US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Thursday, May 8:
Texas Inventors Develop Proximity Warning System Apparatus
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Janice Marie Girouard and Emily Jane Ratliff, both of Austin, Texas, and Mark Joseph Hamzy of Round Rock, Texas, have developed an apparatus for a proximity warning system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a ...
California Inventor Develops Executable File Interface Securing Method
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Arthur Rothstein of San Francisco has developed a methodology for securing interfaces of executable file. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system providing methodology for securing interfaces of executable files is described. In one ...
REP. WALBERG ANNOUNCES HUBZONE DESIGNATION FOR BRANCH COUNTY
May 08, 2008 ... Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich. (7th CD), has issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Tim Walberg (R-MI) today announced that Branch County has officially been designated as having HUBZone status after he requested that the U.S. Small Business Administration look into whether ...
Texas Inventors Develop Emission Reduction Method
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Gordon James Johnston Bartley and Christopher Alan Sharp, both of San Antonio, Texas, have developed an emission reducer. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention relates to emission reduction systems for diesel engines, and more ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Electronic Camera
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Jun Sato of Tokyo has developed an ornamental design for an electronic camera, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D567,836 on April 29.The patent has been assigned to Fujifilm Corp., Tokyo ....
Canadian Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Book Cover
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Supriti Bharma of Vancouver, Canada, has developed an ornamental design for a cover of a book or similar article, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D567,849 on April 29.The patent has been ...
Chinese Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Pen
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Zhiming Qiu and Chunmiao Ke, both of Ningbo, China, have developed an ornamental design for a pen, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D567,853 on April 29.The patent has been assigned to Beifa ...
Michigan Inventor Develops Headliner, Door Panel Production Method
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Rajendran S. Michael of Milford, Mich., has developed a headliner producer. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of making an article includes the steps of feeding fiber yarn, bundle or roving into a chopping device, chopping the fiber ...
Singapore Inventors Develop Microfluidics Package
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Lin Cong and Hongmiao Ji, both of Singapore, and Victor Samper of Springdale, Singapore, have developed a microfluidics package. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Microfluidics packages and methods of use are described, comprising in one ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Conductive Ink Composition
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Akiyoshi Fujii of Nara, Japan, and Shigehiko Hayashi of Kobe, Japan, have developed an ink composition. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A conductive ink composition is obtained by dispersing, in an organic solvent, a solid material made ...
Austrian Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Eyewear
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Gerhard Fuchs of Kauns, Austria, has developed an ornamental design for an eyewear, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D567,839 on April 29.The patent has been assigned to Silhouette International ...
Illinois Inventors Develop Blood Processing System
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Kelly B. Smith and Mark Vandlik, both of Gurnee, Ill., and Michael Kast of Evanston, Ill., have developed a blood processor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Blood processing systems and methods convey blood cells from a blood cell source ...
Oregon Inventor Develops Three-Dimensional Objects Production Systems
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Gregory J. May of Corvallis, Ore., has developed an identifiable structure. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Method and systems for producing three-dimensional objects. One exemplary method, among others, includes: forming an identifiable ...
Pennsylvania, South Carolina Inventors Develop Multilayered Structure Extruding Method
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Tim Pritchett of Bethlehem, Pa., and Jennifer Peavey of Greer, S.C., have developed an article extruder. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus and method for extruding a multilayered article employs a shearing rod connected to the ...
New York Inventors Develop Reagent Addition Method
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Patrick Gaillard of Bayville, N.Y., Peter Kurzyna of Albertson, N.Y., and Drasko Vukicevic of Oyster Bay, N.Y., have developed a reagent addition system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A piston coupling for a micro-liter range liquid ...
Virginia, New York, Tennessee Inventors Develop Ingestible Film Making Process
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Richard C. Fuisz and Joseph M. Fuisz, both of McLean, Va., Robert K. Yang of Flushing, N.Y., and Gary L. Myers of Kingsport, Tenn., have developed an ingestible film. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to film products ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Data Processing Machine
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Toshihiro Kawamura, Atsushi Fukumura, Makoto Kawamoto, Yasuhiro Sakanashi and Kouichi Motoyoshi, all from Kyoto, Japan, have developed an ornamental design for a data processing machine, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued ...
French Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Spectacle Frames
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Alain Miklitarian of Paris has developed an ornamental design for spectacle frames, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D567,844 on April 29.The patent has been assigned to WIS Sarl, Paris ....
Italian Inventors Develop Cylinder Manufacturing Method
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Giulio Betti, Fabrizio Lorenzi and Walter Di Nardo, all from Lucca, Italy, have developed a cylinder. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The rotating cylinder comprises: an elongated inner core which is substantially rigid and an ...
Rhode Island Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Font Character Set
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Sumner MacDonald of Bristol, R.I., has developed an ornamental design for a character set of a font, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D567,847 on April 29.The original application was filed on ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Transparent Conductive Material
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Noriyuki Yasuda of Tokyo has developed a conductive material. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a transparent conductive material containing a conductive powder, a reactive compound having an organic group ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Ballpoint Pen
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Hideyuki Uchibayashi of Tokyo has developed an ornamental design for a ballpoint pen, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D567,851 on April 29.The patent has been assigned to Roxy GmbH, ...
German Inventors Develop Container Filling, Production Method
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Bernd Hansen and Hans Weiss, both of Sulzbach-Laufen, Germany, have developed a container filling device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a method for the production and filling of containers, at least one tube of plasticized plastic ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Conductive Adhesive
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Yasunori Ninomiya of Kariya, Japan, Masashi Totokawa of Nagoya, Japan, Hirokazu Imai of Okazaki, Japan, and Yukinori Migitaka of Kasugai, Japan, have developed an adhesive. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A conductive adhesive is formed by ...
California Inventor Develops Resistometer
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Todd Morrison of Dana Point, Calif., has developed a resistometer. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A biological indicator evaluator resistometer (BIER) provides enhancements in controlling the start and end points of exposure to a sterilant ...
California Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Pick for Stringed Musical Instruments
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Brian Judd of Campbell, Calif., has developed an ornamental design for a pick for stringed musical instruments, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D567,845 on April 29.The original application was ...
U.S., Chinese Inventors Develop Melt Spun Fiber
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Ravi R. Vedula of North Ridgeville, Ohio, and Yinbing Xia of Beijing, have developed fibers. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Thermoplastic polyether polyurethane polymers are disclosed which are mixed with a non-polyether crosslinking agent ...
Texas Inventor Develops Singular Molded Electronic Packaging Pre-Forms
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Lauren A. Groth of Cypress, Texas, has developed molded pre-forms. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Molded pre-forms that are used to protect electronic components and assemblies from damage due to vibration, shock and/or thermal exposure ....
New Jersey Inventor Develops Bioactive Material Sterilization Method
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Lawrence A. Shimp of Morganville, N.J., has developed a material sterlizer. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method is provided for sterilizing a bioactive material which comprises contacting the bioactive material with hydrogen gas and ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Hot Rolled Steel Strip Cooling Method
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Akio Fujibayashi, Sadanori Imada, Yoshimichi Hino, Toru Minote, Yoichi Motoyashiki and Shozo Ikemune, all from Fukuyama, Japan, have developed a strip cooler. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for cooling a hot rolled steel strip ...
Ohio Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Guitar Headstock
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Anthony Dudzik and Sean W. Bowers, both of Columbus, Ohio, have developed an ornamental design for a guitar headstock, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D567,846 on April 29.The original ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Video Camera with Video Disc Recorder
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Kenji Nishiwaki and Shigetada Ninomiya, both of Kadoma, Japan, have developed an ornamental design for a video camera with video disc recorder, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D567,837 on April 29. ...
Florida Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Tooth for Cutter
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- John W. Edwards of Tampa, Fla., has developed an ornamental design for a tooth for a cutter, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D567,832 on April 29.The patent has been assigned to Attachment ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Information Carrier Reader/Writer
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Takayuki Komatsu and Masashi Kamiya, both of Kariya, Japan, Masahiko Sato of Handa, Japan, and Kiyoshi Takahashi of Hekinan, Japan, have developed an apparatus for supporting reader/writer carrier. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a ...
Swiss Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Housing for Welding Extruder
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Rene Stirnimann of Ruswil, Switzerland, and Ephrem Christen of Lucerne, Switzerland, have developed an ornamental design for a housing for welding extruder, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D567,833 on ...
Pennsylvania Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Refractory Block
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- John J. Stephansky of Fair Oaks, Pa., and John E. Berry of Wexford, Pa., have developed an ornamental design for a refractory block, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D567,829 on April 29.The ...
New York Inventor Develops Transform Coded Image Authentication Method
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Ricardo L. de Queiroz of Pittsford, N.Y., has developed a method for authentication of transform coded images. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for authentication of joint photographic experts group (JPEG) image data ...
Pennsylvania, Maryland Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Saw Handle
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- David L. Wikle of York, Pa., and Robert P. Welsh of Hunt Valley, Md., have developed an ornamental design for a handle for a saw, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D567,831 on April 29.The ...
New Hampshire Inventors Develop Customer Interaction Console System
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Alexander Vergara of Concord, N.H., and Harold Turner of Goffstown, N.H., have developed a configurable console system for customer interaction. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A customer interaction console may include a counter module and ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Video Camera with Video Disc Recorder
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Kenji Nishiwaki and Shigetada Ninomiya, both of Kadoma, Japan, have developed an ornamental design for a video camera with video disc recorder, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D567,834 on April 29. ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Camera
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Kaoru Sumita of Tokyo has developed an ornamental design for a camera, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D567,835 on April 29.The patent has been assigned to Sony Corp., Tokyo. The ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Cartridge for Vending Machine
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Sadao Kusakawa of Osaka, Japan, has developed a vending machine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A storage compartment contains a variety of products. In a vending machine, once a product is selected at a product selection part, a dispense ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Smart Card-Based Service Provider
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Hiroki Uchiyama, Seiichi Susaki and Kenzi Matsumoto, all from Yokohama, Japan and Katsuyuki Umezawa of Machida, Japan, have developed an Information processor-based service providing system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A smart ...
German Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Angle Head
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Andreas Neumann of Gengenbach, Germany, and Christoph Zeller of Hausach, Germany, have developed an ornamental design for an angle head, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D567,830 on April 29. ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Radio Frequency Identification Tag Access Authentication System
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Hajime Honda of Kumamoto, Japan, has developed an access authentication system for radio frequency identification. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An radio frequency identification (RFID)tag access authentication system including a data ...
New York Inventor Develops Optical Code Reading Device
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Mehul Patel of Fort Salonga, N.Y., has developed a device for reading optical code. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mobile computing device is provided having more than one imaging engine, and preferably, two imagining engines. Switching ...
California Inventors Develop External Adapter for Magnetic Stripe Card Reader
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Mohammad A. Khan and Anna C. Stockel, both of San Jose, Calif., Li Liu of Milpitas, Calif., Jorge M. Fernandes of Los Altos Hills, Calif., and Ahmer Ali Khan of La Jolla, Calif., have developed a magnetic stripe credit card adaptor. According to the U.S. Patent ...
New Jersey Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Wine Cellar
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Gevevieve P. Moran of Hoboken, N.J., has developed an ornamental design for a wine cellar, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D567,828 on April 29.The patent has been assigned to Conair Corp., ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Card Stack Reader
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Hidenori Shiba, Toshiyuki Kaji, Takao Yamauchi, Akira Nishino, Toru Ohara, Takaharu Terada, all from Tokyo, Toshikazu Yoshida of Yamato, Japan, and Fumihiro Kato of Yokohama, Japan, have developed a method for manufacturing game card. According to the U.S ....
BOULDER ZONING ADJUSTMENT AND BUILDING APPEALS ISSUES AGENDA FOR MAY 8 MEETING
May 08, 2008 ... The Boulder Zoning Adjustment and Building Appeals issued the text of its meeting agenda: 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. PUBLIC HEARINGS Docket No.: 2008-6 Applicants: Kermit & Sharon Gause Address: 412 Christmas Tree As part of a proposal that will ...
Massachusetts Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Stabilizer Pad
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Andry Lagsdin of Hanover, Mass., has developed an ornamental design for a stabilizer pad, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D567,824 on April 29.The original application was filed on April 10, ...
Oklahoma Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Upper Corner Lip Shroud
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Charles Clendenning of Broken Arrow, Okla., and Russell N. Drake of Claremore, Okla., have developed an ornamental design for an upper corner lip shroud, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D567,825 on ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Rubber Crawler
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Daisuke Hagio of Tokyo has developed an ornamental design for a rubber crawler, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D567,823 on April 29.The patent has been assigned to Bridgestone Corp., Tokyo ....
Oklahoma Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Lower Corner Lip Shroud
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Charles Clendenning of Broken Arrow, Okla., and Russell N. Drake of Claremore, Okla., have developed an ornamental design for a lower corner lip shroud, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D567,826 on April ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Automobile Engine Cover
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Yoji Terazono and Satoru Sugimoto, both of Aichi-ken, Japan, have developed an ornamental design for an engine cover for an automobile, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D567,820 on April 29. ...
Oklahoma Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Lip Shroud
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Charles Clendenning of Broken Arrow, Okla., and Russell N. Drake of Claremore, Okla., have developed an ornamental design for a lip shroud, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D567,827 on April 29. ...
French Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Rotary Cultivator
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Jean-Pierre Martz of Les Lilas, France, has developed an ornamental design for a rotary cultivator, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D567,822 on April 29.The patent has been assigned to Pubert ...
German Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Newspaper Vendor
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Klaus-Diether Krause of Dietenhofen, Germany, has developed an ornamental design for a newspaper vendor, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D567,866 on April 29.The patent has been assigned to ...
Florida Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Handheld Multimedia Device
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Ainsworth J. Spence Jr. and Jay F. Salts III, both of Boynton Beach, Fla., James K. Devericks of Lantana, Fla., Jason D. Stonek of Lake Worth, Fla., have developed an ornamental design for a handheld multimedia device, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office ...
Chinese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Portable Digital Versatile Disc
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Yongde Zhang of Guang Dong, China, has developed an ornamental design for a portable digital versatile disc/digital media player, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D567,818 on April 29.The patent ...
German, French Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Aquarium Pump
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Axel Tunze of Penzberg, Germany, and Claude Hug of Horbourg Whir, France, have developed an ornamental design for an aquarium pump, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D567,821 on April 29.The ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Video Image Display for Mobile Phone
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Mi-Na Kwag and Min-Suk Kim, both of Seoul, South Korea, have developed an ornamental design for a video image display for mobile phone, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D567,817 on April 29. ...
New Jersey Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Paper Punch
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Peter Chen of West Windsor, N.J., and Jungkun Lee of Edison, N.J., have developed an ornamental design for a paper punch, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D567,861 on April 29.The patent has ...
Campbell Scientific Wins $23,460 Contract
May 08, 2008 ... WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M., May 8 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $23,460 contract to Campbell Scientific Inc., Logan, Utah, for measuring tools. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Contracting Agency, White Sands Missile Range, N.M. For more ...
Washington Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Audiovisual Communication Device Portion
May 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 8 -- Robert Freed of Kenmore, Wash., has developed an ornamental design for a portion of an audiovisual communication device, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D566,681 on April 15.The patent has been ...