US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Friday, June 29:
Swiss Inventors Develop Wireless Application Protocol Enabled Terminal
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Adriano Huber of Locarno, Switzerland, and Urs Loher of Ostermundigen, Switzerland, have developed a method by which a mobile subscriber with a wireless application protocol (WAP)-enabled terminal can access a Web or WAP server. According to the U.S. Patent ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Data Transfer System
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Hidetoshi Yokota and Toru Hasegawa, both of Saitama, Japan, have developed a data transfer system using mobile Internet protocol (IP). According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to the present invention, there is provided a data transfer ...
Minnesota Inventors Develop Network Firewall Fault Reduction System
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Paul Monroe Crutcher, Paul Maurice Gunsch, Todd Douglas Inman and William Russell Marshall, all from Rochester, Minn., have developed a method of reduction of faults attributable to firewall systems. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...
All Tools Wins $113,800 Contract
Jun 29, 2007 ... HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah, June 29 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded an $113,800 contract to All Tools Inc., Cleveland, for aircraft components and accessories. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command's Ogden Air ...
Virginia Inventor Develops Secured Service Access Providing Method
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Robert Bruce Hirsh of Dulles, Va., has developed a method of leveraging a persistent connection to access a secured service. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Leveraging a persistent connection to provide a client access to a secured ...
U.S., Israeli Inventors Develop Previously Stored Information Display Method
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Amir Bassan-Eskenazi of San Mateo, Calif., and Ran Oz of Modiin, Israel, have developed a method and an apparatus for using delay time during switching events to display previously stored information elements. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
California Inventors Develop Interactive Television System User Interface
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Dean J. Blackketter and Christopher White, both of San Francisco, Timothy F. Park of Menlo Park, Calif., and Jeff Yaksick of Sunnyvale, Calif., have developed an apparatus that comprises an interactive television device configured to display a television ...
Ohio Inventors Develop Firewall Activity Summarization Method
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Joseph J. Pantuso of Springboro, Ohio, and Christopher D. Ritter of West Carrollton, Ohio, have developed a system, a method and a computer program product for a firewall summary interface. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system, method ...
California Inventors Develop Network Communication System
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Bhavna Bhatnagar and Shivaram Bhat, both of Sunnyvale, Calif., Qingwen Cheng of Fremont, Calif., Hong Xu of Palo Alto, Calif., Wei Sun of Los Altos, Calif., Ping Luo of Union City, Calif., and Aravindan Ranganathan of San Jose, Calif., have developed a method of ...
California Inventor Develops Network Content Payment Gateway Presentation Method
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Robert W. Fransdonk of Vista, Calif., has developed a method and a system to dynamically present a payment gateway for content distributed via a network. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and system to dynamically present a payment ...
Washington Inventor Develops Shopping Ticker Invoke System
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- James A. Billmaier of Woodinville, Wash., has developed a method and an apparatus to invoke a shopping ticker. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shopping ticker can be invoked when the viewer presses a BUY button on a remote control while ...
Austrian Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Stamp
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Klemens Treml of Ried im Traunkreis, Austria, has developed an ornamental design for a stamp, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D545,352 on June 26. The patent has been assigned to Trodat GmbH, ...
Washington Inventor Develops Data Stream Rendering Method
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Nosakhare D. Omoigui of Redmond, Wash., has developed a system for rendering a stream of data at different playback speeds. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a network environment, multimedia content is streamed from a server computer to ...
Brandaris Wins $47,183 Contract
Jun 29, 2007 ... HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah, June 29 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $47,183 contract to Brandaris Inc., Federal Way, Wash., for web analysis and support for the development of web financial tools. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command's Ogden Air Logistics Center, ...
Wyvern Technologies Wins $70,360 Contract
Jun 29, 2007 ... HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah, June 29 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $70,360 contract to Wyvern Technologies, Santa Ana, Calif., for electric wire, and power and distribution equipment. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel ...
DAE Industries Wins $4.5 Million Contract
Jun 29, 2007 ... TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla., June 29 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $4.5 million contract to DAE Industries Inc., Louisville, Ky., for B-52 workstands. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command's Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, Tinker Air Force Base, ...
USAF Awards $2.3 Million Contract to Canadian Commercial
Jun 29, 2007 ... HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah, June 29 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $2.3 million contract to Canadian Commercial Corp., Ottawa, for aircraft components and accessories. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command's Ogden ...
Atlantic Microwave Wins $99,400 Contract
Jun 29, 2007 ... HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah, June 29 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $99,400 contract to Atlantic Microwave Corp., Bolton, Mass., for the maintenance, repair and rebuilding of equipment. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel ...
Massachusetts Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Mailable Picture Frame Greeting Card
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Everett K. Bramhall of Concord, Mass., has developed an ornamental design for a mailable picture frame greeting card, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D545,359 on June 26. The patent has been ...
Illinois Inventor Develops Non-Scratching Hand Tool
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Ivan A. Wolfson of Highland Park, Ill., has developed a hand tool which is used for variety of purposes to grasp objects such as bolts, nuts, and other fittings. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hand tool includes a first arm and a ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Ribbon Cartridge
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Zenko Motoki of Fukushima-ken, Japan, has developed an ornamental design for a ribbon cartridge for a thermal-transfer printer, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D545,358 on June 26. The patent ...
Illinois Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Pen Cap
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Scott Ternovits of Chicago has developed an ornamental design for a pen and cap, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D545,366 on June 26. The patent has been assigned to OMX Inc, Naperville, ...
New York Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Binder
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Leanne McCormack of Unadilla, N.Y., has developed an ornamental design for binder, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D545,363 on June 26. The patent has been assigned to MeadWestvaco Corp., Glen ...
Massachusetts Inventors Develop Cable Television Network System
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Chaitanya Kanojia of Newton, Mass., Terri Swartz of Marlboro, Mass., Darren Wetzel of Boston, and Mark Fagnani of Watertown, Mass., have developed a technique for coordinating the insertion of specific video content, including targeted commercial or other promotional ...
Dutch Inventors Develop Decorative Panel Manufacturing Method
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Robert W. M. Huusken of De Lutte, Netherlands, and Gustav D. Rasmusson of Weert, Netherlands, have developed a decorative panel and method for the manufacture thereof. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a decorative ...
French Inventor Develops Automatic Material Wiping Apparatus
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Maurice Granger of St. Priest en Jarez, France, has developed an automatically cutting dispensing appliance for wiping material of the wadded paper type for uses as hand wipes and toilet paper. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Wiping ...
Texas Inventors Develop Semiconductor Fabrication Process
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Sriram S. Kalpat, Voon-Yew Thean, Hsing H. Tseng and Olubunmi O. Adetutu, both of Austin, Texas, have developed a semiconductor fabrication process for forming a gate dielectric structure overlying a semiconductor substrate. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Printer
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Kazuhiro Hoshiya and Yuzo Fukunaga, both of Nagoya, Japan, have developed an ornamental design for a printer, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D545,356 on June 26. The patent has been assigned to ...
New York Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Mailer
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Allen Schluger of New York has developed an ornamental design for mailer, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D545,360 on June 26. The original application was filed on May 2, 2005, and is available ...
Woodward FST Wins $1.23 Million Contract
Jun 29, 2007 ... TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla., June 29 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $1.23 million contract to Woodward FST, Zeeland, Mich., for fuel injection nozzles. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command's Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, Tinker Air Force Base, ...
ASAP Software Wins $394,536 Contract
Jun 29, 2007 ... TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla., June 29 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $394,536 contract to ASAP Software Inc., Buffalo Grove, Ill., for visual studio software and licenses. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command's Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, Tinker Air ...
Rolls-Royce Wins $20,988 Contract
Jun 29, 2007 ... TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla., June 29 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $20,988 contract to Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, for gas turbine air seals. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command's Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, Tinker Air Force Base, ...
Purdy Wins $403,040 Contract
Jun 29, 2007 ... TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla., June 29 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $403,040 contract to Purdy Corp., Manchester, Conn., for seal ring holders. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command's Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, Tinker Air Force Base, ...
Raytheon Wins $38,000 Contract
Jun 29, 2007 ... TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla., June 29 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $38,000 contract to Raytheon Co., Tucson, Ariz., for guided missiles. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command's Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. For more ...
General Electric Wins $259,350 Contract
Jun 29, 2007 ... TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla., June 29 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $259,350 contract to General Electric Co., Cincinnati, for engines, turbines and components. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command's Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, Tinker Air Force Base, ...
REP. HARE: DEMOCRATS WERE ELECTED TO FORGE NEW DIRECTION ON TRADE
Jun 29, 2007 ... Rep. Phil Hare, D-Ill. (17th CD), issued the following news release: Rep. Phil Hare (D-IL) today attended a rally with fair trade members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate along with national business, labor, and advocacy groups to demand a new direction on trade. Below are ...
North Carolina Inventors Develop Dynamic Thread Pool Tuning Technique
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Gennaro A. Cuomo and Matt R. Hogstrom, both of Apex, N.C., Christopher James Blythe of Morrisville, N.C., and Erik A. Daughtrey of Durham, N.C., have developed a method of dynamically tuning thread pools in a multithreaded server. According to the U.S. Patent ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Angular Rate Sensor Circuit Board
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Tameharu Ohta of Takahama, Japan, has developed an angular rate sensor with a circuit board and a package. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An angular rate sensor includes: a circuit board; a package including an angular rate sensor chip ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Silicon Carbide Matrix Composite Material
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Shoko Suyama of Kawasaki, Japan, Tsuneji Kameda of Tokyo, and Yoshiyasu Itoh of Yokohama, Japan, have developed a silicon carbide matrix composite material. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Silicon carbide matrix composite material ...
German Inventor Develops Element Holding Device
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Thomas Bader of Landsberg, Germany, has developed a holding device for a fastening element. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "holding device for fastening elements which is securable to screw-driving power tool ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Bicycle Crank Arm Apparatus
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Masahiro Yamanaka of Izumisano, Japan, has developed a bicycle crank axle adapted to be rotatably supported within a bottom bracket of a bicycle frame for supporting a bicycle crank arm. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bicycle crank arm ...
California Inventors Develop Simulation Design Minimal Node Data Generation Apparatus
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Nasser Nouri of San Jose, Calif., and William K. Lam of Newark, Calif., have developed a method and an apparatus for generating minimal node data and dynamic assertions for a simulation. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for ...
California Inventors Develop Phase-Shifting Mask Proximity Effects Correction Structure
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Christophe Pierrat of Santa Clara, Calif., and Youping Zhang of Newark, Calif., have developed a structure and a method for correcting the optical proximity effects on a tri-tone attenuated phase-shifting mask. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Washington Inventors Develop Shared Resource Access Management Method
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Hon Keat W. Chan of Bellevue, Wash., and Carlos Gomes of Redmond, Wash., have developed methods and systems for managing access to shared resources that uses control flow. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Computer systems have resources ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Semiconductor Force Sensor
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Shigeru Hirose, Hiroyuki Sawamura, Masato Ando and Yoshimitsu Motoki, all from Kami-niikawagun, Japan, have developed a semiconductor force sensor for detecting a force, pressure and an electric signal output. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Cell Search Apparatus
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Dong-Ryeol Ryu and Chae-Man Lim, both of Seoul, South Korea, Kwang-Man Ok and Seong-Ho Hur, both of Songnam-shi, South Korea, and Joo-Kwang Kim of Yongin-shi, South Korea, have developed a cell search apparatus and a method in a Wideband Code Division Multiple Access ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Optical Disk Drive Position Adjustment Method
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Yen-Jen Chang of Kao-Hsiung, Taiwan, has developed a position adjustment and damper mechanism for an optical disk drive. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A position adjustment method includes forming a plurality of bores on a tray, forming ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Heat-Sensitive Recording Material
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Hiroshi Kamikawa of Shizuoka-ken, Japan, has developed a heat-sensitive recording material comprising a substrate. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a heat-sensitive recording material comprising a substrate; ...
Rhode Island Inventors Develop Tribological Material
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Edward J. Mack Sr. and James P. Mack, both of Bristol, R.I., and Thomas P. Mack of Warren, R.I., have developed an article having a bearing surface with improved wear characteristics. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The article may be ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Disk Cartridge Discrimination Method
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Naoki Inoue and Susumu Shibagaki, both of Kanagawa, Japan, have developed a technology to enable a user to discriminate the disk cartridge easily at a stage before the insertion of the whole of the disk cartridge into a disk drive apparatus. According to the ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Pressure Detection Apparatus
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Kazunori Saito, Yuji Ichimura, Kei Yamaguchi, Katsumichi Ueyanagi and Shigeru Shinoda, all from Matsumoto, Japan, have developed a pressure detecting apparatus that converts a strain induced by a stress exerted thereto to an electrical signal. According to the ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Band Gap Circuit
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Suguru Tachibana, Kazuhiro Mitsuda and Tatsuo Kato, all from Kawasaki, Japan, have developed a band gap circuit that generates a reference voltage. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A band gap circuit includes a voltage generating circuit, ...
German Inventors Develop Tunnel Magneto-Resistance Sensor
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Eckhard Quandt, Markus Lohndorf and Alfred Ludwig, all from Bonn, Germany, Manfred Ruhrig of Eckental, Germany, and Joachim Wecker of Rottenbach, Germany, have developed a sensor for measuring mechanical changes in length, that comprises a sandwich system with two ...
British Inventors Develop Tethered Ligand Catalyst
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Graeme Bradford and Antony Chesney, both of Durham, Great Britain, and William Patrick Hems of Norfolk, Great Britain, have developed a tethered ligand. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "tethered ligand comprising ...
New Jersey Inventor Develops Adjustable Mill Rolling Drive
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Georg Bartosch of Demarest, N.J., has developed an improved mill roll drive that is capable of adjustment during use and without the necessity for change gears. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described is an adjustable roll drive ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Reversible Ratchet Wrench Pawl
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Bobby Hu of Taichung, Taiwan, has developed a reversible ratcheting wrench pawl, the pawl that comprises a rigid body with a side with a plurality of teeth. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ratcheting tool includes a handle and a head ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Boron Trifluoride Recovery Process
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Yoshio Hironaka, Hiroki Sekiguchi, Yukio Yoshida and Toshiyuki Tsubouchi, all from Chiba, Japan, have developed processes for the recovery and recycling of boron trifluoride or complexes thereof. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The ...
Washington Inventors Develop Multiple Device Management Method
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Gang Wang and Zeyong Xu, both of Issaquah, Wash., Paul C. Sutton of Seattle, Curt A. Steeb of Redmond, Wash., and Martin L. Holladay of Bremerton, Wash., have developed a mechanism to execute a single command on one controller computer to initiate an action ...
Pennsylvania Inventor Develops Lockable Vise Handle
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Eugene A. Ritz of Butler, Pa., has developed a lockable and a removable vise handle. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A locking, removable handle assembly for a vise is provided. The vise has a threaded rod, a fixed jaw, and a movable jaw ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Electric Air Pressure Corkscrew
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Ching Yueh Wang Wu of Tainan City, Taiwan, has developed an electric air pressure corkscrew that comprises an upper shell, a motor and a battery base. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "An electric air ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Code Division Multiple Access Communication System
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Masaki Kono of Saitama, Japan, has developed a satisfactory reception environment which is secured efficiently regardless of a degree of the traffic intensity. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pilot power control unit is provided to a ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Disc Cartridge with Deeper Concave Portion
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Manabu Obata, Naoki Inoue and Mitsunori Matsumura, all from Tokyo, Teruyuki Takizawa and Kuniko Nakata, both of Neyagawa, Japan, Hironori Okazawa of Katano, Japan, and Yoshito Saji of Nishinomiya, Japan, have developed a disc cartridge having deeper concave portion ...
Washington Inventors Develop Media Processing System
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Daniel J. Miller of Carnation, Wash., and Eric H. Rudolph of Woodinville, Wash., have developed a system and related methods for reducing memory requirements of a media processing system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various ...
Wisconsin Inventors Develop Power Take-Off Shaft Control System
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Yanming Hou of Pleasant Prairie, Wis., and Darrel J. Svendson of Racine, Wis., have developed a power take-off (PTO) control system and a method for more optimally engaging and operating loads applied to the PTO shaft. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
California Inventors Develop Dissolution Profile Determination System
Jun 29, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 29 -- Eric D. Carlson, Miroslav Petro and Son Hoai Nguyen, all from Santa Clara, Calif., have developed a method for determining a dissolution profile for a sample material. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and systems for determining a ...