US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Wednesday, June 27:
South Korean Inventors Develop Mode Converter Device
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Hong-seok Lee, Seong-mo Hwang and Seung-ho Nam, all from Seongnam-si, South Korea, Young-chan Kim of Suwon-si, South Korea, and Young-hun Kim of Seoul, South Korea, have developed a mode converter device using omnidirectional reflectors. According to the U.S ....
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Diode Array Element Self-Aligned Rear Electrode
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Dun-Nian Yaung of Taipei, Taiwan, has developed a self-aligned rear electrode for diode array element. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "positive-intrinsic-negative active pixel sensor array including self aligned ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Solid-State Image Pickup Device
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Takayuki Ezaki and Teruo Hirayama, both of Kanagawa, Japan, have developed a solid-state image pickup device in which a pixel size can be microminiaturized without lowering a saturated electric charge amount and sensitivity. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Digital Video Mixer Apparatus
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Hiroyuki Iwase of Hamamatsu, Japan, has developed a multi-channel video mixer for applying visual effects to video signals. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A digital video mixer apparatus is designed for inputting a video signal ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Semiconductor Device
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Haruyuki Sorada of Hirakata, Japan, Takeshi Takagi of Kyoto, Japan, Akira Asai of Osaka, Japan, and Akira Inoue of Kadoma, Japan, have developed a semiconductor device and a process for manufacturing the same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Broadcast Transmission Receiving Method
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Hironobu Hoshino of Kawagoe, Japan, has developed a receiving apparatus and a receiving method for receiving a broadcast transmission. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "receiving apparatus that is capable of effectively ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Ferroelectric Memory Manufacture Method
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Shinichi Fukada of Tokyo-to, Japan, has developed ferroelectric memories and methods for manufacturing the same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention aims to "securely prevent hydrogen from entering a ferroelectric layer of a ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Image Sensor Device
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Anchor Chen of Pingtung, Taiwan, has developed an image sensor and a manufacturing method thereof. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The image sensor includes a plurality of sensors, an inter-layer dielectric layer formed over the sensors, ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Light-Receiving Element, Photoelectric Conversion Device
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Hiraku Kozuka, Toru Koizumi and Koji Sawada, all from Kanagawa, Japan, have developed a light-receiving element and photoelectric conversion device. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "In order to reduce the ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Semiconductor Device
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Takashi Nagano and Yasushi Morita, both of Kanagawa, Japan, have developed a semiconductor device and its manufacturing method, and an electronic device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention proposes a semiconductor ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Device
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Makoto Takizawa of Kawasaki, Japan, has developed a semiconductor integrated circuit device that includes a semiconductor region of a first conductivity type. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A first insulated-gate field effect transistor ...
Massachusetts, New Hampshire Inventors Develop Polarimeter Calibration Tool Making Method
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Mary Ann Johnson of Rockport, Mass., and David W. Johnston of Kensington, N.H., have developed a method of making a standard tool for calibrating stress analysis measuring devices and a set of the standard tools. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Semiconductor Device
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Akiharu Miyanaga, Hongyong Zhang and Naoaki Yamaguchi, all from Kanagawa, Japan, and Hisashi Ohtani of Tochigi, Japan, have developed a semiconductor device with residual nickel from crystallization of semiconductor film. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Canadian Inventor Develops Photo Detectors
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Surendra Singh of Waterloo, Canada, has developed photo detectors for charge coupled device sensors. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An active gate includes a substrate of a first conductivity type, a channel of a second conductivity type ...
California Inventors Develop Multi-tap Camera
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Toshikazu Hori of Milpitas, Calif., Chik Bor Cheng of Oakland, Calif., and Hai Lin of Fremont, Calif., have developed multitap imagers and circuits to correct image banding and frame restitching errors. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ...
California Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Collapsible Cart
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Richard Elden of Torrance, Calif., has developed an ornamental design for a collapsible cart which functions as a transportable carrying box, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D545,025 on June ...
Minnesota Inventors Develop Fluoropolymer Bonding Composition
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Naiyong Jing of Woodbury, Minn., Trang D. Pham of Bloomington, Minn., and Andrew M. Hine of St. Paul, Minn., have developed a fluoropolymer bonding composition and method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-layer structure includes a ...
California, Arizona Inventors Develop Junction Field Effect Transistor
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Badredin Fatemizadeh of San Jose, Calif., and Ali Salih of Mesa, Ariz., have developed a junction field effect transistor that has a gate region, drain region, and a source region. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An epitaxial region ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Optical Sensor
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Hisao Tanoue, Yunosuke Makita and Zhengxin Liu, all from Ibaraki, Japan, and Yasuhiko Nakayama of Kanagawa, Japan, have developed an optical sensor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An optical sensor that can receive light ranging from ...
Florida Inventors Develop Selective Call Communication Device and Broadcast System
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Eric Thomas Eaton and Salvador Sibecas, both of Lake Worth, Fla., and James A. Lamb of Coral Springs, Fla., have developed a method and an apparatus for providing additional information to a selective call device about a broadcast. According to the U.S. Patent ...
California Inventors Develop Video Display Facilitation System
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Sherman Chen of San Diego, and Alexander G. MacInnis of Los Altos, Calif., have developed systems and methods of coding progressive content with isolated fields for conversion to interlaced display. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Some ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Video Signal Interpolation Method
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Masaru Yasui of Hyogo, Japan, Satoshi Hirano of Tokyo, Akira Kamiya of Aichi, Japan, and Takeo Kamiya of Kobe, Japan, have developed an interpolation method for a video signal, and a display device performing interpolation for a video signal. According to the ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Apparatus Movement Control System
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Shinichiro Okamura of Shijonawate, Japan, and Tetsuo Mise of Hirakata, Japan, have developed movement control systems and methods for use in moving a member between two positions. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a ...
German Inventors Develop Latent Heat Storage Material
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Ju Bacher and Martin Christ, both of Wehringen, Germany, and Oswin Ottinger of Meitingen, Germany, have developed a latent heat storage material. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A latent heat storage material is in the form of a composite ...
California Inventor Develops Signal Gain Controlling Video Circuitry
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Peyman Hojabri of San Jose, Calif., has developed an apparatus and a method for controlling signal gain and reference black level of a video signal. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Magnitudes of signal gain and reference voltage for a ...
California Inventor Develops Graphics and Video Rendering Method
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Stephen G. Perlman of Palo Alto, Calif., has developed a system and a method for rendering graphics and video on a display. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for properly rendering various types of graphical and video content is ...
Wisconsin Inventor Develops Cohesive Coating Method
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Harold G. Story of Milwaukee has developed a cohesive coating for snack food packaging. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "water based, cold seal, cohesive coating for bonding one or more substrates together to ...
U.S., French Inventors Develop Cellular Metal-Oxide Semiconductor Gated Device
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Daniel M. Kinzer of El Segundo, Calif., and Bruno Charles Nadd of Lourmarin, France, have developed a cellular metal-oxide semiconductor gated device of planar or trench topology that has base injection regions formed between pairs of cells to inject minority carriers ...
California Inventor Develops Video Interface Automatic Selection Apparatus
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Demian T. Martin of San Leandro, Calif., has developed a video selection system for selectively outputting signals to an audio video (AV) output device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "To permit the use of a single remote control device ...
Florida Inventor Develops Turbid Medium Image Generation Method
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Meir Gershenson of Panama City, Fla., has developed a method of generating an image in turbid mediums such as sediment-filled water, smoke and fog. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method is provided for the generation an image in a ...
California Inventors Develop Interference Pigment Flake Foil
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Roger W. Phillips, Vladimir Raksha and Alberto Argoitia, all from Santa Rosa, Calif., Charlotte R. LeGallee of Healdsburg, Calif., and Paul T. Kohlmann of Windsor, Calif., have developed a plurality of color shifting pigment flakes. According to the U.S ....
Texas Inventors Develop Source Side Injection Storage Device
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Cheong M. Hong and Gowrishankar L. Chindalore, both of Austin, Texas, have developed a source side injection (SSI) storage device with spacer gates and method therefor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A storage device structure has two ...
Stellar Group Wins Contract Valued At Up To $10 Million
Jun 27, 2007 ... FORT WORTH, Texas, June 27 -- The U.S. General Services Administration has awarded a contract valued at up to $10 million to Stellar Group Inc., Jacksonville, Fla., for buildings, building materials, and industrial products and services. The contract was awarded by GSA's Federal Supply ...
Magnetic Specialty Wins Contract Valued At Up To $81,029
Jun 27, 2007 ... FORT WORTH, Texas, June 27 -- The U.S. General Services Administration has awarded a contract valued at up to $81,029 to Magnetic Specialty LLC, Marietta, Ohio, for hardware and abrasives. The contract was awarded by GSA's Federal Supply Service, Southwest Supply Center, Fort Worth, ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Active Matrix Display Device
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Hongyong Zhang and Masayuki Sakakura, both of Atsugi, Japan, have developed an active matrix display device and a method of manufacturing the same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In an active matrix display device integrated with ...
British Inventor Develops Liquid Surface Treatment Material Spray Gun
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- George Walter Robinson of Spalding, Great Britain, has developed an apparatus for spraying liquid surface treatment material. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "spraying apparatus for spraying liquid surface ...
Washington Inventor Develops Double Curved Surface Deflector System
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Robert Rodeman of Benton City, Wash., has developed a double curved surface deflector sprinkler. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is a double curved surface deflector system for rotary sprinklers providing for a ...
South Korean Inventor Develops Optical Device with Quantum Well
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Dae-Sung Song of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, has developed an optical device with a quantum well. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The optical device includes an active layer made of a Group III-V semiconductor compound and having a quantum ...
Texas Inventor Develops Transistor with Silicon
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Hong-Jyh Li of Austin, Texas, has developed a transistor with silicon and carbon layer in the channel region. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "transistor and method of manufacturing thereof having stressed ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Light Emitting Diode Light Set
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Chung-Chieh Wang of Zhonghe, Taiwan, has developed a light emitting diode (LED) light set. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "LED light set comprising at least one LED dice and two conductive wires covered by ...
Wisconsin Inventors Develop Recyclable Coated Paper Stock
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Adam Keith Druckrey and Matthew Henry Lang, both of Appleton, Wis., and John MacKay Lazar of Custer, Wis., have developed a recyclable coated paper stock. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A coated paper stock having high moisture vapor ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Three-way Valve and Fuel Injection Device
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Masatoshi Kuroyanagi and Koichi Chika, both of Kariya, Japan, have developed a three-way valve and a fuel injection device having the same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A three-way valve having a valve chamber with a low-pressure ...
California Inventors Develop Close-in Irrigation Spray Head
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Ali R. Mousavi of Arcadia, Calif., and Rahul R. Yarala of Thousand Oaks, Calif., have developed an improved irrigation spray head for use with pressurized water to produce a generally 360 degree spray pattern. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Nitrocellulose Film Formation Process
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- James Russell Webster, Rong-I Hong and Yuan-Ru Tsai, all from Hsinchu, Taiwan, Chi-Chen Chen and Chi-Che Chen, both of Taoyuan, Taiwan, Ko-Yuan Tseng of Keelung, Taiwan, and Ping Chang of Taipei, Taiwan, have developed a process for forming nitrocellulose ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Thin Film Transistor
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Han-Chung Lai of Taoyuan Hsien, Taiwan, has developed a thin film transistor and pixel structure thereof. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A thin film transistor and a pixel structure with the same are disclosed. The thin film transistor ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Flip Chip Type Nitride Semiconductor Light Emitting Device
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Hyun Kyung Kim and Yong Chun Kim, both of Kyungki-do, South Korea, and Hyoun Soo Shin of Seoul, South Korea, have developed a flip chip type nitride semiconductor light emitting device and manufacturing method thereof. An abstract of the invention, released by ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Light Emitting Diode Lamp
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Tadashi Yano of Kyoto, Japan, and Masanori Shimizu of Kyotanabe, Japan, have developed a white light emitting diode (LED) lamp that can be used as general illumination. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to the present invention, a ...
Washington Inventors Develop Vehicle Pivoting Storage Bin
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Roberto T Valdez and Brent C Walton, both of Renton, Wash., and Keith H. Novak of Shoreline, Wash., have developed a method of forming an open passenger cabin for an aircraft. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A storage bin system for ...
Massachusetts Inventors Develop Downlight Fixture Three-way Adjustment Mechanism
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Graham Rippel of East Walpole, Mass., Kenneth Czech of North Dartmouth, Mass., and Gene Sartini of Fall River, Mass., have developed a three-way adjustment mechanism for downlight fixture. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The instant ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Hillock-Free Aluminum Layer
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Kung-Hao Chang, Shyi-Ming Yeh and Jui-Tang Yin, all from Tainan County, Taiwan, have developed a hillock-free aluminum layer and method of forming the same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "hillock-free ...
New York Inventor Develops Fuel Cell Power System
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- William P. Acker of Rexford, N.Y., has developed an apparatus for managing heat generated by a processor of a device that is powered at least in part by a direct oxidation fuel cell system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention ...
North Carolina Inventor Develops Heat Sealable Barrier Layer
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Kevin Cable of Waynesville, N.C., has developed a barrier laminate. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heat sealable barrier layer for food and beverage cartons is provided, the barrier layer including an additive material which reduces ...
California Inventors Develop Electrochemical Fuel Cell Stack
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Shanna D Knights and Michael V Lauritzen, both of Burnaby, Calif., Jacob W De Vaal of Coquitlam, Calif., and David P Wilkinson of North Vancouver, Calif., have developed electrochemical fuel cell stacks. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ...
Utah Inventors Develop Portable Self-contained Misting System
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Bruce B. Powell of Herriman, Utah, and Mark W. Platt of Riverton, Utah, have developed a portable misting system with a pump that is at least partially submersed in a fluid. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The partial submersion of the ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Solid-state Image Sensor
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Hiroshige Goto of Yokohama, Japan, has developed an amplification-type solid-state image sensor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A source region and drain region are formed in a surface region of a first semiconductor region. Moreover, a ...
German Inventors Develop Engine Fuel Injector
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Volker Holzgrefe of Ditzingen, Germany, and Stefan Arndt of Stuttgart, Germany, have developed a fuel injector for direct injection of fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fuel ...
Coherent Wins $93,554 Contract
Jun 27, 2007 ... HAMPTON, Va., June 27 -- NASA has awarded a $93,554 contract to Coherent Inc., Santa Clara, Calif., for portable excimer lasers. The contract was awarded by NASA's Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. For more information about US Fed News contract awards please contact: Myron ...
Durable Products Wins Contract Valued At Up To $79,381
Jun 27, 2007 ... FORT WORTH, Texas, June 27 -- The U.S. General Services Administration has awarded a contract valued at up to $79,381 to Durable Products Inc., Crossville, Tenn., for hardware and abrasives. The contract was awarded by GSA's Federal Supply Service, Southwest Supply Center, Fort Worth, ...
Hartman & Majewski Design Group Wins $1,000 Contract
Jun 27, 2007 ... FORT WORTH, Texas, June 27 -- The U.S. General Services Administration has awarded a $1,000 contract to Hartman & Majewski Design Group, Albuquerque, N.M., for hardware and abrasives. The contract was awarded by GSA's Public Buildings Service, Fort Worth, Texas. For ...
Toptica Photonics Wins $58,500 Contract
Jun 27, 2007 ... HAMPTON, Va., June 27 -- NASA has awarded a $58,500 contract to Toptica Photonics Inc., Westfield, Mass., for wavelength meters for Doppler global velocimetry. The contract was awarded by NASA's Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. For more information about US Fed News ...
Magnetic Specialty Wins Contract Valued At Up To $52,324
Jun 27, 2007 ... FORT WORTH, Texas, June 27 -- The U.S. General Services Administration has awarded a contract valued at up to $52,324 to Magnetic Specialty LLC, Marietta, Ohio, for hardware and abrasives. The contract was awarded by GSA's Federal Supply Service, Southwest Supply Center, Fort Worth, ...
Closner Construction & Sales Wins $25,515 Contract
Jun 27, 2007 ... CHICAGO, June 27 -- The U.S. General Services Administration has awarded a $25,515 contract to Closner Construction & Sales, Marquette, Mich., for the construction of structures and facilities. The contract was awarded by GSA's Public Buildings Service, Office of Tenant Operations, ...
California Inventors Develop Composite Image Generating Apparatus
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Gerald McLaughlin and David Sipes, both of San Mateo, Calif., Larry Lunetta of Sunnyvale, Calif., Eliott Jones of Menlo Park, Calif., and Criss Harms of Los Gatos, Calif., have developed methods and apparatuses for generating composite images which include ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Heat Pump Hot-water Supply System
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Kenichi Saitoh, Masahiko Gommori, Haruko Ashida, and Tetsunobu Okamura, all from Ohira, Japan, Hiroshi Kogure of Sano, Japan, and Takeo Ozawa of Oyama, Japan, have developeda hot-water supply system utilizing a heat pump circuit. According to the U.S. Patent ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Near Field Analysis Apparatus
Jun 27, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Yoshihito Narita, Shigeyuki Kimura, Fuminori Sato and Atsushi Yamada, all from Hachioji, Japan, have developed a near field analysis apparatus that is having irradiation-side guide light and light-collection-side guide light. According to the U.S. Patent & ...