US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Friday, February 8:
WHITE HOUSE SENDS ONE WITHDRAWAL TO SENATE
Feb 08, 2008 ... The White House released the following press release: Paul DeCamp, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Wage ...
Colorado Inventor Develops Laser Frequency Stabilizing Apparatus
Feb 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Bruce Tiemann of Longmont, Colo., has developed a laser frequency stabilizing apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Method and apparatus are disclosed that enable lasers to be stabilized in frequency to a high precision while ...
New York, Pennsylvania Inventors Develop Optical Component Flatness Tester
Feb 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Kevin George Harding of Niskayuna, N.Y., and Shu-Guo Tang of Blue Bell, Pa., have developed a flatness tester for optical components. According to a description of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This disclosure is related to ...
California Inventors Develop Coherent Optical Inspection Method
Feb 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Shiow-Hwei Hwang of Livermore, Calif., and Tao-Yi Fu of Fremont, Calif., have developed a method for coherent optical inspection. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for coherent optical inspection are described. In one ...
Florida, California Inventors Develop Remote Sensing System
Feb 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Nabeel Agha Riza of Oviedo, Fla., and Frank Perez of Tujunga, Calif., have developed a remote sensing system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A remote temperature sensing system includes a light source selectively producing light at two ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Phase Measurement Method
Feb 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Akiyoshi Suzuki and Minoru Yoshii, both of Tokyo, and Seiji Takeuchi of Tochigi, Japan, have developed a phase measuring method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A phase measuring apparatus for measuring phase characteristics of a film ...
Connecticut Inventor Develops Multi-Corner Retroreflector
Feb 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Andrew Eric Carlson of Higganum, Conn., has developed a multi-corner retroreflector. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "two-corner retroreflector that includes a common face positioned to receive two beams and two ...
Connecticut Inventor Develops Interferometry System
Feb 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Leslie L. Deck of Middletown, Conn., has developed an interferometry system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for determining a surface profile of an object is described. The method typically includes providing a surface profile ...
Israeli Inventors Develop Wavefront Analysis Method
Feb 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Yoel Arieli and Eyal Shekel, both of Jerusalem, and Shay Wolfling of Tel Aviv, Israel, have developed a method of wavefront analysis. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "method and apparatus for wavefront analysis ...
Arizona Inventor Develops Linear/Angular Displacement Measurement Interferometer
Feb 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Henry A. Hill of Tucson, Ariz., has developed a interferometer for linear and angular displacement measurement. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In general, in a first aspect, the invention features methods that include deriving a first ...
Massachusetts Inventors Develop Optical Heterodyning Opto-Acoustic Apparatus
Feb 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Zhuoyun Li of Shrewsbury, Mass., Alexander Mazurenko of Dedham, Mass., and Alexei Maznev of Natick, Mass., have developed an opto-acoustic apparatus with optical heterodyning. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In an opto-acoustic measuring ...
New Jersey Inventor Develops Low Coherence Interferometry
Feb 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Gerard A. Alphonse of Princeton, N.J., has developed a low coherence interferometry. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "method for determining a characteristic of an analyte in a biological sample, the method ...
ECOLOGY FINES EVERETT PULP MILL $235,000 FOR FUEL PILE SMOKE EMISSIONS
Feb 08, 2008 ... The Washington state Department of Ecology issued the following news release: The Department of Ecology (Ecology) has fined Kimberly-Clark's Everett mill $235,000 for allowing a wood-fuel stockpile in Everett to smolder for months last year, causing odor problems in the city's ...
EMERGENCY RESPONSE TUG HELPING ESCORT CONTAINER SHIP
Feb 08, 2008 ... The Washington state Department of Ecology issued the following news release: The Gladiator, the state-funded seasonal emergency response tug stationed at Neah Bay, will help escort the 918-foot container vessel APL Australia part way through the Strait of Juan de Fuca this evening ....
Washington Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Cup Holder
Feb 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Larry A. Peterson of Gig Harbor, Wash., has developed an ornamental design for a cup holder, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D560,979 on Feb. 5. The patent has been assigned to Travel Chair Co., ...
Dutch Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Bread Bin
Feb 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Rudolphus Cornelius Henricus Daams of Eindhoven, Netherlands, has developed an ornamental design for a bread bin, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D560,978 on Feb. 5. The patent has been ...
Massachusetts Inventors Develop Interrupt Processing System
Feb 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Naser Marmash of Ashland, Mass., Avinash Kallat of Marlborough, Brandon L. Paul of East Douglas, Mass., Mark Botello of Mansfield, Mass., and Andrew Kniager of Hopkinton, Mass., have developed an interrupt processing system. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
British Inventors Develop Data Processing Apparatus
Feb 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Man Yiu Cheung Joseph of Maidenhead, Great Britain, James Robert Hodgson of Richmond, Great Britain, and David Francis McHale of Harrow, Great Britain, have developed a data processing apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ...
Canadian Inventor Develops Image Data Processing System
Feb 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Stephane Harnois of Laval, Canada, has developed an image processing apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image data processing system is configured to store image data with redundant protection in the form of a redundant array ...
California Inventor Develops Signals Distribution System
Feb 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Frank T. Cianciotto of Tehachapi, Calif., has developed fiber optic devices. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and systems for distributing signals communicated on fiber optic transmission lines are disclosed. In one embodiment, a ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Data Reproduction Method
Feb 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Kaoru Urata of Kanagawa, Japan, has developed a data reproduction apparatus. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "In a data reproduction method and a data reproduction apparatus in the present invention, ...
Hong Kong Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Party Clip
Feb 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Chi-Wah Tsui of New Territories, Hong Kong, has developed an ornamental design for a party clip, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D560,981 on Feb. 5. The original application was filed on Jan. 23, ...
California Inventor Develops Computer System Operating Method
Feb 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- William W. Y. Chu of Los Altos, Calif., has developed a method for operating a computer system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "computer system for multi-processing purposes. The computer system has a console ...
U.S., Chinese Inventors Develop Wellbore Applications Optical Fiber Cables
Feb 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Ravicharan Mydur and Sumitra Kunathikom, both of Stafford, Texas, Willem Wijnberg and Monica Darpi, both of Houston, Joseph Varkey of Missouri City, Texas, and Noor Sait of Shekou-Shenzhen, China, have developed optical fiber cables. According to the U.S ....
Delaware Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Brush Cutting Machine
Feb 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Michael Tinius of Elchingen, Del., has developed an ornamental design for a brush cutting machine, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D560,984 on Feb. 5. The patent has been assigned to Andreas ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Input, Output Controller
Feb 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Sanae Kamakura and Sawao Iwatani, both of Kawasaki, Japan, have developed an input, output controller. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to the present invention, an input/output controller connected between an interface connection ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Optical Device with Single Optical Fiber
Feb 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Yasunori Iwasaki and Akiyoshi Ide, both of Nagoya, Japan, and Masashi Fukuyama of Inuyama, Japan, have developed an optical device.According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An optical device is made up of a glass substrate, an optical fiber array ...
British Inventors Develop Optical Connector with Total Internal Reflection Abutting Surface
Feb 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Andrew Nicholas Dames of Cambridge, Great Britain, David Lewis of Stratford upon Avon, Great Britain, Nicholas Parsons of Bury St. Edmunds, Great Britain, Michael Grant of Bishops Stortford, Great Britain, and Adrian Holdsworth of Edinburgh, Great Britain, have ...
California Inventors Develop Block-Alterable Memory Mapping Method
Feb 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Sean S. Eilert of Penryn, Calif., and Alec W. Smidt of Folsom, Calif., have developed a method of dynamically mapping block-alterable memory. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for ...
New Jersey, New York Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Ice Bucket
Feb 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Aaron Lown of Tuxedo, N.Y., and John Roscoe Swartz of Ridgewood, N.J. have developed an ornamental design for an ice bucket, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D560,977 on Feb. 5. The patent has ...
Arkansas Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Plug Cutter
Feb 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Avis D. Hammond Sr. of Springdale, Ark., has developed an ornamental design for a plug cutter, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D560,982 on Feb. 5. The original application was filed on May 1, ...
Danish Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Turnbuckle
Feb 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Eric Quorning of Haderslev, Denmark, has developed an ornamental design for a turnbuckle, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D560,985 on Feb. 5. The patent has been assigned to BSI A/S, Denmark ....
California Inventor Develops Independent Bus Coherency Insuring Method
Feb 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Joseph A Bennett of Roseville, Calif., has developed a method of insuring the coherency of independent bus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to "methods and systems for keeping two independent busses coherent that includes ...
Wisconsin Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Utensil
Feb 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Mark V. LeGreve of Two Rivers, Wis., and Rebecca Schreiber-Pethan of Sheboygan, Wis., have developed an ornamental design for a utensil, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D560,980 on Feb. 5. The ...
U.S., Chinese Inventors Develop Arbitrary Surface Optical Element
Feb 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Qing Guo, Charles Chia-ming Chuang and David Daniel Poppell, all from Shanghai, China, William Robert Burnett of Menlo Park, Calif., Kathleen Hannon Davies of Fremont, Calif., and Paul D. Freyb of San Francisco, have developed projection displays.According ...
Maryland Inventors Develop Host System with System Data Bus Interfacing Method
Feb 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Alison A. Przybysz of Columbia, Md., and Daniel S. Cohen of Baltimore, have developed a method for interfacing a host system having a system data bus, clock signal, and control signal. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus and ...
Canadian Inventor Develops Frameless Hollow Roof Mirror
Feb 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Dar Tson Shen of West Vancouver, Canada, has developed optical components. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to optical components for reversing and inverting images, and to methods of manufacturing them ...
Israeli Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Sugar Dispenser
Feb 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Tal E. Ben Shlomo of Ramat Hasharon, Israel, and Itamar Burstein of Tel Aviv, Israel, have developed an ornamental design for a sugar dispenser, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D560,976 on Feb ....
New Jersey Inventor Develops Dispersion Compensation Apparatus
Feb 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Christopher R Doerr of Middletown, N.J., has developed an optical communications system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dispersion compensation apparatus providing both coarse and fine dispersion compensation employing a pair of slab ...
New York, District of Columbia Inventors Develop Lithium Niobate Coated Optical Fiber Apparatus
Feb 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Douglas V. Keller of Lafayette, N.Y., Philipp Kornreich of North Syracuse, N.Y., James Flattery of Syracuse, N.Y., and Tracer Jamison of Washington, have developed an optical fiber apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Optical Waveguide with Specular Surface
Feb 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Tsuyoshi Shioda and Kenji Suzuki, borh of Sodegaura, Japan, have developed a polymer optical waveguide. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An optical waveguide having means for performing optical coupling with high efficiency at a ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Planar Lightwave Circuit with Optical Filter
Feb 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Kyoung-Youm Kim and Jeong-Hwan Song, both of Seoul, South Korea, and Se-Yoon Kim of Yongin-si, South Korea, have developed a planar lightwave circuit. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "planar lightwave circuit ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Tunable Optical Wavelength Multiplexer
Feb 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Shyh-Lin Tsao of Sindian, Taiwan, Chang-Hung Tien of Taoyuan, Taiwan, and Chun-Wei Tsai of Hualien, Taiwan, have developed a tunable optical wavelength multiplexer. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tunable optical add-drop multiplexer ...
British Inventors Develop Multi-Mode Interference Optical Device
Feb 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Richard M Jenkins and Mark E McNie, both of Worcestershire, Great Britain, have developed a multi-mode interference (MMI) device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hollow core MMI device is described that comprises a multi-mode waveguide ...
Italian Inventors Develop Communication System Optical Communication Line
Feb 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 8 -- Alessandro Schiffini and Arianna Paoletti, both of Milan, Italy, and Paolo Minzioni of Pavia, Italy, have developed a communication system. According to a description of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention ...
LT. GOV. GARAMENDI DELIVERS OPENING REMARKS AT THE STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS
Feb 08, 2008 ... Lt. Gov. John Garamendi, D-Calif., issued the text of the following speech: The following remarks were made by Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi at today's State of the State address. "Senator Perata, Speaker Nunez thank you for your leadership and personal resolve to seek ...
IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY SEEKS COMMENT ON DRAFT RENEWAL WASTEWATER REUSE PERMIT FOR CITY OF ARCO
Feb 08, 2008 ... The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is seeking public comment on a draft renewal wastewater reuse permit to regulate operation of the city of Arco municipal wastewater reuse ...
IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY SEEKS COMMENT ON DRAFT MODIFIED AIR QUALITY PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT FOR VALLEY PAVING & ASPHALT, COTTONWOOD
Feb 08, 2008 ... The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is seeking public comment on a draft modified air quality permit to construct for Valley Paving & Asphalt, Cottonwood, to operate its hot-mix asphalt ...
Alliant Techsystems Wins $24.36 Million Contract
Feb 08, 2008 ... ROCK ISLAND, Ill., Feb. 8 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $24.36 million contract to Alliant Techsystems Inc., Independence, Mo., for the procurement of ammunition. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Sustainment ...
DreamFind Wins $28,931 Contract
Feb 08, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 8 -- The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded a $28,931 contract to DreamFind Inc., Winter Park, Fla., for check valves. The contract was awarded by the agency's Defense Supply Center, Columbus, Ohio. For more information about US ...
General Electric Wins $408,426 Contract
Feb 08, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 8 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $408,426 contract to General Electric Co., Lynn, Mass., for engines, turbines and components. The contract was awarded by the Naval Inventory Control Point, Philadelphia. For more information about US Fed ...
Marshall Miller & Associates Wins $29,000 Contract
Feb 08, 2008 ... NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa., Feb. 8 -- The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded a $29,000 contract to Marshall Miller & Associates Inc., Ashland, Va., for salvage services. The contract was awarded by the agency's Defense Distribution Center, New Cumberland, Pa. Work will be performed in ...
HV Mody Wins $84,111 Contract
Feb 08, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 8 -- The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded a $84,111 contract to HV Mody Inc., Richardson, Texas, for tubeaxial fans. The contract was awarded by the agency's Defense Supply Center, Philadelphia. For more information about US Fed ...
JGB Enterprises Wins $31,878 Contract
Feb 08, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 8 -- The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded a $31,878 contract to JGB Enterprises Inc., Liverpool, N.Y., for plasma torch electrode. The contract was awarded by the agency's Defense Supply Center, Philadelphia. For more information ...
Oshkosh Truck Wins $272.68 Million Contract
Feb 08, 2008 ... WARREN, Mich., Feb. 8 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $272.68 million contract to Oshkosh Truck Corp., Oshkosh, Wis., for the purchase of a Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicles. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive ...
Booz Allen Hamilton Wins $48,309 Contract
Feb 08, 2008 ... OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb., Feb. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $48,309 contract to Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., Herndon, Va., for research on survivability and lethality implications to support the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle program. The contract was ...
Protective Materials Wins $8.26 Million Contract
Feb 08, 2008 ... CRANE, Ind., Feb. 8 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $8.26 million contract to Protective Group Inc., operating as Protective Materials Co., Hialeah, Fla., for ballistic protection systems. The contract was awarded by the Naval Surface Warfare Center, ...
Intergraph Wins $44.89 Million Contract
Feb 08, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 8 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $44.89 million contract to Intergraph Corp., Madison, Ala., for information technology to include engineering systems/spare parts, design software, performance based support services, maintenance and training in support of various NAVSEA ...
AAR Parts Trading Wins $41,564 Contract
Feb 08, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 8 -- The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded a $41,564 contract to AAR Parts Trading Inc., Wood Dale, Ill., for shouldered shafts. The contract was awarded by the agency's Defense Supply Center, Columbus, Ohio. For more information ...
Infrastructure Defense Technologies Wins $28,289 Contract
Feb 08, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 8 -- The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded a $28,289 contract to Infrastructure Defense Technologies, Belvidere, Ill., for prefabricated structures and scaffolding. The contract was awarded by the agency's Defense Supply Center, Philadelphia. For ...
General Electric Aircraft Engines Wins $13.16 Million Contract Modification
Feb 08, 2008 ... PATUXENT RIVER, Md., Feb. 8 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $13.16 million contract modification to General Electric Aircraft Engines, Lynn, Mass., for continued support for the F/A-18 F-414-GE-400 integrated logistics support and component improvement programs. The ...
L-3 Communications Wins $45,500 Contract
Feb 08, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 8 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $45,500 contract to L-3 Communications Corp., Alpharetta, Ga., for aircraft mouse assemblies. The contract was awarded by the Naval Inventory Control Point, Philadelphia. For more information about US Fed ...
Kampi Components Wins $44,591 Contract
Feb 08, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 8 -- The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded a $44,591 contract to Kampi Components Co. Inc., Fairless Hills, Pa., for fan casing. The contract was awarded by the agency's Defense Supply Center, Philadelphia. For more information about US ...
Chelton Wins $45,539 Contract
Feb 08, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 8 -- The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded a $45,539 contract to Chelton Inc., Lewisville, Texas, for antennas. The contract was awarded by the agency's Defense Supply Center, Columbus, Ohio. For more information about US Fed ...
Grip Pod Systems Wins $8.49 Million Contract
Feb 08, 2008 ... PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J., Feb. 8 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $8.49 million contract to Grip Pod Systems LLC, Jacksonville, Fla., for the purchase of 86,182 forward grip bipods that attach to the M16 and M4 series of weapons. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Joint Munitions ...