US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Thursday, July 5:
Swiss Inventors Develop Measuring Instrument Calibrating Method
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Ju Weilenmann of Widnau, Switzerland, has developed a method for calibrating a measuring instrument. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Calibration of measuring instruments resides in measuring external references which themselves have been ...
Texas Inventor Develops Line Card Threshold Detection Apparatus
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Jin Li of Austin, Texas, has developed a method and an apparatus for detecting line card threshold. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and apparatus is provided. The method includes transmitting a signal having an alternating current ...
Florida Inventors Develop Digital Subscriber Line Failure Method
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Thomas E. Creamer and Peeyush Jaiswal, both of Boca Raton, Fla., and Victor S. Moore of Boynton Beach, Fla., have developed an automatic reset for digital subscriber line (DSL) lines. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of ...
Michigan Inventor Develops Paper-Based Payment Forms Illumination Apparatus
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Donald James Manthei of Kalamazoo, Mich., has developed an apparatus configured for illuminating paper-based forms of payment and cash register comprising the same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An illumination device comprises a ...
Japanese Inventors Develop N-Alkylaspartyl Dipeptide Ester Compound
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Yusuke Amino, Kazuko Yuzawa, Tadashi Takemoto and Ryoichiro Nakamura, all from Kawasaki, Japan, have developed an N-alkylaspartyl dipeptide ester compound. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides N-alkylaspartyl ...
New Zealand, Australian Inventors Develop Trigger Operated Tool Handle
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Noel Roger Wakelin and Dean Andrew Eldridge, both of Mount Maunganui, New Zealand, have developed a handle extension configured for retrofitting to a trigger operated fastener-driving hand tool. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention ...
California Inventor Develops File Section Dividers for Office Filing Product
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Bon S. Ong of Torrance, Calif., has developed improved file section dividers for office filing products which are configured to define pockets of different sizes and which have particular utility in portable, expandable filing cases. According to the U.S ....
California Inventors Develop Integrated Circuit Implantable Device
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Einan Regev and Farid David Imani, both of Valencia, Calif., Paul DeRocco of Pacific Palisades, Calif., John C. Gord of Venice, Calif., and Lawrence J. Karr of Santa Monica, Calif., have developed an implantable device and a communication integrated circuit (IC) ...
South Carolina Inventors Develop Compatibilizing Surfactant Utilization Method
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Robert L. Hodge and H. Wayne Richardson, both of Sumter, S.C., have developed a compatibilizing dispersant used in a slurry composition. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a compatibilizing dispersant used in a slurry ...
British Inventor Develops Article Manufacturing by Diffusion Bonding Method
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Peter R Beckford of Derby, Great Britain, has developed a method of manufacturing an article by diffusion bonding and superplastic forming. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Two metal blocks are welded to respective metal sheets to form ...
Minnesota Inventor Develops Drop Hammer
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Michael L. Vought of Grove City, Minn., has developed a drop hammer. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of the present invention pertain to a drop hammer comprising a load, an actuator connected to the load, and a fluid circuit ...
District of Columbia, Maryland Inventors Develop Insulin Synthesis Stimulation Method
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Craig A. Rosen of Laytonsville, Md., Steven M. Ruben of Brookeville, Md., and William A. Haseltine of Washington, have developed a method of stimulating insulin synthesis and release, enhancing adipose. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The ...
Connecticut Inventors Develop Surgical Apparatus with Indicator
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Thomas D. Guy of Fairfield, Conn., Richard N. Granger of Huntington, Conn., Robert H. Brady of Brookfield, Conn., John Webster of Cromwell, Conn., James R. Pratt of Wolcott, Conn., and Corbett W. Stone of Newton, Conn., have developed surgical instruments, e.g., ...
California, Massachusetts Inventors Develop Polynucleotide Characterization Method
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Mark Akeson and David W. Deamer, both of Santa Cruz, Calif., Jeffrey R. Sampson of San Francisco, and Daniel Branton of Lexington, Mass., have developed systems and methods for analysis of polymers, e.g., polynucleotides. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Swiss, French Inventors Develop Catalytic Activity Detection Method
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Jean-Louis Reymond of Bulle, Switzerland, and Denis Wahler of Caissargues, France, have developed a method for detecting catalytic activity. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention has as its object a method for detecting catalytic ...
German Inventor Develops Pulmonary Surfactant Composition
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Stefan-Lutz Wollin of Meersburg, Germany, has developed a composition comprising a pulmonary surfactant and a phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5) inhibitor for the treatment of lung diseases. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Electric Power Supply Unit
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Kazuyuki Kudo, Akio Ozawa and Tatsuzo Hasegawa, all from Kawagoe, Japan, have developed an electric power supply unit and electric power supply controlling method utilizing a plurality of electric power supply lines. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Texas, Massachusetts Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Information Handling System Housing
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Scott Lauffer and Kenneth Musgrave, both of Austin, Texas, and Philip Leung of North Cambridge, Mass., have developed an ornamental design for an information handling system housing, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued ...
Texas Inventors Develop Outbound Telephone Call Distributing System
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Richard Rodenbusch and Daniel N. Duncan, both of Austin, Texas, have developed a method and a system for distributing outbound telephone calls. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This method and system includes dialing devices receiving call ...
Texas Inventors Develop Cache Line Selection Microprocessor Apparatus
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Glenn Henry and Rodney Hooker, both of Austin, Texas, have developed an apparatus in a microprocessor for selectively retiring a prefetched cache line. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a first embodiment, a first count of the number of ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Fibromyalgia Therapeutic Agent
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Kusuki Nishioka of Shibuya-ku, Japan, has developed a therapeutic agent for fibromyalgia. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A therapeutic agent for fibromyalgia containing an extract from inflamed tissue inoculated with vaccinia virus as an active ...
German Inventors Develop Safety Switch Apparatus
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Gerhard Ehrlich and Thomas Peter, both of Reichenbach, Germany, and Richard Veil of Stuttgart, Germany, have developed a safety switching apparatus for safely disconnecting an electrical load. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A safety ...
Texas Inventors Develop Folding Garment Hanger
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Gary Landis, Cheryl Landis and Ryan Landis, all from Plano, Texas, have developed a garment hanger that folds around a point or series of points near the hook of the hanger. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A garment hanger that folds ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Memory-Card Type Universal Serial Bus Mass Storage Device
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- I-Ming Chen of Taipei City, Taiwan, has developed an ornamental design for a memory-card type universal serial bus mass storage device, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D545,310 on June 26. The ...
North Carolina Inventors Develop Test Compound Screening Method
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Steven A. Kliewer of Cary, N.C., Stacey A. Jones of Wake Forest, N.C., and Timothy M. Willson of Durham, N.C., have developed a method of screening a test compound. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a novel ...
Italian Inventor Develops Phone Communication Integration Method
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Giuseppe Diomelli of Pontedera, Italy, has developed an apparatus for integrating phone communications. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A apparatus for the integration of phone communications and information technology data transmissions ...
Illinois Inventor Develops Hangers for Clothing
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Bozdar Bulovic of Oak Brook, Ill., has developed a novel means for securing the garments to a clothes hanger. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "mechanism for hanging garments and other items which comprises a ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Game Controller Enclosure
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Ching Chang Wang and Chih Yu Chen, both of Tucheng, Taiwan, have developed an ornamental design for a game controller enclosure, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D545,317 on June 26. The patent ...
Iowa Inventor Develops Tumor Recurrence Prediction Method
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Anthony D. Sandler of Coralville, Iowa, has developed a method for predicting tumor recurrence. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides methods and kits for predicting recurrence of tumor or cancer in a mammal by calculating ...
U.S., Dutch Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Universal Serial Bus Memory Drive Cap
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- David Charles Klenske of Los Gatos, Calif., and Koen Berend Koevoets of Utrecht, Netherlands, have developed an ornamental design for a universal serial bus memory drive cap, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S ....
Missouri Inventors Develop Call Processing System
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Daniel Charles Sbisa of Blue Springs, Mo., and Keith Eric Fenton of Lee's Summit, Mo., have developed a method and a system for handling calls in a communication network. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A call processing system receives a ...
Massachusetts, New York Inventors Develop Double Entry Water Bottle Carrier
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Michael Nathan of Stockbridge, Mass., and Robert A. Hartz of Watertown, N.Y., have developed a double entry water bottle carrier for a runner. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A double entry water bottle carrier for runners includes a base ...
German Inventors Develop Pulverulent Bulk Material Dispensing Apparatus
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Tobias Zill of Hattenhofen, Germany, and Manfred Reiser of Winnenden, Germany, have developed a filter piston apparatus for dispensing pulverulent bulk material. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "filter piston ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Computer
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Hiroyuki Noda of Musashino, Japan, Yoko Sato of Fuchu, Japan, Tadahiro Yamaguchi of Tama, Japan, Koji Suso of Kokubunji, Japan, and Shinichiro Aikawa of Yokohama, Japan, have developed an ornamental design for computer, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office ...
Connecticut Inventor Develops Powder Actuated Setting Tool Reset Mechanism
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Paul Gaudron of Stamford, Conn., has developed a firing pin actuation and reset mechanism for a powder actuated setting tool and a method for the same. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is a method that relates to resetting ...
Pennsylvania Inventors Develop Power Distribution System
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Todd M. Lathrop of Freedom, Pa., and James R. Hanna of Beaver, Pa., have developed a power distribution system for a first power source and a second power source. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A control system for a power distribution ...
Canadian Inventors Develop Direct Current/Altenative Current Commutator Motor
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Jerome Cros and Philippe Viarouge, both of Quebec, have developed a brush direct current (dc) motor and altenative current (ac) commutator motor structures with concentrated windings. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates ...
Illinois, Ohio, Texas Inventors Develop Redirected Call Identification Method
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Diana Tiliks of Palatine, Ill., John W. Moss of Lake Zurich, Ill., Barbara Allyn Vozar of Brunswick, Ohio, Robert Carl Hager of Euclid, Ohio, and Larry B. Pearson of San Antonio, Texas, have developed a system and a method for identifying redirected ...
Hong Kong Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Universal Serial Bus Flash Memory
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Ho Hiu Wai of Kowloon, Hong Kong, has developed an ornamental design for a universal serial bus flash memory, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D545,311 on June 26. The patent has been assigned to ...
South Korean Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Liquid Crystal Display Monitor
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Eui-Seok Kim of Seoul, South Korea, has developed an ornamental design for a liquid crystal display monitor, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D545,316 on June 26. The patent has been assigned to ...
New York, New Jersey Inventors Develop Hanger Beam Construction
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Ellen Stein Ritzmann of New City, N.Y., and Joseph Pluchino of Mount Olive, N.J., have developed a beam construction for a hanger. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A garment hanger comprising pinch grip clips has a unique molded beam design ...
Arkansas, Pennsylvania Inventors Develop Pathogenic Bacteria Detection Method
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Yanbin Li and Liju Yang, both of Fayetteville, Ark., and Chuanmin Ruan of State College, Pa., have developed a method for detecting the concentration of viable pathogenic bacteria in a sample. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention ...
California Inventor Develops Bicycle Carrier
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Gregory A. Dean of McKinleyville, Calif., has developed a bicycle carrier for use on vehicles. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "sports equipment carrier for a vehicle including a rack structure adapted to be ...
California Inventors Develop Polynucleotide Target Determination Method
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Nader Pourmand of Mountain View, Calif., Ronald W. Davis of Palo Alto, Calif., and Shan X. Wang of Portola Valley, Calif., have developed a method of determining the length of a polynucleotide target. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "With ...
California Inventor Develops Vehicle Audio System Brake Interlock Releasing Apparatus
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Akitoshi Kitazawa of Torrance, Calif., has developed an apparatus for releasing brake interlock function for vehicle audio/video display unit. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "method and apparatus for easily and ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Vehicle Light Emitting Device
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Hsiang-Chen Wu of Tao-Yuan, Taiwan and Ming-Shan of Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan, have developed a light emitting device that is adapted to be applied with one of an alternative current (AC) input power signal and a direct current (DC) input power signal. According ...
Ohio Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Wire Connector
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Paul D. Sergi of Peninsula, Ohio, has developed an ornamental design for a wire connector, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D545,304 on June 26. The original application was filed on May 19, 2005, ...
New Mexico Inventors Develop Power Transmission System
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Stanley Atcitty and John D. Boyes, both of Albuquerque, N.M., Nancy H. Clark of Corrales, N.M., and Satishkumar J. Ranade of Las Cruces, N.M., have developed a power transmission system that comprises a direct current power source. According to the U.S. Patent ...
North Carolina Inventors Develop Power Conversion Apparatus
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Pasi S. Taimela of Raleigh, N.C., and Kevin L. VanEyll of Angier, N.C., have developed a power conversion apparatus and a method using an adaptive waveform reference. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power conversion apparatus, such as a ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Data Processor
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Takashi Hotta, Toshihiko Kurihar and Koji Saito, all from Hadano, Japan, Shigeya Tanaka, Akiyoshi Osumi and Kotaro Shimamura, all from Hitachi, Japan, and Hideo Sawamoto of Machida, Japan, have developed a data processor for use with a main memory which stores data and ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Immobilized Deoxyribonucleic Acid Polymerase
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Hyun Jin Hwang and Jeong Hee Kim, both of Seoul, South Korea, have developed a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) polymerase immobilized by covalent bonding. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a DNA polymerase ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Remote Keyboard
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Shuo-Hsiu Chang of Taipei County, Taiwan, has developed an ornamental design for a remote keyboard, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D545,303 on June 26. The patent has been assigned to Darfon ...
Maryland Inventors Develop Nucleic Acid Amplification Kit
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- David M. Schuster of Poolesville, Md., and Ayoub Rashtchian of Gaithersburg, Md., have developed a kit for amplifying a nucleic acid. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides improved methods for amplifying a nucleic ...
Minnesota Inventors Develop Vehicle Starter-generator Assembly
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Pearl A. Wilson of Roseau, Minn., and David J. Thompson of Middle River, Minn., have developed starter-generator assemblies. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle includes a starter-generator assembly; portions of the assembly may be ...
Illinois Inventor Develops Food Dispensing Device
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Mark J. Freudinger of Peotone, Ill., has developed a pump apparatus with a valve within a piston for a metering and dispensing device that may be used for food products. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "pump apparatus for ...
British Inventors Develop Mechanical Grouting, Re-pointing Device
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Colin Dee and Peter Prickett, both of Durham, Great Britain, Graham Dunn of County Durham, Great Britain, and John Williams of Cleveland, Great Britain, have developed a mechanical re-pointing and grouting device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Massachusetts Inventor Develops Multi Layered Frangible Seal
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Brian Francis Jackman of Hudson, Mass., has developed a multi layered frangible seal that is bonded over the pour spout opening of flexible plastic bottles containing pourable products such as motor oil. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The ...
Turkish Inventor Develops Electronic Switching Module
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Mehmet Kutlugil of Istanbul, Turkey, has developed an electronic switching module that can directly be mounted instead of an electromagnetic direct current (DC) relay used in various vehicles. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present ...
California Inventors Develop Multiple-Core Processor
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Ricky C. Hetherington of Pleasanton, Calif., and Bikram Saha of Cupertino, Calif., have developed a multiple-core processor that provides a flexible cache directory scheme. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one embodiment, a processor may ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Immobilized Enzyme Preparation Process
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Manabu Sato, Masami Shimizu, Minoru Kase and Takaaki Watanabe, all from Kamisu-machi, Japan, and Jun Kohori of Tokyo, have developed a process for preparing an immobilized enzyme. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a process for ...
Washington Inventor Discover Trimeric Macrophage Scavenger Receptor Fusion Protein
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Pranhitha Reddy of Seattle has discovered trimeric macrophage scavenger receptor fusion proteins and encoding nucleic acids. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates, in part, to a polypeptide domain having reduced ...
California Inventor Develops Software Predictive Streaming Technique
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Jeffrey de Vries of Sunnyvale, Calif., has developed a technique for predictive streaming that involves receiving a request for a block associated with a streaming application and serving data associated with the block. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
British Inventor Develops Atomized Liquid Product Dispensing Apparatus
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Stephen Terence Dunne of Stowamarket, Great Britain, has developed an apparatus for dispensing an atomized liquid product. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "apparatus for atomizing a liquid product using a ...
Dutch Inventors Develop Drink Container
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Marcel Peter Magermans of Den Hoorn, Netherlands, and Piet Hein Willem Timp of Heemstede, Netherlands, have developed a container for drink that is provided with a chamber containing a flexible dispensing line. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Pennsylvania, Colorado Inventors Develop Synthetic Complementary Deoxyribonucleic Acid
Jul 05, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 5 -- Yih-Tai Chen of Gibsonia, Pa., and Longguang Cao of Boulder, Colo., have developed a synthetic complementary deoxyribonucleic acid. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Synthetic versions of a full length and termini truncated humanized green ...