US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Monday, January 29:
Beretta USA Wins $1.61 Million Contract
Jan 29, 2007 ... ROCK ISLAND, Ill., Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $1.61 million contract to Beretta USA Corp., Accokeek, Md., for guns through 30mm. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command, Rock Island, Ill. For more information about US Fed ...
French Inventor Develops Golf Training Installation
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Laurent Morin of Marseilles, France, has developed a novel method of evaluating the level of a golf player. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An installation that is useful in learning to play golf, in training, or in evaluating the level ...
U.S., Israeli Inventors Develop Output Signal Adjustment Method
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Amit Haller of Belmont, Calif., Hans Bielefeld Reisgies of San Jose, Calif., and Ziv Haparnas of Tel Aviv, Isreal, have developed a method for providing an output signal for a device in a network. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system, ...
Mexico Inventors Develop Decorative Moldings Manufacturing Apparatus
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Jorge Enrique Sayago Estrada of Fracc. Altabrisa Tijuana, Mexico, and Ricardo Laborin Valdez of Col. Madero Sur Tijuana, Mexico, have developed a method and an apparatus for manufacturing decorative moldings. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Exhaust Gas Purification System
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Shunsuke Toshioka and Hisashi Ohki, both of Numazu, Japan, Masaaki Kobayashi and Masaaki Yamaguchi, both of Toyota, Japan, and Kotaro Hayashi of Mishima, Japan, have developed an exhaust gas purification system for internal combustion engine. According to the ...
Minnesota Inventor Develops Tandem Pump Assembly
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Steven J. Zumbusch of Chanhassen, Minn., has developed a tandem pump assembly of the type that includes a housing, disposed in which is a first pump, driven by an input shaft, and a second pump, also driven by the input shaft. An abstract of the invention, ...
Michigan Inventors Develop Remote Keyless Entry Device
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Jeffrey A. White of Belleville, Mich., John Burca of Rochester Hills, Mich., and Robert Wegrzyn of Canton, Mich., have developed a remote keyless entry device for use with a vehicle. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Combination Pad Lock
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Yu-Feng Lin of Taipei County, Taiwan, has developed an ornamental design for a combination pad lock, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D535,548 on Jan. 23. The original application was filed on ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Wet-Type Segmented Friction Material
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Yoshihito Fujimaki and Hideto Nakagawa, both of Aichi-ken, Japan, Masato Suzuki of Toyota, Japan, and Masayuki Mizuno of Seto, Japan, have developed a wet-type segmented friction material and its manufacturing method. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Finnish Inventors Develop Antenna Adjustment Method
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Antti Kuurne and Achim Wacker, both of Espoo, Finland, and Ari Hamalainen and Kari Sipila, both of Vantaa, Finland, have developed an antenna adjustment method, a system and a network element. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to ...
U.S., French Inventors Develop Current Sensor
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Richard Dickinson and Michael C. Doogue, both of Manchester, N.H., William P. Taylor of Amherst, N.H., Jay Gagnon of Holden, Mass., and Andreas P. Friedrich of Epagny, France, have developed a method of manufacturing an integrated circuit. According to the ...
Oregon Inventor Develops Propulsion Device with Enclosed Plenum
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Joseph Brady of Molalla, Ore., has developed a propulsion device that contains a working mass within an enclosed plenum, where the working mass is circulated through the plenum to produce a net force vector. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Catalyst Degradation Determinatiom Method
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Akira Kamoto, Noriyasu Adachi, Daisuke Kobayashi, Shuntaro Okazaki, Naoto Kato and Takahiro Uchida, all from Susono, Japan, Toshinari Nagai of Sunto-gun, Japan, Yosuhiro Oi of Numazu, Japan, and Koji Ide of Toyota, Japan, have developed a catalyst degradation ...
Illinois, Iowa Inventors Develop Mobile Machine Semi-Active Ride Control System
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Eric Richard Anderson of Galena, Ill., Russell Arthur of Chicago, Daniel Lawrence Pflieger of East Dubuque, Ill., William Daniel Robinson of Epworth, Iowa, and Daniel Warren Williams of Dubuque, Iowa, have developed a semi-active ride control for a mobile ...
Swiss Inventor Develops Ferris Wheel Type Attraction
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Ronald Alexander Bussink of Meistersrute, Switzerland, has developed an attraction comprising a number of gondolas arranged a fixed distance apart and arranged such that they are movable in respect of their height relative to a frame construction. According to ...
Israeli Inventors Develop Beam Shaper and Imaging Head
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Ophir Eyal of Ramat Ha-Sharon, Israel, Moshe Liberman of Rishon-LeZion, Israel, and Asaf Pellman of Pardes-Hanna, Israel, have developed a beam shaper and an imaging head with beam shapers. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Beam shapers, ...
French Inventors Develop Weight Force Measuring Apparatus
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Jean Viaud of Gray, France, and Stephane Biziorek of Champlitte, France, have developed an apparatus for measuring the weight force of a load processed by a machine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus is provided for measuring ...
Michigan Inventor Develops Engine Emissions Reduction Method
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Donald J. Lewis of Howell, Mich., has developed a method to control valves in a cylinder operating in a multi-stroke cylinder mode. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Valves are controlled to improve engine emissions as operating conditions ...
New York Inventor Develops Inflated Containers Formation Inflation Device
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Robert J. O'Dowd of Wesley Hills, N.Y., has developed an inflation device for forming inflated containers. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "inflation device for introducing gas into inflatable webs of the type ...
French Inventors Develop Bell-Type Nozzle Blow-Molding Installation
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Didier Santais and Ste Legallais, both of Octeville-sur-Mer, France, has developed a blow molding or stretch-blow molding installation for manufacturing receptacles from blanks of thermoplastic polymer. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the ...
Swiss Inventors Develop Very Light Optical Bench
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Ste Merillat and Benno Niedermann, both of Zurich, Switzerland, and Andreas Herren of Wagenhausen, Switzerland, have developed a stable, light optical bench and its use in space. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an ...
German Inventors Develop Hybrid-Integration Microstructure Technology
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Arnd Menschig of Weil im Schoenbuch, Germany and Marcus Scholl of Stolberg, Germany, have developed a micro-functional unit produced by hybrid-integration microstructure technology. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The problem with a ...
French Inventors Develop Metal Strip Continuous Dip-Coating Process
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Didier Dauchelle of Creil, France, Hugues Baudin of Teteghem, France, Patrice Lucas of Lyons, France, Laurent Gacher of Sarreguemines, France, and Yves Prigent of Roberval, France, have developed a method and an installation for dip coating of a steel ...
Connecticut Inventors Develop Flyer Bow with Semi-Enclosed Wire Guides
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Donglas Allan Voge of West Suffield, Conn., Scott Scranton of Wallingford, Conn., and David Phelps Strecker of Canton, Conn., have developed a flyer bow with semi-enclosed wire guides. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is a ...
Florida Inventor Develops Air Dehumification System
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- William G. Wright of Odessa, Fla., has developed a system for the dehumification of air. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "improved air conditioner system for controlling a desired temperature and a reduced ...
Swedish Inventor Develops Combat Exercise Association Device
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Ingemar Emricson of Bankeryd, Sweden, has developed a method for associating an object of a second type with at least one object from a group of objects of a first type. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: ...
Maryland Inventor Develops Bulk Material Liquid Addition Apparatus
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Todd A. Rae of White Hall, Md., has developed an apparatus and a method for applying liquid coating to pellets in a flowing feed stream. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An incoming bulk material feed is conditioned to produce a ...
California Inventor Develops Integrated Liquid Cooling Device
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Robert S. Symons of Los Altos, Calif., has developed an integrated liquid cooling device for electronic components addresses the need for efficient cooling created by ever increasing power densities of electronic components. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Colorado Inventors Develop Mesoporous Polymer Preparation Method
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Steven Dietz of Denver, and Vinh The Nguyen of Lakewood, Colo., have developed mesoporous carbons and polymers from hydroxylated benzenes. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mesoporous polymer and method of preparing a mesoporous polymer ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Multistep Switch
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Masahiro Soma and Masahiro Takata, both of Fukushima-ken, Japan, have developed a multistep switch that includes a first input device, a second input device, and a third input device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The first input device ...
Design West Aratech Wins $45,000 Contract
Jan 29, 2007 ... ROCK ISLAND, Ill., Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $45,000 contract to Design West Aratech, Tustin, Calif., for rings, shims and spacers.The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command, Rock Island, Ill. For more information about US ...
Allied Materials & Equipment Wins $7.34 Million Contract
Jan 29, 2007 ... ROCK ISLAND, Ill., Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a contract valued at up to $7.34 million to Allied Materials & Equipment Co. Inc., Kansas City, Mo., for weapons. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command, Rock Island, Ill. For ...
Pomps Tire Service Wins $145,064 Contract
Jan 29, 2007 ... WARREN, Mich., Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $145,064 contract to Pomps Tire Service Inc., New Berlin, Wis., for vehicular brake, steering and axle wheel components. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command, Warren, Mich. For ...
Majestic Metal Fabricating Wins $28,455 Contract
Jan 29, 2007 ... WARREN, Mich., Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $28,455 contract to Majestic Metal Fabricating Co., Roseville, Mich., for vehicular cab, body and frame structural components. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command, Warren, ...
Pomps Tire Service Wins $116,781 Contract
Jan 29, 2007 ... WARREN, Mich., Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $116,781 contract to Pomps Tire Service Inc., New Berlin, Wis., for vehicular brake, steering and axle wheel components. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command, Warren, Mich. For ...
New York Inventor Develops Multi Layer Devices Fabrication Method
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Sadeg M. Faris of Pleasantville, N.Y., has developed a method for fabricating multi layer devices on a substrate with a buried oxide layer. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Multi layer microelectromechanical, microfluidic, and integrated circuit ...
Idaho Inventor Develops Photogate-Based Photosensor
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Howard E. Rhodes of Boise, Idaho, has developed a photogate-based photosensor for use in a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor imager exhibiting improved short wavelength light response. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The photogate is formed ...
Oregon Inventor Develops Drywall Finishing System
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Timothy D. Smythe Jr. of Bend, Ore., has developed a process for producing a no-coat finishing product. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "non-slip, nocoat drywall finishing system for finishing inside and outside ...
Malaysian, Japanese Inventors Develop Semiconductor Device
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Min Paek, Sang Yeon Kim and In Ki Kim, all from Kedah, Malaysia, and Hitomi Sakurai and Naoto Inoue, both of Chiba, Japan, have developed a semiconductor device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A semiconductor device comprises a ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Tower Type Heat Sink
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Masataka Mochizuki of Nagareyama, Japan, and Koichi Mashiko of Utsunomiya, Japan, have developed a tower type heat sink. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "tower type heat sink wherein a heat pipe for transporting ...
South Korean Inventor Develops Scroll Compressor Vacuum State Prevention Apparatus
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Su-Chul Kim of Gyeongsangnam-Do, South Korea, has developed an apparatus for preventing vacuum state in scroll compressor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "apparatus for preventing a vacuum state in a scroll compressor ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Ejector with Sintered Stainless Steel Nozzle
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Hirotsugu Takeuchi of Nagoya, Japan, Yoshitaka Tomatsu of Chiryu, Japan, and Masayuki Takeuchi of Nukata-gun, Japan, have developed an ejector that includes a sintered stainless steel nozzle. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A nozzle is ...
German Inventors Develop Block Brake Device
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Josef Staltmeir, Peter Wolfsteiner, Heinrich Ernstberger and Marc-Gregory Elstorpff, all from Munchen, Germany, and Erich Fuderer of Furstenfeldbruck, Germany, have developed a block brake device of a bogie of a rail vehicle. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
California Inventors Develop Load Hoisting Machinery Energy Storage Method
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Toru Takehara of San Mateo, Calif., and Kinya Ichimura of Foster City, Calif., have developed an energy storage method for load hoisting machinery. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for energy storage and recovery for load hoisting ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Differential Input Section Operational Amplifier
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Koji Suzuki of Miyazaki, Japan, has developed an operational amplifier with large output current with low supply voltage. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "operational amplifier including a differential input ...
Connecticut Inventors Develop Stimulated Brillouin Scattering Optical Fiber
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Upendra H. Manyam of Weatogue, Conn., Kanishka Tankala of South Windsor, Conn., and Nils Jacobson of North Granby, Conn., have developed an optical fiber with suppressed stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) and a method for making such a fiber. According to ...
Pennsylvania Inventor Develops Insulation Blanket
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Kenneth David Knapp of East Norriton, Pa., has developed an insulation blanket with cut guidelines. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A blanket of fibrous building insulation is provided, for in situ cutting to correspond to spacings ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Semiconductor Device
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Shunpei Yamazaki of Tokyo, and Jun Koyama of Kanagawa, Japan, have developed a semiconductor device and a manufacturing method thereof. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "OFF current of a thin film transistor is reduced. There is provided a ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Optical Waveguide
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Kazunori Mune, Amane Mochizuki, Yusuke Shimizu and Naotaka Kinjou, all fropm Osaka, Japan, have developed an optical waveguide and a production method thereof. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "optical waveguide ...
German Inventors Develop Mobile Vehicle
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Karl Kuhner and Manfred Sieger, both of Friedrichshafen, Germany, and Norbert Sommer of Baienfurt, Germany, have developed a mobile vehicle that comprises a friction clutch and an inch pedal. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mobile ...
Massachusetts Inventor Develops Pergola End Cap Method
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Bryan S. Skulsky of Marshfield, Mass., has developed a shaped, decorative pergola vinyl end cap and end piece, a method of shaping pergola vinyl component ends, and a portable tool used for shaping pergola vinyl component ends, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Trochoid Type Oil Pump
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Kazuo Enzaka, Yasunori Ono, Masahiro Kasahara, Yoshiaki Senga, Ken Kaneko and Takahiro Sato, all from Gunma-ken, Japan, have developed a trochoid type oil pump which minimizes erosion of the rotor surfaces caused by cavitation, which reduces vibration and ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Heat Dissipation Device Fan Module
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Yu-Long Huang of Hsin-Chuang, Taiwan, has developed a heat dissipating device that includes an anchoring frame which engages detachably a supporting seat for anchoring a fin unit between the supporting seat and the anchoring frame. According to the U.S. Patent ...
California Inventor Develops Multi-Layer Wall Panel
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Viken Ohanesian of Laguna Niguel, Calif., has developed thermoplastic fencing, wall and building structures. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-layer wall panel includes a core filler material surrounded by two plastic sheets. Each ...
Illinois Inventor Develops Conduit Box
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Greg M. Anliker of Elgin, Ill., has developed a device for aligning conduit. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The device is positioned within a corrugated deck layer configured under a roof structure wherein the device comprises a box ...
Michigan Inventors Develop Motor Vehicle Driveline Universal Joint Mechanism
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Marc M. Menosky of Burt, Mich., Salvatore N. Grupido of Rochester, Mich., have developed a mechanism of universal joint for use in a driveline of a motor vehicle. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A universal joint includes a pair of ...
California Inventor Develops Improved Superjunction Semiconductor Device
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Srikant Sridevan of Redondo Beach, Calif., has developed a superjunction semiconductor device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved superjunction semiconductor device includes a charged balanced pylon in a body region, where a top of the ...
Washington Inventors Develop Cable Harness Breakout Assembly
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Paul W. Robinson of Bainbridge Island, Wash., Terry M. Kleeberger of Tacoma, Wash., and Billie D. Eliot of Redmond, Wash., have developed a cable harness breakout and method for its assembly. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cable ...
German Inventor Develops Heat-Insulating Composite Profile
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Siegfried Habicht of Leopoldshohe, Germany, has developed a composite profile and a method for the producing a composite profile. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The profile is configured as an assembly with at least one metal profile and ...
Pennsylvania Inventor Develops Filamentary Members Substrate
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Ronald C. Schwar of Allentown, Pa., has developed a substrate with attached filamentary members. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The substrate includes a plastic layer and the apparatus for attaching the filamentary member includes an ...
Florida Inventors Develop Multi-Band Low Noise Amplifier
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Zhenbiao Li and Kenneth K O, both of Gainesville, Fla., have developed a multi-band low noise amplifier (LNA) for radios which can support multiple bands and multiple standards therewith. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-band LNA ...
Belgian Inventors Develop Liquid Conveying Device
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Luc Reynders of Riemst, Belgium, and Bert Kempeneers of Bilzen, Belgium, have developed a device for conveying a liquid, in particular a cutting liquid from a machining operation containing production residues. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Minnesota Inventor Develops Fiber Optic Telecommunications Service Blocker Device
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Ronald A. Beck of St. Paul, Minn., has developed a device and a method of blocking customer access to a fiber optic distribution cable. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A service blocker is positioned between a fiber distribution cable and ...
Massachusetts Inventor Develops Emergency Banking Device
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- Peter J. Kehoe of Milton, Mass., has developed an auxiliary braking device that includes a plurality of arcuate housings which is provided with a plurality of respective sleeves. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The housings have an open ...
Indiana Inventor Develops Brake Lining Pad Wear Thin Film Sensor
Jan 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- James Palladino of Winona Lake, Ind., has developed a modular electrical resistance sensor that is positionable in gaps between brake linings for a drum brake. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The modular sensor is worn with the brake ...