US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Monday, July 30:
Missouri Inventor Develops Combined Feature Dimensional Parameter Analysis Method
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Bruce A. Wilson of O'Fallon, Mo., has developed a method for combined feature dimensional parameter analysis. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A computerized method is disclosed for determining the size and location effects of simulated or ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Automatic Collar Stay Insertion Device
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Yi-Xin Lo of Pa Te City, Taiwan, has developed knitting machine automatic collar stay insertion device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automatic collar stay insertion device is provided herein. The device is for automatically ...
Japanese Inventors Develops Air Conditioner
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Yoshihito Yamada of Kusatsu, Japan, and Hideyuki Kanzaki of Moriyama, Japan, have developed an air conditioner with a plurality of indoor units. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is an air conditioner which has: a separator with ...
Canadian Inventors Develop Agrochemical Formulation Aid Composition
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- James F. Stewart of Kitchener, Canada, and William G. Brown of Kingsville, Canada, have developed processes of preparing agrochemical formulation aid composition. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "There is ...
California Inventor Develops Electromagnetic Information Reading Device
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Mark A. Lauer of Pleasanton, Calif., has developed electromagnetic heads. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "Devices for reading or writing electromagnetic information include a wafer substrate piece ...
Texas Inventor Develops Catalyst Composition for Epoxides Preparation
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- John Robert Lockemeyer of Sugar Land, Texas, has developed a process for preparing a catalyst. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is provided a catalyst carrier comprising a refractory inorganic material having a sodium solubilization ...
New Mexico Inventors Develop Superconducting Quantum Interference Device
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Robin Harold Cantor of Santa Fe, N.M., and John Addison Hall of Albuquerque, N.M., have developed a process for thin film cryogenic device fabrication. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) ...
California Inventor Develops Magnetic Storage Devices Recording Head
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Dallas W. Meyer of Danville, Calif., has developed an integrated recording head micropositioner. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A recording head for use in magnetic storage devices is disclosed. The recording head includes a transducer ...
California Inventors Develop Microelectromechanical Systems Micro-Actuator Assembly
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Haesung Kwon and Hyung Jai Lee, both of San Jose, Calif., have developed a micro-actuator assembly. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "micro-actuator assembly, which includes a first micro-actuator. The first ...
California Inventors Develop Disk Drive Actuator Parking Method
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Vinod Sharma, Frank I. Morris and Bipin V. Gami, all from San Jose, Calif., Joseph Chang of Cupertino, Calif., and Ron Kirkish of Campbell, Calif., have developed a method for parking a disk drive. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The ...
New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas Inventors Develop Knitted Glove
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Dave Narasimhan of Flemington, N.J., Greg Plemmons of Tinton Falls, N.J., Fred Hardee of Asheville, N.C., Eric Thompson of Clemson, S.C., and San Allen of El Paso, Texas, have developed a method of making a knitted glove. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
REP. MCHUGH APPLAUDS HOUSE PASSAGE OF 800K IN RENEWABLE ENERGY FUNDING FOR NORTH COUNTRY
Jul 30, 2007 ... Rep. John M. McHugh, R-N.Y. (23rd CD), issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman John M. McHugh (R-NY) today announced that the House of Representatives approved $800,000 he requested to fund two North Country projects. SUNY Oswego and Catalyst Renewables received funding of ...
Ohio Inventors Develop Radio Frequency Communication System
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Timothy Wilfred Dittmer and George Cabrera, both of Mason, Ohio, have developed a modified doherty amplifier system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods are provided for efficient amplification of a signal utilizing a ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Disk Drive Actuator Latch System
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Tae-soo Kim and Do-wan Kim, both of Suwon-si, South Korea, and Woo-cheol Jeong of Anyng-si, South Korea, have developed a disk drive actuator latch system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "actuator latch system ...
Japanese Inventors Develops Thermal Storage Apparatus
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Hidemasa Ogoshi and Shinichiro Fukushima, both of Yokohama, Japan, Shingo Takao of Kuki, Japan, and Shigenori Matsumoto of Kawasaki, Japan, have developed an apparatus for storing heat. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention ...
Kansas, Texas Inventors Develops Personal Air Conditioning System
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Jose Enrique Navedo of Wichita, Kan., and James Michael Boenig of Seguin, Texas, have developed air cooling systems. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A personal air conditioning system that may be used, for example, to cool a tent. The ...
German Inventors Develop Rotational Speed Measurement Apparatus
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Eugen Goebel of Dahlheim, Germany, Manfred Fuss of Dorweiler, Germany, and Ingo Alfter of Sinzig, Germany, have developed a method of measuring a rotational speed. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "The ...
California Inventors Develop Power Amplifier Design
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Lawrence Burns of Los Altos, Calif., Chong Woo of Fremont, Calif., and David Sorensen of Scotts Valley, Calif., have developed a radio frequency power amplifier design. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power amplifier has an input ...
Florida Inventors Develop Navigational Unit Testing Method
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Michael D. Dwyer of Seminole, Fla., Albert L. West of Tampl, Fla., and Dean R. Hellickson of Palm Harbor, Fla., have developed a method for testing a navigational unit. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for testing a unit is ...
French Inventors Develop Oil-Based Drilling Fluid
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Christine Dalmazzone of Versailles, France, Annie Audibert-Hayet of Croissy sur Seine, France, Bruno Langlois of Sainte Genevieve des Bois, France, and Sylvie Touzet of Antony, France, have developed an oil-based drilling fluid with emulsifying ...
Pennsylvania, Ohio Inventors Develop Surfactants and Defoaming Agents
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Stephen F. Gross of Souderton, Pa., and Norman Milstein of Cincinnati, have developed surfactants and defoaming agents useful in both aqueous and nonaqueous compositions, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent ...
German Inventors Develop Electrical Machine Speed Measuring Method
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Holger Stork of Buehl, Germany, Martin Zimmermann of Sasbach, Germany, and Michael Schuhen of Buehl-Oberweiher, Germany, have developed a method for measuring the speed of an electrical machine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a method ...
Wisconsin Inventors Develop Light Emitting Diode Light Bulb
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Jose Porchia of Greenfield, Wis., and Jeffrey J. Wolf of Racine, Wis., have developed a light bulb with a translucent housing. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The housing includes a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) positioned so ...
Oregon Inventors Develop Lamp Nose Cone
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Kevin Hulick and Anurag Gupta, both of Corvallis, Ore., have developed a projector lamp nose cone. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "nose cone for a projector lamp having a lamp burner and a reflector includes a ...
California Inventors Develop Light Emitting Diodes Using Method
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Greg Rhoads of Irvine, Calif., and Ronald Garrison Holder of Laguna Niguel, Calif., have developed a device for the use light emitting diodes (LEDs) in a side-emitting device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an ...
Texas Inventor Develops Large Area Lighting System
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Thomas A. Ginsburg of Highland Park, Texas, has developed a lighting system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A large area lighting system, adapted for high mast highway or stadium lighting, for example, includes one or more elongated ...
Chinese Inventors Develop Nano-Scale Magnetic Solid Base Catalyst Preparation Method
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Xue Duan, Hui Zhang and Rong Qi, all from Beijing, have developed a nano-scale magnetic solid base catalyst. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention describes a nano-scale magnetic solid base catalyst and its preparation method ....
Illinois, New York Inventors Develop Light Emitting Diode Light Source
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Benjamin A. Jacobson of Chicago, and Robert D. Gengelbach of Rochester, N.Y., have developed a back-reflecting a light source for a light emitting diode (LED). According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "LED light source ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Signal Processing System
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Takehiko Sugiura of Kariya, Japan, has developed a sensor processing system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A signal processing system for a sensor for judging whether an event to be detected has occurred on the basis of a frequency of a ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Perpendicular Magnetic Recording Head
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Hisayuki Yazawa and Kiyoshi Kobayashi, both of Niigata-ken, Japan, have developed perpendicular magnetic recording heads. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a non-magnetic material layer, a concave portion is formed above a groove. In ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Thin Film Magnetic Head
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Naoto Matono of Saku, Japan, has developed a thin film magnetic head. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are a thin film magnetic head and a method of manufacturing the same, which can locally miniaturized a pole width with high ...
Pennsylvania Inventor Develops Power Amplifier
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Roger A. Fratti of Mohnton, Pa., has developed a power amplifier usable frequency range extending technique. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An amplifier includes a signal splitter operable to receive an input signal and generate at least ...
California Inventors Develop Compression Zone Recording Head
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Robert Glenn Biskeborn of Hollister, Calif., and Jason Liang of San Jose, Calif., have developed a compression zone recording head. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A compression zone recording head is provided having the recording tape in ...
South Korean Inventor Develops Active Soluble Cleaning Composite
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Kwang-Hwa Choi of Seoul, South Korea, has developed a water-soluble natural detergent composite. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is an active and water-soluble natural detergent composite using soybean fatty acid and lecithin, ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Preferential Oxidation Catalyst
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Moon Chan Kim of Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea, and In Hyuk Son of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, have developed a preferential oxidation catalyst. According to a description of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Magnetic Head Supporting Mechanism
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Jyousei Shimizu, Yasuo Kojima and Kouki Uefune, all from Odawara, Japan, Mikio Tokuyama of Tsukuba, Japan, Yukio Katou of Ibaraki-ken, Japan, and Hiroshi Nishida of Kanagawa-ken, Japan, have developed a magnetic-head supporting mechanism for a magnetic-disc ...
Texas Inventors Develop Programmable Relay Test Device
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Aaron C. Klijn of Duncanville, Texas, Marvin G. Miller of Carrollton, Texas, Francisco J. Pataro of Dallas, and Michael D. Willett of McKinney, Texas, have developed a programmable system for device testing and control. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Tennessee Inventor Develops Portable Light Source
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Timothy Nevin Hopkins of LaVergne, Tenn., has developed a portable light source. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable light source has a base, an attachment mechanism adapted for removably attaching the base to a surface, and a ...
British Inventors Develop Silicate/Aluminate Sorbent Making Method
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Colin Douglas Hills and Cecilia Louise MacLeod, both of Chatham, Great Britain, have developed a silicate/aluminate sorbent. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Silicate-based substantially non-hydrated sorbent material comprising ...
California Inventor Develops Perfluorinated Polyether Solubility Improving Method
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- John Martin Burns of Morgan Hill, Calif., has developed a method of improving the solubility of perfluorinated polyethers in fluorinated solvents. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods of improving the solubility of highly ...
U.S. Army Awards $55,013 Contract to Ultimate Training Munitions
Jul 30, 2007 ... BAVARIA, Germany, July 30 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $55,013 contract to Ultimate Training Munitions Ltd., Suffolk, Great Britain, for adapters and safety equipment for M16 rifle and M249 machine guns. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Contracting Agency, Bavaria, ...
Logistics Management Institute Wins $4.32 Million Contract
Jul 30, 2007 ... WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $4.32 million contract to Logistics Management Institute, McLean, Va., for capability-based logistics cost analysis. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army's Defense Contracting Command. For more information ...
Rimpau Enterprises Wins $35,853 Contract
Jul 30, 2007 ... FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz., July 30 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $35,853 contract to Rimpau Enterprises Inc., Santa Monica, Calif., for linens. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Contracting Agency, Fort Huachuca, Ariz. For more information about ...
Management & Technology Solutions Wins $23,014 Contract
Jul 30, 2007 ... FORT BLISS, Texas, July 30 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $23,014 contract to Management & Technology Solutions Inc., Falls Church, Va., for medical equipment and supplies. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Contracting Agency, Fort Bliss, Texas. For more ...
Medical Resources Wins $29,118 Contract
Jul 30, 2007 ... FORT CAMPBELL, Ky., July 30 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $29,118 contract to Medical Resources, Columbus, Ohio, for medical exam equipment. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Contracting Agency, Fort Campbell, Ky. For more information about ...
Stewart-Matl Wins $5.74 Million Contract
Jul 30, 2007 ... AUSTIN, Texas, July 30 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $5.74 million contract to Stewart-Matl Ltd., Austin, Texas, for the construction of structures and facilities at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base, Houston. The contract was awarded by the Army's U.S. Property & Fiscal Office, ...
Wright Tool Wins $36,073 Contract
Jul 30, 2007 ... FORT BRAGG, N.C., July 30 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $36,073 contract to Wright Tool Co., Troy, Mich., for four post deployable lift system. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Contracting Agency, Fort Bragg, N.C. For more information about ...
Renaissance Hotel Operating Wins $10,078 Contract
Jul 30, 2007 ... FORT MEADE, Md., July 30 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $10,078 contract to Renaissance Hotel Operating Co. LLC, Baltimore, for transportation, travel and relocation services. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Contracting Agency, Fort Meade, Md. For more ...
California, New York Inventors Develop Magnetic Head Pole Tip Structure Manufacturing Method
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Son Van Nguyen and Hugo Alberto Emilio Santini, both of San Jose, Calif., Jeffrey S. Lille of Sunnyvale, Calif., and Frederick Hayes Dill of South Salem, N.Y., have developed magnetic head pole tip structures. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
California Inventors Develop Perpendicular Writing Head Fabrication Method
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Yinshi Liu of Foster City, Calif., Benjamin Chen of San Jose, Calif., Kyusik Sin of Pleasanton, Calif., and Hongping Yuan of Fremont, Calif., have developed a perpendicular writing head fabricating method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...
British Inventor Develops Hydrocarbon Wells Pressure Measurement Device
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Maxwell R. Hadley of Lyndhurst, Great Britain, has developed a Hydrocarbon wells pressure measurement device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "method and apparatus for use when measuring pressure in hydrocarbon ...
German, Danish Inventors Develop Electroluminescent Lighting System
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Victor Burger of Blaustein, Germany, and Bartholomeus Gerardus Gosewinus Van Walstijn of Gentofte, Denmark, have developed an electroluminescent lighting system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Electroluminescent panels for use in battery ...
Michigan Inventor Develops Vehicle Rearview Mirror Manufacturing Method
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Rodney K. Blank of Zeeland, Mich., has developed a vehicle rearview mirror making method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "method of manufacturing a vehicle rearview mirror system including providing a reflective ...
California Inventors Develop Information Writing Magnetic Head
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Kroum S Stoev and Francis H Liu, both of Fremont, Calif., and Yugang Wang of Milpitas, Calif., have developed an information writing magnetic head. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A magnetic head is ...
Swiss Inventors Discover Growth Factor Modified Protein Matrice
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Matthias Lutolf, Jason Schense, Jeffrey A. Hubbell and Anna Jen, all from Zurich, Switzerland, have discovered growth factor modified protein matrices. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Proteins are incorporated into protein or ...
Michigan Inventor Develops Display Device with Decorative Background
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Ching Fong of Canton, Mich., has developed a display device with a decorative background. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The display background has a decorative field into which an indicator is disposed. The light is disposed rearwardly ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Cooling Storage Units Manufacturing Method
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Akihiko Hirano and Shinichi Kaga, both of Aichi, Japan, have developed cooling storage units manufacturing method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of manufacturing cooling storage units and a sales management system is to be ...
Pennsylvania Inventors Develop Air Conditioning Unit
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- David R. Hammonds of York, Pa., and David E. Whitesel of Dallastown, Pa., have developed a self-contained flush-mount bulkhead air conditioning unit. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "air conditioning unit having ...
Arizona Inventor Develops Amplifier Circuits
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Myron J. Koen of Tucson, Ariz., has developed a direct current (DC) coupled amplifier circuit. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and circuit for eliminating input voltage offset in an amplifier circuit are provided. An exemplary offset ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Thin-film Magnetic Head
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Taro Oike, Kiyoshi Noguchi and Seiji Yari, all from Tokyo, have developed a thin-film magnetic head. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bottom pole layer and a top pole layer respectively incorporate pole portion layers. Cross sections of ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Backlighting Apparatus
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Eiji Nitto of Kawasaki, Japan, has developed a backlighting apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Dissipation of heat generated by a luminescent source, such as a fluorescent lamp, of a backlight apparatus and an liquid crystal ...
Austrian Inventor Develops Sampling Signal Amplifier
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Dieter Draxelmayr of Villach, Austria, has developed a sampling differential amplifier for amplification of a signal. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "sampling differential amplifier for amplification of a signal ...
Georgia, Maine, Virginia Inventors Develop Variable Speed Condenser Fan Control System
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Abtar Singh and Ozgur Y. Gurkan, both of Kennesaw, Ga., Thomas J. Mathews of Fayette, Maine, Frank C. Brown III of Blacksburg, Va., have developed a refrigeration system controller. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A controller comprises ...
Dutch Inventors Develop Variable Gain Amplifier
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Johannes Hubertus Antonius Brekelmans and Marc Godfriedus Marie Notten, both of Eindhoven, Netherlands, have developed a method of controlling a variable gain amplifier. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a ...
Wisconsin Inventors Develop Drying Dehumidifier
Jul 30, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- Timothy S. O'Brien of Deforest, Wis., and Steve S. Dingle of McFarland, Wis., have developed an enhanced drying dehumidifier. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dehumidifier includes an impeller in a cabinet downstream of a condenser coil ...