US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Wednesday, February 20:
Paris Cleaners Wins $1.45 Million Contract
Feb 20, 2008 ... LEBANON, Pa., Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded a $1.45 million contract to Paris Cleaners Inc., Du Bois, Pa., for utilities and housekeeping services. The contract was awarded by VA Medical Center, Lebanon, Pa. For more information ...
Washington Inventor Develops Data Conversion Method
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Razvan Mathias of Monroe, Wash., has developed a method of converting data between different schemas. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A client request to read data from a front end schema node to a back ...
U.S., Canadian Inventors Develop Entity Object's Attribute Value Selection Method
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Kevin Ralph Miller and Kim Cameron, both of Bellevue, Wash., Edward H. Wayt of Seattle, Max L. Benson of Redmond, Wash., and Matthias Leibmann of Woodinville, Wash., and James H. Booth of Barrie, Canada, have developed a method of attribute value selection for entity ...
German, Austrian Inventors Develop Indexing Tree Bit Stream Generation Method
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Jo Heuer and Andreas Hutter, both of Munchen, Germany, and Andrea Kofler-Vogt of Kolbermoor, Germany, and Harald Kosch of Klagenfurt, Austria, have developed a method of generating a bit stream from an indexing tree. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Illinois Inventors Develop Corporate Procurement Process
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Steven C. Bailey of Washington, Ill., Stephen W. Blessin of Peoria, Ill., and David J. Cassel of Morton, Ill., have developed a method of computer-implemented procurement of items with parametric search. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Exterior Surface Configuration
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Hong Ming Hsu of Tainan City, Taiwan, has developed an ornamental design for an exterior surface configuration of a vehicle rear light, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D562,479 on Feb. 19. The ...
Massachusetts Inventors Develop Data Security Method
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Marvin Percival of Andover, Mass., and William C. Tice of Georgetown, Mass., have developed a data security method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "technique for providing data security through the removal of ...
McDonnell Douglas Wins $4.98 Million Contract
Feb 20, 2008 ... EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla., Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $4.98 million contract to McDonnell Douglas Corp., St. Louis, for ammunition and explosives. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command's Air Armament Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. For more ...
Global Pacific Environmental Wins $168,500 Contract
Feb 20, 2008 ... VANCOUVER, Wash., Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded a $168,500 contract to Global Pacific Environmental Inc., Vancouver, for the construction of structures and facilities. The contract was awarded by VA Northwest Health Network, Vancouver, ...
Mack Mechanical Wins $1.94 Million Contract
Feb 20, 2008 ... LEXINGTON, Ky., Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded a $1.94 million contract to Mack Mechanical Inc., Cookeville, Tenn., for the maintenance, repair and alteration of real property. The contract was awarded by VA Medical Center, Lexington, ...
SI International Wins $2.01 Million Contract
Feb 20, 2008 ... ROME, N.Y., Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $2.01 million contract to SI International Inc., Colorado Springs, Colo., for research and development work. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory, Rome, N.Y. For more information about US Fed News ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Motor with Magnetic Pole Teeth
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Masato Gomyo, Mineo Kurita and Masayoshi Saichi, all from Kyoto, Japan, have developed a spindle motor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a spindle motor, a core includes a plurality of core plates, which are laminated one on another ....
New Jersey Inventors Develop Database Query Analyzing Technique
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Apostolos Gerasoulis of Highland Park, N.J., Wei Wang of Edison, N.J., and Hyun-Ju Seo of Somerset, N.J., have developed a technique for analyzing database queries. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Techniques to assign a ranking value to ...
Georgia Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Remote-Controlled Motorized Garage Door Screen
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Mitchell D. Foreman of Pearson, Ga., has developed an ornamental design for a remote-controlled motorized garage door screen, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D562,465 on Feb. 19. The original ...
British Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Orthopedic Bench
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Jeffrey Scott Callander of Hampshire, Great Britain, has developed an ornamental design for an orthopedic bench, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D562,460 on Feb. 19. The original application was ...
Washington Inventors Develop Database Query Optimizing Method
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Surajit Chaudhuri and Nicolas Bruno, both of Redmond, Wash., have developed a method of optimizing queries on database. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "method and apparatus for creating a statistical ...
California Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Bonded Panel Having Interlocking Sides
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Don J. Coulson of Fountain Valley, Calif., has developed an ornamental design for bonded panel having interlocking sides, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D562,468 on Feb. 19. The patent has been ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Light Emitting Diode Lamp Unit
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Nobuyuki Matsui of Ibaraki, Japan, Hideo Nagai of Takatsuki, Japan, Kenji Mukai of Shijonawate, Japan, and Masanori Shimizu of Kyotanabe, Japan, have developed an ornamental design for a light emitting diode lamp unit, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office ...
Texas Inventors Develop Sensor with Surface Acoustic Wave Device
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Jeffrey Alan Gensler, Mark Moses Koeroghlian and Keith Andrew Kunz, all from Austin, Texas, have developed a surface acoustic wave (SAW) device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to "sensors that include SAW devices, ...
Texas, New Jersey Inventors Develop Text Mining System
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- John C. Seibel and Robert L. Foster, both of Austin, Texas, and Yu Feng of Maplewood, N.J., have developed a text mining system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "text mining system for collecting business ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Automobile Combination Lamp
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Tomohito Matsuoka and Pansoo Kwon, both of Aichi-ken, Japan, have developed an ornamental design for a combination lamp for an automobile, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D562,474 on Feb ....
Chinese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Compact Fluorescent Lamp Tube
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Runlin He of Fujian, China, has developed an ornamental design for a compact fluorescent lamp tube, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D562,472 on Feb. 19. The patent has been assigned to Xiamen ...
Ohio Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Inclined Flooring Transition
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Joseph M. Visintin of Newbury, Ohio, has developed an ornamental design for an inclined flooring transition, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D562,466 on Feb. 19. The patent has been assigned to ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Actuator Module
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Masayoshi Ishibashi of Tokyo, and Midori Kato of Kawagoe, Japan, have developed an actuator module structure using an organic material. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lightweight, compact, and flexible organic actuator module that is ...
California Inventors Develop Distributed Electronic Search Conduction Method
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Siva K. Dirisala and Wei Shen, both of San Mateo, Calif., Vijay Pawar of Union City, Calif., and Sam Shank of Burlingame, Calif., have developed a method of conducting a distributed electronic search. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the ...
Australian Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Ear Sound Processor
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Tadeusz Jurkiewicz of Rozelle, Australia, has developed an ornamental design for a behind the ear sound processor, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D562,459 on Feb. 19. The patent has been ...
Swedish Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Headlight
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Torbjo Hojer of Hagersten, Sweden, has developed an ornamental design for headlight, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D562,475 on Feb. 19. The patent has been assigned to Primus AB, Solna, ...
Chinese Inventor Develops Surface Acoustic Wave Device
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Ga-Lane Chen of Guangdong, China, has developed mobile communication devices. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surface acoustic wave (SAW) device includes a silicon substrate, a piezoelectric layer on the substrate and two generally ...
Massachusetts Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Bandage
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Alan E. Nash of Stoughton, Mass., has developed an ornamental design for a bandage, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D562,461 on Feb. 19. The original application was filed on May 19, 2005, and ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Automobile Room Lamp
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Noriko Hamada of Saitama, Japan, has developed an ornamental design for a room lamp for automobile, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D562,476 on Feb. 19. The patent has been assigned to BRM21 Co ....
Japanese Inventor Develops Motor Manufacturing Method
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Nobuho Kimura of Kanagawa, Japan, has developed a method of manufacturing motor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A motor having a stator that is configured by including a plurality of magnetic partial core members, which have a plurality ...
Illinois Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Door Facing
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Jason M. Walsh of Batavia, Ill., Steven K. Lynch of St. Charles, Ill., and Mark A. Ruggie of Franklin Park, Ill., have developed an ornamental design for a door facing, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No ....
Virginia, Colorado, Maryland Inventors Develop Information Broadcasting Method
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Michael J. Saylor of Vienna, Va., Kyle N. Yost of Arlington, Va., Peter G. Wildingo of Denver, and Robert G. Trenkamp of Annapolis, Md., have developed a method for management of an automatic on-line analytical processing (OLAP) report broadcast ...
Raytheon Wins $5 Million Contract
Feb 20, 2008 ... KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M., Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $5 million contract to Raytheon's Space & Airborne Systems, El Segundo, Calif., for high energy laser research and development. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland Air ...
Q-Peak Wins $5 Million Contract
Feb 20, 2008 ... KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M., Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $5 million contract to Q-Peak Inc., Bedford, Mass., for research and development work. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. For more information ...
Optical Physics Wins $5 Million Contract
Feb 20, 2008 ... KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M., Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $5 million contract to Optical Physics Co., Calabasas, Calif., for high energy laser research and development. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland Air Force Base, ...
nLight Photonics Wins $5 Million Contract
Feb 20, 2008 ... KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M., Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $5 million contract to nLight Photonics Corp., Vancouver, Wash., for research and development work. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. For more ...
U.S., Finnish Inventors Develop Navigational Information Providing Method
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Alison Lee and Peter Malkin, both of New York, and Younghee Jung of Helsinki, Finland, have developed a method for providing navigational information. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "User socialization with and social visualization of web ...
Oregon Inventors Develop Motor Speed Sensing Marked Hub
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Andrew L. Van Brocklin, John M. Koegler and John A. Devos, all from Corvallis, Ore., have developed a marked hub for sensing motor speed. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The motor hub comprises a housing for a motor. The housing is ...
California Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Prosthetic Dental Implant
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Jeff Rassoli of Anaheim, Calif., has developed an ornamental design for a prosthetic dental implant, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D562,454 on Feb. 19. The original application was filed on ...
California Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Dental Prosthesis Abutment
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Jeff Rassoli of Anaheim, Calif., has developed an ornamental design for a dental prosthesis abutment, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D562,455 on Feb. 19. The original application was filed on ...
Indiana Inventor Develops Integrated Motor Bearing Spring
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- James A. Raszkowski of Indianapolis has developed integrated motor bearing springs. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "method and structure for minimizing noise output of the electric motors of an electrically ...
Ohio Inventors Develop Catalysts Making Method
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Barry Lee-Mean Yang, Junko M. Watson and Abhishek Gupta, all from Dublin, Ohio, and Ruiqiang Long of Columbus, Ohio, have developed a carbon-containing compound combusting method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Catalysts are described in ...
Australian Inventors Develop Titania Production Sulfate Process
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Eric Girvan Roche, Alan David Stuart, Philip Ernest Grazier, all from Shortland, Australia, and Sarah Nicholson of Ripley, Australia, have developed a titania producing sulfate process. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sulfate process ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Composite Apparatus Ordering Method
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Kimihito Yamasaki and Kumiko Ogino, both of Tenri, Japan, Katsutoshi Ishikawa of Nara, Japan, Masakatsu Nakamura of Kashihara, Japan, Yasuhiro Nakai of Souraku-gun, Japan, and Kohji Oku of Yamatokohriyama, Japan, have developed a managing method for ordering a ...
Michigan Inventor Develops Alternating Current Electricity Generation Method
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Richard L. Rogala of L'Anse, Mich., has developed a method of generating alternating current electricity. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "One aspect of the invention is a generator with at least two commutators mounted on a rotatable ...
South Korean Inventor Develops Vibration Motor with Brushes
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Woo Seok Yang of Kyungki-Do, South Korea, has developed a vibration motor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vibration motor includes a stator assembly, a rotor assembly, a shaft and a pair of brushes having different osculatory tracks ....
Pennsylvania Inventor Develops Magnetic Bearing Assembly
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- John J. Rozmus of Berwyn, Pa., has developed a bearing assembly with a mechanical component. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A magnetic bearing assembly, either radial or linear, utilizes attractive ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Rotary Electric Machine Rotor
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Yutaro Kaneko of Yokohama, Japan, has developed a rotary electric machine rotor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rotor for a rotary electric machine comprises a rotation shaft, and a plurality of rotor cores fixed to the rotation shaft ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Vehicles Rotary Electric Machine
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Shinichi Matsubara of Anjo, Japan, has developed a vehicles rotary electric machine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "rotary electric machine, such as a vehicular alternating current generator, including a rotor ...
British Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Blood Analyte Meter
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Chris Padain of Alford, Great Britain, has developed an ornamental design for a blood analyte meter, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D562,458 on Feb. 19. The patent has been assigned to Roche ...
Utah Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Ultrasound Case
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Rodney L. Scruggs of Salt Lake City, Bruce M. Wilcox of Bountiful, Utah, and Shayne Messerly of Kaysville, Utah, have developed an ornamental design for an ultrasound case, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent ...
Nebraska Inventor Develops Intelligent Object Oriented Agent System
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Alexander D. Stoyen of Omaha, Neb., has developed an intelligent object oriented agent system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In an intelligent object oriented agent system, a computer implemented or user assisted method of decision ...
Illinois, Ohio, Texas Inventors Develop Ammonia Recovery, Recycle Process
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Kenneth P. Keckler of Naperville, Ill., Thomas L. Szabo of Aurora, Ill., Albert R. Shuki of Sagamore Hills, Ohio, and Thomas L. Bowman of League City, Texas, have developed a recovery of ammonia from a vaporous process stream. According to the U.S. Patent ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Shell-And-Tube Reactor
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Byung Yul Choi, Young Hyun Choi, Young Jin Cho and Joo Yeon Park, all from Naju-si, South Korea, Duk Ki Kim and Hyun Jong Shin, both of Gwangju, South Korea, Yeon Shick Yoo of Seoul, South Korea, and Kwang Ho Park of Daejeon, South Korea, have developed unsaturated ...
German Inventors Develop Polysulfanes Conversion Process
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Wolfgang Taugner and Harald Heinzel, both of Altenstadt, Germany, Alexander Moller of Gelnhausen, Germany, Wolfgang Bock of Langenselbold, Germany, and Stephan Rautenberg of Bornheim, Germany, have developed a process for the removal of polysulfanes from gas streams ...
Maryland Inventor Develops Expert System Platform
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Christopher W. Sleat of Annapolis, Md., has developed an expert system platform. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An expert system platform supporting multiple and customizable taxonomies is useable in a number of applications. In one ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Dynamoelectric Machine Neutral-Point Terminal Device
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Wataru Ito, Yasuo Hirano, Takashi Hanai, Nobutaka Aikura, Takashi Araki, Masakatsu Matsubara and Toshio Innan, all from Mie-ken, Japan, Akihito Kondo and Yoichi Seo, both of Fuchu, Japan, and Motoyasu Mochizuki of Aichi-ken, Japan, have developed a dynamoelectric ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Single Crystal Production Method
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Izumi Fusegawa, Nobuaki Mitamura and Takahiro Yanagimachi, all from Nishishirakawa-gun, Japan, have developed a method for producing a single crystal. According to a description of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present ...
Texas Inventors Develop Hydrogen Sulfide Scavenging Method
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Kevin S. Fisher and Kenneth E. McIntush, both of New Braunfels, Texas, have developed a hydrogen sulfide (H sub 2S) scavenging method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for removing H sub 2S from H sub 2S -containing gaseous ...
Physical Sciences Wins $5 Million Contract
Feb 20, 2008 ... KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M., Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $5 million contract to Physical Sciences Inc., Andover, Mass., for research and development work. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. For more ...
REPS. DINGELL, DEGETTE REQUEST IMMEDIATE ACTION BY EPA
Feb 20, 2008 ... Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo. (1st CD), issued the following news release: With an environmental emergency situation mounting in Lake County, Colorado, the House Energy and Commerce Committee Leadership, Chairman John Dingell (D-MI) and Vice Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO), joined together in ...
Texas Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Commode with Gravity Removal
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Ronald E. Hawkins of Montgomery, Texas, has developed an ornamental design for a commode with gravity removal of liquid waste without flushing, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D562,439 on Feb ....
Minnesota Inventor Develops Automated Clearing House Transaction Status Reporting Method
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Theresa M. Deggendorf of Coon Rapids, Minn., has developed a system for tracking and reporting automated clearing house (ACH) transaction status. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ACH operator receives an ACH file comprising an ACH batch ...
Ohio Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Lavatory Sink
Feb 20, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 -- Sherry Lynn Jones of Pataskala, Ohio, and Christopher P. Marks of Groveport, Ohio, have developed an ornamental design for a lavatory sink, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D562,438 on Feb ....