US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Wednesday, January 24:
German Inventors Develop Tampons Applicators with Indicator
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Federica Denti of Schwalbach am Taunus, Germany, and Beate Rosemarie Stellbrink of Schwalbach, Germany, have developed an array of disposable tampon applicators which have a first tampon applicator and a second tampon applicator. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Massachusetts, Indiana Inventors Develop Composite Material Braided Insulator
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Kimbolt Young of Newtonville, Mass., and Gerald M. Hubbs of Bloomingdale, Ind., have developed an ablation that is often recommended the treatment for fibroids, tumors or other abnormal tissue masses. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ...
New York Inventors Develop Hydraulic Clutch Actuation System
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- James S. Brissenden of Baldwinsville, N.Y., Timothy M. Burns of Jordan, N.Y., Sankar K. Mohan of Jamesville, N.Y., Eric A. Bansbach of Fayetteville, N.Y., and Steven W. O'Hara of Cicero, N.Y., have developed a hydraulic clutch actuation system adapted for use in motor ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Record Media Cartridge
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Kazuo Hiraguchi, Wataru Iino and Shozo Onmori all of Kanagawa, Japan, have developed a record media cartridge. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In this recording media cartridge, a reel around which a recording medium is wound is rotatably ...
Australian Inventor Develops Building Element
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Dickory Rudduck of Seaforth, Australia, has developed a building element being a stud. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention concerns a building element[which is a stud having a number of channels. Each channel can receive a ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Internal Combustion Engine Control Apparatus
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Yousuke Fukuzawa of Hyogo, Japan, has developed a control apparatus for an internal combustion engine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine can detect a tubing disconnection failure of an ...
Michigan Inventors Develop Internal Combustion Engine Stopping Method
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Ilya Kolmanovsky of Novi, Mich., and Donald Lewis of Howell, Mich., have developed a method for stopping and starting an internal combustion engine with a variable event valvetrain. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for controlling ...
Pennsylvania Inventors Develop Windows Counterbalance Systems
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- John R. Kunz of Douglassville, Pa., and Keith Kannengieszer of Hatfield, Pa., have developed a counterbalance system for a tilt-in window with novel components. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The counterbalance system includes brake ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Communication Device
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Hiroyasu Sano and Nobuhisa Kataoka, both of Tokyo, have developed a multi-carrier code division multiple access communication device. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "The transmitter comprises a ...
Michigan, New Jersey Inventors Develop Internal Combustion Engine Position Determination Method
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Alex O. Gibson of Ann Arbor, Mich., John R.Grabowski of Dearborn, Mich., William R. Goodwin of Farmington Hills, Mich., Ilya V. Kolmanovsky of Novi, Mich., and Theodore J. Filippi of Trenton, N.J., have developed a method for improving engine position sensing of an ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Liquid Crystal Display Device
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Sheng-Shiou Yeh and Jia-Pang Pangm, both of Miao-Li, Taiwan, have developed a liquid crystal display device. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A color includes a black matrix, and the black matrix has a ...
Maryland, Florida Inventors Develop High Efficiency Electrosurgical Ablator
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Yuval Carmel and Anatoly Shkvarunets, both of Rockville, Md., and Robert A. Van Wyk of Largo, Fla., have developed a high efficiency electrosurgical ablator with electrode that is subjected to oscillatory or other repetitive motion. According to the U.S ....
Minnesota Inventors Develop Electrocautery Device
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Peter M. J. Mulier of Stillwater, Minn., and Michael F. Hoey of Shoreview, Minn., have developed a pen-type electrosurgical instrument. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "In accordance with one aspect of ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Dual-Bearing Reel Spool Braking Device
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Shouji Nakagawa, Takeshi Ikuta, Ken'ichi Kawasaki and Hiroaki Kuriyama all of from Osaka, Japan. have developed a spool braking device for a dual-bearing reel that applies a braking force to a spool during casting that includes a spool brake unit, a switch element, a ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Navigation Device
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Koji Hirose and Nobuaki Suzuki, both of Tokyo, have developed a device, a system, a method and a program for navigation and also to a recording medium storing the program. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A number of traveling routes are ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Optical Disk Reproducing Apparatus
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Takahiro Yamaguchi of Osaka, Japan, has developed an optical disk reproducing apparatus and a method for controlling spindle motor. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "In a process of braking an spindle ...
U.S., German, Greek Inventors Develop Signaling Transport Protocol Extension
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Klaus Turina of Backnang, Germany, Hans-Peter Lippelt of Neuss, Germany, Josephus Kuster of Prosper, Texas, and Dimitris Papadimitriou of Marousi, Greece, have developed signaling transport protocol extensions for load balancing and a server pool ...
Texas Inventors Develop Communication System
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- David J. Knapp and Horace C. Ho, both of Austin, Texas, have developed a communication system, a network interface, and a communication port for interconnecting a network of multimedia devices. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Ball Grid Array Package
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Min-Keun Kwak of Cheonan-si, South Korea, and Il-Ki Kim of Namyangju-si, South Korea, have developed a package with barrier wall and method for manufacturing the same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ball grid array (BGA) package that ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Memory Control Apparatus
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Takao Honda of Yamagata, Japan, has developed a memory control apparatus for synchronous memory unit with switched on/off clock signal. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a memory control apparatus for controlling a synchronous memory ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Language Learning Materials Preparing System
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Sanae Ueda of Musashino, Japan, has developed a system from preparing language learning materials to teaching language, and language teaching system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Learning materials of an Ueda method can be distributed ...
Utah, Colorado Inventors Develop Self-Limiting Electrosurgical Return Electrode
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- David B. Kieda, James D. Isaacson and Paul R. Borgmeier, all from Salt Lake City, and Richard P. Fleenor of Englewood, Colo., have developed a removable semi-insulating sheet for use in self-limiting electrosurgical return semi-insulating sheet for use with ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Train Position Detection System
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Tomohiro Ebuchi and Hiroshi Taoka, both of Hitachinaka, Japan, and Dai Watanabe of Hitachi, Japan, have developed a train position detection system for an onboard device of a train to recognize the absolute position of the train. According to the U.S. Patent ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Scroll Compressor with Movable Auxiliary Member
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Shigekazu Nozawa, Mutsunori Matsunaga, Satoshi Nakamura, Masaru Ohtahara, Shuuji Hasegawa and Yoshinobu Yosuke, all from Shizuoka, Japan, Takeshi Tsuchiya of Tsuchiura, Japan, Yuuichi Yanagase of Tamatsukuri, Japan, Kazuyuki Fujimura of Chiyoda, Japan, and Makoto Aoki ...
Michigan Inventors Develop Vehicle Oxygen Depletion Sensing Method
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Todd Kappauf and Diana D. Brehob, both of Dearborn, Mich., have developed a method of oxygen depletion sensing for a remote starting vehicle. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Automotive vehicles are increasingly being equipped with remote ...
Florida Inventors Develop Balloon Catheter Shaft Design
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Amanda Jordan and Stephen West, both of Pembroke Pines, Fla., Darren Sherman of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Robert Slazas of Miami, have developed a balloon catheter for medical treatment of a patient, including therapeutic dilatation or deployment of medical devices ...
Minnesota Inventor Develops Multilayer Medical Devices
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Douglas A. Devens Jr. of St. Paul, Minn., has developed a medical device that includes at least four layers including a first material and a second material having a different stiffness than a stiffness of the first material, wherein at least one of the layers varies ...
California Inventors Develop Medical Assembly with Transducer
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Jeffrey A. Steward of San Jose, Calif., and Brandon Gosiengfiao of Temecula, Calif., have developed a medical assembly that is used to deliver a therapeutic substance to a treatment area. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The medical ...
California Inventor Develops Micro Leadframe Package
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Jitesh Shah of Freemont, Calif., has developed a packaging of semiconductor devices. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A micro leadframe package and a method for forming a micro leadframe package are ...
W.S. Darley & Co. Wins $374,280 Contract
Jan 24, 2007 ... PANAMA CITY, Fla., Jan. 24 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $374,280 contract to W.S. Darley & Co., Melrose Park, Ill., for pump mufflers. The contract was awarded by the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City, Fla. For more information about ...
Die-Namic Wins $64,552 contract
Jan 24, 2007 ... KEYPORT, Wash., Jan. 24 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $64,552 contract to Die-Namic Inc., Taylor, Mich., for cylinder liners. The contract was awarded by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Keyport, Wash. For more information about US Fed ...
RFD Beaufort Wins $38,706 Contract
Jan 24, 2007 ... MECHANICSBURG, Pa., Jan. 24 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $38,706 contract to RFD Beaufort Inc., Sharon Center, Ohio, for inflatable life rafts. The contract was awarded by the Naval Inventory Control Point, Mechanicsburg, Pa. For more information ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Electronic Devices Stress Sensor
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Fumiaki Karasawa, Etsuo Ooba and Hiroshi Yajima, all from Nagano, Japan, have developed a stress sensor for a pointing device for personal computers, or a multifunctional and a multidirectional switch and various electronic devices. According to the U.S ....
Canadian Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Putter Head
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Vartan Toroussian of Montreal has developed an ornamental design for a putter head, thze U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D535,712 on Jan. 23. The patent has been assigned to Daito Precision Inc., ...
French Inventors Develop Convergent-Divergent Turbojet Nozzle
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Jackie Prouteau of Villecresnes, France, Raphae Curtelin of Saint Mery, France, Guy Lapergue of Rubelles, France, and Didier Feder of Melun, France, have developed a convergent-divergent turbojet nozzle. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...
U.S., Chinese Inventors Develop Macrostructure Modeling Method
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Baining Guo and Ying-Qing Xu, both of Beijing, Stephen S. Lin and Yanyun Chen, both of Haidian District, China, and Heung-Yeung Shum of Bellevue, Wash., have developed a method for macrostructure modeling with microstructure reflectance slices. According to ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Engine Control Target Apparatus Control System
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Takashi Kikutani of Ama-gun, Japan, has developed a control system for controlling a control target apparatus provided to an engine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A control system for controlling a control target apparatus provided to ...
California Inventors Develop Wireless Communication Device Centralized Coordination Point
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Ping Liang and Menghua Chen, both of Irvine, Calif., have developed a centralized coordination point for wireless communication devices using multiple protocols. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Wireless communication networks utilize ...
California Inventor Develops Automatic Scrubber Vacuum Sweeping System
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- William A. Fields of Livermore, Calif., has developed a vacuum sweeper that is cantilevered to a hinged bracket which is mounted to the front of a conventional automatic floor scrubber. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The sweeper includes a ...
German Inventors Develop Tissue Irradiating Device
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Reinhold G. Muller of Marloffstein, Germany, and Nils Achterberg of Neunkirchen am Sand, Germany, have developed a device for irradiating tissue, especially tumors. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The device comprises one radiation source ...
U.S., Australian Inventors Develop Wireless Communication System
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Laurence Eugene Mailaender of New York, Sivarama Krishnan Venkatesan of Secaucus, N.J., and Graeme Kenneth Woodward of Eastwood, Australia, have developed an equalizer and a method for performing equalization in a wireless communications system. According to ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Image Forming Apparatus
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Shougo Sato of Seto, Japan, has developed a sheet feeding cassette and an image forming apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sheet feeding cassette is configured so as to be able to be attached to and removed from an image forming ...
French Inventors Develop Receiver/Decoder Application Testing Method
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Jean Claude Sarfati of Epinay sur Seine, France, Eric Delaunay of Maintenon, France, Abdellah El Omari of Trappes, France, Olivier Picard of Nice, France, and Alain Cancel of Chanteloup les vignes, France, have developed a method of testing an application for a ...
North Carolina Inventors Develop Gutter Cover Bracket
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Jason Andrew Herald and Freddie Steven White of Granite Falls, N.C., and Thomas Roy Richard of Hickory, N.C., have developed a bracket for mounting a gutter cover. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention is a bracket for installing ...
Oklahoma Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Facial Free Weight Set
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Soledad Wang of Broken Arrow, Okla., has developed an ornamental design for a set of two facial free weights, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D535,711 on Jan. 23. The original application was ...
Washington Inventors Develop Hardware Models Evaluation Method
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Jonathan C. Hardwick of Kirkland, Wash., and Efstathios Papaefstathiou of Redmond, Wash., have developed a method of evaluating hardware models with resource contention. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A performance prediction simulator ...
Illinois, Massachusetts Inventors Develop Land Grid Array Connector Making Method
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- John E. Lopata of Naperville, Ill., James L. McGrath of Bloomingdale, Ill., Arindum Dutta of Lisle, Ill., Marvin Menzin of Lexington, Mass., and Daniel Fisher Jr. of Chelmsford, Mass., have developed a method of making stitched land grid array connector. According to ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Fluid Filled Active Vibration Damping Device
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Mutsumi Muraoka of Kasugai, Japan, and Atsushi Muramatsu of Komaki, Japan, have developed a fluid filled active vibration damping device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "fluid filled active vibration damping ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Emitting Light Beams Illumination Module
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Chung-Sung Huang and Sheng-Ming Wen, both of Miao-Li, Taiwan, have developed an illumination module that is receptacle with elastic light source holders, an illumination module with same, and a liquid crystal display with same. According to the U.S. Patent ...
Washington Inventor Develops Video Content Processing Method
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Baoxin Li of Vancouver, Wash., has developed a method of processing of video content that includes sports, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. 7,167,809 on Jan. 23. The patent has been assigned to ...
California Inventors Develop Ultra-Wideband Communication
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- John Santhoff of San Diego, and Steven A. Moore of Escondido, Calif., have developed methods and apparatus that transmit ultra-wideband pulses through twisted-pair wire media. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "One method includes ...
California Inventor Develops Chain Link Fence Slats Retaining-Locking System
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Paul Campbell of Barstow, Calif., has developed a retaining-locking system for chain link fence slats. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A retaining-locking system for chain link fence slats includes specially notched fence slat elements ...
Canadian Inventor Develops Electronic Device Characters Inputting Method
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Gheorghe Curelet-Balan of Kitchener, Canada, has developed a method of fast typing twin special characters. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "method for inputting characters pairs in an electronic device having a ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Optical Line Testing System
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Masaya Shimizu and Takashi Sakamoto, both of Atsugi, Japan, and Hiroaki Endo of Yokohama, Japan, have developed a test system for an optical line which carries out a fault search for an optical line. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ...
California Inventors Develop Integrated Circuits Trench-Based Capacitor
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Fuad Badrieh and Bartosz Banachowicz, both of Santa Clara, Calif., Feng Dai of San Jose, Calif., and Roger J. Bettman of Los Altos, Calif., have developed a trench-based capacitor for integrated circuits. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...
Minnesota, Texas Inventors Develop Illumination System
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Gordon D. Henson of Lake Elmo, Minn., Barbara A. DeBaun of Woodbury, Minn., Michael A. Meis of Stillwater, Minn., John C. Schultz of Afton, Minn., Ronald D. Davis of Cottage Grove, Minn., and John J. Simbal of Lakeway, Texas, have developed an illumination system that ...
Michigan, California Inventors Develop Hybrid Exhaust Gas Recirculation System
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Dennis Brookshire of Novi, Mich., and Steven Don Arnold of Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., have developed dual and hybrid exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) systems for use with turbocharged engine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Information Apparatus Cradle
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Yasunobu Kayanuma of Asaki, Japan, has developed a cradle for information apparatus, a cradle for digital camera and a camera system therewith. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cradle is capable of supplementing convenience of a portable ...
Pennsylvania Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Paintball Gun Chamber Body
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Danial Jones of Latrobe, Pa., has developed an ornamental design for a paintball gun chamber body, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D535,709 on Jan. 23. The patent has been assigned to Smart ...
New Jersey Inventors Develop Information Distribution System Processing Method
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Clement G. Taylor of Plainsboro, N.J., and Jesse S. Lerman of Princeton, N.J., have developed a method and an apparatus for processing variable bit rate information in an information distribution system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the ...
Italian Inventor Develops Double-Diffused Metal-Oxide Semiconductor Structure
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Daniele Alfredo Brambilla of Sovico, Italy, has developed a compactly integrated double-diffused metal-oxide semiconductor (DMOS) structure with enhanced characteristics for withstanding high currents while retaining a low on-resistance. According to the U.S ....
Chinese Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Roller Skate
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Chen Wei Cheng, Chen Wei Tong and Chen Wei Pei, all from DongGuan, China, have developed an ornamental design for a roller skate, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D535,714 on Jan. 23. The ...
Swiss Inventor Develops Camshaft Assembling Method
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Karl Merz of Reinach, Switzerland, has developed a method of assembling a camshaft using a shaft and a plurality of cams each with an opening for the shaft. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a method for assembling ...
California Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Skiing, Skating Trainer
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Bob Hsiung of Walnut, Calif., has developed an ornamental design for a skiing and skating trainer, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D535,710 on Jan. 23. The original application was filed on ...
Swiss Inventors Develop Intervertebral Disk Prosthesis
Jan 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24 -- Armin Studer of Steinhausen, Switzerland, Jason Trachsel of Ipsach, Switzerland, and Martin Wymann of Liebefeld, Switzerland, have developed an intervertebral disk prosthesis or an artificial vertebral body. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...