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French, German Inventors Develop Hybrid Material Making Method

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Jacques Roziere, Deborah Jones and Lydie Tchicaya-Boukary, all from Montpellier, France, Bernd Bauer of Vaihingen, Germany, have developed a method for making a hybrid material. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention ...

Minnesota Inventors Develop Healthcare Application Friction Control Articles

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Matthew T. Scholz and Margie A. Crone, both of Woodbury, Minn., Nicholas R. Baumann of St. Paul, Minn., and Leon Levitt of Medota Heights, Minn., have developed a medical drape. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to ...

Minnesota, Wisconsin Inventors Develop Durable Optical Element

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Brant U. Kolb of Alton, Minn., Emily S. Goenner of Shoreview, Minn., John T. Brady of Lino Lakes, Minn., Christopher A. Haak of Oakdale, Minn., and Clinton L. Jones of Somerset, Wis., have developed a durable optical element. According to the U.S. Patent & ...

German Inventors Develop Flat Packing Production Method

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Steffen Kosack of Hassloch, Germany, Thomas Klenk of Eppelheim, Germany, Ulrich Liedtke of Laudenbach, Germany, and Frank Schultz of Mannheim, Germany, have developed a production method of flat gasket. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the ...

German Inventor Develops Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Sheet Strip Adhesive

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Thorsten Krawinkel of Hamburg, Germany, has developed a pressure sensitive adhesive sheet strip adhesive. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "adhesive for an at least one-layer pressure sensitive adhesive sheet ...

U.S., German Inventors Develop Block Copolymer Fibers Production Process

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Steven P. Webb of Midland, Mich., Jared A. Austin of Greer, S.C., Kenneth A. Toney of Baton Rouge, La., and Thomas Baltes of Hannover, Germany, have developed block copolymer made fibers. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present ...

Michigan Inventor Develops Vehicle Headliner Apparatus

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Bari Brown of Ann Arbor, Mich., has developed a vehicle headliner apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle headliner assembly includes a headliner structural layer. A foam beam is joined to the headliner structural layer. An ...

Minnesota Inventors Develop Electronic Document Formatting Method

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Cary Lee Bates and Steven Paul Jones, both of Rochester, Minn., have developed a method of data processing. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to "methods, systems and articles of manufacture for searching content in ...

French Inventors Develop Inorganic Nanocrystals

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Peter Reiss of Saint Egreve, France, Claudia Querner of Grenoble, France, and Nicolas Charvet of Voreppe, France, have developed inorganic nanocrystals manufacture method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to ...

II MEF COMMANDING GENERAL PRESENTS AWARD TO 2ND MEDICAL BATTALION

Dec 21, 2007 ... The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news story: Lt. Gen. Keith J. Stalder, the commanding general of II Marine Expeditionary Force, presented the "Lt. Gen. Chesty Puller" Outstanding Leadership Award to the Marines and Sailors of 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine ...

Oregon Inventors Develop Electronic Employee Selection System

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Maxwell W. Eng, Joel R. Levy, Bjorn Chambless, Richard W. Becker and Adam N Mertz, all from Portland, Ore., David J. Scarborough and George E. Paajanen, both of West Linn, Ore., Thomas F. Check and David R. Smith, both of Beaverton, Ore., Deme M. Clainos of Lake ...

California Inventors Develop Knowledge Network Generation Method

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Yuh-Cherng Wu of San Jose, Calif., has developed a knowledge network generation method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A knowledge-based system has one or more repositories with information and knowledge for topics, problems, and ...

Texas Inventors Develop Correlithm Object Manipulation Method

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- P. Nick Lawrence and Chandler L. Burgess, both of Dallas, and Douglas J. Matzke of Plano, Texas, have developed a method opf manipulating correlithm object. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Performing operations using quantum correlithm ...

Minnesota Inventors Develop Pressure Sensor Fault Detection System

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Donald E. Harasyn and Charles R. Willcox, both of Eden Prairie, Minn., and Andrew J. Klosinski of Chaska, Minn., have developed a pressure sensor fault detection system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A diagnostic system for a pressure ...

Japanese Inventors Develop Torque Sensor

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Satoshi Mizushima, Masaaki Nagai and Daisuke Kimoto, all from Tokyo, Takahiro Sanada of Kashihara, Japan, and Yoshirou Sakai of Kyotanabe, Japan, have developed a torque sensor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a torque sensor having ...

Japanese Inventors Develop Display Apparatus

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Mutsumi Suzuki of Kodaira, Japan, Masakazu Sagawa of Inagi, Japan, and Toshiaki Kusunoki of Tokorozawa, Japan, have developed a display apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "display apparatus arranged in a ...

Colorado Inventor Develops Strain Gage Measurement Method

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Stephen A. Ifft of Longmont, Colo., has developed a strain gage differential pressure measurement method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to "apparatus and method for strain gage measurement of differential pressure ...

Nebraska Inventors Develop Differential Pressure Indicator

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- John Beard, Farrell F. Calcaterra and Steven M. Todd, all from Kearney, Neb., have developed a differential pressure indicator. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A differential pressure indicator and method of configuring a differential ...

U.S., British Inventors Develop Pair-Wise Entanglements Using Games

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Tad Hogg and Li Zhang, both of Mountain View, Calif., Kay-Yut Chen of Santa Clara, Calif., Raymond G. Beausoleil of Redmond, Wash., and William J. Munro of Bristol, Great British, have developed games using pair-wise entanglements. According to the U.S. Patent ...

Virginia, Maryland Inventors Develop Vascular Access Simulation System

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Richard L. Cunningham of Arlington, Va., Ben Feldman of McLean, Va., Gregory L. Merril of Chevy Chase, Md., and Philip Feldman of Baltimore, have developed computerized simulation systems. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An interface ...

New York Inventors Develop Decision Tree Generation Method

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Charu C. Aggarwal of Yorktown Heights, N.Y., and Philip Shi-Lung Yu of Chappaqua, N.Y., have developed an apparatus for generating decision trees. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and apparatus are provided for generating a ...

III MEF BAND PLAYS ANNUAL HOLIDAY CONCERT AT CAMP FOSTER THEATER

Dec 21, 2007 ... The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news story: Marines from the III Marine Expeditionary Force Band entertained the audience with holiday music and a play during their annual Holiday Concert Dec. 14 and 15 at the Camp Foster Theater. The band has conducted the ...

COMBAT ASSAULT BATTALION MARINES CONDUCT CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, NUCLEAR TRAINING FOR FIELD USE

Dec 21, 2007 ... The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news story: Someone calls "Gas! Gas! Gas!" and the Marines scramble to put on protective masks. Lance Cpl. Andrew Montague shouts "Freeze" after nine seconds. As a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear specialist, he ...

7TH COMMUNICATIONS BATTALION HOSTS MINI-SPECIAL OLYMPICS

Dec 21, 2007 ... The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news story: More than 150 Marines with 7th Communications Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force, hosted the 7th Annual Mini-Special Olympics on Camp Hansen Dec. 14 for 70 residents of Reimeino Sato Facility for Mentally Handicapped ...

COMBAT ASSAULT BATTALION MARINES TESTED WITH TRAINING BOMB

Dec 21, 2007 ... The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news story: When Pfc. Paul Quintana came into work Dec. 17 at Combat Assault Battalion's headquarters building, he knew his unit was going to do some sort of exercise involving a simulated terrorist attack. He had no idea that during ...

OKINAWANS, MARINES CELEBRATE CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS DAY

Dec 21, 2007 ... The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news story: More than 220 Status of Forces Agreement personnel and Henoko residents came together to celebrate the 26th Annual United Service Organizations' Camp Schwab-Henoko Children's Christmas Day Dec. 8 at the Camp Schwab USO ....

BATTALION LANDING TEAM 2/1 MARINES CONDUCT COUNTER-INSURGENCY TRAINING AT JUNGLE WARFARE TRAINING CENTER

Dec 21, 2007 ... The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news story: A squad leader sits down with a group of villagers and explains, through a translator, how the villagers should set up security in their village. In another part of the village, a corpsman explains how to purify water from ...

MCB SPECIAL REACTION TEAM SHARPENS SHOOTERS, IDENTIFIES NEW MARKSMAN OBSERVER

Dec 21, 2007 ... The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news story: When Marines are about to enter a building housing an enemy, it's good to know someone is watching over them, especially when that someone can send a 7.62 millimeter round through the enemy's eye, if need be. In ...

OKINAWA TOYS FOR TOTS CAMPAIGN GETS A BOOST

Dec 21, 2007 ... The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news story: As the Toys for Tots bus pulled up to Camp Foster's Post Exchange Dec. 15, a group of motorcycles rumbled behind it. The motorcycle procession joined the 'Ho Ho Express,' for the final U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots ...

31ST MEU RECEIVES CORPS' NEW M777 LIGHTWEIGHT HOWITZER

Dec 21, 2007 ... The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news story: The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit received its first M777 Lightweight Howitzers recently on Camp Hansen as part of a Marine Corps-wide artillery upgrade. The new Howitzer, which is scheduled to replace the M-198 ...

Japanese Inventors Develop Outboard Motor Steering System

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Hideaki Takada, Taiichi Otobe and Shinsaku Nakayama, all from Wako, Japan, have developed a system for steering outboard motor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In an outboard motor steering system, the engine speed is detected as a value ...

Maryland Inventors Develop Personal Watercraft Winterization System

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Michael Botsaris and Jason Parrott, both of Pasadena, Md., have developed a personal watercraft (PWC) winterizing system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "portable pressurized PWC flushing and winterization ...

Japanese Inventors Develop Memory Card Socket Structure

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Hirohisa Tanaka and Toshiya Kimura, both of Tsu, Japan, and Tsunehiro Anzai of Watarai, Japan, have developed a memory card socket structure. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A memory card socket structure includes a base shell and a cover ...

Japanese Inventors Develop Electronic Apparatus with Circuit Board Chassis

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Akihiro Mizutani of Nagoya, Japan, and Satoru Umemoto of Kariya, Japan, have developed an electronic apparatus circuit board chassis. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The electronic apparatus includes a circuit board on which electronic ...

Illinois Inventors Develop Electrical Connector

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Jack E. Caveney of Hinsdale, Ill., and Masud Bolouri-Saransar of Orland Park, Ill., have developed electrical connectors. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrical connector with improved crosstalk compensation is disclosed. By ...

Minnesota, Alabama Inventors Develop Implantable Medical Device Connector Assembly

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Bryan J. Zart of Shakopee, Minn., Andrew J. Ries of Lino Lakes, Minn., John E. Nicholson of Blaine, Minn., Jay K. Lahti of Shoreview, Minn., Gregory A. Theis of Apple Valley, Minn., and Brian R. Burwick of Guntersville, Ala., have developed an implantable medical ...

New Jersey Inventors Develop Emergency Floatation System

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Brian T. Henry of Brick, N.J., Thomas W. Swierkocki of Manasquan, N.J., Jonathan Vezzosi of Toms River, N.J., and Brian Gibson of Browns Mills, N.J., have developed an emergency float rotorcraft. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the ...

Japanese Inventors Develop Honeycomb Structural Body for Engine Use

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Toshiharu Kondo and Takashi Noro, both of Nagoya, Japan, and Akifumi Nishio of Ena, Japan, have developed a honeycomb structure manufacturing method for use in an internal combustion engine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of ...

Chinese Inventors Develop Electrical Card Connector

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Yun-Song Sun, Qi-Jun Zhao and Mao-Lin Lei, all from Kunshan, China, have developed an electrical card connector. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrical card connector for compatibly insertion of a mini security digital (SD) card ...

Pennsylvania Inventor Develops Electrical Connector Hinged Leadframe Assembly

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Steven E. Minich of York, Pa., has developed an electrical connector hinged leadframe assembly. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrical connector is disclosed with a connector housing and a leadframe assembly received in the ...

U.S., German Inventors Develop Flat Flexible Cable Assembly

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Michael J. Alloway of Canton, Mich., and Wolfgang Ziegler of Karlsbad, Germany, have developed a flat flexible cable assembly manufacturing method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flat flexible cable assembly includes a flat flexible ...

Pennsylvania Inventors Develop Electrical Power Transmission Connector

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Charles D. Copper and Ned E. Corman, both of Harrisburg, Pa., have developed electrical connectors. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrical connector assembly for a utility power transmission system includes a first conductive ...

Japanese Inventors Develop Printed Wiring Board Connector

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Mamoru Suzuki, Masaki Yamashita, Kazukuni Hisatomi and Kazuhito Hisamatsu, all from Tokyo, have developed a printed wiring board connector. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a connector to be mounted to a substrate, a strengthening ...

Japanese Inventor Develops Ultrasonic Probe

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Shinichi Hashimoto of Otawara, Japan, has developed an ultrasonic probe. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ultrasonic probe has a probe proper, a connector and a cable for electrically connecting between the probe proper and the ...

C-17 USES SYNTHETIC FUEL BLEND ON TRANSCONTINENTAL FLIGHT

Dec 21, 2007 ... The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command issued the following press release: By Roger DrinnonHeadquarters Air Mobility Command The Air Force marked the 104th anniversary of powered flight Dec. 17 by completing the first transcontinental flight of an aircraft using a blend of ...

COMMANDER'S HOLIDAY MESSAGE

Dec 21, 2007 ... The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command issued the following press release: By General Arthur J. LichteCommander, Air Mobility Command As we celebrate this holiday season, Chris and I extend our very best wishes to the Air Mobility Command family. We are extremely proud ...

Tennessee Inventor Develops Coaxial Cable Connector

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Julio F. Rodrigues of Collierville, Tenn., has developed a coaxial cable connector.According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A coaxial cable connector including a connector body having a rearward sleeve receiving end and an inner engagement ...

Taiwanese Inventors Develops Circuit Board Electrical Connector

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Yi-Tse Ho of Tainan Hsien, Taiwan, has developed an electrical connector. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrical connector is provided for mounting on a circuit board. The connector includes an insulative upright body having a ...

Japanese Inventor Develops Memory Card Connector

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Hiroki Sadatoku of Kanagawa, Japan, has developed a card connector for a removable card. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A card connector for accommodating a removable card, includes a housing into and ...

Japanese Inventor Develops Electric Connector

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Kenji Narita of Tokyo has developed an electric connector. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A groove is formed on a connecting section surface of an electrically conductive terminal, this groove is subjected to a bending deformation into ...

Japanese Inventor Develops Connector Mount Structure

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Kazuhito Horikiri of Hino, Japan, has developed a a mount structure to hold connectors. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "mount structure having a substrate, a connector secured to the substrate, and a flexible ...

Pennsylvania Inventors Develop Electrical Connector Assembly

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- David James Fabian of Mount Joy, Pa., Lawrence John Brekosky of Dillsburg, Pa., Timothy Lee Kocher of Camp Hill, Pa., and William Gary Lenker of Marysville, Pa., have developed a surface mount connector. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ...

German Inventors Develop Electrical Conductor Connector

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Thomas Bernhard Pabst of Rothenbach a.d. Pegnitz, Germany, and Hans-Otto Geltsch of Berg-Sindlbach, Germany, have developed an electrical conductor connector. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a connector for ...

Pennsylvania Inventors Develop Electronic Circuit Board Power Connector

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Joseph B. Shuey and Jose L. Ortega, both of Camp Hill, Pa., Stephen L. Clark of Dillsburg, Pa., and John B. Brown III of Mechanicsburg, Pa., have developed electronic power connectors.According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pair of mating ...

Arkansas Inventors Develop Electrical Plug Connector

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Bruce Reed and Brian Keith Lloyd, both of Maumelle, Ark., have developed a small size electrical plug connector. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shielded housing that provides a shield to a circuit board connector of the small form ...

Pennsylvania Inventors Develop Electrical Connector Assembly

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Richard Paul Walter of Elizabethtown, Pa., and Brent David Yohn of Newport, Pa., have developed an electrical connector assembly. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrical connector assembly includes a conductive shell and a connector ...

Chinese, Taiwanese Inventors Develop Battery Cover Fixing Mechanism

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Peng-Jing Ge, Xing-Huang Luo, Rui-Hao Chen, Ye Liu and Shui-Yuan Qin, all from ShenZhen, China, and Hsiao-Hua Tu of Tu-cheng, Taiwan, have developed a portable electronic device battery cover. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery ...

Pennsylvania Inventor Develops Cable Connection Device

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Michael J. Keating of Jackson, Pa., has developed a coaxial cable connector. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connection device comprises first and second connectors. The first connector has a sleeve having axially extending slots at a ...

Taiwanese Inventor Develops Shielded Electrical Connector

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Meng-Huan Yang of Tu-Cheng, Taiwan, has developed a shielded electrical connector. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An shielded electrical connector, to which an electrical element is electrically connected, includes an insulative housing ...

Japanese Inventors Develop Anisotropic Conductive Connector Device

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Daisuke Yamada, Kiyoshi Kimura and Naoki Arasaki, all from Hidaka, Japan, have developed a circuit device inspection device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "anisotropic conductive connector device including an ...

Japanese Inventor Develops Circuit Board Electrical Connector

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Hidehisa Yamagami of Kanagawa, Japan, has developed a circuit board electrical connector. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A circuit board mounted connector is equipped with an insulative housing, which holds a plurality of rows of ...

Japanese Inventor Develops Electrical Connector Fixing Structure

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Nobuyuki Sakamoto of Makinohara, Japan, has developed an electrical connector fixing structure. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connector fixing structure for fixing a connector to a board includes a fixing metal member, and the fixing ...

U.S.,Antiguan, Barbudan Inventors Develop Stable Cheese Condiment

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Bernard Charles Sekula of Glen Gardner, N.J., and Hector Arturo Iglesias of Buenos Aires, Antigua and Barbuda, have developed a cheese condiment. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The cheese condiment is ambient stable, and not tart at a pH ...

Wisconsin Inventor Develops Dispensable Chocolate Mush Meltaway

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- William C. Oaks of Omro, Wis., has developed a chocolate mush meltaway making method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is a chocolate mush meltaway that is dispensed from a temperature or torque controlled shake ...

Florida Inventor Develops Instructional Shoelace-Tying System

Dec 21, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 21 -- Kelly A. Wilk of Naples, Fla., has developed a method of tying instructional shoelaces. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "instructional system for teaching the tying of shoelaces using at least one shoelace ...