US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Tuesday, February 20:
Rep. Blackburn Introduces Bill Concerning Non-Homeland-Security Discretionary Spending
Feb 20, 2007 ... WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, has introduced a bill (H.R. 373) to "make 1 percent across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland-security discretionary spending for fiscal year 2007." The bill, introduced on Jan. 10, was co-sponsored by 16 ...
Rep. Blackburn Introduces Bill Concerning Non-Homeland-Security Discretionary Spending
Feb 20, 2007 ... WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, has introduced a bill (H.R. 374) to "make 2 percent across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland-security discretionary spending for fiscal year 2007." The bill, introduced on Jan. 10, was co-sponsored by Reps. Eric ...
Texas Inventors Develop Military Vehicle Gun Turret Combination Sling Seat
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Kyle L. Greenwood of Bryan, Texas, and William J. Hartmann of Houston, have developed a combination sling seat and a waist belt assembly for use in gun turret on military vehicle. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sling leather seat, ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Database Control Method
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Frederico Buchholz Maciel, Daisuke Ito and Kazutomo Ushijima, all from Kokubunji, Japan, and Shinji Fujiwara of Sagamihara, Japan, have developed a database control method of controlling a database by a system resource which includes a plurality of information ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Novel Fluorescent Group-Containing Carbodiimide Compound
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Naoki Kimura, Namiko Shiohata and Yoko Yoshikawa, all from Chiba, Japan, have developed a novel fluorescent group-containing carbodiimide compound precursor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "novel fluorescent ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Foldable Safety Rail
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Ming-Fang Hsieh of Luzhu Shiang, Taiwan, has developed a safety rail that comprises at least one fixing seat attachable to a wall. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A foldable safety rail includes at least one fixing seat attachable to a ...
Michigan Inventor Develops Electrical Box Accessory Attachment Apparatus
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Steven J. Johnson of Galien, Mich., has developed an accessory attachment apparatus which temporarily attaches an accessory to an electrical box with which the accessory. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The accessory attachment apparatus ...
Arizona Inventors Develop Polishing Pad Conditioning Apparatus
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Adam P. La Bell and Wade R. Whisler, both of Chandler, Ariz., and Randy S. Skocypec of Gilbert, Ariz., have developed a method and an apparatus for polishing a thin film on a semiconductor substrate. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A polishing ...
South Korean Inventor Develops Semiconductor Device Isolation Film Forming Method
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Young Ho Yang of Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea, has developed a method of forming an isolation film of a semiconductor device. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "According to the present invention, the ...
Wisconsin Inventor Develops Multi-functional Ramp Assembly
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Michael E. Nyhus of Cumberland, Wis., has developed a ramp assembly for assisting a user to perform a plurality of recreational tasks. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ramp assembly includes at least one ramp having a plurality of ...
Michigan Inventors Develop Hybrid Automotive Powertrain with Torsional Vibration Damper
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Shailesh S. Kozarekar of Novi, Mich., and Joseph Supina of Belleville, Mich., have developed a hybrid automotive powertrain with torsional vibration damper. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A geared, power transmission mechanism for a hybrid ...
Indiana Inventors Develop Dual Use Gravesite Marker Providing Method
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Douglas J. Light and Jeffrey S. McGuire, both of Indianapolis, have developed a method of providing a dual use gravesite marker for survivors of a deceased individual. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A temporary gravesite marker for use ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Semiconductor Chip with Multiple Functional Blocks
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Takashi Yamada, Hajime Nagano,Ichiro Mizushima, Tsutomu Sato, Hisato Oyamatsu and Shinichi Nitta, all from Kanagawa-ken, Japan, have developed a semiconductor chip with multiple functional blocks integrated in a single chip and a method for fabricating the ...
Oregon Inventor Develops Constant Access Time Bounded Cache
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Robert J. Royer of Portland, Ore., has developed a method of managing dirty evicts from a cache. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a constant access time bounded cache, if a dirty line in a search group of the cache is selected for ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Cosmeticizing Pen
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Jun Zhang and Chen-Ling Liu, both of Taipei County, Taiwan, have developed a cosmeticizing pen that contains two different cosmetics in two opposite ends thereof. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cosmeticizing pen includes a sleeve a ...
Michigan Inventors Develop Bulk Good Transporting Container
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- David C. Ours of Marshall, Mich., and Randall L. Cary of Battle Creek, Mich., have developed a container for transporting bulk goods. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for filling a container with a plurality of particles includes ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Throughbore Valve Core
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Hisashi Kayukawa of Gifu-ken, Japan, has developed a valve core for opening and closing a core mounting throughbore. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A valve core for opening and closing a core mounting ...
California Inventor Develops Rocking Chair
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Richard Rivera of Garden Grove, Calif., has developed an improved chair structure that is well-suited for outdoor use and provides swiveling and rocking motions. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rocking chair comprises a base portion and ...
Wisconsin Inventors Develop Lighting Apparatus
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Gary J. Craw of Delafield, Wis., and Daniel L. Karst of Beaver Dam, Wis., have developed a combination lighting and ventilating apparatus for installation in a structure. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The apparatus can include a main ...
Massachusetts Inventors Develop Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treatment Method
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Roy R. Lobb of Westwood, Mass., and Linda C. Burkly of West Newton, Mass., have developed a method for treatment for inflammatory bowel disease with a fibronectin polypeptide. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for the treatment of ...
California Inventors Develop Computer System Query Optimization Method
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Markos Zaharioudakis and Roberta Jo Cochrane, both of Los Gatos, Calif., Mir Hamid Pirahesh and George Lapis, both of San Jose, Calif., and Yang Sun of Morgan Hill, Calif., have developed a method, an apparatus, and an article of manufacture for optimizing database ...
Ohio Inventor Develops Welding Gun Wire Feeder
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Edward A. Enyedy of Eastlake, Ohio, has developed a wire feeder for supplying consumable welding wire to a welding gun. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wire feeder for supplying consumable welding wire to a welding gun includes a ...
Finnish Inventor Develops Communication System Generating Charging Information Method
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Jarkko Ansamaa of Helsinki, Finland, has developed a method for generating charging information in a communication system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The method includes providing a gateway with information regarding a time zone of a ...
German Inventors Develop Anti-Inflammatory Compound
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Johan Leban and Gabriel Garcia, both of Munchen, Germany, Bernd Kramer of Aachen, Germany and Wael Saeb of Planegg-Martinsried, Germany, have developed novel compounds that can be used as antiinflammatory, immunomodulatory and antiproliferatory ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Top Amusing Effect Promotion Lighting Device
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Yi Ta Chen of Taipei City, Taiwan, has developed a top with a lighting device that includes a hollow body and a cover detachably inserted into a top of the hollow body. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The cover has a grip upward and ...
California Inventor Develops Light Emitting Diode Illumination Module
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Frank Pan of Rosemead, Calif., has developed a light emitting diode illuminating module that includes a supporting frame and an illuminating unit. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The supporting frame has a top surface and an elongated ...
French Inventors Develop Modular Bridge Laying System
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Ludovic Bertrand of Guyancourt, France, Marc Chassillan of Les Clayes sous Bois, France, and Beno Chapouthier of Montigny le Bretonneux, France, have developed a system for bridge-laying. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Purine Nucleotide Derivative Disodium Crystal
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Hiroshi Uchida, Toyokazu Kaneko and Tsuyoshi Fujiwara, all from Kawasaki, Japan, have developed a production method for purine nucleotide derivative disodium crystals and alcohol removing method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Purine ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Splendid Decorative Plate
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Hung-Wen Lee of Hsinchu Shien, Taiwan, has developed a splendid decorative board that includes two transparent plates and a splendid layer provided therebetween. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A light source can be mounted on a side of ...
Washington Inventor Develops Illuminated Working Surface Mouse Pad
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Robert S. Cotterell of Monroe, Wash., has developed a mouse pad with a lighted working surface. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The surface is illuminated by organic light emitting diodes (LEDs), with power being supplied from the ...
Pennsylvania Inventor Develops Electrical Box Assembly
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Thomas J. Gretz of Clarks Summit, Pa., has developed an assembly that enables easy mounting of an electrical box on an unfinished at a desired offset from the wall's eventual surface. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The assembly includes ...
German Inventor Develops Polyurea Production Method
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Bernd Bruchmann of Freinsheim, Germany, has developed a method for the production of highly functional, highly branched polyureas. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A process for preparing high-functionality, highly branched polyureas ...
California Inventors Develop Magnetic Head Making Method
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Edward Hin Pong Lee of San Jose, Calif., has developed a method of making a magnetic head. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of making a magnetic head involves providing a partially constructed magnetic head which has a top surface ...
Missouri Inventors Develop Surge Prevention Valve
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Kevin D. Kroupa of Ballwin, Mo., and William J. Kullmann of St. Louis, have developed an surge prevention valve that may be used to prevent the formation of an initial surge of high pressure. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The valve may ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Combined Dual Sockets Christmas Light Structure
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Mei-Lu Lin of Taichung County, Taiwan, has developed a structure of combined dual sockets Christmas light. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A structure of combined sockets of Christmas light includes a ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Band-Shaped Body Transported Heating Method
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Kiyoshi Kamitani and Kenji Hayashi, both of Shizuoka-ken, Japan, have developed a heating method and an apparatus for a band-shaped body transported in a constant conveying direction in a heating zone so as to heat the band-shaped body. According to the U.S ....
AFGHAN, COALITION FORCES CONDUCT AIR STRIKE AGAINST TALIBAN INSURGENTS
Feb 20, 2007 ... The U.S. Army Combined Forces Command - Afghanistan issued the following news release: Afghan and Coalition forces were engaged by Taliban insurgents in western Uruzgan province this afternoon while clearing an improvised explosive device. The combined force engaged the ...
HELO ACCIDENT WRECKAGE DESTROYED BY COALITION
Feb 20, 2007 ... The U.S. Army Combined Forces Command - Afghanistan issued the following news release: Coalition forces completed crash site inspections and recovery and have destroyed the remnants of a helicopter that crashed Sunday in northern Zabul Province near the border with neighboring Ghazni ...
Homeland Security Final Rule on Changes in Flood Determinations Sent to House
Feb 20, 2007 ... WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The House Financial Services Committee has received an executive branch communication from the Department of Homeland Security.The Chief Counsel at FEMA has transmitted, pursuant to law [5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A)], the Department's final rule on ...
Homeland Security Final Rule on Final Flood Elevation Determinations Sent to House
Feb 20, 2007 ... WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The House Financial Services Committee has received an executive branch communication from the Department of Homeland Security.The Chief Counsel at FEMA has transmitted, pursuant to law [5 U.S.C ....
French Inventor Develops Optical Data Carrier Signals Generator
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Thierry Zami of Massy, France, has developed a generator of optical data carrier signals with selectable carrier wavelengths. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention concerns a generator for generating at least M data ...
Pennsylvania, Massachusetts Inventors Develop Cell-Mediated Immune Response Stimulation Method
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Louis D. Falo Jr. of Pittsburgh, and Kenneth L. Rock of Chestnut Hill, Mass., have developed an in vivo method of treating a mammalian host capable of generating an immune response. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention ...
Michigan Inventor Develops Torque Vectoring Axle Assembly
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Thomas C. Bowen of Rochester Hills, Mich., has developed a differential assembly that is equipped with a torque vectoring drive mechanism and an active control system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drive axle assembly includes first ...
Italian Inventors Develop Shape-Memory Actuators Control Method
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Alessandro Zanella and Francesco Butera, both of Turin, Italy, have developed a method and a system for controlling a plurality of shape-memory actuators. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "method and a system for ...
Canadian Inventors Develop Integrated Labyrinth
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Michel Labbe of Montreal, and Eugene Gekht of Brossard, Canada, have developed an integrated labyrinth and a carbon seal. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An integrated double seal assembly includes a carbon seal ring and at least one ...
California Inventor Develops Peak Wind Turbine Loads Reduction Apparatus
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Emilian Mieczyslaw Moroz of San Diego has developed methods and an apparatus for reducing peak wind turbine loads. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for reducing peak loads of wind turbines in a changing wind environment includes ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Epitaxy Layer
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Liang-Gi Yao and Wen-Chin Lee, both of Hsinchu, Taiwan, Pang-Yen Tsai of Chupei, Taiwan, Chun-Chieh Lin of Taichung, Taiwan, and Shih-Chang Chen of Taoyuan, Taiwan, have developed an epitaxy layer and a method of forming the same. According to the U.S. Patent ...
Massachusetts Inventors Develop Golf Ball, Thermoplastic Material
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Thomas J.Kennedy III of Wilbraham, Mass., and Mark L. Binette of Ludlow, Mass., have developed a novel thermoplastic material and a golf ball utilizing the thermoplastic material of the invention. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The golf ball ...
New York Inventor Develops Bed-tent for Indoor Use
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Thomas C. Danaher of New York, has developed a bed-tent that provides an enclosure over a mattress. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The tent forms a canopy having spaced apart panels and a flexible cover extending between the panels ....
California Inventors Develop High Performance Glow Plug
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Steven B. O'Donnell of Santa Fe Springs, Calif., has developed a glow plug with an outer body with an inner cavity having tapered sidewalls. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An insulating ring having outer tapered walls is held within the ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Positive-Type Gallium Arsenide Single Crystal
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Kenya Itani, Masaya Ohnishi, Shinji Komata and Seiji Mizuniwa, all from Tokyo, have developed a positive (P)-type gallium arsenide (GaAs) single crystal and its production method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A p-type GaAs single ...
Michigan Inventors Develop Short Peptide Carrier System
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- John Hilfinger and Phillip Kish, both of Ann Arbor, Mich., have developed a short peptide carrier system for delivery of agents to target cells. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dipeptide or tripeptide carrier system for active agent ...
New York Inventors Develop Surface Cover Ergonomic Blanket
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Rita Sorrentino of Port Washington, N.Y., Ronald Walker of New York, and Brandon Chiovarelli of Smithtown, N.Y., have developed a ground covering device with integrated support retention areas. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ...
Georgia, Maryland Inventors Develop Combination Toy Building Block
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Scott Garpow of Milledgeville, Ga., and Thomas Harris of Pasadena, Md., have developed a combination toy building block and a container for holding liquids and the like. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "combination toy ...
Ohio Inventors Develop Thermally Compensated Bearing System
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Sharon E. Ross and Tim Schlernitzauer, both of Canton, Ohio, Mircea Gradu of Massillon, Ohio, and John Feltman of Lodi, Ohio, have developed a thermally compensated bearing system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shaft rotates in a ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Image Forming Apparatus Main Frame Construction
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Shinya Noda, Ken Murooka, Hideki Miyazaki, Yasuzumi Taba, Atsushi and Tatsuo Hamada, all from Shizuoka, Japan, and Takeshi Niimura and Takaaki Kawade, both of Kanagawa, Japan, have developed a main frame construction for an image forming apparatus. According ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Optical Signal-To-Noise Ratio Monitoring Method
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Yun-Chur Chung of Taejon, South Korea, and Jun-Haeng Lee of Kyonggi-Do, South Korea, have developed an optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR) monitoring method and an apparatus for the optical networks. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "It is ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Image Forming Apparatus Dew Formation Regulating Apparatus
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Nobuhito Serita of Chiba-ken, Japan, has developed a method and an apparatus for regulating dew formation inside an image forming apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for regulating dew formation on a photosensitive drum in ...
Massachusetts, New Hampshire Inventors Develop Metallic Resistive Heater
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Gary P. Magnant of Topsfield, Mass., William A. Glenn of Groton, Mass., and Richard C. Abbott of New Boston, N.H., have developed a metallic resistive heater and its uses thereof. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The resistive heater ...
Massachusetts Inventors Develop Golf Balls with Interpenetrating Polymer Networks
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Manjari Kuntimaddi of New Bedford, Mass., and David A. Bulpett of Boston, have developed golf balls containing interpenetrating polymer networks. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is directed to a method of forming a golf ball ...
Maryland Inventors Develop Pressure Sensitive Material
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Marvine P. Hamner of Frederick, Md., and Robert F Mulligan of Baltimore, have developed a polymeric material. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "polymeric material which exhibits an optically detectable response to ...
Italian Inventor Develops Dental Floss
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Elena Longoni of Trieste, Italy, has developed a dental floss and manufacturing method thereof. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved dental floss and a manufacturing method thereof is disclosed, comprising a plurality of threads, ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Extruded Aluminum Alloy
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Nobuyuki Higashi and Kinji Hashimoto, both of Takaoka, Japan, have developed an extruded aluminum alloy which excels in machinability, caulking properties, and wear resistance. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an ...
California Inventor Develops Cosmetic Container Applicator Device
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Marsha Gail Bosman of Corona, Calif., has developed an applicator device for applying liquid or semi-liquid products from a container having the product stored therein. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to an ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Power Source Cut-Off System
Feb 20, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Takeshi Takeda and Tetsuo Wakabayashi, both of Tokyo, have developed a power source cut-off system, and a method for the same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power source cut-off system enabling the user to cut off power supply from an ...