US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Monday, January 7:
California Inventors Develop Network Vendor Comparative Analysis Method
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Michael F. Guheen of Tiburon, Calif., James D. Mitchell of Manhattan Beach, Calif., and James J. Barrese of San Jose, Calif., have developed a method for performing a method for comparative analysis of network vendor. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Sen. Hagel Introduces Resolution Concerning Expansion of Trade Opportunities with Mongolia
Jan 07, 2008 ... AMBRESH RANJAN US Fed News WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Nebraska, has introduced a resolution (S.Res. 417) "expressing the sense of the Senate that the U.S. should expand trade opportunities with Mongolia and initiate negotiations to enter into a free trade agreement ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Photoresist Cleaning Solution
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Geun Su Lee, Sam Young Kim and Keun Do Ban, all from Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, have developed photoresist cleaning solutions. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are photoresist cleaning solutions useful for cleaning a ...
U.S., Canadian Inventors Develop Subterranean Formations Treating Method
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Gary P. Funkhouser of Duncan, Okla., and Robert S. Taylor of Calgary, Canada, have developed subterranean formations treatment method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Improved methods and compositions for treating subterranean formations ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Speech Segment Selection Method
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Chih-Chung Kuo of Hsin-Chu, Taiwan, and Chi-Shiang Kuo of Chungho, Taiwan, have developed a method of speech segment selection. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: " A method of speech segment selection for concatenative synthesis based on ...
California Inventors Develop Semiconductor Substrate Cleaning Method
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Steven Verhaverbeke of San Francisco has developed a semiconductor substrates treatment method. According to a description of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to the field of cleaning and ...
Thai Inventors Develop Skin Cleansing Product
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Prateep Meesilpa, Parn Pannengpet, Pojana Werasopon, Chanya Pannengpet, Danai Narkprasert, Boonya Sudatis and Wachiraporn Pewlong, all from Bangkok, Thailand, Malee Bunjob, Piyawan Boocha, Pattamawadee Setakanna and Preeya Pinnil, all from Nonthaburi, Thailand, have ...
Massachusetts Inventors Develop Speech Recognition Method
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- William F. Cote of Carlisle, Mass., Amy J. Uhrbach of Needham, Mass., Jill Carrier of Dorchester, Mass., and Wensheng Han Vincent of Arlington, Mass., have developed a method for a speech recognition technology. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Wisconsin Inventors Develop Glass Cleaning Composition
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Gerald W. Cummings, Frank J. Steer, Francis J. Randall and Loretta G. Lynch, all from Racine, Wis., have developed a glass cleaning composition. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A glass cleaning composition is disclosed for removing soils ...
Sen. Reid Introduces Resolution Concerning Conditional Adjournment of Senate
Jan 07, 2008 ... AMBRESH RANJAN US Fed News WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nevada, has introduced a resolution (S.Con.Res. 61) "providing for a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate, and a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives." The resolution, ...
Sen. Reid Introduces Resolution Concerning Additional Research into Chronic Neurological Condition Hydrocephalus
Jan 07, 2008 ... AMBRESH RANJAN US Fed News WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nevada, has introduced a resolution (S.Con.Res. 63) "expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the need for additional research into the chronic neurological condition hydrocephalus." The resolution, ...
Sen. Biden Introduces Resolution Concerning Russia's Statements on Territorial Integrity of Georgia
Jan 07, 2008 ... AMBRESH RANJAN US Fed News WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr., D-Delaware, has introduced a resolution (S.Res. 418) "expressing the sense of the Senate regarding provocative and dangerous statements made by officials of the Government of the Russian Federation ...
Sen. Leahy Introduces Resolution to Correct Enrollment of H.R. 660
Jan 07, 2008 ... AMBRESH RANJAN US Fed News WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, has introduced a resolution (S.Con.Res. 62) to "correct the enrollment of H.R. 660." The resolution, introduced on Dec. 18, was co-sponsored by Sens. Arlen Specter, R-Pennsylvania, and Jon ...
Sen. Stevens Introduces Resolution Concerning Service of Alaska Army National Guard
Jan 07, 2008 ... AMBRESH RANJAN US Fed News WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, has introduced a resolution (S.Con.Res. 64) "commending the Alaska Army National Guard for its service to the State of Alaska and the citizens of the U.S." The resolution, introduced on Dec. 19, ...
Sen. Akaka Introduces Resolution Concerning Joint Custody Laws for Fit Parents
Jan 07, 2008 ... AMBRESH RANJAN US Fed News WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Daniel K. Akaka, D-Hawaii, has introduced a resolution (S.Con.Res. 59) "expressing the sense of the Congress that joint custody laws for fit parents should be passed by each state, so that more children are raised with the ...
Sen. Baucus Introduces Resolution Concerning Free Trade Agreement between U.S., Taiwan
Jan 07, 2008 ... AMBRESH RANJAN US Fed News WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Max Baucus, D-Montana, has introduced a resolution (S.Con.Res. 60) "expressing the sense of Congress relating to negotiating a free trade agreement between the U.S. and Taiwan." The resolution, introduced on Dec. l8, ...
New York Inventor Develops Tumor Cell Growth Inhibiting Method
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Ze'ev Ronai of Suffern, N.Y., has developed a cancer therapy method. According to a description of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to therapy for cancer, particularly tumor cells that are ...
California, Florida Inventors Develop Antiviral, Antimicrobial Peptides
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Robert I. Lehrer of Santa Monica, Calif., Alan J. Waring of Irvine, Calif., Teresa B. Hong of El Monte, Calif., and Alexander M. Cole of Orlando, Fla., have developed antiviral and antimicrobial peptides. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Semiconductor Device Contact Plug Formation Method
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Bong-Ho Choi and Ik-Soo Choi, both of Ichon-Shi, South Korea, have developed a method for fabricating a semiconductor device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a method for fabricating a semiconductor device; and more ...
Canadian Inventor Develops Synergistic Antimicrobial Compositions
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Srinivasa Madhyastha of Winnipeg, Canada, has developed antimicrobial compositions. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A synergistic antimicrobial composition for inhibiting biofilm formation includes an iron-sequestering glycoprotein, a ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Semiconductor Device Fabrication Method
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Takanori Matsumoto of Mie, Japan, has developed a semiconductor device fabricating method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a gate insulating film on an upper surface of a ...
German Inventors Develop Integrated Circuit Formation Method
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Sven Muehle and Hartmut Ruelke, both of Dresden, Germany, and Kai Frohberg of Meissen, Germany, have developed a semiconductor device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a nitrogen-free anti-reflective coating ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Information Reproduction Apparatus
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Masahito Nakao and Hiromichi Ishibashi, both of Osaka, Japan, Junichi Minamino of Nara, Japan, and Shigeru Furumiya of Hyogo, Japan, have developed an information reproducing apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "At the time of ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Car Engineering Assist Method
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Osamu Sato, Takeshi Katayama, Hirokazu Matano, Kouji Imai and Haruki Saito, all from Kanagawa, Japan, have developed a car engineering assist system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A car engineering assist system and method establish a ...
South Korean Inventor Develops Optical Disk Device High-Speed Focus Pull-In Controller
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Woo-min Jung of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, has developed an optical disk devices focus controller. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Upper and lower limit values of disk surface vibration are detected and stored per a predetermined time while ...
Indian Inventors Develop Integrated Circuit Ddesign Verification Method
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Abdul MJ Muthalif, Raghavendra N Rao and Javaji Sunil Babu, all from Bangalore, India, have developed an integrated circuit design verification method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "technique to enable accurate ...
Maine Inventor Develops Birds' Collision Probability Calculation Method
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Richard Podolsky of Rockport, Maine, has developed a method of calculating probability of collision by birds within a wind park. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of calculating probability of collision by birds within a wind park ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Semiconductor Device Manufacturing Method
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Sachiyo Ito and Masahiko Hasunuma, both of Yokohama, Japan, Hiroshi Toyoda of Kamakura, Japan, and Hisashi Kaneko of Fujisawa, Japan, have developed a semiconductor device. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: ...
Illinois, Michigan Inventors Develop Sub Surface System Installation System
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Robert E. Meiners of Anchor, Ill., and Chad R. Meiners of East Lansing, Mich., have developed a system for installing sub surface system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The system and method of the present invention provides comprehensive ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Optical Disk Data Access Method
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Tse-Hong Wu of Tai-Nan, Taiwan, has developed a data accessing method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "method for accessing data of an optical disk with a disk drive. The drive includes a memory; the optical disk ...
Maryland Inventor Develops Voltage Standing Wave Ratio Effect Cancellation Method
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- James Jaklitsch of Parkton, Md., has developed a system for canceling voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) effect. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The exemplary method includes taking multiple measurements of parameters of a signal with a ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Semiconductor Structure Forming Method
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Chen-Hua Yu, Tien-I Bao and Shwang-Ming Cheng, all from Hsin-Chu, Taiwan, Keng-Chu Lin of Ping-Tung, Taiwan, Ching-Ya Wang of Taipei, Taiwan, and Chia-Cheng Chou of Keelung, Taiwan, have developed a semiconductor device manufacturing method. According to the ...
New Zealand Inventors Develop Adrenomedullin Agonists
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Jillian Cornish of Mission Bay, New Zealand, Ian Reginald Reid of Mt. Albert, New Zealand, and Garth James Smith Cooper of Herne Bay, New Zealand, have developed adrenomedullin agonists. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates ...
Ohio, Wisconsin Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Bottle
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Stacy Alycia Thomas and Maria Christine Weber, both of Chicago, Lia Braaten Hager and Tanya Nicole Blasko, both of Cincinnati, and Erica Heidi Hollmann of Kenosha, Wis., have developed an ornamental design for bottle, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office ...
New York, Ohio Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Container with Cap
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- David S. Nicosia, Ian Carnduff, Ian Swanson and Scott Beckerman, all from New York, Akina Kurihara of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Murphy Greene Mongeon of Cincinnati, have developed an ornamental design for a container with cap, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office ...
Tennessee Inventor Develops Chemical Agents Identification Method
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Laurence J. Zwiebel of Nashville, Tenn., has developed an odorant receptor identification method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides methods for identifying agents which modulate mosquito odorant receptors. The ...
Wisconsin Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Evacuable, Resealable Bag
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- James J. Mischler, Michael E. Schreiter and Mladomir Tomic, all from Appleton, Wis., Paul A. Tilman of Sherwood, Wis., and Giles Douglas Powell Jr. of Richmond, Va., have developed an ornamental design for an evacuable, resealable bag, the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Idaho Inventors Develop Semiconductor Interconnect Fabrication Method
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Kyle K. Kirby of Boise, Idaho, and Warren M. Farnworth of Nampa, Idaho, have developed a semiconductor interconnect fabricating method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An interconnect for testing a semiconductor component includes a ...
Irish Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Bottle
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- David J. Gibson of Celbridge, Ireland, and Geoffrey F. Seymour of Kilmacanogue, Ireland, have developed an ornamental design for a bottle, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D558,587 on Jan ....
Taiwanese Inventors Develop One-Time Programmable Read Only Memory
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Chia-Hua Ho, Yen-Hao Shih, Hsiang-Lan Lung, Shih-Ping Hong and Shih-Chin Lee, all from Hsinchu, Taiwan, have developed a semiconductor structure fabricating method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An one-time programmable read only memory ...
Idaho Inventor Develops Stacked Local Interconnect Structure
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Jigish D. Trivedi of Boise, Idaho, has developed stacked local interconnects forming method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method is provided for forming stacked local interconnects that do not extend into higher levels within a ...
British Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Bottle
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- John Edward Sheppard of Wokingham, Great Britain, and William John Davis of Bath, Great Britain, have developed an ornamental design for a bottle, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D558,585 on Jan ....
U.S., Taiwanese Inventors Develop Ball-limiting Metallurgy Stack
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Fay Hua of Fremont, Calif., Kevin Jeng of Cupertino, Calif., Krishna Seshan of San Jose, Calif., and Albert T. Wu of Taoyuan, Taiwan, have developed a ball-limiting metallurgy (BLM) stack. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A BLM stack is ...
Illinois Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Bottle
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Stuart Feen of Grayslake, Ill., has developed an ornamental design for a bottle, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D558,586 on Jan. 1. The patent has been assigned to Plastic Bottle Corp., ...
Washington Inventors Develop Laminin-Derived Protein Fragments Identification Method
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Gerardo Castillo of Seattle, and Alan D. Snow of Lynnwood, Wash., have developed a laminin-derived polypeptides identification method. According to a description of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to the ...
Maryland, Utah Inventors Develop Phenylthiocarbamide Taste Receptor
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Dennis Drayna of Potomac, Md., Un-Kyung Kim of Gaithersburg, Md., and Mark Leppert of Salt Lake City, have developed a phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) taste receptor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention provides isolated nucleic and ...
Massachusetts, Connecticut Inventors Develop Human Transmembrane Serine Protease Regulation Method
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Xiao Yonghong of Cambridge, Mass., and Richard W. Gedrich of Guilford, Conn., have developed a human transmembrane serine protease regulation method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Reagents that regulate human transmembrane serine ...
Texas Inventors Develop Semiconductor Packaging Method
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Jwei Wien Liu of Plano, Texas, and John P. O'Connor of Fort Worth, Texas, have developed a method of forming a package substrate. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "package that resists creation of particles in a ...
South Korean Inventor Develops Semiconductor Device Fabrication Method
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Jae-Suk Lee of Icheon-si, South Korea, has developed semiconductor devices. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Semiconductor devices and methods of fabricating the same are disclosed. A disclosed method comprises: partially forming a first ...
California Inventor Develops Peripheral Arterial Occlusions Treatment Method
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Christopher F. Toombs of Camarillo, Calif., has developed a peripheral arterial occlusions treatment method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method is provided for the localized intravascular administration of a fibrinolytic ...
Arizona Inventors Develop Microelectronic Device Interconnect
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Rajen Dias of Phoenix, and Biju Chandran of Chandler, Ariz., have developed a microelectronic assembly. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "microelectronic assembly including a plurality of conductive columns ...
U.S., British Inventors Develop Chemical Mechanical Polishing Composition
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Robert J. Small of Dublin, Calif., David J.Maloney of Livermore, Calif., Maria L. Peterson of Menlo Park, Calif., and Laurence McGhee of Duntocher, Great Britain, have developed a chemical mechanical polishing process. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
British Inventor Develops Data Process Performance Control Method
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- David Walter Flynn of Cambridge, Great Britain, has developed a data processing performance control method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A processor operating under program instruction control generates a desired performance level ...
U.S., Brazilian Inventors Develop Cytostatin II Antibodies
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Jian Ni of Germantown, Md., Guo-Liang Yu of Berkeley, Calif., and Reiner L. Gentz of Belo Horizonte-Mg, Brazil, have developed a polynucleotides encoding method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to cytostatin II growth ...
Illinois Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Container Sleeve
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Douglas R. Kissner and Surendra H. Agarwal, both of Glenview, Ill., Joseph M. Miskovic of Plainfield, Ill., and Travis A. Larson of Antioch, Ill., have developed an ornamental design for container sleeve, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Semiconductor Device Manufacturing Method
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Takuya Takahashi and Hiroyuki Tomimatsu, both of Sakata, Japan, have developed a semiconductor device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tip of a first wire is bonded to a first electrode. The first wire is drawn from the first electrode ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Carrier-Free Semiconductor Package
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Yu-Wei Lin, Fu-Di Tang, Chun-Yuan Li, Terry Tsai, and Yu-Ting Ho, all from Taichung Hsien, Taiwan, have developed a semiconductor package fabrication method. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A carrier-free ...
Illinois Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Articulating Mount
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Marcel Ciungan of Arlington Heights, Ill., has developed an ornamental design for a articulating mount, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D558,563 on Jan. 1. The patent has been assigned to ...
Idaho Inventor Develops Gate Oxide Thickness Reduction Method
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Zhongze Wang of Boise, Idaho, has developed a method for hardening a gate oxide. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A method for reducing the effective thickness of a gate oxide using nitrogen implantation ...
Louisiana Inventors Develop Shock Waves Suppression Apparatus
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Chris Lacombe of Rayne, La., Keith Scott of Duson, La., and Jeffrey Lynn Hildreth of New Iberia, La., have developed an apparatus for the suppression of shock waves. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved method of blast suppression ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Electronic Torque Wrench
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Hsuan-Sen Shiao, Taichung Hsien, Taiwan, has developed an electronic torque wrench. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic torque wrench includes a head portion, a handle portion connected to the head portion and having a tubular ...
Arizona Inventor Develops Parallel Jaw Locking Toggle Pliers
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Kenneth Guy Tortolani Jr., of Queen Creek, Ariz., has developed adjustable locking pliers. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "hand tool embodying a wrench or pliers having: a fixed upper jaw being in parallel ...
Oregon Inventors Develop Laser Imagible Apparatus Calibration Method
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Andrew L. Van Brocklin and Daryl E. Anderson, both of Corvallis, Ore., have developed a laser imagible apparatus calibrating method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A laser imagible apparatus includes a lens, a media tray, and an ...
German Inventor Develops Cryostat Microtome
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Klaus Foerderer of Rauenberg, Germany, has developed a cryostat microtome. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A feed device for a microtome, in particular for a cryostat microtome, for setting the cut thickness of the specimen to be ...
German Inventor Develops Handheld Firearm
Jan 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 7 -- Martin Werner of Elchingen, Germany, has developed a handheld firearm. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "handheld firearm which is in the form of a self-loading pistol with a bolt lock, having two operating levers ...