US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Saturday, June 14:
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Fine Adjustment Mechanism for Zoom Lens Assembly
Jun 14, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Hung-Chih Li of Taichung, Taiwan, has developed a fine adjustment mechanism. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fine adjustment mechanism for a zoom lens assembly having a zoom mechanism and for lineally moving the zoom mechanism is ...
California Inventor Develops Asymmetry Measurement Method
Jun 14, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- William C. Hung of Irvine, Calif., has developed an asymmetry correction method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An asymmetry compensator for measuring and correcting of asymmetry in magnetic recording devices. The magnetic recording ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Recovery Processing Method for Device Specific Information
Jun 14, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Takehiro Ogawa, Yoshinori Inoue, Hiroaki Murai, and Satoru Fukase all from Kawasaki, Japan, have developed a recovery processing method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medium storage device reads device specific information from a ...
Minnesota Inventors Develop Mass Data Storage Device Utilization Circuit
Jun 14, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Raymond Elijah Barnett of West Apple Valley, Minn., Tuan Van Ngo of Eden Prairie, Minn., and Scott Gary Sorenson of Lakeville, Minn., have developed a low power servo mode write driver. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A circuit for use in ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Ultra Wide Band Modem Code Acquisition Device
Jun 14, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Bub Joo Kang, Kyu Min Kang, Sangsung Choi and Kwang Roh Park, all from Taejon, South Korea, have developed a two-step search process. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is provided a code acquisition device and method using a two-step ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Magnetic Transfer Execution Apparatus
Jun 14, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Masakazu Nishikawa, Kazuhiro Niitsuma and Akito Kamatani all from Kanagawa, Japan, have developed a Magnetic transfer apparatus. The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced: "The present invention relates to a magnetic transfer apparatus for executing ...
Oregon Inventor Develops Integrated Channel Characterization Method
Jun 14, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Jeffrey Lee Sonntag of Portland, Ore., has developed an analog signals digital representations method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A periodic broadband signal can be used to determine the S.sub.21 measurement for a channel by ...
California Inventor Develops Channel Bonding Control Logic Architecture
Jun 14, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Warren E. Cory of Redwood City, Calif., has developed a channel bonding control logic architecture. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A design is used for coordinating channel bonding operations of a set of transceivers. The set include a ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Portable Information Terminal Apparatus
Jun 14, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Katsuhiko Nuno of Yokosuka, Japan, has developed a portable information terminal. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lens barrel including a telescopic cylinder accommodated within a fixed cylinder, and lenses retained in the telescopic ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Optical Spacer for Camera System
Jun 14, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Jeff C. P. Chuang of Taipei, Taiwan, has developed an optical spacer with extendable travelling length. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A spacer for extending an image from a lens assembly of a camera comprises a hollow tube having a ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Imaging System
Jun 14, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Toru Miyajima of Hachioji, Japan, has developed a high-zoom-ratio zoom lens. According to a description of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates generally to a zoom lens and an imaging system ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Image Projection Apparatus
Jun 14, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Manabu Hakko of Utsunomiya, Japan, and Koshi Hatakeyama of Tokyo. have developed a zoom optical system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A zoom optical system includes in order from a reduction side to a magnification side: a first lens ...
German Inventors Develop Vehicle Disc Brake with Brake Linings
Jun 14, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Michael Schog of Mertloch, Germany, Karl-Heinz Wollenweber of Ochtendung, Germany, Christian Schroeter of Sinzig, Germany, Dirk Hees of Mayen, Germany, Guido Zenzen of Macken, Germany, have developed a disc brake with a brake carrier. According to the U.S ....
Massachusetts Inventors Develop Multi-Domain Clock Interfaces Modeling Method
Jun 14, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Naser Marmash of Ashland, Mass., and Adam Peltz of Grafton, Mass., have developed multi-domain clock interfaces. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "simulation model for a system wherein data passes from a source ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Lens Module for Digital Camera
Jun 14, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Chun-Yu Lee of Tu-Cheng, Taiwan, has developed a lens module. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lens module includes a lens barrel, a base, and a temperature compensation module. A first lens is disposed in the lens barrel. The lens ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Bicycle Hydraulic System Brake Lever Assembly
Jun 14, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Shinichi Takizawa and Tatsuya Matsushit, both of Osaka, Japan, have developed a hydraulic disc brake. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A brake lever assembly for actuating a hydraulic system is shown and described. The brake lever assembly ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Variable Magnification Optical System
Jun 14, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Tetsuo Kohno of Suita, Japan, Genta Yagyu of Nishinomiya, Japan, and Shinji Yamaguchi of Osaka, Japan, have developed a variable magnification optical system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A variable magnification optical system of the ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Zoom Lens System
Jun 14, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Makoto Sekita of Utsunomiya, Japan, has developed an image pickup apparatus. The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced: "The present invention relates to lens systems and to an image-pickup apparatus including the lens system." The inventor was ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Zoom Lens System
Jun 14, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Tomoyuki Satori of Kawagoe, Japan, has developed a zoom lens system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A zoom lens system which includes, in order from an object side, a first lens unit having a negative refractive power; a second lens unit ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Optical Module for Digital Camera
Jun 14, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Tsung-Wei Chiang of Tu-Cheng, Taiwan, has developed a optical module. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An optical module includes a lens barrel, a lens module, a filter and a clip. The lens barrel defines a groove in an inner periphery ...
Swedish Inventors Develop Rake Receiver Configuration Method
Jun 14, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Roozbeh Atarius, Torsten J. Carlsson, Hakan B. Eriksson and Kjell B. Gustafsson, all from Lund, Sweden, Torgny Palenius of Loddekopinge, Sweden, and Christer Ostberg of Staffanstorp, Sweden, have developed a rake receiver. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Fluid Regulating Valves
Jun 14, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 14 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy fluid regulating valves. The NAICS code for this requirement is 336311. All requests for quotations are due by June 26. The solicitation (No. SPM7M208TC359) was posted on June 11 and is ...
FLOOD DISASTER RESPONSE UPDATE: VOLUNTARY EVACUATION IN DES MOINES
Jun 14, 2008 ... Gov. Chet Culver, D-Iowa, has issued the following news release: Below is the latest information from the Iowa State Emergency Operations Center. VOLUNTARY EVACUATION IN DES MOINES: Des Moines officials are recommending that downtown residents and businesses evacuate the area by ...
Swiss Inventors Develop Gas Species Pressure Monitoring Method
Jun 14, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Martin Lehmann of Wohlen AG, Switzerland, Jean-Noel Fehr of Pre-du-Chateau, Switzerland, Martin Liechti of Tscharnerstrasse, Switzerland, and Urban Schnell of St-Jodelweg, Switzerland, have developed a gas species pressure monitoring system. An abstract of the ...
German Inventors Develop Motor Vehicle Noise Modulation Device
Jun 14, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Marcus Hofmann of Stuttgart, Germany, Sascha Rossa of Baltmannsweiler, Germany, Roudolf Starobinski of Hamburg, Germany, have developed a motor vehicle noise configuration device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a device for noise ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Two-Stage Laser Pulse Energy Control Device
Jun 14, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Tatsuya Ariga, Osamu Wakabayashi and Kouji Kakizaki, all from Kanagawa, Japan, have developed a laser pulse energy control device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A charging voltage applied to a main capacitor disposed in an oscillating ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Bus Use Request Arbitration Method
Jun 14, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Takafumi Fujiwara, Noboru Yokoyama and Atsushi Date, all from Tokyo, Katsunori Kato and Tadaaki Maeda, both of Kanagawa, Japan, have developed a bus arbitration method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In plural master apparatus connected ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Multi-Deck-Elevator-Equipped Building Control System
Jun 14, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Shigeru Abe and Shiro Hikita, both of Tokyo have developed a multi-deck elevator. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a multi-deck-elevator-equipped building control system, operating modes of an elevator control portion include a double ...
California Inventors Develop Bed Lifting Device for Recreational Vehicle
Jun 14, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Raymond W. Blodgett Jr. of Norco, Calif., and Benjamin J. Fletes of Victorville, Calif., have developed a lifting device in a recreational vehicle. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved recreational vehicle lift mechanism according ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Semiconductor Laser Device Production Method
Jun 14, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Junichi Horie of Tokyo has developed a semiconductor laser device manufacturing system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A semiconductor laser diode comprises: a negative (n-type) gallium arsenide substrate; and a first laser diode ...
Iowa Inventor Develops Four Wheel Traction Control Valve System
Jun 14, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Ryan D. Smalley of Ames, Iowa, has developed a vehicle propulsion system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hydrostatic propulsion system includes a hydrostatic circuit fluidly connecting left front and right front motors in parallel with ...
Finnish Inventors Develop Call Input Device within Elevator System
Jun 14, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Tapio Tyni and Jari Ylinen, both of Hyvinkaa, Finland, have developed a call input device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention deals with a method and an apparatus for the input call needed in an elevator system by means ...
Minnesota Inventor Develops Collapsible Tree Stand
Jun 14, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Neil Tschida of St. Paul, Minn., has developed a tree stand assembly. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tree stand for use in hunting and observing wildlife that includes a collapsible platform and collapsible seat support assembly. In ...
Canadian Inventor Develops Semiconductor Laser with Optical Cavities
Jun 14, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Jian-Jun He of Ottawa has developed an optical waveguide element. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A semiconductor laser comprises two optical cavities, each comprising an optical waveguide bounded by two partially reflecting elements. The ...
California Inventors Develop Solid State Pump Cavity
Jun 14, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- David S. Sumida of Los Angeles, Hans W. Bruesselbach of Monte Nido, Calif., and Steven C. Matthews of St. Pacific Palisades, Calif., have developed a diffusion bonded pump cavity. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a ...
Michigan Inventors Develop Ladder Standoff Device
Jun 14, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Steven Misiak and Kristen Misiak, both of Traverse City, Mich., have developed a ladder Stabilizer. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ladder standoff device comprising in combination an elongated member, at least one standoff arm, at ...
Washington Inventors Develop Digital Information Embedding Spread Spectrum Modulation System
Jun 14, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Henrique Malvar of Sammamish, Wash., and Dinei Florencio of Redmond, Wash., have developed a spread spectrum modulation method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "system and method for embedding information into ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Vehicle Motor-Driven Power Steering Apparatus
Jun 14, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Yutaka Sasaki and Katsuyuki Yoshida, both of Tochigi, Japan, have developed a vehicle steering apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a motor-driven power steering apparatus for a vehicle in which a worm wheel of a worm gear type ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Zoom Optical System
Jun 14, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Kenji Konno of Sakai, Japan, has developed a thin zoom optical system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reflecting prism and a reflecting prism each adapted to bend an incident ray at a predetermined angle for reflection are arranged in ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Speaker Device Frame
Jun 14, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Hiromitsu Sasaki and Yutaka Moriyama, both of Yamagata, Japan, have developed a frame for speaker device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A speaker device includes a vibration system having a frame and a magnetic circuit. The frame has a ...
Connecticut Inventors Develop Elevator with Variable Drag for Car
Jun 14, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Michael P. Flynn and Harold Terry, both of Avon, Conn., have developed an elevator car control method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An elevator car and counterweight system is provided with a variable drag element. The variable drag ...
French, Dutch Inventors Develop Elevator System Sheave Assembly
Jun 14, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Davy Depee, Raphael Picard, Pascal Rebillard, all from Gien, France, Franck Det of St. Ocre, France, Jean-Noel Cloux of Nogent sur Vernisson, France, Michel Beeuwsaert of Nevoy, France, Fernando Rico of Rueil Malmaison, France, David Pillin of Guipavas, France, Hugues ...
California, Massachusetts Inventors Develop Lithographic Process Laser Spectral Engineering
Jun 14, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Armen Kroyan, Ivan Lalovic, Igor V. Fomenkov and John M. Algots, all from San Diego, Robert N. Jacques of La Jolla, Calif., Ronald L. Spangler of Arlington, Mass., Jacob P. Lipcon of Winchester, Mass., and John A. Rule of Hingham, Mass., have developed an electric ...
British Inventors Develop Motor Vehicle Steering Ratio Varying Method
Jun 14, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Marcus Turner of Coventry, Great Britain, and Ian Hulme of Leamington Spa, Great Britain, have developed a steering system for motor vehicle. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A steering system for a vehicle including a steerable wheel ...
Texas Inventors Develop Marine Seismic Acquisition Apparatus
Jun 14, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Richard E. Duren of Conroe, Texas, and Mark A. Meier of Houston, have developed a marine seismic acquisition method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A marine seismic source method capable of retaining low frequencies is disclosed. One ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Gate Valves
Jun 14, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 14 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy gate valves. The NAICS code for this requirement is 336311. All request for quotations are due by June 24. The solicitation (No. SPM7M208TC290) was posted on June 9 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Band Hose Clamps
Jun 14, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 14 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy band hose clamps. This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside. All request for quotations are due by June 25. The solicitation (No. SPM7M308Q1020) was posted on June 9 and ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Oil Pressure Tube Nipples
Jun 14, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 14 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy oil pressure tube nipples. All request for quotations are due by June 16. The solicitation (No. SPM7M308Q0987) was posted on June 9 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Airhose Connectors
Jun 14, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 14 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy airhose connectors. The NAICS code for this requirement is 332996. All requests for quotations are due by June 26. The solicitation (No. SPM7M308TD653) was posted on June 11 and is ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Torque Tube Assemblies
Jun 14, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 14 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy torque tube assemblies. All requests for quotations are due by June 25. The solicitation (No. SPM7M408Q0760) was posted on June 11 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Rotary Switches
Jun 14, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 14 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy rotary switches. This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside. All request for quotations are due by June 16. The solicitation (No. SPM7M808Q0751) was posted on June 9 and is ...
REP. SOLIS NEWSLETTER JUNE 3: WHY ARE WE SWITCHING TO DIGITAL TELEVISION?
Jun 14, 2008 ... Rep. Hilda Solis, D-Calif. (32nd CD), issued the following newsletter: Currently, many over-the-air stations are broadcasting in both analog and digital television formats. New federal law requires the switch in order to free up frequencies for police, fire and emergency rescue ...
WHITE HOUSE CONDUCTS PRESS GAGGLE, JUNE 13
Jun 14, 2008 ... The White House released the text of the following gaggle: Press Gaggle by Dana Perino and the First Lady Aboard Air Force One1:51 P.M. (Local) MS. PERINO: All right, I don't know which stop this is on the trip, because we're in the middle of it, but we're going from Rome ...
REP. SOLIS NEWSLETTER JUNE 3: HOW MUCH WILL THIS COST ME?
Jun 14, 2008 ... Rep. Hilda Solis, D-Calif. (32nd CD), issued the following newsletter: The converter boxes will cost approximately $40 to $70, and will be available in stores beginning in early 2008. To help defray the cost of the digital-to-analog converter boxes, each U.S. household can request up to ...
North Carolina, Ohio Inventors Develop Vehicle Ignition Interlock System
Jun 14, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Larry J. Mobley and James R. Lewis, both of Raleigh, N.C., Jimmy H. Edwards of Wake Forest, N.C., Brian McMillin of Willoughby Hills, Ohio, have developed a vehicle sobriety testing device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Motorcycle Heat Exchanger Disposition Structure
Jun 14, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Yoshitsugu Gokan and Yasushi Takahashi, both of Saitama, Japan, have developed a heat exchanger disposition structure. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A disposition structure of a heat exchanger (oil cooler) in a motorcycle mounted in the ...
Georgia Inventors Develop Power Train for Utility Vehicle
Jun 14, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Steven David Smith, Joseph George Land, III and John Thomas Bobbitt, III, all from Evans, Ga., and Byron Jon Danielson of Martinez, Ga., have developed a power train for vehicle. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power train for a vehicle ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Vehicle Slip Control Device
Jun 14, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 14 -- Akira Hommi of Aichi-ken, Japan, Kiyotaka Hamajima of Okazaki, Japan, and Mitsuhiro Nada of Toyota, Japan, have developed a method for controlling vehicle slip. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Under the condition of a large variation in ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Quick Disc Coupling Halves
Jun 14, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 14 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy quick disc coupling halves. The NAICS code for this requirement is 332996. This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside. All request for quotations are due by June 24. The ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Metal Tube Assemblies
Jun 14, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 14 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy metal tube assemblies. All request for quotations are due by June 23. The solicitation (No. SPM7M408Q0751) was posted on June 9 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Towing Pintle Assemblies
Jun 14, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 14 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy towing pintle assemblies. The NAICS code for this requirement is 441310. All request for quotations are due by June 24. The solicitation (No. SPM7L208T6447) was posted on June 9 and is ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Fluid Filters
Jun 14, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 14 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy fluid filters. The NAICS code for this requirement is 333999. All request for quotations are due by June 24. The solicitation (No. SPM7M308TD566) was posted on June 9 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Metal Tube Assemblies
Jun 14, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 14 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy metal tube assemblies. The NAICS code for this requirement is 331210. All request for quotations are due by June 24. The solicitation (No. SPM7M408T8023) was posted on June 9 and is ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Coupling Assemblies
Jun 14, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 14 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy coupling assemblies. The NAICS code for this requirement is 332996. All request for quotations are due by June 24. The solicitation (No. SPM7M308TD527) was posted on June 9 and is ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Fluid Filter Element
Jun 14, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 14 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy fluid filter element. The NAICS code for this requirement is 333999. All request for quotations are due by June 24. The solicitation (No. SPM7M308TD539) was posted on June 9 and is ...