US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Saturday, December 22:
Australian Inventors Develop Wireless Apparatus
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Andrew MacKenzie of Boronia, Australia, and Anthony Hunter of Wantirna, Australia, have developed a method for reducing power consumption in a wireless device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wireless apparatus is described comprising: ...
California Inventors Develop Modular Display Apparatus
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Joseph Thomas Richardson of Irvine, Calif., Gregory James Warren of Costa Mesa, Calif., and Thomas R. Lee of Mission Viejo, Calif., have developed a modular display apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A plurality of separate ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Nailing Machine
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Toru Uchiyama, Mitsugu Takezaki and Satoshi Osuga, all from Tokyo, have developed a nailing machine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A nailing machine includes a switch operating member for setting to switch respective modes of single ...
Pennsylvania Inventor Develops Turkey Call Holster
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Robert J. Vanicek of Girard, Pa., has developed a turkey call holster. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A holster secures a turkey call to a hunter's leg or arm freeing up one hand for supporting her/his shotgun or bow. A series of ...
Wisconsin Inventor Develops Container Actuator Cap
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Steven B. Mineau of Racine, Wis., has developed an actuating apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A product refill for a housing includes an actuator cap and a container of product. The actuator cap includes a base portion having a ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Gas Combustion-Type Impact Device
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Hiroshi Tanaka, Satoshi Osuga and Yasushi Yokochi, all from Tokyo, have developed a gas combustion type impact tool. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An injection nozzle for injecting a combustible gas into an annular combustion chamber ...
California Inventor Develops Waterproof Collapsible Structure
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Yu Zheng of Walnut, Calif., has developed a water holding collapsible structure. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Collapsible structures are provided that have an enclosed interior space that can be used to hold and contain water or other ...
Minnesota Inventor Develops Liquid Rigid Container
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Michele J. Alberg of Minnetonka, Minn., has developed a liquid holding and dispensing container. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "container for holding and dispensing liquid having a container wall comprising a ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Liquid Container Cap
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Noboru Yashima, Takeshi Omi and Mitsuo Yamanoi, all from Tokyo, have developed a liquid container cap. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "cap which has a female screw in the inner peripheral surface and which is ...
Massachusetts Inventor Develops Medical Kit Packaging Method
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Kimberly Riley of Boylston, Mass., has developed a medical kit packaging method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of the invention include a packaging for a medical kit. The packaging includes a bottom configured to receive a ...
Wisconsin, Illinois Inventors Develop Container Actuator Cap
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Steven B. Mineau, Ernst W. Tamm and Allen D. Miller, all from Racine, Wis., Scott W. Demarest of Caledonia, Wis., Brian E. Healy of Hartland, Wis., Simon M. Conway of Burlington, Wis., Nathan R. Westphal of Union Grove, Wis., and Anthony G. Volini of Oak Park, Ill., ...
Wisconsin, Pennsylvania Inventors Develop Collectable Trading Cards
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Scott Tank of Hudson, Wis., and Michael Nicholas Ermolovich of Willow Grove, Pa., have developed a collectable memorabilia. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A collection case combines a trading card with an actual piece of associated ...
Washington Inventor Develops Flat Disc Storage Sleeve
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- William Scott Ballantine of Sammamish, Wash., has developed digital media storage units. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A disc sleeve is provided for allowing safe storage of discs and/or information articles. The sleeve may include a ...
California, Georgia Inventors Develop Audio Information Archiving Technique
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Gregory J. Wolff of Redwood City, Calif., and Michael Terry of Atlanta, have developed a technique for archiving audio information. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to "techniques for archiving audio information ...
Iowa Inventors Develop Container Evacuation Device
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Wade M. Bassett and Lisa L. Bassett, both of Albia, Iowa, have developed a container evacuating device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for evacuating a container includes a nozzle for placing within the container, the nozzle ...
Michigan Inventor Develops Modem Call Establishment Time Reduction Method
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Fahd Z. Laghrari of Southfield, Mich., has developed a method to reduce modem call establishment time. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for recognizing an attempted data connection in a wireless network between a telematics unit ...
Canadian Inventors Develop Packet Data Traffic Control
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Richard A. Lodge of Ottawa, Canada, and Patrick Lie Chin Cheong of Nepean, Canada, have developed a packet data traffic control for cellular wireless network. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Data traffic over a plurality of data ...
Canadian Inventor Develops Container Sealing Sheet
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Michel Bouthiette of Granby, Canada, has developed a pill container sealing sheet. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "Disclosed is an improved sealing sheet for use to close a container-defining sheet ...
Illinois Inventor Develops Roaming Mobiles Service Supplying Method
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Michael Dwayne Chambers of Plainfield, Ill., has developed a method of serving roaming mobile. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method is provided for supplying service to mobile stations (MS) (20) utilizing a wireless telecommunications ...
Wisconsin, Virginia Inventors Develop Automated Cleansing Sprayer
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Amber N. D. Mazooji, Terry M. Kovar, Peter M. Neumann and David H. Leifheit, all from Racine, Wis., and Michael W. Allen, Paul M. Blankenship and Lawrence M. Pillion, all from Glen Allen, Va., have developed an automated sprayer bottle cap. According to the ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Network Service System
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Masaaki Takase, Yoichiro Igarashi and Haruyuki Takeyoshi, all from Kawasaki, Japan, have developed a network service system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A network service system of the present invention comprises a temporary user ...
Italian Inventor Develops Tubular Film Overlapping Edges Sealing Apparatus
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Renato Rimondi of Bazzano, Italy, has developed a tubular film overlapping edges sealing apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "apparatus for sealing longitudinal overlapping edges of tubular thermoplastic ...
German Inventor Develops Sealed Container Production Device
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Bernd Hansen of Sulzbach-Laufen, Germany, has developed a sealed container production device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and a device for the production of filled and sealed containers involves a plastic tube that is ...
California Inventors Develop Call Handing Method
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Ramanathan T. Jagadeesan of San Jose, Calif., and Bich Tu Nguyen of Los Altos, Calif., have developed a system for triggering handoff of a call between network. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for handing off a call between ...
Swiss Inventors Develop Plastic Tube Packing Device
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Gottlieb Benz of Flums, Switzerland, has developed a plastic tube packing device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Tubes, coming from a production line, are supplied by means of a grouping unit. The grouping unit comprises a conveyor belt, ...
New Hampshire Inventors Develop Reclosable Bag Filling Method
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- William H. Shepard of Amherst, N.H., William P. Clune of Northwood, N.H., and George A. Provost of Litchfield, N.H., have developed a method of filling a bag. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of filling a bag includes holding the ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Multimedia Communication System
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Masahito Shinohara of Tokyo has developed a multimedia communication system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multimedia communication system is disclosed in which a mobile telephone that originates transmission can detect the media ...
Massachusetts, Rhode Island Inventors Develop Continuously Connected Fastener Stock
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Thomas Shilale of Douglas, Mass., Steven E. Flannery of Wayland, Mass., Jeffrey A. Raymond of Leominster, Mass., and William J. Cooper of Woonsocket, R.I., have developed a continuously connected fastener stock. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Kansas Inventors Develop Telecommunication System
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Fred S Cook of Olathe, Kan., and Lynn A. Neir of Lenexa, Kan., have developed a wireline terminal accessing mobile telephone service. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A telecommunication system establishes location information concurrently ...
Ohio Inventor Develops Communication System with Multicarrier Telephony Transport
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Michael J. Geile of Loveland, Ohio, has developed a communication system with multicarrier telephony transport. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The head end controller controls a plurality of service units in a telecommunications system ...
Dutch Inventor Develops Harvesting Machine Rod-Bands
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Jan Harm Mulder of Dalen, Netherlands, has developed harvesting machine rod-bands. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rod for rotating rod-bands for agricultural machines, and a method of making the same, are provided. The rod comprises a ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Wireless Communication Apparatus
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Koichi Okita and Ryosuke Kurata, both of Yokohama, Japan, have developed a wireless communication apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A base station control portion selects one or multiple signals in accordance with the state of ...
French Inventors Develop Ammunition Container
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Jean-Franc Noel Du Payrat and Elsa Jukiw, both of Nantes, France, and Ste Guibert of Viellevigne, France, have developed an ammunition container. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "container for ammunition of the ...
Kansas, Nebraska, Washington Inventors Develop Web Content Access Cost Advanced Notice
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Daniel S. Vacanti of Mission, Kan., Martin Geddes of Overland Park, Kan., Todd M. Conley of Elkhorn, Neb, and David J. Anderson of Seattle, have developed a system for providing advanced notice of cost to access web content. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
German Inventors Develop Communication System Subscriber Identification Method
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Janos-Gerold Enderlein of Berlin, Volker Klassen of Budlich, Germany, and Wilfried Riemann of Ebersbach, Germany, have developed a communication system subscriber profile identification method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and ...
California, Arizona Inventors Develop Harvesting Apparatus
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Frank J. Maconachy of Salinas, Calif., David Offerdahl of Prunedale, Calif., and Jose Luis Garcia Sr. of Yuma, Ariz., have developed a bulk and tote loading harvesting apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Wireless Base Station
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Hideki Kurokawa of Tokyo has developed a wireless base station. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "This invention provides a wireless network system including a logically or physically separated wired ...
New Jersey, New York Inventors Develop Load-Aware Handoff
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Aimin Sang of Princeton, N.J., and Xiaodong Wang of New York, have developed a distributed approach to handoff and cell site selection that takes into account the load dynamics in a multi-cell system, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced.The inventors ...
Maryland Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Visor with Fur
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Anthony James Horton of Rockville, Md., has developed an ornamental design for a visor with fur, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D557,477 on Dec. 18. The original application was filed on Feb ....
German Inventors Develop Billing Tariff Ascertaining Method
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Martin Kissner of Kremmen, Germany, Friedrich Koch of Munchen, Germany, Hagen Scheibe of Ottobrunn, Germany, Jens Schendel of Berlin, and Christian Wolkner of Oechsen, Germany, have developed a method for ascertaining a billing tariff. According to the U.S ....
Minnesota Inventors Develop Lenticular Sign
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Mike L. Rice and James J. Marson, both of Minneapolis, and April E. Jackson of Golden Valley, Minn., have developed a lenticular sign. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "exhibit including a non-planar outer piece ...
New Zealand Inventor Develops Portable Card Holder
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Harry Memelink of Lower Hutt, New Zealand, has developed a portable card holder. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A card holder, has a body which has a first face and a second face, and ledge means, the first and second faces being at ...
Florida Inventor Develops Metal Stud Frame
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Lakdas Nanayakkara of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has developed a metal stud frame. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "metallic stud for use in the framing of structures, the stud definable in terms of an x, y, z coordinate ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Solar Insect Killer
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Chin-Kuo Lin of Taipei, Taiwan, has developed a solar insect killer and catcher. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A solar insect killer and catcher includes a casing, a solar plate, a power supply, a control switch, a timer, a circuit ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Forklift Truck
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Yoshiyuki Kouyama, Hideki Uchida and Koji Shiizaki, all from Osaka, Japan, have developed an ornamental design for a forklift truck, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D557,474 on Dec. 11. The ...
Illinois Inventor Develops Frameless Display Module
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Lawrence Labedz of Naperville, Ill., has developed a frameless display module. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A display module for an illuminated display device is provided having an at least substantially translucent panel and a ...
Wisconsin Inventors Develop Power Tool with Movable Handle
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Jeffrey Michael Zeiler of Pewaukee, Wis., Scott George Ahlswede of Plymouth, Wis., Richard Paul Brault of Cedarburg, Wis., Jeffrey Scott Holly of Menomonee Falls, Wis., Jeffrey Charles Hessenberger of Neosho, Wis., and Thomas Paul James of Oconomowoc, Wis., have ...
Alabama Inventor Develops Fishing Lure
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Braxton McNaughton of Georgiana, Ala., has developed an artificial fishing lure. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "flexible artificial fishing lure comprising a lure body and a pair of legs extending from the lure ...
California Inventors Develop Pole Anchor Footing System
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Robert H. Ray and Patricia L. Shores, both of Igo, Calif., have developed a pole anchor footing system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "pole anchor footing system for effectively supporting a post structure ...
California Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Visor
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- David M. Nance of Los Gatos, Calif., has developed an ornamental design for a visor, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D557,478 on Dec. 18, The original application was filed on July 23, 2007, and ...
Missouri Inventors Develop Tree Seedlings Development Method
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Wayne Lovelace, Hugh Steavenson and Bob Suddarth, all from Elsberry, Mo., have developed tree seedlings developing method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a method of developing tree seedlings comprising ...
Oklahoma Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Pallet Assembly
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Warren F. Kruger of Tulsa, Okla., has developed an ornamental design for a pallet assembly, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D557,475 on Dec. 11. The patent has been assigned to Greystone ...
California Inventor Develops Weapon Sight Mount
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- James A. Millett of Huntington Beach, Calif., has developed a strong, yet easily detachable sight mount for use with various weapons such as rifles, shotguns and the like, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced.The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No ....
California Inventors Develop Hand-Held Information Processing Device
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Mieko Kusano and Robert Lambourne, both of Menlo Park, Calif., Willem Bulthuis of Kirkland, Calif., Yevgeniy Eugene Shteyn of Cupertino, Calif., and Lisa Holzhauser of San Carlos, Calif., have developed a hand-held information processing device. According to ...
New York Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Thermal Wrap
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Corinne C. Wetzler of Plainview, N.Y., has developed an ornamental design for a thermal wrap, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D557,476 on Dec. 18. The original application was filed on May 15, ...
Spanish Inventors Develop Snow Walking Device
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Antonio Cutando Soriano and Antonio Del Castillo Lopez, both of Granada, Spain, have developed a device for walking on snow. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "perfected device for walking on snow or ice consisting ...
Pennsylvania Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Refuse Collection Cart
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Sun K. Oh of Lansdale, Pa., has developed an ornamental design for a refuse collection cart, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D557,473 on Dec. 11. The patent has been assigned to Byung H. Kim, ...
Florida, Texas Inventors Develop Electronic Shelf Label Holder
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Jacob Fast of Boca Raton, Fla., and Michael G. Lowry of The Woodlands, Texas, have developed an electronic shelf label (ESL) holder. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "ESL holder for mounting to both scanner ...
German Inventor Develops Angle-Measuring Arrangement
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Sebastian Riepertinger of Sochtenau, Germany, have developed an angle-measuring arrangement. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "angle-measuring arrangement that includes a base body, a code disk, which is ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Radio Communication Method
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Gang Wu, Khaled Mahmud and Masugi Inoue, all from Koganei, Japan, have developed a radio communication system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is intended to provide, for a wireless communication system originally ...
Utah Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Rigid Mask
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Brian Hullinger Probst of Provo, Utah, has developed an ornamental design for a rigid mask for skiing and snowboarding, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D557,461 on Dec. 11. The original ...
Texas Inventor Develops Skylight Assembly Installation Method
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Kiyoshi Sandow of Humble, Texas, has developed a skylight assembly installing method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "skylight for a standing seam roof having a skylight panel housed in a frame with a vertically ...
California Inventor Develops Satellite Antenna Alignment Device
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Rodney Leroie Wallace of Pebble Beach, Calif., has developed a satellite antenna alignment device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "alignment device and method for aligning an antenna with a satellite. The ...
Israeli Inventors Develop Roaming Mobile Device Management Method
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Alon Barnea, Adi Paz and Uri Zilberman, all from RaAnana, Israel, have developed an apparatus for managing roaming mobile device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "roaming usage management apparatus for managing ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Valve Lifter Making Method
Dec 22, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 -- Hiroyuki Horimura and Kosuke Doi, both of Saitama, Japan, have developed a valve lifter making method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A valve lifter and a method of manufacture thereof is provided in which sliding properties of a cam on ...