Inventors Develop Rapid Text Reading Display System
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Richard M. Bentley of Cambridge, Great Britain, and Kenton O'Hara of Bristol, Great Britain, have developed a display apparatus for displaying a sequential presentation of words from a section of text. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ...
Swiss Inventor Develops Die Casting Machine
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Dominik Baumgartner of Blonay, Switzerland, has developed a die-casting or injection molding machine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A die casting machine or an injection molding machine comprises a pressure member, such as a casting ...
Connecticut Inventors Develop Wet Shaving Assembly
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Robert Victor Lozeau and David Dombrowski, both of Madison, Conn., David Coffin of Hamden, Conn., Andrew Pennella of Stamford, Conn., and Glennis J. Orloff of Woodbridge, Conn., have developed a shaving preparation cake for use with a razor assembly. According ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Current Driven Self-Emissive Elements Display Device
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Shoichiro Matsumoto of Ogaki, Japan, has developed a display device with a plurality of current driven self-emitting elements such as, for example, an organic electroluminescence element. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power supply ...
New York Inventor Develops Self Heating Thermal Protector
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Nicholas L. Disalvo of Levittown, N.Y., has developed a self heating thermal protector for a recessed incandescent fixture. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "self heating thermal protector located in close ...
German Inventor Develops Document Page Printing Method
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Thomas Trenz of Gultlingen, Germany, has developed a method, a computer system and a computer program product for printing a document page. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention is directed to a method performed by a computer ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Solid Polyelectrolyte Membrane
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Iko Ito of Osaka, Japan, and Masahiro Rikukawa of Tokyo, have developed a proton-conductive polymer electrolyte composite membrane. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to solid polyelectrolyte membranes and processes for ...
Ohio, New York Inventors Develop Superconducting Machine
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Yu Wang of Mason, Ohio, and Robert Adolph Ackermann of Schenectady, N.Y., have developed a vacuum retention method and a superconducting machine with vacuum retention. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A superconducting machine includes a ...
Illinois Inventor Develops Vehicle Mounted Tool Pouch
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Timothy R. Farmer of Mettawa, Ill., has developed a tool pouch for mounting on a rear wall of a cab of a truck-like vehicle. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The tool pouch has a backing which is preferably nylon or canvas. The front ...
Texas Inventors Develop Bird Bath Reservoir
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- W. Grady Fort II of Mason, Texas, has developed a bird bath that can be coupled to a reservoir. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An exemplary embodiment of the invention is a bird bath that includes a coupling portion and a basin portion ....
Irish Inventor Develops Proxy Platform Integration System
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Rory Ward of Dublin, Ireland, has developed a method to facilitate user interaction with merchant web sites. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and system is disclosed for adding or removing functionality to a website through a ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Transparent Plate
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Nobuyuki Tamai and Shigehiko Iguchi, both of Aichi, Japan, have developed a transparent plate with a molding and a method for disassembling transparent plate. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A molding includes an attaching portion to be ...
Canadian Inventors Develop Parking Brake Assembly with Wear Adjustment
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Andre Juneau and Ge Bouffard, both of Laval, Canada, have developed a parking brake assembly with wear adjustment for heavy road vehicle disc brake. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a disc brake having a disc and a brake shoe movable ...
French Inventor Develops Forage Treatment Device Conditioning Element
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Jean-Baptiste Ligouy of Lugny-Champagne, France, has developed a conditioning element for a treatment device to accelerate drying of forage. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The conditioning element includes an active part to work the ...
New Jersey Inventor Develops Specification Matching Test Construction Method
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Len Swanson of Hopewell, N.J., has developed a method and a system for constructing a test that uses a computer system that performs specification matching during the test creation process. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A test developer ...
Pennsylvania Inventor Develops Skewer Holding Apparatus
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Fred S. Sculuca of Baden, Pa., has developed an improved device that holds a skewer over a hot surface such as a grill or an open flame. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The device preferably accommodates any type or size of skewer, it ...
Canadian Inventor Develops Steam Generator Heat transfer Tubes Anti-Vibration Support
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Nansheng Sun of Cambridge, Canada, has developed a tube support structure for use within an array of heat exchanger tubes. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tube support structure for heat transfer tubes in a steam generator has a ...
German Inventors Develop Change-Speed Gearbox Components Starter Unit
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Martin Becke of Ulm, Germany, and Martin Nitsche of Gerstetten, Germany, have developed a starter unit for a driven arrangement. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "starter unit comprising: an input and an output; a ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Golf Club Head
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Akio Yamamoto of Kobe, Japan, has developed a golf club head. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A golf club head whose head volume is in a range of from 355 to 450 cubic centimeter comprises a hollow body comprising a face portion and sole ...
Massachusetts Inventor Develops Snow Stop
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Michael J. Mullane of Hudson, Mass., has developed a snow stop that includes a base member, and a snow-restraining member. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The snow stop can have a series of holes for ventilation of adhesive as well as for ...
Illinois Inventor Develops Polymer-Phyllosilicate Nanocomposite
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- David J. Chaiko of Naperville, Ill., has developed polymer-phyllosilicate nanocomposites and their preparation. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Polymer-phyllosilicate nanocomposites that exhibit superior properties compared to the polymer ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Pushbutton Illumination Structure
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Shuichi Ono and Mitsuru Kuroda, both of Tokyo, have developed an illumination structure for pushbutton and electronic device with pushbutton with illumination structure. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pushbutton switch mechanism has ...
Tennessee Inventors Develop Dishwasher Wash, Rinse System
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Robert A. Elick and Scott D. Raches, both of Jackson, Tenn., have developed a method of performing a washing operation in a dishwasher. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dishwasher includes a wash and rinse system that operates to ...
German Inventors Develop Plasticizing Barrel Making Method
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- Michael Zellerohr of Kleve, Germany, and Martin Wurtele of Friedberg, Germany, have developed a method of plasticizing barrel lined on the inside with a coating, and a method of making such a plasticizing barrel. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Washington, Montana Inventors Develop Television Program Listing Navigation Method
Jan 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 -- James A. Billmaier and Dewey M. Reid, both of Woodinville, Wash., John M. Kellum of Seattle, and Philip A. Rogan of Bozeman, Mont., have developed a system and a method for focused navigation within a user interface. According to the U.S. Patent & ...