US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Wednesday, April 11:
German Inventors Develop Fiber Cutting Machine Fiber Lap Detection Device
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Matthias Strebe of Neumunster, Germany, has developed a method and a device for detecting a fiber lap as well as a fiber cutting machine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "method and a device for detecting a ...
California Inventors Develop Magnetic Recording System Asymmetry Correction Method
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Ke Han of Fremont, Calif., and Zining Wu of Los Altos, Calif., have developed a method of asymmetry correction for a magnetic recording read channel with magneto-resistive (MR) read heads. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Asymmetry ...
South Korean Inventor Develops Data Reproducing Method and Control Device
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Jae-sung Lee of Seoul, South Korea, has developed a method of reproducing data and a control device using a controllable dummy read gate. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In the method of reproducing data, at least one of a pulse width, a ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Perpendicular Magnetic Recording Disk Drive
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Yuji Sakai of Ome, Japan, and Kazuhito Shimomura of Fussa, Japan, have developed a method and an apparatus for decoding sync marks in a disk. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a disk drive that performs perpendicular magnetic recording, ...
Colorado Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Ice Storage Air Conditioner
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Ramachandran Narayanamurthy of Loveland, Colo., and Robert R. Willis Jr. of Fort Collins, Colo., have developed an ornamental design for an ice storage air conditioner, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Lens Device for Imaging Device
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Yoshihiro Ito, Yoji Naka and Mitsuo Manabe, all from Saitama, Japan, have developed a lens device for moving a first lens group and a second lens group in an optical-axis direction. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An imaging device ...
British, French Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Roll-On Bottle Device
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Carl Dibnah of Hull, Great Britain, Lee Matthew Twycross of Chesterfield, Great Britain, and Jean-Franc Lhoste of Le Coudray, France, have developed an ornamental design for a roll-on bottle device, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The ...
Massachusetts Inventors Develop User Knowledge Affinity Synchronization System
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- James P. Goodwin of Beverly, Mass., Carl J. Kraenzel of Boston, Andrew L. Schirmer of Andover, Mass., and David L. Newbold of West Roxbury, Mass., have developed a system and method for synchronizing profile data based on one or more changes in affinity to knowledge ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Signal Processing Apparatus
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Hiroaki Endo of Tokyo has developed a signal processing apparatus for executing processing of an encoded audio signal. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "signal processing apparatus which is capable of reducing ...
Chinese Inventor Develops Information Transmission Error Handling Method
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Yan Wang of Beijing has developed a method and a transceiving device for retransmitting erroneous information units in radio links. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is related to an error handling in transmission of ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Vacuum Processing Apparatus
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Keisuke Kondoh of Nirasaki, Japan, has developed an opening/closing mechanism for vacuum processing apparatus and vacuum processing apparatus using the same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An opening/closing mechanism for a vacuum ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Magnetic Recording, Reproducing Apparatus
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Sumio Kuroda and Kazuyuki Ozaki, both of Kawasaki, Japan, have developed a magnetic recording medium, a magnetic recording medium itself, and a magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The magnetic ...
Canadian Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Garbage Can
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Paul Rowan of Toronto has developed an ornamental design for a garbage can, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D540,502 on April 10. The patent has been assigned to Umbra Inc., Buffalo, ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Semiconductor Memory Device
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Masahiko Nishiyama of Ome, Japan, Keiichi Higeta of Hamura, Japan, and Takashi Koba of Kodaira, Japan, have developed a semiconductor memory device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is provided a control circuit for fetching a ...
Georgia Inventor Develops Information Retrieving System
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Michael R. Grizzard of Norcross, Ga., has developed a system for retrieving information. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The system has a storage unit for storing an image that includes first and second selectable objects. The first ...
California Inventor Develops Data Centers Format-Independent Advertising Method
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Sven Graupner of Mountain View, Calif., has developed a method for format-independent advertising capabilities of data centers. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In various embodiments, respective capability data sets are registered to a ...
German Inventors Develop Electric Power Station Monitoring Device
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Mirko Appel and Wolfgang Fick, both of Munchen, Germany, and Uwe Gerk of Frensdorf, Germany, have developed a method and a corresponding device for monitoring a technical installation. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention is ...
Intercontinental Construction Contracting Wins $648,965 Contract
Apr 11, 2007 ... WEST POINT, N.Y., April 11 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $648,965 contract to Intercontinental Construction Contracting Inc., Passaic, N.J., for utilities and housekeeping services. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Contracting Agency, West Point, N.Y. For more ...
TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN MAY 12 ELECTION
Apr 11, 2007 ... The city of San Antonio issued the following press release: Thursday, April 12, is the last day for citizens to register to vote in the May 12 Joint General, Special, and Bond Election of the City of San Antonio, Bexar County, and various entities throughout Bexar County. Early ...
German Inventors Develop Catadioptric Projection Objective
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Alexander Epple of Aalen, Germany, and Aurelian Dodoc of Oberkochen, Germany, have developed a catadioptric projection objective for imaging a pattern arranged in the object plane of the projection objective into the image plane of the projection objective while ...
Oregon, California Inventors Develop Heat Exchanger
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Rajiv K. Mongia of Portland, Ore., and Himanshu Pokharna of San Jose, Calif., have developed a heat exchanger with cooling channels having varying geometry. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device may include an integrated circuit chip ...
Ohio Inventors Develop Duplicate Internet Protocol Addresses Prevention Method
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Brian Alan Batke of Novelty, Ohio, and Gary W. Baczkowski of Seven Hills, Ohio, have developed a method for detecting and preventing the use of duplicate Internet protocol (IP) addresses. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The method ...
New Mexico, New Jersey Inventors Develop Metal Trace Protection Method
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Douglas Collins and Elaine Taylor, both of Albuquerque, N.M., and Linlin Liu of Hillsborough, N.J., have developed a method for eliminating backside metal peeling during die separation. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a ...
German, British Inventors Develop Telecommunications Network Accessing Device
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Ulrike Feuser and Walter Mohrs, both of Bonn, Germany, Uwe Michel and Wolfgang Ptacek, both of Bad Honnef, Germany, Patrik Ljungstrom of Konigswinter, Germany, Peter Brune of Meckenheim, Germany, and Michael Langer of London, have developed a method and a device for ...
North Carolina Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Digital Video Disc Remote Sensor
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Pauline Alexander of Canton, N.C., has developed an ornamental design for a digital video disc remote sensor, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D540,287 on April 10. The original application was ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Stroller
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Mien Chen Huang of Tainan, Taiwan, has developed an ornamental design for a stroller, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D519,421 on April 25, 2006. The original application was filed on March 14, ...
Washington Inventors Develop Input-Validation Filters Automated Generator
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Daniel R. Simon of Redmond, Wash., Valentin N. Razmov of Seattle, and Jonathan D. Pincus of Bellevue, Wash., have developed an automated generator of input-validation filters. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An implementation of a ...
Connecticut Inventor Develops Multi-Attribute Auction Methodology
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Frederick Yung-Fung Wu of Cos Cob, Conn., has developed a multi-attribute auction methodology and a system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A way to conduct complex transactions by auction efficiently and with a high degree of automation ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Component Built-in Module Production Method
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Yasuhiro Sugaya and Toshiyuki Asahi, both of Osaka, Japan, Seiichi Nakatani of Hirakata, Japan, and Shingo Komatsu of Kadoma, Japan, have developed a component built-in module and a method for producing the same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, ...
Georgia Inventors Develop Targeted Advertisement Information System
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Charles M. Link II of Roswell, Ga., Donald M. Cardina of Lawrenceville, Ga., and Vernon Meadows of Lilburn, Ga., have developed a method and a system for providing targeted advertisement information to consumers over a wireless communications ...
California Inventors Develop Heads-up Image Display System
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Yingqiu Jiang of Sunnyvale, Calif., and Aharon Hochbaum of Berkeley, Calif., have developed an image display system for displaying an image in a user's line of sight. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image display system includes a ...
Michigan, California Inventors Develop Thermotoga Neapolitana Xylose Isomerase Polypeptide
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- J. Gregory Zeikus of Okemos, Mich., and Claire Vieille of Lansing, Mich., and Dinlaka Sriprapundh of Sausalito, Calif., have developed thermotoga neapolitana xylose isomerase polypeptides and nucleic acids encoding same. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Two-Terminal Memory Cell
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Jun Hayakawa of Sendai, Japan, has developed high-output nonvolatile magnetic memories with switching and spin torque magnetization reversal capabilities. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A magnetic memory is provided with a high-output ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Lens Device
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Shigeru Yamamoto of Saitama, Japan, has developed a lens device in which an escape channel is formed in a movable lens holding frame. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "lens device in which a first movable lens ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Sheet Shredder
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Takuji Kato and Junichi Inoue both of Kanagawa-ken, Japan, have developed a sheet shredder, which cuts sheets such as, for example, banknotes, and securities. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The sheet shredder includes a cutter block ...
Illinois Inventor Develops Multicast Distribution System
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- James Earl Mathis of Barrington, Ill., has developed a multicast distribution of presence information for an instant messaging system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is a system, method and network for multicast ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Electric Stapler
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Futoshi Kameda of Tokyo has developed an ornamental design for an electric stapler, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D519,345 on April 25, 2006. The patent has been assigned to Max Co. Ltd., ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Multi-Processor System Apparatus
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Tomohiro Morimura and Hideharu Amano, both of Yokohama, Japan, have developed a multi-processor system apparatus allowing a compiler to conduct a static scheduling process over a large scale system of processors and memory modules. According to the U.S ....
California Inventors Develop Addressable Array Interrogating Apparatus
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Andreas N. Dorsel and David A. King, both of Menlo Park, Calif., and Nicholas M. Sampas of San Jose, Calif., have developed an apparatus for interrogating an addressable array. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a ...
German Inventor Develops Very High-Aperture Projection Objective
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Karl-Heinz Schuster of Koenigsbronn, Germany, has developed a projection objective for projecting a pattern arranged in the object plane of the projection objective into the image plane of the projection objective with the aid of ultraviolet light of a prescribed ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Data Transfer Control Method
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Hiroshi Takeda of Higashiyamato, Japan, has developed a data transfer control method, and a peripheral circuit, a data processor and a processing system for the method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A memory performs its internal ...
New Jersey Inventors Develop Programming Language Apparatus
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Giuseppe Di Fabbrizio of Summit, N.J., and Nils Klarlund of Chatham, N.J., have developed a method and an apparatus for a programming language with fully undoable, timed reactive instructions. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention ...
California Inventor Develops Resources Monitoring Method
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Jerry Michael Evoy of San Dimas, Calif., has developed a method of dynamic monitoring of resources that uses snapshots of system states. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "One embodiment of the invention is a method for dynamically ...
California, Iowa Inventors Develop Overmolded Semiconductor Package
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Robert W. Warren of Newport Beach, Calif., Suresh Jayaraman of Ladera Ranch, Calif., and Larry D. Pottebaum of Marion, Iowa, have developed an overmolded semiconductor package with an integrated electro-magnetic interference (EMI) and radio frequency interference ...
British Inventors Develop Mobile Phone Locking System
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Philip Kirby and Wendy Kirby, both of Cleakheaton West Yorshire, Great Britain, have developed means and a method for preventing unauthorized use of a mobile phone. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A locking system and method ...
California Inventor Develops Heatsink Assembly
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Thierry Sin Yan Too of San Jose, Calif., has developed a heatsink assembly and a method of cooling a component. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heatsink assembly is disclosed that includes a holder slidably engaging a circuit board ...
Swedish Inventors Develop Machine with Rotating Shaft Condition Analysis System
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Stefan Lindberg, Ha Hedlund, Jim Kummelstam and Jarl-Ove Lindberg, all from Strangnas, Sweden, have developed a system for analyzing a condition of a machine having a rotating shaft and a machine body with a measuring point. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Television Set
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Toshiyuki Kita of Osaka, Japan, has developed an ornamental design for a 'television set,' the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D540,285 on April 10. The patent has been assigned to Sharp Kabushiki ...
California Inventors Develop Digital Works Distribution Control System
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Mark J. Stefik of Portola Valley, Calif., and Peter L. T. Pirolli of San Francisco, have developed a system for controlling the distribution and use of digital works that uses digital tickets. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In the ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Processor System
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Jun Wakasugi of Kanagawa, Japan, has developed a processor system, a processor and an arithmetic processing method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "processor system, comprising: a first program storage which ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Multilayer Capacitor
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Masaaki Togashi of Tokyo has developed a mltilayer capacitor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "multilayer capacitor containing a multilayer body having dielectric layers laminated therein, and multiple first ...
California Inventor Develops Wireless Telephone System
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Byard G. Nilsson of Fallbrook, Calif., has developed a wireless telephone system with mobile instruments for outgoing calls. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A telecommunication system incorporates individual station instruments ...
911 Safety Equipment Wins $37,692 Contract
Apr 11, 2007 ... ANNISTON, Ala., April 11 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $37,692 contract to 911 Safety Equipment LLC, Norristown, Pa., for fire fighting equipment and supplies. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command, Anniston, Ala. For more ...
J-Line Pump Wins $648,762 Contract
Apr 11, 2007 ... WARREN, Mich., April 11 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $648,762 contract to J-Line Pump Co., Collierville, Tenn., for power and hand pumps. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command, Warren, Mich. For more information about US Fed News ...
General Dynamics Land Systems Wins $7.5 Million Contract
Apr 11, 2007 ... WARREN, Mich., April 11 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $7.5 million contract to General Dynamics Land Systems, Sterling Heights, Mich., for ground effects vehicles, motor vehicles, trailers and cycles. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command, ...
Oshkosh Truck Wins $140,251 Contract
Apr 11, 2007 ... WARREN, Mich., April 11 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $140,251 contract to Oshkosh Truck Corp., Oshkosh, Wis., for specialized shipping and storage containers. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command, Warren, Mich. For more information ...
New Hampshire Inventor Develops Communication Signal Enhancing System
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Frederick C. Belsak Jr. of Newton, N.H., has developed a method and a system for signal repeating in powerline communications. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "method and system for enhancing communication ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Clock Recovery Circuit
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Hideki Ishida and Masaaki Kaneko, both of Kawasaki, Japan, have developed a clock recovery circuit that has a phase comparator circuit, a phase adjusting circuit, and a duty cycle correction circuit. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The ...
Nevada Inventor Develops Carts Guide Wheel Assembly
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Samuel A. Montalvo of Reno, Nev., has developed a guide wheel assembly for carts. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "guide wheel assembly adapted to retrofit a shopping cart having a guide wheel capable of only ...
New Hampshire Inventor Develops Global Communications Network
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Shintaro Asano of New Castle, N.H., has developed a method and a system for remotely backing up a computer memory that utilizes a global communications network. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of the present invention relate ...
Canadian Inventors Develop Blood Substitute Measurement Apparatus
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- James Samsoondar of Cambridge, Canada, and Duncan MacIntyre of Campbellville, Canada, have developed a method and apparatus for measurement of blood substitutes. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method is disclosed whereby the concentration of ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Large Quartz Glass Body Production Mandrel
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Yoshihisa Kusano and Atsuyuki Shimada both of Koriyama, Japan, Toshiharu Hiraoka of Mitoyo-gun, Japan, have developed a mandrel for producing quartz glass and a production method for optical fiber mother material, optical fiber and quartz glass body using the same ....
Ohio Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Double C Shaped Geometric Log Holder
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Jeffrey W. Rozier Sr. of Brunswick, Ohio, has developed an ornamental design for a double C shaped geometric log holder, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D540,457 on April 10. The original ...
U.S., British Inventors Develop Frequency Sampling Method
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Dmitrii Loukianov of Chandler, Ariz., and Adrian P. Stephens of Cambridge, Great Britain, have developed a method that may include sampling a receive frequency at which information received over a communication link is played. According to the U.S. Patent ...
California Inventor Develops Fast Hadamard Transform Generator
Apr 11, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 11 -- Joel D. Medlock of Los Gatos, Calif., has developed a fast Hadamard transform generator that serially performs a fast Hadamard transform of a sampled signal from a first channel. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The Fast Hadamard ...