US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Tuesday, April 10:
Japanese Inventors Develop Sheet Supplying Device
Apr 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Masayuki Kashiba and Nobuyuki Kojima, both of Shiga, Japan, and Yoshiyuki Horii of Kyoto, Japan, have developed a sheet supplying device that is capable of performing a sheet feeding operation more reliably at higher speed. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
California Inventors Develop Rich Media Information Portal
Apr 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Shai Agassi of Los Gatos, Calif., and Brian Willis of Menlo Park, Calif., have developed methods and systems for providing personalized information in a variety of formats. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Articles may be disseminated to ...
Michigan Inventor Develops Platform Independent File Manipulation Method
Apr 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Lawrence B. St. Clair of Lansing, Mich., has developed a computing device that comprises a memory for storing data and error detection data that is associated with the data and a processor coupled to the memory. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Fluid-Filled Cylindrical Elastic Mount
Apr 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 --Yuji Sato and Akihiko Sakuragi, both of Komaki, Japan, have developed a fluid-filled cylindrical elastic mount. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "fluid-filled cylindrical elastic mount, including: a center shaft ...
Dutch Inventors Develop User Data Encoding Method
Apr 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Aalbert Stek, Cornelis Marinus Schep and Martinus Wilhelmus Blum, all from Eindhoven, Netherlands, have developed a method of encoding user data into code words of an error correcting code (ECC). According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "User data ...
German Inventor Develops Jewellery Element Fixing System
Apr 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Wolf-Peter Schwarz of Ulm, Germany, has developed a fixing system for fixing a jewellery element to a piece of jewellery and piece of jewellery. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a fastening system for ...
Illinois Inventor Develops Adaptive Interleaving System
Apr 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Thomas J J Starr of Barrington, Ill., has developed a controller for an adaptive interleaver. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method a system for automatically controlling an adaptive interleaver involves monitoring performance ...
French Inventor Develops Coded Data Block Size Optimization Method
Apr 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Arnaud Gueguen of Rennes, France, has developed a method of optimizing a size of coded data blocks intended to be subjected to an iterative decoding process. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "method of optimizing ...
Kentucky Inventor Develops Imaging Apparatus
Apr 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Larry W. Acton of London, Ky., has developed a dual tray selectable sheet picking assembly. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An imaging apparatus includes a printhead carrier system including a printhead carrier configured for movement ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Quasi-Complementary Turbo Code Generation Apparatus
Apr 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Min-Goo Kim of Suwon-shi, South Korea, and Jae-Sung Jang of Kwachon-shi, South Korea, have developed an apparatus for generating codes in communication system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a ...
California Inventors Develop Communication Signal Decoding Method
Apr 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Zhongfeng Wang of San Jose, Calif., and Keshab K. Parhi of Mission Viejo, Calif., have developed an area-efficient parallel turbo decoding schemes and decoders. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Turbo decoders may have large decoding ...
Missouri Inventor Develops Objects Clamping Method
Apr 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- David L. Fritsche of Foristell, Mo., has developed a clamp for clamping a plurality of objects together. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "clamp including a vacuum base having a seal adapted to engage a first ...
German Inventors Develop Envelope-Turning Station
Apr 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Wolfgang Hartl of Alsfed, Germany, and Eddy Edel of Friedberg, Germany, have developed an envelope-turning station for mail-processing installations. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In the case of an envelope-turning station with a ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Sheet Stacking Apparatus
Apr 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Yuzo Matsumoto, Hiromichi Tsujino and Takako Hanada of Ibaraki, Japan, and Mitsushige Murata of Chiba, Japan, have developed a sheet stacking apparatus that stacks sheets which have been conveyed. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the ...
Finnish Inventor Develops Filter Capacitor Charging Method
Apr 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Risto Komulainen of Klaukkala, Finland, has developed a method of charging of a filter capacitor in the intermediate circuit of a frequency converter. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "method and an apparatus for ...
Signet Technologogies Wins Contract Valued At Up To $125,000
Apr 10, 2007 ... FORT WORTH, Texas, April 10 -- The U.S. General Services Administration has awarded a contract valued at up to $125,000 to Signet Technologogies Inc., Beltsville, Md., for law enforcement, security, marine craft, fire/rescue and special purpose clothing. The contract was awarded by GSA's ...
Dexis Consulting Group Wins Contract Valued At Up To $500,000
Apr 10, 2007 ... AUBURN, Wash., April 10 -- The U.S. General Services Administration has awarded a contract valued at up to $500,000 to Dexis Consulting Group, Washington, for mission oriented business integrated services. The contract was awarded by GSA's Federal ...
TMF Health Quality Institute Wins Contract Valued At Up To $500,000
Apr 10, 2007 ... AUBURN, Wash., April 10 -- The U.S. General Services Administration has awarded a contract valued at up to $500,000 to TMF Health Quality Institute, Austin, Texas, for mission oriented business integrated services. The contract was awarded by GSA's ...
ALS International Wins Contract Valued At Up To $500,000
Apr 10, 2007 ... AUBURN, Wash., April 10 -- The U.S. General Services Administration has awarded a contract valued at up to $500,000 to ALS International, Washington, for language services. The contract was awarded by GSA's Federal Supply Service, ...
Advanced Protective Technologies Wins Contract Valued At Up To $125,000
Apr 10, 2007 ... FORT WORTH, Texas, April 10 -- The U.S. General Services Administration has awarded a contract valued at up to $125,000 to Advanced Protective Technologies LLC, Destin, Fla., for law enforcement, security, marine craft, fire/rescue and special purpose clothing. The contract was awarded ...
North Dakota Inventors Develop Aircraft Cargo Locating System
Apr 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Craig J. Olin, Blake A. Reed, Wally Larson, Steve Senger, and Corey M. Larson, all from Jamestown, N.D., have developed an aircraft cargo locating system for locating a plurality of unit load devices in an aircraft. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
California Inventor Develops Documents Selection Method
Apr 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Charles Elkan of San Diego has developed a method and a system for selecting documents by measuring document quality. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for document filtering and selection based on quality automatically ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Circuit Fabrication Method
Apr 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Takeo Kawase of Suwa, Japan, has developed a thin film circuit that is fabricated using a lithographic technique in combination with an inkjet printing technique. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The lithographic technique, providing extremely ...
California, Washington Inventors Develop Data Processing, Data Mining Method
Apr 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Fereydoon Safai of Los Altos Hills, Calif., Bin Zhang of Fremont, Calif., and George Henry Forman of Port Orchard, Wash., have developed a processor-implemented method for generating masks for data de-duplication from entity eponym data fields in a given set of data ...
Arizona, New Mexico Inventors Develop Lithographic Processing Optimizing Method
Apr 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Bernd Geh of Scottsdale, Ariz., Roger Henry Irwin of Phoenix, Eric Anthony Janda of Chandler, Ariz., and David Merritt Phillips of Corrales, N.M., have developed a method of optimizing lithographic processing to achieve substrate uniformity. According to the ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Pattern Forming Method
Apr 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Yasuhiko Sato, Tsuyoshi Shibata, Junko Ohuchi and Yasunobu Onishi, all from Yokohama, Japan, have developed a method for forming pattern. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "method of forming a pattern, which ...
Japanese Inventors Develop High Frequency Heating Apparatus
Apr 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Takahiko Yamasaki, Yasuhisa Mori and Satomi Uchiyama, all from Nara, Japan, have developed a high frequency heating apparatus with a steam generating function. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "high frequency ...
Pennsylvania Inventor Develops On-Line Contract Documents Generation Apparatus
Apr 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Jeffrey T. Baker of Ardmore, Pa., has developed an apparatus and a method for negotiating and generating contract documents on-line. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "An apparatus adapted to generate ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Device
Apr 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Atsushi Inoue of Tokyo, Yoshihisa Sugiura of Kamakura, Japan, and Tatsuya Tanaka of Yokohama, Japan, have developed a semiconductor integrated circuit device and a non-volatile memory system using the same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...
German Inventors Develop Paper Feeding Channels Synchronizing Method
Apr 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Thomas Huber of Stadtbergen, Germany, and Helmut Foerg of Grossaitingen, Germany, have developed a method for synchronizing a number of paper feeding channels of a paper processing system. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & ...
Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maryland Inventors Develop Hermetic Pressure Sensing Device
Apr 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Alan G.Amore of Cumberland, R.I., James I.Ogilvie of Cranston, R.I., Stephen P. Greene of Harmony, R.I., David J. Field of Attleboro, Mass., Eric J. Giasson of Somerset, Mass., Andrew F. Willner of Attleboro, Mass., and Vanvisa Attaset of Randallstown, Md., have ...
Control Point Wins Contract Valued At Up To $7.06 Million
Apr 10, 2007 ... AUBURN, Wash., April 10 -- The U.S. General Services Administration has awarded a contract valued at up to $7.06 million to Control Point Corp., Santa Barbara, Calif., for professional, administrative, and management support services. The contract was awarded by GSA's Federal Supply ...
Expression Analysis Wins $13,200 Contract
Apr 10, 2007 ... RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., April 10 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a $13,200 contract to Expression Analysis Inc., Durham, N.C., for deoxyribonucleic acid sample analysis. For more information about US Fed News ...
Spectrum Comm Wins Contract Valued At Up To $250,000
Apr 10, 2007 ... AUBURN, Wash., April 10 -- The U.S. General Services Administration has awarded a contract valued at up to $250,000 to Spectrum Comm Inc., Hampton, Va., for mission oriented business integrated services. The contract was awarded by GSA's Federal ...
Chinese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Pen
Apr 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Zhiming Qiu of Ningbo, China, has developed an ornamental design for a pen, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D540,384 on April 10. The patent has been assigned to Beifa Group Co. Ltd., Ningbo. ...
Connecticut Inventors Develop Energy Absorbing Airframe
Apr 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- William Townsend of Stratford, Conn., and Bruce Fredric Kay of Milford, Conn., have developed a method of enabling energy attenuation during an impact event. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An airframe includes an energy absorbing ...
California Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Sensor Opening Trash Bin with Lid
Apr 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Xin Wang of Montebello, Calif., has developed an ornamental design for a sensor opening trash bin with lid, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D540,501 on April 10. The original application was ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Toner Cartridge
Apr 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Goro Katsuyama of Kanagawa, Japan, has developed an ornamental design for a toner cartridge, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D540,375 on April 10. The patent has been assigned to Ricoh Co ....
New York Inventors Develop High-Speed Positive-Working Photothermographic System
Apr 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Michael R. Roberts of Rochester, N.Y., Paul B. Gilman of Penfield, N.Y., Donald L. Black of Webster, N.Y., and Kurt M. Schroeder of Spencerport, N.Y., have developed a high-speed positive-working photothermographic system comprising an accelerating agent. According ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Printer Ink Tank
Apr 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Nobuyuki Hatasa of Kawasaki, Japan, Yasuo Kotaki of Midori-ku, Japan, and Shogo Kawamura of Numazu, Japan, have developed an ornamental design for an ink tank for printer, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent ...
Nevada Inventor Develops Data Set Comparison Method
Apr 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Jeffrey James Jonas of Las Vegas has developed a method of data set comparison and net change processing. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and system for comparing and analyzing a first set of data with a second set of data ...
California Inventors Develop Aircraft Control System
Apr 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Derek L. Lisoski and Greg T.Kendall, both of Simi Valley, Calif., have developed a solar powered aircraft that is inexpensive to produce and can remain aloft almost indefinitely, that is, at least until its parts wear out. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Washington, Oregon Inventors Develop Online Database Providing Method
Apr 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- John F. Goodman of Stevenson, Wash., and Lenny L. Trapp of Hillsboro, Ore., have developed a method of providing online database that contains proprietary information. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "method for ...
California Inventors Develop Data Storage Server Data Compression Method
Apr 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Daniel W. Ting and James J. Voll, both of Palo Alto, Calif., Mehul S. Shah of Milpitas, Calif., and David Hitz of Los Altos, Calif., have developed a method of compressing data in a data storage server. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In ...
MAIA FARISH APPOINTED TO BOARD OF NEW JERSEY HISTORIC TRUST
Apr 10, 2007 ... Rowan University issued the following news release: Maia Farish likes to say that she "grew up in Jane Jacobs' New York." The Woodbury resident's early years were spent in Greenwich Village at a time when Jacobs, the noted critic of urban renewal and a preservation activist in ...
Beckman Coulter Wins $44,613 Contract
Apr 10, 2007 ... ATLANTA, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior has awarded a $44,613 contract to Beckman Coulter Inc., Fullerton, Calif., for instruments and laboratory equipment. The contract was awarded by the department's U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services, Atlanta. For ...
Stilsing Electric Wins $145,000 Contract
Apr 10, 2007 ... WATERVLIET, N.Y., April 10 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $145,000 contract to Stilsing Electric Inc., Rensselaer, N.Y., for the maintenance, repair, and alteration of real property. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Materiel Command, Watervliet, N.Y. For ...
M&D Coatings Wins $25,520 Contract
Apr 10, 2007 ... MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 10 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $25,520 contract to M&D Coatings Inc., Memphis, for the maintenance, repair and rebuilding of equipment. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis, Tenn. For more information about US ...
Reservoir Geophysical Wins $110,400 Contract
Apr 10, 2007 ... WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded an $110,400 contract to Reservoir Geophysical Corp., Sugar Land, Texas, for transportation, travel, and relocation services. The contract was awarded by the Navy's Military Sealift Command. For more ...
Electric Leeds Wins $6,240 Contract
Apr 10, 2007 ... SEATTLE, April 10 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $6,240 contract to Electric Leeds Inc., Blaine, Wash., for the construction of structures and facilities. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Engineer District, Seattle. For more information about US ...
Lockheed Martin Wins $34,508 Contract
Apr 10, 2007 ... DAHLGREN, Va., April 10 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $34,508 contract to Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Fla., for engineering services. The contract was awarded by the Naval Surface Warfare Center, ...
Prizm Advanced Communications Electronics Wins $95,183 Contract
Apr 10, 2007 ... PANAMA CITY, Fla., April 10 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $95,183 contract to Prizm Advanced Communications Electronics, Elkridge, Md., for electro optical slip ring modification. The contract was awarded by the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City, Fla. For more ...
Northrop Grumman Space & Mission Systems Wins $3.76 Million Contract
Apr 10, 2007 ... FORT MONMOUTH, N.J., April 10 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $3.76 million contract to Northrop Grumman Space & Mission Systems Corp., Carson, Calif., for general-purpose information technology equipment. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command, ...
Government & Industrial Supply Wins $27,867 Contract
Apr 10, 2007 ... BREMERTON, Wash., April 10 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $27,867 contract to Government & Industrial Supply Inc., Pulaski, Tenn., for water purification and sewage treatment equipment. The contract was awarded by the Naval Supply Systems Command, Fleet & Industrial Supply Center ...
Human Cloning Prohibition Act Introduced in Senate by Sen. Brownback
Apr 10, 2007 ... WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kansas, has introduced the Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2007 (S. 1036), legislation that would "amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit human cloning." The bill, introduced on March 29, was co-sponsored by 27 senators. It was ...
Rep. Wamp Introduces Workforce Health Improvement Program Act
Apr 10, 2007 ... WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Zach Wamp, R-Tennessee, has introduced the Workforce Health Improvement Program Act of 2007 (H.R. 1748), legislation that would "amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic ...
Sen. Harkin Introduces Promoting Wellness for Individuals with Disabilities Act
Apr 10, 2007 ... WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, has introduced the Promoting Wellness for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2007 (S. 1050), legislation that would "amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Public Health Service Act to set standards for medical diagnostic equipment and to ...
Sen. Ortiz Introduces Uniting America's Military Families Act
Apr 10, 2007 ... WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Solomon P. Ortiz, D-Texas, has introduced the Uniting America's Military Families Act of 2007 (S. 1745), legislation that would "amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to waive inadmissibility based on a misrepresentation in the case of an immediate relative of an ...
Sen. Cornyn Introduces Workforce Health Improvement Program Act
Apr 10, 2007 ... WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, has introduced the Workforce Health Improvement Program Act of 2007 (S. 1038), legislation that would "amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand workplace health incentives by equalizing the tax consequences of employee athletic facility ...
Rep. Wynn Introduces Bill to Amend Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
Apr 10, 2007 ... WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Albert Wynn, D-Maryland, has introduced a bill (H.R. 1750) to "amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to extend from 90 days to one year the period after release of a member of the Armed Forces from active duty during which the member is protected from mortgage ...
Federal Land Avalanche Protection Act Introduced in House by Rep. Young
Apr 10, 2007 ... WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, has introduced the Federal Land Avalanche Protection Act of 2007 (H.R. 1751), legislation that would "establish a coordinated avalanche protection program." The bill, introduced on March 28, was co-sponsored by Rep. Mark Udall, ...
Sen. Voinovich Introduces Generating Opportunity by Forgiving Educational Debt for Service Act
Apr 10, 2007 ... WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. George V. Voinovich, R-Ohio, has introduced the Generating Opportunity by Forgiving Educational Debt for Service Act of 2007 (S. 1047), legislation that would "amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts paid on behalf of federal ...
Kansas Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Pet Collar Tag
Apr 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Janell Knuth and David L. Turnbull, both of Wichita, Kan., have developed an ornamental design for a pet collar tag, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D540,495 on April 10. The original ...
Pennsylvania Inventor Develops Two Overlapped Sheets Winding Method
Apr 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Michael Knowlton of Newville, Pa., has developed a method of rolling a first and second membrane sheet . According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Ethylene propylene dimonomer or other roof membrane with preapplied seam tape is formed into a roll ...
Virginia, Texas, California Inventors Develop Ultralight Coaxial Rotor Aircraft
Apr 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 10 -- Arthur E. Phelps, III of Williamsburg, Va., Eugene F. Rock of New Port News, Va., Emitt Wallace of Carrollton, Va., Dwaine R.Barnes of Midland, Texas, and Elwood G. Norris of Poway, Calif., have developed ultralight coaxial helicopter systems. According to ...