US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Wednesday, July 4:
South Carolina Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Display
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Charles R. Nelson of Spartanburg, S.C., has developed an ornamental design for a display, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D545,907 on July 3. The patent has been assigned to Fallon Luminous ...
French Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Bracelet Watchcase
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Alexandre Peraldi of Annemasse, France, has developed an ornamental design for a watchcase with bracelet, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D545,910 on July 3. The patent has been assigned to ...
California Inventors Develop Telescoped Multiwall Nanotube
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- John P. Cumings of Oakland, Calif., Alex K. Zettl of Kensington, Calif., Steven G. Louie of Berkeley, Calif., and Marvin L. Cohen of Piedmont, Calif., have developed a telescoped multiwall nanotube and manufacture thereof. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
California Inventor Develops Graphical User Interface Management System
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- David J. Kasper II of Aliso Viejo, Calif., has developed a system of change detection in a graphical user interface. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A first process communicates to a second process what data will be used to display a ...
Washington Inventor Develops Video Data Processing Method
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Franc J. Camara of Redmond, Wash., has developed a method and a system for providing video data to a user on a computer. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to the method and system, a video streaming device attached to the computer ...
California Inventor Develops Multiple Document Viewing Apparatus
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Cynthia Joanne Gage of Agoura Hills, Calif., has developed an apparatus for display of multiple electronic documents. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The apparatus includes one or more tilting, rotatable, and detachable display devices ...
California Inventors Develop Application Framework Architecture
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Wido Menhardt of Los Gatos, Calif., and Patrick Heffernan of Santa Clara, Calif., have developed a framework for an application so that the application is built around a multiple levels of functionality, which may or may not be visible to the user. According to ...
Swedish Inventors Develop Porous Silica Particle
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Wen Jiang of Umea, Sweden, and Knut Irgum of Bullmark, Sweden, have developed a porous silica particle for use in zwitterionic and hydrophilic interaction high performance liquid chromatography. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A porous ...
Canadian Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Emergency Exit Sign
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Luc Bourgeois of Lachenaie, Canada, and Francois Couillard of Blainville, Canada, have developed an ornamental design for an emergency exit sign, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D545,908 on July ...
German Inventors Develop Biaxially Oriented Polyester Film
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Matthias Konrad of Hofheim, Germany, Herbert Peiffer of Mainz, Germany, and Gottfried Hilkert of Saulheim, Germany, have developed a biaxially oriented polyester film which has a base layer. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention ...
Massachusetts Inventor Develops Multiple Layer Glass Panel
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Yinong Ma of Longmeadow, Mass., has developed a multiple layer glass panel. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is in the field of polymer sheets for use in multiple layer glass panels, and more specifically, the present ...
New Jersey Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Note Dispenser
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Peter Chen of West Windsor, N.J., and Jungkun Lee of Edison, N.J., have developed an ornamental design for a notes dispenser, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D545,905 on July 3. The patent has ...
Washington Inventor Develops Customized Graphical Interface Providing Method
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Jeremy P. Chaney of Seattle has developed a system and a method of providing for the control of a music player to a device driver. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "One embodiment of the system comprises an electronic music player that is ...
Pennsylvania, Virginia Inventors Develop Coated Steel Article
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Erin T. McDevitt of Wind Gap, Pa., H. E. George Rommal of Bethlehem, Pa., and Fritz J. Friedersdorf of Earlyville, Va., have developed a coating composition, a coated steel product, and a method of making the same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...
German Inventor Develops Motor Vehicles Information Display Device
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Hermann Kuenzner of Freising, Germany, has developed a process and a device for visual display of information in motor vehicles. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a process and device for visual display of information in motor vehicles ...
Minnesota Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Magnetic Holder
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- George W. Wood of Minneapolis, Minn., has developed an ornamental design for a magnetic holder, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D545,906 on July 3. The patent has been assigned to Locker Mate ...
New York Inventor Develops Computer Network Information Sharing System
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Maciej Wisniewski of New York has developed a method of sharing, managing and communicating information over a computer network. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "egocentric network including an author, a document ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Simulated Piloting Game Device
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Hiroki Nunokawa of Tokyo has developed an ornamental design for a simulated piloting game device, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D545,912 on July 3. The patent has been assigned to Sega Corp., ...
Pennsylvania Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Pepper Grinder
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Jeffrey Marshall of Drexel Hill, Pa., and Scott Cooter of Hatboro, Pa., have developed an ornamental design for a pepper grinder, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D545,146 on June 26. The ...
Israeli Inventor Develops Parameter Evaluation System for Medical Field
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Oded Sarel of Even Yehuda, Israel, has developed a parameter evaluation system for use in the medical field. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "parameter evaluation system comprising a boundary input device for ...
Virginia Inventor Develops Geographic Location Notification Method
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Edmund J. Fish of Great Falls, Va., has developed a computer-implemented method that provides notification information regarding geographical location of a communications identity. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A user maintains ...
Kansas Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Paper Tack
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Mark Ross of Merriam, Kan., has developed an ornamental design for a paper tack, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D545,903 on July 3. The original application was filed on July 10, 2006, and is ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Rechargeable Battery Pack
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Kazuyuki Sakakibara of Anjo, Japan, has developed a battery pack. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Cooling air intake port, cooling air exhaust port, and securing walls, which contact and secure the side surfaces of one or more battery ...
New Jersey Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Spring Pen Grip
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Carl Cetera of Tenafly, N.J., has developed an ornamental design for a pen grip with spring, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D545,901 on July 3. The patent has been assigned to Cotapaxi Custom ...
New Jersey Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Glue Stick
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Peter Chen of West Windsor, N.J., and Jungkun Lee of Edison, N.J., have developed an ornamental design for a glue stick, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D545,904 on July 3. The patent has been ...
California Inventors Develop Declarative Error Handling and Presentation Method
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Muljadi Sulistio, Hung-Liang Yang, Yuan Dinh and Sun Keun Lee, all from Fremont, Calif., Yang Wei of Hayward, Calif., and Kelly Lane Schwarzhoff of Napa, Calif., have developed a method and an apparatus for generic search interface across document ...
California Inventors Develop Web Page Development Application Program
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Essam Zaky of Mountain View, Calif., and Sami Ben-Romdhane of San Jose, Calif., have developed a web page development application that provides simultaneous display of a browser view and the corresponding descriptor language source view. According to the U.S ....
U.S., German Inventors Develop Fuel Cell System
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Benno Andreas-Schott of Pittsford, N.Y., and Stephen Raiser of Egelsbach, Germany, have developed a fuel cell system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fuel cell system having an integral electrical conduction system is provided for the ...
California Inventors Develop Extensible Markup Language Document Editing, Browsing Method
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Sami Nicole Rollins of Arroyo Grande, Calif., and Neelakantan Sundaresan of San Jose, Calif., have developed a system and a method for generating multiple customizable interfaces for extensible markup language (XML) documents. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Texas Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Novelty Globe
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Karen Keith of Lorena, Texas, has developed an ornamental design for novelty globe, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D545,902 on July 3. The original application was filed on Sept. 5, 2006, and is ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Marker Pen
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Masami Okutani of Nara, Japan, has developed an ornamental design for a marker pen, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D545,899 on July 3. The patent has been assigned to Easthill Industry Ltd, ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Dress-Making Line Marker
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Chihiro Iwasaki of Osaka, Japan, has developed an ornamental design for a dress-making line marker, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D545,898 on July 3. The patent has been assigned to Clover Mfg ...
California Inventors Develop Hierarchically Structured Electronic Document
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Adam Winer and Arjuna Wejeyekoon, both of San Mateo, Calif., Jeffrey Stephenson of Walnut Creek, Calif., Blake Sullivan of Redwood City, Calif., and Brian Albers of San Jose, Calif., have developed methods and systems for naming and indexing children in a hierarchical ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Polymeric Compound
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Jun Kamatani of Kawasaki, Japan, Shinjiro Okada of Isehara, Japan, Akira Tsuboyama of Sagamihara, Japan, Takao Takiguchi of Setagaya-Ku, Japan, and Satoshi Igawa of Fujisawa, Japan, have developed a polymeric compound and organic luminescence device. According ...
Washington Inventors Develop Extensible Application Markup Language Code Transformation Method
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Roger Grambihler and Peter Francis Ostertag, both of Woodinville, Wash., and Michael John Hillberg of Kirkland, Wash., have developed a system and a method for generating optimized binary representation of an object tree. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Texas Inventor Develops Fuel Cell Manufacturing Method
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Adam Heller of Austin, Texas, has developed fuel cells and methods of their manufacture and use. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fuel cell has an anode and a cathode with anode enzyme disposed on the anode and cathode enzyme is disposed ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Information Notification Method
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Satoru Watanabe, Masatomo Yasaki, Kazuki Matsui, Toshiaki Gomi, Hideto Kihara and Youji Kohda, all from Kawasaki, Japan, have developed a method of notification by which questions and answers are exchanged between users. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
New York Inventors Develop Stabilized White-Light-Emitting Organic Light-Emitting Diode Device
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Tukaram K. Hatwar of Penfield, N.Y., J. Ramon Vargas of Webster, N.Y., and Viktor V. Jarikov of Rochester, N.Y., have developed a stabilized white-light-emitting organic light-emitting diode (OLED) device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ...
Delaware, Pennsylvania Inventors Develop Fuel Cell
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Michael B. Damore and William E. Farneth, both of Wilmington, Del., and Mark Andrew Harmer of Kennett Square, Pa., have developed a fuel cell. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention is directed to a fuel cell comprising an anode and a ...
Illinois Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Writing Instrument
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Matthew Justin Gerules of Chicago has developed an ornamental design for a writing instrument, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D545,900 on July 3. The patent has been assigned to Sanford LP, Oak ...
USAF Awards $532,000 Contract to Canadian Commercial
Jul 04, 2007 ... HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah, July 4 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $532,000 contract to Canadian Commercial Corp., Ottawa, for aircraft components and accessories. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command's Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill Air Force Base, ...
Rolls-Royce Wins $3.58 Million Contract
Jul 04, 2007 ... WRIGHT PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, July 4 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $3.58 million contract to Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, for Rolls-Royce growth engine development. The contract was awarded by USAF's Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, ...
BAE Systems National Security Solutions Wins $62,091 Contract
Jul 04, 2007 ... HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah, July 4 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $62,091 contract to BAE Systems National Security Solutions Inc., San Diego, for electrical and electronic equipment components. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel ...
Roth Fabricating Wins $234,210 Contract
Jul 04, 2007 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 4 -- The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded a $234,210 contract to Roth Fabricating, Morenci, Mich., for storage racks. The contract was awarded by the agency's Defense Supply Center, Columbus, Ohio. For more information about US Fed News contract awards ...
No Limits Audio/Visual Wins $57,638 Contract
Jul 04, 2007 ... OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb., July 4 -- The U.S Air Force has awarded a $57,638 contract to No Limits Audio/Visual Inc., Selma, Ind., for projectors and interactive boards. The contract was awarded by USAF's Air Combat Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. For more information ...
Nassau Tool Works Wins $8,450 Contract
Jul 04, 2007 ... HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah, July 4 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded an $8,450 contract to Nassau Tool Works Inc., West Babylon, N.Y., for aircraft components and accessories. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command's ...
USAF Awards $26,394 Contract to Canadian Commercial
Jul 04, 2007 ... HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah, July 4 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $26,394 contract to Canadian Commercial Corp., Ottawa, for bearings. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command's Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill Air Force Base, ...
Capco Wins $3.12 Million Contract
Jul 04, 2007 ... HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah, July 4 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $3.12 million contract to Capco Inc., Grand Junction, Colo., for impulse cartridges. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command's Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill Air Force Base, Utah. For ...
Seyer Industries Wins $35,928 Contract
Jul 04, 2007 ... HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah, July 4 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $35,928 contract to Seyer Industries Inc., St. Peters, Mo., for instruments and laboratory equipment. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command's Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill Air Force Base, ...
Oklahoma Inventors Develop Covalently Cross-Linked Polymer Electrolyte
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Roger E. Frech and Daniel T. Glatzhofer, both of Norman, Okla., have developed a covalently cross-linked polymer electrolyte. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is directed to a polymer electrolyte comprising amine ...
New York, California Inventors Develop Dimensional Changes High-accuracy Measurement Method
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Vivek G. Badami of Pittsford, N.Y., and Steven R. Patterson of Livermore, Calif., have developed a method of measurement of thermal expansion/contraction characteristics of ultra-low thermal expansion materials. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
German Inventor Develops Porous Carbon Composites Infiltration Process
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Jens Rosenloecher of Augsburg, Germany, has developed a process for the infiltration of porous carbon composites. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "process form producing ceramic composites comprising metal ...
German Inventors Develop Fire Detection Method
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Heiner Politze of Neuss, Germany, Ralf Sprenger of Duisburg, Germany, Tido Krippendorf of Erkelenz, Germany, and Waldemar Ollik of Rheinberg, Germany, have developed a method for detecting fires according to the scattered light principle. According to the U.S ....
Texas Inventor Develops Polarization Modulation Photoreflectance Technique
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- William W. Chism II of Austin, Texas, has developed a method of determining physical characteristics of a semiconductor electronic interface. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A polarization modulation photoreflectance technique has been ...
California Inventor Develops Scatterometry Measurement Apparatus
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Walter Lee Smith of Danville, Calif., has developed an apparatus for evaluating a sample having light diffracting features. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for scatterometry measurements is disclosed. The apparatus includes a ...
Pennsylvania Inventors Develop Chemical Imaging Fiberscope
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Patrick J. Treado, Matthew P. Nelson and Ryan D. Smith, all from Pittsburgh, Pa., and Scott A. Keitzer of Export, Pa., have developed a chemical imaging fiberscope. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fiberscope device is disclosed which is ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Nonaqueous Electrolytic Secondary Battery Production Method
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Masanori Nakanishi, Yoshiro Harada and Hiroto Sagisaka, all from Shizuoka, Japan, and Takashi Suzuki of Aichi, Japan, have developed a nonaqueous electrolytic secondary battery and method of producing anode material thereof. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
New York Inventor Develops Planar Optical Waveguide Circuit
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Brent E. Little of Glen Head, N.Y., has developed a method and a structure for interconnecting two integrated optical waveguides that lie in different vertical planes within a multilayer optical circuit. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ...
Dutch Inventors Develop Lithographic Apparatus with Calibration Method
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Henricus Wilhelmus Maria Van Buel and Joeri Lof, both of Eindhoven, Netherlands, and Arno Jan Bleeker of Westerhoven, Netherlands, have developed a calibration method for a lithographic apparatus and a device manufacturing method. According to the U.S. Patent ...
Nebraska Inventors Develop Multiple Layer Samples Analysis Method
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Ronald A. Synowicki and Craig M. Herzinger, both of Lincoln, Neb., have developed a method of analysis of multiple layer samples. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to "spectroscopic ellipsometer system(s) mediated ...
Japanese Inventor Develops High Ion Conductive Solid Electrolyte
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Haruo Sawa of Kochi-ken, Japan, has developed a high ion conductive solid electrolyte. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "It is an object to provide a high ion conductive solid electrolyte which uses organic and inorganic complex compound ...
British Inventors Develop Assay Results Early Determination Device
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Stephen Paul Sharrock and Andrew Peter Phelan, both of Bedford, Great Britain, have developed assay reading devices for the measurement of analytes. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for determining the result of an assay may ...
Massachusetts Inventors Develop Sample Specimens Retardance Measurement System
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Mykhailo Shribak of Woods Hole, Mass., and Rudolf Oldenbourg of Falmouth, Mass., have developed an apparatus for measuring retardance in a sample. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In an apparatus and method for measuring retardance and slow ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Optical Transmission System
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Yoshinori Yamamoto, Takatoshi Kato, Takashi Fujii and Tomoyuki Yokokawa, all from Yokohama, Japan, have developed a compact dispersion compensator and the like. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The dispersion compensator comprises a housing ...
New York Inventors Develop Extruded Ceramic Log Transfer System
Jul 04, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 4 -- Kim F Cobb-Cain and Kevin B Sterner, both of Corning, N.Y., and Scott L Adriaansen of Elmira, N.Y., have developed a method for orienting sections of a plasticized ceramic extrudate. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for ...