US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Wednesday, April 18:
Illinois Inventor Develops Flexible Seat Heater
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Edward F. Bulgajewski of Genoa, Ill., has developed a heating device that includes a conductive layer on an electrically insulated substrate. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The substrate and conductive layer have a plurality of ...
Israeli Inventors Develop Electric Shaver
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Pinchas Shalev of Kfar-Saba, Israel, and Zion Azar of Shoham, Israel, have developed an electric shaver with vibrating head. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "hair cutting apparatus comprising: an elongate ...
U.S. Army Awards $27,465 Contract to Sprengmittelvertrieb in Bayern
Apr 18, 2007 ... GRAFENWOEHR, Germany, April 18 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $27,465 contract to Sprengmittelvertrieb in Bayern GmbH, Kuemmersbruck, Germany, for the delivery of explosives to Grafenwoehr. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Contracting Agency, Grafenwoehr, ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Air Conditioner Indoor Apparatus
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Toru Iwata and Masakazu Hirai, both of Osaka, Japan, have developed an indoor unit for an air conditioning apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An air discharge outlet comprises line air discharge outlets and corner air discharge ...
U.S., Italian Inventors Develop Composite Intermediate Layer Making Method
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Lino Iulianetti of Torre dei Passeri, Italy, Antonietta Splendiani of Pescara, Italy, and James W. Cree of Chesterfield, Va., have developed an absorbent device using an apertured nonwoven as an acquisition distribution layer. According to the U.S. Patent ...
North Carolina Inventor Develops Heat-Shrinkable Banding Apparatus
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Sainguen Houatchanthara of Raleigh, N.C., has developed an apparatus and a method for forming a sleeve from a flat tube and applying the sleeve to a container. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A length of flat tube is advanced from a ...
New York Inventors Develop Refrigerant System with Compressor or Multiple Compressors
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Alexander Lifson of Manlius, N.Y., and Michael F. Taras of Fayetteville, N.Y., have developed a compressor or multiple compressors receiving both an intermediate pressure vapor injection. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A refrigerant ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Robot Arm Cable Arrangement
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Hiroshi Nakagiri and Hisao Miyahara, both of Osaka, Japan, have developed a cable arrangement for a robot arm which includes a rotation arm and a line member such as a power cable. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The rotation arm has a ...
Texas Inventors Develop Natural Gas Liquefaction Process
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- John D. Wilkinson, Joe T. Lynch and Hank M. Hudson, all from Midland, Texas, and Kyle T. Cuellar of Katy, Texas, have developed a process for liquefying a natural gas stream containing methane and heavier hydrocarbon components. According to the U.S. Patent ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Laminated Synthetic Leather Forming Method
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Swei Mu Wang of Taichung, Taiwan, has developed a method for manufacturing or forming laminated synthetic leather. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for forming a laminated synthetic leather includes engaging a textile carrier ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Refrigerant Compressor Oil Separation Structure
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- YoshinariYamada, Suguru Hirota and Hajime Kurita, all from Kariya, Japan, have developed a structure for separating oil from a refrigerant gas containing the oil. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The refrigerant gas is discharged from a ...
Germany Inventors Develop Turbine Vane System
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Hans-Thomas Bolms of Muelheim A.D. Ruhr, Germany, Michael Strassberger of Munchen, Germany, and Peter Tiemann of Witten, Germany, have developed a turbine vane system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A turbine vane, especially a turbine ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Pressure Container Manufacture Method
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Shugo Yasui of Tokyo has developed a manufacturing method of a pressure container which is reinforced by covering a liner with a fiber reinforced composite material. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "pressure ...
Colorado, Virginia Inventors Develop Informational Article with Variable Information
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Mark Timothy Turnage of Denver, and Yoram Curiel of Norfolk, Va., have developed an informational article on which variable information is inserted. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The informational article includes a substrate having a ...
Italian Inventors Develop Built-in Type Upright Refrigerator
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Luigi Sessa of Comabbio, Italy, and Marco Zambon of Varese, Italy, have developed an upright refrigerator, particularly, of built-in Type with Anti-dust filter for the compressor compartment, and anti-dust filter for this latter. According to the U.S. Patent ...
Canadian Inventor Develops Light-Weight Composite Laminates Fabrication Methods
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- David D'Arcy Clifford of Caledonia, Canada, has developed a method for laminating and forming a composite laminate in a single operation. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of laminating and forming a non-planar composite part from ...
Air Pro Mechanical Wins $29,980 Contract
Apr 18, 2007 ... CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, April 18 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $29,980 contract to Air Pro Mechanical, Corpus Christi, for air handler units.The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Materiel Command's Corpus Christi Army Depot, Corpus Christi, Texas. For more ...
Tennessee, Wisconsin Inventors Develop Liquid Laminating Resin Systems
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Charles Edward Bayha of Collierville, Tenn., and James Lunde of St. Croix Falls, Wis., have developed a low cost process for manufacture of hurricane resistant, glass, impact resistant units. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Liquid ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Overlapped Color Filter Fabrication Technique
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Yasuhiro Sekine and Shigeki Mori, both of Kanagawa, Japan, have developed a method of manufacturing a solid state image pickup element with color filters of plural colors formed of color resist of negative type. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
California Inventor Develops Rotary Pressure Exchanger
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Richard L Stover of Oakland, Calif., has developed a rotary pressure exchanger. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "pressure exchanger for the transfer of pressure energy from a high pressure fluid stream to a ...
Florida Inventors Develop Biometric Imaging Method
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Walter G Scott and Gregory Zyzdryn, both of Palm Beach, Fla., George W McClurg of Jensen Beach, Fla., and John F. Carver of Palm City, Fla., have developed a biometric imaging system and a method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method ...
U.S., German Inventors Develop Frequency Comb Analysis Method
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Theodor W. Haensch, Michael Mei and Ronald Holzwarth, all from Munich, Germany, and Frederick R. Blume of Wenham, Mass., have developed frequency comb analysis methods and apparatuses for generating a frequency comb and for its use in analyzing materials and in ...
New Jersey Inventor Develops Avalanche Photodiode Structure
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Jie Yao of Princeton, N.J., has developed a diode structure that provides an enhanced responsivity, and, therefore, enhanced sensitivity, without compromising speed. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A photodiode with a semiconductor ...
Chinese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Service Jack Handle
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Jun Ji of Shanghai, China, has developed an ornamental design for a handle for a service jack, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D514,768 on Feb. 7, 2006. The patent has been assigned to KKU ...
California Inventors Develop Cloverleaf Microgyroscope Manufacture Method
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Randall L. Kubena of Oak Park, Calif., Frederic P. Stratton of Beverly Hills, Calif., and David T. Chang of Calabasas, Calif., have developed a method of manufacturing a cloverleaf microgyroscope and a cloverleaf microgyroscope. According to the U.S. Patent ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Refrigerator with Uniform Temperature Distribution System
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Bu-kil Jeong of Kwanglu, South Korea, and Eui-young Chang of Suwon-si, South Korea, have developed a refrigerator in which cooling air generated from an evaporating unit is supplied to a freezing compartment and a refrigerating compartment through a duct to keep a ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Semiconductor Wafer
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Koji Soejima of Kanagawa, Japan, has developed a semiconductor wafer, a semiconductor chip and a method for manufacturing the same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a semiconductor device, in which an insulating layer is disposed on ...
Arkansas Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Conveyor Yoke
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Jonathan E. Formigoni of Pottsville, Ark., and William J. Nahlen of Russellville, Ark., has developed an ornamental design for a conveyor yoke, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D514,769 on Feb. 7, ...
Minnesota Inventors Develop Insulating Glass Assembly Making Process
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Bing Wang of Woodbury, Minn., Mark E. Hackbarth of Stillwater, Minn., and John E. Greenzweig of Minneapolis, have developed a low-temperature press process for making insulating glass assemblies. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ...
British Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Trolley
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- David John Schusler and Neil Robert Seago, both of Newcastle Upon Tyne, Great Britain, have developed an ornamental design for a trolley, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D514,767 on Feb. 7, ...
U.S, French Inventors Develop Tubular Linear Synchronous Motor Control
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Nigel Bruce Morris of Cromwell, Conn., Levent Gosterisli of Bloomfield, Conn., Thomas He of Unionville, Conn., Vlad Zaharia of Rocky Hill, Conn., Pascal Rebillard of Gien, France, and Christophe Durand of Cernoy en Berry, France, have developed a method for allowing ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Risperidone Preparation Method
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Young-Kil Chang and Gwan-Sun Lee, both of Seoul, South Korea, Nam-Du Kim of Osan-si, South Korea, Jae-Heon Lee of Yongin-si, South Korea, and Moon-Sub Lee of Daejeon, South Korea, have developed a method for preparing risperidone. According to the U.S. Patent ...
Pennsylvania Inventors Develop Multi-Metal Layer Micro Electro-Mechanical System
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Kaigham J. Gabriel and Xu Zhu, both of Pittsburgh, have developed a multi-metal layer micro electro-mechanical system structure and a process for making the same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is directed to a ...
Illinois Inventors Develop Acoustic Energy Creating Apparatus
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- David Earl Schafer of Glen Ellyn, Ill., and Mekell Jiles of South Holland, Ill., have developed an apparatus for creating acoustic energy in a balanced receiver assembly and manufacturing method thereof. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ...
Pennsylvania Inventors Develop Opioid Receptor Modulator Compound
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Henry J. Breslin of Lansdale, Pa., Wei He of Audubon, Pa., and Robert W. Kavash of Glenside, Pa., have developed compounds as opioid receptor modulators. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention is directed towards novel compounds ...
Arizona Inventors Develop Multi-Chip Semiconductor Connector
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Francis J. Carney and Phillip Celaya, both of Gilbert, Ariz., Joseph K. Fauty and James P. Letterman, both of Mesa, Ariz., Stephen St. Germain of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Jay A. Yoder of Phoenix, have developed a multi-chip semiconductor connector and a ...
Wisconsin Inventors Develop Building Structure Installation Ventilating, Heating Apparatus
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Gary J. Craw of Delafield, Wis., Daniel L. Karst of Beaver Dam, Wis., Christopher J. Nemacheck of Sussex, Wis., and Kenneth J. Jonas of Mequon, Wis., have developed a ventilating and heating apparatus for installation in a building structure. According to the ...
German, Austrian Inventors Develop Semiconductor Component Producing Method
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Edward Fuergut of Dasing, Germany, Holger Woerner of Regensburg, Germany, Thomas Kalin of Treffen, Austria, and Carsten Von Koblinski of Villach, Austria, have developed a method for producing a semiconductor component with a plastic housing and carrier plate for ...
Production Products Manufacturing & Sales Wins $2.4 Million Contract
Apr 18, 2007 ... NATICK, Mass., April 18 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $2.4 million contract to Production Products Manufacturing & Sales, St. Louis, for research and development work. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Research, Development & Engineering Command, Natick, ...
Production Products Manufacturing & Sales Wins $899,911 Contract
Apr 18, 2007 ... NATICK, Mass., April 18 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $899,911 contract to Production Products Manufacturing & Sales, St. Louis, for research and development work. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Research, Development & Engineering Command, Natick, Mass. For ...
U.S., Czech Inventors Develop Hydrogel-based Prosthetic Device
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Petr Stehlicek and Tomas Drunecky, both of Kladno, Czech Republic, Zdena Kozlova of Beroun, Czech Republic, and Vladimir A. Stoy of Princeton, N.J., have developed a prosthetic for replacement of at least a part of the nucleus of a intravertebral ...
Wisconsin Inventor Develops Article Mechanically Bonding, Cutting Method
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- David J. Van Eperen of Appleton, Wis., has developed an apparatus and a method for mechanically bonding and cutting an article. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a method and apparatus for mechanically bonding and cutting an article ...
Texas Inventors Develop Titanium Dioxide Photosensitizer Synthesis
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Randolph P. Thummel and Yi-Zhen Hu, both of Houston, have developed a method for in situ, stepwise, solid state synthesis of photosensitizers for titanium dioxide. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to "methods and ...
California Inventors Develop Target Biometric Samples Finding Method
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Mark S. Manasse of San Francisco, and Andrei Z. Broder of Menlo Park, Calif., have developed a system and a method for finding one or more target biometric samples that are similar to or match a query biometric sample. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Sink Drain Basket Retainable
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Kazuaki Kumagai of Tsubame, Japan, has developed an ornamental design for a drain basket retainable on sink, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D514,764 on Feb. 7, 2006. The patent has been ...
Washington Inventors Develop Data Items Migrating Method
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Jacob Sidney Gur and Paul K. Kromann, both of Redmond, Wash., and Jules S. Cohen of Seattle, have developed a system and method for incremental and reversible data migration and feature deployment. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A data ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Thin-Film Transistor Electroluminescent Display
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Kun-Hong Chen of Taipei County, Taiwan, has developed a driving circuit of a thin-film transistor (TFT)electroluminescent display. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention discloses a control TFT structure (i.e. a driving ...
Italian Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Combined Ironing Board, Electric Iron, And Iron Holder
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Arcangelo Manfiotto of Fellette Di Romano D'Ezzelino, Italy, has developed an ornamental design for a combined ironing board, electric iron, and iron holder, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D514,766 on ...
Colorado Inventors Develop Vehicle Game Lift
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Tony Angel of Boulder, Colo., and Roger Jensen of Golden, Colo., have developed a vehicle game lift that is adapted for releasable attachment to a trailer hitch mounted on a rear of a vehicle. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The game ...
New York Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Cleaning Mitt
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Michael Franco of Brooklyn, N.Y., has developed an ornamental design for a cleaning mitt, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D514,762 on Feb. 7, 2006. The patent has been assigned to Franco ...
South Korean Inventor Develops Air Conditioner
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Il Yong Cho of Seoul, South Korea, has developed an air conditioner, which is designed to carry out a defrosting operation for an outdoor heat exchanger by circulating refrigerant therein. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention ...
Maryland Inventors Develop Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramic Structure Forming Method
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Rena Y. Jacobson and Tapan K. Gupta, both of Ellicott City, Md., have developed a method of forming a low temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) structure. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a method of forming an LTCC structure ...
Texas Inventors Develop Interior Window with Integrated Blind
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Patrick L. Lyness and Rita Lyness, both of Terrell, Texas, have developed an interior window with integrated blind. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The interior window with integrated blind is a window adapted for use in a hospital ...
Ohio Inventors Develop Overhead Sectional Door
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- John A. Colston of Mason, Ohio, and Jeffrey W. Stone of Lebanon, Ohio, have developed an overhead door and associated mating panels that include a number of hinges to pivotally couple adjacent overhead door panels. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Italian Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Sponge
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Franco Seregni of Milan, Italy, and Goffredo Luraschi of Como, Italy, have developed an ornamental design for a sponge, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D514,761 on Feb. 7, 2006. The patent ...
Ohio Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Sink Cushion Mat
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Philip C. Dretzka of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, has developed an ornamental design for a sink cushion mat, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D514,765 on Feb. 7, 2006. The patent has been assigned ...
Pennsylvania Inventor Develops Thermoplastic Fencing Construction Assembly Method
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- James Fattori of Trevose, Pa., has developed a unique thermoplastic fencing construction which facilitates assembly by ultrasonic welding thereof. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "fencing construction made of ...
California Inventor Develops Acoustic Detector
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Peter Bostock of Atherton, Calif., has developed an acoustic detector that includes active noise cancellation. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An acoustic detector converts sound waves, which include sound waves of interest as well as ...
Idaho Inventor Develops Semiconductor Image Sensing Device
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Bryan G. Cole of Meridian, Idaho, has developed methods and structures to reduce optical crosstalk in solid state imager arrays. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Sections of pixel material layers that previously would have been etched away and ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Semiconductor Memory Device
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Kenji Saito and Hiroshi Furuta, both of Kanagawa, Japan, have developed a semiconductor memory device and manufacturing method therefor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A semiconductor memory device, adapted for storing plural bits per cell to ...
Canadian Inventor Develops Modulated Current Gas Turbine Engine Starting System
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Richard John O'Connor of Gloucester, Canada, has developed a method of starting a gas turbine engine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and an apparatus for starting a gas turbine engine under various conditions are used to ...
Kansas, Iowa Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Dryer Cabinet
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Michael C. Roberts of Lawrence, Kan., and Stephen D. Schober of Newton, Iowa, have developed an ornamental design for a dryer cabinet, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D514,757 on Feb. 7, ...
German Inventors Develop Hearing Aid
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Bernd Beimel and Tom Weidner, both of Erlangen, Germany, have developed a hearing aid, and a method for reducing feedback therein. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Feedback reduction in hearing aids is simplified and improved in an ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Hydraulic Operation Lever device
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Mikio Uchiyama and Kazuhiko Gogo, both of Saitama, Japan, have developed a lever device for a hydraulic operation. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a lever device for a hydraulic operation where hydraulic pressure is generated in a ...
Illinois, Wisconsin Inventors Develop Ice-Making Machine Cleaning Method
Apr 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 18 -- Matthew W. Allison of Mundelein, Ill., Garth Kurt Pearson of Lake Bluff, Ill., and Daniel Alan Jaszkowski of Racine, Wis., have developed an ice-making machine and a method of maintaining and cleaning an ice-making machine. According to the U.S. Patent & ...