US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Tuesday, June 19:
North Carolina, Tennessee Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Glider Rocker
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Rex Ronell Stilwell of Lenoir, N.C., and Michael W. Brooks of New Tazewell, Tenn., have developed an ornamental design for a glider rocker, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D544,222 on June ...
Maryland Inventors Develop Automobile Bushing Installation Pliers
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Juan M. Rozo of Crofton, Md., and John T. Petronio of Mount Airy, Md., have developed pliers for installing a bushing within a drive selector linkage assembly of an automobile. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The pliers include a first ...
South Korean Inventor Develops Self-adjustable Universal Spanner
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Kwang-Moo Kim of Mapoku, South Korea, has developed a self-adjustable universal spanner with variable jaw spacing. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a self-adjustable universal spanner employing a variable jaw sizing feature ...
Maryland, Arizona Inventors Develop Foam-generating Assembly
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Marino Dimarzo of Bethesda, Md., and John Gunderson of Mesa, Ariz., have developed a foam-generating assembly and a foam generator used therein. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A foam-generating assembly for use in generating a ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Object Information Observation Display Method
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Laurent Safa of Sakai, Japan, and Noriaki Fujiwara of Yawata, Japan, have developed an observation display method for dynamically changing on monitor screen object information observed on computer network. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...
Ohio Inventor Develops Bottle Opener, Storage Device
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Todd Mendoza of Dublin, Ohio, has developed a bottle opener for removing a cap off a bottle. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates generally to openers and storage devices for bottled beverages. More particularly, ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Adjustable Wrench
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Arthur Wu of Taichung Hsien, Taiwan, has developed an adjustable wrench capable of clipping screwed parts of various sizes by adjusting the clip size of its jaws. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adjustable wrench comprises a handle, a ...
Virginia Inventor Develops Short Corridor Progressive Addition Lenses
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Edgar V. Menezes of Roanoke, Va., has developed short corridor progressive addition lenses with reduced unwanted astigmatism. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention provides lenses produced by the adding of two or more surfaces, in ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Bicycle Foldable Pedal Assembly
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Chung-I Chen of Taichung Hsien, Taiwan, has developed a foldable pedal assembly for a bicycle. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A foldable pedal assembly includes: a pedal frame formed with left and right studs opposite to each other in ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Image Forming Apparatus Supervisory System
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Kobun Suzuki of Kawasaki, Japan, has developed a system and a method for supervising image forming apparatuses by remotely downloading firmware based on updated hardware. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image forming apparatus ...
Texas Inventors Develop Eyeglasses-Retaining Device
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Ronald G. Presswood Jr. of Houston, Kevin Coffey of Pearland, Texas, and Charles O'Hare of Friendswood, Texas, have developed eyeglasses-retaining device and methods of use. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A eyeglasses retaining device ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Post for Bath Accessory
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Hajime Kakihana of Kitakyushu, Japan, has developed an ornamental design for a post for bath accessory, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D544,263 on June 12. The patent has been assigned to Toto ...
California Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Building
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Victor Aranda of Stockton, Calif., has developed an ornamental design for a building, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D544,963 on June 19. The original application was filed on Sept. 22, 2005, ...
Florida Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Shelf Fence
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- John Richard Nawrocki of Ocala, Fla., has developed an ornamental design for a shelf fence, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D544,261 on June 12. The patent has been assigned to Clairson Inc., ...
California Inventor Develops Predictive Enterprise Resource Management System
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Thomas C. Harrop of Folsom, Calif., has developed a system for prediction of performance problems within a network and preventative maintenance to avoid such predicted problems. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method are ...
Texas Inventor Develops Removable Eyeglasses Clasp
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Dan L. Dietz of Houston has developed a removable magnetic clasp for eyeglasses. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The eyeglasses have a right temple bar and a left temple bar pivotally attached to an eyeglasses frame body. The magnetic ...
California Inventor Develops Eyeglasses with Primary Lens Frame
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Gary M. Zelman of Simi Valley, Calif., has developed eyeglasses with magnetically coupled primary lens frame and an auxiliary frame. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "eyeglasses comprising a primary lens frame ...
Finnish Inventor Develops Near-Eye Displays Misalignment Detection Method
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Jukka Hakkinen of Helsinki, Finland, has developed a method to detect misalignment and distortion in near-eye displays. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flashing dot is alternately shown in the left image and right display of a binocular ...
German Inventors Develop Self-propelled Harvesting Machine
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Ingo Mende of Dresden, Germany, and Henri Scholtke of Obergurig, Germany, have developed a self-propelled harvesting machine, with control of the travelling speed by adjusting the engine speed to the planned driving for road travel. According to the U.S ....
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Tool Connection Device
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Sheng Ming Chang of Taichung Hsien, Taiwan, has developed a tool connecting device for connecting a tool member or a fastener. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tool connecting device includes a shaft having a non-circular socket opening ...
Michigan Inventors Develop Cable Insulation Stripping Machine
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Tex R. Hughes of Millington, Mich., Jerald T. Orser of Otisville, Mich., and Thomas L Ward of Swartz Creek, Mich., have developed a cable insulation stripping machine for stripping the outer insulation from multi-conductor cables. According to the U.S. Patent ...
British Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for J-Bar Chair Component
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Paul George Anthony Brooks of Hertfordshire, Great Britain, has developed an ornamental design for a j-bar chair component, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D544,257 on June 12. The patent has ...
California Inventor Develops Flip Up Spectacle Frame
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Tony Xin Xiao of Chino, Calif., has developed a flip up clip on frame with a stepless angle control hinge. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A spectacle set combines with friction hinges can be used in flip up spectacle frames as well as ...
Canadian Inventors Develop Neoplastic Detection Method
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Elias Georges and Anne-Marie Bonneau, both of Laval, Canada, Lucile Serfass and Free Dallaire, both of Montreal, Canada, have developed heat shock cognate protein 70 (HSC70) directed diagnostics and therapeutics for multidrug resistant neoplastic ...
Texas Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Storage System
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Frank Blateri of Coppell, Texas, has developed an ornamental design for a storage system, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D544,262 on June 12. The patent has been assigned to Diani LLC, ...
Texas Inventors Develop Data Centers Communication Enterprise Server
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Douglas C. Osburn III of League City, Texas, has developed an enterprise server for communication between data centers, control centers and remote devices. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "enterprise server for ...
French Inventor Develops Automatic Cycle Pedal
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Olivier Reboullet of Loriol, France, has developed automatic pedals with adjustable positioning of the pedal on the pedal axle. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The pedal comprises a pedal body having hooks, and a cartridge containing a ...
Oregon, Washington Inventors Develop Serial Port Redirection Apparatus
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Barry Kennedy of Hillsboro, Ore., Thomas M. Slaight of Beaverton, Ore., Brett S. Pemble of Keizer, Ore., and Thomas William Erdman of Gig Harbor, Wash., have developed a method and an apparatus for serial port redirection using a management ...
Florida Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Shelf Fence Component
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- John Richard Nawrocki of Ocala, Fla., has developed an ornamental design for a shelf fence component, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D544,260 on June 12. The patent has been assigned to ...
Indiana Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Modular Drawers
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Allan R. Steinkuhl and Joseph L. Coleman, both of, Evansville, Ind., and Duane A. Schmidt of Newburgh, Ind., have developed an ornamental design for modular drawers, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No ....
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Chair Adjusting Apparatus with Sliding Panel
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Su-Ming Chen of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, has developed an ornamental design for a chair adjusting apparatus with sliding panel, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D544,258 on June 12. The original ...
Virginia, Colorado, Maryland, Connecticut Inventors Develop Telecommunications Management Integrated Customer Interface
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Mark A. Chodoronek of Centreville, Va., Eric DeRose of Falls Church, Va., Mark N. Gonzales of Manassas, Va., Lynne Levy of Herndon, Va., B. Reilly Barry of Colorado Springs, Colo., Angela R. James of Chevy Chase, Md., and Michael Tusa of Ridgefield, Conn., have ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Detachable Cross Wrench
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Jun-Tsai Shyu of Taiping, Taiwan, has developed a detachable cross wrench that allows an easy assembly and a practical disassembly. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A detachable cross wrench includes a primary bar and a secondary bar. The ...
Arizona Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Razor, Shaving Brush
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Richard N. Gallagher of Phoenix has developed an ornamental design for a razor and shaving brush, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D544,264 on June 12. The original application was filed on Nov ....
New Jersey Inventor Develops Maximum Engagement Wrench
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Richard J. Macor of Hunterdon County, N.J., has developed wrench sockets, box type wrenches, combination wrenches, flare nut wrenches, flex head wrenches, ratcheting type wrenches and the like. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tool ...
California Inventor Develops Multi-Faceted Magnetic Hinge System
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Armand Kidouchim of Calabasas, Calif., has developed a multi-faceted magnetic hinge system for coupling objects that include eyewear. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A magnetic hinge system includes a first hinge member associated with a ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Fuel Cell
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Naoyuki Enjoji, Masaharu Suzuki and Masaru Oda, all from Utsunomiya, Japan, and Hideaki Kikuchi of Kawachi-gun, Japan, have developed a fuel cell. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "First and second separators include first and second metal ...
Danish Inventors Develop Chewing Gum Granule Production Method
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Rikke Mikkelsen of Vejle, Denmark, Kaj Hovhave Nielsen of Otterup, Denmark, Niels Ravn Schmidt of Barrit, Denmark, and Per Henrik Ertebjerg Christensen of Odense, Denmark, have developed a method for producing chewing gum granules and compressed gum products, and a ...
Arkansas Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Fastener Tab
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Charles F. Schroer Jr. of Camden, Ark., has developed an ornamental design for a fastener tab for an absorbent article, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D544,960 on June 19. The original ...
Oregon Inventor Develops Internet Protocol Filters Presetting Method
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Elijahu Shapira of Portland, Ore., has developed a method for compiling and reporting data associated with activity on a network server. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The preferred method for implementing the invention includes ...
New Jersey Inventors Develop Chocolate Coating Method
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Kevin Rabinovitch and Shane Benedict, both of Hackettstown, N.J., have developed a method of chocolate coating soft confectionery centers. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is directed to a method of coating soft ...
German Inventors Develop Pressure Control Valve
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Thies Hameister and Walter Kill, both of Friedrichshafen, Germany, Karlheinz Mayr of Bregenz, Germany, and Wolfgang Schmid of Langenargen, Geramny, have developed a pressure control valve for regulating pressure in a hydraulic circuit of a vehicle ...
Oregon Inventor Develops Portable Computing Device
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Stephen A. Loughran of Corvallis, Ore., has developed a context-dependent operation of computer devices. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A computing device such as a notebook computer comprises a processor and one or more power sources. A ...
Canadian Inventors Develop Data Protection Method for Mobile Electronic Device
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Neil Adams and Herb Little, both of Waterloo, Canada, have developed a method for data protection for applications on a mobile electronic device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "method and system for data ...
Maryland Inventor Develops Angle Rate Interferometer
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Daniel E. Fisher of Silver Spring, Md., has developed a receiver that includes a processor and an radio frequency (RF) bridge. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The RF bridge is coupled to the processor to receive a reference signal from ...
Washington, Massachusetts Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Mobile Support Structure
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Alexander M. Diener of Seattle, and Jared B. Floyd of Lynnwood, Mass., have developed an ornamental design for a mobile support structure for diagnostic equipment, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No ....
New Hampshire, Massachusetts Inventors Develop Common Command Interface
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Daniel A Reynolds of Nashua, N.H., Douglas B Stefanelli of Amherst, N.H., and Joseph D Kidder of Arlington, Mass., have developed a method of managing a telecommunications network device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A common command ...
California Inventor Develops Concrete Form Stabilizing Method
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Robert Rascon of San Jose, Calif., has developed an apparatus for stabilizing the form boards or members that define a cavity to receive wet concrete. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The apparatus includes metal stakes having two sets of ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Isothiocyanate Preparation Process
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Mitsuyoshi Murata, Isao H. C. Okunishi, Yuji Ugai and Hakusei Kobayashi, all from Nagoya, Japan, have developed a method for preparing isothiocyanate(s) from cruciferous plant material. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for ...
U.S., British Inventors Develop Spurious Ratio Control Circuit
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Richard D. Posner of Woodland Hills, Calif., and Ross James Wilkinson of Bristol, Great Britain, have developed a spurious ratio control circuit for use with feed-forward linear amplifiers. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention ...
Australian Inventors Develop Printer Arrangement
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Kia Silverbrook and Tobin Allen King, both of Balmain, Australia, have developed a printer for conveyance with a wireless data port. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A printer arrangement comprises a printing unit receivable in a ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Variable Gain Control Circuit
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Takashi Nakayama of Chiba, Japan, has developed a variable gain control circuit and a receiver apparatus using the circuit. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a variable gain control circuit for executing automatic-gain-control ...
Finnish Inventor Develops Narrowband Signal Localization Method
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Johanna Vartiainen of Haukipudas, Finland, has developed a method of detecting a narrowband signals from received signals. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to the different aspects of the invention, a sample set is first formed ...
British Inventors Develop Motor Vehicle Foot Pedal Release Permitting Apparatus
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Michael John Sharp of Scunthorpe, Great Britain, and Christopher Andrew Jagger of Wakefield, Great Britain, have developed an arrangement for permitting motor vehicle foot pedal release, and a motor vehicle incorporating same. According to the U.S. Patent ...
Virginia, California Inventors Develop Miniature Pulsed Fiber Laser Source
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Lew Goldberg, Jean Marc Delavoux and Gabor Kulcsar, all from Fairfax, Va., John Roes and Mike Roes, both of San Diego, Tony Maryfield of Poway, Calif., and Deepak Varshneya of Del Mar, Calif., have developed a pulsed fiber laser and associated electronics contained in ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Ink Cartridges
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Shingo Hattori of Tsushima, Japan, Tomohiro Kanbe of Nagoya, Japan, Toyonori Sasaki of Anjo, Japan, and Makoto Yamada of Gifu, Japan, have developed an ink cartridge that includes a first case, and a second case enclosed within the first case. According to the ...
Japanese Inventors Develop High Frequency Receiver
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Atsuhito Terao and Koji Nakatsuji, both of Gifu, Japan, Masanori Suzuki of Ichinomiya, Japan, Sanae Asayama of Nagoya, Japan, and Kazutoshi Sato of Inazawa, Japan, have developed a single conversion type high frequency receiver. According to the U.S. Patent ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Image-Forming Apparatus
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Hiroshi Tomioka, Hiroyuki Takuhara, Yutaka Kurabayashi and Hiromichi Noguchi, all from Tokyo, and Shin-ichi Tochihara and Tsuyoshi Kanke, both of Kanagawa, Japan, have developed an image-forming method and an image-forming apparatus. According to the U.S ....
California Inventor Develops Network Target Device Discovery Method
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Andrew W. Wilson of Fremont, Calif., has developed a method for target device discovery on a network. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The method includes multicasting a signal from a master initiator over the network. A unicast is ...
Swiss Inventors Develop Turbocharger Fastening Device
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Josef Battig of Egliswil, Switzerland, and Jean-Yves Werro of Rieden, Switzerland, have developed a gas outlet casing of a turbocharger. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "device for fastening a turbocharger to a ...
Oregon, Washington Inventors Develop Load Binder
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Gary Scott and Loren Stolin, both of Milwaukie, Ore, and Keith Jull of Vancouver, Wash., have developed a tool for securing a binding strap such as a chain around a load. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "tool for ...
Nevada, California Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Heart Rate Monitor
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Donald Brady of Las Vegas, and Sammy I. Elhag of San Diego, have developed an ornamental design for a heart rate monitor, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D544,961 on June 19. The patent has ...
U.S., Australian Inventors Develop Gas-Liquid Mixing Method
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Michael D. Newman of Hillsborough, N.J., Stephen A. McCormick of Warrington, Pa., and Helmut Dresselhaus of Brookfield, Australia, have developed an apparatus and a method for mixing a gas and a liquid. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ...
Utah Inventors Develop Green Tea Formulation Preparation Method
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Danyi Quan and Wade W. Xiong, both of Salt Lake City, have developed green tea formulations and methods of preparation. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Green tea formulations and methods for the preparation thereof are shown and ...
German Inventors Develop Fluid Controlling Valve
Jun 19, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- Frank Miller of Ilsfeld, Germany, and Elmar Okrent of Remseck, Germany, have developed a valve for controlling a fluid, particularly for controlling a gas. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The valve includes a valve housing having a ...