US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Friday, May 16:
Japanese Inventors Develop Mass Transfer Device Production Process
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Takeo Yamazaki of Yokohama, Japan, Naoto Mihashi of Tokyo, Takeshi Imamura of Chigasaki, Japan, and Satoko Omizu of Kawasaki, Japan, have developed a mass transfer device producing process. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A process for ...
Colorado, New York Inventors Develop Acidic Solution for Metal Removal
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Mark Hernandez of Boulder, Colo., and Muna Ahmed Abu-Dalo of Potsdam, N.Y., have developed an acidic solution. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Removing metals from metal containing acidic solutions, such as contaminated waters and ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Optical Object Pickup with Reflective Coating Device
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Jinn-Kang Wang of Yung-Ho, Taiwan, and Tsung-Min Yang of Hsinchu, Taiwan, have developed an optical object pickup device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An optical pickup with a reflective coating device is provided, including a laser ...
French Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Bottle
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Michel Boukobza of Le Havre Cedex, France, has developed an ornamental design for a bottle, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D568,168 on May 6. The patent has been assigned to Sidel ...
German Inventors Develop Metal Strips Manufacturing Apparatus
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Karl Rittner of Hilden, Germany, Sitki Altuntop of Duisburg, Germany, Frank Benfer of Bad Laasphe, Germany, and Carsten Lippold of Dusseldorf, Germany, have developed a method for manufacturing metal strips. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...
Spanish Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Wrist Watch
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Alberto Martinez and Pepe Garcia, both of Valencia, Spain, have developed an ornamental design for a wrist watch, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D568,175 on May 6. The patent has been assigned ...
New York, Ohio Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Container
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- David S. Nicosia, Ian Carnduff, Ian Swanson and Scott Beckerman, all from New York, Akina Kurihara of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Murphy Greene Mongeon of Cincinnati, have developed an ornamental design for a container, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office ...
REP. WILSON APPLAUDS STATE DEFENSE FORCE AGREEMENT
May 16, 2008 ... Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C. (2nd CD), issued the following statement: Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement after the House Armed Services Committee agreed yesterday afternoon to include language from his bill H.R. 826, the State Defense Force Improvement Act of 2007, ...
REP. PENCE ISSUES STATEMENT ON TROOP FUNDING BILL
May 16, 2008 ... Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind. (6th CD), issued the following statement: Congressman Mike Pence gave the following statement at a Republican Leadership press conference immediately after House Republicans successfully prevented the Democrat Majority from using American servicemen and women ...
U.S., French Inventors Develop Selected Metal-Ion Removing Method
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Richard W. Wien of Pittsford, N.Y., David L. Patton of Webster, N.Y., Joseph F. Bringley of Rochester, N.Y., and Yannick J. F. Lerat of Mellecey, France, have developed a selected metal-ion removing system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...
German Inventors Develop Acid Plating Bath for Electrolytic Deposition Method
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Wolfgang Dahms, Klaus-Dieter Schulz and Thomas Moritz, all from Berlin, Germany, have developed an acid plating bath for the electrolytic deposition. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The plating bath for the deposition of satin nickel ...
Tennessee Inventor Develops Manufactured Components Heat Treatment Apparatus
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Edward B. Ripley of Knoxville, Tenn., has developed a manufactured components heat treating apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "apparatus for heat treating manufactured components using microwave energy ...
Illinois Inventor Develops Water Treatment Apparatus
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- John W. McBride of Danville, Ill., has developed a water treatment method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Water is treated by precipitating dissolved contaminants. A treatment vessel is provided having an inlet for receiving the water ...
New Mexico Inventor Develops Waste Treatment System
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Michael H. Ogden of Santa Fe, N.M., has developed a method for treating waste. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Waste treatment systems and methods of using them to treat septage, domestic sludge or both are disclosed. Certain examples ...
Louisiana Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Cabinet Handle
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Wendy Hanes of Benton, La., has developed an ornamental design for a cabinet handle, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D568,140 on May 6. The patent has been assigned to Hardware Resources Inc., ...
New York Inventors Develop Biological Fluid Filter Device
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Thomas J. Bormann of Melville, N.Y., Gerard DelGiacco of Yonkers, N.Y., and Byron Selman of Huntington, N.Y. have developed a filter device comprising a filter for producing a leukocyte-depleted plasma-rich fluid, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office ...
Swiss Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Wristwatch
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Jean-Claude Monachon of La Biche, Switzerland, has developed an ornamental design for a wristwatch, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D568,176 on May 6. The patent has been assigned to Omega SA ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Vehicle Console
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Masaki Motozaki of Toyota, Japan, Terumi Ukai of Aichi-ken, Japan, and Shunsuke Fukuda of Nisshin, Japan, have developed an ornamental design for a vehicle console, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No ....
Canadian Inventors Develop Osmotic Membrane Distillation Apparatus
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Zbigniew Twardowski, Thomas S. Drackett, Dmitri Bessarabov and Peter E. Fetissoff, all from Vancouver, Canada, have developed a method for osmotic membrane distillation. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of enhancing the ...
Connecticut Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Bottle Portion
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Laura A. Dellevigne of Danbury, Conn., has developed an ornamental design for a portion of a bottle, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D568,159 on May 6. The patent has been assigned to PepsiCo ...
Wisconsin Inventors Develop Fraction Collector with Adjustable Tray
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Lucas D. Roenneburg of Albany, Wis., and Jeffrey L. Acker of Middleton, Wis., have developed a fraction collector with adjustable tray. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fraction collector comprising a movable tray is provided. The movable ...
Minnesota Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Cart Cover
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Anna C. Geisler of Wayzata, Minn., has developed an ornamental design for a cart cover, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D568,228 on May 6. The original application was filed on July 26, 2005, and ...
Swedish Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Bag Holder for Vehicle
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Ivar Frischer of Gothenburg, Sweden, and Urban Frischer of Trollhattan, Sweden, have developed an ornamental design for a bag holder for vehicle, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D568,231 on May ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Petroleum Refining Method
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Tsuyoshi Okada, Kozo Imura and Hajime Sasaki, all from Yokohama, Japan, and Makoto Inomata of Higashi Ibaraki-gun, Japan, have developed a petroleum refining apparatus. According to a description of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Water Treatment Apparatus
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Takashi Nakano, Hiroshi Takenaka, Yoko Ando and Toyohide Kobayashi, all from Takatsuki, Japan, Naoki Hiro and Kouichi Sano, both of Osaka, Japan, Jun Hirose of Hirakata, Japan, and Fumitake Kondo of Otsu, Japan, have developed a water treatment ...
Brazilian Inventors Develop Olefinic Naphtha Streams Hydrodesulfurization Process
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Rafael M. de Almeida and Jefferson Roberto Gomes, both of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, have developed an olefinic naphtha streams hydrodesulfurization method. According to a description of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The ...
Georgia Inventor Develops Mixed Metal Oxide Additives
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Albert A. Vierheilig of Savannah, Ga., has developed a mixed metal oxide additives. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is directed to methods for mitigating the deleterious effect of at least one metal on an fluid ...
Italian Inventor Develops Dialysis Machine Blood Circulating Circuit
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Annalisa Delnevo of Correggio, Italy, has developed a dialysis machine blood circulating circuit. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fitting for a blood circulating circuit of a dialysis machine has a first ans a second mouth for connecting ...
French Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Wrist Watch
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Daryoush Shafa of Rueil Malmaison, France, has developed an ornamental design for a wrist watch, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D568,179 on May 6. The patent has been assigned to Robert Wan ...
Swiss Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Combined Wristwatch Case
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Patrick Joseph Lassigne of Cormondreche, Switzerland, has developed an ornamental design for a combined wristwatch case and bracelet, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D568,177 on May 6. The ...
California Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Vehicle Storage Rack
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Anthony Smith of Newport Beach, Calif., has developed an ornamental design for a vehicle storage rack, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D568,230 on May 6. The patent has been assigned to 89908 ...
Nebraska Inventors Develop Environmentally Friendly Dual Lube Venturi Filter Cartridge
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Steven J. Merritt and Gene W. Brown, both of Kearney, Nebraska, have developed a dual lube venturi filter cartridge. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An environmentally friendly dual lube venturi filter cartridge which has no metallic ...
Canadian Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Snowmobile Protective Cover
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Guillaume Auger of Danville, Canada, and Marc-Andre Morin of St-Leonard-D'Acton, Canada, have developed an ornamental design for a snowmobile protective cover, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D568,229 ...
Mexican Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Bottle Top
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Debra M. Stewart and John D. Stewart, both of Todos Santos, Mexico, have developed an ornamental design for a bottle and bottle top, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D568,165 on May 6. The ...
Dutch Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Napkins Packaging
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Ferdinandus Wilhemus Albertus Rutjes of Laag Keppel, Netherlands, has developed an ornamental design for packaging for napkins and/or cutlery, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D568,172 on May ...
California Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Running Board
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- William H. Cord of Corona Del Mar, Calif., Robert Crandall of Yorba Linda, Calif., and Dany G. Smith of Grand Prairie, Texas, have developed an ornamental design for a running board, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued ...
U.S., Japanese Inventors Develop Capillary Electrophoresis Device
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Johan R. P. Goudberg of San Jose, Calif., and Syouzou Kasai of Hitachinaka, Japan, have developed a capillary array and electrophoresis apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A capillary electrophoresis device including a capillary ...
California Inventors Develop Kits for Labeling Polymer Gels
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Joseph W Amshey of Encinitas, Calif., and Allen Bautista of San Diego, have developed an electrophoresis gel cassette. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention provides methods, apparatus and kits for integrally labeling polymeric ...
New York, Florida Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Bottle
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- MarySue Snyder and Ron Pence, both of Purchase, N.Y., Kenneth Hirst of New York, and Sam Wilson of Tampa, Fla., have developed an ornamental design for a bottle, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No ....
Missouri Inventors Develop Chiral Substrate Surface
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Jay A. Switzer, Hiten M. Kothari, Shuji Nakanishi and Eric W. Bohannan, all from Rolla, Mo., have developed a chiral substrate surface preparing method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A solid substrate comprising a surface comprising an ...
California Inventors Develop Electrochemical Screening System
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Youqi Wang of Atherton, Calif., Martin Devenney of Mountain View, Calif., and Alexander Gorer of San Jose, Calif., have developed an electrochemical screening method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices and methods for evaluating an ...
Connecticut Inventors Develop Luminaire with Multi-Purpose Mounting Feature
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- David Pfund of Woodbridge, Conn., and James A. Melling of New Haven, Conn., have developed vertical surfaces mountable luminaires. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "luminaire including a housing and a multi-purpose ...
Connecticut Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Bottle Portion
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Laura A. Dellevigne of Danbury, Conn., has developed an ornamental design for a portion of a bottle, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D568,160 on May 6. The patent has been assigned to PepsiCo ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Container
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Shima Kawashima of Osaka, Japan, has developed an ornamental design for a container, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D568,171 on May 6. The patent has been assigned to Procter & Gamble Co., ...
Dutch Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Napkin Holder
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Ferdinandus Wilhelmus Albertus Rutjes of Laag Keppel, Netherlands, has developed an ornamental design for a napkin holder, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D568,173 on May 6. The patent has been ...
New Zealand Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Container
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- David Murray Melrose, Campbell Melrose-Allen and Andrew Candy, all from Auckland, New Zealand, and Tania Maria Robinson of Waltakerel, New Zealand, have developed an ornamental design for a container, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The ...
South Korean Inventor Develops Drinking Water Production System
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Hee-Jong Yoon of Siheung, South Korea, has developed a production system for drinking water. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for producing drinking water includes an air-condensing device for generating water by condensing ...
Florida Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Vehicle Wheel
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Winston Walker of Kissimmee, Fla., has developed an ornamental design for a vehicle wheel, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D568,226 on May 6. The original application was filed on Nov. 8, 2007, ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Flat Limiting-Current Sensor
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Kaname Miwa, Katsuhiko Horii and Hideaki Yagi, all from Aichi, Japan, have developed a sensor element and gas sensor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flat limiting-current sensor includes a solid electrolyte substrate, a negative ...
New Jersey, California Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Dispensing Device with Sealed Body
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Erin Melcher Beam of Califon, N.J., and Stephen Wahl of San Francisco, have developed an ornamental design for a dispensing device with sealed body, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D568,174 on May ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Light Tilting Device
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Yang-Ho Moon and Jae-Kyung Kim, both of Ansan-si, South Korea, and Dong-Won Choi and Chil-Sung Lee, both of Suwon-si, South Korea, have developed a light tilting device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tilting device is disclosed which ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Refrigeration Device Installation Method
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Manabu Yoshimi, Nobuki Matsui, Hiromume Matsuoka and Kazuhide Mizutani, all from Sakai, Japan, have developed a method for installing refrigeration device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An air conditioning device has a heat source unit ...
Illinois Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Bottle
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Angela Nicole Dodge of Hoffman Estates, Ill., and Ronald James Olson of Gurnee, Ill., have developed an ornamental design for a bottle, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D568,164 on May 6. The ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Bottle
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Masaaki Sasaki and Takao Iizuka, both of Koto-ku, Japan, have developed an ornamental design for a bottle, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D568,169 on May 6. The patent has been assigned to ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Air Outlet Cover for Automobile
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Hiroshi Okamoto of Nagoya, Japan, and Toshiyuki Nagafuchi of Aichi-ken, Japan, have developed an ornamental design for an air outlet cover for an automobile, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D568,220 on ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Buckle with Dual Locking Device
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Chun Te Yu of Changhua County, Taiwan, has developed a luggage fastening device. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A buckle comprises a female fastener, a male fastener, a movable member, a key lock and a ...
New York Inventors Develop Flexible Jewelry Linkage
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Ronald Winston of Scarsdale, N.Y., and Matthew Spitaleri of Long Beach, N.Y., have developed a flexible jewelry linkage. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A jewelry article optionally with one or more gemstones, includes one or more hollow ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Hydrocarbons Separation Apparatus
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Susumu Ohara, Shoichi Yamaguchi, Yasuyuki Yamamori and Jahja Evelyne, all from Chiba, Japan, have developed a process for separating hydrocarbon. According to a description of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present ...
Dutch Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Bottle
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Maddalena Prini of Amsterdam, Netherlands, has developed an ornamental design for a bottle, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D568,170 on May 6. The patent has been assigned to Conopco Inc., ...
Virginia, Iowa Inventors Develop Temperature Controlled Case Display Deck
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Bradley R. Schwichtenberg of Midlothian, Va., J. Keith Norton of Richmond, Va., Dale D. Stevens of Des Moines, Iowa, and Peter F. Sosso of Mason City, Iowa, have developed a display deck for temperature controlled case. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Connecticut Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Bottle Portion
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Laura A. Dellevigne of Danbury, Conn., has developed an ornamental design for a portion of a bottle, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D568,166 on May 6. The patent has been assigned to PepsiCo ...
Wisconsin Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Wine Stopper
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Sean Levis Fetherston of Milwaukee has developed an ornamental design for a wine stopper, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D568,152 on May 6. The original application was filed on Jan. 6, 2006, ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Light Tube Assembly
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Jerry Yeh of Sweilin Shang, Taiwan, has developed a light tube combination. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A light tube assembly includes a light tube and a stabilizer which includes a tubular body with copper members that are slidably ...
New York Inventors Develop Suspended Particle Device Lamination Method
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- Steven M Slovak of North Massapequa, N.Y., Srinivasan Chakrapani of Commack, N.Y., and Robert L Saxe of New York, have developed a suspended particle device laminating method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention is directed to a ...
Michigan Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Deck Fastener with Spacer
May 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 -- William Jacob Prichard Jr. and Randal Lee Johnson, both of Sturgis, Mich., have developed an ornamental design for a deck fastener with spacer, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D568,147 on May ...