US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Friday, February 1:
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COUNCIL TO CONSIDER NOMINATIONS FOR NATIONAL REGISTER FEB. 8-CAPE GIRARDEAU
Feb 01, 2008 ... The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Missouri Advisory Council on Historic Preservation will consider nominations to the National Register of Historic Places during its quarterly meeting Feb. 8 in Jefferson City. The meeting, which is open ...
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS APPLAUDS 2008-09 BUDGET PROPOSAL
Feb 01, 2008 ... The Florida Department of Military Affairs issued the following news release: Maj. Gen. Douglas Burnett, Adjutant General of Florida, and agency head for the Florida Department of Military Affairs, with headquarters in St. Augustine, today applauded Governor Charlie Crist's proposed ...
Lektron Wins $1 Million Contract
Feb 01, 2008 ... ROCK ISLAND, Ill., Feb. 1 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a contract valued at up to $1 million to Lektron Inc., Hartselle, Ala., for weapons. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command, Rock Island, Ill. For more ...
IMPROVING HONEY BEE HEALTH
Feb 01, 2008 ... The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following article in Agriculture Today: The world's food supply depends on pollination by bees. So anything that causes a significant loss of honey bees would severely limit the foods available to us. For example, in California alone, ...
DIAMOND PLANTING DESIGN AND PLANTER FOR PEANUT CROPS
Feb 01, 2008 ... The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following article in Agriculture Today: A variety of machinery and techniques is required to plant, cultivate, and harvest the wide range of U.S. agricultural commodities. Over the years, ARS has researched many innovations in ...
WONDERFUL WILD BEES
Feb 01, 2008 ... The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following article in Agriculture Today: Working quietly behind the scenes, America's wild bees help with pollination chores. Luscious berries, crunchy almonds, and many more foods that we enjoy each benefit when these mostly unheralded ...
FORUM-MY LIFE WITH BEES
Feb 01, 2008 ... The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following article in Agriculture Today: My first encounter with a bee was when I was probably 4 or 5 years old, growing up in Syracuse, New York. My family was getting ready to go out for the day, and my mother had gotten me all cleaned up, ...
MEGABEE: NEW FOOD FOR AMERICA'S BELEAGUERED HONEY BEES
Feb 01, 2008 ... The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following article in Agriculture Today: Just like people, bees that show up for work well-rested and well-fed have a better shot at doing good work than if they're tired and not eating right. That's true no matter what the bee's work is, from ...
German Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Kitchen Machine Container
Feb 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- Rolf Feil of Gunzburg, Germany, has developed an ornamental design for a container for kitchen machine, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D560,434 on Jan. 29. The patent has been assigned to BSH ...
MAINE FIRE DEPARTMENTS RECEIVE $138,000 IN FIREFIGHTER ASSISTANCE GRANTS FROM FEMA
Feb 01, 2008 ... The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following press release: Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded $138,564 in Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) to fire departments ...
CONNECTICUT FIRE DEPARTMENT RECEIVES $66,000 FIREFIGHTER ASSISTANCE GRANT FROM FEMA
Feb 01, 2008 ... The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following press release: Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $66,825 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) to a local fire ...
VERMONT LEGISLATURE ISSUES SENATE CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES FOR FEB. 1 BIENNIAL SESSION
Feb 01, 2008 ... The Vermont legislature issued the following Senate calendar of activities: TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. ACTION CALENDAR Third Reading S. 222 Safe haven exception to the crime of abandonment 84 S. 240 Repealing sunset of law enforcement to soc. sec ....
MASSACHUSETTS FIRE DEPARTMENTS RECEIVE MORE THAN $1 MILLION IN FIREFIGHTER ASSISTANCE GRANTS FROM FEMA
Feb 01, 2008 ... The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following press release: Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded $1,039,857 in Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) to fire ...
RHODE ISLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT RECEIVES $182,000 FIREFIGHTER ASSISTANCE GRANT FROM FEMA
Feb 01, 2008 ... The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following press release: Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $182,700 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) to a local fire ...
German Inventors Develop Mechanical Coupling-Free Transmission Shifting Device
Feb 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- Andreas Giefer of Lemforde, Germany, and Jo Meyer of Wagenfeld, Germany, have developed a shifting device for the mechanical coupling-free transmission. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shifting device for the mechanical coupling-free ...
Michigan Inventors Develop Radially Stacked Dual Dry Clutch Apparatus
Feb 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- Paul D. Stevenson of Ann Arbor, Mich., and Joel M. Maguire of Northville, Mich., have developed a radially stacked dual dry clutch apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A radially stacked dual dry clutch apparatus for a dual clutch ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Fluid Transmission Device
Feb 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- Naoto Sato, Tokuj Yoshimotoi, Toru Shimogaki and Naomi Takagi, all from Hamamatsu, Japan, have developed a fluid transmitting device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a fluid transmitting device, a plurality of first power transmission ...
North Dakota Inventor Develops Service Authorization Digital Identity Creation System
Feb 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- Gregory H. Wettstein of Fargo, N.D., has developed a service authorization system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system is disclosed to provide service authorization. The system provides authorized access to services using various ...
New Jersey Inventor Develops Product Accumulation System
Feb 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- Mark C. Garvey of Hammonton, N.J., has developed a differential speed conveyor accumulation system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A product conveying and accumulation system and method employs a primary product transporting conveyor with ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Information Processing Apparatus
Feb 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- Keiko Tada and Motomasa Futagami, both of Kanagawa, Japan, and Ryuji Ishiguro of Tokyo, have developed an information processing device. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "The present invention relates to an ...
New Jersey Inventors Develop Feeding Apparatus for Manufacturing Line
Feb 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- Walter McDonald of Newton, N.J., and Norbert J. Seitel of Gillette, N.J., have developed a feeding apparatus for manufacturing line. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "apparatus for orienting and feeding blow ...
Canadian Inventors Develop Password Secure Recovery System
Feb 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- Stanley T. Chow and Harold J. Johnson, both of Nepean, Canada, and Yuan Gu of Kanata, Canada, have developed a computer software. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "If a user loses his password or pass phrase required for a computer or ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Portable Information Processor
Feb 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- Kazuyoshi Irisawa, Tetsuo Shinriki and Naoto Shibata, all from Tokyo, have developed a portable information processing device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Switching between a requiring mode and a non-requiring mode of password code ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Internet Protocol Network Control Method
Feb 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- Kazuhiko Isoyama of Tokyo has developed an Internet Protocol network. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The access network manager terminal makes a communication quality agreement with the core network manager terminal, the core network ...
Iowa, Illinois Inventors Develop Conveyor Door Assembly Pivoting Method
Feb 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- Michael J. Covington of Bettendorf, Iowa, Timothy A. Meeks of Davenport, Iowa, and Gary R. Gallens of Geneseo, Ill., have developed a method of pivoting unloading door assembly. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pivoting unloading door for ...
Colorado Inventor Develops Computer Network Management System
Feb 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- Jeffrey Alan Carley of Colorado Springs, Colo., has developed a computers secure management access control system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "computer network management system for remotely managing a ...
German Inventors Develop Synchronous Signal Generator
Feb 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- Paul Wallner of Prien, Germany, and Peter Gregorius of Munich, Germany, have developed a synchronous control signals generating method. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A synchronous signal generator is ...
Washington Inventors Develop Original Data Storage Medium Presence Verification System
Feb 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- Paul England of Bellevue, Wash., has developed an original data storage medium. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A verification system randomly retrieves data from a removable data storage medium. The retrieved data is compared to ...
German Inventors Develop Torque Transmission Unit
Feb 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- Christoph Vetter of Karlsruhe, Germany, Norbert Indlekofer of Buhl, Germany, and Bernhard Walter of Oberkirch, Germany, have developed a method of torque transmitting unit. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "torque ...
FRUITFUL RETURNS FROM FRUIT FLY MANAGEMENT PROJECT
Feb 01, 2008 ... The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following article in Agriculture Today: A 32-percent return is an excellent yield on a commercial investment; it is a superb economic return for an agricultural research project. But a 32-percent return is just what has been achieved ...
MANAGING BEEF CATTLE TO PROTECT LAKES AND RIVERS
Feb 01, 2008 ... The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following article in Agriculture Today: Beef cattle browse more than 11 million acres of grazinglands in the State of Florida. In fact, Florida is 11th among U.S. beef-producing states, and 4th among those with herds of more than 500 brood ...
SCIENCE UPDATE
Feb 01, 2008 ... The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following article in Agriculture Today: Potato Nemesis Found in Idaho! A potato pest plaguing European growers for some time has now been confirmed in soil at a potato processing plant in eastern Idaho. Called the "pale potato cyst ...
THE TOUCH, THE FEEL-AND NOW, THE HEAL-OF COTTON
Feb 01, 2008 ... The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following article in Agriculture Today: Its cultivation may be ancient-dating as far back as 5,000 years ago-but cotton, and its characteristically soft, downy fibers, could be just what modern medicine has been waiting for. Believed ...
Colorado Inventor Develops Secured Electronic Commerce Conducting Apparatus
Feb 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- Robert L. Alldredge of Denver has developed a data communications method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A user anonymously acquires a first sequence of encryption key material. An encryption server, having a second sequence complementary ...
U.S., Greek Inventors Develop Packet-Type Data Communication Protocol
Feb 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- Rong Pan of Menlo Park, Calif., Balaji Prabhakar of Palo Alto, Calif., and Konstantinos Psounis of Athens, Greece, have developed a packet-type data communication protocol. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a packet-queue management ...
Illinois, New Jersey, Washington Inventors Develop Session Initiation Binary Protocol
Feb 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- David Walter Vollman and Paul A. Noel, both of Naperville, Ill., Mooi Choo Chuah of Marlboro, N.J., Tingfang Ji of Highland Park, N.J., and Donna Michaels Sand of Redmond, Wash., have developed a binary protocol for session initiation. According to the U.S ....
Japanese Inventors Develop Multiring Network Control Method
Feb 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- Kazuo Takagi and Masaki Umayabashi, both of Tokyo, have developed a multiring network control method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention enables protection of a ring frame transferred via an inter-ring bridge ring node when a ...
California Inventors Develop Network Congestion Controlling Method
Feb 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- Raymond J. Kloth of Saratoga, Calif., and Maurilio Cometto of San Jose, Calif., have developed a method for controlling congestion in network. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and apparatus are provided for alleviating deadlock and ...
Booz Allen Hamilton Wins $23.58 Million Contract
Feb 01, 2008 ... FREDERICK, Md., Feb. 1 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $23.58 million contract to Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., McLean, Va., for professional, administrative and management support services. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, Frederick, ...
MacAulay-Brown Wins $13.8 Million Contract
Feb 01, 2008 ... FREDERICK, Md., Feb. 1 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $13.8 million contract to MacAulay-Brown Inc., Dayton, Ohio, for professional, administrative and management support services. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, Frederick, ...
General Electric Aviation Wins $193 Million Contract
Feb 01, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $193 million contract to General Electric Aviation, Lynn, Mass., for the repair, replacement, consumables support, and program support for F414 engine components used on the F/A-18 E, F, and EA-18G aircraft. The contract was awarded by the ...
Logistics Management Institute Wins $19.28 Million Contract
Feb 01, 2008 ... FREDERICK, Md., Feb. 1 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $19.28 million contract to Logistics Management Institute, McLean, Va., for professional, administrative and management support services. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, Frederick, ...
Kipper Tool Wins $34,116 Contract
Feb 01, 2008 ... ROCK ISLAND, Ill., Feb. 1 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $34,116 contract to Kipper Tool Co., Gainesville, Ga., for sets, kits and outfits of hand tools. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command, Rock Island, Ill. For more information ...
IBM Wins $21.12 Million Contract
Feb 01, 2008 ... FREDERICK, Md., Feb. 1 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $21.12 million contract to IBM Corp., Bethesda, Md., for professional, administrative and management support services. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, Frederick, Md. For ...
Missouri Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Electric Coffee Maker Disposable Brew Basket
Feb 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- Douglas A. Albrecht of St. Louis has developed an ornamental design for electric coffee maker disposable brew basket, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D560,430 on Jan. 29. The patent has been ...
Danish Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Freestanding Outdoor Kitchen Cart System
Feb 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- John Roth of Kolding, Denmark, has developed an ornamental design for a freestanding outdoor kitchen cart system, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D560,420 on Jan. 29. The patent has been assigned ...
South Korean Inventor Develops Frequency Offset Compensating Apparatus
Feb 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- Hye-Jeong Kim of Songnam-shi, South Korea, has developed an apparatus for compensating a frequency offset. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus of compensating for a frequency offset using a guard interval and a pilot symbol, which ...
South Korean Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Microwave Oven
Feb 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- Ki Hun Kim of Seoul, South Korea, has developed an ornamental design for a microwave oven, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D560,423 on Jan. 29. The patent has been assigned to LG Electronics ...
Singapore Inventor Develops Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing Signals Receiving Method
Feb 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- Yugang Ma of Singapore has developed an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) signals receiving method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A receiver for OFDM signals estimates the carrier frequency offset from a training sequence ...
Texas Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Grill
Feb 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- Erica P. Sedberry of Dallas, and Randall Lynn May of Plano, Texas, have developed an ornamental design for a grill, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D560,416 on Jan. 29. The patent has been ...
Kentucky Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Utensil Handle
Feb 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- Cornelius W. Sulier of Lancaster, Ky., has developed an ornamental design for a handle for a utensil, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D560,431 on Jan. 29. The original application was filed on ...
German Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Kitchen Machine Kneading Hook
Feb 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- Rolf Feil of Gunzburg, Germany, has developed an ornamental design for a kneading hook for kitchen machine, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D560,432 on Jan. 29. The patent has been assigned to ...
Ohio Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Oven
Feb 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- Philip Bradley Davis of Shaker Heights, Ohio, has developed an ornamental design for an oven, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D560,421 on Jan. 29. The original application was filed on March 19, ...
Idaho Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Cookware Handle
Feb 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- Alim Prakasa of Surabaya, Idaho, has developed an ornamental design for a cookware handle, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D560,429 on Jan. 29. The patent has been assigned to PT Maspion, ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing Based Synchronization Detection Apparatus
Feb 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- Tae-hyeun Ha and Seong-joo Lee, both of Seoul, South Korea, and Jae-seok Kim of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, have developed a synchronization detection apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An orthogonal frequency division ...
French Inventor Develops Communication Signal Allocation Method
Feb 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- Thierry Lestable of Paris has developed a method for allocating a communication signal. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of allocating a communication signal to multiple carrier frequencies in a multi carrier communication scheme ...
California Inventors Develop Signal Quality Determination Method
Feb 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- Yungping Hsu of Cupertino, Calif., and Ricky Cheung of Stanford, Calif., have developed a method for determining signal quality. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is directed to a method, program product, and apparatus ...
Georgia Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Cooking Fluid Cooking Apparatus
Feb 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- John D. McLemore of Fortson, Ga., has developed an ornamental design for cooking fluid cooking apparatus, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D560,424 on Jan. 29. The original application was filed ...
German, Japanese Inventors Develop Digital Multi-Carrier Communication System
Feb 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- Andreas Czylwik of Biblis, Germany, and Hitoshi Yoshino of Kanagawa, Japan, have developed a digital multi-carrier communication system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for cancelling co-channel interference in a multi-carrier ...
Canadian Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Sleeve Container with Tray
Feb 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- Myung Soo Choi of Vancouver, Canada, has developed an ornamental design for a sleeve container with tray for the transport and handling of goods, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D560,425 on Jan ....
Japanese Inventors Develop Lockup Clutch Assembly
Feb 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- Yoshio Kinoshita, Shiro Takeuchi, Tatsuro Miyoshi, Shigeki Umezawa, Shun Kitahara, Tamotsu Fujii, Hiroyuki Kinpara, Kenji Maruo, Tomoyuki Miyazaki, Xiaoming Gu, Fumimasa Muramatsu, Shigeharu Nishimura and Ritsuo Toya, all from Fukuroi, Japan, have developed a lockup ...
North Carolina Inventors Develop Multi-Processor Flow Device
Feb 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- Hong-Man Wu and Kenneth H. Potter Jr., both of Raleigh, N.C., and Mark Savoldi of Holly Springs, N.C., have developed a multi-processor flow device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A technique non-disruptively recovers from a processor ...
Ohio Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Bowling Ball Themed Beverage Dispenser
Feb 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- David J. Stein of Columbus, Ohio, has developed an ornamental design for bowling ball themed beverage dispenser, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D560,413 on Jan. 29. The patent has been assigned ...
German Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Kitchen Machine Whisk
Feb 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- Rolf Feil of Gunzburg, Germany, has developed an ornamental design for a whisk for kitchen machine, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D560,433 on Jan. 29. The patent has been assigned to BSH Bosch ...
Massachusetts Inventors Develop Multiple Input-Output Communication System
Feb 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 1 -- J. Rodney Walton of Carlisle, Mass., John W. Ketchum of Harvard, Mass., Mark S. Wallace of Bedford, Mass., and Steven J. Howard of Ashland, Mass., have developed a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communication system. An abstract of the invention, ...