US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Tuesday, July 24:
Seyer Industries Wins $92,814 Contract
Jul 24, 2007 ... LAKEHURST, N.J., July 24 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $92,814 contract to Seyer Industries Inc., St. Peters, Mo., for aircraft ground servicing equipment. The contract was awarded by the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, N.J. For more ...
General Scientific Wins $53,741 Contract
Jul 24, 2007 ... LAKEHURST, N.J., July 24 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $53,741 contract to General Scientific Corp., Panama City, Fla., for aircraft ground servicing equipment. The contract was awarded by the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, N.J. For more ...
French Inventor Develops Signal Transmission Method
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Catherine Lamy of Paris has developed a variable length error code building method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a variable-length error-correcting (VLEC) code technique, in which the main steps are: defining ...
Australian Inventor Develops Porous Media Sheets Feeding Apparatus
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- David William Jensen of Balmain, Australia, has developed a porous media sheets feeding apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for feeding porous sheets of media from a stack of such sheets includes a support structure ...
South Korean Inventor Develops Embedded Micro Computer Unit
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Jin-Kwon Park of Suwon-si, South Korea, has developed a micro computer unit (MCU) testing method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are an embedded MCU using a memory emulation module and a method of testing the embedded MCU. The ...
New York Inventors Develop Home Network Control Signal Coupling Adapter
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Richard H. Hinkson of Plainview, N.Y., John J. Ryan of Seaford, N.Y., and George N. Wilson of Maspeth, N.Y., have developed a wall plate adapter. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "wall plate adapter for coupling ...
Oregon, Washington Inventors Develop Hardcopy Device Input-Output Trays
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Howard G. Wong of Portland, Ore., and Peter Hwang of Vancouver, Wash., have developed media processing hardcopy device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The illustrated input and output trays are pivotally attached to the hardcopy device ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Sheet Processing Apparatus
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Yasunobu Terao, Tokihiko Ise, Hajime Yamamoto and Hiroyuki Taki, all from Shizuoka-ken, Japan, and Reiji Murakami of Kanagawa-ken, Japan, have developed a device for the post-processing of sheet. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sheet ...
Illinois Inventors Develop Drip-Proof Switch Cover
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Timothy M. Johnson of Algonquin, Ill., and Frank Annerino of Rolling Meadows, Ill., have developed an electrical box cover plate. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "drip-proof switch cover for covering an ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Paper Gathering/Feeding Device
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Daisuke Tokunaga of Otsu, Japan, and Hideyuki Sawayama of Omihachiman, Japan, have developed a method and device for paper gathering and feeding. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "Proposed is a paper ...
Idaho Inventors Develop Silicon-Containing Barrier Layer
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Don Carl Powell and Ronald A. Weimer, both of Boise, Idaho, and Garry Anthony Mercaldi of Meridian, Idaho, have developed semiconductor performance increasing barrier layer. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and devices are ...
New York Inventors Develop Wall Box Mountable Wiring Device Covering Plate
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Anthony Tufano of North Massapequa, N.Y., Dennis A. Oddsen of Eatons Neck, N.Y., Leslie Lindenstraus of New York, Steve Zacharevitz of Northport, N.Y., and Paul Endres of Plainview, N.Y., have developed a wall plate for wiring devices. According to the U.S ....
Flir Systems Wins $87,919 Contract
Jul 24, 2007 ... DAHLGREN, Va., July 24 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $87,919 contract to Flir Systems Inc., Wilsonville, Ore., for the maintenance, repair and rebuilding of equipment. The contract was awarded by the Naval Surface ...
Seyer Industries Wins $94,620 Contract
Jul 24, 2007 ... LAKEHURST, N.J., July 24 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $94,620 contract to Seyer Industries Inc., St. Peters, Mo., for aircraft ground servicing equipment. The contract was awarded by the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, N.J. For more ...
Intelligent Enterprise Solutions Wins $120,495 Contract
Jul 24, 2007 ... BREMERTON, Wash., July 24 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $120,495 contract to Intelligent Enterprise Solutions LLC, Bethesda, Md., for electrical and electronic equipment components. The contract was awarded by the Naval Supply Systems Command's Fleet & Industrial Supply Center ...
Singapore Inventors Develop Mobile Telecommunications Apparatus
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Ako Shiraogawa and Esa Pollari, both of Singapore, have developed a mobile telecommunications apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mobile telecommunications apparatus is initialized with settings for use with one of a plurality ...
Wisconsin Inventors Develop Fluid Diffusing Assembly
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Peter Petit of Pewaukee, Wis., and Tieniu Chen of Bayside, Wis., have developed a device for diffusing the fluid to aerate the medium. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "diffuser assembly for diffusing a fluid from ...
Maryland Inventor Develops Cooling Apparatus
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Edward C. Koplin of Essex, Md., has developed a collector sump cooling tower. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a cooling apparatus and method wherein a supply sump and turbine are below grade. Water cooled ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Smart Antenna Radiation Pattern Optimization Method
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Chao-Hsing Hsu of Tung-Ho Li, Taiwan, has developed a method of optimizing radiation pattern of a smart antenna. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "In the invention, the formulas of optimizing radiation ...
Texas Inventors Develop Proprietary Material Piracy Detection Method
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Timothy R. McCully of Houston, and Matthew N. Garner of Sugar Land, Texas, have developed a method for detecting piracy of proprietary material. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method is provided for detecting and tracking piracy of ...
New Jersey, California Inventors Develop Test Output Compaction Architecture
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Seongmoon Wang of Plainsboro, N.J., Srimat T. Chakradhar of Manalapan, N.J., and Chia-Tso Chao of Goleta, Calif., have developed a logic circuit design test method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "test output ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Test System
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Masaaki Tanimura of Tokyo has developed an circuit interface testing system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a pin section, internal circuits, an interface section, an expectation value ...
Arizona Inventor Develops Semiconductor Package Interposer
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Donald Craig Foster of Mesa, Ariz., has developed an exposed lead interposer leadframe package. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "interposer for use in an external lead or land pattern semiconductor package. The ...
Kentucky Inventors Develop Signal-Repeating Device Control Arrangement
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Hector Aguirre and Robert P. Farinelli, both of Lexington, Ky., and Steve Christensen of Richmond, Ky., have developed signal routing schemes for routing signals. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A signal-repeating device control ...
Vermont Inventors Develop Integrated Circuit Test Method
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Michael L. Combs of Essex Junction, Vt., Dale B. Grosch of Burlington, Vt., Toshiharu Saitoh of South Burlington, Vt., and Guy M. Vanzo of Westford, Vt., have developed memory testing and repair method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the ...
California Inventor Develops Solar Energy Enhancing Method
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Mario Rabinowitz of Redwood City, Calif., has developed a miniature optics system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Due to an ever growing shortage of conventional energy sources, there is an increasingly intense interest in harnessing ...
Massachusetts, New Hampshire Inventors Develop Musical Instrument Control Platform
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Lawrence Fishman of Winchester, Mass., and Benjamin Bateman of Epping, N.H., have developed acoustic guitars. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A soundhole accessible musical instrument control platform mounted inside the body of a musical ...
South Korean Inventor Develops Ball Grid Array Package
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Kyu-Jin Lee of Cheonan-si, South Korea, has developed a stacked ball grid array (BGA) package. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "BGA package including a substrate, a plurality of solder balls on the semiconductor ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Test Method
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Yoshio Takazawa of Kodaira, Japan, Toshio Yamada of Koganei, Japan, Kazumasa Yanagisawa of Kokubunji, Japan, and Takashi Hayasaka of Tsurumi, Japan, have developed a memory testing technique. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There are ...
California Inventors Develop Automated Test Equipment
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Burnell G. West of Half Moon Bay, Calif., and Rodolfo E. Garcia of San Jose, Calif., have developed a diagnostic process for device under test (DUT). According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A test apparatus including a means for sending a first ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Data Transfer System
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Kennosuke Fujieda, Osamu Hattori and Norihiro Okamoto, all from Chiba, Japan, have developed a data transfer system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A data transfer system has one or more mobile stations each wearable by a living being ...
New Jersey Inventors Develop Copy-Resistant Read-Only Digital Optical Disc
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Han Zou of Windsor, N.J., and Terry J. Nelson of New Providence, N.J., have developed a read-only digital optical disc. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "copy-resistant read-only digital optical disc having ...
South Korean Inventor Develops Semiconductor Memory Device Test Method
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Sung-bum Cho of Yongin-si, South Korea, has developed a semiconductor memory device tester. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There are provided an apparatus and method for testing semiconductor memory devices, in which the frequencies of ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Electronic Musical Instrument
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Norihisa Aoki of Hamamatsu, Japan, has developed an electronic musical instrument. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic musical instrument is composed of a main body portion and parts such as an upper keyboard, a lower keyboard, ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Writing Control Circuit
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Hiroshi Satou of Tokyo has developed an electronic device test apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "writing control circuit for writing command data supplied from a plurality of host computers onto any of ...
Arizona Inventors Develop Microelectronic Applications Hermetic Cavity Package Structure
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Steven J. Franson and John E. Holmes, both of Scottsdale, Ariz., Bruce A. Bosco of Phoenix, Rudy M. Emrick of Gilbert, Ariz., and Stephen K. Rockwell of Mesa, Ariz., have developed a hermetic cavity package structure. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Colorado, California Inventors Develop Boundary-scan Test Receiver
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Charles E. Moore of Loveland, Colo., Jeffrey R. Rearick of Fort Collins, Colo., and Xiaoyang Zhang of San Jose, Calif., have developed a device for signals capturing during board interconnect testing. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...
Chinese Inventor Develops Desktop Cellular Phone
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 --Kunyuan Luo of Shanghai, China, has developed a system for securing a desktop cellular phone. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for securing a desktop cellular phone, having a subscriber identity module (SIM) card ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Scan Test Circuit
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Shinji Kashiwagi of Tokyo has developed a scan test circuit with control signal capturing path. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A scan test circuit including a path for capturing a control signal during a test mode is disclosed. Scan test ...
Texas Inventors Develop Cable Anchoring System
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Dean C. Alberson and Roger P. Bligh, both of Bryan, Texas, D. Lance Bullard Jr. and Hayes E. Ross Jr., both of College Station, Texas, Stephen L. Brown of Carrolton, Texas, and C. Eugene Buth of Wellborn, Texas, have developed a cable anchor bracket. According ...
Connecticut Inventor Develops Electronic Circuitry Security Barrier
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Walter J. Kulpa of Trumbull, Conn., has developed a security barrier for electronic circuitry. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "enclosure for protecting at least a portion of a printed circuit board that ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Substrate Treating Apparatus
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Yoshitaka Abiko, Tomonori Kojimaru, Keiji Magara, Toshio Hiroe and Koji Hasegawa, all from Kyoto, Japan, have developed a substrate treating apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A substrate treating apparatus for performing a ...
New Mexico Inventor Develops Super-Oxygenated Water Production System
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- David Bagley of Angel Fire, N.M., has developed a super-oxygenated water production system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The cone system includes a source of oxygen, and a plurality of cones in communication with the source of oxygen ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Music Keyboard Module
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Lai-Chen Lai of Yonghe, Taiwan, has developed an integrated computer. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An integrated computer and music keyboard module includes a key assembled base, on a first side of which a plurality of music keys are ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Radio Device
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Yoshiharu Doi of Gifu, Japan, and Akira Ishida of Hirakata, Japan, have developed a radio device with multiple antennas. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A radio device includes an array antenna including a plurality of antennas; an ...
SENS. KERRY, KENNEDY, REP. NEAL URGE SBA MOVE QUICKLY TO DECLARE SITE OF UXBRIDGE MILL FIRE DISASTER AREA
Jul 24, 2007 ... The office of Sen. John F. Kerry, D-Mass., issued the following news release: Senators John Kerry and Edward Kennedy, along with Congressman Richard Neal today urged the Small Business Administration to move quickly in issuing a disaster declaration for those affected by the eight-alarm ...
Optodyne Wins $48,944 Contract
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALBANY, Ga., July 24 -- The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded a $48,944 contract to Optodyne Inc., Compton, Calif., for instruments and laboratory equipment. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Marine Corps Logistics Base, Albany, Ga. For ...
Maine Marine Manufacturing Wins $3.56 Million Contract
Jul 24, 2007 ... ARLINGTON, Va., July 24 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $3.56 million contract to Maine Marine Manufacturing LLC, Portland, Maine, for research and development work. The contract was awarded by the Navy's Office of Naval Research, Arlington, Va. For more ...
Centurum Information Technology Wins $420 Million Contract
Jul 24, 2007 ... NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C., July 24 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $420 million contract to Centurum Information Technology Inc., Marlton, N.J., for professional, administrative and management support services. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Navy's Space & Naval Warfare Systems ...
Thales Communications Wins $140,540 Contract
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALBANY, Ga., July 24 -- The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded a $140,540 contract to Thales Communications Inc., Clarksburg, Md., for communication, detection and coherent radiation equipment. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Marine Corps Logistics Base, ...
Metron Wins $254,085 Contract
Jul 24, 2007 ... ARLINGTON, Va., July 24 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a contract valued at up to $254,085 to Metron Inc., Reston, Va., for research and development work. The contract was awarded by the Navy's Office of Naval Research, Arlington, Va. For more information ...
Scientific Research Wins $420 Million Contract
Jul 24, 2007 ... NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C., July 24 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $420 million contract to Scientific Research Corp., Atlanta, for utilities and housekeeping services. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Navy's Space & Naval Warfare Systems Command, North Charleston, S.C. For ...
Massachusetts, Maine Inventors Develop Data Item Access Distribution Method
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Leonard M. Kawell Jr. and Mary Ellen Heinen, both of Concord, Mass., Thomas R. Diaz of Lexington, Mass., and Roger J. Heinen Jr. of Islesboro, Maine, have developed a computer data item distribution method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...
Washington Inventors Develop Moisture Resistant Foundation Footing Form
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Donald G. Huber of Tacoma, Wash., and Terry Hartman of Bonney Lake, Wash., have developed an apparatus for forming concrete footings. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Moisture resistant foundation footing form sections constructed from ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Semiconductor Device
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Masaru Takaishi of Kyoto, Japan, has developed a semiconductor device with a bottom surface. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "semiconductor device mountable on a wiring board with the bottom surface being ...
Australian Inventor Develops Online Service Trust Evaluation Method
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Yinan Yang of Dickson ACT, Australia, has developed a target web document trust evaluating method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A W3 Trust Model is described for evaluating trust and transitivity of trust of online services. By ...
California Inventors Develop Multi-channel Transceiver System
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Thulasinath G. Manickam and Peter J. Sallaway, both of San Diego, Sreen A. Raghavan of La Jolla, Calif., and Gerard E. Taylor of Laguna Nigel, Calif., have developed high-speed communications of data in a communication system. According to the U.S. Patent ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Electronic Musical Instrument
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Tadahiko Ikeya of Hamamatsu, Japan, has developed an interactive music application apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Electronic musical instrument interactively connected with a music application apparatus automatically returns a ...
New York Inventors Develop Uncorrectable Error Tagging Method
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Patrick J. Meaney and Gary A. VanHuben, both of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., have developed a computer system data protection method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for identifying, managing, and signaling uncorrectable errors among a ...
Alabama Inventor Develops Door Lifting Apparatus
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Mark Grimes of Centre, Ala., has developed a vehicle door lifting method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A door lifting apparatus includes a frame and a lift mechanism. The lift mechanism includes a slide and a lever. The slide includes ...
Washington, Minnesota Inventors Develop Genetic Music Generation Instrument
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Mark R. Hennings of Kingston, Wash., and Denise M. Kettelberger of Minneapolis, have developed a genetic music generating system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to "genetic music generated by decoding and ...
Swiss Inventor Develops Hydrogen Production Apparatus
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Vincenzo Sorace of Lugano, Switzerland, has developed hydrogen production apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "process for the producton of pure syngas (hydrogen and carbon dioxide) by fast gasification of ...
California Inventor Develops Stacked Package Electronic Device
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Delin Li of San Jose, Calif., has developed a stacked package electronic device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrical component includes a substrate, a first integrated circuit attached to the substrate, a metal portion coupled ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Song Selection Device
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Yasunori Suzuki, Satoshi Odagawa, Yasuteru Kodama and Takehiko Shioda, all from Tsurugashima, Japan, have developed a song selection apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A song selection device stores song characteristic quantities ...
French Inventors Develop Telecommunications Network Call Management Method
Jul 24, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 24 -- Olivier Charles of Paris, and Jean-Michel Combes of Issy les Moulineaux, France, have developed a communication management method. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "The invention relates to a method of ...