US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Tuesday, November 13:
Illinois Inventors Develop Strap Directing Device
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Eufrocinio Q. Belvis of Addison, Ill., and Lawrence J. Promise of Matteson, Ill., have developed a strap directing device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A guide for guiding strap material from a dispenser to a strapper directs strap ...
Indiana Inventors Develop Rodless Slide Assembly
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Matthew R. Williams and Cale M. Reese, both of Fort Wayne, Ind., and Clyde W. Sprowl of Huntington, Ind., have developed a rodless slide assembly. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rodless slide assembly is provided illustratively having ...
New Jersey Inventor Develops Hydraulic Cylinder Precision Sensor
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Richard O. Glasson of Whippany, N.J., have developed a hydraulic cylinder precision sensor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sensor mountable within a hydraulic cylinder provides a precision signal indicative of the position of the ...
U.S., Chinese Inventors Develop Toaster with Removable Imaging Plates
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Linda Carlish Kaplan of New York, and Huan Dong Pan of CiXi Zheliang, China, have developed a toaster with removable imaging plates. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A toaster system having selectively removable imaging plates is provided ....
Wisconsin, Illinois Inventors Develop Strapping Machine
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Matt E. Kirar of Trevor, Wis., and Allan J. Bobren of Streamwood, Ill., have developed a strapping machine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A strapping machine feeds strapping material around a load, positions, tensions and seals the ...
Michigan Inventor Develops Swing Cylinder
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Matthew Rentz of Shelby Township, Mich., has developed a swing cylinder. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "swing cylinder having a body and an end cap on each end of the body. The cylinder also has a piston ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Oscillating Type Compressor
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Toru Okuda, Kazunari Komatsu and Shingo Miyake, all from Yokohama, Japan, and Tatsuya Suzuki and Shinji Masubuchi, both of Kanagawa, Japan, have developed an oscillating type compressor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lip ring is ...
German Inventors Develop Linear Drive
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Simone Kopp and Ulrich Diener, both of Esslingen, Germany, and Eric Angue of Kornwestheim, Germany, have developed a linear drive. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A linear drive has a drive housing and a carriage guide for relative motion ...
Iowa Inventor Develops Dry Crop Re-Hydration Method
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Walter Mark Schlesser of Ottumwa, Iowa, has developed a method for re-hydrating dry crop. According to a description of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A steam generator is controlled for applying steam for re-hydrating dry ...
Singapore Inventor Develops Bicycle Twist-Grip Shift Control Device
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Tang Foo Hou of Singapore has developed a bicycle twist-grip shift control device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bicycle twist-grip shift control device includes a base member for attachment to the bicycle; a twist-grip operating ...
Oregon Inventors Develop Miter Saw Safety System
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Stephen F. Gass of Wilsonville, Ore., and J. David Fulmer of Tualatin, Ore., have developed a miter saw. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Miter saws are disclosed having a base, a blade supported by the base, a detection system adapted to ...
Chinese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Electric Fan
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Dejian Li of Guangdong, China, has developed an ornamental design for an electric fan, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D554,748 on Nov. 6. The patent has been assigned to Jiangmen Shengke Co ....
Italian Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Spray Gun
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Claudio Carpanese of Rovolon, Italy, has developed an ornamental design for the 'spray gun,' the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D554,742 on Nov. 6. The patent has been assigned to Meccanica Veneta ...
Pennsylvania Inventor Develops Offset Drive Ratchet Extension
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Bryce Walter of Modena, Pa., has developed an angled and offset drive ratchet extension. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tool is provided in the form of an angled and/or offset ratchet wrench extension. The angles may be selected, but ...
German Inventor Develops Electro-Pneumatic Switching Unit
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Dieter Fischer of Nonnenhorn, Germany, has developed an electro-pneumatic switching unit. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "electro-pneumatic switching unit for a vehicle transmission comprising one splitter ...
Tennessee Inventor Develops Spinning Table Saw Blade Stopping System
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- David V. Keller of Jackson, Tenn., has developed a system for stopping spinning table saw blade. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for stopping a spinning table saw blade is comprised of a pin assembly disposed adjacent to a saw ...
Maryland Inventor Develops Rotary Tool
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Michael P. Peters of Lutherville, Md., has developed a multi-bit driver with with rotatable sleeve. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rotary tool includes a tool holder, a reversible bit, and an outer rotatable sleeve. The tool holder ...
U.S., British Inventors Develop Large Self-Forming Socket
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Maynard A. Walters of Little Valley, N.Y., Joel S. Marks of Sherman Oaks, Calif., and Stephen Quick of Dorset, Great Britain, have developed a large self-forming socket. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heavy duty, large self-forming ...
California Inventor Develops Nut-Bolt Engaging Tool
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Michael F. Wadsley of Covina, Calif., has developed a bolt and nut engaging tool. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bolt and nut engaging tool includes a loop that has an outer surface, an inner surface, a top side and a bottom side. The ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Socket Adapter
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Chin Shun Cheng of Taichung City, Taiwan, has developed a socket adapter. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A socket adapter includes a main body having a receiving recess and a slide slot, a drive rod slidably mounted in the slide slot of ...
German Inventor Develops Blank Cartridge Device
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Norbert Fluhr of Oberndorf/Neckar, Germany, has developed a blank cartridge device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Blank cartridge devices for attachment over a muzzle flash suppressor and methods of operating the same are disclosed. A ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Computing System
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Naonobu Sukegawa of Inagi, Japan, has developed a computing system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "parallel or grid computing system that having a plurality of nodes and achieves job scheduling for the nodes ...
Washington Inventor Develops Session Payload Editing Method
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Abolade Gbadegesin of Seattle has developed a method of session payload editing. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of payload editing in an intelligent transparent gateway is provided. Certain applications include addressing ...
Florida Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Electric Fan
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- John C. Bucher of Hillsboro Beach, Fla., and Chad Ricker of North Lauderdale, Fla., have developed an ornamental design for an electric fan, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D554,747 on Nov ....
Texas Inventors Develop O-Acetyltranferase Modification Method
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Kim Orth and Sohini Mukherjee, both of Dallas, have developed an O-acetyltranferase modification method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A post-translational modification of a predetermined protein expressed by a cell is detected by ...
Indiana Inventor Develops Socket Wrench Apparatus
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Brian Harker of Granger, Ind., has developed a socket wrench apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A socket-wrench socket is provided having a plurality of longitudinally extending members therein mounted within wall circumferential ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Pierce Cam
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Noritoshi Kitamura of Hirakata, Japan, has developed a pierce cam. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pierce cam is compact, can save space, can be easily mounted, can reduce cost, can even be mounted to a sloped surface, and a pierce ...
California Inventors Develop Cutting Tool Assembly
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Dale L. Ehnes of Cotati, Calif., Alan B. Campbell of Santa Rosa, Calif., and Daniel S. Wertz of Sebastopol, Calif., have developed a cutting tool with variable rotation.According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "cutting tool ...
Wisconsin Inventors Develop Ratchet Driver Making Method
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Hua Gao of Fox Point, Wis., and James A. Rinner of Racine, Wis., have developed a method of making ratchet driver. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ratcheting driver configured to rotationally drive an item or work piece is provided. The ...
German Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Deck-Mount Faucet
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Michael Sieger of Sassenberg, Germany, has developed an ornamental design for a deck-mount faucet, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D554,743 on Nov. 6. The patent has been assigned to Aloys F ....
Georgia Inventor Develops Bottle Stop Remover
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Mark Kahn Taylor of Atlanta has developed a bottle stop remover. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to devices and methods for removing a stop from a bottle. In certain embodiments of the present invention, a ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Faucet Spout
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Ren-Yih Hwang of Lu Kong Chen, Taiwan, has developed an ornamental design for a faucet spout, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D554,744 on Nov. 6. The patent has been assigned to Chang Peng Metal ...
Maryland Inventors Develop Switched Virtual Circuit Connection Management System
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Dhadesugoor R. Vaman of Frederick, Md., Thanabalan Paul of Gaithersburg, Md., and Joonbum Byun of Rockville, Md., have developed an apparatus for providing end-to-end quality of service (QoS). According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention ...
California Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Air Cooling Device
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Elan Bernard Urfig of Studio City, Calif., has developed an ornamental design for an air cooling device, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D554,745 on Nov. 6. The patent has been assigned to ...
New Hampshire Inventor Develops Pressure Flow Sensor System
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- James Z T Liu of Hudson, N.H., has developed a pressure flow sensor system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A differential pressure flow sensor system comprises a disposable flow sensor which has upstream and downstream pressure sensing ...
Nebraska Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Inflatable Water Spa
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Leroy L. Peterson of Omaha, Neb., has developed an ornamental design for an inflatable water spa, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D554,729 on Nov. 6. The patent has been assigned to Sportsstuff ...
California Inventor Develops Dual Die Pressure Sensor
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Amnon Brosh of Santa Monica, Calif., has developed a dual die pressure sensor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "pressure sensor assembly comprised of a single and dual layer diaphragm with integrated force ...
Minnesota Inventors Develop Industrial Process Diagnostic Device
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Gregory C. Brown and Marcos Peluso, both of Chanhassen, Minn., and Robert J. Karschnia of Chaska, Minn., have developed a diagnostic device for use in industrial processes. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A diagnostic device for use in a ...
California Inventor Develops Network Content Managing System
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Akihisa Kenmochi of Tokyo has developed a network content managing system. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "The present invention provides a network contents managing system on a network comprising: a ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Sprinkler Base
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Shun Nan Lo of Changhua Hsien, Taiwan, has developed an ornamental design for the 'sprinkler base,' the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D554,740 on Nov. 6. The patent has been assigned to Yuan Mei ...
Texas, California, Florida Inventors Develop Resource Management Protocol
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- H. Michael Zadikian of McKinney, Texas, John C. Adler of Plano, Texas, Zareh Baghdasarian of La Canada, Calif., Vahid Parsi of Sherman Oaks, Calif., and Ali Najib Saleh of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., have developed a resource management protocol. According to the ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Illuminating Fluorinated Fishing Line Light
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Katsumasa Kawabata of Moriguchi, Japan, and Akihiko Kotani of Kadoma, Japan, have developed an ornamental design for a light for illuminating fluorinated fishing line, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No ....
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Dune Buggy Transmission
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Ho-Jen Chen of Tainan Hsien, Taiwan, has developed a transmission for a dune buggy. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A transmission for a dune buggy has a transaxle, a transmission gear assembly, a forward bevel gear, a reverse bevel gear, ...
Michigan Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Fishing Lure
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Harold Van Hoey III of Algonac, Mich., has developed an ornamental design for a fishing lure, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D554,732 on Nov. 6. The original application was filed on Jan. 31, ...
Texas Inventor Develops Ultrasonic Flow Meter Driving Configuration
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Keith V. Groeschel of Houston has developed an ultrasonic meter driver configuration. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "method and system for driver configuration for an ultrasonic meter. At least some of the ...
California Inventors Develop Hydrocarbon Fire Fighting System
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Rance Tetsuo Kudo and Raymond John Cappillino, both of Oxnard, Calif., and Jesse Lynn McNolty of Santa Paula, Calif., have developed a NoFoam system for testing a foam delivery system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Human Status Discrimination Apparatus
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Kazuhiko Taniguchi of Souraku-gun, Japan, and Tomoyuki Sawayama of Kawanishi, Japan, have developed a status discriminating apparatus of human. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A human or other status ...
Utah Inventors Develop Sensitive Network Data Management Disruption Method
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- David A. Eatough of Herriman, Utah, and Peter E. Johnson of Lehi, Utah, have developed an apparatus for disruption sensitive network data management. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Numerous embodiments of a method and/or apparatus for ...
New York, New Jersey Inventors Develop Traffic Matrix Estimation Method
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Albert Gordon Greenberg of Summit, N.J., John G. Klincewicz of Wayside, N.J., Matthew Roughan of Morristown, N.J., Yin Zhang of Lake Hiawatha, N.J., and Nicholas G. Duffield of New York, have developed a traffic matrix estimation method. According to the U.S ....
Minnesota Inventor Develops Remote Process Seal System
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Robert C. Hedtke of Young America, Minn., has developed a remote process seal system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The seal system includes at least one remote process seal assembly coupled to a process pressure transmitter via a ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Fuel Canister
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Kunio Yamamoto of Hitachinaka, Japan, has developed an ornamental design for a fuel canister, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D554,734 on Nov. 6. The patent has been assigned to Hitachi Koki Co ....
Japanese Inventor Develops Data Processing System
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Masaaki Isozu of Tokyo has developed a data processing system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In an environment in which various usable information processing device exist in the neighborhood of a user, it is possible to a detect, from a ...
British Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Ultra-Violet Liquids Disinfection Device
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Christopher Orritt of Skelmersdale, Great Britain, and Anthony Leigh of Standish, Great Britain, have developed an ornamental design for an ultra-violet liquids disinfection device, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued ...
North Carolina Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Rifle Scope Mount
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Timothy L. Coggins of Sanford, N.C., has developed an ornamental design for a scope mount for rifle, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D554,730 on Nov. 6. The patent has been assigned to DedNutz ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Bicycle Derailleur
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Masahiko Fukuda of Amagasaki, Japan, has developed a bicycle derailleur. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bicycle derailleur comprises a base member, a movable member for supporting a chain guide, a first link member pivotably coupled to ...
Texas Inventor Develops Flow Measurement System
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Richard A. Sallee of Houston has developed a flow measurement system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Flow measurement systems and techniques may allow flow information to be wirelessly transmitted. The systems and techniques may include ...
Michigan Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Fishing Lure
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Harold Van Hoey III of Algonac, Mich., has developed an ornamental design for a fishing lure, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D554,731 on Nov. 6. The original application was filed on Jan. 31, ...
California Inventors Develop Internet Usage Data Recording System
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Alexander C. Ranous of Mountain View, Calif., and Jeffrey D. Meyer of Sunnyvale, Calif., have developed an internet usage data recording system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A network usage data recording system and method employing ...
Vermont, New Jersey, Pennsylvania Inventors Develop Wine Bottling Apparatus
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Cynthia Timblin of Burlington, Vt., John Croninof Essex Junction, Vt., Mark Burrows of Newtown, Pa., and Michael S. Head of Princeton, N.J., have developed an automated apparatus for wine bottling. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the ...
California Inventor Develops Micro Slit Viscometer
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Seong-Gi Baek of Pleasanton, Calif., has developed a micro slit viscometer. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved micro slit viscometer includes a combined micrometer depth rectangular slit flow channel with monolithically ...
California Inventors Develop Network Objects Managing System
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Dean Bernard Jacobs of Berkeley, Calif., and Eric M. Halpern of San Francisco, have developed a system for managing objects on a network. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for managing objects in a clustered network includes a file ...
Canadian Inventors Develop Multi-Shelf Network Element Shelves Numbering Method
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Joseph Soetemans of Nepean, Canada, has developed a system for automatically numbering shelves in a multi-shelf network element. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a system and method of evaluating a shelf ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Wind Tunnel Test Measurement Object
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Masaki Kobayashi of Wako, Japan, has developed a measurement object for wind tunnel test. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pressure sensitive paint is applied to the surface of a measurement object main body of a wind tunnel and is ...
Virginia Inventors Develop Smoke Generation Device
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Kirollos S. Kirollos and Gueorgui Milev Mihaylov, both of Virginia Beach, Va., have developed a smoke generating device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cold smoke generating device includes an air source that may include a hollow ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Physical Quantity Sensor
Nov 13, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- Kenichi Shirasaka and Masayoshi Omura, both of Shizuoka-ken, Japan, have developed a physical quantity sensor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A physical quantity sensor is constituted using a lead frame having at least one stage and a ...