US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Tuesday, May 6:
New Jersey Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Self-Adhesive Light Unit
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Ashok Khubani of Fairfield, N.J., has developed an ornamental design for a self-adhesive light unit, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D567,987 on April 29.The patent has been assigned to Ontel ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Quick Connector
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Taeko Togawa of Saitama, Japan, has developed a connector. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A quick connector is capable of reducing wobbling due to vibrations, and even after the retaining member is reused repeatedly, sealing property can ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Single Pole Female Connector
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Akihiro Minoura, Toshihiro Takeuchi and Norihito Suzuki, all from Niwa-gun, Japan, Shuichi Inoue and Akira Kawaguchi, both of Yamato, Japan, have developed a connector. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A single pole female connector has: a ...
New York Inventors Develop Elements Locking Modular Wiring System
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Alfredo Arenas of Little Neck, N.Y., Leslie Lindenstraus of New York, Dennis Oddsen of Eaton's Neck, N.Y., and Anthony Tufano of North Massapequa, N.Y., have developed a wiring system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to ...
Dutch Inventor Develops Electrical Card Connector
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Hendrikus P. G. Van der Steen of Den Dungen, Netherlands, has developed a connector. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A card connector comprises a housing having a receptacle section for receiving a card therein and a slider section, the ...
Australian Inventor Develops Electrical Connection Device
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Mark Wells of Dudley, Australia, has developed a connector. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrical connection device is arranged for connection to a machine cable and includes a pin and a socket. The pin and the socket have ...
Swiss Inventors Develop Electrical Energy Disconnection Device
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Ernst Andermatt of Teufenthal, Switzerland, Andre Doessegger of Oberentfelden, Switzerland, and Karsten Pohlink of Unterentfelden, Switzerland, have developed a disconnector. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A disconnection device is ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Plasma Display Device
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Jae-Seok Jeong and Tae-Kyoung Kang, both of Suwon-si, South Korea, have developed a plasma displayer. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A plasma display device includes a plasma display panel mounted on a first side of a chassis base, a mount ...
Texas Inventors Develop Card Retention Mechanism
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Ronald E. Deluga, Steven S. Homer and Paul J. Doczy, all from Houston, have developed a card retainer. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A card retention mechanism comprises a first and second brackets. The first and second brackets are ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Rotational Mechanism Interface Apparatus
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Yu-Chuan Lin of Hsinchu Hsien, Taiwan, Chun-Chieh Chen of Tai-Nan County, Taiwan, Hung-Ju Shen of Taipei County, Taiwan, Chien-Hua Wu of Miao-Li County, Taiwan, Sheng-Lin Chiu of Nan-Tou County, Taiwan, Huan-Tung Wang of Hsinchu County, Taiwan, and Hsin-Chih Hung of ...
Chinese Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Table Lamp with Magnifier
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- James Lu and Michael Lu, both of Shenzhen City, China, have developed an ornamental design for a table lamp with magnifier, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D567,983 on April 29.The original ...
CITY OF LAFAYETTE ISSUES AGENDA FOR MAY 6 URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY MEETING
May 06, 2008 ... The city of LaFayette issued the following City Council meeting agenda: I. Call to Order and Roll Call II. Approval of ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Electrical Connector with Latching Member
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Ti-Li Wei and Guo-Jiun Shiu, both of Tu-Cheng, Taiwan, have developed a connector. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrical connector comprises an insulative housing defining an receiving cavity; a plurality of conductive terminals ...
Hong Kong Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Flashlight
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Stephanie Wai Man Shiu of Kowloon, Hong Kong, has developed an ornamental design for a flashlight, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D567,976 on April 29.The patent has been assigned to Gold ...
New York Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Lighting Fixture
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Vincenzo Guercio of Wallkill, N.Y., has developed an ornamental design for a lighting fixture, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D567,980 on April 29.The patent has been assigned to Rab Lighting ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Cable Winder
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Sung Chiang Wu of Taipei, Taiwan, has developed a winder. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to cable winders, more particularly to a cable winder using the spring force of a spiral spring to pull back a signal ...
Chinese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Hand Light
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Sun Jianwei of Shanghai, China, has developed an ornamental design for a hand light, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D567,978 on April 29.The patent has been assigned to American Electric Cord ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Electric Terminal Connector
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Jui-Lin Huang of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, has developed a connector. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electric terminal connector includes a shell, a bridge unit, and a cap. The shell has a compartment a first end, a second end and at ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Battery Connector
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Lai-Ming Yan of Tu Cheng, Taiwan, has developed a connector. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A battery connector includes a dielectric housing defining terminal grooves therein to receive plenty of electric terminals. The tops of two ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Pressure Coupling Connector
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Toshihiro Yamamoto, Norimasa Kaji, Hirohisa Tanaka, Hidetoshi Takeyama, Shuji Katou and Mitsuhiro Kadowaki, all from Kadoma, Japan, have developed a connector. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a pressure coupling connector which ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Substrate Connector
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Nobuyoshi Tanaka of Yokkaichi, Japan, has developed a connector. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fixing part has two resiliently deformable legs separated by a slot. A locking projection is formed at a distal end of the fixing part and ...
Chinese Inventor Develops High Definition Digital Interface
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Chingjen Hsu of Dongguan, China, has developed an interface. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention discloses a high definition digital interface and the assembly process thereof. The interface comprises: a terminal; a ...
Chinese Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Table Lamp
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- James Lu and Michael Lu, both of Shenzhen City, China, have developed an ornamental design for a table lamp, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D567,982 on April 29.The original application was ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Vehicle Front Light Exterior Surface Configuration
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Hong Ming Hsu of Tainan City, Taiwan, has developed an ornamental design for an exterior surface configuration of a vehicle front light, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D567,973 on April 29.The ...
Maryland Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Power Tool Light Housing
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Stuart J. Wright of Timonium, Md., and Lee M. Brendel of Bel Air, Md., have developed an ornamental design for a light housing for a power tool, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D567,975 on April 29. ...
Connecticut Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Photographic Light
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Alexander P. DeSorbo of Woodbury, Conn., has developed an ornamental design for a photographic light, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D567,981 on April 29.The patent has been assigned to ...
Minnesota Inventors Develop Telecommunication Patch
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Gordon P. Clark of Eden Prairie, Minn., and Loren Mattson of Richfield, Minn., have developed a patch. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connecting panel assembly including pivot modules that are pivotally connected to a frame of the ...
Hong Kong Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Rechargeable Light Emitting Diode Spotlight
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Se Kit Yuen of Kowloon, Hong Kong, has developed an ornamental design for a rechargeable light emitting diode spotlight with camping light, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D567,974 on April 29. ...
CITY OF LAFAYETTE ISSUES AGENDA FOR MAY 6 MEETING
May 06, 2008 ... The city of LaFayette issued the following City Council meeting agenda: 6:30 PM CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP I. VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARDS RECEPTION - ASPEN ROOM 7:30 PM CITY COUNCIL MEETING I. OPENING OF REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING Call to Order Pledge ...
Ohio, New York Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Stick Vacuum Cleaner Handle
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Suzanne Ponikvar of South Euclid, Ohio, Matthew Joseph Doerfler of Wooster, Ohio, Jack W. Gee II of Willoughby, Ohio, David Matthew Collins of Lyndhurst, Ohio, David Khalil of Highland Heights, Ohio, and Karim Rashid of New York, have developed an ornamental design for ...
German Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Vehicle Headlight Surface Configuration
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Hartmut Sinkwitz of Heimsheim, Germany, has developed an ornamental design for a surface configuration of a headlight for a vehicle, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D567,969 on April 29.The ...
British Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Vacuum Cleaner
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Nicholas Gerald Grey of Worcester, Great Britain, has developed an ornamental design for a vacuum cleaner, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D568,008 on April 29.The patent has been assigned to ...
German Inventors Develop Coaxial Plug-Type Connector
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Werner Wild of Unterthurheim, Germany, and Rudolf Peschka of Frasdorf, Germany, have developed a connector. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A coaxial plug-type connector including an approximately hollow-cylindrical plug-head with an ...
Illinois Inventor Develops Electrical Connector Shielded Cage Assembly
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Jerry A. Long of Elgin, Ill., has developed a cage assembly. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An integrated wall stacked shielded cage assembly is provided for electrical connectors. The cage assembly has multiple bays for receiving ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Micro Secure Digital Adapter Structure
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Shih-Tung Liu of Miaoli County, Taiwan, has developed an adapter. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A micro secure digital (SD) adapter structure includes a casing having an insert slot, a hollow portion at the casing, an embedding groove at ...
Chinese Inventor Develops Improved Terminal Cable Connector
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Yaojun Wang of Kunsan, China, has developed a connector. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cable connector includes an insulative housing, a number of terminals and a cable. The insulative housing includes a base portion and a tongue ...
German Inventors Develop Flat Fuses Holder
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Stefan Ecker of Vilsbiburg, Germany, and Stefan Wimmer of Hohenthann, Germany, have developed a fuse holder. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fuse holder for use in motor vehicles. The fuse holder comprises an elongated box-shaped housing ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Male Terminal Fitting
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Keiichi Nakamura, Ryotaro Ishikawa, Yutaka Noro, Yutaka Kobayashi and Hajime Kawase, all from Yokkaichi, Japan, have developed a male terminal fitting. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A male terminal fitting is formed by bending a flat ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Security Identification Module Card Connector
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Yun-Chien Lee and Shu-Man Chiang, both of Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, have developed a card connector. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A security identification module card connector includes a connector body. The connector body defines a ...
MURRIETA CITY COUNCIL ISSUES CONSOLIDATED AGENDA FOR MAY 6 MEETING
May 06, 2008 ... The Murrieta City Council issued the following meeting agenda: 4:45 PM CLOSED SESSION CS1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS CITY MANAGER RICK DUDLEY, MURRIETA GENERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, MURRIETA SUPERVISORS ASSOCIATION, MURRIETA POLICE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION AND MURRIETA ...
LITTLETON CITY COUNCIL ISSUES AGENDA FOR MAY 6 MEETING
May 06, 2008 ... The City Council issued the following meeting agenda: 1. ROLL CALL 2. FLAG CEREMONY AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY BOY SCOUT TROOPS 561 AND 355 Michael Guymon - Troops 561 and 355 Representative 3. AGENDA 4. MINUTES (a) Minutes of regular Council ...
CITY OF LONE TREE ISSUES AGENDA FOR MAY 6 MEETING
May 06, 2008 ... The city of Lone Tree issued the following City Council meeting agenda: I Call to Order & Roll Call II Executive Session III Regular Session Convened IV Pledge of Allegiance V Amendments to the Agenda and Adoption of the Agenda VI Conflict ...
Alabama Inventor Develops Automatic Inflation Device
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Richard A. Campbell of Huntsville, Alabama, has developed an inflation device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automatic inflation device is provided which features a trigger and release system for use in an armed-static condition and ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Needle-Like Structure Alignment Method
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Kazuo Iwata, Kazuhiro Jindai and Eiichi Motai, all from Yokohama, Japan, Yuji Tsuruoka of Kawasaki, Japan, Hidehito Takayama of Chigasaki, Japan, and Takashi Mori of Tokyo, have developed an alignment unit. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...
New York, Minnesota Inventors Develop Coplanar Edges Fastening Method
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Dennis R. Barringer of Wallkill, N.Y., Budy D. Notohardjono of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Harold M. Toffler of Newburgh, N.Y., and Justin C. Rogers of Rochester, Minn., have developed an edge fastener. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Electrical Connector
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Atsushi Nishida, Masato Minakata and Hiroshi Kobayashi, all from Aichi, Japan, Hidehisa Yamagami and Ken Furuyama, both of Kanagawa, Japan, have developed a connector. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A board-mount electrical connector ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Boat Propeller with Hub
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Huei-Jeng Lin and Chin-I Liao, both of Taipei City, Taiwan, and Yan-Min Guo of Kao-Hsiung Hsien, Taiwan, have developed a propeller. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A boat propeller comprises a hub formed of a first cylindrical member and a ...
New York Inventor Develops Portable Floatation Apparatus
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Thomas B. Ferrara of Albany, N.Y., has developed a floatation apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable floatation apparatus comprising a platform, a ramp, and a buoyancy structure non-removably attached to the platform. At ...
Hawaii Inventors Develop Marine Propulsion Steering System
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Robert Gornstein of Kailua, Hawaii, Gary Shimozono of Kapolei, Hawaii, and Brian Kays of Kaneohe, Hawaii, have developed a steering system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A marine propulsion steering apparatus includes a steering nozzle ...
California Inventor Develops Jet Pump Tail Cone Insert
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Timothy Edward Bushman of Livermore, Calif., has developed a cone insert. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a jet pump tail cone insert for a jet pump. The jet pump tail cone insert comprises a cap, a body ...
Texas Inventor Develops Linear Propulsor Array Controller
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Carl Phillip Gusler of Austin, Texas, has developed a control system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention comprises a method of using a scalable, configurable 'propulsor' system to move and navigate a submersible device through a ...
Illinois Inventors Develop Crimped Contact Communication Connector
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Jack E. Caveney of Hinsdale, Ill., and Scott M. Lesniak of Lockport, Ill., have developed a connector. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A communications connector with a flexible printed circuit board is provided. The flexible printed ...
South Korean Inventor Develops Semiconductor Polishing Pad
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Yong Soo Choi of Gyunggi-do, South Korea, has developed a pad. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A polishing pad for chemically mechanically polishing a semiconductor wafer comprises a first groove pattern circularly formed on the surface of ...
Idaho Inventor Develops Microfeature Workpiece Mechanical Polishing Method
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Jason B. Elledge of Boise, Idaho, has developed a polishing method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for polishing microfeature workpieces. In one embodiment, a method includes determining a status of a characteristic of ...
Canadian Inventors Develop Digital Disc Reconditioning Method
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Ivan George Cooper of Chilliwack, Canada, and Mark Charles Chaplin of Langley, Canada, have developed a disc reconditioner. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automated method for reconditioning a plurality of digital discs within a ...
Missouri Inventor Develops Heterocyclic Amines Compounds
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Arthur G. Romero of Chesterfield, Mo., has developed an anxiolytic disorder treatment compound. According to a description of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is directed toward tricyclic nitrogen ...
Chinese Inventors Develop Carbon Nanotube-Based Field Emission Device
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Liang Liu and Shou Shan Fan, both of Beijing, have developed an emission device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A preferred method for making a carbon nanotube-based field emission device in accordance with the invention includes the ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Digital Radio Telephone
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Takashi Murata of Tokyo has developed a digital mobile radio communication system. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A digital radio telephone comprises a radio portion for receiving a radio signal modulated ...
Texas Inventors Develop Riding Floor Polishing, Grinding Machine
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Thomas David Lundberg of Forney, Texas, and Mitchell Stanley Withem of Haltom City, Texas, have developed a grinding machine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention is a riding floor polishing and grinding machine that uses one or ...
California Inventors Develop Jet Singulation Method
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Ross Popescu and Shan Jiang, both of Morgan Hill, Calif., and Clarence Tamargo of Stockton, Calif., have developed singulating techniques. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Techniques for singulating a substrate into a plurality of component ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Image Reading Platen Document Feeder
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Masaki Oomori, Makoto Shimizu, Toshihito Shiina and Osamu Jinza, all from Yamanashi-ken, Japan, have developed a document feeder. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A document feeder includes a frame to be disposed on a platen of a scanner; a ...
U.S., Swiss Inventors Develop Neural Tissue Modification System
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- William J. Rittman III of Lynnfield, Mass., Eric R. Cosman of Belmont, Mass., and Menno E. Sluijter of Lucerne, Switzerland, have developed a neural tissue modification method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a ...
U.S., Indian Inventors Develop Communication Link Sequence Symbols Sending Communication System
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- Michael A. Tzannes of Lexington, Mass., Peter N. Heller of Somerville, Mass., John P. Stautner of The Woodlands, Texsa, William R. Morrell of Seattle, and Sriram Jayasimha of Hyderabad, Ind., have developed a information data transmission system. According to ...
Texas Inventor Develops Integrated Circuit Edge Transition Detection Device
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- David Charles McClure of Carrollton, Texas, has developed an integrated circuit memory device. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "An integrated circuit structure and method provides for an integrated circuit ...
Washington Inventor Develops Audio Signal Rate Loop Processor
May 06, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 -- James David Johnston of Redmond, Wash., has developed an audio signal quantization apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and apparatus for quantizing audio signals is disclosed which advantageously produces a quantized audio ...