US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Friday, May 18:
Japanese Inventors Develop Information Processing System
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Sho Murakoshi, Hiroaki Shibuki, Hidemi Usuba, Shinsuke Nishimura and Keiichi Yamauchi, all from Saitama-ken, Japan, have developed a system for processing information which reads address information. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Weather Strip Manufacturing Method
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Yoshihisa Kubo, Masahiko Ito and Mitsunobu Teramoto, all from Aichi, Japan, have developed a weather strip and a manufacturing method therefor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "When a molded portion of a weather strip is molded, a slit, ...
California Inventors Develop Electronic Message Delivery System
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Peter Schlampp and Patrick R. Peterson, both of San Francisco, Scott Banister of Pacifica, Calif., and Paul Clegg of San Mateo, Calif., have developed an electronic message delivery that uses an alternate source approach. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Washington Inventors Develop Arbitration Process
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Brian T. Berkowitz of Seattle, and Peter A. Christofferson of Kenmore, Wash., have developed an arbitration of state changes. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An arbitration process ensures changes made by more than one node to the same ...
Maryland Inventor Develops Rigid Body Support Device
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Donald E. Kidwell of Hughesville, Md., has developed a generally rigid body support device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A body support device includes a base section with a wall ergonomically contoured to conform generally to the ...
Virginia Inventors Develop Audio Output Suitable Information Providing Method
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Ryan A. Danner of Glen Allen, Va., Susan H. Barban of Midlothian, Va., and Steven J. Martin of Richmond, Va., have developed techniques for navigating a network based on audio input to retrieve information from a network. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Network System
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Yoshiteru Takeshima of Yokohama, Japan, and Masahiko Nakahara of Machida, Japan, have developed a network system with a client, a content server, application servers and a proxy server. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The proxy server ...
Singapore Inventors Develop Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotube Production Method
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Ping Chen, Zhitao Xiong and Jianyi Lin, all from Singapore, have developed a method for the production of multi-wall carbon nanotubes. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention relates to a method of producing multi-walled carbon ...
Massachusetts Inventors Discover Novel Human Kinase-Like Polypeptide
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Rachel Meyers of Newton, Mass., Martin R. Hodge of Arlington, Mass., and Mark Williamson of Saugus, Mass., have discovered a novel human kinase-like nucleic acid sequences and proteins. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Novel human ...
New Jersey Inventors Develop Nitrogen Oxide Emission Control Method
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Joseph Hsieh, Kevin R. Gilman, Dominique Philibert, Scott Eagleson and Andrew Morin, all from Parsippany, N.J., have developed a method of controlling Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) emissions. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to ...
California Inventors Develop E-Mail Integrating Method
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Ankesh Kumar of Hillsborough, Calif., Timothy J. Canniffe of Millbrae, Calif., Martin Logan of San Francisco, and Thomas B. Bennett of Tujunga, Calif., have developed a system and a method for integrating e-mail into functionality of software ...
Georgia Inventors Develop Data Capturing System
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Christopher Straut of Duluth, Ga., Albert S. Boyers of Atlanta, Joseph H. Owen Jr. of Douglasville, Ga., and Ram Choragudi of Alpharetta, Ga., have developed a method, apparatus, and a system for capturing data exchanged between a server and a user. According ...
District of Columbia Inventor Develops Multiple Email Message Processing Method
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Peter S. Weissman of Washington has developed a mail program that allows a user to simultaneously process multiple email messages to separate recipients or groups of recipients. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A primary email has a ...
California Inventors Develop Dynamic Resource Allocation Architecture
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- William Hreha of San Jose, Calif., and Sastri Kota of Sunnyvale, Calif., have developed a dynamic resource allocation that provides differentiated services over a broadband communication network. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The system ...
Kustom Signals Wins $43,504 Contract
May 18, 2007 ... FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, May 18 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $43,504 contract to Kustom Signals Inc., Lenexa, Kan., for alarm, signal and security detection equipment. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Contracting Agency, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. For more ...
Massachusetts Inventor Develops Version Difference Masking Apparatus
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Mark Day of Milton, Mass., has developed a method and an apparatus for masking version differences in applications using a data object exchange protocol. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Techniques for masking version differences among ...
California Inventors Develop Mobile Information Network Browser Device
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Claude-Nicolas Fiechter of Sunnyvale, Calif., Amir Ben-Efraim of Redwood City, Calif., T Hea Nahm of Los Altos, Calif., and David Hudson of San Francisco, have developed a portable browser device with adaptive personalization capability. According to the U.S ....
Oregon Inventors Develop Integrated Circuit Fabrication Method
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- James M. Powers of Aloha, Ore., and Robert P. Meagley of Hillsboro, Ore., have developed a method for fabrication of integrated circuits. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Exposure systems may use pellicles made of perfluoropoly-ether. These ...
Pennsylvania Inventors Develop Electrical Switching Apparatus Contact Assembly
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- John J. Shea of Pittsburgh, Jeffrey A. Miller of McKees Rocks, Pa., and Brian J. Schaltenbrand of Cranberry Township, Pa., have developed an electrical switching apparatus contact assembly and movable contact arm therefor. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Signal Transmit-receive Device
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Hiroki Yamashita and Yusuke Takeuchi, both of Hachioji, Japan, Takashige Baba of Kodaira, Japan, Tatsuya Saito of Kunitachi, Japan, and Satoru Isomura of Hamura, Japan, have developed a signal transmit-receive device, a circuit, and a loopback test ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Switch Apparatus
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Mamoru Miyako, Kazuki Yamaguchi, Takayuki Washino and Shinichi Umemura, all from Aichi, Japan, have developed a switch apparatus for use in a vehicle by an operator. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "vehicle switch ...
Belgian Inventors Develop Transmission Channel Characteristic Estimation Method
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Frank Ryckebusch of Ekeren, Belgium, and Stan Claes of Mechelen, Belgium, have developed a method and an arrangement to estimate transmission channel characteristics. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A channel characteristic of a ...
Illinois Inventors Develop Staked Terminal Rivet System
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Michael J. Skarlupka, Mark A. Mantua and Gary W. Eisenhower, all from Freeport, Ill., and Matthew J. Brose of Pecatonica, Ill., have developed staked printed circuit board terminals for switch cases. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Two-Stage Button Structure
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Yu-Cheng Huang and Tzu-Chih Lin, both of Hsinchu, Taiwan, have developed a two-stage button structure. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A two-stage button structure includes: a silver paste printed circuit board (PCB), a metal dome, a film, ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Solid Electrolyte Battery
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Hiroyuki Akashi of Kanagawa, Japan, and Gorou Shibamoto of Miyagi, Japan, have developed a solid electrolyte battery. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "solid electrolyte battery having improved energy density and safety, ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Photosensitive Resin Composition
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Kazuto Miyoshi and Ryoji Okuda, both of Shiga, Japan, and Masao Tomikawa of Otsu, Japan, have developed a photosensitive resin composition and a process for producing heat-resistant resin film. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present ...
California Inventors Develop Computer Readable Storage Medium
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Aleksey Skurikhin and Ilya Teplov, both of Foster City, Calif., and Paul Huck of Palo Alto, Calif., have developed a real-time collaboration server, a control unit which manages a collaboration mode. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The ...
TACTICAL AIR CONTROL PARTY CALLS FIRE FROM ABOVE
May 18, 2007 ... The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news story: Close air support has played an important role throughout modern warfare, serving a purpose similar to artillery in how it provides fire support for friendly forces. To refine their skills in providing close air ...
SHOOTERS LEARN TO BRING PAIN
May 18, 2007 ... The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news story: Give a child a bean bag, and he'll probably sit on it or kick it around. Give a U.S. Marine a bean bag, and he'll put it in a shotgun and shoot something. At least that's what about 140 Okinawa-based Marines did at ...
TOWN HALL MEETING IN NORTH BRUNSWICK
May 18, 2007 ... Rep. Rush Holt, D-N.J. (12th CD), issued the following press release: Please join Rep. Rush Holt for a town meeting to discuss issues affecting our community such as economic development, hometown security, energy, health care, education, Social Security, and anything else that may be on ...
WHITE KNIGHTS TRAIN DAILY TO STAY SHARP
May 18, 2007 ... The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news story: The Marines of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron-165 (Reinforced), the air combat element for the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), fresh from a combat deployment in the Anbar Province of Iraq, are ...
COMMUNICATIONS MARINE AT FOOTHOLD OF HIS CAREER
May 18, 2007 ... The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news story: Communication and leadership are two key elements the Marine Corps relies on to succeed in mission accomplishment. Sergeant Nicholas S. Busby, a 19-year-old satellite communications operator with the 31st Marine ...
California Inventor Develops Increment Power Saving Method
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Byung Taek Lee of San Diego has developed a method for increment power saving in battery powered wireless system with software configuration. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for conserving power in an apparatus is disclosed. The ...
Montana Inventors Develop Sand, Divot Replacer
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- John W. Meyer and Doug Jacobe, both of Cascade, Mont., have developed a sand and divot replacer with quick release top. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "sand and seed divot replacer including a pour spout having ...
Massachusetts, New Hampshire Inventors Develop Storage Network Management Method
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Jeffrey A. Brown and James A. Wentworth III, both of Shrewsbury, Mass., Bradford B. Glade of Harvard, Mass., Fernando Oliveira of Sudbury, Mass., David Harvey of Newton, Mass., Walter M. Caritj of Medway, Mass., Matthew Waxman of Brookline, Mass., Lee W. VanTine of ...
French Inventors Develop Fluid Dispenser
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Free Duquet of Thibouville, France, Firmin Garcia of Evreux, France, and Alex Milian of Breteuil sur Iton, France, have developed a fluid dispenser for dispensing a fluid in liquid or in powder form. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluid ...
German Inventor Develops Adaptive Channel Equalization Method
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Holger Gryska of Munchen, Germany, has developed a method for adaptive channel equalization and to an adaptive equalizer for carrying out the method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The transfer function of a filter processing unit is ...
German Inventor Develops Program Run Controlling Method
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Thomas Schilf of Heidelberg, Germany, has developed a method for controlling a program run of a central data processor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: " A method for controlling a program run of a central data processor includes the step ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Optical Resonator
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Kazuya Hayashibe and Tatsuo Fukui, both of Kanagawa, Japan, Masayuki Morita of Saitama, Japan, and Yutaka Imai of Tokyo, have developed an optical resonator and a laser oscillator that includes a solid-state laser medium. An abstract of the invention, released ...
Massachusetts Inventor Develops Steering Wheel Workstation Support
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Robert A. Caradimos of Wareham, Mass., has developed a steering wheel workstation support for mounting a laptop computer. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The steering wheel workstation support contains a support portion with a lip, a hook ...
Illinois Inventors Develop Non-Slip Garment Hanger Attachment
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Janet Lee Mikhail and Matthew Kamel Mikhail, both of Naperville, Ill., have developed a non-slip resilient unitary attachment designed for use on a standard wire hanger. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The attachment is shaped or molded ...
Tennessee, California Inventors Develop Transmitter Signals Real-Time Location System
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Robert W. Boyd, Donald K. Belcher and Michael A. Wohl, all from Rogersville, Tenn., and David S. Wisherd of Sunnyvale, Calif., have developed a real-time location system that includes a plurality of signal readers for receiving signals from a wireless transmitter to be ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Liquid Material Discharging Dispenser
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Hiroyuki Sugimura, Satoshi Murata, Tetsuya Kida and Shota Makimoto, all from Kawasaki, Japan, have developed a dispenser for discharging a liquid material which is suitably used for a liquid crystal drip injection method. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
California Inventor Develops Diagnostic Read Circuit
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Antonio Marroig Martinez of Los Altos, Calif., has developed a diagnostic read circuit that presents random access memory (RAM) data of an integrated circuit for external analysis. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A diagnostic read circuit ...
French Inventor Develops Support Stocking Fitting Device
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Michel Delamare of St.-Cyr-sur-Loire, France, has developed a device for fitting a support stocking on a person and for taking off the same. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "The invention relates to a ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Computer System Management Program
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Nobumitsu Takaoka, Yasunori Kaneda and Masayuki Yamamoto, all from Tokyo, have developed a computer system management program for managing a computer system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "method for monitoring ...
New York, Pennsylvania Inventors Develop Errant Data Sequence Detection Method
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Richard G. Hartmann, Francine M. Orzel and Jeffrey S. Stevens, all from Endicott, N.Y., Thomas E. Murphy Jr. of Vestal, N.Y., Paul F. Rieth of Apalachin, N.Y., and Daniel L. Krissell of Hallstead, Pa., have developed a method for dynamically detecting an errant data ...
California Inventors Develop Liquid Heat Capacity Laser
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Brian J. Comaskey of Walnut Creek, Calif., Karl F. Scheibner of Tracy, Calif., and Earl R. Ault of Livermore, Calif., have developed a method of operating an optically pumped flowing liquid state laser gain medium in the heat capacity regime. According to the ...
Michigan Inventor Develops Aerosol Package with Optimal Content Volume
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Eric J. Hansen of Ada, Mich., has developedan aerosol package with optimal content volume. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aerosol package has a container that includes an optimum volume of a gas producing compound, such as an oxidizing ...
Minnesota Inventors Develop Storage Area Network Non-fatal Fault Recovering Method
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- David S. Ebsen of Chaska, Minn., and Todd R. Burkey of Savage, Minn., have developed a method and an apparatus for recovering from a non-fatal fault during background operations. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a ...
California Inventors Develop Applicator, Integrated Concentrate System
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Andrew Durant of Tustin, Calif., David Millar of Aliso Viejo, Calif., Steven Baranek of Orange, Calif., have developed an applicator and integrated concentrate system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Dilute chemical carrying systems include ...
North Carolina Inventors Develop Software Monitoring Scheme
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- James E. Hughes of Apex, N.C., Eric R. Kern of Chapel Hill, N.C., and Thomas D. Pahel Jr. of Raleigh, N.C., have developed a software independent watchdogging scheme for monitoring operating system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ...
Canadian Inventors Develop Multiple Loads Energy Consumption Stabilization System
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Mohammad Sedighy and Thomas Lai Wai Ma, both of Ontario, Canada, have developed a method and a system for stabilizing energy consumption in multiple loads, or in single multi-phase loads. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The method and ...
Illinois Inventor Develops Multifunction Key Assembly
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Gil Hecht of Nahariya, Ill., has developed a multifunction key assembly for inputting data to an electronic device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The multifunction key assembly has two major switches operated by a single key cap and at ...
Indiana, Georgia Inventors Develop Hand-held Device Error Notification Method
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Carolynn Rae Johnson and Jeffrey Loren Brentlinger, both of Indianapolis, Mark Joseph Lampe of Carmel, Ind., and Eric Scott Roberts of Duluth, Ga., have developed an error notification method for a hand-held device that is capable of syncing with a ...
New Jersey Inventors Develop Multi-stage Signal Detection System
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Arnaud Santraine of Eatontown, N.J., and Patrick Duvaut of Tinton Falls, N.J., have developed a multistage system for signal detection. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for multi-stage signal detection in multiple input ...
New York Inventor Develops Tool Holder with Guide Plate
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Peter Blechman of Port Washington, N.Y., has developed a tool holder devices which are designed to hold tools having spring clip mechanisms. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one aspect, a tool holder device comprises a guiding portion ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Semiconductor Laser Device
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Katsumi Shimada of Kanagawa-ken, Japan, has developed a semiconductor laser device for producing a laser beam. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A semiconductor laser device produces a laser beam, which is adapted to be expanded into a ...
CAMP FUJI SERGEANT TESTED IN TITLE DEFENSE AT HIGHLAND GAMES
May 18, 2007 ... The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news story: During last year's Camp Fuji inaugural Highland Games, one Marine emerged above the rest. Sgt. Ryan Frazier dominated the competition, taking first place in every event. However, Camp Fuji's Second Annual Highland ...
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 5.8 PERCENT IN APRIL
May 18, 2007 ... Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development issued the following news release: Alaska's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was essentially unchanged in April at 5.8 percent, according to the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development. April's rate was a full ...
MCBJ FIRE DEPT. RESUMES LIVE-FIRE TRAINING AT GIMBARU TRAINING AREA
May 18, 2007 ... The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news story: The Marine Corps Bases Japan Fire Department conducted live-fire training at the Gimbaru Training Area in the northern part of Okinawa May 9 for the first time in almost six years. The Gimbaru Burn Tower, the area's ...
COMBAT ASSAULT BATTALION ENGINEERS PRACTICE TRACKING DOWN MINES, IEDS
May 18, 2007 ... The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news story: Combat Assault Battalion's combat engineers swept the beach and streets of Camp Schwab May 7-9, but not with brooms or brushes. The 30 Marines with 1st Platoon, Combat Engineer Company, improved their skills in route ...
German Inventor Develops Application Server Remote Debugging Method
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Frank Kilian of Mannheim, Germany, has developed a system and a method for remotely debugging an application server. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one embodiment, a plurality of application servers are organized into groups referred ...
Georgia Inventors Develop Liquid Dispensing System
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- John M. Raterman of Atlanta, Patterson Harold T. Jr. of Stone Mountain, Ga., and Gregory J. Gabryszewski of Snellville, Ga., have developed a liquid dispensing system using color-coded visual indicia. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the ...
U.S., Japanese Inventors Develop Electrical Wire
May 18, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18 -- Vijay R. Mhetar and Vijay Rajamani, both of Slingerlands, N.Y., Kristopher Rexius of Waterford, Mich., Sho Sato and Xiangyang Tai, both of Tochigi-ken, Japan, have developed an electrical wire. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention ...