US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Monday, June 25:
California Inventors Develop Multi-Stage Sample Rate Converter
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Lekun Lin of San Jose, Calif., and Sheng Lin of Sunnyvale, Calif., have developed architectures of multi-stage sample rate converters. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to one aspect of the present invention, a received signal ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Caliper Body Manufacturing Method
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Yoshiaki Umehara, Syoji Kaiume and Takenori Tsuchiya, all from Nagano, Japan, have developed a caliper body method of manufacturing caliper body of vehicular disc brake. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of manufacturing the ...
California Inventor Develops Receiver Compensation Method
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Chia-Liang Lin of Union City, Calif., has developed a receiver capable of correcting mismatch of time-interleaved parallel analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and method thereof. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A compensation method for a ...
Australian Inventors Develop Bids Submitting Method
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Paul Lapstun and Jacqueline Anne Lapstun, both of Rodd Point, Australia, and Kia Silverbrook of Balmain, Australia, have developed methods and systems which relate to submitting auction bids via interface surfaces printed with information and coded ...
French Inventors Develop Electronic Wallet System
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Alain Durand of and Sylvain Lelievre, both of Rennes, France, have developed an electronic wallet system with secure inter-purses operations. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "The electronic wallet system ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Digital Image Displaying Method
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Toyotaro Tokimoto and Masatoshi Oishi, both of Yokohama, Japan, have developed a method of displaying high-density dot-matrix bit-mapped image on low-density dot-matrix display and system therefor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method ...
North Carolina Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Fire Extinguisher Bracket
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Dennis G. Heerdt of Garner, N.C., and Y. Christen Sperry of Graham, N.C., have developed an ornamental design for fire extinguisher bracket, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D545,003 on June ...
Washington Inventors Develop Computing Device Test Method
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Scott Stephens of Bothell, Wash., James Stephens II of Redmond, Wash., Brandon Allsop of Monroe, Wash., Adrien Oney of Woodinville, Wash., and Lonny Dean McMichael of Duvall, Wash., have developed a system for improving the testing of a plurality of computing devices ...
Swiss Inventors Develop Multi-Stage Elevator Car
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Rene Strebel of Merenschwand, Switzerland, Rene Hoffmann of Steinhausen, Switzerland, and Urs Schaffhauser of Root, Switzerland, have developed an equipment for fine positioning of the cars of a multi-stage car for an elevator. According to the U.S. Patent ...
Minnesota Inventor Develops Display Frame
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Larry Regelin of Minnetonka, Minn., has developed a durable display frame for holding a flat or planar display such as a photograph or memorabilia or advertisements and the like. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a ...
New Jersey Inventor Develops Three Dimensional Display Calendar
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Chi Lung Ngan of Edison, N.J., has developed calendars with a plurality of chronological listings displayed on the front of the calendar. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "three dimensional display and pocket ...
Hong Kong Inventors Develop Optimum Portfolio Presentation Method
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Shinichi Takeda and Akihiro Arita, both of Central, Hong Kong, have developed a method of presenting a portfolio and its apparatus as well as its system. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "In a method of ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Data Processing Apparatus
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Minoru Kawahara of Kanagawa, Japan, has developed a data processing apparatus for facilitating data error concealment. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Main line data as video data and low-resolution data obtained by lowering the ...
Oregon Inventors Develop Integrated Circuit Test Method
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Rachael J. Parker of Forest Grove, Ore., and Gregory M. Iovino of Hillsboro, Ore., have developed a method and an apparatus for independent control of devices under test that is connected in parallel. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ...
U.S., British Inventors Develop Wagering-Based Transferable Financial Instruments Exchange Method
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Joseph M. Asher and Howard W. Lutnick, both of New York, Dominic Crosthwaite London, and Guy Iain Oliver Riches of Leicestershire, Great Britain, have developed a system and a method for creating and facilitating the exchange of wagering-based transferable financial ...
Swiss Inventors Develop Elevator Shaft Door
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Josef A. Muff of Hildisrieden, Switzerland, Peter A. Spiess of Meggen, Switzerland, and Jules Christen of Altdorf, Switzerland, have developed an elevator shaft door. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "elevator ...
Alabama Inventors Develop Modular Hunting Ladder
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Ronald R. Woller of Decatur, Ala., and Scott Echols of Eva, Ala., have developed a hunting ladder for attachment to a tree or pole. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hunting ladder for attachment to a tree or pole includes a plurality of ...
Arizona Inventor Develops Lighting Canopy
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Michael S. Gelbert of Phoenix has developed a lighting canopy for advertising sign post. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sign assembly includes a fixture capable of being attached to a sign support structure. The sign assembly also ...
Missouri Inventor Develops Hunting Decoy Device
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- James Bradford of Peculiar, Mo., has developed a gaming decoy device for use with hunting wild turkey. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The device includes a slide which is moveably mounted to a keeper. When the slide moves relative to the ...
Maryland Inventors Develop Inner Wave Shoe
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Sarah Ryan and Philip Smith, both of Glenburnie, Md., have developed a modified athletic shoe that has a motorized massaging apparatus that moves back and forth within the base of the shoe. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The massaging ...
Michigan Inventor Develops Brake Force Sensor
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Christopher M. Thrush of Shelby Twp., Mich., has developed a brake system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "brake system including a brake pad shaped and located to apply pressure to a brake rotor and an actuator shaped ...
California, Colorado Inventors Develop Heterogeneous Measurement Groups Coordinate Apparatus
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- David L. Barnard of Sunnyvale, Calif., and Robert H. Kroboth of Colorado Springs, Colo., have developed a method and an apparatus to coordinate groups of heterogeneous measurements. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A network ...
California Inventors Develop Software-based Fault-tolerant Computer System
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Louise E. Moser and Peter M. Melliar-Smith, both of Santa Barbara, Calif., have developed a method and a system for transparent consistent active replication of multithreaded application programs. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "At each ...
West Virginia Inventor Develops Healing Shoe
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- H. Darrel Darby of Huntington, W.Va., has developed a shoe or sandal specifically designed to aid in the offloading, or reducing weight or pressure, from a specific area of the foot. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates ...
New Jersey, New York Inventors Develop Mis-matched Items Sales Matching Method
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Roy Wallace of Wyckoff, N.J., Timothy D. Jones of Morristown, N.J., Andrew C. Gilbert of Califon, N.J., and Weibin Wang of Orangeburg, N.Y., have developed a systems and methods for matching desired purchases and sales of mis-matched items. According to the ...
Ohio Inventor Develops Inflatable Component Connector
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Robert J. Scherba of Richfield, Ohio, has developed an inflatable device that includes an inflatable component and a base inflatable component. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The inflatable component is releasably connected to the base ...
U.S., Swiss Inventors Develop Ski Boot
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Sven Coomer of Boulder, Colo., and Hans-Martin Heierling of Davos, Switzerland, have developed a ski boot that comprises an essentially stiff outer boot and a soft inner boot or inner lining for receiving the foot of a skier. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Texas Inventors Develop Display Device with Rail Support
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- James Earl Gray of Richardson, Texas, and John Bartholomew Gunter of Flower Mound, Texas, have developed an electronic sign system for a vehicle. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a display device, elongate mount, and display ...
California Inventors Develop Distributed Test Access Port Controller
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Franz Treue and Radhika Thekkath, both of Palo Alto, Calif., Lawrence Henry Hudepohl of Saratoga, Calif., and Scott Michael McCoy of Sunnyvale, Calif., have developed a system with a test access port controller in a first test access port domain that communicates with ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Brake Caliper Support Structure
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Hirokatsu Nakaie of Saitama, Japan, has developed a brake caliper support structure for a motorcycle. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a motorcycle with a swing arm disposed on one side of a rear wheel for supporting the rear wheel. The ...
Israeli Inventor Develops Concealed Foldout Shelf
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Rachel Labin of Bnei Brak, Israel, has developed a foldable shelf and/or box concealed in a picture frame. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "foldable shelf including a picture in a picture frame, the picture ...
U.S., Indian Inventors Develop Fault-tolerant Processing Method
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Man-Ho Lawrence Lee of Milpitas, Calif., Marcelo Moraes De Azevedo of Round Rock, Texas, and Kousik Bera of Mumbai, India, have developed systems and methods for fault-tolerant processing with processor regrouping based on connectivity conditions. According to ...
U.S., British Inventors Develop Computer System Fault Management Method
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Cynthia A. McGuire of San Jose, Calif., Michael W. Shapiro of San Francisco, Andrew M. Rudoff of Boulder, Colo., and Emrys J. Williams of Milton Keynes, Great Britain, have developed a method for managing a fault that involves detecting an error, gathering data ...
Illinois Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Pacifier, Clothing Packaging
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Jonah White of Hardin, Ill., has developed an ornamental design for packaging for pacifier and clothing, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D544,794 on June 19. The original application was filed ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Measuring Instrument Cover
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Sadayuki Matsumiya and Shigeru Ohtani, both of Kawasaki, Japan, have developed a measuring instrument cover and a measuring instrument. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cover body, formed of an elastic member for covering a slider body ...
New York Inventors Develop Intraoral Radiographic Dental X-Ray Packet
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Michael R. McGovern and David J. Steklenski, both of Rochester, N.Y., Kenneth J. Marshall of Brockport, N.Y., and Carol A. Ryan of Macedon, N.Y., have developed intraoral radiographic dental x-ray packets with non-lead radiation shielding. According to the ...
Texas Inventors Develop Archery Laser Arrow
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Stuart Minica of La Vermia, Texas, and John Martin Taboada of San Antonio, have developed a method and an apparatus for aiming with lasers and enhanced laser sighting with optical filters and imaging devices. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Michigan Inventor Develops Low Load Floor Motor Vehicle
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- James J. Bartel of Commerce Township, Mich., has developed a step-down power transfer device for providing a dropped drive line in a front engine and rear drive vehicle. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The step-down power transfer device ...
Illinois Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Disposable Cup Lid
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Robert W. Hollis of Homer Glen, Ill., Weston S. Koennecke of Oak Park, Ill., and John Russell Geer III of Downers Grove, Ill., have developed an ornamental design for a disposable cup lid, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were ...
Florida Inventors Develop Ascension/Descension Apparatus
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Isaac D. White of Groveland, Fla., and Tracey L. Selig of Oviedo, Fla., have developed an ascension/descension apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pole ascension apparatus and associated method are disclosed. According to one embodiment, ...
German Inventors Develop Power-Assisted Hydraulic Steering System Operating Method
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Robert Reuter of Munich, Germany, Klaus Kolbeck of Starnberg, Germany, and Stefan Schott of Dachau, Germany, have developed a method for operating a power-assisted hydraulic steering system in a motor vehicle. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Power Plant Mounting Apparatus
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Junji Komatsu and Eiki Matsuda, both of Aichi, Japan, have developed a power plant mounting apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power plant mounting apparatus includes a mount member that enables a side member of a vehicle to ...
Washington, Idaho Inventors Develop Neural Sensor Placement Device
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Kenneth R. O'Neill of Woodinville, Wash., and Richard A. Barker of Hayden Lake, Idaho, have developed a device for neural sensor placement and reference system measurements. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for at least one of ...
Wisconsin Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Flexible Container Resealable Closure Slider Device
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- James E. Buchman of Hortonville, Wis., has developed an ornamental design for a slider device for a resealable closure for a flexible container, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D544,791 on June 19 ....
Michigan, Ohio Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Plastic Container
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Richard C. Darr of Medina, Ohio, Christopher E. Kaminski of North Royalton, Ohio, and William C. Young of Ypsilanti, Mich., have developed an ornamental design for a plastic container, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued ...
New York Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Bag Holder
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Peter Camarella of Mamaroneck, N.Y., has developed an ornamental design for a bag holder, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D544,792 on June 19. The original application was filed on Jan. 3, ...
Iowa Inventor Develops Electric Field Shark Repellent Wet Suit
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Vladimir Vlad of Ames, Iowa, has developed an electric field shark repellent wet suit. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An article of clothing for use in water includes an electroactive material integrated into the clothing, at least one ...
Georgia Inventors Develop On-demand Computer Diagnostic Providing Method
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Paul Anthony Rhea and Stefano Righi, both of Lawrenceville, Ga., have developed a method for providing and executing a diagnostics module in direct response to a user request. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and apparatus for ...
U.S., French Inventors Develop Data Processing System Operating Method
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Paul Neuman of Claix, France, Yann Stephan of Joliot-Curie, France, and Jean-Paul Moiroux of Los Altos, Calif., have developed a data processing system and a method for data transfer to a non-volatile memory in case of power failure. According to the U.S ....
Pennsylvania Inventors Develop Regularly Spaced Locations Marking Chalk Line Apparatus
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- James Karl Hickey and Michael Thomas Cranston, both of Greencastle, Pa., have developed a chalk line apparatus for marking regularly spaced locations. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The apparatus comprises a casing for powdered chalk ...
Texas Inventors Develop Point-in-Time Representations Data Restoring System
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Choon-Seng Tan, Balaji Natrajan and Brian J. Corell, all from Houston, and Greg J. Pellegrino of Tomball, Texas, have developed a method of restoring data from point-in-time representations of the data. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ...
German Inventors Develop Motor Vehicle
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Timo Schmidt and Karsten Unger, both of Stuttgart, Germany, Ju Burkle of Fellbach-Schmiden, Germany, have developed a motor vehicle with lowerable drive unit. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a motor vehicle comprising a vehicle body ...
Australian Inventor Develops Embedded Microprocessor Based System
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Rafiq Ali of Templestown, Australia, has developed a method of diagnosis of fault conditions in embedded systems. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An embedded system comprising a microprocessor module connected to a remote master ...
Texas Inventor Develops Hair Clipper Accessory
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Susie Butcher of Tyler, Texas, has developed accessories for hair clippers. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention achieves technical advantages as devices that attach to hair clippers, providing the clippers with an ...
Pennsylvania Inventors Develop Active Anti-Tip Wheel
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Ronald Levi of Courtdale, Pa., and James P. Mulhern of Nanticoke, Pa., have developed active anti-tip wheels for power wheelchair. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An anti-tip system is provided for stabilizing a vehicle, such as a power ...
Arizona Inventors Develop Data Sector Format Conversion Method
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- John C. Elliott, Carl E. Jones, Robert A. Kubo and Gregg S. Lucas, all from Tucson, Ariz., have developed an apparatus to convert data from a first sector format to a second sector format. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The sector format ...
Arizona Inventors Develop Information Storage, Retrieval System
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Gary W. Batchelor, Carl E. Jones, Robert A. Kubo and Gregg S. Lucas, all from Tucson, Ariz., have developed an apparatus and a method to convert a plurality of sectors from a first sector format to a second sector format. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Moisture Removal Method
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Dong-Chual Kang and Sang-Bock Cho, both of Ulsan, South Korea, and Dong-Hyun Kang of Suwon, South Korea, have developed an apparatus and a method for removing moisture. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a ...
Canadian, French Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Oval Container
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Nicolas Bouveret of Mirabel, Canada, and Jean-Pierre Lacroix of Bois d'Amont, France, have developed an ornamental design for an oval container, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D544,790 on June 19 ....
German Inventor Develops Probing Pin
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Thomas Schroll of Traunreut, Germany, has developed a probing pin and a probe system equipped therewith. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A probing pin includes a predefined breaking point, which is arranged between a first section and a ...
South Carolina, North Carolina Inventors Develop Nozzle Seal Slot Measuring Tool
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Graham David Sherlock and Christopher Edward Thompson, both of Greenville, S.C., and Paul Lawrence Kalmar of Zirconia, N.C, have developed a nozzle seal slot tool that includes a continuous measurement pin capable of providing continuous measurement data and with a ...
West Virginia, Illinois Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Liquid Container with Cap
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- David F. Reed of Wheeling, W.Va., and Louis S. Comadena of Burr Ridge, Ill., have developed an ornamental design for a liquid container with cap, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D544,795 on June 19 ....
Georgia Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Bottle Surface Pad Set
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- David C.F. Stoddard of Atlanta has developed an ornamental design for set of surface pads for a bottle, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D544,796 on June 19. The original application was filed ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Bridge Circuit Testing Apparatus
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Biyun Yeh, Victor Wu and Jiin Lai, all from Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, have developed a method and an apparatus for testing a bridge circuit. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The method includes inputting a first test clock to a first ...
Arizona Inventors Develop Wake-up Reset Circuit
Jun 25, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- Hartono Darmawaskita, Ryan Scott Ellison and Vivien Delport, all from Chandler, Ariz., and Layton Eagar of Tempe, Ariz., have developed a wake-up reset circuit that generates a reset signal to a digital circuit upon a wake-up event. According to the U.S ....