US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Friday, January 4:
Illinois Inventor Develops Hand Digit-Supporting Therapeutic Device
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Marc Bennett of Wheeling, Ill., has developed a digit-supporting therapeutic device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "therapeutic hand device comprising a wrist-support section and a separate fingers-support ...
German Inventor Develops Orthopedic Joint Bandage Splint
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Stefan Bodenschatz of Buxtehude, Germany, has developed an adjustable orthopedic joint bandage splint. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to "splint for an orthopedic joint bandage. The splint includes at least a first ...
Illinois, Ohio Inventors Develop Warewash Machine
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Kui-Chiu Kwok of Gurnee, Ill., Anatoly Gosis of Palatine, Ill., Robert G. Kobetsky of Chicago, and Michael Watson of Beavercreek, Ohio, have developed a warewash machine arm. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A warewash machine includes a ...
Florida Inventor Develops Teeth Cleaning Shower Head Attachment
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Daniel A. Shaw of Naples, Fla., has developed a dental hygiene device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A valve for adjusting the flow of water through an oral irrigation device connected to a shower head is located on a handle connected ...
California Inventors Develop Eye-Related Injury Prevention Method
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Ray Linovitz and Arthur C. Perry, both of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., and Joseph C. Mallinger of Escondido, Calif., have developed eye-related injury prevention methods. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of preventing eye-related ...
California Inventor Develops Automobile Car Seat Massage Device
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Sylvester B. Hill of Claremont, Calif., has developed an automobile car seat massage device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention is a device to provide massaging stimulus to a driver of an automobile. Massaging heads are ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Laser Scanning Microscope
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Nobuhiro Takamizawa of Sagamihara, Japan, and Yujin Arai of Tokyo, have developed a laser scanning microscope. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A laser scanning microscope enables an observation of a ...
Wisconsin, Illinois Inventors Develop X-Ray Detectors
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Olgun Kukrer and Kenneth S. Kump, both of Waukesha, Wis., and James Z. Liu of Glenview, Ill., have developed a system for detecting x-rays. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Certain embodiments of the present invention include a method, ...
Virginia Inventor Develops Fuel Injector with Metering Assembly
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Michael J. Hornby of Williamsburg, Va., has developed a fuel injector with metering assembly. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fuel injector is described that includes a polymeric housing, pole piece, filter assembly, coil assembly, ...
Michigan Inventor Develops Squirt Resistant Fluid Management System
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Dante Cataldo Zuccaro of Oxford, Mich., has developed drinking straws. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A spill or squirt resistant fluid management system is described. The system primarily includes: a first fluid passage portion having a ...
German Inventors Develop Liquids Administration Atomizer
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Dieter Hochrainerm of Schmallenberg, Germany, Bernd Zierenberg of Bingen, Germany, Michael Diestelhorst of Cologne, Germany, and Isolde Martin of Ingelheim, Germany, have developed liquids applying atomizers. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Monochromator, Electron Microscope
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Yoichi Ose, Shunroku Taya and Makoto Ezumi, all from Mito, Japan, Tadashi Otaka and Mitsugu Sato, both of Hitachinaka, Japan, and Hideo Todokoro of Hinode, Japan, have developed a monochromator. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention ...
Arizona Inventor Develops Chemical Material Application Method
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Harold W. Aesch Jr. of Chandler, Ariz., has developed a wheel mounted spraying assembly. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of applying a chemical material, such as a pesticide, to a surface utilizes a wheel mounted spraying ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Radiation Detector
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Kazuma Yokoi, Yuuichirou Ueno, Norihito Yanagita and Shinichi Kojima, all from Hitachi, Japan, Kikuo Umegaki and Kensuke Amemiya, both of Hitachinaka, Japan, and Hiroshi Kitaguchi of Naka, Japan, have developed a radiation detector. An abstract of the ...
U.S., German Inventors Develop Electrostatic Deflection System
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Dieter Winkler of Munich, Germany, Juergen Frosien of Reimerling, Germany, Henry Pearce-Percy of Los Gatos, Calif., and William J. Devore of Hayward, Calif., have developed an electrostatic deflection system. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S ....
Japanese Inventors Develop Radiation Detection Device
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Satoshi Okada of Zama, Japan, and Tomoyuki Tamura of Yokohama, Japan, have developed a scintillator panel making method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There are provided a scintillator comprising a structure in which a plurality of ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Liquid Jetting Device
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Kazuhiro Murata and Hiroshi Yokoyama, both of Tsukuba, Japan, Yasuo Nishi of Hino, Japan, and Kaoru Higuchi of Tenri, Japan, have developed a liquid jetting device. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Radiation Image Storage Panel
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Shinichiro Fukui of Kaisei-machi, Japan, and Takeo Kido of Odawara, Japan, have developed a radiation image storage panel. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A first radiation image storage panel comprises a stimulable phosphor layer, and a ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Radiation Detection Apparatus
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Chiori Mochizuki of Kanagawa, Japan, has developed a radiation detecting apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "radiation detecting apparatus including a plurality of pixels, each pixel including a conversion ...
French Inventors Develop Beams Producing Optical Device
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Christophe Kopp of Meylan, France, and Vincent Liot of Grenoble, France, have developed an optical device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The optical device comprises a first and a second optical sources respectively emitting a first ...
California Inventors Develop Optical Confinements Fabricating Method
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Stephen Turner and Jonas Korlach, both of Menlo Park, Calif., have developed arrays of optical confinements. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to optical confinements, methods of preparing and methods of using ...
Australian Inventors Develop Wearable Product Reading Device
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Paul Lapstun, Kia Silverbrook and Jan Rusman, all from Balmain, Australia, have developed a wearable product reading device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "reading device for reading an interface surface ...
German Inventor Develops Laser Welding Method
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Michael Wessner of Gerlingen, Germany, has developed a laser welding system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A laser processing configuration, in particular for laser welding of three-dimensional components, includes a first optical ...
Ohio Inventors Develop Aircraft Forward Position Lighting Device
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Nicolo F. Machi of Marysville, Ohio, Jeffrey M. Singer of Fairborn, Ohio, and Mark A. McKenzie of Delaware, Ohio, have developed an aircraft forward position lighting device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aircraft forward position ...
Dutch Inventors Develop Lighting Device
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Johannes Marra and Bas Van Der Heijden, both of Eindhoven, Netherlands, have developed a lighting device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "lighting device comprising at least one light source as well as a light ...
Missouri Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Complementary Bottles Pair
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- William Dohm of Arnold, Mo., Mark Elliott of St. Louis, and Pat McGauley of Ballwin, Mo., have developed an ornamental design for a pair of complementary bottles, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No ....
German Inventors Develop Person Position Detection Device
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Thomas Klement, Birgit Rosel and Arnd Stielow, all from Regensburg, Germany, and Klaus Hofbeck of Neumarkt, Germany, have developed a person weight and position detector. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The position and the weight of a ...
Swiss Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Wristwatch
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Vartan Sirmakes of Genthod, Switzerland, has developed an ornamental design for a wristwatch, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D558,615 on Jan. 1. The patent has been assigned to Franck Muller ...
Austrian Inventor Develops Electrical Cable Antikink Device
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Oliver Dobler of Tschagguns, Austria, has developed a cable antikink device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An antikink device for an electrical cable which is connected to an electrical device, in particular, an electrical connector, or ...
Colorado Inventor Develops Musical Information Conveying Method
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Patricia Carlson of South Fork, Colo., has developed a musical information conveying method. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "The method includes the steps of assigning sequential alphabetic and numeric ...
Michigan Inventor Develops Data Communication Link
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Vincent Mui of Livonia, Mich., has developed a high speed data communication link. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A high speed data communication link has a circuit for providing a differential signal having first and second opposite ...
South Carolina Inventors Develop Intravenous Catheter Needle-Stick Protector
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- James O'Reagan of Greer, S.C., and Douglas Kennemore of Greenville, S.C., have developed an intravenous catheter needle-stick protector. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a needle-stick protector for an ...
Italian Inventor Develops Touch-Switch Control Panel
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Claudio Cenedese of Pasian de Prato, Italy, has developed a sensor-switch type control panel. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to "control panel of the touch-switch comprising: an external control board with transparent ...
Montana Inventor Develops High Intensity Lamp with Insulated Housing
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Nick T. Moore of Billings, Mont., has developed a high intensity lamp. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A light according to the present invention includes a high intensity lamp electrically connected to a power source located in a lamp ...
California Inventors Develop Music Processing Printer
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Jonathan J. Hull of San Carlos, Calif., Jamey Graham of San Jose, Calif., and Peter E. Hart of Menlo Park, Calif., have developed an audio processor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An audio processing device receives, processes, and ...
North Carolina Inventors Develop Balloon Catheter Precalibrated Inflation Device
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Matthew P. Carter of Dobson, N.C., and Gregory J. Skerven of Kernersville, N.C., have developed medical devices. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "medical device including an inflation element, such as a syringe, ...
Israeli Inventors Develop Asthma Attack Prediction Method
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Avner Halperin of Ramat Gan, Israel, Daniel H. Lange of Kfar Vradim, Israel, Yosef Gross of Moshav Mazor, Israel, and Itzhak Pinhas of Holon, Israel, have developed an asthma attack monitoring technique. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ...
Maryland Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Wristwatch
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Ronald Lawrence Harris of Baltimore has developed an ornamental design for a wristwatch, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D558,607 on Jan. 1. The original application was filed on March 28, 2007, ...
Swiss Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Watch Case
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Florian Strasser of Mainisberg, Switzerland, has developed an ornamental design for a watch case, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D558,614 on Jan. 1. The original application was filed on March ...
Arizona, Pennsylvania Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Interlocking Bottles
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Shannon Bowers of Phoenix, and Mark Gerhart of Cranberry Township, Pa., have developed an ornamental design for interlocking bottles, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D558,605 on Jan. 1. The ...
Colorado Inventor Develops Electronic Weighing Device
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Frank C. Maring of Lafayette, Colo., has developed electronic weighing devices. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Electronic weighing devices and method are disclosed wherein balances (particularly of the direct load type) are adapted to ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Light Emitting Diode Lamp
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Ra-Min Tain, Shyi-Ching Liau and Tzong-Che Ho, all from Hsinchu, Taiwan, have developed a light emitting diode (LED) lamp. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A LED lamp includes LED chips, an axle, and a lampshade. The LED chips are mounted ...
California Inventor Develops Spinal Fixation System
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Robert S. Howland of Seal Beach, Calif., has developed a spinal disorder treatment method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A spinal fixation system includes a plurality of anchor screw assemblies, e.g. including anchor screws and clamp ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Coaxial Cable
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Yoshihiro Nakai, Taichiro Nishikawa and Yoshiyuki Takaki, all from Osaka, Japan, and Kiyonori Yokoi of Kanuma, Japan, have developed a coaxial cable. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "coaxial cable including a core ...
Swiss Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Watch
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Christelle Iff of Peseux, Switzerland, has developed an ornamental design for a watch, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D558,609 on Jan. 1. The patent has been assigned to Richemont International ...
Wisconsin Inventors Develop Fuse Block Unidirectional Mechanism
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Theodore John Houck III of Milwaukee, Jie Ning of Shorewood, Wis., and James Peter Miller of Waukesha, Wis., have developed a fuse block. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ball ratchet mechanism suitable for use with an electrical ...
California Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Timer
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Justin Wolf of Pasadena, Calif., has developed an ornamental design for a timer, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D558,616 on Jan. 1. The patent has been assigned to Bradshaw International Inc., ...
Chinese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Watch Case
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Yang Li Wei of Dongzhu Town, China, has developed an ornamental design for a watch case, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D558,613 on Jan. 1. The patent has been assigned to New Heritage Ltd., ...
Minnesota Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Pill Packaging System
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Robert N. Priebe of Bloomington, Minn., and Terrance O. Noble of Burnsville, Minn., have developed an ornamental design for pill packaging system, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D558,603 on Jan ....
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Cable Fixing Structure
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Lin-Wei Chang of Taipei, Taiwan, has developed a cable fixing structure. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "cable fixing structure mounted in a case of an electronic device allowing a cable to cross over a circuit ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Sound Processing Method
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Yoshiki Nishitani and Kenji Ishida, both of Shizuoka-ken, Japan, have developed a sound processing method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "automatic performance apparatus which enables expressive ensemble ...
Virginia, Connecticut, Arizona Inventors Develop Coaxial Cable Jumper Device
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Timothy D. Cooke of Chatham, Va., Larry Carroll of Altavista, Va., Alan John Amato of Cheshire, Conn., and Jesus Mercado of Rio Rico, Ariz., have developed a cable jumper device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Data Acquisition Method
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Shigeru Muramatsu of Shizuoka, Japan, has developed a data acquisition system. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A data acquisition system is used in the transplantation of the piano key touch from an ...
French Inventors Develop Ceiling Light with Oblong Light Housing
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Jean-Jacques Legat of Colombe, France, and Didier Girard of Lyons, France, have developed a ceiling light. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a ceiling light with an oblong light housing. The above comprises a dished ...
Florida Inventors Develop Damaged Vascular Structures Treatment Mixture
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- G. Banning Lary and Leonard Pinchuk, both of Miami, have developed a damaged vascular structures treatment method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mixture for intravenous injection to treat damaged vascular structures contains a mixture ...
Pennsylvania Inventors Develop Motion-Activated Electrical Switch
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Peter W. Jarzynka and H. Gene Baumgarten, both of Pittsburgh, have developed an electrical switch. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A motion-activated electrical switch has a pair of spaced electrical circuits, each disposed on a support, ...
Canadian Inventors Develop Inbred Corn Line PHEHR
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Gustavo Marcelo Garcia of Stratford, Canada, and Vladimir Puskaric of Woodstock, Canada, have developed an inbred maize line PHEHR. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "novel inbred maize line designated PHEHR and ...
Wisconsin Inventors Develop Disposable Undergarment Manufacturing Method
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Russell E. Thorson and Yung H. Huang, both of Appleton, Wis., and Paul T. Van Gompel of Hortonville, Wis., have developed a disposable undergarment manufacturing method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of manufacturing a ...
Iowa, Illinois Inventors Develop Inbred Maize Line PHE35
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Russell L Fox of Panora, Iowa, and Marjorie Anne McIntosh of Princeton, Ill., have developed an inbred maize line PHE35. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "novel inbred maize line designated PHE35 and seed, plants ...
California Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Freestanding Pouch
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Ronald H. Berman of Long Beach, Calif., has developed an ornamental design for a freestanding pouch, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D558,601 on Jan. 1. The patent has been assigned to ...
California Inventors Develop Lamp with Interchangeable Decorative Panels
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Frederick Steier of Tarzana, Calif., and David Stein of Northridge, Calif., have developed a lamp with interchangeable decorative panels. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "lamp including a holder having a base with ...
Rhode Island Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Razor Organizer
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Brian Patrick Watson of Lincoln, R.I., and Soojung Ham of Providence, R.I., have developed an ornamental design for a razor organizer, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D558,606 on Jan. 1. The ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Music Data Analyzing Apparatus
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Tomoyuki Funaki and Kanami Hoshika, both of Hamamatsu, Japan, have developed a music data analyzer. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus is to analyze music data of a musical performance including note events of triplets as well as ...
Israeli Inventor Develops Dual Connectivity Electronic Module
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Dov Moran of Kfar Saba, Israel, has developed an electronic module with dual connectivity. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic module includes electronic circuitry and first and second connection mechanisms, both operationally ...
California Inventor Develops Infusion Sets with Removable Injection Needles
Jan 04, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 4 -- Thomas F. Fangrow Jr. of Mission Viejo, Calif., has developed infusion sets. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An infusion set comprises a base member, an introducer cap, and an infusion cap. The base member preferably comprises a soft ...