US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Monday, June 16:
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Connector Assemblies
Jun 16, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., June 16 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy connector assemblies. All request for quotations are due by June 23. The solicitation (No. SPM4A708QB828) was posted on June 5 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Compressor Vane Liners
Jun 16, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., June 16 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy compressor vane liners. This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside. All request for quotations are due by June 19. The solicitation (No. SPM4A708QB052) was posted on June 5 ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Compressor Vane Assemblies
Jun 16, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., June 16 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy compressor vane assemblies. All request for quotations are due by June 19. The solicitation (No. SPM4A708QB534) was posted on June 5 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Cargo Latch Assemblies
Jun 16, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., June 16 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy cargo latch assemblies. The NAICS code for this requirement is 336413. All request for quotations are due by June 20. The solicitation (No. SPM4A708T6588) was posted on June 5 and is ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Liquid Sight Indicators
Jun 16, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., June 16 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy liquid sight indicators. All request for quotations are due by June 19. The solicitation (No. SPM4A508Q3515) was posted on June 5 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Movement Meters
Jun 16, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., June 16 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy movement meters. The NAICS code for this requirement is 334519. This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside. All request for quotations are due by June 20. The solicitation ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Compressor Spacer Assemblies
Jun 16, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., June 16 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy compressor spacer assemblies. All request for quotations are due by June 19. The solicitation (No. SPM4A708QB533) was posted on June 5 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Pressure Switch Assemblies
Jun 16, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., June 16 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy pressure switch assemblies. The NAICS code for this requirement is 336413. All request for quotations are due by June 20. The solicitation (No. SPM4A708T6586) was posted on June 5 and is ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Ball Bearings
Jun 16, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., June 16 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy ball bearings. The NAICS code for this requirement is 332991. All request for quotations are due by June 20. The solicitation (No. SPM4M108TG229) was posted on June 5 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Air Conditioning Duct Assemblies
Jun 16, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., June 16 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy air conditioning duct assemblies. All request for quotations are due by June 18. The solicitation (No. SPM4A508Q3623) was posted on June 5 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Branch Wiring Harnesses
Jun 16, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., June 16 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy branch wiring harnesses. The NAICS code for this requirement is 335929. All request for quotations are due by June 20. The solicitation (No. SPM4A608TL450) was posted on June 5 and is ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Aircraft, Airframe Structural Components
Jun 16, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., June 16 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy aircraft and airframe structural components. This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside. All responses are due by June 23. The solicitation (No. SPM4A708QB482) was posted on ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Sleeve Bearings
Jun 16, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., June 16 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy sleeve bearings. The NAICS code for this requirement is 332991. All request for quotations are due by June 20. The solicitation (No. SPM4M108TG233) was posted on June 5 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Optical Light Filters
Jun 16, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., June 16 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy optical light filters. This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside. All request for quotations are due by June 19. The solicitation (No. SPM4M108Q3318) was posted on June 5 ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Preformed Packings
Jun 16, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, June 16 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy preformed packings. All request for quotations are due by June 19. The solicitation (No. SPM5M308Q1272) was posted on June 12 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Instruments, Laboratory Equipment
Jun 16, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., June 16 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy instruments amd laboratory equipment. All requests for quotations are due by June 20. The solicitation (No. SPM4A508Q3704) was posted on June 10 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Flow Rate Industrial Meters
Jun 16, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., June 16 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy flow rate industrial meters. The NAICS code for this requirement is 334519. All requests for quotations are due by June 23. The solicitation (No. SPM4L108T2924) was posted on June 7 and is ...
Canadian Inventors Develop Lithium Ion Battery Cathode Composition
Jun 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Jeffrey R. Dahn of Hubley, Canada, and Zhonghua Lu of Halifax, Canada, have developed a cathode composition for a lithium ion battery. According to a description of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention relates to ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Positive Temperature Coefficient Thermistor
Jun 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Hisanao Tosaka and Yasuhide Yamashita, both of Yuri-gun, Japan, have developed a method of manufacturing positive temperature coefficient (PTC) thermistor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a PTC thermistor comprising at least a pair of ...
Swedish Inventors Develop Adjacent Layer Pores Filling Method
Jun 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Max Krogager and Jan Vaara, both of Linkoping, Sweden, have developed a method of repairing laminates of composite material. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a method for filling pores between two adjacent layers of a laminate for a ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Ink-Jet Printhead
Jun 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Hyung-taek Lim, Jong-woo Shin and Min-soo Kim, all from Seoul, South Korea, Su-ho Shin and Seog-soon Baek, both of Suwon-si, South Korea, and Yong-soo Oh of Seongnam-si, South Korea, have developed a method for manufacturing ink-jet printhead. According to the ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Water Processing Method
Jun 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Tsuyoshi Nishikawa of Kyoto, Japan, Masahiro Kihara of Shiga, Japan, Tamotsu Kitade of Hyogo, Japan, and Wataru Sugiura of Saitama, Japan, have developed a method of generating fresh water. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present ...
Pennsylvania Inventors Develop Photochromic Contact Lens
Jun 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Frank P. Mallak and Robert W. Walters, both of Export, Pa., Barry Van Gemert of Murrysville, Pa., and Anil Kumar of Pittsburgh, have developed a method for producing a contact lens. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described are contact ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Automobile Trim
Jun 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Hitoshi Omori and Masanori Aritake, both of Nishikasugai-gun, Japan, have developed a method for manufacturing automobile weather strip. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automobile trim has a trim body (a base layer) formed of a rubber ...
Montana Inventor Develops Contaminated Water Purification Method
Jun 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Ronald Neil Drake of Helena, Mont., has developed a method for purifying contaminated water. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A process and apparatus for continuously removing ions from solution in proportion to their prevalence in ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Semiconductor Device Cleaning Solution
Jun 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Hidemitsu Aoki and Tatsuya Suzuki, both of Kanagawa, Japan, Kaoru Ikegami and Norio Ishikawa, both of Soka, Japan, and Takuo Ohwada of Tokyo, have developed an aqueous cleaning solution. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Conductive Paste
Jun 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Yuji (Akimoto of Fukuoka, Japan, Megumi Kawahara of Akishima, Japan, and Tomoko Uchida of Hachioji, Japan, have developed a conductive paste for forming terminal electrodes. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A conductive paste for a ...
Ohio Inventors Develop Residual Water Removing System
Jun 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Kareem Kaleem of Loveland, Ohio, Kris Kazik of West Chester, Ohio, and Rebecca A. Fron of Cincinnati, have developed a method of coating a metal article. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A washcoat coating composition is disclosed that ...
Illinois Inventors Develop Gold Chemical-Mechanical Polishing Composition
Jun 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Vlasta Brusic of Geneva, Ill., Renjie Zhou of Aurora, Ill., and Christopher Thompson of Earlville, Ill., have developed a cyanide-free chemical-mechanical polishing (CMP) composition. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention provides ...
Indiana Inventors Develop Biomedical Implant Production Method
Jun 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Panjian Li and Todd Smith, both of Fort Wayne, Ind., and Xiaofan Yang of Warsaw, Ind., have developed an orthopaedic implants. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Compositions and methods are provided for preparing a metal substrate having a ...
Greek Inventor Develops Internal Combustion Engine Fuel System
Jun 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Mihalis Faxides of Neo Rysio, Greece, has developed a method for detecting contaminant in a fuel system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatuses and methods are provided for detecting contaminant in a fuel system, such as a fuel ...
U.S., German, Austrian Chinese Inventors Develop Thermoplastic Molding Composition
Jun 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Ulrich Liesenfelder of Bergisch Gladbach, Germany, Stefan Moss of Haan, Germany, Andreas Frankenau of Kempen, Germany, Stephen Bohmer of Pulheim, Germany, Haakan Jonsson of Cranberry Township, Pa., Alfred Eitel of St. Johann, Austria, and Ricarda Nothelle of Shanghai, ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Positive-Type Zinc Oxide Semiconductor Film
Jun 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Shigeo Yata of Hirakata, Japan, Kenichiro Wakisaka of Iga, Japan, and Takeshi Kobayashi of Osaka, Japan, have developed a positive-type Zinc Oxide semiconductor film and a process for preparation thereof, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The ...
California Inventors Develop Active-Passive Butt-Joint Structure
Jun 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Tirumala R. Ranganath and Jintian Zhu, both of Palo Alto, Calif., have developed a method for making an active-passive butt-joint structure. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Undoped layers are introduced in the passive waveguide section of ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Sulfonic Group-Containing Polyarylene Block Copolymer
Jun 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Takashi Okada, Kimihiko Yoshii, Yousuke Konno, Toshihiro Otsuki and Kohei Goto, all from Chuo-ku, Japan, and Mayumi Shinoda of Suzuka, Japan, have developed a sulfonic group-containing polyarylene block copolymer. According to a description of the invention, ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Load Binders
Jun 16, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, June 16 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy load binders. The NAICS code for this requirement is 333999.All request for quotations are due by June 27. The solicitation (No. SPM8EF08T2508) was posted on June 12 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Airlift Assemblies
Jun 16, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 16 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy airlift assemblies. The NAICS code for this requirement is 336992. This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside.All request for quotations are due by June 27. The ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Dry Pressure Seals
Jun 16, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, June 16 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy dry pressure seals. The NAICS code for this requirement is 339991.All request for quotations are due by June 27. The solicitation (No. SPM5M308T7310) was posted on June 12 and is ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Light Weight Inflatables
Jun 16, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, June 16 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy light weight inflatables. The NAICS code for this requirement is 332439.All request for quotations are due by June 27. The solicitation (No. SPM8ED08T1023) was posted on June 12 and is ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Plain Encased Seals
Jun 16, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, June 16 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy plain encased seals. All request for quotations are due by June 23. The solicitation (No. SPM5M308T6591) was posted on June 12 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Tape Protective Plates
Jun 16, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, June 16 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy tape protective plates.The NAICS code for this requirement is 327999. All request for quotations are due by June 27. The solicitation (No. SPM8E508T2722) was posted on June 12 and is ...
California Inventors Develop Potable Liquid Production Device
Jun 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Robert S. Ward of Lafayette, Calif., and Sallie K. Coviello of San Francisco, have developed a device for producing potable liquid. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Water-desalination and/or water purification devices. Alternatively, ...
Michigan Inventors Develop Gaseous Engine Efficiency Injection Maximizing Injection Strategy
Jun 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Brad Boyer of Canton, Mich., and William Stockhausen of Northville, Mich., have developed a method to improve fuel economy. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method is provided for an engine capable of burning gaseous fuel, the engine ...
German Inventors Develop Engine with Injection System
Jun 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Kai-Uwe Muench of St. Augustin, Germany, Rolf Preuss of Pulheim, Germany, and Joerg Schlueter of Wesseling, Germany, have developed an accumulator injection system for engine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An internal combustion engine ...
German Inventor Develops Fuel Injector Seal
Jun 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Martin Buehner of Backnang, Germany, has developed an apparatus for sealing fuel injector. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seal for sealing the fuel injector from a valve mount opening of a cylinder head, the seal radially surrounding ...
Chinese Inventor Develops Combustion Inline Magnetic Fuel Conditioner
Jun 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Min Lu of Shanghai, China, has developed a conditioner for improving fuel efficiency. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A compact, inline magnetic fuel conditioner is disclosed for improving fuel efficiency of a fuel combustion engine. The ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Engine Air-Fuel Ratio Control Apparatus
Jun 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- ; Hideyuki Oki, Shusuke Akazaki and Yuji Yamamoto, all from Saitama, Japan, have developed an air-fuel ratio controlling apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An air-fuel ratio controlling apparatus includes an internal pressure ...
Illinois Inventors Develop Engine Exhaust Gas Recirculation System
Jun 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Anthony Rodman and Michael P. Liechty, both of of Chillicothe Ill., Carl-Anders Hergart and William L. Hardy, both of Peoria Ill., Kevin P. Duffy of Metamora Ill., and Andrew J. Kieser of Morton Ill., have developed a homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Engine Injector Driver
Jun 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Susumu Kojima of Susono, Japan, has developed an injector driver for engine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An injector driver and a drive method therefor wherein a reference current signal is generated that is synchronized to an ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Automobile Fuel Saver
Jun 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Chieh-Jung Lai of Younghe, Taiwan, has developed a fuel saver for automobile. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automobile fuel saver is composed of a container, a magnetic block, a plurality of nano far-infrared pellets and a cover, ...
Chinese Inventors Develop Engine Integrated Fuel Feed Apparatus
Jun 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Daguang Xi, Yanxiang Yang, and Changwen Liu, all from Zhejiang Province, China, have developed an electronic fuel injection apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to the engine technical field, more particularly, ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Water Purification Apparatus
Jun 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Tung-Po Lin of Taichung County, Taiwan, has developed a structural improvement for a water purifier. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A structure improvement for a water purifier includes a streamlined main body combined by a pair of the ...
Illinois Inventors Develop Fluid Separation, Filtering Devices
Jun 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- Brian Porter of Addison, Ill., Christopher Barmore of Chicago, and Martin Lucassen of Round Lake, Ill., have developed an apparatus to separate oil and debris from aqueous fluid. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A separator to separate oil ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Vehicular Spring Seats
Jun 16, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 16 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy vehicular spring seats. The NAICS code for this requirement is 441310. This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside.All request for quotations are due by June 27. The ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Fuel Injector Nozzles
Jun 16, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 16 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy fuel injector nozzles. The NAICS code for this requirement is 336312.All request for quotations are due by June 27. The solicitation (No. SPM7L508T4437) was posted on June 12 and is ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Fuselage Rails
Jun 16, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., June 16 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy fuselage rails for aircraft. This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside. All requests for quotations are due by June 16. The solicitation (No. SPM4A708Q7920) was posted on ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Fluid Filter Bodies
Jun 16, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., June 16 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy fluid filter bodies. The NAICS code for this requirement is 336413.All request for quotations are due by June 30. The solicitation (No. SPM4A708T6778) was posted on June 13 and is ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Structural Component Panels in Oklahoma
Jun 16, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., June 16 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy structural component panels for aircrafts in Oklahoma. This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside. All requests for quotations are due by June 20. The solicitation (No ....
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Latch Assemblies
Jun 16, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., June 16 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy latch assemblies for aircrafts. All requests for quotations are due by June 20. The solicitation (No. SPM4A708QA947) was posted on June 6 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Bevel Gears
Jun 16, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 16 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy bevel gears. The NAICS code for this requirement is 333613. All request for quotations are due by June 27. The solicitation (No. SPM7A208T1511) was posted on June 12 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Shoulder Harness Reels
Jun 16, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., June 16 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy shoulder harness reels. All requests for quotations are due by June 20. The solicitation (No. SPM4A708QB846) was posted on June 6 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Cylinder Assemblies
Jun 16, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., June 16 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy cylinder assemblies. All request for quotations are due by June 18. The solicitation (No. SPM4A508Q3637) was posted on June 5 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Sensing Elements
Jun 16, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., June 16 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy sensing elements.All responses are due by June 27. The solicitation (No. SPM4A708QC228) was posted on June 13 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Linear Actuating Cylinder Caps
Jun 16, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., June 16 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy linear actuating cylinder caps. All requests for quotations are due by June 20. The solicitation (No. SPM4A708QB871) was posted on June 6 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Check Valve Assemblies
Jun 16, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., June 16 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy check valve assemblies. All request for quotations are due by June 19. The solicitation (No. SPM4A508Q3628) was posted on June 5 and is available at: ...