US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Thursday, April 24:
French Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Novelty Container
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Sean Francis Farrell of Paris has developed an ornamental design for a novelty container, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D566,390 on April 15.The original application was filed on July 16, ...
Colorado Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Target Carrying Case
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- W. John Seaborn of Longmont, Colo., has developed an ornamental design for a target carrying case, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D566,387 on April 15.The original application was filed on ...
British Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Case
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Gary Roy Conway of Cobham, Great Britain, has developed an ornamental design for a case, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D566,389 on April 15.The patent has been assigned to Rainbow Bright ...
California Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Article Container
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Theodore Thomsen McGee of Santa Clara, Calif., has developed an ornamental design for an article container, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D566,391 on April 15.The original application was ...
Illinois Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Seasonal Carry Bag
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Lisa Yanz and Sona Patadia, both of Chicago have developed an ornamental design for a seasonal carry bag, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D566,384 on April 15.The patent has been assigned ...
New York Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Cosmetic Container
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- James Nevins of New York has developed an ornamental design for a cosmetic container, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D566,388 on April 15.The patent has been assigned to ELC Management LLC, ...
ANTITRUST PANEL TO EXAMINE DELTA/ NORTHWEST AIRLINES MERGER
Apr 24, 2008 ... The House Judiciary Committee issued the following news release: Tomorrow, the House Judiciary Committee's Taskforce on Competition Policy and Antitrust Laws will hold a hearing titled, "Competition in the Airline Industry" on Thursday, April 24, at 10:30 a.m. in room 2141 of the Rayburn ...
Michigan Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Footwear Sole
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Kiyotaka Nakano and Roger L. Huard, both of Rockford, Mich., have developed an ornamental design for a footwear sole, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D566,381 on April 15.The patent has ...
German Inventor Develops Cooling Arrangement for Brake Caliper
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Joachim Christ of Neuwied, Germany, has developed a brake caliper cooling arrangement. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a brake caliper with at least one axially displaceable, hydraulically actuated piston, with ...
Swiss Inventor Develops Elevator Supervision System
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Philipp Angst of Zug, Switzerland, has developed a method for supervising elevator. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and system for supervising the safety of an elevator having a car driven by a drive within a hoistway wherein a ...
Swedish Inventors Develop Disc Brake with Caliper
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Joakim Gripemark and Patrik Kall, both of Helsingborg, Sweden, and Goran Stensson of Brosarp, Sweden, have developed a brake caliper position. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention concerns a disc brake having a caliper ...
New York Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Umbrella Staff Member/Rib
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Terry Hermanson and George Raustiala, both of New York have developed an ornamental design for a staff member and rib assembly for an umbrella, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D566,382 on April 15. ...
Canadian Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Mosquito Net Pants
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Gilles St-Germain of Montreal has developed an ornamental design for a mosquito net pants, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D566,378 on April 15.The original application was filed on Aug. 15, ...
Illinois Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Party Hat
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Sandra Whitted of Markham, Ill., has developed an ornamental design for a party hat, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D566,379 on April 15.The original application was filed on July 23, 2007, ...
Washington, California Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Electronic Device Holder
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- John Ikeda, Roger Jackson and Brandon Albert Lynne, all from Seattle, Jonathan Reed Harris of Redmond, Wash., Carl J. Ledbetter of Mercer Island, Wash., and Matthew Aaron Jubelirer of San Diego, have developed an ornamental design for a holder for an electronic ...
Minnesota, California Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Container
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Jason C. Langer of St. Paul, Minn., and Yves Behar of Oakland, Calif., have developed an ornamental design for a container, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D566,395 on April 15.The patent ...
Michigan Inventors Develop Self Aligning Brake Kit
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Brian P. Dennis of Kalamazoo, Mich., and Kenneth A. Dodd of Dowagiac, Mich., have developed a self aligning brake kit for vehicle. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A brake for the drive shaft of a vehicle or machine includes a housind ...
Connecticut Inventors Develop Automatic Destination Entry System with Override Capability
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Vlad Zaharia of Rocky Hill, Conn., Wade Montague of Southington, Conn., Richard Mangini of Brookfield, Conn., Gary Meguerdichian of Farmington, Conn., Richard K. Pulling Jr. of Avon, Conn., and Paul Stranieri of Bristol, Conn., have developed a system for managing ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Video-Image Control Apparatus
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Takahiro Kurosawa of Kunitachi, Japan, and Kenichiro Tanaka of Kawasaki, Japan, have developed a method with image generating mechanism. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A video-image control apparatus enables a client to obtain the ...
Canadian Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Ceiling Lift
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Mikel Shani of Mississiauga, Canada, and Mark P. Chepurny of Bradford, Canada, have developed an ornamental design for a ceiling lift, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D567,472 on April 22 ....
Japanese Inventor Develops Terminal Fitting with Resilient Reinforcing Piece
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Tooru Shimizu of Yokkaichi, Japan, has developed a terminal fitting with a tube for receiving a mating terminal. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rectangular tube is formed such that a pair of side plates stand up from the opposite left ...
Pennsylvania Inventors Develop Three Position Coaxial Cable Connector Assembly
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- James Michael Raudenbush of Halifax, Pa., John Wesley Hall of Harrisburg, Pa., and Douglas John Hardy of Middletown, Pa., have developed a three position coaxial cable connector assembly. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A housing is ...
Pennsylvania Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Watch
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Steven M. Holtzman of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., has developed an ornamental design for a watch, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D566,583 on April 15. The patent has been assigned to Luxury Watch ...
Illinois Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Bottle
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Donna Abadinsky of Chicago has developed an ornamental design for a bottle, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D566,567 on April 15. The patent has been assigned to MSRF Inc., Chicago. The ...
California Inventor Develops Receptacle Connector Assembly
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Tom X. He of Simi Valley, Calif., has developed a receptacle connector assembly. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A receptacle connector assembly configured to mate with a pin array connector assembly having a number of pins includes a ...
Nevada Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Baseball Cap with Wide Bill
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Federico Galvan of Las Vegas has developed an ornamental design for a baseball cap with wide bill, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D566,380 on April 15.The original application was filed on ...
Swiss Inventor Develops Safety System for Elevator Installation
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Romeo Deplazes of Oberruti, Switzerland, has developed a method for operating elevator installation. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A safety system for an elevator installation for the transport of persons/goods in a building and a ...
Danish Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Keg
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Jan Norager Rasmussen of Olstykke, Denmark, has developed an ornamental design for a keg, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D567,474 on April 22. The patent has been assigned to Carlsberg ...
California Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Glass Urn
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Delbert A. West of Sacramento, Calif., has developed an ornamental design for a glass urn, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D567,475 on April 22.The original application was filed on July 28, ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Work Glove
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Hidetoshi Kishihara, Yasuhiro Fukushima and Ryo Saito, all from Himeji, Japan, have developed an ornamental design for a work glove, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D566,377 on April 15. ...
Turkish Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Wheeled Carrier/Folding Seat
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Ceylan Duran Koc of Catalca, Turkey, has developed an ornamental design for a wheeled carrier and folding seat, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D567,469 on April 22. The patent has been ...
Michigan Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Trash Hag Funnel for Yard Debris
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- David A. Lucker of St. Joseph, Mich., has developed an ornamental design for a trash bag funnel for yard debris, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D567,465 on April 22.The original application ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Camera Shake Correction Device
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Jinyo Kumaki of Tokyo has developed a camera shake correction device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a camera shake correction device enabled to quickly correct a camera shake. This device has a sensor for ...
Ohio Inventors Develop Night Vision Camera System
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Mark A. Matko of North Olmstead, Ohio, Craig S. Haehn of Avon Lake, Ohio, and Duane R. Johnson of Wellington, Ohio, have developed a method of controlling a camera for a vision system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A night vision ...
Nevada Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Wire Bundle Support Platform
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Charles G. Hutter III of Carson City, Nev., has developed an ornamental design for a wire bundle support platform, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D567,473 on April 22.The patent has been ...
German Inventors Develop Camera Assembly for Commercial Vehicle
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Heinrich Lang, Jaap-Jan Snel and Jrg Scholler, all from Ergersheim, Germany, and Michael Witzke of Anshach, Germany, have developed an internally mounted, movable camera for vehicle. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A camera assembly for ...
Belgian Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Cart
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Livin Fernand Georges Dethier of Alken, Belgium, has developed an ornamental design for a cart, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D567,470 on April 22.The original application was filed on ...
California Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Trash Can Assembly
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Frank Yang of Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., Tzu-Hao Wei of Hacienda Heights, Calif., Chih-Hong Hsieh of West Covina, Calif., William Shyh-Chen Hsu of Diamond Bar, Calif., and Joshua Lin of Alhambra, Calif., have developed an ornamental design for a trash can assembly, ...
Georgia, Michigan Inventors Develop Electrical Conduit Assembly
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Christopher Thomas Cantrell of Toccoa, Ga., and Lee Andrew Fausneaucht of Jackson, Mich., have developed a conduit assembly. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A conduit assembly, such as an electrical conduit assembly, includes a flexible ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Anti-Shake Apparatus for Photographing Apparatus
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Yukio Uenaka of Tokyo and Shuzo Seo of Saitama, Japan, have developed an anti-shake apparatus for a photographing device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An anti-shake apparatus of a photographing-apparatus comprises a movable-unit and a ...
South Korean Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Trash Container
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Jae Won Lee of Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea, has developed an ornamental design for a trash container, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D567,467 on April 22.The patent has been assigned to ...
French Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Steam Generation Base for Laundry Iron
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Pierre Garner of Paris has developed an ornamental design for a steam generating base for laundry iron, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D567,463 on April 22.The patent has been assigned to ...
Indiana Inventor Develops Expansion Ring Assembly
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Bryan N Zeigler of Fort Wayne, Ind., has developed a cam members expansion ring assembly. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An expansion ring assembly and method for sealingly installing a gasket within an opening in a wall of a structure ....
Israeli Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Vehicle Ramp
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Efraim Haimoff of Mevasereth Zion, Israel, has developed an ornamental design for a vehicle ramp, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D567,471 on April 22.The patent has been assigned to Keter ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Image Sensing Apparatus
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Hirotaka Shiiyama of Kanagawa, Japan, has developed a technique for photographing, storing, and managing a subject. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention is to simplify operations for photographing a subject and acquiring radio ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Wall-Mounted Elbow Duct
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- So-Mel Huang of Taichung, Taiwan, has developed an elbow duct. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wall-mounted elbow duct and particularly to a wall-mounted elbow duct to connect a wall-mounted water discharge pipe to a hand-held shower ...
New Jersey Inventors Develop Drain Fitting
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Robert E. Petner of Burlington, N.J., and Charles E. Gengler of South Orange, N.J., have developed a vacuum line system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drain fitting has a unitary body with a lower section and an upper section ...
Virginia Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Scuff Remover Device
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Joseph R. Vaughan of Roseland, Va., has developed an ornamental design for a scuff remover device, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D567,460 on April 22.The original application was filed on ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Cholesterol Quantification Method
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Hiroshi Matsui and Motoko Ohta, both of Gosen, Japan, have developed a method for quantifying cholesterol. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for specifically quantifying high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol in which ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Moving Object Monitoring Surveillance Apparatus
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Sadahiko Yamazaki and Kouich Tanibuchi, both of Osaka, Japan, have developed a surveillance apparatus for monitoring a moving object. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A moving object monitoring surveillance apparatus that controls a ...
Finish Inventors Develop Immunoassay
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Susann Eriksson and Kim Pettersson, both of ANG bo, Finland, have developed an immunoassay. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for detection and/or quantification of cardiac troponin I (cTnI) in a sample derived from an ...
French Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Steam Iron
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Fabrice Renault and Arnaud Grienay, both of Lyons, France, have developed an ornamental design for a steam iron, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D567,462 on April 22.The patent has been ...
Illinois Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Lawn Waste Bag Support
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- John W. Dullum of Bartlett, Ill., has developed an ornamental design for a lawn waste bag support, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D567,464 on April 22.The patent has been assigned to Patti ...
Chinese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Cleaner
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Weiliang Jiang of Zhejiang, China, has developed an ornamental design for a cleaner, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D567,458 on April 22.The original application was filed on May 22, 2006, ...
British Inventors Develop Scene Events Detection Surveillance System
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Stephen George Porter and John Lindsay Galloway, both of Towcester, Great Britain, have developed a surveillance system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surveillance system using an array of detectors onto which energy from the scene ...
Pennsylvania Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Horse Hitch
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- John R. Wall of Carmichaels, Pa., has developed an ornamental design for a horse hitch, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D567,457 on April 22.The original application was filed on March 29, ...
California Inventors Develop Apoptotic Activity Determining Method
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Henry Lowman of El Granada, Calif., and Samantha Lien of San Francisco, have developed a method for determining apoptotic activity. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "IGFBP-3 fusion proteins are provided that are useful, for example, in ...
French Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Glove
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Jean-Camille Raymond of Villennes, France, has developed an ornamental design for a glove, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D567,454 on April 22.The original application was filed on Feb. 7, ...
Washington Inventor Develops Low Frame-Rate Video Current Speaker Highlighting Process
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Ross Cutler of Duvall, Wash., has developed a current speaker highlighting system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and process for highlighting the current speaker on an on-going basis in each frame of a low frame-rate video of ...
Massachusetts Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Helmet
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- David Rogers and Peter Stokes, both of Boston, and Charles H. Rogers of Halifax, Mass., have developed an ornamental design for a helmet, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D567,455 on April 22. ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Endoscopic Imaging System
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Akihiko Mochida and Noboru Kusamura, both of Hino, Japan, Katsuyuki Saito of Sagamihara, Japan, Hideki Tashiro of Machida, Japan, Kotaro Ogasawara of Tokyo, and Makoto Tsunakawa of Toda, Japan, have developed an endoscopic imaging system. According to the ...
Washington Inventors Develop Video Current Speaker Highlighting Process
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Simon Clarke of Seattle, Armen Hovhannisyan of Redmond, Wash., and Ross Cutler of Duvall, Wash., have developed a low frame-rate video. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A system and process for ...
U.S., Japanese Inventors Develop Immunogenic Peptides Identification/Designing Method
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Constantin Ioannides and James L. Murray, both of Houston, Soldano Ferrone of Buffalo, N.Y., and Kouichiro Kawano of Kurume, Japan, have developed a method for identifying and designing immunogenic peptides. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Washington Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Foldable Pet Bed
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Michael Deilke and Alison Deilke, both of Langley, Wash., Amy Martin of Seattle, Russell Borgmann of Bellevue, Wash., and Paul Vincent of Snoqualmie, Wash., have developed an ornamental design for a foldable pet bed, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office ...
Indian Inventor Develops Audio Signal Transmission Method
Apr 24, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Aravind Soundararajan of Chennai, India, has developed an audio signal transmission method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving an audio signal and/or a video ...