US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Tuesday, February 5:
Italian Inventor Develops Aircraft's Residual Power Margin Indication Device
Feb 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- Maurizio Simoni of Samarate, Italy, has developed a device for indicating the residual power margin of an aircraft. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for indicating a residual power margin of aircraft turbine engines includes a ...
U.S., Canadian Inventors Develop Cut Crop Material Conditioner
Feb 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- Leonard M. Ferre, Neil Gordon Barnett and Geoffrey U. Snider, all from Winnipeg, Canada, David J. Jordan of Broken Arow, Okla., have developed a conditioner for conditioning cut crop material. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A forage ...
Wisconsin Inventor Develops Flexible Sound Barrier Curtain
Feb 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- Randy Edward Benway of Horicon, Wis., has developed a flexible sound barrier curtain. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A grass collection container for a grass mowing machine includes a bag or hopper attached to a support frame under the ...
Maryland Inventor Develops Ground Strewn Article Gathering Machine
Feb 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- William F. Geraghty of Cumberland, Md., has developed a machine for gathering ground strewn article. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "machine for removing articles strewn on a tract of ground generally consisting ...
Belgian Inventors Develop Crop Processor Roll Assembly
Feb 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- Dirk J. Desnijder of Wondelgem, Belgium, and Andre Ducoulombier of Wevelgem, Belgium, have developed a crop processor roll assembly. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A forage harvester is provided with a crop processor roll assembly that ...
VOICE ACTIVATION NOW PART OF SCHOOL CLOSING WEBSITE
Feb 05, 2008 ... Delaware Department of Education issued the following news release: Delaware's Departments of Technology and Information (DTI) and Department of Education (DOE) today launched a new voice activation system which provides school closing and other school status information via telephone ....
Rhinestahl Wins $92,580 Contract
Feb 05, 2008 ... ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga., Feb. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $92,580 contract to Rhinestahl Corp., Cincinnati, for instruments and laboratory equipment. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command's Warner-Robins Air Logistics Center, Robins Air Force Base, ...
Infoscitex Wins $4.72 million Contract
Feb 05, 2008 ... WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Feb. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $4.72 million contract to Infoscitex Corp., Waltham, Mass., for advances in biotechnology and biosciences. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, ...
Tel-Instrument Electronics Wins $203,700 Contract
Feb 05, 2008 ... ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga., Feb. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $203,700 contract to Tel-Instrument Electronics Corp., Carlstadt, N.J., for instruments and laboratory equipment. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command's Warner-Robins Air Logistics Center, Robins ...
Omni International Wins $40,872 Contract
Feb 05, 2008 ... EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla., Feb. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $40,872 contract to Omni International Inc., Vernon, Ala., for furniture. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command, 96th Contracting Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. For more information about US ...
General Physics Wins $22.98 Million Contract
Feb 05, 2008 ... ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tenn., Feb. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $22.98 million contract to General Physics Corp., Elkridge, Md., for technical representative services. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command's Arnold Engineering Development Center, Arnold Air ...
Connecticut Inventor Develops Transmission Line Filter System
Feb 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- Chris Miller of Kent, Conn., has developed a transmission line filter system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "system comprising a first filter having an input and an output adapted to compensate for the ...
Minnesota Inventor Develops Laptop Computer Anti-Theft Alarm
Feb 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- Jennifer S. Patterson of Minneapolis has developed a portable computer anti-theft alarm. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A laptop computer is supplied with special-purpose software that detects when the cover is being closed by an ...
Texas Inventor Develops Lighting Device with Beam Altering Mechanism
Feb 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- Richard S. Belliveau of Austin, Texas, has developed lighting devices. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus is disclosed incorporating a plurality of light sources, such as a plurality of lighting emitting diodes, and a beam ...
Massachusetts, New Hampshire Inventors Develop Short-Range Wireless Communications System
Feb 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- Vincent Palermo of Westford, Mass., Neal R. Butler of Acton, Mass., and Patrick J. Cobler of Nashua, N.H., have developed a short-range wireless communications system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A magnetic induction time-multiplexed ...
California Inventors Develop Story Driven Video Creation Apparatus
Feb 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- Robert W. Joslin of Burbank, Calif., and Christopher G. Brown of Sherman Oaks, Calif., have developed an apparatus for creating a story driven video. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The apparatus inserts a participant realistically into ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Automatic Contrast Limiting Circuit
Feb 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- Pei-Ming Shan of Hsinchu, Taiwan, and Ming-Cheng Sun of Taichung, Taiwan, have developed an automatic contrast limiting circuit. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automatic contrast limiting circuit and method thereof with spatial domain ...
University of California Wins $2 Million Contract
Feb 05, 2008 ... HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass., Feb. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $2 million contract to University of California, Santa Barbara, Calif., for high power and high efficiency green injection lasers. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command's Electronic Systems ...
South Korean Inventor Develops Noise Reduction/Removal Device
Feb 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- Seung-joon Yang of Seoul, South Korea, has developed a noise reduction/removal device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "de-interlacing apparatus with a noise reduction/removal device. The noise reduction/removal ...
Oregon Inventors Develop Dual Mode Strapper
Feb 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- Albert E. Cranston III of Oregon City, Ore., and Montgomery Scott Cranston of Clackamas, Ore., have developed a dual mode strapper. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A dual mode strapper for strapping an ...
Texas Inventors Develop Video Decoder
Feb 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- Daniel Gudmondson and Shyam Somayajula, both of Austin, Texas, have developed an input video signal shaping method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A video decoder in which resolution quality can be improved for a given bit count ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Repeat Field Detection Apparatus
Feb 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- Keiichi Kuroda of Kyoto, Japan, and Tetsuya Itani of Nara, Japan, have developed a repeat field detecting apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Using an index indicating the amount of motion and noise in the video image calculated on ...
South Korean Inventor Develops Camera Case Structure
Feb 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- Zhi Min Choo of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, has developed a camera case structure. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A support structure for reducing shock to a camera module for use in a mobile communications terminal is provided. The mobile ...
Ohio Inventor Develops Frangible Article Package Unwrapping Method
Feb 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- Bruce Claxton of Washington Court House, Ohio, has developed a method of transporting frangible wafer for ice cream sandwich. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is an apparatus and method for unwrapping a package of ...
Illinois Inventors Develop Attachable Portability Enhancement Device
Feb 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- Phillips W. Lohr of Deerfield, Ill., and Michael Harshbarger of Lake Villa, Ill., have developed an attachable portability enhancement device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portability enhancement device for enhancing portability and ...
Indiana Inventors Develop Utensil Wrapping Apparatus
Feb 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- Gerald T. Hoffman of Fort Wayne, Ind., and Glen T. Lindahl of Churubusco, Ind., have developed an utensil wrapping apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "apparatus and method for wrapping a napkin around one ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Display Apparatus Control Method
Feb 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- Dae-jung Kim and Sang-hak Lee, both of Seoul, South Korea, have developed a display apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "display apparatus having a display to display a picture, including an input unit, a ...
Wisconsin Inventors Develop Seal Packaging System
Feb 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- Brian E. Kettner of Appleton, Wis., and Curt A. Frievalt of Green Bay, Wis., have developed a seal packaging system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and apparatus for continuously or intermittently and vertically forming, filling ...
French Inventors Develop Loading Arrangement for Wrapping Material Roll
Feb 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- Emmanuel Chapon of Champvans, France, Jean Viaud of Gray, France, and Fabien Chapron of Suippes, France, have developed a loading arrangement for a wrapping material roll. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "loading ...
Swedish Inventors Develop Coated Cutting Tool
Feb 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- Anders Jonsson of Gavle, Sweden, Anders Piirhonen of Sandviken, Sweden, Torbjo Selinder of Stockholm, Sweden, and Gregor Kullander of Alvsjo, Sweden, have developed a coated grooving or parting insert. According to a description of the invention, released by ...
Israeli Inventor Develops Chrysanthemum Plant Named 'Danat2l4'
Feb 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- Gabriel Danziger of Moshav Nir-Zvi, Israel, has developed a Chrysanthemum plant named 'Danat2l4'. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "new and distinct Chrysanthemum plant named 'Danat2l4' characterized by having ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Video Signal Processing Apparatus
Feb 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- Tsu-Ping Lin of Hsin-Chu, Taiwan, has developed a video signal processing apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A video signal processing apparatus includes a main picture processor, an interlace recovering module and a video encoder ....
Dutch Inventors Develop Command Communication Method
Feb 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- Jan Eveleens, Gerardus Cornelis Petrus Lokhoff and Arnoldus Johannes Lucas Maria Maandonks, all from Eindhoven, Netherlands, have developed a method of communicating a command. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are a method, a ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Phlox Plant Named 'Sunphloburu'
Feb 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- Kiyoshi Miyazaki of Shiga, Japan, has developed a Phlox plant named 'Sunphloburu'. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "new and distinct cultivar of Phlox plant named 'Sunphloburu', characterized by its compact and ...
South Korean Inventor Develops Display Apparatus
Feb 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- Soon-hoon Hwang of Seoul, South Korea, has developed a display apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "display apparatus having a display main body including a screen and a rear cover formed with an ...
U.S., French Inventors Develop Carton Construction Apparatus
Feb 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- John W. Cargile Jr. of Decatur, Ga., and Jean-Christophe Bonnain of Chateauroux, France, have developed an apparatus for constructing carton. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "method and apparatus for packaging ...
North Carolina, Virginia Inventors Develop Container Sterile Filling Method
Feb 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- Joel C. Slazyk and Douglas C. Logeman, both of Greensboro, N.C., Mark C. Peastrel of High Poiont, N.C., Richard Tomalesky of Berrysville, Va., and Lance Barland of Culpepper, Va., have developed a method of sterile filling of container. According to the U.S ....
Australian Inventor Develops Dianella Caerulea Plant Named 'DCMP01'
Feb 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- Todd Anthony Layt of New South Wales, Austarlia, has developed a Dianella caerulea plant named 'DCMP01'. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "'DCMP01' is a distinctive variety of Dianella caerulea which is characterized by the combination of ...
Canadian Inventor Develops Hay Bale Bundling Apparatus
Feb 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- Gilles H Desnoyers of Alexandria, Canada, has developed a hay bale bundling apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "hay bale bundler machine to receive individual bales of hay or other forage material from a ...
California Inventor Develops Video Processing Method
Feb 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- Ravi Ananthapur Bacche of San Jose, Calif., has developed a video processing method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "apparatus comprising a video decoder configured to receive a composite video signal modulated ...
JIMMY BUFFETT VISITS USS HARRY S. TRUMAN
Feb 05, 2008 ... The U.S. Navy issued the following press release: By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Heather WeaverUSS Harry S. Truman Public Affairs Whether they were wasting away again in margaritaville or enjoying a cheeseburger in paradise, Sailors aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) ...
FMW Composite Systems Wins $6.37 Million Delivery Order
Feb 05, 2008 ... QUANTICO, Va., Feb. 5 -- The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded a $6.37 million delivery order to FMW Composite Systems Inc., Bridgeport, W.Va., for 149 Ground Expedient Refueling Systems and associated training and spares. The contract was awarded ...
Kalmar RT Center Wins $29.44 Million Contract
Feb 05, 2008 ... WARREN, Mich., Feb. 5 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $29.44 million contract to Kalmar RT Center LLC, Cibolo, Texas, for the production of an additional 69 Rough Terrain Container Handlers and miscellaneous hardware and services. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army ...
DRS Sensors & Targeting Systems Wins $6.46 Million Contract
Feb 05, 2008 ... WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $6.46 million contract to DRS Sensors & Targeting Systems Inc., Dallas, for an advanced research and development effort to develop, demonstrate, and deliver a new and Innovative Active Passive Sensor System based on their HgCdTe electron ...
General Atomics Aeronautical System Wins $30.91 Million Contract
Feb 05, 2008 ... REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala., Feb. 5 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $30.91 million contract to General Atomics Aeronautical System, San Diego, for logistics support for I-GNAT, Warrior Alpha and Sky Warrior Block 0 unmanned aircraft systems. The contract was awarded by the ...
Norfolk Dredging Wins $6.02 Million Contract
Feb 05, 2008 ... JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb. 5 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $6.02 million contract to Norfolk Dredging Co., Chesapeake, Va., for maintenance projects on a naval vessel's entrance channel, turning basin, destroyer slip, carrier basin and Pier C-2. The contract was awarded by the U.S ....
HyperTech Systems Awarded USAF Contract
Feb 05, 2008 ... HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass., Feb. 5 -- HyperTech Systems LLC, Irvine, Calif., has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Air Force Materiel Command's Electronic Systems Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., for research and development work. No contract amount was specified ($0). For ...
Spectral Sciences Awarded USAF Contract
Feb 05, 2008 ... HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass., Feb. 5 -- Spectral Sciences Inc., Burlington, Mass., has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Air Force Materiel Command's Electronic Systems Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., for radiance simulation toolkit for resident space objects. No contract amount was ...
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Wins $42 Million Contract
Feb 05, 2008 ... KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M., Feb. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a contract valued at up to $42 million to Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Boulder, Colo., for research and development under BAA entitled 'Laser Effects Vulnerability Research'. The contract was ...
Alion Science & Technology Wins $9.84 Million Contract
Feb 05, 2008 ... WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $9.84 million contract to Alion Science & Technology, Chicago, for research and development activities associated with the development of Integrated Power Systems Advanced Modules and Conceptual Engineering/Ship Implementation. The ...
North Carolina Inventors Develop Clipping Packaging Apparatus
Feb 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- Samuel D Griggs of Raleigh, N.C., Dennis J. May of Pittsboro, N.C., W. Mark Poteat of Fuquay-Varina, N.C., and Derek L. Brown of Apex, N.C., have developed a clipping packaging apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for ...
California Inventors Develop Tester Interface Unit Designing Method
Feb 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- Sunil K. Jain of Folsom, Calif., and Gregory P. Chema of El Dorado Hills, Calif., have developed a virtual test environment.According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "method of and an apparatus for designing a test ...
Dutch Inventor Develops Hydrangea Plant Named 'Maltisse'
Feb 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- Ard van Klaveren of PE De Kwakel, Netherlands, has developed a Hydrangea plant named 'Maltisse'. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named 'Maltisse', characterized by its ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Image Processing Device
Feb 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- Masahiro Kanai of Suwa, Japan, has developed an image processing device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a method of reading an image signal from a solid-state image-pickup element where a plurality of unit pixels including a transistor ...
South Korean Inventor Develops Camera Lens Assembly
Feb 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- Jong-Bom Yoon of Suwon-si, South Korea, has developed a camera lens assembly. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a camera lens assembly for a portable terminal. The camera lens assembly includes a spherical lens housing having a ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Photographing Apparatus
Feb 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- Masaru Onozawa of Akishima, Japan, has developed a photographing apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Luminance components of image profile portions are extracted from luminance components (Y components) included in image data ...
New Jersey, California Inventors Develop Imagers Addressing Method
Feb 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- Nathaniel Joseph McCaffrey of Stockton, N.J., and Donald Jon Sauer of Pismo Beach, Calif., have developed a method of addressing imagers. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new multiple imager array device is achieved. The device comprises, ...
Australian Inventor Develops Dianella Revoluta Plant Named 'DRG04'
Feb 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- Todd Anthony Layt of New South Wales, Australia, has developed a Dianella revoluta plant named 'DRG04'. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "'DRG04' is a distinctive variety of Dianella revoluta, which is characterized by the combination of a ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Video Camera Monitor
Feb 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- Yi-Jen Cheng of Taichung, Taiwan, has developed a video camera monitor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A monitoring video camera has a mounting bracket, a lens assembly, a light assembly and a transparent shell. The mounting bracket has a ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Image Pickup Device
Feb 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- Hiroyuki Takizawa of Chofu, Japan, Sumio Kawai of Hachioji, Japan, and Motoaki Kobayashi of Mitaka, Japan, have developed an image pickup device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A camera is provided that includes a dust-proofing member ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Imaging Apparatus
Feb 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- Kenji Shiraishi of Tokyo has developed an imaging apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "imaging apparatus including: an imaging device; a focusing operation control; and a decision control for comparing an ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Digital Camera
Feb 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- Akihiko Koeda and Michihiro Miyake, both of Saitama-ken, Japan, have developed a digital camera. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A digital camera, in which power supply to a display screen constituted by an liquid crystal display (LCD) is ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Image Pick-Up Device
Feb 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- Hiroyuki Takizawa of Chofu, Japan, and Sumio Kawai of Hachioji, Japan, have developed an image pick-up device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A camera is provided which includes a dust-proofing member that has a substantially circular or ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Imaging Device
Feb 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- Kozo Ishida, Tetsuya Kuno, Koichi Yamashita, Hiroaki Sugiura and Takashi Itow, all from Tokyo, have developed an imaging device. According to a description of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a ...
Massachusetts Inventor Develops Graphical Model Organization Method
Feb 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- Arwen Warlock of Waltham, Mass., has developed an entity relationship models altering method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automated model componentization feature systematically converts duplicate or otherwise amenable patterns in ...