US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Friday, June 27:
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Steam Iron with Board-Type Ironing, Standing-Type Ironing
Jun 27, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Hsi-Fu Chen of Changhua County, Taiwan, has developed a steam iron with two types of steam outlets. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention discloses as a steam that includes an iron casing, a first steam outlet, a second ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Amplifier Assemblies
Jun 27, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 27 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy amplifier assemblies.This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside. All request for quotations are due by July 9. The solicitation (No. SPM7M908Q1182) was posted on June 24 ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Engine Poppet Valves
Jun 27, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 27 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy engine poppet valves. All request for quotations are due by July 9. The solicitation (No. SPM7L408Q1225) was posted on June 24 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Metal Tube Assemblies
Jun 27, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 27 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy metal tube assemblies.This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside. All request for quotations are due by July 10. The solicitation (No. SPM7M408Q0922) was posted on June ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Mechanical Housings
Jun 27, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 27 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy mechanical housings. The NAICS code for this requirement is 333613. This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside. All request for quotations are due by July 9. The ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Drain Valves
Jun 27, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 27 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy drain valves.All request for quotations are due by July 8. The solicitation (No. SPM7A408Q0333) was posted on June 24 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Transistors
Jun 27, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 27 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy transistors. All request for quotations are due by July 8. The solicitation (No. SPM7M508Q1002) was posted on June 24 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Electrical Connector Plugs
Jun 27, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 27 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy electrical connector plugs.The NAICS code for this requirement is 334417. All request for quotations are due by July 9. The solicitation (No. SPM7M708T8981) was posted on June 24 and is ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Lighting Arrestors
Jun 27, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 27 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy lighting arrestors.All request for quotations are due by July 18. The solicitation (No. SPM7M908Q1186) was posted on June 24 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Metal Tube Assemblies
Jun 27, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 27 -- 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 July 9. The solicitation (No. SPM7M408T8449) was posted on June 24 and is ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Antenna Groups
Jun 27, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 27 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy antenna groups.This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside. All request for quotations are due by July 9. The solicitation (No. SPM7M908Q1196) was posted on June 24 and is ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Rigid Connecting Links
Jun 27, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 27 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy rigid connecting links.All request for quotations are due by July 2. The solicitation (No. SPM7A308Q0676) was posted on June 24 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Piston Cylinder Kits
Jun 27, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 27 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy piston cylinder kits.All request for quotations are due by July 9. The solicitation (No. SPM7L408Q1223) was posted on June 24 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Fluke Marine Anchors
Jun 27, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 27 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy fluke marine anchors. All request for quotations are due by July 7. The solicitation (No. SPM7M008Q0343) was posted on June 24 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Electrical Component Covers
Jun 27, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 27 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy electrical component covers.The NAICS code for this requirement is 334417. This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside. All request for quotations are due by July 9. The ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Liquid Transmitters
Jun 27, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., June 27 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy liquid transmitters. All request for quotations are due by July 11. The solicitation (No. SPM4A508Q3886) was posted on June 25 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Digital Micro Circuits
Jun 27, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 27 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy digital micro circuits.All request for quotations are due by July 7. The solicitation (No. SPM7M508Q1005) was posted on June 24 and is available at: ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Customer Relationship Management Data Managing Method
Jun 27, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Ho-seok Y Yoon, Eun-young Choi and Su-hyun Lee, all from Seoul, South Korea, and Hyo-sik Bang of Seongnam-si, South Korea, have developed a customer relationship management data managing system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method ...
Texas Inventor Develops Scene Composition Sketching Method
Jun 27, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Cindy Debold of Austin, Texas, has developed methods for transferring a composition. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention aims to provide "systems for transferring a composition, the systems comprising a transparent grid ...
Chinese Inventor Develops Semi-Automatic Pencil Sharpener
Jun 27, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Tung Yan Lau of Hong Kong has developed a pencil sharpener. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a semi-automatic pencil sharpener comprising a sharpening body and a blade; the sharpening body has a conical ...
Pennsylvania Inventor Develops Shoe Drying Rack
Jun 27, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Todd Parks of Aliquippa, Pa., has developed a device for drying shoes. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shoe drying rack to fit a dryer's drum, comprised of an open container divided into two mirror imaged halves joined together by an ...
California, Texas Inventors Develop Network-Based Storage System
Jun 27, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Adam J. Radford of Mission Viejo, Calif., Bradley D. Strand of Los Gatos, Calif., Jeffrey D. Chung of Cupertino, Calif., Joel D. Jacobson of Mountain View, Calif., Robert B. Haigler of Newark, Calif., Rod S. Thompson of Sunnyvale, Calif., Thomas L. Couch of Woodside, ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Vehicle Lean Detector
Jun 27, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Yuichiro Tsuruta, Toru Iwadate, Yusuke Funayose and Yuichi Morino, all from Saitama, Japan, have developed a lean sensor detecting leaning of a vehicle body. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lean detector for a vehicle is capable of ...
New Jersey Inventor Develops Browser Data Displaying Method
Jun 27, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Thomas E. Leonik of Mayville, N.J., has developed a browser data displaying system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus and method for dynamically displaying data in a browser of a client computer. In one aspect, the invention is ...
German Inventor Develops Y-Shaped Node Structure Production Method
Jun 27, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Lothar Patberg of Aachen, Germany, has developed a motor vehicle frame supporting structure. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A y-shaped gusset structure can be used, for example, in a support frame for vehicles. The gusset structure ...
U.S., Canadian Inventors Develop Mobile Telephone Signal Output Orientation Device
Jun 27, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Riten Jaiswal of Garden City, N.Y., and Francis MacDougall of Ottawa, have developed an orientation-sensitive signal output. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The selection and output of a signal, such as an alphanumeric character, is ...
Swedish Inventor Develops Server Transmitted Data Volume Decreasing Method
Jun 27, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Henriq Karl Olof Hellstrom of Trelleborg, Sweden, has developed a data processing network. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method, system and computer program product for decreasing a volume of data transmitted from a server to a client ...
New York Inventors Develop Utility Knife with Replacement Blade Holder
Jun 27, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Anthony Di Bitonto, Goeran Jerstroem and Conor McNamara, all from Brooklyn, N.Y., and Mark Prommel of New York, have developed a utility knife with an interior compartment housing. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A utility knife which ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Peripheral Surface Shape Measurement Apparatus
Jun 27, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Shinsuke Takahashi of Odawara, Japan, has developed a roll-like object surface measuring apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A peripheral surface shape measuring apparatus of a roll-like object which measures a peripheral surface ...
French Inventor Develops Marking, Tracing Tool
Jun 27, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Gilles Perazio of St. Marcellin, France, has developed a marking and tracing tool. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tool of the invention comprises a casing having two mutually perpendicular elongate plane bearing faces extending in two ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Aircraft Door Parts Kit in Oklahoma
Jun 27, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., June 27 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy aircraft door parts kit to be delivered to Oklahoma. This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside. All request for quotations are due by June 30. The solicitation (No. SPM4A508Q3905) ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Tray Assemblies
Jun 27, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, June 27 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy tray assemblies. The NAICS code for this requirement is 332439. All request for quotations are due by July 10. The solicitation (No. SPM8ED08T1059) was posted on June 25 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Plain Bearing Rod Ends
Jun 27, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., June 27 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy plain bearing rod ends. All request for quotations are due by July 9. The solicitation (No. SPM4A508Q3899) was posted on June 25 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Aircraft Duct Assemblies
Jun 27, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., June 27 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy aircraft duct assemblies. All request for quotations are due by July 7. The solicitation (No. SPM4A508Q3903) was posted on June 25 and is available at: ...
Italian Inventors Develop Low Voltage Electrical Device
Jun 27, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Lucio Azzola of Bergamo, Italy, and Stefano Besana of Terno d'Isola, Italy, have developed an inspectable arc chamber. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrical device for low-voltage applications that comprises at least one fixed ...
Canadian Inventors Develop Co-Injecting Unit for forming Molded Article
Jun 27, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Ed Keck of Leamington, Canada, and Dale E. Bridgen of Essex, Canada, have developed an injecting unit for a molding machine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A co injection manifold assembly for injecting two different materials into a ...
Florida Inventor Develops Electronic System Power Distribution Method
Jun 27, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Ernest Graetz F. J. of Largo, Fla., has developed a power distribution method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic system comprises a system board, one or more cards adapted to couple to the system board, wherein the system ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Resin Molding Apparatus
Jun 27, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Toshinobu Banjo, Shigeru Hirata and Masanori Shirasawa, all from Kyoto, Japan, have developed a resin molding apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A resin molding apparatus includes a fixing member to which a top mold is attached, a ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Electrical Connector with Receptacle, Plug
Jun 27, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Tomoya Sasaki of Kanagawa, Japan, has developed an eletrical connector. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connector includes a plug including a plug body made of an insulating material and a plug contact; a receptacle including a ...
North Carolina Inventors Develop High Speed Mezzanine Connector
Jun 27, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Tomoya Sasaki of Kanagawa, Japan, has developed an eletrical connector. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connector includes a plug including a plug body made of an insulating material and a plug contact; a receptacle including a ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Electrical Connector with Contact Terminal
Jun 27, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Fang-Jun Liao of Tu-Cheng, Taiwan, has developed an electrical connector with retention feature. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrical connector includes a connector body having a top wall, a bottom wall. A terminal has a base ...
Texas Inventor Develops Multi-Day Training Computer System
Jun 27, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Dennis R. Berman of Irving, Texas, has developed a memory building method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A computer system configured to provide multi-day training to users. The computer system includes a program storage device. The ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Printed Circuit Board Assembly
Jun 27, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Ming-Chih Hsieh of Tu-Cheng, Taiwan, has developed a printed circuit board assembly for increasing circuit. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A printed circuit board assembly includes a motherboard, a daughter board, and an elastic strip ....
Pennsylvania Inventor Develops Fuel Combustion Method
Jun 27, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Mark Daniel D'Agostini of Hazleton, Pa., has developed a method for combusting fuel. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A burner includes separate fuel and oxidant conduits. The fuel conduit has inlet, transitional, and outlet sections, and ...
Georgia, New Jersey, New York Inventors Develop Automated Mail Processing System
Jun 27, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Jennifer Chamblee of Columbus, Ga., John Mottola of Plainsboro, N.J., and Kwun Ng of College Point, N.Y. have developed a mail processing system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mail processing system includes a plurality of trays that ...
Michigan Inventors Develop Extrusion Blow Molded Container
Jun 27, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Craig A. Larson of Howell, Mich., Duane LachWestland, Mich., William A. Slat of Brooklyn, Mich., James Kulp of Dexter, Mich., Gary I. Voss of Medina, Ohio, and Gary Ferguson of Tallmadge, Ohio, have developed a blow molding apparatus. According to the U.S ....
Indiana Inventor Develops Structural Building Panels for Building Houses
Jun 27, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Robert L Timbrook of Hartsville, Ind., has developed a structural building panel. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "The present invention provides an apparatus and method for fabricating structural ...
Oklahoma Inventor Develops Flame Arrestor with Reflection Suppressor
Jun 27, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Dwight E. Brooker of Skiatook, Okla., has developed a flame arrestor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A combination of a flame arrestor with a reflection suppressor is provided which not only arrests an advancing flame front, but also ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Keyboard Structure
Jun 27, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Pin-Chien Liao of Taoyuan County, Taiwan and Chien-Shih Hsu of Taipei, Taiwan, have developed a keyboard structure. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A keyboard structure. The keyboard structure includes a base plate, a light guide member, ...
Canadian Inventors Develop Shaft Rotating Drive Assembly
Jun 27, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Alex Teng of Richmond Hill, Canada, John Robert Galt of Nobleton, Canada, and Martin Richard Kestle of Everett, Canada, have developed a drive assembly for translating a shaft. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a drive unit ...
PORTAGE BOARD OF WORKS ISSUES AGENDA FOR JUNE 27 MEETING
Jun 27, 2008 ... The Portage Board of Works issued the following meeting agenda: 3:00PM CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL MINUTES OLD BUSINESS -None NEW BUSINESS -Approval of Solicitor's Permit for Lakeside Sealcoating -Approval of Solicitor's Permit ...
USCG Seeks Parking Lot Paving Services
Jun 27, 2008 ... ALAMEDA, Calif., June 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Coast Guard said it was soliciting services for asphalt paving of the parking lot on Coast Guard Island in Alameda, Calif. The NAICS code for this requirement is 237310 with the size standard of $31 million. This ...
California Inventors Develop Tunneling Magnetoresistive Read Transducer
Jun 27, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Changhe Shang, Yun-Fei Li and Yining Hu, all from Fremont, Calif., and Yong Shen of Saratoga, Calif., have developed a magnetic recording head protecting method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method to fabricate a tunneling ...
Washington Inventors Develop Planar Solar Concentrator Power Module
Jun 27, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Lewis M. Fraas, Jany X. Fraas, Han Xiang Huang and James E. Avery all from Issaquah, Wash., have developed a planar solar concentrator power module. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A planar concentrator solar power module has a planar ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Anti Abrasive Mechanism for Flatbed Image Scanner
Jun 27, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Hsi-Yu Chen and Chien-Kuo Kuan, both of Taipei, Taiwan, and Yi-Yung Tsai of Changhua, Taiwan, have developed an anti-abrasive mechanism. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mechanism for confining a flat flexible cable of an image scanner ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Printed Wiring Board Manufacturing Method
Jun 27, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Motoo Asai of Gifu, Japan, has developed a printed wiring board. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A printed circuit board is by formed by laminating an interlaminar insulating layer on a conductor circuit of a substrate, in which the ...
Illinois Inventors Develop Metal Raceway System with Device Bracket
Jun 27, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Charles F. VanderVelde of Frankfort, Ill., and Rodney G. Rouleau of Manhattan, Ill., have developed a metal raceway system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is directed to a raceway system including a base, at least ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Ink Jet Recording Head Formation Method
Jun 27, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Tamaki Sato, Kazuhiro Asai and Takumi Suzuki, all from Kanagawa, Japan, and Maki Hatta of Tokyo, have developed a liquid discharging head. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for forming an ink jet recording head includes at least a ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Electromagnetic Interference Shielding
Jun 27, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Chang-Cheng Hsieh and Kang Wu, both of Tao Yuan Shien, Taiwan, have developed a electromagnetic interference shielding. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding and grounding structure of an ...
German Inventor Develops Motor Vehicle Heat Exchanger
Jun 27, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Thomas Ringhol of Mittenwald, Germany, has developed a vehicle heat exchanger. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heat exchanger for a motor vehicle, particularly a motorcycle in which a bent cooling element is disposed between a first and ...
Florida Inventor Develops Electrical Sealing Method
Jun 27, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- James L. Cairns of Ormond Beach, Fla., has developed a cable seal assembly. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tubular cable seal member of elastomeric material has at least one axial slit for allowing the seal member to be installed ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Micro Flux Gate Sensor Manufacturing Method
Jun 27, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Kyoung-won Na of Seoul, South Korea, and Jingli Yuan of Yongin-si, South Korea, have developed a micro flux gate sensor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of manufacturing a micro flux gate sensor that has a good electrical ...
Michigan Inventor Develops Compressor Mounting Bracket
Jun 27, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- Robin G. Skinner of Tecumseh, Mich., has developed a compressor mounting bracket. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: The mounting bracket includes a mounting member and an elongate bracing member. The mounting member is secured to the housing ...
U.S., British Inventors Develop Stretchable Fabric Switch
Jun 27, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- George Marmaropoulos of Yorktown Heights, N.Y., Giang Truong Vu of New York, and Katharine Pulford of Hackney, Great Britain, have developed a fabric switch system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a ...
California Inventors Develop Metal Contact Structure Manufacturing Method
Jun 27, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27 -- William P. Mulligan, Thomas Pass and David Smith all from San Jose, Calif., and Richard M. Swanson of Los Altos, Calif., and Michael J. Cudzinovic of Sunnyvale, Calif., have developed a metal contact structure for solar cell. According to the U.S. Patent & ...