US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Wednesday, May 16:
French Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Lamp
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Philippe Stephant of Hyeres les palmiers, France, has developed an ornamental design for a lamp, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D522,680 on June 6, 2006. The patent has been assigned to CG ...
North Carolina Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Outdoor Lantern
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- John Burke of Southport, N.C., has developed an ornamental design for an outdoor lantern with seedy glass, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D522,682 on June 6, 2006. The patent has been assigned ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Table Lamp
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Wen-Tsung Chen of Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, has developed an ornamental design for a table lamp, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D522,681 on June 6, 2006. The original application was filed on June ...
California Inventors Develop Software Packet Processing Precompute Logic
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Spencer Greene and James Washburn, both of Palo Alto, Calif., and Olaf Moller of Santa Clara, Calif., have developed a system that precomputes data for possible use by a processor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The system receives data ...
California Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Motorcycle Suspension
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Vincenzo F. Costa of Huntington Beach, Calif., has developed an ornamental design for a motorcycle suspension, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D542,718 on May 15. The original application was ...
Canadian Inventor Develops Computer-Implemented File System
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Steve McPolin of Nepean, Canada, has developed a file system virtual memory descriptor generation interface system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A computer system having a kernel interface that provides a technique for creating memory ...
Washington Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Pizza Slicer
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Sarah S. Peterson of Seattle has developed an ornamental design for a pizza slicer, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D542,609 on May 15. The patent has been assigned to Progressive International ...
Maryland Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Candle Warmer
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Andrew Niemeyer of Churchville, Md., has developed an ornamental design for a candle warmer, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D522,671 on June 6, 2006. The patent has been assigned to Crazy ...
South Korean Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Compact Fluorescent Lamp
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Jong-Hwooi Kim of Seoul, South Korea, has developed an ornamental design for a compact fluorescent lamp, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D522,669 on June 6, 2006. The patent has been assigned to ...
Brazilian Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Lipstick Cosmetic Container
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Roberto Ramos Bortolotti of San Carlos, Brazil, has developed an ornamental design for a cosmetic container for lipstick, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D542,978 on May 15. The patent has been ...
British Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Fly-Tying Lamp
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Fraser Milbourne Hodgson of London has developed an ornamental design for a fly-tying lamp, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D522,679 on June 6, 2006. The patent has been assigned to Daylight Co ....
Australian Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Aquarium
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Michael Jason Scarrott of Alexandria, Australia, has developed an ornamental design for an aquarium, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D542,980 on May 15. The original application was filed on June ...
French Inventors Develop Electronic Component Fabrication Method
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Philippe Coronel of Barraux, France, Francois Leverd of St. Ismier, France, and Thomas Skotnicki of Crolles, France, have developed electronic components and a method of fabricating the same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method is ...
Hong Kong Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Hui Chi Ming of Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, has developed an ornamental design for a multi purpose portable cold cathode fluorescent lamp, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D522,677 on June 6, 2006. The ...
California Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Funnel
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Jay Silverman of Calabasas, Calif., and Joel Silverman of Valencia, Calif., have developed an ornamental design for a funnel, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D542,610 on May 15. The original ...
Chinese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Rechargeable Xenon Torch
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Se Kit Yuen of Hong Kong has developed an ornamental design for a rechargeable xenon torch, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D522,673 on June 6, 2006. The original application was filed on Feb ....
Florida Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Spotlight Handle
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Michael Krieger of Miami Beach, Fla., and Kevin Ellsworth of Hollywood, Fla., have developed an ornamental design for a spotlight handle, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D522,674 on June 6, ...
Arkansas Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Tomato Cage Panel
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- James R. Wilson of Siloam Springs, Ark., has developed an ornamental design for tomato cage panel, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D542,611 on May 15. The original application was filed on Nov ....
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Fishbowl Lighting
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Chiao-Ming Wang of Taichung Hsien, Taiwan, has developed an ornamental design for a fishbowl lighting, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D522,678 on June 6, 2006. The patent has been assigned ...
Florida Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Twin Beam Spotlight
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Michael Krieger of Miami Beach, Fla., and Kevin Ellsworth of Hollywood, Fla. have developed an ornamental design for a twin beam spotlight, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D522,675 on June 6, ...
Florida Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Helmet
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Tristram Himmele of Lake Worth, Fla., has developed an ornamental design for a helmet, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D542,979 on May 15. The original application was filed on April 26, 2006, ...
Hong Kong Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Flashlight
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Stephen Shiu Fai Man of Hong Kong has developed an ornamental design for a flashlight, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D522,676 on June 6, 2006. The patent has been assigned to Dorcy ...
Washington Inventors Develop Digital Image Processing Method
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- John Edward Dolan, Toyohisa Matsuda and Ahmet Mufit Ferman, all from Vancouver, Wash., and Richard John Campbell of Camas, Wash., have developed methods and systems for image complexity estimation and selective complexity-based image processing, the U.S. Patent & ...
Spanish Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Skewer
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Jes Bardolet of Barcelona, Spain, has developed an ornamental design for a skewer, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D542,606 on May 15. The patent has been assigned to Bardolet & Co. SL, ...
Czech Inventors Develop Motor Vehicles Variable Adaptive Projector System
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Libor Strambersky of Jicina, Czech, and Milan Cejnek of Novy Jicin, Czech, have developed a variable adaptive projector system for motor vehicles that comprises a positioning mechanism for variation the positions of the basic shield and the wet road shield of the ...
Florida Inventor Develops Rotating Wheels Durably Affixable Light Device
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Steven J. Washington of Oakland, Fla., has developed an illumination device for adhesion to a desired location of a rotatable vehicle wheel or wheel covering. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An illumination device adapted for attachment to ...
California Inventor Develops Pole-Mounted Shelf
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Ray Cowan of Costa Mesa, Calif., has developed functionalized furniture that comprises a pole to which a functional element is coupled. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A functional element is coupled to a retaining element such that the ...
New York Inventors Develop Image Quality Control Apparatus
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Norman W. Zeck of Webster, N.Y., William E. Nelson of Penfield, N.Y., and Remo J. D'Ortenzio of Rochester, N.Y., have developed a method and an apparatus for controlling image quality and compression ratios in image segmentation. According to the U.S. Patent ...
Washington Inventors Develop Application Program and Electronic Ink Communication System
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Jerome J Turner, Zoltan C Szilagyi, Sashi Raghupathy and Tobiasz Zielinski, all from Redmond, Wash., Steve Dodge and Robert L Chambers, both of Sammamish, Wash., Bodin Dresevic and Timothy H Kannapel, both of Bellevue, Wash., Arin J Goldberg of Woodinville, Wash., ...
Florida Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Bus Tray
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Eddie L. James of Orlando, Fla., has developed an ornamental design for a bus tray, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D542,600 on May 15. The original application was filed on April 25, 2005, and ...
Texas Inventor Develops Wall Fixture Lighting Detachable Light Shade
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Linda Kay Lawrence of Rockwall, Texas, has developed a detachable light shade for a wall fixture lighting. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wire frame means for structurally supporting a light shading material is provided, wherein the ...
Maryland Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Pan Lifting Implement
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Paul Romsburg Jr. and Paul Romsburg Sr., both of Williamsport, Md., and Roy Romsburg of Hagerstown, Md., have developed an ornamental design for a pan lifting implement, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No ....
Washington Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Salad Spinner
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Lance Logan Hood of Seattle has developed an ornamental design for a salad spinner, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D542,603 on May 15. The patent has been assigned to Kwok Kuen So, Hong ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Optical Character Recognition System
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Mitsuo Nakayama of Tokyo has developed an image scanner and an optical character recognition system using said image scanner. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is directed to providing an image scanner and an optical ...
Wisconsin Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Shredder Plate
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Cynthia C Jara-Almonte of Kenosha, Wis., Thomas R Berger of Racine, Wis., and Richard A Junk of Elkhorn, Wis., have developed an ornamental design for a shredder plate for a food waste disposer, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Hand-Dryer
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Wei-Ta Liao of Taipei County, Taiwan, has developed an ornamental design for a hand-dryer, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D542,976 on May 15. The patent has been assigned to American Specialties ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Moving Picture Flicker Correction Method
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Motohiro Asano and Katsuhiko Matsusaka, both of Osaka, Japan, have developed a computer readable medium storing a program for image processing executable by a computer. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In flicker correction of a moving ...
California Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Beverage Container
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Morry Karp of Beverly Hills, Calif., has developed an ornamental design for a beverage container, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D542,598 on May 15. The patent has been assigned to Berney-Karp ...
Canadian Inventors Develop Electronic Device Display Backlight Providing Method
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Norman Ladouceur and Robert Lowles, both of Waterloo, Canada, and Jason Griffin of Kitchener, Canada, have developed a device and a method for providing backlight to a display in an electronic communication device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Washington Inventors Develop Text Entry Apparatus
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Pim van Meurs of Kenmore, Wash., has developed a system and a method for chinese input using a joystick. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A Chinese text entry system and method is provided to allow users to enter a character to a device ...
Minnesota Inventors Develop Phosphor Based Illumination System
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Andrew J. Ouderkirk of Woodbury, Minn., Michael F. Weber of Shoerview, Minn., John A. Wheatley of Lake Elmo, Minn., Kenneth A. Epstein of St. Paul, Minn., and James E. Watson of Maplewood, Minn., have developed a phosphor based illumination system with light guide and ...
Washington, Rhode Island, California Inventors Develop Digital Ink Annotation Process
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- David M. Bargeron and Michael Shilman, both of Seattle, Tomer Moscovich of Providence, R.I., and Zile Wei of Berkeley, Calif., have developed a digital ink annotation process and a system for processing digital documents and digital ink annotations ...
German Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Non-Electric Household Hand Held Cutting Device
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Richard Zirbes of Niederkail, Germany, has developed an ornamental design for a non-electric household hand held cutting device, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D542,604 on May 15. The patent has ...
California Inventors Develop Multiple Output Illumination System
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Kenneth K. Li of Arcadia, Calif., and Sheldon Sillyman of Murrieta, Calif., have developed illuminators for coupling light into light guides such as optical fibers. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multiple output illumination system ...
German Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Cooking Surface
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Heinz-Peter Huxhold of Furth, Germany, has developed an ornamental design for a cooking surface, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D542,597 on May 15. The patent has been assigned to Electrolux ...
Dutch Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Two Head Dry Shaver
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Gael Prat-Pfister and Ian Che Chun Lee, both of Amersfoort, Netherlands, have developed an ornamental design for a two head dry shaver, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D542,973 on May 15. The ...
Italian Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Pan Lifter
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Pino Spagnolo of Beinasco, Italy, has developed an ornamental design for a pan lifter, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D542,596 on May 15. The patent has been assigned to Bialetti Industries SpA, ...
Chinese Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Dryer
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Daniel Karraker, Selina Huang and Newman Liu, all from Shanghai, China, have developed an ornamental design for a dryer, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D542,974 on May 15. The patent has been ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Hand Dryer
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Junji Izuo of Osaka, Japan, has developed an ornamental design for a hand dryer, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D542,975 on May 15. The original application was filed on Feb. 22, 2006, and is ...
New Mexico Inventor Develops Automated Symbolic Recognition System
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Kamran Reihani of Las Cruces, N.M., has developed a system and a method for automated symbolic recognition including multi-phase symbolic reshaping. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automated symbolic recognition system and method ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Display with Display Lightguide
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Yoshiyuki Furuya and Tetsuya Sugiyama, both of Susono, Japan, have developed a display with display lightguide which is shaped into display characters in three dimensions. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A display includes a display ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Automobile Interior Illuminator
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Shiro Iwai of Niiza, Japan, has developed an interior illuminator for an automobile that is attached to a ceiling of the automobile. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention aims to provide an "interior illuminator for an automobile ...
Israeli Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Holder
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Tal Eldar Ben-Shlomo of Ramat-Hasharon, Israel, and Itamar Burstein of Tel Aviv, Israel, have developed an ornamental design for a holder, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D542,601 on May ...
Spanish Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Tong Pair
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Lukas Huber of Barcelona, Spain, has developed an ornamental design for a pair of tongs, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D542,607 on May 15. The patent has been assigned to Design Mix Collections ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Directly Lighting Device Backlight Module
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Wen-Pao Tseng and Hsin-Chien Chiang, both of Taipei, Taiwan, have developed a backlight module of a directly lighting backlight device. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A backlight module of a directly ...
German Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Cosmetic Container
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Benedikt Althoff and Harry Zwergel, both of Berlin, have developed an ornamental design for cosmetic container, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D542,977 on May 15. The patent has been assigned ...
Washington Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Combined Salt
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Jason O. Germany and John R. Prins, both of Seattle, have developed an ornamental design for a combined salt and pepper dispenser, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D542,605 on May 15. The patent ...
California Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Mug
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Kuang-Hsia Tien of Pasadena, Calif., has developed an ornamental design for a mug, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D542,599 on May 15. The patent has been assigned to Sweda Co. LLC, Monrovia, ...
Iowa Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Drink Cup Holder
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Marvin Morford of West Des Moines, Iowa, has developed an ornamental design for a drink cup holder, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D542,602 on May 15. The original application was filed on Feb ....
Connecticut Inventors Develop Luminaire Reflector
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Paul R. Ford of Orange, Conn., Carl R. Lueck of Stratford, Conn., and Sylvan R. Shemitz of Woodbridge, Conn., have developed a reflector for a luminaire. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention may comprise a reflector for a ...
Arkansas Inventors Develop Lighted Christmas Star Ornament Apparatus
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Candy Fitzpatrick of Moose Pass, Ark., has developed a lighted star ornament that is freestanding and designed for use with a nativity set. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-faceted star is affixed atop a telescoping support post, ...
California Inventor Develops Optical Reflector
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- William A. Hein of Manhattan Beach, Calif., has developed a reflector for a lighting assembly that is comprised of a series of discrete facets connected to form an optical reflector. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Each facet includes ...
British Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Razor Head
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- James Pryor of Sheffield, Great Britain, and Rachel Russell of Slough, Great Britain, have developed an ornamental design for a razor head, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D542,972 on May ...
Nebraska Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Landscaping Block
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Ryan W. Collison of Lincoln, Neb., and Beau R. Collison of Milford, Neb., have developed an ornamental design for a landscaping block, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D522,668 on June 6, ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Induction Heating Cooker
May 16, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Hiroyuki Tanaka of Nishinomiya, Japan, has developed an ornamental design for an induction heating cooker, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D542,586 on May 15. The patent has been assigned to ...