US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Friday, April 6:
SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DAILY MEETING CALENDAR, APRIL 6
Apr 06, 2007 ... The South Carolina House of Representatives issued the text of its Daily Meeting Calendar: REGULAR SESSION BEGINNING TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2007 INDEX FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 2007 INVITATIONS Tuesday, April 10, 2007, 6:00-10:00 p.m.Members of the House, reception, ...
MED Trends Wins $106,787 Contract
Apr 06, 2007 ... FORT DETRICK, Md., April 6 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $106,787 contract to MED Trends Inc., Rockville, Md., for software. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems, Fort Detrick, Md. For more ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Molded Resin Semiconductor Device
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- Tomoki Kato of Kanagawa, Japan, has developed a process of forming a semiconductor device without any substrate and any metal clip. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A semiconductor chip and a wiring strip are placed on a flat side of a ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Semiconductor Package
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- Jeng-Yuan Lai and Chun-Lung Chen, both of Taichung Hsien, Taiwan, have developed a semiconductor package and a fabrication method thereof. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lead frame is provided between a chip and a substrate in a window ...
Florida Inventor Develops Screen Door Latch Guard Plate
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- Thomas Kershaw of Cape Coral, Fla., has developed a screen door latch guard plate. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "combination of a screen door latching apparatus, commonly having a small indoor push handle and ...
German Inventors Develop Optoelectronic Semiconductor Component
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- Franz Schellhorn and Gu Waitl, both of Regensburg, Germany, Karlheinz Arndt of Bad Abbach, Germany, and Herbert Brunner of Sinzing, Germany, have developed a semiconductor component which performs at least one of a radiation-emitting function and a radiation-receiving ...
Israeli Inventors Develop Data Distribution System
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- Michael Elad and Ran Bar-Sella, both of Haifa, Israel, Menashe Benjamin of Raanana, Israel, Yosef Reichman of Kfar Saba, Israel, and Jacob Margolin of Ramat-Gan, Israel, have developed an interactive method for allowing a user to obtain image data for diagnostic ...
New York Inventor Develops Gemstone Mounting Method
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- Nicolay Yakubovich of Great Neck, N.Y., has developed a method of securely mounting gemstones into an effectively invisible jewelry setting. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a method for producing an effectively ...
Canadian Inventors Develop Hardwood Flooring Nailer
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- Marc Dion of St-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, and Jacques Maltais of Beauport, Canada, have developed a hardwood flooring nailer with an adjustable double handle. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "hardwood ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Spring Manufacture Machine
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- Katsuhide Tsuritani of Osaka, Japan, has developed a spring manufacturing machine. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "To improve a spring processing performance, a spring manufacturing machine is structured ...
MTC Technologies Awarded Army Contract
Apr 06, 2007 ... PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J., April 6 -- MTC Technologies Inc., Dayton, Ohio, has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Army Armament Research, Development & Engineering Center, Picatinny Arsenal, N.J., for professional, administrative and management support services. No contract amount was ...
SUN SETS ON ERA: MOONLIGHTERS TRANSITION TO CADRE STATUS
Apr 06, 2007 ... The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news story: A long, illustrious era for one of the most decorated fighter attack squadrons of the Marine Corps officially came to an end here April 1. The Moonlighters of Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 332 cased their colors ...
THUNDERBOLTS, SIDEWINDERS ARRIVE AT NAS FALLON
Apr 06, 2007 ... The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news story: Marines and sailors of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251 and Navy Strike Fighter Squadron 86 left the Air Station last weekend and arrived at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nev., for approximately three-weeks of training ....
SESAME WORKSHOP OFFERS PROGRAMS GEARED TO ADDRESS STRESS FAMILIES ENDURE WHEN FACED WITH DEPLOYING FAMILY MEMBERS
Apr 06, 2007 ... The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news story: Across the nation, thousands of military families are coping with loved ones serving overseas. Deployments can be hard for service members and their spouses, but can be even more difficult for their children to deal ...
MULTI-CRAB II: EOD PARTICIPATES IN JOINT SERVICE TRAINING TO COMBAT IEDS
Apr 06, 2007 ... The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news story: Members of the Fightertown Explosive Ordnance Disposal team attended Multi-Crab II, a joint-service training exercise at Fort Jackson, March 26-31. Fightertown's EOD was joined by the Air Force's 20th EOD Flight ...
LITTLE RUN, JUST FOR FUN: CITADEL MARINES RAISE $83,000 FOR INJURED MARINE SEMPER FI FUND
Apr 06, 2007 ... The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news story: The ground trembled. The sound of nearly 80 thousand feet pounding the pavement echoed through the air like a booming storm cloud. Their proud determination was almost palpable as nearly 40,000 people ran the ...
German Inventors Develop Integrated Circuit Configuration
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- Marcus Janke and Peter Laackmann, both of Munchen, Germany, have developed an integrated circuit that is formed on a non-planar substrate. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The integrated circuit is formed over a plurality of layers ....
German Inventors Develop Multilayer Color Production Method
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- Stephan Schwarte of Emsdetten, Germany, Egon Wegner of Veitshochheim, Germany, and Harald Angermuller of Wurzburg, Germany, have developed a method of producing multilayer color and/or effect paint systems utilizing self-crosslinking graft copolymers of ...
South Korean Inventor Develops Network Multiple Connection Ports Unification Method
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- Young-Gi Kim of Incheon, South Korea, has developed a system and a method for unifying multiple connection ports in a network. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a voice mail system (VMS), and more ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Image Pickup Process
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- Hiroto Oka, Shinichi Hatae and Shinichi Koyama, all from Kanagawa, Japan, have developed a synchronizing image pickup process of a plurality of image pickup apparatuses. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Image pickup processes of a ...
Illinois Inventors Develop Chemical-Mechanical Polishing Pad
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- J. Scott Steckenrider of Plainfield, Ill., and Gary W. Snider of Oswego, Ill., have developed a polishing pad and a method of polishing a substrate. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "chemical-mechanical polishing ...
Connecticut Inventor Develops Self Advertising Paper Clothes Hanger
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- Jared D Schulman of Sandy Hook, Conn., has developed an apparatus for hanging clothes thereon. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to "apparatus for a one-piece, rigid paper hanger with sufficient strength to hold a ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Portable Device Dual Universal Integrated Circuit Card System
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- Chun-Hsin Ho of Taipei, Taiwan, has developed a dual universal integrated circuit card (UICC) system for a portable device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention discloses the dual UICC system for a portable device, the ...
Arizona Inventors Develop Eddy Current Systems Data Evaluation Method
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- , Tatyana Korovina and Nikolay Korovin, both of Phoenix, and Robert J. Stoya of Cave Creek, Ariz., have developed a method of calibration and data evaluation for eddy current metrology systems. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods are ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Semiconductor Device Manufacture Method
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- Kenji Takase of Nara, Japan, has developed a semiconductor device that may be used in an infrared communication device, and a manufacturing method for same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "semiconductor device ...
Idaho Inventor Develops Semiconductor Device Manufacture Method
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- Rickie C. Lake of Meridian, Idaho, has developed a method which provides one or more vias through a silicon substrate, and also provides dicing of a wafer simultaneously with via formation. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method used to ...
Idaho Inventors Develop Direct Conversion Receiver Circuit
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- Andrei R. Petrov and Craig L. Christensen, both of Pocatello, Idaho, have developed a direct conversion receiver circuit with direct current (DC) offset correction circuitry. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a ...
British Inventors Develop Semiconductor Structure
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- Keith Edward Buchanan of Trellech, Great Britain, and Joon-Chai Yeoh of Blackwood, Great Britain, have developed a damascene structure with integral etch stop layer. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention relates to a ...
California Inventor Develops Chemical Mechanical Polishing Apparatus
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- Hung Chih Chen of Sunnyvale, Calif., has developed a chemical mechanical polishing apparatus and methods. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and apparatus for chemical mechanical polishing includes a platen supports a polishing ...
German Inventors Develop Respiratory Air Container Support Frame
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- Peter Kling and Andreas Haeuser, both of Berlin, have developed a support frame for a respiratory air container. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "support frame for a respiratory air container that can be adjusted ...
Texas Inventor Develops Voice Controlled Business Appointment System
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- Yi Tang of Plano, Texas, has developed a fully automated, voice controlled business appointment/reservation system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The system has a natural language voice user interface that emulates a live office ...
California Inventor Develops Polishing Pad with Window
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- Andreas Norbert Wiswesser of Mountain View, Calif., has developed a Polishing pads with a window, systems containing such polishing pads and processes that use such polishing pads, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S ....
Oregon Inventors Develop Chemical Mechanical Polishing Pad Groove Analyzer
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- Michael Berman of West Linn, Ore., Steven Reder of Boring, Ore., and Matthew R. Trattles of Troutdale, Ore., have developed a pad groove analyzer and an associated method that is configured to assess the grooves on the pad and determine how worn the ...
California Inventor Develops Truck Sports Rack
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- Ron D. Storer of Brea, Calif., has developed a truck sports rack that can be dissembled in pieces for shipment and quickly reassembled for such that it may be mounted on a truck. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a sports rack ...
COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY HAPPENINGS APRIL 6-13
Apr 06, 2007 ... Columbus State University issued the following news release: CSU Students to Perform 'A Visit with Don Quixote' Columbus State University's Carson McCullers Center for Writers and Musicians will stage "A Visit with Don Quixote" at 7 p.m. Friday at the Smith-McCullers House, 1519 ...
Design West Aratech Wins $231,000 Contract
Apr 06, 2007 ... ROCK ISLAND, Ill., April 6 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a contract valued at up to $231,000 to Design West Aratech Corp., Tustin, Calif., for weapons. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command, Rock Island, Ill. For more ...
IDSC Holdings Wins $783,502 Contract
Apr 06, 2007 ... ROCK ISLAND, Ill., April 6 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $783,502 contract to IDSC Holdings Inc., Kenosha, Wis., for sets, kits and outfits of hand tools. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command, Rock Island, Ill. For more information ...
AMW Cuyuna Engine Wins $35,753 Contract
Apr 06, 2007 ... ROCK ISLAND, Ill., April 6 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $35,753 contract to AMW Cuyuna Engine Co. Inc., Beaufort, S.C., for diesel engines and components. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command, Rock Island, Ill. For more information ...
Hancock Management Wins $171,600 Contract
Apr 06, 2007 ... ROCK ISLAND, Ill., April 6 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $171,600 contract to Hancock Management LLC, Windham, N.H., for research and development work. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command, Rock Island, Ill. For more information ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Digital Broadcast Receiving System
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- Maki Yukawa of Tokyo has developed a digital broadcast receiving system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A second is counted at a step S11, and an information table is read at a step. Content change of the information table is checked at ...
Michigan Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Plastic Container
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- William A. Slat of Brooklyn, Mich., has developed an ornamental design for a plastic container, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D539,658 on April 3. The patent has been assigned to Plastipak ...
Arizona Inventor Develops Integrated Circuit Chips Band Pass Filter
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- Badawy Elsharawy of Mesa, Ariz., has developed a band pass filter that is formed on an integrated circuit (IC) chip. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A band pass filter is formed on an IC chip. Such band pass filter may be used in a radio ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Ink-Jet Imaged Recording Medium
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- Makiko Endo and Hiroshi Tomioka, both of Tokyo, Kentaro Yano and Mitsuhiro Ono, both of Yokohama, Japan, Yutaka Kurabayashi of Murayama, Japan, and Yuji Kondo of Machida, Japan, and Masao Kato of Utsunomiya, Japan, have developed an ink-jet imaged recording ...
Oregon Inventors Develop Device with Hard Mask Layer
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- Sean W. King and Andrew W. Ott, both of Hillsboro, Ore., have developed an integrated low-constant hard mask. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of the invention provide a device with a hard mask layer between first and second ...
South Korean Inventor Develops Beam Scanning Apparatus
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- Dae-hwan Kim of Seoul, South Korea, has developed a beam scanning apparatus with polarization direction adjuster. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A beam scanning apparatus projects a beam onto a photoconductive drum according to ...
French Inventors Develop Reliable Gas Injection Stopper
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- France Richard of Vicherey, France, and Eric Hanse of Henri Bosselin, France, have developed a mono-block stopper that is adapted to deliver a flow of gas during pouring of molten metal. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present ...
California Inventors Develop Signal Demodulation Decoding Technique
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- Samuel J. Friedberg and James C. Becker, both of Torrance, Calif., and Harvey L.Berger of Redondo Beach, Calif., have an improved decoding technique useful for hard decision decoding, such as quadrature phase shift keying and quadrature amplitude modulation, as well ...
Idaho Inventor Develops Semiconductor Substrate Transistor
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- Michael Violette of Boise, Idaho, has developed a method and and apparatus for improving the high current operation of bipolar transistors while minimizing adverse affects on high frequency response. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Filler Pipe
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- Natsushi Miura, Zenichi Yasuda, Masahiro Ando and Tomokazu Hori, all from Aichi, Japan, have developed a filler device or filler pipe for guiding fuel into a fuel tank from a fuel gun. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates ...
California Inventor Develops Callers Identification Method
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- Steve Lemke of Sunnyvale, Calif., has developed a method and a system for providing information for identifying callers based on a partial number. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of the present invention include a caller ...
Missouri Inventors Develop Container Closure
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- Donald D. Foster of St. Charles, Mo., and Martin S. Laffey of St. Peters, Mo., have developed a container closure with biased closed tube valve. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A closure is removably attachable to a container and ...
Australian Inventors Develop Composite Sheeting Material
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- John Korosy and Robert Korosy, both of Narre Warren, Australia, have developed a composite sheeting material and a method of manufacture. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "method of manufacturing a composite ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Image Picking Up Method
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- Kazuhiro Ikurumi of Katano, Japan, Yutaka Mitsumoto of Okayama, Japan, Eiichi Hachiya of Kofu, Japan, and Hideshi Ueda of Yao, Japan, have developed a device and a method for picking up image of component, and a component mounting apparatus. According to the ...
Dutch Inventor Develops Fluid Dispensing Dispenser
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- Wilhelmus Everhardus Ganzeboom of Haarlem, Netherlands, has developed a dispenser for dispensing a fluid that includes a housing, a fluid reservoir placed in the housing, and a pump. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The pump includes a ...
Washington Inventors Develop Barrier Film Edge Sealing Method
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- Paul E. Burrows and Peter M. Martin, both of Kennewick, Wash., Eric S. Mast of Richland, Wash., Gordon L. Graff of West Richland, Wash., and Mark E. Gross of Pasco, Wash., have developed an edge-sealed, encapsulated environmentally sensitive device. According ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Protective Layer Transfer Sheet
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- Kenichi Hirota of Tokyo-to, Japan, has developed a thermal transfer sheet, for a protective layer, with a protective layer separably provided thereon and a print using the same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There are provided a ...
Colorado, New Jersey Inventors Develop Telecommunication Circuit Testing Interface Device
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- John Matuszewski and Jeffrey Blatnik, both of Centennial, Colo., and Richard Wolf of Marlton, N.J., have developed an interface device for testing a telecommunication circuit. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an ...
Massachusetts Inventor Develops Artificial Stone Material
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- Albert C. West of Southbridge, Mass., has developed an artificial stone material and method of manufacture thereof. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An artificial stone material having an improved natural stone appearance and texture is ...
Iowa Inventors Develop Hearing-Impaired Parties Communication Services Providing Method
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 --James O. Smith Jr. and Chris R. Heidelbauer, both of Marion, Iowa, and William A. McClelland of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, have developed a method and a system for providing communication services for hearing-impaired parties. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
New Jersey Inventor Develops Subscriber Loop-Based Service Testing Apparatus
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- Joseph Carbain of Brick, N.J., has developed a method and an apparatus for testing a subscriber loop-based service. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A network interface device is positioned between a subscriber loop and the internal wiring ...
California Inventors Develop Pump Assembly with Piston
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- Donald J. Shanklin of Fullerton, Calif., and Ronald F. Englhard of Mission Viejo, Calif., have developed an assembly that includes a pump attachment particularly adapted to form an nonaerosol pump sprayer. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...
New Jersey Inventor Develops Brassiere Strap Connector
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- Gloria Falla of Demarest, N.J., has developed a fastener for connecting a back panel and a shoulder strap of a brassiere. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A brassiere shoulder strap connector is shaped so that the shoulder strap is ...
German Inventors Develop Signaling Application Server Service Architecture
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- Andreas Breiholz of Grossbottwar, Germany, Bernd Gasser of Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany, Reinhard Hein of Lochgau, Germany, Klaus-Peter Kuemmel of Fellbach, Germany, and Bernd Schnaitmann of Ludwigsburg, Germany, have developed an advantageous signaling ...
Colt Defense Wins $10.65 Million Contract
Apr 06, 2007 ... ROCK ISLAND, Ill., April 6 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $10.65 million contract to Colt Defense LLC, Hartford, Conn., for M16A4 rifles. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command, Rock Island, Ill. For more ...
British Inventor Develops Television Program Length Indicator
Apr 06, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 6 -- Mark Moir of Waterbeach, Great Britain, has developed a method of generating a television program guide. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a television or electronic program guide of the type which is displayed on ...