US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Thursday, May 15:
AMENDMENT WOULD MANDATE FULL STUDY OF ECONOMIC IMPACT OF MOVING VESSELS TO NAVAL STATION MAYPORT
May 15, 2008 ... Rep. Thelma D. Drake, R-Va. (2nd CD), issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Thelma Drake today offered an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) mandating the Navy complete a full study of the economic impacts on the community affected by the Navy's ...
REP. WALZ TO HOLD ECONOMIC SUMMIT
May 15, 2008 ... Rep. Tim Walz, D-Minn. (1st CD), has issued the following news release: This event will feature thought-provoking discussions and panels on the most important economic issues facing Southern Minnesota and the country. The Summit offers an opportunity to have a regional conversation about ...
Italian Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Spectacle
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Diego Della Valle of Sant'Elpidio a Mare, Italy, has developed an ornamental design for a spectacle, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D568,369 on May 6. The patent has been assigned to ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Digital Camera
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Kenji Tajima of Machida, Japan, has developed an ornamental design for a digital camera, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D568,359 on May 6. The patent has been assigned to Olympus Imaging Corp., ...
German Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Magnifying Glass
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Klaus-Diether Krause of Dietenhofen, Germany, has developed an ornamental design for the magnifying glass, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D568,353 on May 6. The patent has been assigned to A ....
Japanese Inventor Develops Press Drive Unit
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Kiyoji Aoshima of Komatsu, Japan, has developed a drive method for press. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A press drive unit and press drive method are provided which decrease the cycle time of a press to improve its productivity, enable ...
German Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Vehicle Side Mirror
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Marc Michael Markefka of Munich, Germany, has developed an ornamental design for a side mirror for a vehicle, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D568,218 on May 6. The patent has been assigned to ...
Pennsylvania Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Bicycle Base Bar
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- David Greenfield of Philadelphia has developed an ornamental design for a bicycle base bar, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D568,214 on May 6. The patent has been assigned to Elite Bicycles, ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Portable Phone
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Kyung Jin Lee of Seoul, South Korea, Joon Suh Kim of Anyang-si, South Korea, and Gee Hong Yoon of Seongnam-si, South Korea, have developed an ornamental design for a portable phone, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Cellular Phone
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Kwang-Ha Choi and Sang-Min Hyun, both of Seoul, South Korea, and Chang-Soo Lee of Incheon, South Korea, have developed an ornamental design for a cellular phone, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No ....
South Korean Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Digital Versatile Disc Player
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Chull Lee of Seoul, South Korea, has developed an ornamental design for a digital versatile disc player, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D568,273 on May 6. The patent has been assigned to LG ...
California Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Foot Peg for Motorcycle Foot Control
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Jesse G. James of Surfside, Calif., has developed an ornamental design for a foot peg for a motorcycle foot control, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D568,215 on May 6. The patent has been ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Automobile Front Grill
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Nobuyuki Tomatsu of Toyota, Japan, and Tetsu Endoh of Kariya, Japan, have developed an ornamental design for a front grill for an automobile, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D568,217 on May ...
Taiwanese, Chinese Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Computer Front Bezel
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Yun-Lung Chen of Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, and Ning-Bo Pan of Shenzhen, China, have developed an ornamental design for a computer front bezel, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D568,318 on May 6. The ...
New Jersey, New York Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Computer Screen Portion with Icon Image
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Oke Okaro of Jersey City, N.J., and Jeremy A. Weinrib of New York, have developed an ornamental design for a portion of a computer screen with an icon image, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D568,333 on ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Portable Computer
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Tetsuya Kaneshiro of Kadoma, Japan, has developed an ornamental design for a portable computer, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D568,307 on May 6. The patent has been assigned to Matsushita ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Image Data Communication Unit
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Ken Yano of Tokyo have developed an ornamental design for an image data communication unit, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D568,315 on May 6. The patent has been assigned to Sony Corp., ...
California Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Loudspeaker Housing
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Ravi Sawhney of Calabasas, Calif., Lance Hussey of Simi Valley, Calif., Kurt Botsai of Thousand Oaks, Calif., and Chris Glupker of Studio City, Calif., have developed an ornamental design for a loudspeaker housing, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office ...
Indiana Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Hitch Safety Cover
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Nicole Weymouth and David Henninger, both of Martinsville, Ind., have developed an ornamental design for a safety cover for a hitch, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D568,216 on May 6. The ...
Maryland Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Speaker
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Paul M. Krueger of Baltimore has developed an ornamental design for a speaker, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D568,295 on May 6. The original application was filed on Feb. 21, 2007, and is ...
California Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Vehicle Instrument Panel Portion
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Jean-Paul Schowalter of Fullerton, Calif., has developed an ornamental design for a portion of a vehicle instrument panel, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D568,219 on May 6. The patent has been ...
Swiss Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Cuff Link
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Janos Edocs of Magglingen, Switzerland, has developed an ornamental design for a cuff link, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D568,208 on May 6. The patent has been assigned to Milus International ...
Chinese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Passenger Car
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Jianhui Lu of Wu Hu, China, has developed an ornamental design for a passenger car, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D568,212 on May 6. The original application was filed on April 20, 2007, and is ...
Michigan Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Automobile Body
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Nicholas Vardis of Sylvan Lake, Mich., Donald A. Renkert of Royal Oak, Mich., and John P. Sgalia of Farmington Hills, Mich., have developed an ornamental design for an automobile body, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued ...
New Jersey Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Artificial Partial Novelty Corpse
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Ronald T. Jost of Cape May Court House, N.J., has developed an ornamental design for an artificial partial novelty corpse, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D568,206 on May 6. The patent has been ...
California Inventors Develop Clock Frequency Matching Integrated Circuit
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Ho-Ming Leung and Chiu-Tsun Chu, both of Cupertino, Calif., Omer F. Orberk of Mountain View, Calif., and Gary Chang of San Jose, Calif., have developed an integrated circuit. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "One aspect of the present ...
Virginia Inventor Develops Sub-Frame Processing Method
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Nagendra Goel of McLean, Va., has developed a sub-frame processing use. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and apparatus for using and combining sub-frame processing and adaptive jitter-buffers for improved voice quality in ...
Italian Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Buckle
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Diego Della Valle of Sant'Elpidio a Mare, Italy, have developed an ornamental design for a buckle, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D568,209 on May 6. The patent has been assigned to ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Automobile, Toy Replica
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Etsuya Ohishi and Nobuyuki Tomatsu, both of Toyota, Japan, and Shinichi Nakamura and Shogo Tokutake, both of Kariya, Japan, have developed an ornamental design for an automobile and/or toy replica thereof, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The ...
Michigan Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Vehicle Exterior
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Gordon Platto of Troy, Mich., David Mahoney of Orchard Lake, Mich., Xitij Mistry of Ann Arbor, Mich., and Patrick Schiavone of Bloomfield Village, Mich., and Peter Horbury of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., have developed an ornamental design for a vehicle exterior, the U.S ....
Florida Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Planter
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Denise Marie Ford of West Palm Beach, Fla., has developed an ornamental design for a planter, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D568,205 on May 6. The original application was filed on July 20, ...
California Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Baseball Flagpole Finial
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Mark E. Oakley of El Segundo, Calif., has developed an ornamental design for a baseball flagpole finial, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D568,207 on May 6. The original application was filed on ...
North Carolina Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Flower Pot Stand
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Clifton Allred of Mebane, N.C., has developed an ornamental design for a flower pot stand, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D568,204 on May 6. The original application was filed on Aug. 22, 2006, ...
California Inventors Develop Weights Controlling System
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Magnus Karlsson of Mountain View, Calif., Christos Karamanolis of Los Gatos, Calif., and Xiaoyun Zhu of San Jose, Calif., have developed a weights controller. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to one embodiment, a method comprises ...
California Inventors Develop Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop Bufferless Switch Circuitry
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Alistair D. Black of Los Gatos, Calif., and Kurt Chan of Roseville, Calif., have developed a switch circuitry. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A switch, switched architecture and process for transferring data through an fibre channel ...
U.S., Norwegian Inventors Develop Communications Network Service Level Verification Method
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Bjorn Dag Johnsen and Ola Torudbakken, both of Oslo, Norway, Christopher Jackson of Westford, Mass., and David Brean of Boston, have developed a service level verifier. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "One embodiment of the invention ...
Washington Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Emblem
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- James M.Short of Longview, Wash., has developed an ornamental design for an emblem, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D568,202 on May 6. The patent has been assigned to Kaper II Inc., Kelso, ...
U.S., Israeli Inventors Develop Distributed Packet Processing Method
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- John J. Williams Jr. of Pleasanton, Calif., John Andrew Fingerhut of Aliso Viejo, Calif., Doron Shoham of Shoham, Israel, and Shimon Listman of Tel Mond, Israel, have developed a packet processor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Sequences ...
Chinese Inventor Develops Internal Server with Reduced Internet Protocol Addresses
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Ning Wang of Shenzhen, China, has developed an internal server. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a method for providing internal server with reduced Internet Protocol addresses, comprising: first, configure ...
California Inventor Develops High Refractive Index Ophthalmic Polymers
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Khalid Mentak of San Ramon, Calif., has developed a copolymer for intraocular lens. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to "novel copolymers preferably for intraocular lenses, contact lens, and other ophthalmic and optical ...
Chinese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Jewel
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Fook Ming Chui of Hong Kong has developed an ornamental design for a jewel, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D568,200 on May 6. The original application was filed on March 22, 2007, and is ...
Michigan Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Watch Face
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Kevork Wartersian and Pierre Mouradian, both of West Bloomfield, Mich., have developed an ornamental design for a watch face, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D568,197 on May 6. The original ...
Israeli Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Diamond
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Elliot Tannenbaum of Ramat Gan, Israel, has developed an ornamental design for a diamond, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D568,199 on May 6. The patent has been assigned to My Diamond Place Ltd., ...
Minnesota Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Short-Stemmed Flower Vase
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Marjorie Lindberg of Brooklyn Park, Minn., has developed an ornamental design for a short-stemmed flower vase, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D568,203 on May 6. The original application was ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Fast Handoff Method
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Xiao-ming Wang and Hee-jin Jang, both of Yongin-si, South Korea, Jin-hyeock Choi of Suwon-si, South Korea, and Youn-hee Han of Guri-si, South Korea, have developed a handoff method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fast handoff method of ...
New Jersey Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Ribbon-Wrapped Wristlet Base
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Jessica Pilkin of Clifton, N.J., has developed an ornamental design for a ribbon-wrapped wristlet base, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D568,198 on May 6. The original application was filed on ...
Texas Inventors Develop Traffic Classification Method
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Jack C. Wybenga of Plano, Texas, Patricia K. Sturm of Dallas, and Patrick W. Ireland of Sanger, Texas, have developed a traffic classifier. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A router for interconnecting N interfacing peripheral devices. The ...
German Inventors Develop Isobutene Polymer Functionalization Process
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Gabriele Lang of Mannheim, Germany, Hans Peter Rath of Gruenstadt, Germany, and Helmut Mach of Heidelberg, Germany, have developed an isobutene polymer functionalization process. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A process is described for ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Semiconductor Device Epoxy Resin Encapsulant
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Yoshinori Nishitani of Tochigi, Japan, has developed a semiconductor encapsulant of epoxy resin, phenolic resin and triazole compound, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. 7,354,978 on April 8. The ...
U.S., German, Belgian Inventors Develop Olefin Monomer Polymerization Process
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Patrick Brant of Seabrook, Texas, Lawrence Carl Smith of Houston, Douglas J. McLain of Zachary, La., Terry J. Burkhardt of Huntley, Ill., and Gerhard Franz Luft of Muhltal, Germany, and John Richard Shutt of Tervuren, Belgium, have developed an olefin polymerization ...
Connecticut Inventors Develop Carboxylic Acid-Functionalized Material Hydroxyalkylation Process
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- John G. Woods of Farmington, Conn., Susanne D. Morrill of West Hartford, Conn., and Anthony F. Jacobine of Meriden, Conn., have developed a carboxylic acid-functionalized material. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Silicone Wax
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Shoji Ichinohe of Gunma, Japan, has developed a silicone wax. According to a description of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a silicone wax, particularly to a silicone wax which has a ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Chlorinated Polyolefins Production Process
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Jun Konishi, Atsushi Sugawara and Yutaka Mitsunaga, all from Kawasaki, Japan, have developed a polyolefin powder production process.According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Uniform chlorinated polyolefins which can give crosslinked rubbers and ...
California Inventors Develop Fluorinated Thermoset Polyurethane Elastomers
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Aslam A. Malik of Cameron Park, Calif., and Thomas G. Archibald of Fair Oaks, Calif., have developed a polyether prepolymer derived polyurethane elastomer. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This application is directed to novel fluorinated ...
Chinese Inventors Develop Polyethylene Catalyst Preparation Process
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Mingwei Xiao, Shijiong Yu and Xiaofeng Ye, all from Shanghai, China, have developed a polyethylene catalyst preparation process. According to a description of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a ...
New York Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Diamond Setting
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Danny Lai of New York has developed an ornamental design for a diamond setting, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D568,201 on May 6. The patent has been assigned to Gramercy Corp., New ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Saccharide Residue-Functional Organopolysiloxanes
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Daiyo Terunuma, Koji Matsuoka and Ken Hatano, all from Saitama, Japan, and Makoto Yoshitake of Chiba, Japan, have developed an organopolysiloxane preparation method. According to a description of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
British Inventors Develop Data Distribution Method
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Sophie Chang, Mick Saxton and Garth Howell, all from London, have developed a data distributor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of the invention are concerned with data distribution apparatus, for use on each of a plurality of ...
Ohio Inventors Develop Internet Protocol Group Power Saver
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Victor J. Griswold of North Canton, Ohio, and Robert Meier of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, have developed a power-saver. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for providing a superior quality of service for multicast data streams delivered ...
Canadian Inventors Develop Information Encoding Method
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Michael Yo-Yun Ho and Barry Kazuto Tsuji, both of Burnaby, Canada, Oon-Sim Ang and Oreste Basil Varelas, both of Vancouver, Canada, have developed an information encoder. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Method and apparatus for encoding ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Packet Processing Apparatus
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Kazuyuki Suzuki and Shirou Uriu, both of Kawasaki, Japan, have developed a processor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A packet processing apparatus that realizes improved overall relaying performance by distributing input packets to ...
California Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Transponder Housing
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Bruce E. Barnes and David A. Poirier, both of Escondido, Calif., and William A. Blair of San Diego, have developed an ornamental design for a transponder housing, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No ....
California Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Fascia Board Support, Positioning Tool Assembly
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Jay Michael Rogell of Creston, Calif., has developed an ornamental design for a fascia board support and positioning tool assembly, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D568,184 on May 6. The original ...
Illinois Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Notification Devices
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Bojana Vojinovic of Elmhurst, Ill., and Jeffrey M. Klein of Chicago, have developed an ornamental design for notification devices, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D568,194 on May 6. The patent ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Tape Measure
May 15, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 15 -- Jui-Tung Chen of Yunlin Hsien, Taiwan, has developed an ornamental design for a tape measure, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D568,188 on May 6. The original application was filed on Aug. 13, ...