US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Tuesday, June 26:
Japanese Inventors Develop Semiconductor Device
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Takenobu Kishida, Atsushi Nishimura and Toru Hinomura, all from Osaka, Japan, and Atsushi Ikeda of Niigata, Japan, have developed a semiconductor device in which a tungsten plug is provided on a semiconductor element or a wire and a method for fabricating the ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Semiconductor Device with Pixels
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Jun Koyama, Hideto Ohnuma, Yutaka Shionoiri and Shou Nagao, all from Atsugi, Japan, have developed a small semiconductor display device of low power consumption and with high definition/high resolution/high image quality. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Portable Data Device
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Kazuyuki Horinouchi and Masashi Shiomi, both of Iga, Japan, and Masayuki Ehiro of Izumi, Japan, have developed a portable data device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable data device includes: a first body including a display ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Gas Feed Pipe Connecting Screw
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Syojiro Naito and Kazuhide Uchida, both of Ena-gun, Japan, have developed a gas feed pipe connecting screw for continuous casting nozzle. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "gas feed pipe connecting screw for a ...
Vermont, Oregon Inventors Develop Deterministic Built-in Self-Test Architecture
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Peter Wohl of Williston, Vt., and John A. Waicukauski of Tualatin, Ore., have developed a built-in self-test (BIST) architecture that allows efficient compression and application of deterministic automatic test pattern generation patterns while tolerating uncertain ...
Italian Inventor Develops Flexible Connection Pipe Suction Flow Regulating Device
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Guido Valentini of Milan, Italy, has developed a device for regulating the suction flow in a flexible connection pipe between a tool for machining surfaces and a machining dust suction unit. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The device ...
U.S., German Inventors Develop Leakage Current Reduction System
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Sang Hoo Dhong and Hwa-Joon Oh, both of Austin, Texas, Joel Silberman of Somers, N.Y., and Silvia Melitta Mueller of Altdorf, Germany, have developed a leakage current reduction system and a method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Static Random Access Memory Device
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Jhon Jhy Liaw of Hsin-Chu, Taiwan, has developed a static random access memory (SRAM) device with high aspect ratio cell boundary. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "SRAM device including a substrate and an SRAM ...
U.S., French, Polish Inventors Develop Cosmetic Composition
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Bruno Bavouzet and Mathias Destarac, both of Paris, Pascal Herve of West Windsor, N.J., and Agnieszka Zofia Wilczewska of Bialystok, Poland, have developed a cosmetic composition comprising a block copolymer. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Illinois Inventor Develops Vehicle Traction Control System
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Peter M. Bonutti of Effingham, Ill., has developed a traction control system for a vehicle. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The traction control system includes an energy radiator positionable in proximal relation to at least one of the ...
French Inventors Develop Tubular Electromagnetic Shielding Sleeve
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Thierry Rodrigues of Ecouen, France, Andre Lernon of Mareuil sur Ourcq, France, Fabrice Dumont of Compiegne, France, and Ranier Koch of Gilocourt, France, have developed an electromagnetic shielding sleeve. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Semiconductor Package Manufacture Method
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Jong-Ung Lee, Wha-Su Sin and Jong-Keun Jeon, all from Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea, have developed a semiconductor package with improved chip attachment and a manufacturing method thereof. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A semiconductor ...
California Inventor Develops Flip-Flop Circuitry
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Supaket Katchmart of Campbell, Calif., has developed an area optimized edge-triggered flip-flop for high-speed memory dominated design. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The area optimized flip-flop also provides a bypass mode. The bypass ...
Colorado Inventors Develop Multiprocessor System Evaluation Method
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Christopher Todd Weller and Paul James Moyer, both of Fort Collins, Colo., have developed a system and a method for evaluating a multiprocessor system with a multiple processors coupled via a system bus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Semiconductor Device Manufacture Method
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Kazuhito Hosokawa, Takuji Okeyui, Hirofumi Fujii and Yasuhiko Yamamoto, all from Ibaraki, Japan, have developed a semiconductor device chip having a top plane and a bottom plane. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, ...
Colorado Inventor Develops Pipe Coupling Method
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- William T Ball of Colorado Springs, Colo., has developed a pipe coupling method for joining pipes of varying diameters. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pipe coupling for joining a first pipe to pipes of varying diameters includes first ...
U.S., German Inventors Develop Personal Care Leave-on Compositions
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Waltraud Simsch and Angelika Turowski, both of Kelkheim, Germany, Peter Klug of Grossostheim, Germany, Gary E. LeGrow of Newberry, Fla., W. Leonard Terry Jr. of Gainesville, Fla., and Ray Figueroa of Hollywood, Fla., have developed leave-on compositions for personal ...
Dutch Inventors Develop Skeletal Muscle Cell Transduction Method
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Menzo Jans Emco Havenga of Rijn, Netherlands, and Abraham Bout of Moerkapelle, Netherlands, have developed means and methods for transduction of a skeletal muscle cell and/or a muscle cell specific precursor thereof. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Maryland, District of Columbia Inventors Develop Bacterial Delivery System
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Arthur A. Branstrom of Rockville, Md., Donata R. Sizemore of Gaithersburg, Md., and Jerald C. Sadoff of Washington, have developed a method for introducing functional nucleic acids into cells using a bacterial delivery system. According to the U.S. Patent ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Semiconductor Device and Circuit Board
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Shingo Horii of Sakoto, Japan, has developed a semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A semiconductor device includes a wiring board having a wiring pattern, a semiconductor chip that ...
Colorado Inventors Develop Integrated Circuit Remotely Testing System
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Aaron M. Volz of Fort Collins, Colo., has developed a method and a system for remotely testing an integrated circuit installed in an integrated circuit system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The integrated circuit is equipped with test ...
Iowa Inventors Develop Integral Transverse Flange for Duct
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Michael C. Borwig of Swisher, Iowa, and John J. Toben of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, have developed an integral transverse flanges for a duct connecting system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An integral transverse flange for a duct includes a ...
Maryland, Massachusetts Inventors Develop Hybrid Human Interferon-Alpha Polypeptides
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Kathryn C. Zoon of Kensington, Md., Renqiu Hu of Bethesda, Md., Joseph B. Bekisz of Hyattsville, Md., and Mark P. Hayes of Westborough, Mass., have developed human interferon-alpha hybrids and nucleic acid molecules that encode these hybrids. According to the ...
Arizona Inventors Develop Semiconductor Chip Soldering Method
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Biju Chandran and Carlos A. Gonzalez, both of Chandler, Ariz., have developed a method of soldering a coefficient of thermal expansion mismatched semiconductor chip and substrate to one another. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A chip-join ...
Maryland, North Carolina Inventors Develop Alphavirus Ribonucleic Acid Replicon System
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Peter Pushko, Michael Parker and George Ludwig, all from Frederick, Md., Robert E. Johnston and Nancy L. Davis, both of Chapel Hill, N.C., and Jonathan F. Smith of Sabillasville, Md., have developed a helper cell for expressing an infectious, replication defective, ...
Textron Marine & Land Systems Wins $255.49 Million Contract Modification
Jun 26, 2007 ... WARREN, Mich., June 26 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $255.49 million contract modification to Textron Marine & Land Systems, New Orleans, for armored security vehicles. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army ...
SEN. SANDERS TO APPEAR ON LIVE RADIO SHOW 'SWITCHBOARD'
Jun 26, 2007 ... The office of Sen. Bernard Sanders, I-Vt., has issued the following news release: Tuesday, July 26th, 7 P.M., Sen. Sanders will appear on VPR's live radio show - Switchboard with Bob Kinzel. The U.S. Senate has passed an energy bill that will ...
California Inventors Develop Content Addressable Memory Device
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Varadarajan Srinivasan of Los Altos Hills, Calif., and Sandeep Khanna of Santa Clara, Calif., have developed a content addressable memory (CAM) device with concurrent compare and error checking capability. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Beam Scanning Mirror Unit
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Masayoshi Esashi and Yoichi Haga, both of Miyagi-ken, Japan, Masanori Maeda of Saitama-ken, Japan, and Naoki Kikuchi of Tokyo, have developed a scanning mirror unit for scanning a beam which is used for obtaining observation images of the inside of a body cavity and ...
Japanese Inventor Develops String Securing Apparatus
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Kiyoshi Minakuchi of Hamamatsu, Japan, has developed a string securing apparatus for string instrument. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The string securing apparatus for string instrument of this invention arranges a plurality of ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Stringed Instrument Bridge
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Shinjiro Hirayama of Aichi, Japan, has developed a bridge for stringed instrument and stringed instrument. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "bridge for a stringed instrument located on an upper surface of a body ...
North Carolina Inventors Develop Thermoelectric Device
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Rama Venkatasubramanian of Cary, N.C., and Edward P. Siivola of Raleigh, N.C., have developed thermoelectric devices utilizing double-sided Peltier junctions and methods of making the devices. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention ...
California Inventors Develop Solar Cell Unit
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Benyamin Buller of Cupertino, Calif., and Markus E. Beck of San Jose, Calif., have developed a solar cell unit comprising a substrate and a plurality of photovoltaic cells. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The substrate has a first end and ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Multi-beam Scanning Device
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Hideyo Makino of Hachioji, Japan, has developed a multi-beam scanning device and an image forming apparatus using the scanning device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "multi-beam scanning device including a ...
Florida Inventor Develops Stringed Instrument
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Stephen W. Poff of Odessa, Fla., has developed a strap for holding a stringed instrument around the neck of a musician. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The strap includes a stop disposed at a distal end for engagement with the instrument, ...
Texas Inventors Develop Digital Optical Switch Apparatus
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Duli Yu and Howard Goldberg, both of Sugar Land, Texas, Arjun Selvakumar of Bellaire, Texas, and Taechung Yi of Houston, have developed a digital optical switch apparatus and a process for manufacturing the apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Texas Inventors Develop Device with Reflective, Transmissive Properties
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Richard W. Clikeman and Neil D. Lubart, both of Austin, Texas, and Charles Ronald Mayfield of Cedar Park, Texas, have developed a device with reflective and transmissive properties. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to ...
Ohio, Michigan Inventors Develop Dry-and-Non-Sticky Antiperspirant
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- David Frederick Swaile and Amy Michelle Capretta, both of Cincinnati, Heidi Marie Van Dort of Sanford, Mich., and Donald Anthony Kadlec of Midland, Mich., have developed a clear, stable, dry-and-non-sticky feeling antiperspirant with an antiperspirant active, a ...
Idaho Inventor Develops Semiconductor Devices Testing System
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Brett M. Debenham of Meridian, Idaho, has developed a system and a method for testing one or more semiconductor devices (e.g., packaged chips). According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Test equipment performs at least tests of a first type on the ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Optical Scanner and Image Forming Apparatus
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Yoshinori Hayashi and Hiromichi Atsuumi, both of Kanagawa, Japan, have developed an optical scanner that includes a single deflector to optically scan a plurality of target surfaces to be scanned. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The deflector has ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Musical Tone Reproducing Apparatus
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Yasuyuki Muraki of Hamamatsu, Japan, has developed a musical tone reproducing apparatus and portable terminal apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is provided a musical tone reproducing apparatus, which stores tone color ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Electronic Device Testing Apparatus
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Koichi Yatsuka of Tokyo has developed a test apparatus that tests an electronic device. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "The test apparatus includes: a plurality of test modules operable to supply and ...
Maryland Inventors Develop Fluorescent-Magnetic Nanoparticles
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Everett E. Carpenter of Silver Spring, Md., and Vincent Carpenter of Laurel, Md., have developed nanoparticles for use with biosensors. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The nanoparticles have core/shell architecture. The nanoparticles can ...
French Inventors Develop Controlled Device Operating Mode Identification Procedure
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- David Naura and Mohamad Chehadi, both of Aix en Provence, France, and Bertrand Bertrand of Trets, France, have developed a method for identifying an operating mode of a device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A procedure is provided for ...
Missouri Inventors Develop Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contrast Agent
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Gregory M. Lanza and Samuel A. Wickline, both of St. Louis, have developed improved contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging comprises ...
South Korean Inventor Develops Polygon Mirror Structure
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Hyun-surk Kim of Suwon-si, South Korea, has developed a polygon mirror and an optical scanning apparatus employing the same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "polygon mirror structure comprising a mirror body ...
California Inventor Develops Interference Modulator
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Mark W.Miles of San Francisco has developed a photonic microelectromechanical system (MEMS) and structures. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An interference modulator (Imod) incorporates anti-reflection coatings and/or micro-fabricated ...
German Inventor Develops Composite Fibre Material Construction Method
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Martin Schleske of Stockdorf, Germany, has developed a soundboard of composite fibre material construction for acoustic musical instruments. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a soundboard of composite fibre material ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Semiconductor Test Management System
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Ying-Lon Lu of Dashe Shiang, Taiwan, and Joshua Huang of Fuxing Xiang, Taiwan, have developed a system and a method thereof for semiconductor test management. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A first computer generates a new gating rule ...
California Inventor Develops Musical Instrument Sensor Array
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- David Hosler of El Cajon, Calif., has developed a sensor array for a musical instrument. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a sensor array for detecting vibrations from a hollow-bodied musical instrument and ...
German Inventors Develop Pockels Cell with Rubidium Titanyl Phosphate Crystals
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Stefan Balle of Germering, Germany, Sven Poggel of Groebenzell, Germany, and Thomas Fehn of Kronach, Germany, have developed pockels cell with two successive parallelepiped Rubidium Titanyl Phosphate (RTP) crystals that are oriented in the direction of radiation for ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Light Modulation Device
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Shoichi Uchiyama of Shimosuwa-machi, Japan, Junichi Nakamura of Shiojiri, Japan, Takashi Nitta of Chino, Japan, and Tsunemori Asahi of Hotaka-machi, Japan, have developed a device and a method for modulating the light from a light source via a plurality of light ...
AM General Wins $215.2 Million Contract Modification
Jun 26, 2007 ... WARREN, Mich., June 26 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $215.2 million contract modification to AM General LLC, South Bend, Ind., for high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive & Armaments ...
Cycle Construction Wins $8.66 Million Delivery Order
Jun 26, 2007 ... NEW ORLEANS, June 26 -- The U.S. Army has awarded an $8.66 million delivery order to Cycle Construction Co. LLC, Kenner, La., for the Southeastern Louisiana Urban Flood Control project. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ...
FLIR Systems Wins $36.49 Million Delivery Order
Jun 26, 2007 ... HUNTSVILLE, Ala., June 26 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $36.49 million delivery order to FLIR Systems Inc., Wilsonville, Ore., for FLIR StarSAFIRE sensors. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Space & Missile ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Sheet Post-Processing Apparatus
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Naoto Mochizuki of Fuefuki, Japan, has developed a sheet post-processing apparatus and an image forming apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sheet post-processing apparatus includes a loading section for loading a sheet, and a ...
North Carolina Inventors Develop Standing Baby Stroller
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Daniel Lee Bizzell, Ian Douglas Kovacevich and Kevin James Dahlquist, all from Charlotte, N.C., and Karen Jacy Madigan and Lynn Furton McIntyre, both of Huntersville, N.C., have developed a stroller for transporting a child selectively in a standing, seated, and ...
U.S., Italian Inventors Develop Seat Belt Force Sensor System
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Brian M. Curtis of Orion, Mich., Harald Lichtinger of Auburn Hills, Mich., and Robert Graf of Gsies, Italy, have developed a system for measuring seat belt forces that is used to control deployment of vehicle airbags. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Kentucky Inventors Develop Electrophotographic Toner Regulating Member
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Benjamin Alan Askren of Lexington, Ky., and Ronald W. Baker of Versailles, Ky., have developed an electrophotographic toner regulating member with induced strain outside elastic response region. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A toner ...
New York Inventors Develop Color Electrostatographic Printer Apparatus
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Hwai-Tzuu Tai and Diane M. Herrick, both of Rochester, N.Y., and Yee S. Ng of Fairport, N.Y., have developed a method and an apparatus for electrostatographic printing with enhanced color gamut. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A color ...
California Inventor Develops Repair Signature Generation System
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Yervant Zorian of Santa Clara, Calif., has developed an apparatus and a method to generate a repair signature. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In general, various methods, apparatuses, and systems that generate an augmented repair ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Projection Optical Apparatus
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Takayoshi Togino of Koganei, Japan, has developed a projection optical apparatus incorporating a diffusing plate comprising a hologram. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A projection optical apparatus is provided that is fast and of ...
Minnesota Inventor Develops Corn Variety I900105
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Marvin L. Boerboom of Olivia, Minn., has developed plants and seeds of corn variety I900105. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated I900105. The ...
Texas Inventor Develops Fuel Reforming Reactants Rapid Heating Apparatus
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Kevin Hoa Nguyen of Missouri City, Texas, has developed an apparatus and a method for rapidly heating one or more reactants for use in a fuel reformer. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The apparatus includes a combustion section having an ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Hydrogen Gas Generation Method
Jun 26, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 26 -- Ximeng Jiang and Ryuichi Saito, both of Chitose, Japan, and Masao Watanabe of Shiraoi, Japan, have developed a method for generating hydrogen gas utilizing activated aluminum fine particles. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "By activating ...