US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Wednesday, November 21:
Italian Inventors Develop Soft Polyolefin Compositions
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Anteo Pelliconi of Occhiobello-Rovigo, Italy, and Antonella Angelini of Ferrara, Italy, have developed soft polyolefin compositions. According to a description of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention ...
Arizona Inventors Develop Polymeric Material Formation Method
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Bernard Gordon III and Jim DiBattista, both of Tucson, Ariz., have developed a method to form polymeric materials. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method to form a polymeric material is disclosed. The method provides a water immiscible ...
South Carolina Inventors Develop Polymer Melt Injection Reactive Carrier
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Jayendra H. Bheda and Banks M. Moore IV, both of Spartanburg, S.C., have developed a polymer melt injection reactive carrier. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention concerns a reactive carrier that forms no by-products ...
California Inventors Develop Wafer Process Operations Performance Analysis Method
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Puneet Yadav of Fremont, Calif., and Andrew D. Bailey III of Pleasanton, Calif., have developed a wafer process operations performance analysis method. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A method for ...
Minnesota Inventors Develop Fluoroelastomer Composition Preparation Catalyst
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Werner M. A. Grootaert of Oakdale, Minn., and Miguel A. Guerra of Woodbury, Minn., have developed a catalyst for preparing fluoroelastomer compositions. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A catalyst is preparable from a first component ...
North Carolina Inventors Develop Web Applications Testing Method
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- John S. Cox and Gennaro A. Cuomo, both of Apex, N.C., and Brian Keith Martin of Cary, N.C., have developed a Web application software testing method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a Web application testing method which has been ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Polymeric Material Modification Method
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Hitoshi Kanazawa of Fukushima, Japan, has developed a method of modifying a polymeric material. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "method of modifying a polymeric material whereby the polymeric material is modified ...
U.S., Belgian Inventors Develop Soft Thermoplastic Vulcanizate Composition
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Tonson Abraham of Strongsville, Ohio, Bahar Azimipour of Collegeville, Pa., and Danny Van Hoyweghen of Heverlee, Belgium, have developed soft thermoplastic vulcanizate compositions. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are low ...
Pennsylvania, Virginia Inventors Develop Styrenic Resin Composition
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- John Chi Hee Kwok of Moon Township, Pa., Steven Michael Krupinski of Pittsburgh, and Richard Albert Cooper of Virginia Beach, Va., have developed a styrenic resin composition. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Aqueous Polyurethane Resin Dispersion
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Kazuo Kuba and Mitsuru Kitada, both of Osaka, Japan, have developed an aqueous polyurethane resin dispersion. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aqueous urethane resin dispersion for bonding can be used in wet lamination and dry ...
German Inventors Develop Polytetrafluoroethylene Aqueous Dispersion
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Tilman Zipplies of Burghausen, Germany, Klaus Hintzer of Kasti, Germany, Michael C. Dadaias of Eggenfelden, Germany, and Gernot Loehr of Burgkirchen, Germany, have developed aqueous dispersions of polytetrafluoroethylene. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
German Inventors Develop Devices Correct Functioning Measuring System Testing Method
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Hermann Hofbauer and Erich Strasser, both of Trostberg, Germany, have developed a measuring system, e.g., a position-measuring system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A measuring system includes a measuring device, another device and a ...
Texas Inventors Develop Construction Material Designing System
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- David Frederick Martinez of Cypress, Texas, and Elias George ElDahdah of Houston, have developed a construction material designing system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods are disclosed for designing and tracking ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Improved Dynamic Durability Sealant
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Hiroshi Ito of Osaka, Japan, has developed a sealant with improved dynamic durability. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An object of the present invention is to provide a low-modulus, high elongation sealant having improved dynamic ...
New York Inventor Develops Data Multiple Channels Monitoring System
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Vijay Sourirajan Iyengar of Cortlandt Manor, N.Y., has developed a data multiple channels monitoring system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provides methods, systems and apparatus for generating alerts for a system process that obtains ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Tape Cassette Storage Case
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Ren Ishikawa of Kanagawa, Japan, has developed a tape cassette storage case. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tape cassette storage case includes: a case body provided with a bottom plate having a rectangular shape and a side wall along ...
U.S., Japanese Inventors Develop Flame Resistant Aromatic Polyamide Resin Composition
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Marvin M. Martens of Vienna, W.Va., and Yuji Saga of Tochigi, Japan, have developed a flame resistant aromatic polyamide resin composition. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a flame resistant polyamide resin ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Resin Composition
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Mao-Jung Yeh of Tainan, Taiwan, and Chun-Hsiung Chang of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, have developed a resin composition. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention pertains to a resin composition comprising a polymer and a solvent, ...
Luxembourg Inventor Develops Tread Tire Rubber Composition
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Georges Marcel Victor Thielen of Schouweiler, Luxembourg, has developed a tire with a tread of rubber composition. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention relates to a tire having at least one component of a silica reinforced ...
Colorado Inventor Develops Equipment Cover
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- William Yoerg Doran Jr. of Edwards, Colo., has developed a camera cover. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An insulated equipment cover combined with a glove-like extension for use with various types of equipment enables use in cold ...
California Inventors Develop Integrated Circuit Performance Goals Achievement Method
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Pieter Vorenkamp and Neil Y. Kim, both of Laguna Niguel, Calif., have developed an integrated circuit performance goals achievement method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "system and method for meeting ...
Minnesota Inventor Develops Coated Abrasive Article
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Michael L. Teetzel of Hugo, Minn., has developed abrasive articles containing graphite. According to a description of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Coated abrasive articles comprise a composition comprising binder and at ...
Pennsylvania Inventor Develops Image Registration Motion Correction Quantification Method
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Gerardo Hermosillo Valadez of Exton, Pa., has developed an image registration motion correction quantification method. According to a description of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention is directed to the automatic ...
Pennsylvania, Delaware Inventors Develop Pseudo-Spectral Time-Domain Method
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- James P. Durbano of Ridley Park, Pa., Dennis W. Prather of Landenberg, Pa., and John R.Humphrey of Newark, Del., have developed hardware accelerators. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "computer hardware ...
Connecticut Inventor Develops Moisture Curable Composition
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Thomas Fay-Oy Lim of Killingworth, Conn., has developed moisture curable compositions. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to "moisture curable compositions that include alkoxysilyl capped polymer compounds and alkylsilyl ...
U.S., Belgian Inventors Develop Air Barrier Elastomer Blend
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Glenn Edward Jones of Kingwood, Texas, Mun Fu Tse of Seabrook, Texas, Hsien-Chang Wang of Bellaire, Texas, William Moa-Tseng Chien of Houston, Walter Harvey Waddell of Pasadena, Texas, and Kenneth Lewtas of Tervuren, Belgium, have developed an elastomeric blend for ...
Canadian Inventors Develop Compact Media Carry Case
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Patrick Wong, Jeff Crampton and Ken Young, all from Vancouver, Canada, have developed a carry case for compact media. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "case for retaining and transporting small electronic media ...
Delaware Inventors Develop Crystalline Thermoplastic Composition
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Edmund A. Flexman and Mark Weinberg, both of Wilmington, Del., have developed a crystalline thermoplastic composition. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Liquid crystalline polymers (LCP) with relatively high melting points are prepared by a ...
German Inventor Develops Tires Marking Laser System
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Heinz L. Jetter of Huckelhoven, Germany, has developed a tires marking laser system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "system for identifying and marking individual automotive tires including use of a light sheet ...
Indian Inventors Develop Analog-to-Digital Converter Noise Components Determination System
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Goutam Dutta and Vineet Mishra, both of Bangalore, India, have developed an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) noise components determining system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and system is provided for determining noise ...
California Inventors Develop Computer Bag Cross-Brace Support
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Steve Gelphman of Half Moon Bay, Calif., Scott Croyle of San Francisco, Robin Petravic of Sausalito, Calif., and Seth Frankel of Los Angeles, have developed a computer bag with cross-brace support. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the ...
Indian Inventors Develop Fruit Sorting Machine Orientation Unit
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Partha Bhattacharjee, Anjali Chatterjee, Rajesh Wasudeorao Lanjewar, Umesh Shrikrishna Patkar and Narayan Prasad Mukherjee, all from Durgapur, India, have developed an orientation unit for fruit sorting machine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
New York Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Hurricane Storm Panel Molding
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Americo Ferreira of Hampton Bays, N.Y., has developed an ornamental design for hurricane storm panel molding, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D555,805 on Nov. 20. The original application was ...
Kentucky Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Door Grouping
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Brandi Berryman of Lexington, Ky., has developed an ornamental design for a door grouping, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D555,806 on Nov. 20. The patent has been assigned to JELD-WEN inc., ...
Nebraska Inventor Develops Truck Discharge Conveyor System
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Vinc L. Aulick of Scottsbluff, Neb, has developed a trailer body discharge conveyor system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "discharge conveyor for an elongated truck or trailer body which includes a plurality of ...
Washington Inventors Develop Hand Hygiene Compliance Monitoring Method
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Judith Lee Harper and William Anthony Harper, both of Redmond, Wash., have developed a method for monitoring hand hygiene compliance. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "While clean, disinfected hands are ...
British Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Screw Cap
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Jeffrey Leonard Coulling and Clive Ian Harrison, both of Kent, Great Britain, have developed an ornamental design for a screw cap for screw capped tube, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D555,802 on ...
Canadian Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Vibrator Device Shield
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Simon Siu Man Nan of Richmond Hill, Canada, has developed an ornamental design for a vibrator device shield, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D555,799 on Nov. 20. The patent has been assigned to ...
California Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Personal Stimulation Device
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Hideki Mike Kawaguchi of Hawthorne, Calif., has developed an ornamental design for a personal stimulation device, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D555,796 on Nov. 20. The original application ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Belt Driving Mechanism
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Kiminori Toya and Yuko Kobayashi, both of Kawasaki, Japan, and Hideki Nukada of Yokohama, Japan, have developed a belt driving mechanism. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a belt driving mechanism, an endless belt is wrapped around a ...
Wisconsin Inventors Develop Side-Flexing Conveyor Chain
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- James C. Stebnicki of Glendale, Wis., and Robert E. Mitchell of Milwaukee, have developed a side-flexing conveyor chain. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A side-flexing conveyor chain module that ...
North Carolina Inventors Develop Case Handling System
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Frederick J. Stingel III, Frederick J. Stingel Jr., Ray Bruce Briggs and Jeffrey W. Stingel, all from Asheville, N.C., have developed a case handling system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "case rotating system ...
Singapore Inventors Develop Argon Diffusion Reducing Method
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Jun Xie, Hoon Lian Yap, Chuin Boon Yeap and Weoi San Lok, all from Singapore, have developed an argon diffusion reducing method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A two-step high density plasma-chemical vapor deposition process is described ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Plural-Chamber Container
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Toshiaki Masuda, Hiroshi Fukushima and Hiroshi Todo, all from Osaka, Japan, have developed a plural-chamber container. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "plural-chamber container capable of indicating whether or ...
German Inventor Develops Plate Link Chain
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Poppeck Burkhard of Duisburg, Germany, has developed a plate link chain. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "plate link chain in the form of a conveyor chain comprising at least two chain strands that are disposed ...
British Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Screw Capped Tube
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Jeffrey Leonard Coulling and Clive Ian Harrison, both of Kent, Great Britain, have developed an ornamental design for a screw capped tube, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D555,801 on Nov ....
Utah Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Low Profile Barrier
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Marc E. Christensen of Salt Lake City has developed an ornamental design for a low profile barrier, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D555,804 on Nov. 20. The patent has been assigned to Off the ...
Michigan Inventors Develop Modular Twin Clutch Transmission Input
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- David Janson of Plymouth, Mich., and Shaun Knowles of Canton, Mich., have developed a modular twin clutch transmission input. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assembly for transmitting power from two power sources, such as an internal ...
Arizona Inventors Develop Ultra High Quality Silicon-Containing Compound Layer
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Michael A. Todd and Christophe F. Pomarede, both of Phoeniz, Keith D. Weeks of Mesa, Ariz., and Christiaan J. Werkhoven of Tempe, Ariz., have developed a layer formation method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Multiple sequential ...
New York Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Smoke Evacuation System
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Jon C. Garito and Alan G. Ellman, both of Oceanside, N.Y., have developed an ornamental design for a smoke evacuation system, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D555,803 on Nov. 20. The original ...
California, Texas Inventors Develop Substrate Carriers Transporting Method
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Michael R. Rice of Pleasanton, Calif., Robert B. Lowrance of Los Gatos, Calif., Jeffrey C. Hudgens of San Francisco, Eric A. Englhardt of Palo Alto, Calif., and Martin R. Elliott of Round Rock, Texas, have developed a method for transporting substrate ...
REP. UDALL COMMENTS ON LANL RIF
Nov 21, 2007 ... Rep. Tom Udall, D-N.M. (3rd CD), issued the following news release: This evening, U.S. Representative Tom Udall, D-N.M., released the following statement in response to a Reduction in Force notice at Los Alamos National Laboratory: "I am saddened to see so much turmoil in the ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Vehicle Variables Occupant Discrimination Apparatus
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Morio Sakai of Toyota, Japan, Hideo Haneda of Chiryu, Japan, and Masaki Mori of Kariya, Japan, have developed a vehicle variables occupant discrimination apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle occupant discrimination ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Vehicle Flip-Up Type Hood
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Yasunori Adachi of Isehara, Japan, has developed a vehicle flip-up type hood. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A flip-up type hood for a vehicle, includes a vehicle body forming the vehicle, a hood body ...
Swedish Inventor Develops Hydraulic Vehicle Shock Absorber
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Jan-Erik Rova of Kiruna, Sweden, has developed a hydraulic vehicle shock absorber. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A hydraulic shock absorber comprises a cylindrical chamber, which is closed at one end ...
Michigan Inventors Develop Vehicle Steering Method
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- William F. Feriend and Matthew Harvey Jimkoski, both of Freeland, Mich., Michael Richard Pyrett of Flint, Mich., and Suat Ali Ozsoylu of Rochester Hills, Mich., have developed a method for steering a vehicle. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Ohio Inventors Develop Controlled Damper Assembly
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Saiman Lun of Centerville, Ohio, and Ilya Lisenker of Yellow Springs, Ohio, have developed a controlled damper assembly. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A controlled damper assembly includes a controlled-damper-assembly piston, a ...
Illinois Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Simulated Teeth Covering
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Jonah White of Hardin, Ill., has developed an ornamental design for a simulated teeth covering, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D555,793 on Nov. 20. The original application was filed on Aug. 3, ...
German Inventors Develop Active Exhaust Muffler
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Jan Kruger of Neuhausen, Germany, and Frank Castor of Esslingen, Germany, have developed an active exhaust muffler. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "active exhaust muffler for an exhaust system of an internal ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Engine Exhaust Apparatus
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Toshiharu Nasuno and Takeshi Ishikawa, both of Wako, Japan, have developed an engine exhaust apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An exhaust apparatus has an exhaust pipe that receives exhaust gas from an engine and a muffler ...
New Jersey, New York Inventors Develop Business Travel Bag
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Mary E. Repke of Morristown, N.J., and Lois Zaprzalka Sherr of New York, have developed a business travel bag. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Travel bag for organizing computer and other items has a computer compartment that includes ...
German Inventors Develop Knocking Detection Device
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Juergen Sauler and Carsten Kluth, both of Stuttgart, Germany, and Heiko Ridderbusch of Stuttgart-Moehringen, Germany, have developed a knocking detection device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and a device for detecting ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Machine Room-Less Elevator
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Takashi Ishii of Matsudo, Japan, Hiroshi Sano of Fuchu, Japan, and Kan Kawasaki of Mitaka, Japan, have developed a machine room-less elevator. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is provided an machineroom-less elevator which can reduce ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Muffler Shell Main Body
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Koichi Takahashi of Tokyo has developed a shell main body for muffler. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cylindrical shell main body constituting a muffler main body is formed of two layers of an inner shell and an outer shell and has a ...
Michigan Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Blood Pressure Monitor
Nov 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 21 -- Robert T. McCulloch of Macomb, Mich., has developed an ornamental design for a blood pressure monitor, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D555,790 on Nov. 20. The patent has been assigned to FKA ...