US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Thursday, June 12:
NAVAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE BREAKS GROUND ON $35.8 MILLION ADDITION
Jun 12, 2008 ... The U.S. Navy issued the following press release: By Loren BarnesNaval Hospital Jacksonville Public Affairs Naval Hospital Jacksonville broke ground on a new $35.8 million, 62,000 square-foot addition on June 9. U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw of Florida was the guest speaker ...
REP. PENCE ANNOUNCES EXPANSION OF FEMA BENEFITS TO INDIVIDUALS IN BARTHOLOMEW, JOHNSON COUNTIES
Jun 12, 2008 ... Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind. (6th CD), issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Mike Pence hailed the decision today by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to expand its disaster declaration to include individual assistance for eight counties in Indiana and Hazard ...
MOBILE HEALTH CARE FACILITY DEPLOYED TO WATERLOO
Jun 12, 2008 ... The Iowa Department of Public Health issued the following news release: Late Tuesday, June 10, the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) responded to requests from local public health partners to assist with medical care for those evacuated because of rising flood waters. The IDPH ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Dust Protective Caps
Jun 12, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, June 12 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy dust protective caps. The NAICS code for this requirement is 332510. All request for quotations are due by June 18. The solicitation (No. SPM5L208T7354) was posted on June 3 and is available ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Self-Locking External Nuts
Jun 12, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, June 12 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy self-locking external nuts. The NAICS code for this requirement is 332722. This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside. All request for quotations are due by June 18. The ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Manual Control Handles
Jun 12, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, June 12 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy manual control handles. The NAICS code for this requirement is 332510. This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside. All request for quotations are due by June 18. The ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Tire Removal Services
Jun 12, 2008 ... BATTLE CREEK, Mich., June 12 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was soliciting tire removal services for Mountain Home, Idaho, and Great Falls, Mont., under an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract with a one-year base period and two one-year options. The NAICS code for ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Mounting Brackets
Jun 12, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, June 12 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy mounting brackets. The NAICS code for this requirement is 332510.All request for quotations are due by June 18. The solicitation (No. SSPM5M208T5614) was posted on June 3 and is available ...
INDEPENDENCE MINE STATE HISTORICAL PARK OPENS
Jun 12, 2008 ... The Alaska Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: Alaska State Parks is pleased to announce that on Saturday, June 14th, 2008, the Independence Mine State Historical Park will officially be open to the public. Operating hours for the visitor center ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Calibrachoa plant named 'Kakegawa S85'
Jun 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- Masao Bessho of Kakegawa, Japan, and Akinobu Ui of Iwata, Japan, have developed a 'Kakegawa S85' is a new Calibrachoa cultivar particularly distinguished by having a white flower color and a creeping growth habit, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced ....
Danish Inventor Develops Rose Plant Named 'Evera 152'
Jun 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- Rosa Eskelund of Faborg, Denmark, has developed a Rose plant named 'Evera 152'. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and distinct cultivar of Rose plant named 'Evera 152', characterized by its upright and rounded plant habit; dark ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Calibrachoa Plant Named 'Kakegawa S86'
Jun 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- Masao Bessho of Kakegawa, Japan, and Akinobu Ui of Iwata, Japan, have developed a 'Kakegawa S86' is a new Calibrachoa cultivar particularly distinguished by having a yellow flower color and a compact growth habit, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced ....
Danish Inventor Develops Rose plant named 'Evera 168'
Jun 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- Rosa Eskelund of Faborg, Denmark, has developed a Rose plant named 'Evera 168'. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and distinct cultivar of Rose plant named 'Evera 168', characterized by its upright and rounded plant habit; dark ...
Dutch Inventor Develops Chrysanthemum Plant Named 'Dektanga Pink'
Jun 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- Cornelis W. Dekker of Hensbroek, Netherlands, has developed a Chrysanthemum plant named 'Dektanga Pink'. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named 'Dektanga Pink', characterized by its ...
British Inventor Develops Chrysanthemum Plant Named 'Mermaid Yellow Improved'
Jun 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- Keith G. Lintott of Bognor Regis, Great Britain, has developed a new variety of Chrysanthemum plant named 'Mermaid Yellow Improved', having a domed, round canopy of yellow decorative type flowers, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Salvia Plant Named 'Sunsarurein'
Jun 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- Yasunori Yomo of Kanagawa, Japan, and Takuro Ishihara of Tokyo, have developed a Salvia plant named 'Sunsarurein'. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and distinct cultivar of Salvia plant named 'Sunsarurein' characterized by its ...
Dutch Inventor Develops Calibrachoa Plant Named 'Caltrarose'
Jun 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- Johannes Simon Nicolaas Oud of Bovenkarspel, Netherlands, has developed a Calibrachoa plant named 'Caltrarose' According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new Calibrachoa plant particularly distinguished by its trailing, outwardly spreading and ...
Colorado Inventor Develops Nepeta Plant Named 'Psfike'
Jun 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- Brian Core of Brighton, Colo., has developed a Nepeta plant named 'Psfike'. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new nepeta plant particularly distinguished by a low, spreading plant habit, floriferous with numerous purple-violet flowers, a ...
Danish Inventor Develops Rose Plant Named 'Evera 122'
Jun 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- Rosa Eskelund of Faborg, Denmark, has developed a Rose plant named 'Evera 122'. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and distinct cultivar of Rose plant named 'Evera 122', characterized by its upright and rounded plant habit; dark ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Shear Bolts
Jun 12, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, June 12 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy shear bolts. The NAICS code for this requirement is 332722. All request for quotations are due by June 18. The solicitation (No. SPM5A208T6121) was posted on June 3 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Machine Screws
Jun 12, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, June 12 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy machine screws. The NAICS code for this requirement is 332722. All request for quotations are due by June 18. The solicitation (No. SPM5A208T6145) was posted on June 3 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Liquid Converter Valves
Jun 12, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., June 12 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy liquid converter valves. All requests for quotations are due by June 24. The solicitation (No. SPM4A708QC045) was posted on June 10 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Knobs
Jun 12, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, June 12 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy knobs. The NAICS code for this requirement is 327999. All request for quotations are due by June 18. The solicitation (No. SPM5M208T5615) was posted on June 3 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Close Tolerance Screws
Jun 12, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, June 12 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy close tolerance screws. The NAICS code for this requirement is 332722. All request for quotations are due by June 18. The solicitation (No. SPM5A208T6085) was posted on June 3 and is ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Alternating Current Motors
Jun 12, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., June 12 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy alternating current motors. The NAICS code for this requirement is 335312. All requests for quotations are due by June 25. The solicitation (No. SPM4A508T7449) was posted on June 10 and is ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Front Frame Shrouds
Jun 12, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., June 12 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy front frame shrouds. All requests for quotations are due by June 23. This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside. The solicitation (No. SPM4A708QC040) was posted on June 10 and is ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Compressor Assemblies
Jun 12, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, June 12 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy compressor assemblies. The NAICS code for this requirement is 333415. This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside. All request for quotations are due by June 25. The ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Externally Relieved Bolts
Jun 12, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, June 12 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy externally relieved bolts. All request for quotations are due by July 2. The solicitation (No. SPM5A408Q1644) was posted on June 3 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Machine Screws
Jun 12, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, June 12 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy machine screws. The NAICS code for this requirement is 332722. All request for quotations are due by June 18. The solicitation (No. SPM5A208T6087) was posted on June 3 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Blind Rivet Plain Nuts
Jun 12, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, June 12 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy blind rivet plain nuts. All request for quotations are due by June 13. The solicitation (No. SPM5A008Q1066) was posted on June 3 and is available at: ...
Czech Inventors Develop Rose Plant Named 'Esm Fant'
Jun 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- Jaroslav Tupy of Prague, Czech Republic, and Otto Louda of Pencin u Liberce, Czech Republic, have developed a Rose plant named 'Esm Fant'. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and distinct cultivar of Rose plant named 'Esm Fant', ...
New York Inventors Develop 'Newfane' Sweet Cherry Tree Prunus Avium
Jun 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- Susan K. Brown and Robert Anderson, both of Geneva, N.Y., and Roger D. Way of Stanley, N.Y., have developed a 'Newfane' Sweet Cherry Tree Prunus Avium. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and distinct variety of sweet cherry tree, ...
New Hampshire Inventor Develops Anagallis Plant Named 'Wildcat Pink,'
Jun 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- Rosanna Freyre of Durham, N.H., has developed an Anagallis plant named 'Wildcat Pink,'. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and distinct cultiva of Anagallis plant named 'Wildcat Pink,' characterized by its vigorous and outwardly ...
California Inventor Develops Bicycle with Permanent Rear Wheel Fender
Jun 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- Anthony S Ellsworth of Ramona, Calif., has developed a bicycle frame structural support. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bicycle frame includes a head tube, a top tube, a down tube, a pair of chainstays, a pair of seatstays, and a rear ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Steering Damper Apparatus
Jun 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- Yoshiaki Takeuchi, Makoto Ono and Kenichi Machida, all form Saitama, Japan, have developed a method for using steering damper. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A steering damper is provided coaxially with a steering shaft, and a handlebar ...
British Inventor Develops Chrysanthemum Plant Named 'Smoothie Time'
Jun 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- Ruth Parham of Bognor Regis, Great Britain, has developed a Chrysanthemum plant named 'Smoothie Time'. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new variety of Chrysanthemum plant named 'Smoothie Time', having bright pink single flowers with ...
U.S., Canadian Inventors Develop Heart Valve Replacement Method
Jun 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- Warren P. Williamson IV of Loveland, Ohio, Mark Ortiz of Milford, Ohio, Paul A. Spence of Louisville, Ky., George T. Christakis of Toronto, have developed a prosthetic heart valve. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heart valve can be ...
French Inventor Develops Smart Card with Universal Serial Bus Protocol
Jun 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- Jean-Marc Sarat of Fuveau, France, has developed a smart card apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A smart card that is compatible with the universal serial bus (USB) protocol and may be compatible with multiple different protocols ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Mobile Terminal Unit Signal Automatic Gain Control Apparatus
Jun 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- Takaaki Makita, Nobuhiro Masaoka and Seigo Nakao, all from Gifu, Japan, have developed a radio apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fading rate of a mobile terminal unit is estimated by a fading rate estimation unit and an optimum ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Mounting Brackets
Jun 12, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, June 12 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy mounting brackets. The NAICS code for this requirement is 332510. All request for quotations are due by June 18. The solicitation (No. SPM5A108T2118) was posted on June 3 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Self-Retaining Screws
Jun 12, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, June 12 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy self-retaining screws. All request for quotations are due by July 2. The solicitation (No. SPM5A008Q1119) was posted on June 10 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Eye Bolts
Jun 12, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, June 12 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy eye bolts. All request for quotations are due by June 20. The solicitation (No. SPM5A408Q1703) was posted on June 10 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Shear Bolts
Jun 12, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, June 12 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy shear bolts. The NAICS code for this requirement is 332722. All request for quotations are due by June 25. The solicitation (No. SPM5A208T6651) was posted on June 10 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Machine Bolts
Jun 12, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, June 12 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy machine bolts. This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside. All request for quotations are due by June 24. The solicitation (No. SPM5A408Q1694) was posted on June 10 and is ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Shoulder Studs
Jun 12, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, June 12 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy shoulder studs. This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set aside. All request for quotations are due by June 24. The solicitation (No. SPM5A408Q1697) was posted on June 10 and is ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Dehydrator Parts Kit
Jun 12, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, June 12 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy dehydrator parts kit. The NAICS code for this requirement is 333415. This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside. All request for quotations are due by June 25. The ...
California Inventors Develop Electroencephalic Signal Values Analysis Device
Jun 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- George Brinnig Jastrzebski of Modesto, Calif., and Lowell R. Wedemeyer of Palos Verdes Estates, Calif., have developed a signal values stream analysis method. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "The ...
Michigan Inventors Develop Vehicle Suspension with Tapered Sleeve Arm Joint
Jun 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- James Ziech of Kalamazoo, Mich., and Michael Chamberlin of Richland, Mich., have developed a suspension for a vehicle. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A suspension is provided that eliminates welded connections between the suspension ...
New Jersey Inventor Develops Three-Wheeled Pet Vehicle
Jun 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- Stacey Lee Cunningham of Rockaway, N.J., has developed a three-wheeled vehicle. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A three-wheeled vehicle having a reversed tricycle configuration provides a means of transporting a quadraped pet, such as a ...
Italian Inventor Develops Pedal Drive Scooter
Jun 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- Giovanni Battista Bauce of Milano, Italy, has developed a scooter. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle and in particular a scooter in which there is present a first and a second element separated from each other and movable relative ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Stroller Wheels Orientation Control Mechanism
Jun 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- Red Lan of Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, has developed a wheel control mechanism for stroller. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wheel-mounting assembly includes: a pivot shaft; a frame-connecting part; a wheel-mounting part pivoted to the ...
New Jersey Inventors Develop Spoken Dialog Interface Providing Method
Jun 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- Srinivas Bangalore of Morristown, N.J., Junlan Feng of Basking Ridge, N.J., and Mazin G. Rahim of Warren, N.J., have developed a website dialog interface providing method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a system and method ...
Indian Inventor Develops Writing Operation Performing Memory Device
Jun 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- Vivek Nautiyal of Uttranchal, India, has developed a memory device. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A memory device and method of performing a write operation in such a memory device are provided. The memory ...
California Inventors Develop Non-Volatile Memory
Jun 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- Khandker N. Quader of Sunnyvale, Calif, and Raul-Adrian Cernea of Santa Clara, Calif, have developed a non-volatile memory device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A non-volatile memory and method for its operation that can reduce the ...
Canadian Inventors Develop Vehicle Retractable Running Board Assembly
Jun 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- Tony Fabiano, Joseph F Scheuring III, Terry L Reid and Larry Downs, all from Ontario, Canada, have developed a vehicle retractable running board. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A retractable running board assembly is mounted to the frame ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Voice Reproduction Rate Control Apparatus
Jun 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- Hisayoshi Nagae and Kohei Momosaki, both of Kawasaki, Japan, and Masahide Ariu of Yokohama, Japan, have developed a variable voice rate method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A variable voice rate apparatus to control a reproduction rate ...
Michigan Inventor Develops Motor Vehicle Chassis Actuator Assembly
Jun 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- Steve J. Green of Clarkson, Mich., has developed an actuator assembly for a vehicle suspension. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An actuator assembly for an active chassis of a motor vehicle that includes an actuator is disclosed. The ...
Michigan Inventor Develops Cambering Vehicle with Rocking-Bar Cambering Mechanism
Jun 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- Jingbo Xie of Novi, Mich., has developed a cambering tricycle. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The inventive device includes a tricycle frame comprising a front wheel steering mechanism, the left and right trailing arms with folding ...
New York, Connecticut Inventors Develop Building Reconstruction Costs Estimation System
Jun 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- George C. Moore of Port Chester, N.Y., and Todd Rissel of New Canaan, Conn., have developed a building costs estimating method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods are provided for estimating a reconstruction cost for a ...
Canadian Inventor Develops Portable Worktable Assembling Method
Jun 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- Andrew Whitmore of Ontario, Canada, has developed a rectangular portable worktable. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable worktable has a frame, top, legs, and latches. The frame has rails, a plate perpendicular to the rails, and ...
German Inventors Develop Speech Emotions Detection Method
Jun 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- Thomas Kemp of Remseck, Germany, Ralf Kompe of Fellbach, Germany, and Raquel Tato of Stuttgart, Germany, have developed a method for detecting speech emotions. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention aims to "reduce the error rate ...
Delaware, Pennsylvania Inventors Develop Integrated Customer Management System
Jun 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- Tracy Pletz of Wilmington, Del., and William T. Callahan of Glen Mills, Pa., have developed a customer management method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automated system and method for customer management deploys customer databases to ...
REP. CUMMINGS ISSUES STATEMENT ON JONES ACT HEARING
Jun 12, 2008 ... Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md. (7th CD), issued the following statement: Today, Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, issued the following statement after convening a hearing to consider the U.S. Coast Guard's ...
French Inventor Develops Metallic Sheet Fabrication Process
Jun 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- Jean-Pascal Burg of St. Gence, France, has developed a single-sheet gasket or multisheet gasket. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A process for fabricating a metallic sheet containing at least one raised surface zone. The process including ...
California, Illinois Inventors Discover Human Phospholipases
Jun 12, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- Jennifer L. Policky, Danniel B. Nguyen and Y. Tom Tang, all from San Jose, Calif., April J. A. Hafalia and Preeti Lal, both of Santa Clara, Calif., Catherine M. Tribouley and Ameena R. Gandhi, both of San Francisco, Henry Yue and Debopriya Das, both of Sunnyvale, ...