US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Wednesday, October 3:
Israeli Inventors Develop Boundary Representation Per Feature Method
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Steven Spitz and Ari Rappoport, both of Jerusalem, have developed data exchange methodologies for computer aided design (CAD) system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to "computer implemented methods and systems for CAD ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Radiating Member
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Shinji Sakurai of Matsumoto, Japan, has developed an electronic device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A radiating member, an illuminating device, an electro-optical device, and an electronic device are provided which are capable of ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Headlight Optical Axis Adjusting Method
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Hiroshi Kiyota of Saitama, Japan, has developed a headlamp optical axis adjusting method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A headlight optical axis adjustment method where, on an imaged picture of a light distribution pattern of low beam ...
Texas Inventors Develop Hydrocarbon System Simulating Method
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Stephen C. Netemeyer and Attila D. Banki, both of Houston, have developed a method of simulating a hydrocarbon system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a computer system and method for simulating transport phenomena ...
Wisconsin, Florida Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Footwear Star Shaped Tread Member
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Jamie Joe Zimmer of Hudson, Wis., and Stephen M. Pasternak of Englewood, Fla., have developed an ornamental design for star shaped tread member for footwear, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D551,436 on ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Backlight Unit
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Dmitri Nesterenko, Sun-il Kim and Kyung-hee You, all from Suwon-si, South Korea, Yoon-sun Choi of Incheon-si, South Korea, Su-mi Lee of Hwaseong-si, South Korea, and Jee-hong Min of Yongin-si, South Korea, have developed a backlight unit. According to the U.S ....
Hong Kong Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Insole
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Chak Wa Hung of Hong Kong has developed an ornamental design for an insole, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D551,437 on Sept. 25. The patent has been assigned to Rongyi Cai, Markham, Canada ....
North Carolina Inventor Develops Hydrologically Correct Flow Vectors Generating Method
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Joseph Grayson Minton Jr. of Charlotte, N.C., has developed a method for flow analysis utilizing cell elevation topology. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "method for generating hydrologically correct flow vectors ...
U.S., Canadian Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Footwear Sole
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Manon Belley of Laval, Canada, and Grant A. Urie of Shelburne, Vt., have developed an ornamental design for footwear sole, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D551,435 on Sept. 25. The patent has ...
Spanish Inventors Develop Automatic Software Production System
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Jose Iborra of Denia Alicante, Spain, and Oscar Pastor of Valencia, Spain, have developed an automatic software production system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automated software production system is provided, in which system ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Network Performance Information Storage Method
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Hiroyuki Ochi of Yokohama, Japan, Hideo Ohata of Fujisawa, Japan, and Kei Takeda of Kawasaki, Japan, have developed a method of collecting and storing storage network performance information. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention ...
Massachusetts Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Pill Case
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- William Stewart and Jason Robinson, both of Lexington, Mass., have developed an ornamental design for a pill case, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D551,440 on Sept. 25. The patent has been ...
Canadian Inventor Develops Computerized Interiors Architectural Design Method
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Barrie Arnold Loberg of Calgary, Canada, has developed a method of modeling the design of commercial and residential interiors. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Software for designing interior and/or exterior spaces efficiently ensures that ...
Israeli Inventors Develop Electromagnetic System Orientation Determination Method
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Eytan Paldi and Mark Gandelsman, both of Haifa, Israel, Meir Bar Tal of Zichron Yakov, Israel, and Eugene Gurovich of Yoknean, Israel, have developed a method for estimating orientation in electromagnetic systems. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Texas Inventors Develop High Speed Receiver Design Method
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Sridhar Ramaswamy and Song Wu, both of Plano, Texas, and Bhavesh G. Bhakta of Richardson, Texas, have developed a methodology for designing high speed receivers. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method, and associated storage medium ...
Luxembourg Inventor Develops Shadowing Accesses to Removable Medium Storage Device
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Marco Peretti of Mamer, Luxembourg, has developed a shadowing accesses to removable medium storage device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and device monitor usage of external storage media. The method and system selectively ...
Washington, Virginia Inventors Develop Man-Machine Interface Method
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- George G. Robertson and Matthew J. Conway, both of Seattle, Stephen A. Jacquot of Charlottesville, Va., and Dennis R. Proffitt of Earlysville, Va., have developed a man-machine interface method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention ...
New Jersey Inventor Develops Endoscope Modeling Method
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Markus Kukuk of Princeton, N.J., has developed a method of modeling an endoscope. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method is provided for simulating a flexible tube in an environment. The method comprises determining a model of the ...
Minnesota Inventors Develop Data Processing System Performance Analyzing Apparatus
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Marwan A. Orfali of Woodbury, Minn., Mitchell A. Bauman of Circle Pines, Minn., and Myoungran Kim of Blaine, Minn., have developed a method for analyzing performance of a data processing system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved ...
Washington Inventors Develop Target Test Framework
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Adam Jonathan Shapiro of Seattle, Dieter G. Achtelstetter of Redmond, Wash., and Travis J. Martin of Kirkland, Wash., have developed a target test framework. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A target test framework and method are provided ...
Maryland Inventors Develop Synthetic Data Signal Generator
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- David W. Sickenberger and Richard Sickenberger, both of Bel Air, Md., and Jerry B. Cabalo of Towson, Md., have developed a method of generation of synthetic data. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for generating a synthetic data ...
German Inventors Develop Dynamic System Parameter Detecting Method
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Klaus-Robert Muller and Jens Kohlmorgen, both of Berlin, and Klaus Pawelzik of Bremen, Germany, have developed a method for detecting modes of a dynamic system. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "In a method ...
Florida Inventors Develop Operating Device Monitor System
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Gregory A. Harrison of Oviedo, Fla., and Alexey Turischev of Orlando, Fla., have developed an analysis system for monitoring an operating device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A neural network learns the operating modes of a system ...
Texas Inventors Develop Semiconductor Device Manufacture Method
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Matthew S. Ryskoski of Kyle, Texas, and Kevin R. Lensing of Austin, Texas, have developed a semiconductor device manufacturing method. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "The present invention provides a ...
U.S., German Inventors Develop Engine Operation with Cylinder Deactivation
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Thomas E. Bolander of Flint, Mich., Alexander J. Roberts of Rochester, Mich., and Jeffrey J. Allen of Kelkheim-Fischbach, Germany, have developed an engine operation with cylinder deactivation. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An engine ...
New Mexico Inventor Develops Conduit Diagnostic Embedded System
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Kenneth G. Blemel of Albuquerque, N.M., has developed a conduit diagnostic embedded system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "apparatus providing a means for assessment of the integrity of insulated conduits, ...
California Inventor Develops Popup Windows Display Management Method
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Eugene Lapidous of Saratoga, Calif., has developed a method for managing display of popup windows. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to various aspects of managing display of supplemental on-screen windows known ...
Michigan, California Inventors Develop Adaptive Head Light
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Alan L. Browne of Grosse Pointe, Mich., Jan H. Aase of Oakland Township, Mich., Nancy L. Johnson of Northville, Mich., and Andrew C. Keefe of Santa Monica, Calif., have developed lens assemblies. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed ...
Canadian Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Footwear Article
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Martin Laberge of Montreal has developed an ornamental design for an article of footwear, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D551,438 on Sept. 25. The patent has been assigned to Salomon SA, ...
New York Inventors Develop Computer System Resource Bottlenecks Detecting Method
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Vittorio Castelli of Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y., Peter Franaszek of Mount Kisco, N.Y., and Luis A. Lastras of Tarrytown, N.Y., have developed a method for computer hardware performance monitoring. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention ...
California Inventor Develops Display Image Processing Method
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Ullas Gargi of Mountain View, Calif., has developed a processing of data for display. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "method, program product and system for warping image data, the method comprising in one ...
WEEKLY MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING REPORT, OCT. 3
Oct 03, 2007 ... The Texas Parks and Wildlife issued the following news release: Weekly migratory bird hunting reports are posted from early September through early February. North Zone Dove: Hunters are taking limits to half-limits in sunflowers and milo fields in the High Plains region. Better ...
Illinois, New Jersey Inventors Develop Network Managing Graphical User Interface System
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Dennis DeBruler of Downers Grove, Ill., Margaret Giovacchini of St. Charles, Ill., and Emrah Onal of Matawan, N.J., have developed a graphical user interface. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a user-friendly ...
California Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Money Clip Wallet
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Alexander Elnekaveh of Sylmar, Calif., has developed an ornamental design for a money clip wallet, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D551,446 on Sept. 25. The original application was filed on Oct ....
New Jersey Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Contact Lens Case
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Jameson P. Stull of Far Hills, N.J., has developed an ornamental design for a contact lens case, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D551,448 on Sept. 25. The patent has been assigned to Stull ...
Washington Inventors Develop Tool Calibration Apparatus
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Bobby J. Marsh of Lake Stevens, Wash., and Steven H. Nichols of Auburn, Wash., have developed a tool calibration apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention discloses differing embodiments of calibration apparatus, and methods ...
British Inventors Develop Complementary Cumulative Distribution Function Curve Generating Method
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Colin Johnston of Inverkeithing, Great Britain, and Eric Breakenridge of Alloa, Great Britain, have developed a method for generating a complementary cumulative distribution function (CCDF) curve. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In ...
Wisconsin Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Two Compartment Container
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Michael S. Kellogg of Oconomowoc, Wis., and Dean B. Krotts of Milwaukee, have developed an ornamental design for a two compartment container, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D551,452 on Sept ....
Massachusetts Inventor Develops User Clickpaths Visualization Method
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Brendan J. Kitts of Cambridge, Mass., has developed a visualization of user clickpaths. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and data processing system readable media have been created to graph user clickstream data over a network or at ...
Dutch Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Baby Sling
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Margaretha Henrica Maria Wilmink of Breukalen, Netherlands, has developed an ornamental design for a baby sling, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D551,443 on Sept. 25. The patent has been assigned ...
U.S., South African Inventors Develop Position Sensing Device
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Bernard J. Hall of Elizabeth, N.J., and Francois B. Kapp of Kommetjie, South Africa, have developed a position sensing device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "position sensing device having an insulating board, a ...
Oregon Inventor Develops Processor-Based Audio Volume Controlling Systems
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Jason T. Cassezza of Aloha, Ore., has developed a controlling audio volume in processor-based system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A processor-based system may control the volume level of information played by said processor-based ...
Italian Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Keyring
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Paolo Bulgari of Rome has developed an ornamental design for a keyring, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D551,441 on Sept. 25. The patent has been assigned to Bulgari SpA, Rome. The ...
California Inventor Develops Non-Unicode String Translation Method
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- John R. Ehrman of Sunnyvale, Calif., has developed a method for translating non-unicode string into unicod. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are a method, system, and program for creating a string of Unicode characters stored in a ...
German Inventor Develops Visual Graphical Indication Method
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Pierluigi Pugliese of Vaterstetten, Germany, has developed a visual graphical indication. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to the indication of the amount of characters, which can be still entered into an edit field of ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Portable Information Apparatus
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Fujihito Numano of Hamura, Japan, has developed a portable information apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention is directed to a portable information apparatus, which includes a main display, a sub-display provided ...
California Inventor Develops Source Code Control System Interaction Method
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Matthew J. Mason of Santa Barbara, Calif., has developed a method for interacting with a source code control system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "configuration management system having configuration management ...
Hong Kong Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Optical Case
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Kinsen Ka Fai Au of New Territories, Hong Kong, has developed an ornamental design for an optical case, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D551,450 on Sept. 25. The patent has been assigned to ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Mesh Bin Portion
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Shen-Jung Cheng of Taipei, Taiwan, has developed an ornamental design for a portion of a mesh bin, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D551,454 on Sept. 25. The patent has been assigned to Design ...
Massachusetts Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Basket Weave Eyeglass Case
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Jane Conway Caspe of Waltham, Mass., has developed an ornamental design for a basket weave eyeglass case, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D551,449 on Sept. 25. The original application was filed ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Aspherical Workpiece Leveling Method
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Yukihiro Sakata and Fumihiro Takemura, both of Kawasaki, Japan, have developed a method for leveling aspherical workpieces. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention provides an aspherical workpiece leveling method for leveling an ...
California Inventors Develop Multiple Pending Notifications Displaying Method
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Matias G. Duarte and Christopher J. DeSalvo, both of San Francisco, have developed a method of displaying multiple pending notifications. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method of displaying multiple, concurrent instant ...
Washington Inventors Develop Media Player Rendering Method
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Tedd Dideriksen of Woodinville, Wash., Chris Feller of Bellevue, Wash., Geoffrey Harris of Seattle, Michael J. Novak of Redmond, Wash., and Kipley J. Olson of Mercer Island, Wash., have developed a method for rendering media player. According to the U.S. Patent ...
Georgia Inventor Develops Portable Diagnostic Handset
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Arthur M. Shand of Big Canoe, Ga., has developed a portable diagnostic handset. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The portable diagnostic device includes a housing, a processor located within the housing, an input device located on the ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Device Test Interface Card
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Yu-Chiang Shih of Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, has developed an audio-video device test interface card. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A test interface card for use in a test host without a hot plug function includes a Bus power control ...
New York Inventors Develop Substrate Layer Thickness Measuring Method
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Michael A. Marcus of Honeoye Falls, N.Y., and Steven C. Switalski of Rochester, N.Y., have developed a substrate material layer thickness measuring method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of measuring the thickness or the rate of ...
Alabama Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Chair
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- William Bew White III of Birmingham, Ala., and Robert Earl Taunton of Sterrett, Ala., have developed an ornamental design for a chair, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D551,458 on Sept. 25. The ...
Florida Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Baby Carrier
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Snezhana V. Nash of South Daytona, Fla., has developed an ornamental design for a baby carrier, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D551,442 on Sept. 25. The original application was filed on July ...
Kentucky Inventor Develops Program Windows Management Method
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Christopher D. Price of Lexington, Ky., has developed a method for managing program windows. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Under the present invention, a source meeting partner can select a target application for sharing with one ore ...
California Inventor Develops Test Circuit Testing System
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Jennifer R. Lilley of Mountain View, Calif., has developed a system for testing a circuit under test. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A data generator configured to provide a predictable data pattern, including system and ...
Canadian Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Wrench Set Case
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Satnam Singh and Mandeep Singh, both of Kitchener, Canada, have developed an ornamental design for wrench set case, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D551,456 on Sept. 25. The patent has been ...
Texas Inventors Develop Checkbox Status Controlling Method
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Keith Raymond Walker and Yen-Fu Chen, both of Austin, Texas, and John Hans Handy Bosma of Cedar Park, Texas, have developed a method of controlling checkbox status. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to "controlling ...
Italian Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Sofa
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Luca Ricci of Bertinoro-Fc, Italy, has developed an ornamental design for a sofa, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D551,461 on Sept. 25. The patent has been assigned to DeCoro Ltd., Hong Kong ....
Japanese Inventors Develop Tire Grip Sensor System
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Nobuyasu Kanekawa and Kazuhiro Komatsuzaki, both of Hitachi, Japan, Masatoshi Hoshino of Tsuchiura, Japan, and Masayoshi Kaneyasu of Tokyo, have developed a tire grip sensor system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for directly ...
Washington Inventors Develop User Interface Display System
Oct 03, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- Alexander M. Sutton, Lara N. Dillingham, Justin Grant, Boyd C. Multerer, Ori M. Amiga and Kent S. Schliiter, all from Seattle, Roger W. Sprague of Redmond, Wash., Daniel T. Travison of Carnation, Wash., and Quentin J. Clark of Bellevue, Wash., have developed a user ...