US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Monday, December 10:
Connecticut Inventors Develop Copper Electrolytic Plating Method
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Vincent Paneccasio of Madison, Conn., Xuan Lin of Northford, Conn., Paul Figura of Orange, Conn., and Richard Hurtubise of Clinton, Conn., have developed a method of copper (Cu) electrodeposition in microelectronics. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
New York Inventors Develop Printing System with Extended Color Gamut
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Matthew F Hoffman and Paul M. Butterfield, both of Ontario, N.Y., Mark P. Haefner of Pittsford, N.Y., and Christopher J. Degroff of Webster, N.Y., have developed a printing system with extended color gamut. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...
South Korean, Japanese Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Liquid Crystal Display Monitor
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Jin-Sun Kim and Jae-Beom Park, both of Seoul, South Korea, and Tetsu Kataoka of Tokyo, have developed an ornamental design for a liquid crystal display monitor, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No ....
Japanese Inventor Develops Image Forming Apparatus
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Hisash Kimurai of Kawasaki, Japan, has developed an image forming apparatus with cooling structure. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image forming apparatus includes a branch section that branches a cooling wind from a cooling fan into ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Monitor/Television Fixing Bar
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Ichiro Katagiri, Yoshio Kajino and Norihiko Yamato, all from Tokyo, have developed an ornamental design for a fixing bar for monitor/television, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D556,744 on Dec ....
Japanese Inventors Develop Semiconductor Device Manufacturing Method
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Ken Uchikoshi, Naokatsu Suwanai and Masashi Sahara, all fron Hitachinaka, Japan, Atsushi Tachigami of Mito, Japan, Katsuhiko Hotta of Hachioji, Japan, and Kazuhiko Sato of Sagamihara, Japan, have developed a semiconductor device manufacturing method. According ...
North Carolina Inventor Develops Process Cartridge Conversion Apparatus
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Matthew P. Daniels of Pittsboro, N.C., has developed an apparatus for converting process cartridge. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for modifying a process cartridge includes providing the process cartridge comprising a waste bin ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Nickel-Silicon Compound Formation Method
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Mitsumasa Koyanagi and Hiroyuki Kurino, both of Natori, Japan, and Jeoung Chill Shim of Sendai, Japan, have developed a semiconductor device manufacturing method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A nickel-silicon compound forming method is ...
New York, Minnesota Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Flash Memory Device
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Allen Zadeh and Richard Whitehall, both of New York, G. Phillip Rambosek of Shafer, Minn., and Robert C. Martin of St. Paul, Minn., have developed an ornamental design for a flash memory device including swivel cap, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Network Appliance
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Chaucer Chiu and Alan Cheng, both of Taipei, Taiwan, have developed an ornamental design for a network appliance, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D556,753 on Dec. 4. The patent has been ...
South Korean Inventor Develops Developer Cartridge
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Yoo-hung Jeong of Anyang-si, South Korea, has developed a developer cartridge with a movable cover. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A developer cartridge having a developer cartridge body with a fitting part is coupled to a developer ...
New York, Oregon Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Portable Data Terminal
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Timmothy R. Fitch of Syracuse, N.Y., Donwoong Kang of Camillus, N.Y., Scott W. Osiecki of Skaneateles, N.Y., and Garth R. Gibby of Beaverton, Ore., have developed an ornamental design for a portable data terminal, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Semiconductor Material Laser Annealing Method
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Naoto Kusumoto and Koichiro Tanaka, both of Kanagawa, Japan, and Shunpei Yamazaki of Tokyo, have developed a semiconductor device manufacturing method. According to a description of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The ...
New York Inventors Develop Xerographic Developer Unit
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Steven C. Hart of Webster, N.Y., and Ajay Kumar of Fairport, N.Y., have developed a xerographic developer unit with variable pitch auger. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "developer system, including: a developer ...
Illinois Inventor Develops Power Bus, Barrier Movement Operator
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Robert J. Olmsted of Wood Dale, Ill., has developed a power bus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A barrier movement operator with improved mounting and power distribution capabilities is disclosed. The disclosed system includes an ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Semiconductor Manufacturing Method
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Henry Wei-Ming Chung, Shin-Yi Tsai and Ming-Chung Liang, all from Hsinchu, Taiwan, have developed a photolithographic method with reduced dimensions. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "semiconductor manufacturing ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Display Control Apparatus for Image Forming Apparatus
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Atsushi Ishihara of Mishima, Japan, has developed a display control apparatus for image forming apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is disclosed an image forming apparatus that has two operation panels--a standard operation ...
Washington Inventor Develops Flash Suppressor Apparatus
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Brad E. Meyers of Issaquah, Wash., has developed flash suppressors. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Flash suppressors having novel expansion features are disclosed. In one embodiment, a suppressor apparatus includes an attachment portion ...
Tennessee Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Remote Control Receiver
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Paul Griffin of Nashville, Tenn., has developed an ornamental design for a remote control receiver which is connectable to a computer or a Moving Picture Experts Group layer-3 audio player device, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Portable Telephone
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Hyok-Su Choi, Ki-Sung Kim, Yoon-Young Cho and Chang-Hwan Hwang, all from Seoul, South Korea, have developed an ornamental design for a portable telephone, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D556,724 on ...
Delaware, New Jersey Inventors Develop Chemical Mechanical Polishing Composition
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Francis J. Kelley of Bear, Del., Joseph K. So of Newark, Del., Hongyu Wang of Wilmington, Del., and John Quanci of Haddonfield, N.J., have developed a semiconductor wafer polishing method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present ...
South Korean Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Mobile Phone
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Young-Keun Lee of Seoul, South Korea, has developed an ornamental design for the mobile phone, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D556,723 on Dec. 4. The patent has been assigned to Samsung ...
U.S., Ukrainian Inventors Develop Firearms Firing Method
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Leonid Rozhkov of Albuquerque, N.M., and Igor Rozhkov of Ternopil, Ukraine, have developed a method of firing of firearms. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "method of firing of arms which utilizes both action and ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Image Forming Apparatus
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Soichiro Nishimura of Handa, Japan, has developed an image forming apparatus with operation mode. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image forming apparatus is provided which can form an image without defective transfer even if a ...
Rhode Island Inventor Develops Electrical Connector Assembly
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Douglas P. O'Connor of Richmond, R.I., has developed an electrical connector assembly. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrical connector assembly includes a coupler housing and a coupler member secured to the coupler housing that ...
German Inventors Develop Plug/Socket Connection Device
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Jochen Huch of Mannheim, Germany, and Reinhard Engert of Heppenheim, Germany, have developed a plug-and-socket connection device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "connecting device for a plug-and-socket ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Compound Conversion Plug Structure
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Sheng-Hsin Liao of Shulin City, Taiwan, has developed a compound conversion plug structure. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A compound conversion plug structure with an adjustable angle includes an ...
Illinois Inventors Develop Optical Correlator System
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Deepa Moorthy of Arlington Heights, Ill., and Asad Aman of Roselle, Ill., have developed an optical correlator system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Multiple electrical signals (from, for example, multiple signal sources such as ...
Illinois Inventor Develops Stabilized A-Frame Sign Stand
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Geoffrey M. Glass of Wheeling, Ill., has developed a stabilized A-frame sign stand. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved A-frame sign stand is disclosed. The sign stand includes front and rear panels hingedly attached. A support ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Drawer-Type Card Connector
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Yaw-Huey Lai of Taipei County, Taiwan, and Chin-Hwa Wu of Taoyuan County, Taiwan, have developed a card connector. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drawer-type card connector is composed of a base, a cover member, a slide member, a ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Electrical Connector Terminal
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Chi-Nan Liao of Tu-Cheng, Taiwan, has developed electrical connector terminals. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A terminals for use in connection of a first electrical interface and a second interface, comprises a base portion extending ...
Hawaii Inventor Develops Picture Frame Display Assembly
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Vernon H. Harrington of Honolulu has developed a picture frame display assembly. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "combination writable scroll picture frame display assembly, comprising a picture frame sized to ...
British Inventor Develops Adjustable Jig
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Mark A. Matthews of Great Yarmouth, Great Britain, has developed an adjustable jig. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adjustable jig includes rigidly formed arms that have rectilinear shapes provided with opposite edges, an elongated ...
Florida Inventor Develops Water Illusion Column
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- David C. McKnight of Orlando, Fla., has developed a water flow simulation system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A water flow simulation system for audio and visual illusion has an inner conduit and an outer conduit spaced apart to ...
Canadian Inventor Develops Sign Assembly
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Gregory George Gajdacs of Ontario, Canada, has developed a sign assembly. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "sign assembly for attachment to a supporting surface. The supporting surface is preferably a portion of a ...
Michigan Inventor Develops Electrical Connector Subassembly
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Adam P. Tyler of Rochester Hills, Mich., has developed an electrical connector with a dual purpose cover. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The subassembly includes a housing; a terminal position assurance device connected to the housing; ...
New York Inventor Develops Printing System
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Paul C Julien of Webster, N.Y., has developed a printing system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A printing system includes a plurality of marking engines for applying images to print media. An output destination is configured for ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Image Forming Apparatus
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Hitoshi Ishibashi of Tokyo has developed an image forming apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An amount of toner transfer on a reference pattern is calculated by using an optical detecting unit that detects both regular reflection ...
Swiss Inventors Develop Electrical Contact Manufacturing Method
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Laurent Kaelin of Sonvilier, Switzerland, Yannick Hunziker of Delemont, Switzerland, and Baptist Wyssbrod of Nidau, Switzerland, have developed a manufacturing method for electrical contacts. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Image Forming Apparatus High Voltage Controlling Method
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Min-seon Kim of Suwon-si, South Korea, and Seung-deog An of Yongin-si, South Korea, have developed a method of controlling high voltage in image forming apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "apparatus for ...
Swedish Inventors Develop Data Modulation Apparatus
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Jonas Martensson and Marco Forzati, both of Stockholm, Sweden, and Anders Berntson of Huddinge, Sweden, have developed a phase modulation for an optical transmission system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A data modulation apparatus is ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Inflatable Decoration
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Sheng-Hung Hsu of Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan, has developed an inflatable decoration. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An inflatable decoration has a body, an inflator and a rotary illuminant member. The body has a tower and a seat mounted on ...
South Korean Inventor Develops Head-Moving Razor
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Tae-Jun Oh of Namyangju-shi, South Korea, has developed a head-moving razor. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "Disclosed herein is a head-moving razor including a movable head part. The head-moving razor ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Plate Type Capacitive Sensor
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Hyeong-Joon Ahn, Chi-Hyoung Shim and Dong-Chul Han, all from Seoul, South Korea, have developed a capacitive sensor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is a plate type capacitive sensor for five-dimensional displacement ...
Ohio Inventor Develops Needlework Accessory
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- June Ann Abel of Berea, Ohio, has developed a needlework accessory. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This is a needlework accessory to aid in the protection of non-working ends of needlework fabric once it is mounted on a scroll bar or ...
Taiwanese, Chinese Inventors Develop Surface Contact Card Holder
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Hsiao-Hua Tu and Chia-Hua Chen, both of Tu-Cheng, Taiwan, and Rui-Hao Chen of Shenzhen, China, have developed a surface contact card holder. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A holder for holding a surface contact card includes a main body, ...
Oregon Inventor Develops Folding Knife
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Ronald W. Lake of Eugene, Ore., has developed a folding knife with dual-action piston. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "folding knife having a handle including a first side and a second side spaced apart to ...
California Inventors Develop Transimpedance Amplifier
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Balagopa Mayampurathl, Allan Chan and Bruce Massey, all from Camarillo, Calif., and Byung-Jong Moon of Thousand Oaks, Calif., have developed a method for optical dispersion correction in transimpedance amplifier. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
South Korean Inventor Develops Image Forming Apparatus
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Young-min Kim of Suwon-si, South Korea, has developed an image forming apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cartridge for use in an image forming apparatus comprises a charge roller to which a predetermined voltage is applied; a ...
New York Inventor Develops Xerographic Device Streak Failure Recovery Method
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Bruce Thayer of Webster, N.Y., has developed a xerographic device streak failure recovery. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is an image forming method for an electrophotographic photoreceptor. The method provides for detecting a ...
California Inventors Develop Automatic Tool Tilting Apparatus
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- James W. Loomis of Sebastopol, Calif., and Richard Avidano of San Jose, Calif., have developed an automatic scribe tool tilting apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "automatically programmable tilting ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Connector with Retaining Device
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Ted Ju of Keelung, Taiwan, has developed a connector with a retaining device. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A connector for electric connection has an insulating body, a plurality of conductive ...
Minnesota Inventors Develop All-Terrain Vehicle Implement Attaching Apparatus
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Kristopher J Jorgenson of Argyle, Minn., and Shane R Voxland of McIntosh, Minn., have developed an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) implement connecting apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for connecting a mechanized ...
Canadian Inventors Develop Nerve Signal Sensing Implantable Electrical Connector
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Joaquin Andres Hoffer of Anmore, Canada, and Gary B. Jenne of Aldergrove, Canada, have developed a nerve signal sensing connector system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An implantable electrical connector includes a male portion and a ...
Indiana Inventor Develops Circuit Selectable Receptacle
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Kenneth H. Lubkert of Fort Wayne, Ind., has developed a circuit selectable receptacle. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "modular wall panel assembly for use in a modular furniture environment including a modular ...
Missouri Inventors Develop Medicine Applying Boot
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Bossiz Harris and Joyce K. Harris, both of Waynesville, Mo., have developed a boot for applying medicines. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a boot for applying medicine to a foot for a variety of conditions ....
Rhode Island Inventor Develops Cold-Air Inflatable Display
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- William Machala of Smithfield, R.I., has developed a cold-air inflatable display. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "inflatable display that has an interchangeable fan assembly in a position on the inflatable ...
New York Inventors Develop Land Grid Array Interconnections
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Jeffrey A. Brody and Gerard J. Nuzback, both of Hopewell Junction, N.Y., Hsichang Liu of Fishkill, N.Y., Hai Pham Longworth of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., James C. Monaco of Stormville, N.Y., and Wei Zou of Wappingers Falls, N.Y., have developed land grid array (LGA) ...
German Inventors Develop Resistance Heater
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Thomas Haubold of Marbach, Germany, and Ralf Herrmann of Sachsenheim, Germany, have developed a resistance heater. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "resistance heater for a liquid system, in particular a fuel ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Optical Communication System
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Tazuko Tomioka of Tokyo has developed an optical communication system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An optical communication system comprises a base station, a plurality of trunk optical fibers connected to the base station, a ...
Texas Inventors Develop Event Photograph Providing Process
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Bruce Lane Rhyne of Cedar Park, Texas, and Prentiss Lee Rhyne of Levelland, Texas, have developed a process for providing event photographs of an event for inspection selection and distribution. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The ...
Swedish Inventor Develops Roof Covering Material Joining Apparatus
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Lennart Rantzen of Alingsas, Sweden, has developed an apparatus for joining roof covering material. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a an "arrangement for an apparatus for application of roof covering and comprising ...
Canadian Inventors Develop Microbolometers Thinned Microstructure
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Philips Laou and Merel Philippe, both of Sainte-Foy, Canada, have developed a microbolometer production method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Microbolometers with regionally thinned microbridges are produced by depositing a thin film ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Wavelength Demultiplexing Unit
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Shinji Yamashita and Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, both of Kawasaki, Japan, have developed a wavelength demultiplexing unit. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) transmission system, a wavelength selecting ...
Arizona Inventors Develop Substrate Wire-Bond Technology
Dec 10, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10 -- Brian Taggart and Ronald L. Spreitzer, both of Phoenix, and Robert Nickerson of Chandler, Ariz., have developed a wire-bond technology for a substrate. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wire-bonding substrate includes a first wire-bond ...