US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Wednesday, March 12:
Rolls Royce Wins $431,029 Contract
Mar 12, 2008 ... TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla., March 12 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $431,029 contract to Rolls Royce Corp., Indianapolis, for engines, turbines and components.The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command's Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, Tinker Air Force Base, ...
ResinTech Wins $189,000 Contract
Mar 12, 2008 ... MECHANICSBURG, Pa., March 12 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $189,000 contract to ResinTech Inc., West Berlin, N.J., for ion-exchange compounds. The contract was awarded by the Naval Inventory Control Point, Mechanicsburg, Pa. For more information ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Adjustable Tracklight
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Shan Chaing Lin of Taoyuan Hsien, Taiwan, has developed an ornamental design for an adjustable tracklight, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D564,121 on March 11. The original application was ...
New Jersey Inventor Develops Projectile Performance Analyzing Method
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Philip Brislin of Budd Lake, N.J., has developed a method for analyzing the performance of a projectile. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus and accompanying methods to evaluate the performance of an antipersonnel/canister ...
Vermont Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Wall Sconce
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- George Chandler of Fair Haven, Vt., has developed an ornamental design for a wall sconce, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D564,125 on March 11. The patent has been assigned to Hubbardton Forgo, ...
California Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Lamp Assembly
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Michael J. Dickson of Moreno Valley, Calif., has developed an ornamental design for lamp assembly, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D564,124 on March 11. The patent has been assigned to ...
Italian Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Lamp
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Valentina Audrito of Torino, Italy, has developed an ornamental design for lamp, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D564,126 on March 11. The original application was filed on April 27, 2007, and ...
Pennsylvania, New York Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Compact
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Gail Boye of New Hope, Pa., and Joseph R. Tuschong of Bethpage, N.Y., have developed an ornamental design for a compact, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D564,133 on March 11. The patent has ...
California Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Razor with Laterally Moving Head
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Mario E. Gonzalez of Fontana, Calif., has developed an ornamental design for the razor with laterally moving head, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D564,132 on March 11. The original application ...
Texas Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Truck Headlamp Bezel
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Alan M. Kajihara and Derek Sancer, both of Denton, Texas, and Scott M. Conway of Flower Mound, Texas, have developed an ornamental design for a truck headlamp bezel, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No ....
Pennsylvania Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Light Fixture
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Robert P. Pandorf of Yardley, Pa., and David A. Ebert of Schwenksville, Pa., have developed an ornamental design for a light fixture, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D564,127 on March 11. The ...
Pennsylvania Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Light Fixture
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Michael S. Hartman of Sinking Spring, Pa., has developed an ornamental design for a light fixture, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D564,128 on March 11. The original application was filed on ...
British Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Light Fixture Trim Element
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- David L. Morgan of London has developed an ornamental design for a trim element for a light fixture, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D564,131 on March 11. The patent has been assigned to ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Information Recording Apparatus
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Masahiro Kato and Tatsuhiro Yone, both of Saitama, Japan, have developed an information recording apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An information recording apparatus irradiates a recording light, such as a laser light, on a ...
SEN. INHOFE ISSUES STATEMENT ON PUCHASE OF GM PLANT
Mar 12, 2008 ... The office of Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Okla., issued the following statement: U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) made the following statement regarding today's announcement by Oklahoma County about their plans to purchase the GM plant in Oklahoma City to be leased and used by Tinker Air ...
Michigan Inventors Develop Starter Assembly for Vehicle
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Robert Amundson of Howell, Mich., Mark G.Feldman of Farmington Hills, Mich., Roberto Tomassi of Livonia, Mich., and John Stack of Shelby Township, Mich., have developed an electronic vehicle key and housing assembly. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
French Inventor Develops Tire Wear Detection Method
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Michel Robert of Cellule, France, has developed a systems for measuring the degree of wear on a tire. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for detecting wear on a tire at one or more predetermined wear thresholds in tread pattern ...
German Inventor Develops Spring Member End Lug Production Method
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Norbert Speck of Reutlingen, Germany, has developed a spring production machine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and apparatus for producing an end lug of a spring member formed of a strand of wire, the strand of wire is ...
Tennessee, Nevada Inventors Develop Escutcheon for Door Lock
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Christopher N. Case of Knoxville, Tenn., and Robert C. Hunt of Reno, Nev., have developed an escutcheon for a door lock. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A privacy keypad providing privacy for keypad character entry and concealment of a ...
Texas Inventor Develops Content Water Cut Measurement with Improved Correction
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Bentley N. Scott of Garland, Texas, has developed a method of correcting on-line analyzer measurements of the content. According to a description of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present application relates generally ...
British Inventor Develops Multi-Capillary Viscometer System
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Alan Titterton of Yarm, Great Britain, has developed a multi-capillary viscometer method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This apparatus and method relates to the improved sensing of fluid differential pressures. The apparatus and method ...
New York Inventors Develop Polytetrafluoroethylene Concentration Detection Method
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Bryan Ng of Ithaca, N.Y., Cindy C. Chen of Rochester, N.Y., and Lanhui Zhang of Webster, N.Y., have developed a method to determine particulate concentration in a dispersion. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Particulate material ...
Austrian Inventors Develop Gearwheel Production Method
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Christian Sandner of Gmunden, Austria, and Horst Rossler of Wels, Austria, have developed a method for producing a gearwheel. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method is described for producing a gearwheel from a powder-metal blank which ...
U.S., Russian Inventors Develop Radio Frequency Electronic Lock
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Glenn Meekma of Menomonee Falls, Wis., Jesse Marcelle of Franklin, Wis., Gary Burmesch of Port Washington, Wis., and Martyn S. Nunuparov of Moscow, Russia, have developed a lock and key assembly. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A radio ...
Michigan Inventor Develops Wheel Straightening Device
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Donald Neubauer of Harrison Township, Mich., has developed a device for straightening wheel. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and apparatus for straightening dents and irregularities in wheels including a spindle, a platen ...
Wisconsin Inventors Develop Underground Storage System
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Donald P. Kenney of McFarland, Wis., and Walt Simmons of Madison, Wis., have developed an underground storage tank system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An underground storage system includes a primary containment unit and a secondary ...
Louisiana Inventor Develops Weak Interface Signal Detection System
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Eric Fauveau of Baton Rouge, La., has developed a method for monitoring fluid levels in containers. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention is a method to detect a weak interface signal in a guided wave level measurement device ....
North Carolina Inventor Develops Aircraft Fuel Tank, Sensor System
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Kenichi Goto of Greensboro, N.C., has developed an aircraft fuel tank and sensor system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The aircraft tank and gauge system of the present invention provides a fuel tank with a gauge chamber located ...
California Inventors Develop Sample Surface Manipulation Apparatus
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Kevin J. Kjoller, Kenneth L. Babcock and Michael K. Harris, all from Santa Barbara, Calif., and Ami Chand of Goleta, Calif., have developed a sample surface manipulating method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and apparatus for ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Liquid Tank Leak Detector
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Kiyotaka Yanagi, Atsushi Koike, Toshimi Nakamura, Kiyoshi Yamagishi and Hideshi Sekimori, all from Ageo, Japan, have developed a leak detector of liquid in a tank. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A leak detector comprising a sensor unit ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Reversible Lock Core Structure for Interchangeable Lock Core
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Chiang-Lin Hsueh and Mei-Kuei Lee, both of Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan, have developed an interchangeable lock core of a door lock mechanism. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A door lock mechanism includes a rotatable spindle, an invertable ...
California Inventors Develop Fluid Composition Monitoring Method
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Leonid Matsiev of San Jose, Calif., James Bennett of Santa Clara, Calif., and Eric McFarland of Santa Barbara, Calif., have developed a method for monitoring a fluid composition. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods for monitoring a ...
Pennsylvania Inventors Develop Modular Particulate Sampler
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Saulius Trakumas and Charles W. Nachreiner, both of Pittsburgh, Donald Lee Smith of West Newton, Pa., and Peter M. Hall of Venetia, Pa., have developed a device for collecting particulates from air. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gas ...
Michigan Inventor Develops Tire Parameter Sensing System
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Xing Ping Lin of Orchard Lake, Mich., has developed a tire parameter sensing system for a vehicle. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tire parameter sensing system for a vehicle comprises a vehicle-based unit for receiving parameter ...
California Inventor Develops Atomic Force Microscope
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Ga-Lane Chen of Fremont, Calif., has developed an atomic force microscope with a tip. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An atomic force microscope includes a tip. The tip is shifted to determine a height of a surface interval of an object, ...
Kansas Inventors Develop Nacelle Nose Cap Formation Method
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Pravin Kulkarni and Prabhakar Shashikiran, both of Wichita, Kan., have developed a nacelle nose cap forming apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and apparatus for draw forming a flat sheet blank into a ...
Texas, New Jersey Inventors Develop Integrated Logging Tool for Borehole
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Michael Evans and Patrick Fisseler, both of Missouri City, Texas, Jan Wouter Smits of Sugar Land, Texas, Christian Stoller of Kingwood, Texas, and Robert Adolph of Pennington, N.J., have developed a device for measuring earth formation properties. According ...
German Inventor Develops Strip-Like Pre-Material Production Method
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Hans-Jorg Bauder of Muhlacker, Germany, has developed a method for producing a strip-like pre-material. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention describes both a method and apparatus to practice a method which produces a strip-like ...
DEPARTMENT OF PUC ISSUES CLOSING LETTER REGARDING APPLICATION OF APPLEWOOD COMMUNICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY
Mar 12, 2008 ... The Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control issued the following letter: VIA CERTIFIED MAIL February 20, 2008In reply, please refer to:Docket No. 07-09-11:ADJ:JDF Laura Terry, SecretaryApplewood Communications Corp.424 Madison Avenue, Ste. 800New York, NY ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Sliding-Type Fastener for Accessary Chain
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Shinya Mishima of Yokohama, Japan, has developed a sliding-type fastener. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sliding-type faster for accessary chain has a hollow sphere having a pair of through holes, an elastic disk having a hole ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Refrigerating Cycle
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Nobuharu Kakehashi of Toyoake, Japan, and Hiromi Ohta of Okazaki, Japan, have developed a refrigerating cycle. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A plurality of evaporators for evaporating an refrigerant at low pressure, which has passed ...
Massachusetts, California Inventors Develop Daptomycin Stereoisomeric Compounds
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Michael Morytko of Framingham, Mass., Yanzhi Zhang of Sharon, Mass., John Finn of Stow, Mass., and Michael Jung of Los Angeles, have developed an antibacterial compound preparation method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present ...
Hong Kong Inventor Develops Accessory Lock Assembly
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- JiaQiang Ruan of Kowloon, Hong Kong, has developed an accessory lock assembly for locking a door panel. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An accessory lock assembly includes a latch assembly, an outer knob assembly mounted on one side of a ...
Swedish Inventor Develops Evaporator, Heat Exchanger with External Loop
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Lars Persson of Abbekas, Sweden, has developed an evaporator of plate type. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An evaporator including an evaporating chamber equipped with a drainage. The drainage drains accumulated liquid from the ...
Massachusetts Inventors Develop Silk Fiber Production Method
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Charlene Mello of Rochester, Mass., Steven Arcidiacono of Bellingham, Mass., and Michelle M. Butler of Auburn, Mass., have developed a structural protein purification method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods are described for the ...
Indiana Inventor Develops Cooling System for Rotary Screw Compressor
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- John Holdsworth of Michigan City, Ind., has developed an air compressor system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A compressor system has a compression stage, a coolant circuit and a refrigerant circuit. The compression stage compresses ...
Chinese Inventors Develop Human Immunodeficiency Virus Treatment Inhibitor
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Genfa Zhou of Tianjin, China, and Wangni Tian of Jilin, China, have developed a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment method. According to a description of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Angiotensin Conversion Enzyme Preparation Process
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Yi-Hong Chen, Yung-Hsiang Yang, Yu-Hui Liu, Chien-Ti Chang, Hsiao-Hui Feng and Chu-Chin Chen, all from Hsinchu, Taiwan, have developed an angiotensin conversion enzyme preparation process. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention ...
New Jersey Inventors Develop Magnetic Jewelry Clasp
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Esther C. Fuhrman and Robert J. Fuhrman, both of Weehawken, N.J., have developed a method of completing the connection of a jewelry clasp. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A jewelry clasp having a pair of housings at the free ends of a ...
California Inventors Develop PRO1310 Polypeptides
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Paul J. Godowski and William I. Wood, both of Hillsborough, Calif., Audrey Goddard of San Francisco, Austin L. Gurney of Belmont, Calif., and Victoria Smith of Burlingame, Calif., have developed an isolated polypeptide. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
District of Columbia, Maryland, Inventors Develop Cell Growth Regulation Disorders Treatment Method
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Richter C. King and Mia Hijazi, both of Washington, Paul E. Young of Gaithersburg, Md., and Steven M. Ruben of Brookeville, Md., have developed a cell growth disorder treatment method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present ...
German Inventors Develop Component for Knitting System
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Uwe Stingel of Messstetten, Germany, Eckhard Fehrenbacher of Bondorf, Germany, and Manfred Sauter of Stetten a.k.M.-Storzingen, Germany, have developed a component for a knitting system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system component ...
Wyoming Inventor Develops Padlock Accommodating Device
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Mark Meyer of Greybull, Wyo., has developed a padlock accommodating device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for accommodating a padlock, including two halves that each have a cavity and that are hingedly interconnected such that ...
Dutch Inventors Develop Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Method
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Waltherus Jacobus Wilhelmus Van Venrooij, Jozef Maria Hendrik Raats and Rene Michael Antonius Hoet, all from Nijmegen, Netherlands, and Gerardus Antonius Schellekens of Den Bosch, Netherlands, have developed an autoimmune antibody detection method. According ...
California Inventors Develop PRO4332 Polypeptides
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Paul J. Godowski and William I. Wood, both of Hillsborough, Calif., Audrey Goddard of San Francisco, Austin L. Gurney of Belmont, Calif., Victoria Smith of Burlingame, Calif., have developed a chimeric polypeptide production method. According to the U.S ....
California Inventors Develop PRO7434 Polypeptides
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Paul J. Godowski and William I. Wood, both of Hillsborough, Calif., Audrey Goddard of San Francisco, Austin L. Gurney of Belmont, Calif., and Victoria Smith of Burlingame, Calif., have developed an antibody against PRO7434 polypeptide. According to the U.S ....
Swedish Inventors Develop Latch Assembly with Keyless Toggle Lock
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Torsten Johansson of Eskilstuna, Sweden, and Claes Magnusson of Varmdo, Sweden, have developed a latch assembly. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A latch assembly having a keyless toggle lock capability and capable of being unlocked by ...
California Inventors Discover Intracellular Estradiol Binding Protein
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- John S. Adams of Los Angeles, and Hong Chen of Northridge, Calif., have discovered an isolated polypeptide. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein is a novel intracellular estradiol binding protein ('IEBP'), as well as a ...
British Inventors Discover Tissue Cement Proteins
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Guido Christian Paesen of Oxford, Great Britain, and Patricia Ann Nuttall of Cullham, Great Britain, have discovered a purified tissue cement protein. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to tissue cement ...
California Inventors Develop PRO9799 Polypeptides
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Paul J. Godowski and William I. Wood, both of Hillsborough, Calif., Kevin P. Baker of Darnestown, Md., Audrey Goddard of San Francisco, Austin L. Gurney of Belmont, Calif., and Victoria Smith of Burlingame, Calif., have developed a chimeric polypeptide production ...
German Inventors Develop Lymphomas Detection Reagent
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Harald Stein and Horst Durkop, both of Berlin have developed a specific reagent for the detection of the CD30 molecule, whereby this reagent is suitable in particular for the diagnosis of lymphomas, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The ...
U.S., Spanish Inventors Develop Treponema Palidum Infection Detection Method
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Hsi Liu of Tucker, Ga., Bret M. Steiner of Chamblee, Ga., and Berta Rodes of Madrid, Spain, have developed a treponema palidum infection detection method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods for the specific and highly sensitive ...
British Inventors Develop Waterglass Composition Production Method
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Karikath Sukumar Varma of Southport, Great Britain, John Richard Holland of Ormskirk, Great Britain, and David William Holden of Wigan, Great Britain, have developed a method for the production of waterglass composition. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
California Inventor Develops Fluorocarbon Region-Contained Polypeptides
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Leonard Presta of San Francisco has developed a fluorocarbon (Fc) region-contained polypeptides. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention concerns polypeptides comprising a variant Fc region. More particularly, the present ...
German Inventors Develop Motor Vehicle Air-Conditioning System
Mar 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- Uwe Forster of Erdmannhausen, Germany, Kurt Molt of Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany, and Gerrit Wolk of Stuttgart, Germany, have developed a cooling agent condenser. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a cooling agent ...