US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Thursday, June 5:
CM Manufacturing Wins $49,812 Contract
Jun 05, 2008 ... HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah, June 5 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $49,812 contract to CM Manufacturing Inc., Missoula, Mont., for aircraft components and accessories. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command's Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill Air Force Base, ...
Combustion Research & Flow Technology Wins $749,990 Contract
Jun 05, 2008 ... WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, June 5 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $749,990 contract to Combustion Research & Flow Technology Inc., Pipersville, Pa., for improving weapons bay acoustical environments. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory, ...
South Korean Inventor Develops Ground Rod with Induction Discharge Skin-Effect Plate
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Dong-Jin Kim of Seoul, South Korea, has developed an induction discharge ground rod. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ground rod having an induction discharge skin-effect plate is disclosed, in which an electric current inputted into a ...
Dutch Inventors Develop Polycarbonate Identity Card
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Cornelis Buursma and Wilhelmus Johannes Wesselink, both of Haarlem, Netherlands, and Jan van den Berg of Gouda, Netherlands, have developed an identity card. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An identity card that can be used, for example, ...
California Inventors Develop Communication Link Quality Determination Method
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Robert B. Dybdal of Palos Verdes Estates, Calif., and Michael A. Rolenz of Harbor City, Calif., have developed a beacon signal processing method. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A method of determining ...
North Carolina Inventors Develop Printed Circuit Board Docking Method
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Norman Bruce Desrosiers of Oxford, N.C., Dean Frederick Herring of Youngsville, N.C., and Paul Andrew Wormsbecher of Apex, N.C., have developed a printed circuit board. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus to align and dock or ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Wireless Network Node Signal Relay Apparatus
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Youiti Kado of Kyoto, Japan, has developed a wireless network signal relay method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A signal relaying apparatus includes a plurality of devices for relaying signals to and from distant nodes in a wireless ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Mobile Terminal Device Program Updating Method
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Masahisa Ikeda of Saitama, Japan, has developed a method of updating a program. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of updating a program in a terminal device is provided, wherein if a transmission of update data from a base station ...
California Inventor Develops Ultra-Wideband Wireless Backplane
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Jan S. Wesolowski of Redwood City, Calif., has developed a backplane of electronic system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A backplane for an electronic data communication system is disclosed. The backplane comprises at least one ...
ARKANSAS PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION REPORTS DETAILS OF SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS, JUNE 5
Jun 05, 2008 ... The Arkansas Public Service Commission reported the following hearing: HEARING DETAILS Date: 6/5/2008 Type: Technical Status: Scheduled Order Number: ...
WASHINGTON OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION ISSUES BULLETIN, JUNE 5
Jun 05, 2008 ... The Washington Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction issued the following bulletin: TO: Educational Service District SuperintendentsSchool District SuperintendentsAssistant Superintendents for Business and/or Business ManagersTitle I Program DirectorsSpecial Education ...
GREENWOOD BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY ISSUES AGENDA FOR JUNE 5 MEETING
Jun 05, 2008 ... The Greenwood Board of Public Works & Safety issued the following meeting agenda: 8:30 a.m. CALL MEETING TO ORDER ROLL CALL Minutes of the Regular Session of May 22, 2008 Lot 1, Sweetgrass Subdivision 1602 Blue Grass Parkway Jason ...
California Inventor Develops Photovoltaic Material Mounting System
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Steve Heckeroth of Albion, Calif., has developed a flexible photovoltaic material securing method. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "The present invention discloses a system and method for mounting a ...
U.S., Indian Inventors Develop Multi-Dimensional Space Shaped Gradients Generation Method
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Martin E. Newell and Peter F. Ullmann, both of San Jose, Calif., and Niraj Gupta of Haryana, India, have developed a method for generating shaped gradients. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to "methods, systems, and ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Musical Performance Data Creation Apparatus
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Masashi Hirano of Hamamatsu, Japan, has developed a musical performance data creating system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In an apparatus for creating musical performance data according to operations of a user, a screen display section ...
Massachusetts Inventor Develops Musicians Intonation Training Device
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Richard A. Schwartz of Waltham, Mass., has developed a musician intonation training device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "intonation training device for training musicians in just intonation. As disclosed, the ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Rotor Rotational Angle Detector
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Seiji Kondo and Takeshi Nakata, both of Aichi, Japan, have developed a rotational angle detector. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "rotational angle detector for detecting the rotational angle of the rotor in a ...
Wisconsin, Massachusetts Inventors Develop Pharmaceutical Waste Identification System
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Charlotte A. Smith of Wauwatosa, Wis., and James R. McCauley of Orleans, Mass., have developed an asset management system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pharmaceutical waste identification system presents pharmaceutical waste ...
California Inventor Develops Sound Box with External/internal Impact Surfaces
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Donald G. Lombardi of Westlake Village, Calif., has developed a sound box percussion assembly. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A percussion assembly including a sound box having upright walls, a seat top, and an interior, the assembly ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Voice/Music Piece Reproduction Apparatus
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Takahiro Kawashima of Hamamatsu, Japan, has developed a musical voice piece reproduction method. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "Music piece sequence data are composed of a plurality of event data which ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Automatic Speed Changer Abnormality Detection Apparatus
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Yoshiki Sugita of Tokyo has developed an abnormality detecting apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a conventional abnormality detecting apparatus, it is impossible to judge a breakdown before the breakdown actually takes place ....
California Inventors Develop Disk Drive Serial Interface Amplitude Selection Method
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- John C. Masiewicz of Mission Viejo, Calif., and Mohammad Wares Ali of Irvine, Calif., have developed disk drives. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "disk drive including a disk, a signal measurement circuit to ...
Michigan Inventors Develop Thermoelectric Material
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Joseph Pierre Heremans of Troy, Mich., Christopher M. Thrush of Macomb County, Mich., and Donald T. Morelli of White Lake, Mich., have developed a microstructured thermoelectric material. According to a description of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Workpieces Form Measuring Instrument
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Tomonori Goto and Toshiyuki Tamai, both of Sapporo, Japan, have developed a surface roughness measurement mechanism. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "form measuring instrument comprising: a roughness sensor placed ...
Ohio, Massachusetts Inventors Develop Mechanical Devices Monitoring Method
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- David Lacey Doel of Maineville, Ohio, Charles Eric Lethander of Cincinnati, and Heidi Leoti Davidz of Cambridge, Mass., have developed a mechanical devices monitoring method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for establishing an ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Electronic Musical Apparatus
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Tokuji Hayakawa of Hamamatsu, Japan, has developed a musical piece transposing electronic apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Plural pieces of music data (performance data) each corresponding to each of plural music pieces are ...
French Inventor Develops Signal Processing Method
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Frederic Biesse of Monteignet sur l'Andelot, France, has developed a signal processing method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "process for extracting at least one variable associated with a periodic signal ...
Portuguese Inventors Develop Automatically Adjusts Prestressing Gantry
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Pedro lvares Ribeiro do Carmo Pacheco of Porto, Portugal, have developed a gantry equipped with automatically adjusts. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gantry to be used in the construction process of bridges, via ducts and other ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Snare Drum Stand
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Naoki Sato of Seto, Japan, has developed a snare drum stand body. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A stand body of a snare drum stand includes legs, a lower pipe, an intermediate pipe, and an upper pipe. Each leg has an upper end pivotally ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Thermoelectric Converter Manufacturing Method
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Jyouji Moriyama of Kariya, Japan, Tsutomu Sakakibara of Susono, Japan, and Mitsuhiro Ando of Toyohashi, Japan, have developed a thermoelectric conversion device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A thermoelectric converting device includes a ...
Texas Inventors Develop Programmable Hardware Element
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Garritt W. Foote, David L. Potter and James J. Truchard, all from Austin, Texas, and Brian Keith Odom and Perry C. Steger, both of Georgetown, Texas, have developed a programmable hardware element. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the ...
New York Inventors Develop Data Center Physical Characteristics Measurement Method
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Hendrik F. Hamann of Yorktown Heights, N.Y., Madhusudan K. Iyengar of Kingston, N.Y., James A. Lacey of Mahopac, N.Y., Martin P. O'Boyle of Cortlandt Manor, N.Y., and Roger R. Schmidt of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., have developed a data centers thermal measurement ...
WASHINGTON OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION ISSUES BULLETIN, JUNE 5
Jun 05, 2008 ... The Washington Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction issued the following bulletin: TO: Educational Service District SuperintendentsSchool District SuperintendentsAssistant Superintendents for Business and/or Business ManagersFederal Program Directors FROM: Dr. Terry ...
WASHINGTON OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION ISSUES BULLETIN, JUNE 5
Jun 05, 2008 ... The Washington Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction issued the following bulletin: TO: Educational Service District SuperintendentsSchool District SuperintendentsTitle I/LAP School District Program Directors FROM: Dr. Terry Bergeson, State Superintendent of Public ...
MOUNT LEBANON ZONING HEARING BOARD ISSUES AGENDA FOR JUNE 5 MEETING
Jun 05, 2008 ... The Mount Lebanon Zoning Hearing Board issued the following meeting agenda: The Zoning Hearing Board of Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania will hold a public hearing in the Commission Chambers of the Mt. Lebanon Municipal Building, 710 Washington Road on Thursday evening, June 5, 2008 at 7:30 ...
Oregon Inventors Develop Digital Logic Signals Measurement Instrument
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Steven K. Sullivan and Kenneth P. Dobyns, both of Beaverton, Ore., have developed a compressed logic sample storage. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A test and measurement Instrument samples an input digital logic signal to produce logic ...
Virginia, Maryland Inventors Develop Observable Data Analyzing Method
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Devin McPherson and Deborah Lynn Althoff, both of Arlington, Va., and Scott Lilienthal of Laurel, Md., have developed a method of analyzing observable data. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A database system and method are provided to allow ...
Pennsylvania, Maryland Inventors Develop Flowmeter Transient Flow Errors Correction Method
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Donald R. Augenstein and Matthew Mihalcin, both of Pittsburgh, and Herbert Estrada of Annapolis, Md., have developed a flowmeter. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "apparatus for increasing the accuracy of meter ...
Arizona Inventors Develop Structural Health Management System
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Grant A. Gordon of Peoria, Ariz., Nicholas J. Wilt of Glendale, Ariz., and Joseph J. Nutaro of Phoenix, have developed a structural health management system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method is disclosed wherein a plurality of ...
Saudi Inventor Develops Density Measurement Program Product
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- James L. Sprague of Dhahran Camp, Saudi Arabia, has developed a measurement of the fluid flow density. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Program product to measure fluid flow characteristics in a pipeline is provided. A vortex-shedding body ...
U.S., Canadian Inventors Develop Data Line Load Characterization Method
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Ian Llyod Bower of Bedford, Texas, Barry Jon Male of West Granby, Conn., and Dale Dietrick Wellborn of Summerland, Canada, have developed a method for characterizing load on a data line. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Fine Pattern Feature Evaluation Method
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Atsuko Yamaguchi of Kudaira, Japan, Hiroshi Fukuda of Tokyo, Hiroki Kawada of Tuchiura, Japan, and Tatsuya Maeda of Hitachinaka, Japan, have developed an evaluation method of fine pattern feature. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Equipment ...
Minnesota Inventor Develops Corn Seed Variety I291278
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Marvin L. Boerboom of Olivia, Minn., has developed a corn plant variety designated I291278. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated I291278. The invention ...
Japanese Inventors Develop High Frequency Module Board Device
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Tatsuya Ogino, Akihiko Okubora and Takahiko Kosemura, all from Kanagawa, Japan, Kuniyuki Hayashi of Oita, Japan, and Takayuki Hirabayashi of Tokyo, have developed a high frequency module board device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The ...
Swedish Inventor Develops Stringed Musical instrument
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Fredrik Johansson of Sundbyberg, Sweden, has developed a stringed musical instrument. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A stringed instrument comprising an instrument belly with a neck extending therefrom, ...
Ohio Inventor Develops Corn Seed Variety I062687
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- James R. Larkins of Troy, Ohio, has developed a corn plant variety I062687. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated I062687. The invention thus relates to ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Fluxgate Magnetometers Signal-Processing Unit
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Takamoto Watanabe of Nagoya, Japan, and Sumio Masuda of Tokyo, have developed a signal-processing unit for fluxgate magnetometers. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A signal processing unit includes an integrating unit. The integrating unit ...
Iowa Inventors Develop Corn Variety LH342
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Richard Miller and Terry Foley, both of Williamsburg, Iowa, have developed a corn seeds variety designated LH342. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated ...
Missouri Inventors Develop Optimal Coupled String Musical Instrument Bridge
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- John J. Piskulic and Thomas E. Kieffer, both of St. Louis, have developed an optimal coupled musical instrument bridge. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "optimally coupled stringed musical instrument bridge having ...
California Inventors Develop Electrical Cable Installations Management System
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Ronald J. Vogel of Camarillo, Calif., and Lee A. Watkins of Thousand Oaks, Calif., have developed electrical cable installations. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The installation of an electrical cable in a building and its subsequent ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Snare Drum Snare Tensioner
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Akito Takegawa of Chiba, Japan, has developed a variable drum snare tensioner. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tensioner system for a snare assembly adapted to be attached to a percussion instrument, comprising a main body adapted to be ...
Canadian Inventor Develops Corn Seed Variety I576433
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Jon Popi of London, Canada, has developed a corn plant variety designated I576433. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated I576433. The invention thus ...
Texas Inventors Develop Arc Fault Identification Apparatus
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- David C. Nemir and Jan B. Beck, both of El Paso, Texas, have developed an apparatus for arc fault identification. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus and method for the identification of arcing phenomena in a faulted electrical ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Zirconia-Type Oxygen Analyzer
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Kentaro Hazama, Makoto Ishii and Yukihiro Seki, all from Musashino, Japan, have developed an instruments measuring calibration method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A calibration method in which secular change in sensor output values ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Keyboard Apparatus
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Kenichi Nishida of Hamamatsu, Japan, has developed an electronic keyboard apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A keyboard apparatus is including a plurality of keys and a plurality of mass members provided under the respective keys ...
Florida Inventors Develop Inertial Measurement Wirelessly Communication Method
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Mark D. DuBois of Brandon, Fla., Karl H. Becker of Riverview, Fla., Charles F. Hayek of Seminole, Fla., Antony J. Kurth of Bradenton, Fla., Charles D. Chappell of Treasure Island, Fla., and Robert H. Fall of St. Petersburg, Fla., have developed a method for wirelessly ...
New York Inventor Develops Electronic Gas Sensor Signal Conditioner
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Darold Wobschall of Williamsville, N.Y., has developed a multi-element smart gas sensor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic gas sensor signal conditioner which can automatically adapt to a wide variety of commercial ...
German Inventors Develop Mass Determination for Biopolymers
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Jens Decker and Marcus Macht, both of Bremen, Germany, and Michael Kuhn of Machern, Germany, have developed a mass determination for biopolymers. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for determining the masses of ions of a sample that ...
Kansas Inventor Develops Portable Navigation Device
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Choy Wai Lee of Olathe, Kan., has developed a portable navigation device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable navigation device is provided that includes a receiver configured to receive signals from global positioning system (GPS) ...
German Inventors Develop Internal Combustion Engine Controlling/Regulating Device
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Matthias Schueler of Steinheim, Germany, Michael Kessler of Weissach, Germany, Mohamed Youssef of Nuefringen, Germany, Arnold Engber of Steinheim an der Murr, Germany, and Axel Loeffler of Backnang, Germany, have developed a device for controlling/regulating an ...
Washington Inventor Develops Coaligned Bar Codes Reading Scanner
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Scott Juds of Seattle, Wash., has developed a bar code scanner. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A security mark having multiple optically orthogonal coaligned bar codes is produced using a reflection hologram visible substantially at only ...
Georgia Inventors Develop Global Positioning System Management Method
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Marvin R. Hamrick of Watkinsville, Ga., and R. T. Mitchell Ingman of Peachtree City, Ga., have developed a global positioning system management. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A management system using global positioning system receivers ...
Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts Inventors Develop Electromagnetic Signal Processing Method
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Nicholas Bennett of Hamden, Conn., Richard T. Coates of Middlebury, Conn., Alberto Malinverno of Blauvelt, N.Y., and Dzevat Omeragic of Lexington, Mass., have developed a method of measurement-while-drilling tools. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Laser Processing System
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Kazuhiro Suzuki and Motohiko Sato, both of Yamanashi, Japan and Akira Egawa of Gotenba, Japan, have developed a laser processing machine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A laser processing system including a laser processing machine ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Integrated Circuit Card Reader
Jun 05, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Masayuki Ishii of Yasu, Japan, has developed a reader for integrated circuit (IC) card. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An IC card reader includes contactors contacting to IC contact points of the IC card, a frame forming with a card ...