US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Saturday, March 17:
French Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Ski Binding
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Patrick Bonnemere of Lyons, France, has developed an ornamental design for a ski binding, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D538,372 on March 13. The patent has been assigned to Salomon SA, ...
Illinois Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Multiple Piece Baseball Batting Training Apparatus
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Phillip A. Hedgepath of Cary, Ill., has developed an ornamental design for the multiple piece baseball batting training apparatus, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D538,373 on March 13. The ...
Arizona Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Golf Iron Head
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Michael R. Nicolette and Bradley D. Schweigert, both of Phoenix, have developed an ornamental design for a golf iron head, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D538,366 on March 13. The patent has ...
Florida Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Golf Club Putter
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Kenneth S. Torbett of Palm Coast, Fla., has developed an ornamental design for a golf club putter, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D538,365 on March 13. The original application was filed on ...
Colorado Inventors Develop Low Thermal Resistance Power Module Assembly
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Vahab Hassani of Denver, Andreas Vlahinos of Castle Rock, Colo., and Desikan Bharathan of Arvada, Colo., have developeda power module assembly with low thermal resistance and enhanced heat dissipation to a cooling medium. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
California Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Golf Club Head
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Augustin W. Rollinson of San Diego, and Wee Joung Kim of Vista, Calif., have developed an ornamental design for a golf club head, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D538,368 on March 13. The ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Coil-Like Transferred Object Pallet
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Tatsuhiko Aoki, Nobuaki Itou and Nobuhiro Kato, all from Tokai, Japan, have developed a pallet for a coiled carrying article that is contained in a container while a coiled carrying article is loaded on the pallet. An abstract of the invention, released by ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Retransmission Control Apparatus
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Kazumi Sato and Minoru Namekata, both of Kanagawa-ken, Japan, and Mutsumi Serizawa of Tokyo, have developed a retransmission control apparatus for use in a radio communication system that uses an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing technique. According ...
New Jersey Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Lacrosse Stick
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- James Carroll of Boonton Township, N.J., has developed an ornamental design for a lacrosse stick, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D538,362 on March 13. The original application was filed on ...
Illinois Inventor Develops Holding Device Anchoring Structure
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Rex J. Peterson of Manteno, Ill., has developed an anchoring structure for a holding device by which the device is secured for use. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A box prong anchor includes first and second prongs in spaced relation, ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Reflective Display Device Making Method
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Sayuri Fujiwara and Kiyoshi Minoura, both of Nara, Japan, Yutaka Sawayama of Nabari, Japan, Makoto Kanbe of Sakurai, Japan, and Ichiro Ihara of Nishinomiya, Japan, have developed a corner cube reflector, a method of making the reflector and a reflective display ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Cooling Device, Electronic Equipment Device
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Minehiro Tonosaki, Naoki Sano and Koji Kitagawa, all from Kanagawa, Japan, and Eisaku Kato of Tokyo, have developeda cooling device, an electronic equipment device, and a method of manufacturing cooling device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Wisconsin Inventor Develops Plastic Bags Production Method
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Robert P. Gerrits of Appleton, Wis., has developed a method of producing a closure mechanisms for use with polymer packages, for example, plastic bags. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A resealable package includes first and second panel ...
Idaho Inventor Develops Cord Holder with Integral Locking Mechanism
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Jerry A. Davis of Eagle, Idaho, has developed a cord holder for containment and support of a coiled elongate objec. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This cord holder may be used for storage or transport of any coiled elongate article, ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Self-Locking Support Arm
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Chia-Ming Wang of Taipei County, Taiwan, has developed a support arm that is capable of automatically self-locking. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A self-locking support arm is provided, comprising a hang arm and a linked device between ...
Michigan Inventor Develops Data Entry/Interface Device Adjustable Support Assembly
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Kevin J. Kollar of Ada, Mich., has developed an adjustable support assembly for attachment to a work surface to support a data entry/interface device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adjustable support assembly for a data ...
New Jersey Inventors Develop Wireless Communications System
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Raafat Edward Kamel of Westfield, N.J., Wen-Yi Kuo of Parsippany, N.J., Martin Howard Meyers of Montclair, N.J., and Carl Francis Weaver of Morris Plains, N.J., have developed a method and an apparatus for adaptive setting of initial traffic power. According to the ...
Finnish Inventors Develop Bluetooth Relay Devices
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Teemu Tuomela of Kaarina, Finland, and Arto Palin of Viiala, Finland, have developed an interference reduction in low-power radio frequency communication. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Bluetooth relay devices can be used for ...
Indiana Inventor Develops Plastic Molded Deck Board
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Steven A. Henning of Anderson, Ind., has developed a deck board for supporting cargo on trailer load beams. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A plastic molded deck board provides a sturdy, durable, lightweight, economical, readily ...
U.S. Army Awards $67,857 Contract to Hazem & Brothers
Mar 17, 2007 ... CAMP DOHA, Kuwait, March 17 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $67,857 contract to Hazem & Brothers, Safat, Kuwait, for construction, mining, excavating and highway maintenance equipment. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Contracting Agency's USA Central Command, Camp Doha, ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Plasma Display Apparatus
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Won-Kyu Bang and Ki-Jung Kim, both of Suwon-si, South Korea, have developed a plasma display apparatus that improves flow efficiency of a fan for dissipating heat generated inside the apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Internally Disposed Cooling Device
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Jack Wang, Charles Ma, and Michael Lin, all from Taoyuan, Taiwan, have developed an internally disposed cooling device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The cooling device includes a cooling member and a docket member. The cooling member ...
New Jersey Inventor Develops Aerialwind Power Generation System
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Gaylord G. Olson of Princeton, N.J., has developed an aerial power generation system that includes a guide line supported by a support body. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Wind driven elements are configured and shaped to provide ...
New York Inventors Develop Integrated Circuit Chip Cooling Method
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Raschid Jose Bezama of Mahopac, N.Y., Evan George Colgan of Chestnut Ridge, N.Y., John Harold Magerlein of Yorktown Heights, N.Y., and Roger Ray Schmidt of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., have developed an apparatus and methods for microchannel cooling of semiconductor ...
Washington Inventor Develops Refueling Booms With Multiple Couplings
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Jerell L. Smith of Seattle has developed refueling booms with multiple couplings and associated methods and systems. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes a deployable boom ...
California Inventor Develops Portable Easel with Palette Box
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Eric Long-Chia Chang of Irvine, Calif., has developed a portable easel and a palette combination. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable easel comprises an easelback and palette box joined by two lockable hinges mounted on opposing ...
Massachusetts, Illinois Inventors Develop Automatic Bathroom Flushers Enclosures
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Natan E. Parsons of Brookline, Mass., Fatih Guler of Winchester, Mass., Kay Herbert of Winthrop, Mass., and Martin E. Marcichow of Hoffman Estates, Ill., have developed a bathroom flusher that includes a flusher body, a valve assembly, an electronic control system ...
North Carolina Inventor Develops Aircraft Passenger Accommodation Unit
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Michael T. Beroth of Winston-Salem, N.C., has developed an aircraft passenger accommodation unit with a deployable bed. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "passenger accommodation unit with deployable bed, ...
Washington Inventor Develops Post Reversibly Securing Magnetic Assembly
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Mark A. Curtis of Vancouver, Wash., has developed a magnetic assembly for reversibly securing a post. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described is a removable assembly for use on a fixed surface. The assembly includes a post having a ...
California Inventor Develops Computer Cooling System
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Ihab Ali of San Jose, Calif., has developeda cooling system with integrated passive and active cooling mechanisms that allow for multiple levels of cooling. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cooling system for a computer includes a heat ...
California Inventor Develops Hanger Rod Stiffening Clamp
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Steven A. Roth of Alamo, Calif., has developed a deformable clamp employed to stiffen hanger rod. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Stiffener apparatus for stabilizing a hanger rod includes a clamp having a mechanical fastener extending ...
Swiss Inventor Develops Rockfall Blocking Catchment Net
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Marcel Sennhauser of Frasnacht, Switzerland, has developed a catchment net for rockfall blocking. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A catchment net, especially for rockfall blocking, includes a net consisting of elements that engage with ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Vibration Damping Floor Structure
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Atsuhiko Kobayashi and Hironori Ooshima, both of Kumagaya, Japan, and Hajime Sugimoto of Tokyo, have developed a vibration damping floor structure for reducing vibrations and shocks applied to a building. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...
German Inventors Develop Object-Supporting Column
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Peter Thurmann and Stephan Enders, both of Koblenz, Germany, have developed object support column that comprises an end unit. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Object-support column includes an end unit, a guide tube which has a nominal ...
Italian Inventor Develops Rotatable Office Chairs Base Forming Method
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Stefano Liviero of Rossano Veneto, Italy, has developed a method for forming bases for rotatable office chairs and a base that is obtained by the method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "method for forming ...
North Carolina Inventor Develops Data Processing System
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- James Lee Chao of Durham, N.C., has developedan air purifying data processing system that includes a chassis, a planar, a microprocessor and an air purifier. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The air purifier produces purified air that is ...
California Inventors Develop Hard Disk Drive System
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- David Baik of Sunnyvale, Calif., George Feltovich of San Jose, Calif., Brad Reger of Dublin, Calif., and David Willheim of Los Gatos, Calif., have developed a hard disk drive system and keying method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ...
Virginia Inventor Develops Baby Bottle Supporting Assembly
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Sonja M. Lasky of Norfolk, Va., has developed a baby bottle support assembly for assisting a caregiver in feeding a baby. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assembly includes an adjustable strap that has slidable first and second ...
Ohio, Texas Inventors Develop Chassis Modular Component Securing Apparatus
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Christopher Muenzer of Gahanna, Ohio, and David J. Hernandez of Round Rock, Texas, have developed a method and an apparatus for securing a modular component in a chassis. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular component securing ...
Chinese, Taiwanese Inventors Develop Heat-Dissipating Fin Assembly
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Wan-Lin Xia, Bao-Chun Chen and Neng-Bin Li, all from Shen-Zhen, China, and Hsieh-Kun Lee of Tu-Cheng, Taiwan, have developed a heat-dissipating fin assembly of a heat sink with high density fins that are interlocked together. According to the U.S. Patent ...
Texas Inventors Develop Customizable Portable Computer System
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Jeffrey A. Lev of Cypress, Texas, and Martin A. Mueller of The Woodlands, Texas, have developed a customizable portable computer system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "customizable portable computer system ...
Chinese, Taiwanese Inventors Develop Heat Sink Retaining Device
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Dong-Yun Li, Hong-Bo Shi and Min Li, all from Shenzhen, China, and Hsieh-Kun Lee of Tu-Cheng, Taiwan, have developed a retaining device which can conveniently mount a heat sink to an electronic device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ...
German Inventor Develops Electromagnetic Valve Operating Device
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Johannes Meyer of Karlsfeld, Germany, has developed an electromagnetic valve operating device with adjustable neutral position. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electromagnetic valve actuating mechanism for an internal combustion ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Solid Electrolytic Capacitor Element
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Takahiro Maeda of Kyoto, Japan, has developeda solid electrolytic capacitor utilizing valve metal such as tantalum, niobium or aluminum. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An object of the invention is to provide a capacitor element capable ...
Michigan, Indiana Inventors Develop Microwave Ovens Lifting Tool
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Jeffrey T. Russell, Charles L. Jones and Steven P. Hinrichs, all from Stevensville, Mich., Richard R. Blake of Sawyer, Mich., Jeffrey W. Fjelstul of Coloma, Mich., Richard T. Lundy of Niles, Mich., Henry H. Wu of St. Joseph, Mich., and Paul J. Gray of South Bend, ...
California Inventors Develop Electronic Content Items Delivering System
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Todd Avery Outten and Ira Steven Rubenstein, both of Los Angeles, Bryan Gentry Spaulding of San Francisco, Scott Jeffrey Sherr of Brentwood, Calif., Yair Landau of Pacific Palisades, Calif., Douglas Daiseung Chey of Santa Monica, Calif., Michael R. Arrieta of Rolling ...
Typo Creative Services Wins Contract Valued At Up To $155,800
Mar 17, 2007 ... FORT WORTH, Texas, March 17 -- The U.S. General Services Administration has awarded a contract valued at up to $155,800 to Typo Creative Services Inc., Cedarburg, Wis., for advertising and integrated marketing solutions. The contract was awarded by GSA's Federal Supply Service, Fort ...
Wellbilt International Wins Contract Valued At Up To $250,000
Mar 17, 2007 ... FORT WORTH, Texas, March 17 -- The U.S. General Services Administration has awarded a contract valued at up to $250,000 to Wellbilt International Inc., Miami, for buildings, building materials, and industrial products and services. The contract was awarded by GSA's Federal Supply ...
ISUS Joint Venture Wins $103,792 Contract
Mar 17, 2007 ... NEW YORK, N.Y., March 17 -- The U.S. General Services Administration has awarded a $103,792 contract to ISUS Joint Venture, South Orange, N.J., for the lease or rental of facilities. The contract was awarded by GSA's Public Buildings Service, New York. For more ...
Federated Wholesale Wins Contract Valued At Up To $125,000
Mar 17, 2007 ... FORT WORTH, Texas, March 17 -- The U.S. General Services Administration has awarded a contract valued at up to $125,000 to Federated Wholesale Inc., Norcross, Ga., for food service, hospitality, cleaning equipment and supplies, chemicals, and services. The contract was awarded by GSA's ...
American Uniform Sales Wins Contract Valued At Up To $125,000
Mar 17, 2007 ... FORT WORTH, Texas, March 17 -- The U.S. General Services Administration has awarded a contract valued at up to $125,000 to American Uniform Sales Inc., Fayetteville, N.C., for law enforcement, security, marine craft, fire/rescue and special purpose clothing. The contract was awarded by ...
Hawks Aloft Wins Contract Valued At Up To $1.25 Million
Mar 17, 2007 ... AUBURN, Wash., March 17 -- The U.S. General Services Administration has awarded a contract valued at up to $1.25 million to Hawks Aloft Inc., Albuquerque, N.M., for environmental services. The contract was awarded by GSA's Federal Supply ...
Normandy Real Estate Partners Wins $2.21 Million Contract
Mar 17, 2007 ... MCLEAN, Va., March 17 -- The U.S. General Services Administration has awarded a contract valued at up to $2.21 million to Normandy Real Estate Partners, Lexington, Mass., for leased office space in Lexington. The contract was awarded by GSA's Public Buildings Service, McLean, ...
German Inventors Develop Fuels Atomising Nozzle
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Helmut Schwegler of Pleidelsheim, Germany, Ian Faye of Stuttgart, Germany, Markus Gesk of Karlsbad, Germany, Frank Miller of Ilsfeld, Germany, Hartmut Albrodt of Tamm, Germany, and Franz Thoemmes of Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany, have developed an atomizer nozzle for ...
Ohio, Indiana Inventors Develop Sprayer with Water Purifier
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- John Allen Wooton of New Richmond, Ohio, Benjamin Jacob Clare of Cincinnati, Melissa Ann Kreuzer of Fairfield, Ohio, Christopher Miles Miller of Milford, Ohio, and William Michael Cannon of West Harrison, Ind., have developed a sprayer with a water purifier and a ...
Minnesota, California Inventors Develop Implantable Medical Device Capacitor Connections
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Brian L. Schmidt of Forest Lake, Minn., Michael J. O'Phelan of Oakdale, Minn., James M. Poplett of Plymouth, Minn., and Robert R. Tong of Valencia, Calif., have developed configurations and methods for making capacitor connections. According to the U.S ....
German Inventors Develop Internal Combustion Engine Fuel-Injection Valve
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Andrej Astachow and Grit Kruger, both of Regensburg, Germany, have developed an fuel injection valve for injecting fuel into the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The fuel injection ...
South Carolina Inventor Develops Combustion Engine Fuel Injector Assembly
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Ulrich Augustin of Blythewood, S.C., has developed a fuel injector for an internal combustion engine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fuel injector includes a needle valve having a metering land that corresponds with the metering edge ...
Massachusetts Inventor Develops Pulp Refiner Rotor Assembly
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Calvin C. Chase Jr. of Dunstable, Mass., has developed a refiner rotor assembly with a hub having flow-through ports. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "refiner including a material-admitting inlet and an outlet; ...
Missouri Inventor Develops Hose-End Sprayer Assembly
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- Joseph K. Dodd of Grandview, Mo., has developed a hose-end sprayer assembly for connection to at least one container with a first product chamber for holding product to be dispensed. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hose-end sprayer ...
Ohio Inventor Develops Vulcanized Rubber Treating Method
Mar 17, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- James A. Titmas of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, has developed a gravity pressure vessel and a method for treating vulcanized rubber. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "method for treating vulcanized rubber, the method ...
Northrop Grumman Systems Wins $75,000 Contract
Mar 17, 2007 ... PHILADELPHIA, March 17 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $75,000 contract to Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Jose, Calif., for the repair and modification of control indicators. The contract was awarded by the Naval Inventory Control Point, Philadelphia. For ...
Flowsense Wins $57,967 Contract
Mar 17, 2007 ... CHICAGO, March 17 -- The U.S. General Services Administration has awarded a $57,967 contract to Flowsense LLC, Maple Grove, Minn., for boiler and valve replacement. The contract was awarded by GSA's Public Buildings Service, Office of Tenant Operations, Minnesota/Wisconsin Service ...
Howell Instruments Wins $31,200 Contract
Mar 17, 2007 ... PHILADELPHIA, March 17 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $31,200 contract to Howell Instruments Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, for the repair and modification of circuit card assemblies. The contract was awarded by the Naval Inventory Control Point, Philadelphia. For more ...
Sunrise Helicopter Wins $257,600 Contract
Mar 17, 2007 ... PHILADELPHIA, March 17 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $257,600 contract to Sunrise Helicopter Inc., Spring, Texas, for combustion chambers. The contract was awarded by the Naval Inventory Control Point, Philadelphia. For more information about US ...