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Illinois Inventors Develop Fiber Optic Splice Enclosure Arrangement
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- David A. Wittmeier of Evanston, Ill., Carney P. Claunch II of Rolling Meadows, Ill., and Jeffrey A. Plesniak of Plainfield, Ill., have developed a fiber optic splice enclosure arrangement. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fiber optic ...
California Inventor Develops Fluid Delivery System
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Kevin S. Bennett of Santa Clara, Calif., has developed a fluid delivery system. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "The invention provides a fluid delivery system, including a mounting structure, a plurality ...
Michigan Inventors Develop Modular Fluid Pressure Regulator
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Michael J. Diana of Orion, Mich., and David L. Hamilton of South Lyon, Mich., have developed a modular fluid pressure regulator. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluid pressure regulator assembly includes a body having a first passageway ...
German Inventor Develops Hydraulic Accumulator
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Norbert Weber of Sulzbach, Germany, has developed a hydraulic accumulator. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hydraulic accumulator, especially a bladder accumulator, includes an accumulator housing, and a separation element disposed in and ...
Kentucky Inventor Develops Laser Welding Assembly
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- James Paul Drummond of Georgetown, Ky., has developed a method for laser welding. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Some embodiments of the present invention provide a waveguide apparatus for transferring light to a weld area. The waveguide ...
German Inventors Develop Fuel Delivery Unit Valve
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Peter Marx of Wasbuttel, Germany, Wilfried Moller of Ludwigsau, Germany, Jurgen Schaffert of Bad Hersfeld, Germany, Johannes Deichmann of Alheim-Sterkelshausen, Germany, and Jorg Deubner of Bebra, Germany, have developed a valve for a fuel delivery ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Data Stream Processing Device
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Yuji Ando of Kanagawa, Japan, has developed a data stream processing device. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "The present invention provides a data stream processing apparatus which records a data stream ...
British Inventors Develop Gas Supply Apparatus
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Robert John Phillips of Honiton, Great Britain, and David John Peacey of Yeovil, Great Britain, have developed a gas supply apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "apparatus for supplying pressurized gas to a ...
Texas Inventor Develops Fiber Optic Module Assembly
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Terrel L. Morris of Garland, Texas, has developed a fiber optic module assembly. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments of a fiber optic module adapted for use in an electronic assembly and system are provided. Multiple ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Manifold Valve
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Bunya Hayashi, Makoto Ishikawa and Masaru Narita, all from Tsukuba-gun, Japan, have developed a manifold valve. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A plurality of pipe joints is mounted to a lower face of a base portion of a manifold base. A ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Three-Dimensional Photonic Crystal
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Hikaru Hoshi and Kiyokatsu Ikemoto, both of Yokohama, Japan, Kazuya Nobayashi of Kawasaki, Japan, and Akinari Takagi of Yokosuka, Japan, have developed a three-dimensional photonic crystal. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ...
Minnesota Inventors Develop Splice Tray Arrangement
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Mark Smrha of Burnsville, Minn., and Chad Sjodin of Shakopee, Minn., have developed a splice tray for storing fiber optic cables. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "splice tray arranged to manage and store both ...
North Carolina Inventor Develops Dispersion Compensating Optical Fiber
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Snigdharaj Kumar Mishra of Wilmington, N.C. has developed an optical fiber employing system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dispersion compensating optical fiber is disclosed having a high figure of merit. The optical fiber is highly ...
Massachusetts Inventors Develop Multiple Valves Operation Method
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Natan E. Parsons of Brookline, Mass., David Hadley of Franklin, Mass., Robert Shamitz of Brighton, Mass., and Kay Herbert of Winthrop, Mass., have developed a method for operating at least two valves. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ...
Georgia Inventors Develop Object Tracking Method
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Robert Koch and Barrett Kreiner, both of Norcross, Ga., have developed a method of an instantaneous mobile access to all pertinent life events. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A plurality of monitors are linked with a communication network ...
German Inventor Develops Hydraulic Control Device
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Wolfgang Koetter of Markgroeningen, Germany, has developed a hydraulic control device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "hydraulic control device for load pressure-independent control of a double-acting motor, in ...
German, Swiss Inventors Develop Medical Purpose Light-Emitting Textile Structure
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Ba Selm of Berg, Germany, Thomas Wessel of Mannedorf, Germany, and Heinrich Walt of Zollikerberg, Switzerland, have developed a light-emitting textile structure. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A light-emitting textile structure, which in ...
Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey Inventors Develop Cable Lock Device
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Robert Bradus and Lawrence E Milburn, both of Bel Air, Md., Peter W Bressler and John D Coleman, both of Philadelphia, James B Watson of Fallston, Md., and David Schiff of Highland Park, N.J., have developed a cable lock for security system. According to the ...
German Inventor Develop Physical Parameters Measure Apparatus
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Gustav Schweiger of Duisburg, Germany, has developed physical parameters measuring apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a device for measuring physical parameters, such as temperature, light from a light source is coupled through ...
British Inventor Develops Synthetic Paper Label
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- David Dalgleish of Essex, Great Britain, has developed a synthetic paper label. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tamper-evident labelling material includes a base layer of synthetic paper that is printable on its upper surface, and an ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Linear Solenoid Valve Control Device
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Yusuke Kimura, Tatsuo Ochiai, Tateki Jozaki, Yoshinori Ishimori and Hideshi Wakayama, all from Fuji, Japan, have developed a linear solenoid valve control device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a control device for ...
Ohio, Oklahoma Inventors Develop Polyethylene Terephthalate Adhesion Method
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Ladislav Bednarik of Loveland, Ohio, David V. Reed of Blanchester, Ohio, and Vivek Rohatgi of Owasso, Okla., have developed a package material. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A unique primer emulsion chemistry yields excellent adhesion of ...
Texas Inventors Develop Light Diffusion Device
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Ashok Gowda and Marc Gelnett, both of Houston, Roger McNichols of Pearland, Texas, and Matthew Fox of Bellaire, Texas, have developed fiber optic light applicators. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A light diffusing tip is provided. The ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Relief Valve
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Hiroki Igarashi of Saitama, Japan, has developed a relief valve. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a conventional relief valve having a valve element supported by a diaphragm, since a surface of the valve element exposed to pressure is ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Radio Frequency Identification Tag
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Shunji Baba, Naoki Ishikawa, Hidehiko Kira and Hiroshi Kobayashi, all from Kawasaki, Japan, Shigeru Hashimoto and Yoshiyasu Sugimura, both of Inagi, Japan, have developed a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Idaho Inventor Develops Optical Integrated Circuit Fabricating Method
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Vishnu K. Agarwal of Boise, Idaho, has developed a method for fabricating an optical integrated circuit. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present technique relates to a method for fabricating an optical integrated circuit amplifier with ...
Israeli Inventors Develop Fill Valve Assembly
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Meir Kozik of Moshav Bnei Zion, Israel, and Mordechai Avnon of Kibbutz Mashabe Sade, Israel, have developed a fill valve assembly. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fill valve assembly comprises a valve body extending along a longitudinal ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Electroluminescent Device
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Jui-Fen Pai of Nan-Tou, Taiwan, has developed an electroluminescent device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "light emitting device having an anti-reflective member. The light emitting device includes an ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Optical Signal Amplifying Triode
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Yoshinobu Maeda of Yokkaichi, Japan, has developed an optical signal amplifying triode. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "When in an optical signal amplifying triode, light of a second wavelength lamda sub ...
Tennessee Inventor Develops Reflection Optical Switch System
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Tyler Sims of Knoxville, Tenn., has developed a reflection optical switch system fluid purifying method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Fluid within a reflection optical switch system is purified. Gettering structures are placed within a ...
German Inventors Develop Liquid Dosing Method
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Michael Nau of Dornhan/Alschfeld, Germany, Nikolaus Benninger of Vaihingen, Germany, Marc Bareis of Markgroeningen, Germany, Frank Ilgner of Karlsruhe, Germany, and Horst Harndorf of Schwieberdingen, Germany, have developed a method for dosing liquid. According ...
Ohio, New York Inventors Develop Optical Fiber with Diffuser Portion
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Benjamin F. James IV and Gregory Bakos, both of Mason, Ohio, and Donald E. Nitsche of Alden, N.Y., have developed an optical fiber with diffuser portion. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "novel optical fiber, and a ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Gland Packing Method
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Makoto Ishida and Kazumasa Takiteru, both of Gojo, Japan, have developed a gland packing. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gland packing characterized in that a water swelling mineral is stuck or impregnated into a surface or an inner ...
Singapore Inventor Develops Fiber Optic Connection Establishing Method
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Albert Wooi Quan Khor of Singapore has developed an apparatus for establishing fiber optic connection, According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A low-cost molded sleeve for a fiber optic cable connector receptacle is disclosed. The inner surface of ...
Washington Inventors Develop Radio Frequency Identification Tag
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Venkata S. R. Kodukula and For S. Lam, both of Bothell, Wash., and Rene D. Martinez of Seattle, have developed a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag manufacture method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An RFID tag may include an ...
German Inventors Develop Level Limit Valve
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Markus Gebhardt, Gunter Strauss, Stefan Kirchdorfer and Thomas Theuer, all from Treuchtlingen, Germany, and Helmut Kalb of Roth, Germany, have developed a level limit valve. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention concerns a level ...
North Carolina Inventors Develop Fiber Optic Ribbon
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Mark T. Paap of Hickory, N.C., and Michael J. Gimblet of Conover, N.C., have developed a fiber optic ribbon. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fiber optic ribbon having a plurality of optical fibers held together by a matrix material is ...
California Inventor Develops Vacuum Packing Machine
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Will G. Durant of Long Beach, Calif., has developed a vacuum packing machine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vacuum packer for filling valve bags employs a load cell-based scale mechanism located within the vacuum chamber. An interior ...
New Hampshire, Massachusetts Inventors Develop Thermal Interface Material
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Andrew Collins of Bedford, N.H., and Chih-Min Cheng of Westford, Mass., have developed a thermal interface material. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composition for use as a thermal interface material in a heat-generating electronic ...
Florida Inventor Develops Liquid Delivery Device Mounting Method
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Ernest P. Meeder of Largo, Fla., has developed a method of mounting liquid delivery device. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A flanged bushing top portion is applied to a sink or counter surface over a ...
New York Inventors Develop Actuator System
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Peter M Gulvin of Webster, N.Y., Jun Ma of Penfield, N.Y., and Pinyen Lin of Rochester, N.Y., have developed an improved actuator system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An actuator system that includes two beams that are formed into a ...
Wisconsin Inventors Develop Mobile Locator System
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Gregg J. Haensgen and Christopher M. Hofmeister, both of Menomonee Falls, Wis., and Eric T. Heinze of Pewaukee, Wis., have developed a mobile locator system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A locator system includes a handheld unit for ...
Pennsylvania Inventor Develops Paved Surfaces Cracks Cleaning Apparatus
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Edward A. Zuzelo of Conshohocken, Pa., has developed a paved surfaces portable grooves cutting machines. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cutting machine for cutting material from a crack that is present in a paved surface. The cutting ...
Pennsylvania Inventors Develop Dual Mode Medical Oxygen Concentrator
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Glenn Paul Wagner and Matthew James LaBuda, both of Fogelsville, Pa., and Roger Dean Whitley of Allentown, Pa., have developed a self-contained oxygen generator. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "oxygen generation ...
California Inventor Develops Dual Motor Kitchen Range Hood
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Peter Yeung of Burnaby, Calif., has developed a dual motor kitchen range hood. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A kitchen range hood for exhausting gases comprises an outer hood body within which a motor housing is mounted. The motor ...
Florida Inventors Develop Wear Monitoring System with Embedded Conductor
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Stephen M. Sabol and Ramesh Subramanian, both of Oviedo, Fla., have developed a wear monitoring system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aspects of the invention relate to a system for monitoring the wear of a component. A conductor can be ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Air Leakage Preventing Valve
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Hsin-Tsai Wu of Taipei City, Taiwan, has developed a valve capable of preventing air leakage. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In an air valve for an inflatable object, a valve body is connected sealingly to the inflatable object and ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Collapsible Tent Skeleton Frame
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Yu Chiang of Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, has developed a foldable skeleton frame. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A collapsible tent skeleton frame includes a plurality of poles, a plurality of joints mounted respectively on the poles, a ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Internal Combustion Engine Air-Fuel Ratio Controller
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Naoki Osumi of Chiryu, Japan, has developed an internal combustion engine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A computer calculates an estimated cylinder-intake-air amount based on outputs from an airflow meter and a throttle position sensor, ...
New York, Florida Inventors Develop Optical Waveguide Displacement Sensor
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Bojan (Rob) Ilic, Michal Lipson and Vilson Rosa de Almeida, all from Ithaca, N.Y., and Roberto R. Panepucci of Miami, have developed an optical waveguide displacement sensor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A substrate incorporates a ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Substrate Dual-Side Processing Apparatus
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Akira Ishihara and Yukihiko Sakata, both of Tosu, Japan, and Michiaki Matsushita of Koshi-Machi, Japan, have developed an apparatus for processing substrates on both sides. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A substrate dual-side processing ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Image Sensor Measuring method
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Atsusi Wada and Kouji Egawa, both of Kyoto, Japan, have developed an image sensor measuring method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A linearizing correction unit carries out a linearizing correction process on the output of an image ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Antireflective Coating Composition
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Masaaki Yamaya and Kazuharu Sato, both of Usui-gun, Japan, have developed an antireflective coating composition. According to a description of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention relates to an antireflective ...
U.S., Canadian, British Inventors Develop Valve Holding Fixture
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Robert M. Priest of Eastlake, Ohio, Eric Halstead of Beauport, Canada, and Gerald E. McDonnell of Basingstoke, Great Britain, have developed a valve holding fixture. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "fixture for ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Substrate Cleaning Apparatus
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Kousaku Matsuno, Masao Iga, Takeji Ueda, Jun Kanayasu and Satoshi Shikami, all from Okayama, Japan, have developed a substrate cleaning apparatus. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A substrate cleaning ...
California Inventors Develop Hybrid Radio Frequency Identification Method
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Joseph Khouri and Shantanu Sarkar, both of San Jose, Calif., Shmuel Shaffer of Palo Alto, Calif., Gebran Chahrouri of Menlo Park, Calif., and Labhesh Patel of Mountain View, Calif., have developed a dynamic radio frequency identification (RFID) tag. According ...
Swiss Inventor Develops Gas Mask Pneumatic Sealing System
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Otto Gossweiler of Effretikon, Switzerland, has developed a gas mask pneumatic sealing system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "pneumatic sealing system for a gas mask, which seals the mask to the face of the user ...
New York Inventor Develops Digital Image Processing System
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Henry Nicponski of Albion, N.Y., has developed an apparatus for finding objects in an image. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In methods, systems, and computer program products for locating a regularly configured object within a digital ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Image Target Search Device
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Po-Chieh Hung of Hachioji, Japan, has developed a method for searching for a target such as an image. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A searching device includes: a storage section for storing target ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Air Gun Actuating Mechanism
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Shih-Che Hu of Tainan Hsien, Taiwan, has developed an air gun actuating mechanism. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "An actuating mechanism used in an air gun is disclosed to include a hammer, a hook member ...
California Inventor Develops Erectable Canopy
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Mark C. Carter of Riverside, Calif., has developed an erectable canopy. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The quickly erectable canopy shelters include a plurality of legs connected together by an extendible perimeter assembly of link ...
Michigan Inventor Develops Fabric Covered Structure
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- William H. Porter of Saugatuck, Mich., has developed a building structure. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fabric covered structure such as for use as a gazebo or pavilion includes plural generally vertical support columns connected to ...
Illinois, Wisconsin Inventors Develop Luer-Actuated Solution Path Connector
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Gregory Thomas Marn and Keith M. K. Anderson, both of Libertyville, Ill., Raf Castellanos of Roselle, Ill., Michael T. K. Ling of Vernon Hills, Ill., Dan Marcquenski of Lake Zurich, Ill., Michael W. Scharf of McHenry, Ill., Jennifer L. Masek of Lindenhurst, Ill., and ...
Oregon, Texas Inventors Develop Radio-Frequency Identification Tag
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Ravindra V. Velhal, Jeetendra G. Deshmukh, Nikhil M. Deshpande and R. Harold Crawford, all from Beaverton, Ore., and John D. Fowler of Dallas, have developed a method using radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Motor Vehicle Bumper
Oct 01, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 1 -- Kouji Tabata, Hiroshi Takezawa and Hideki Nakamura, all from Hiroshima, Japan, have developed an ornamental design for a bumper of motor vehicle, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D551,601 on Sept ....