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Japanese Inventors Develop Exhaust Gas Purification Catalyst Diagnosis Device

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- Naoharu Ueda of Tokyo, and Manabu Miura of Zushi, Japan, have developed a deterioration diagnosing device and a diagnosing method for exhaust gas purification catalyst. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "To determine whether an exhaust gas ...

Ohio Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Tube

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- Brian D. Mather of North Olmsted, Ohio, and Mike Bordner of Green Springs, Ohio, have developed an ornamental design for a tube, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D536,061 on Jan. 30. The patent ...

California Inventors Develop Compact Lightweight Ramjet Engine

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- Stephen N Schmotolocha, Robert J Pederson, Calvin Q Morrison Jr. and Donald H Morris, all from Thousand Oaks, Calif., and Raymond B Edelman of Woodland Hills, Calif., have developed a ramjet powered device that utilizes a novel swirl generator for rapidly and ...

Virginia Inventor Develops Gas-Turbine System

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- William L. Kopko of Springfield, Va., has developed a highly supercharged regenerative gas turbine.According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention comprises a highly supercharged, regenerative gas-turbine system. The gas turbine ...

New York Inventors Develop Steam Temperature Control System

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- Raub Warfield Smith of Ballston Lake, N.Y., Barrett David Gardiner of Malta, N.Y., and S. Can Gulen of Niskayuna, N.Y., have developed a system for controlling steam temperature. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a ...

Texas Inventors Develop Self Heating Adjustable Titanium Disilicon Resistor

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- Richard W. Foote of Kennedale, Texas, has developed a system and method for providing a self heating adjustable titanium disilicon (TiSi sub 2) resistor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A triangularly shaped layer of polysilicon is placed ...

New Zealand Inventor Develops External Combustion Machine Recuperative Heater

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- Donald Murray Clucas of Christchurch, New Zealand, has developed a recuperative heater for an external combustion machine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A recuperative heater for heating the heater heads of an external combustion ...

New Jersey Inventor Develops Loose Materials Gathering Apparatus

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- Herbert Howell Waddell of Berkeley Heights, N.J., has developed an apparatus for gathering, picking up and carrying loose materials. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for gathering, picking up and carrying loose materials such ...

Pennsylvania Inventors Develop Agricultural Header Drop Rate Control Method

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- Charles H. Hoffman of New Holland, Pa., and Robert L. Fackler of Ephrata, Pa., have developed a method of controlling a drop rate of an agricultural header. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "method for controlling ...

Pennsylvania, Florida Inventors Develop Fiber Reinforcement Material

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- Jeffrey B. Lovett of Harrisville, Pa., Daniel T. Biddle of Grove City, Pa., and H. Charles Pitts Jr. of Lake Forest, Fla., have developed a synthetic fiber and methods for its use and formation. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present ...

Israeli Inventors Develop Biomolecules Analyzing Method

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- Shmuel Bukshpan of Ramat Hasharon, Israel, and Gleb Zilberstein of Rehovot, Israel, have developed matrixes, arrays, systems and methods for preparing, sorting, amassing, or analyzing biomolecules based on separation in one dimension according to their isoelectric ...

Pennsylvania, Georgia Inventors Develop Crop Harvesting Machine

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- Kenneth W. McLean, Douglas R. Otto and Charles H. Hoffman, all from New Holland, Pa., David M. DeChristopher of Akron, Pa., Robert L. Fackler of Ephrata, Pa., Donald L. Osborne of Quarryville, Pa., and Stephen V. Paulin of Alpharetta, Ga., have developed harvesting ...

Ohio Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Plastic Container

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- Christopher E. Kaminski of North Royalton, Ohio, and Richard A. Lovelace Jr. of Akron, Ohio, have developed an ornamental design for a plastic container, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D535,889 on ...

Italian Inventor Develops Drink Containers Capsule-Sealing Machine

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- Dangher Caffeo of Casalecchio di Reno, Italy, has developed a capsule-sealing machine for food or drink containers. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is a capsule-sealing machine that uses a heat-sealing process to ...

British Inventor Develops Roof Slate Laying System

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- January Lech Bednarczyk of London has developed a slate laying system and a method of laying slates, for a roof or facade of a building, in respect of new roofs and facades or the re-slating of existing roofs or facades. According to the U.S. Patent & ...

Japanese Inventor Develops Fixing Apparatus for Image Forming Apparatus

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- Kazushige Morihara of Yokohama, Japan, has developed a fixing apparatus which is provided in an image forming apparatus such as a copying machine or a printer, for fixing a developer-image on a paper sheet. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S ....

German Inventor Develops Interconnectable Panel System

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- Ju Weber of Ense, Germany, has developed an interconnectable panel and a method of mechanically connecting that panel to other interconnectable panels. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Interconnectable panels having tongue-and-groove ...

Ohio Inventor Develops Windows Support Apparatus

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- William L. Elderson of North Royalton, Ohio, has developed a support structure such as, for example, a door jamb and a window jamb. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one embodiment, the jamb is formed from a first stud that has a web and ...

Australian Inventors Develop Studs Vertical Height Adjustment Device

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- Dickory Rudduck of Seaforth, Australia, and Michael John Laybourne Hort of Chatswood, Australia, have developed an adjustment device for adjusting the vertical height of, for example, studs, furniture and large appliances. According to the U.S. Patent & ...

North Carolina Inventors Develop Walk-Behind Greens Mower

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- Harry L. Derby V and Bryan E. Holby, both of Charlotte, N.C., have developed a walk-behind greens mower with a mobile structure and a ground engaging traction member that is rotatably coupled to the mobile structure. According to the U.S. Patent & ...

New York, Connecticut Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Bottle

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- Dio Climaco Cavero of Port Washington, N.Y., Stuart Mark Leslie of Larchmont, N.Y., Nicholas Holland Womeldorff of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Harry Hamilton of Sandy Hook, Conn., have developed an ornamental design for a bottle, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office ...

German Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Container

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- Hans-Georg Muehlhausen and Kamel Rahal, both of Duesseldorf, Germany, have developed an ornamental design for a container, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D535,883 on Jan. 30. The patent has ...

Japanese Inventor Develops Belt-Type Fixing Device

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- Noboru Yonekawa of Toyohashi, Japan, has developed a belt-type fixing device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A belt-type fixing device is provided in which a nip pressure distribution in a fixing nip is made generally uniform with ...

Illinois Inventor Develops Manually Operable Standing Wheelchair

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- Todd A. Kuiken of Oak Park, Ill., has developed a wheelchair that allows an occupant to adjust the wheelchair from a sitting position to a standing position, and to manually move around. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A manually ...

Virginia Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Liquid Soap Dispensing, Scrubbing Tool

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- Hubert L. Lambert of Norfolk, Va., has developed an ornamental design for a liquid soap dispensing and scrubbing tool, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D535,882 on Jan. 30. The original ...

U.S., New Zealand Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Bottle

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- David Melrose, Campbell Melrose-Allen and Andrew Candy, all from Auckland, New Zealand, Carie A. Davis of Atlanta, and Randall S. Brown of Kennesaw, Ga., have developed an ornamental design for a bottle, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The ...

New York Inventor Develops Raised Floor System Cable Support Apparatus

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- Roger Jette of West Islip, N.Y., has developed a cable support apparatus for a raised floor system comprising at least one support member. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The at least one support member is configured to be mounted to a ...

California Inventor Develops Self-Condensing Potential Of Hydrogen Sensor

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- Erich Wolf of Vista, Calif., has developed a self-condensing potential of hydrogen (pH) sensor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention pertains to an apparatus and a means of constructing a pH sensor that can detect changes ...

German Inventor Develops Objects Wrapping Device

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- Ralf Spaniel of Marienheide, Germany, has developed a wrapping device that includes a base body which is connected with support elements and a holding arm. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The holding arm has rotatably connected thereto a ...

Canadian Inventor Develops Roof Object Support Block

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- Neil Krovats of Manitoba, Canada, has developed a support block for supporting objects on a roof. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The support block is a moulded elastomeric block of pyramidal shape with a substantially hollow core. The ...

German Inventor Develops Sheet Pile Retaining Walls Two-Piece Joining Device

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- Georg Wall of Muenchen, Germany, has developed a two-piece joining device for sheet pile retaining walls that consists of two interlocking strip-shaped joining elements. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The joining device serves for ...

Colorado Inventors Develop Mortarless Fence Block System

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- David Stalder Spratlen and David Stalder Spratlen II, both of Littleton, Colo., have developed fence blocks that are used in a mortarless wall or fence construction, wherein pins are used to interlock and align the blocks. According to the U.S. Patent & ...

Ohio Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Bottle

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- Gene J. Kuzma of Powell, Ohio, and Elizabeth T. Tkacheff of Columbus, Ohio, have developed an ornamental design for a bottle, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D535,888 on Jan. 30. The patent ...

Taiwanese Inventors Develop Non-volatile Memory Fabrication Method

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- Chien-Lung Chu, Houng-Chi Wei and Wei-Chung, Tseng all from Hsinchu, Taiwan, and Saysamone Pittikoun of Hsinchu County, Taiwan, have developed a method of fabricating non-volatile memory. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of ...

German, Swiss Inventors Develop Saddle Pad

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- Peter Mattes of Mahlstetten, Germany, and Peter Menet of Stein/AR, Switzerland, have developed a saddle pad for laying on the back of a riding animal that comprises a first side panel, a second side panel and a web from which the first and second side panels ...

California Inventors Develop Tubular Skylight

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- Joseph W. Prenn of San Diego, David W. Rillie of Cardiff, Calif., and Christian P. Stevens of Oceanside, Calif., have developed a tubular skylight with dome flashing and a protective waffle pattern corrugation. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...

Minnesota Inventor Develops Insulated Stud Panel

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- Hans T. Hagen Jr. of Fridley, Minn., has developed an insulated stud panel and a method of making such. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "stud panel and method of making a stud panel where interior sheathing may ...

German Inventor Develops Insert Element Identification System

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- Hubert Eric Walter of Neu Ulm, Germany, has developed an identification system for insert elements for tempering foods accommodated in containers. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to an identification system for ...

Texas Inventor Develops Heeling Apparatus

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- Roger R. Adams of Hickory Creek, Texas, has developed a heeling apparatus and a method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heeling apparatus includes a shoe with a unique feature in the heel that allows one to walk, run, or roll ...

Ohio Inventor Develops Roof Wall Coping System

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- Charles W. Heidler Jr. of Lakewood, Ohio, has developed a roof wall coping system and a method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A coping system includes a cleat mountable on a wall, a splice plate mountable over the cleat and a coping cap ...

Italian Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Four-Square Shower Fitting

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- Marc Sadler of Milan, Italy, has developed an ornamental design for a four-square shower fitting, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D536,060 on Jan. 30. The patent has been assigned to American ...

Pennsylvania, Kansas Inventors Develop Single Piece Post Cladding Element

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- Anthony L. Owoc of North Wales, Pa., Christopher Bourque of Chester Heights, Pa., Alexander H. Plache of Strafford, Pa., and Stephen W. Steffes of McPherson, Kan., have developed a single piece post cladding element, a method of cladding a post and a method of forming ...

New York Inventor Develops Fireproof Seamless Foam Panel Roofing System

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- John P. Hunter Jr. of Southampton, N.Y., has developed a method of installing fire resistant roofing tiles. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A crush resistant seamless roofing system is formed by a layer of adjacent panels having loose ...

Illinois, Iowa Inventors Develop Cotton Picker Multi-Rotor Fan Assembly

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- J. Bradley Lukac of Chicago, Steven C. Shillington of Orion, Ill., and Scott W. TenBrink of Bettendorf, Iowa, have developed a rotary fan assembly for generating individual flows of air for picker units of a cotton picker. According to the U.S. Patent & ...

Florida Inventor Develops Self-Locking Seal Ring

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- Luis A. Camacho of Pembroke Pines, Fla., has developed seal rings for sealing butterfly valves particularly in aerospace applications. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The self-locking seal ring includes a ring body having a tab end ...

Report on Metropolitan Police Department Amendment Act of 2006 Sent to House

Jan 31, 2007 ... WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has received a communication from the Council of the District of Columbia.The Chairman has transmitted, pursuant to law [D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1)], a copy ...

Report on Personal Mobility Device Amendment Act of 2006 Sent to House

Jan 31, 2007 ... WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has received a communication from the Council of the District of Columbia.The Chairman has transmitted, pursuant to law [D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1)], a ...

Homeland Security Final Rule on Sabine-Neches Intersection south of Martin Luther King Jr. Bridge Sent to House

Jan 31, 2007 ... WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has received an executive branch communication from the Department of Homeland Security.The Chief of USCG's Regulations and Administrative Law has transmitted, pursuant to law [5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A)], the Department's ...

Report on Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Amendment Act of 2006 Sent to House

Jan 31, 2007 ... WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has received a communication from the Council of the District of Columbia.The Chairman has transmitted, pursuant to law [D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1)], a copy of ...

Homeland Security Final Rule on Upper Mississippi River Mile Marker 183.5 to Mile Marker 184.5 Sent to House

Jan 31, 2007 ... WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has received an executive branch communication from the Department of Homeland Security.The Chief of USCG's Regulations and Administrative Law has transmitted, pursuant to law [5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A)], the Department's ...

Homeland Security Final Rule on Fireworks Display over Water Sent to House

Jan 31, 2007 ... WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has received an executive branch communication from the Department of Homeland Security.The Chief of USCG's Regulations and Administrative Law has transmitted, pursuant to law [5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A)], the Department's ...

Homeland Security Final Rule on Sabine River, Orange, Texas Sent to House

Jan 31, 2007 ... WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has received an executive branch communication from the Department of Homeland Security.The Chief of USCG's Regulations and Administrative Law has transmitted, pursuant to law [5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A)], the Department's ...

Homeland Security Final Rule on Ohio River Mile Marker 0.1 to Mile Marker 0.5, Pittsburgh, Pa. Sent to House

Jan 31, 2007 ... WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has received an executive branch communication from the Department of Homeland Security.The Chief of USCG's Regulations and Administrative Law has transmitted, pursuant to law [5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A)], the Department's ...

Report on Consumer Education on Video and Computer Games for Minors Act of 2006 Sent to House

Jan 31, 2007 ... WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has received a communication from the Council of the District of Columbia.The Chairman has transmitted, pursuant to law [D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1)], a copy of D.C ....

Report on District Department of Transportation DC Circulator Amendment Act of 2006 Sent to House

Jan 31, 2007 ... WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has received a communication from the Council of the District of Columbia.The Chairman has transmitted, pursuant to law [D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1)], a copy of D.C. ACT ...

Report on Closing of Public Alleys in Square 776, S.O. 06-9227, Act of 2006 Sent to House

Jan 31, 2007 ... WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has received a communication from the Council of the District of Columbia.The Chairman has transmitted, pursuant to law [D.C. Code section 1-233(c)(1)], a copy of D.C ....

South Korean Inventors Develop Combined Toaster

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- Jong Woog Lee and Young Choi of Changwon-si, South Korea, have developed a combined toaster and microwave oven. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a combined toaster and microwave oven having a function to ...

Ohio Inventor Develops Molding Compound

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- Kurt I. Butler of Kingsville, Ohio, has developed molding compounds for use in induction heating applications and heating elements molded from these compounds. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention provides molding compounds that ...

Colorado Inventors Develop Heated Construction Box

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- Briston Peterson of Snowmass, Colo., and Ronnie Bryant of Aspen, Colo., have developed a heated construction box system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heated construction box includes a power connector for connection to a power source ...

Washington Inventors Develop Potato Drip Irrigation System

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- Brian L. Andersen and Gary Christensen, both of Royal City, Wash., Robert Mittelstadt of Moses Lake, Wash., and Michael Andersen of Othello, Wash., have developed an arrangement for improving the yield of potato crops. According to the U.S. Patent & ...

Michigan Inventors Develop Steer Axle Assembly Coupling Front Suspension

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- James F. Ziech of Kalamazoo, Mich., and Michael L. Zebolsky of Marshall, Mich., have developed a suspension for coupling a steer axle assembly to a vehicle frame with first and second longitudinal frame rails. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...

Japanese Inventors Develop Electrophotographic Apparatus

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- Hiroshi Abe and Hirobumi Takahashi, both of Ibaraki, Japan, have developed a charging roller, a process cartridge and an electrophotographic apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A charging roller for a contact charging assembly is ...

Finnish Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Packaging Crate

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- Aki Liukko of Vaajakoski, Finland, has developed an ornamental design for a packaging crate, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D535,881 on Jan. 30. The patent has been assigned to Valio OY, ...

Japanese Inventors Develop Communication Method

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- Tomonori Fujisawa of Tokyo, and Shouji Satou of Kuroiso, Japan, have developed a method of communication by e-mail. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides an electronic mail communication method via a stuffed toy ....

Minnesota Inventors Develop Fishing Flies Storing Box

Jan 31, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 31 -- Jeffrey L. Wieringa of West Lakeland, Minn., John E. Stark of Maplewood, Minn., Gary A. Albrecht of Mahtomedi, Minn., and Steven R. Lambert of Princeton, Minn., have developed a box for storing flies that is used for fishing. According to the U.S. Patent ...