US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Monday, June 30:
Ohio Inventors Develop Papermaking Belt
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Robert Stanley Ampulski of Fairfield, Ohio, and Osman Polat of Montgomery, Ohio, have developed a papermaking machine belt. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A papermaking belt having a reinforcing structure and a pattern layer is ...
Georgia, Ohio, California Inventors Develop Printable Media Formation Method
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Steven Craig Weirather and Sunjay Yedehalli Mohan, both of Lawrenceville, Ga., Brian R. McCarthy of Suwanee, Ga., Charles Thurmond Patterson of Clermont, Ga., Tony Lee Scroggs of Oakwood, Ga., Patricia L. Cross of Chesterland, Ohio, and Arthur B. Moore of Pasadena, ...
California Inventors Develop Electrophoretic Display Manufacturing Process
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Xiaojia Wang and Gary Kang, both of Fremont, Calif., and Rong-Chang Liang of Cupertino, Calif., have developed processes for the manufacture of electrophoretic displays, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent ...
Swedish Inventors Develop Cellulose Pulp Bleaching Method
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Vidar Snekkenes and Lennart Gustavsson, both of Karlstad, Sweden, have developed a cellulose pulp bleaching method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The method is for bleaching cellulose pulp in a bleach line that has at least two ...
U.S., Japanese Inventors Develop Magnetic Field Gradient Control Apparatus
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Chun Yan, Taeho Shin, Bryan Y. Pu and Qi Li, all from San Jose, Calif., Roger Alan Lindley of Santa Clara, Calif., Douglas H. Burns of Saratoga, Calif., Evans Y. Lee of Milpitas, Calif., Mahmoud Dahimene of Sunnyvale, Calif., Panyin Hughes of Gaithersburg, Md., and ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Insulation Film Formation Method
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Shigemi Murakawa and Toshikazu Kumai, both of Minato-ku, Japan, and Toshio Nakanishi of Amagasaki, Japan, have developed an insulation film forming system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gate insulation film of a metal insulator ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Bumper Absorber for Protecting Pedestrian
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Junji Adachi, Naruaki Abe, Fumihiko Sato, and Yoshikatsu Miwa, all form Aichi, Japan, Taku Fukuyama and Kouji Mori, both of Nara, Japan, and Yukiya Morita of Osaka, Japan, have developed a bumper absorber for protecting pedestrian. According to the U.S. Patent ...
British Inventor Develops Automatic Thermal Desorption Method
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Alun Cole of Glyn Ogwr, Great Britain, has developed an automatic thermal desorption apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An analytical apparatus for automatically carrying out a plurality of analytical steps, which apparatus ...
French Inventors Develop Hand-Held Pipettes
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Francois Viot of Auvers sur Oise, France, and Yves May of Versailles, France, have developed a pipettes. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The hand-held pipette comprises at least one track having increments, at least one brush, and a ...
Indiana Inventor Develops Seat Belt Tension Sensor
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Murray Kaijala of Elkhart, Ind., has developed an automobile sensor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seat belt tension sensor for use with a seat belt assembly. The sensor includes a housing that has a slot and a plate coupled with the ...
Canadian Inventor Develops End Effector with Multiple Pick-Up Members
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Milos Misha Subotincic of Ontario, Canada, has developed an end effector for moving device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An end effector for use with a moving device has a frame and a plurality of operational members mounted for ...
U.S., Japanese Inventors Develop Load Cell Attachment Structure
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Takashi Furukawa, Naotaka Kumakiri, Mikihito Kojima, Masashi Yoshifuku and Harutomi Nishide all from Utsunomiya, Japan, Tatsuya Yamazaki of Dublin, Ohio, Toyohiko Shindo of Kawachi-gun, Japan, and Shigeru Endo and Kenji Sato, both of Tochigi, Japan, have developed a ...
Moog Wins $942,525 Contract
Jun 30, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, June 30 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $942,525 contract to Moog Inc., East Aurora, N.Y., for repair and modification of transmission mechanism. The contract was awarded by the Naval Inventory Control Point, Philadelphia. For more information ...
Bamko Wins $1.92 Million Contract
Jun 30, 2008 ... BRECKSVILLE, Ohio, June 30 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded a $1.92 million contract to Bamko LLC, Cincinnati, for construction of structures and facilities. The contract was awarded by VA's Medical Center, Brecksville, ...
Rohde & Schwarz Wins $29,400 Contract
Jun 30, 2008 ... MECHANICSBURG, Pa., June 30 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $29,400 contract to Rohde & Schwarz Inc., Columbia, Md., for spectrum analyzer. The contract was awarded by the Naval Inventory Control Point, Mechanicsburg, Pa. For more information about ...
Moog Wins $941,050 Contract
Jun 30, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, June 30 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $941,050 contract to Moog Inc., East Aurora, N.Y., for repair and modification of transmission mechanism. The contract was awarded by the Naval Inventory Control Point, Philadelphia. For more information ...
Raytheon Technical Services Wins $209,069 Contract
Jun 30, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, June 30 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $209,069 contract to Raytheon Technical Services Co., Indianapolis, for repair and modification of antenna subassembly. The contract was awarded by the Naval Inventory Control Point, Philadelphia. For more ...
Ordnance Technology Service Wins $167,934 Contract
Jun 30, 2008 ... MECHANICSBURG, Pa., June 30 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $167,934 contract to Ordnance Technology Service, Mentor, Ohio, for ammunition and explosives. The contract was awarded by the Naval Inventory Control Point, Mechanicsburg, Pa. For more information ...
U.S. Navy Awards $153,930 Contract to Rolls-Royce
Jun 30, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, June 30 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $153,930 contract to Rolls-Royce, Bristol, Great Britain, for ring assemblies. The contract was awarded by the Naval Inventory Control Point, Philadelphia. For more information about US Fed ...
Zodiac of North America Wins $368,906 Contract
Jun 30, 2008 ... MECHANICSBURG, Pa., June 30 -- The U.S. Navy has awarded a $368,906 contract to Zodiac of North America Inc., Stevensville, Md., for inflat landing boat and other replacement parts. The contract was awarded by the Naval Inventory Control Point, Mechanicsburg, Pa. For more ...
Logik Construction Services Wins $925,000 Contract
Jun 30, 2008 ... BRECKSVILLE, Ohio, June 30 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded a $925,000 contract to Logik Construction Services Inc., Willoughby, Ohio, for construction of structures and facilities. The contract was awarded by VA's Medical Center, Brecksville, ...
California Inventor Develops Liquid Dispenser with Volume Meter
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Barry I. Goldfarb of Los Angeles has developed a liquid dispenser with volume meter and method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A liquid dispenser comprises a sprayer device and volume meter connected together to form an integral unit ...
French Inventor Develops Shell for Pressure Measuring Sensor
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Fadhel Rezgui of Chatillon, France, has developed a miniaturized membrane. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Membrane of a shell of a pressure sensor, having an upper and lower chamber, wherein the membrane is made by a support wall and a ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Ultrasonic Flowmeter for Industries Fluid Transportation
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Shinobu Kamimura of Nobeoka, Japan, has developed an ultrasonic flowmeter. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ultrasonic flowmeter includes two ultrasonic transceivers. Each of the ultrasonic transceiver includes a transmitting body fixed ...
California Inventors Develop Flexible Imaging Pressure Sensor
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Srinivasan K. Ganapathi of Fremont, Calif., Keith T. DeConde and Randolph S. Gluck, both of San Jose, Calif., have developed a flexible imaging pressure sensor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sensor for a textured surface (e.g., a ...
California, Washington Inventors Develop Vehicle/Component Testing System
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Gerard V. Bohr of Fountain Valley, Calif., and Norman J. Englund of Seattle, Wash., have developed a force control system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A controlled system for application of force on a test object includes a force ...
German Inventor Develops Coriolis Mass Flowmeter
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Lothar Deppe of Gottingen, Germany, has developed a coriolis mass flowmeter. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention concerns a Coriolis mass flowmeter comprising at least one conduit traversed by the mass, which produces mechanical ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Semiconductor Sensor
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Naoteru Matsubara of Gifu-ken, Japan, has developed a semiconductor sensor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A semiconductor sensor for improving manufacturing productivity. Opposing electrodes, or a diaphragm electrode and a fixed ...
Washington Inventors Develop Tension Measurement System
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- David G. Ellsworth of Kent, Wash., Robert E. Stack of Sumner, Wash., and Scot D. Fisher of Renton, Wash., have developed a tension measurement method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Tension within a power transfer system is measured by ...
Illinois Inventors Develop Acoustic Wave Flow Sensor for High-Condensation Application
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- James Z T Liu of Belvidere, Ill., Stephen C. Carlson of Roscoe, Ill., and Steven J. Magee of Lena, Ill., have developed an acoustic wave flow sensor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An acoustic wave flow sensor includes a piezoelectric ...
German, Swiss, French Inventors Develop Apparatus for Determining Pipeline Volume
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Achim Wiest of Weil am Rhein, Germany, Andreas Berger of Therwil, Swizerland, and Patrick Oudoire of Soultz, France, have developed a pipeline volume monitoring apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for determining ...
Minnesota Inventor Develops High Temperature Pressure Transmitter Assembly
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- David A. Broden of Andover, Minn., has developed a process control transmitters. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pressure transmitter assembly for measuring a pressure of a process fluid includes an isolation diaphragm assembly ...
U.S., British Inventors Develop Micro Electro Mechanical System Pressure Sensing Device
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Peter J. Hopper of San Jose, Calif., Michael Mian of Livermore, Calif., James McGinty of East Kilbride, Great Britain, and Robert Drury of Santa Clara, Calif., have developed a pressure sensing device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Lower Capacitive Electrode
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Mitsuasa Takahashi of Kanagawa, Japan, has developed a pressure sensor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lower capacitive electrode and a capacitive electrode of an opposite substrate are provided to mutually facing surfaces of a thin ...
Michigan Inventors Develop Switch Feel Measurement Apparatus
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Yifan Chen of Ann Arbor, Mich., Pietro Buttolo of Dearborn Heights, Mich., Basavaraj Tonshal of Livonia, Mich., James Rankin, II of Novi, Mich, and Gary Strumolo of Beverly Hills, Mich., have developed a measuring human/mechanism interfaces. According to the ...
Defense Research Associates Wins $749,977 Contract
Jun 30, 2008 ... WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, June 30 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $749,977 contract to Defense Research Associates Inc., Dayton, Ohio, for research and development work. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Sleeve Bushings
Jun 30, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., June 30 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy sleeve bushings. This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside. All request for quotations are due by July 1. The solicitation (No. SPM4M108Q5014) was posted on June 27 and is ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Threaded Pin-Rivets
Jun 30, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, June 30 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy threaded pin-rivets. All request for quotations are due by July 5. The solicitation (No. SPM5A908T6046) was posted on June 27 and is available at: ...
BEAR ADVISORY ISSUED FOR NORTHERN BEARDSLEE ISLANDS
Jun 30, 2008 ... The National Park Service's Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve issued the following press release: This notice is to advise kayakers of an incident involving a black bear that occurred on the northeastern-most island in the Beardslee Island complex in Glacier Bay National Park & ...
California Inventor Develops Ultra-Wideband Communication Methods
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Ismail Lakkis of San Diego has developed an ultra-wideband communication. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods of ultra-wideband communication are provided. In one ultra-wideband communication system, a portion of a ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Vehicle Body Latch Apparatus
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Hisashi Inoue of Yamanashi, Japan, have developed a latch mechanism for vehicle door. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a latch apparatus, a latch mechanism arranged at a vehicle body or a door, holds the door towards the vehicle body in ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Landform Monitoring System with Pressure Sensing Device
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Yung-Bin Lin, Chih-Chen Lee, Kuo-Chun Chang and Lu-Sheng Lee all from Taipei, Taiwan, Jihn-Sung Lai of Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, Ping-Hsiung Wang of Taichung Hsien, Taiwan, and Chun-Chung Chen of Changhua, Taiwan, have developed a landform monitoring ...
New York Inventor Develops Gauge Tee Device
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- George J Fennington, Jr. of Huntington Station, N.Y., has developed tubing/filtration devices. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A disposable sanitary gauge tee with no dead zone for use in pressure measurement of fluid in disposable tubing ...
U.S., Swiss Inventors Develop High-Pressure Sensor with Sealing System
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Christof Sonderegger of Neftenbach, Switzerland, Paul Engeler of Frauenfeld, Switzerland, Peter Charles Tack of Getzville, N.Y., and Andrew Crawford of Tonawanda, N.Y., have developed a sealing system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ...
French Inventors Develop Plastics Material Piece Fixing Method
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Vincent Migieu of Amberieu en Bugey, France, and Marc Verwaerde of Moras, France, have developed pieces for the automobile industry. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a piece for placing against a face of a bodywork ...
German Inventors Develop Fluid Pressure Measurement Unit Manufacturing Method
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Joerg Weber of Edling, Germany, and Bernd Beck of Rangendingen, Germany, have developed a fluid pressure measurement unit. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluid pressure measurement unit is manufactured by steps of providing a ...
U.S., German Inventors Develop Two Pipes Flared Ends Connecting Screw Connection Device
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Georg Weick of Plankstadt, Germany, Andreas Sausner of Frankfurt, Germany, and Delbert L. Adkins of Clinton Township, Mich., have developed a pipe connection assembly. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A screw connection device for ...
Oregon Inventor Develops Pressure Calibration Instrument
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Robert Lee Vencill of Williams, Ore., has developed a pressure calibration instrument. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adjustment method and apparatus to derive a pressure and measure for the securement force and alignment of flanges, ...
Texas Inventors Develop Vehicle Hood Latching Device
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Joseph F. Marrs of Aubrey, Texas, and Eric N. Tucker of Denton, Texas, have developed an apparatus for vehicle hood. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A latching device and operating mechanism are provided suitable for controlling the ...
U.S., Canadian Inventors Develop Bumper Energy Absorber, Upper Fascia Support Components
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Mark H. Campbell of Oshawa, Canada, Daniel M. Bangala of Thornhill, Canada, Darin Evans of Wixom, Mich., and Anthony Jackson of Canton, Mich., have developed a motor vehicle bumper and fascia components. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ...
Colorado Inventor Develops Quick-Connect Conduit Coupling Device
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Wayne J. Kraft of Littleton, Colo., has developed flanges for connecting pipes. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A coupling device for releasably interconnecting conduit elements includes two coupling members, each having a central opening ...
Michigan Inventors Develop Automotive Automatic Transmission Noise Attenuator
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Clifford Krieger of Dryden, Mich., Steve Wozniak of Walled Lake, Mich., and Jim Beatty of Marysville, Mich., have developed an automatic transmission noise attenuators. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for attenuation of fluid ...
Illinois, Ohio Inventors Develop Pressure Sensor Port Apparatus
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Thomas T. Thuruthumaly of Rockford, Ill., Lamar F. Ricks of Lewis Center, Ohio, and William S. Hoover of Plain City, Ohio, have developed a thermo plastic port design. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pressure sensor port apparatus and ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Clamping Catch
Jun 30, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, June 30 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy clamping catch. The NAICS code for this requirement is 332510. All request for quotations are due by July 14. The solicitation (No. SPM5L208T8170) was posted on June 27 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Ship, Marine Euipment
Jun 30, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 30 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy ship and marine equipment. All request for quotations are due by July 7. The solicitation (No. SPM7M208Q2295) was posted on June 27 and is available at: ...
Finnish, Japanese Inventors Develop Speaker-Independent Speech Recognition Arrangement
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Olli Viikki of Tampere, Finland, and Kari Laurila of Tokyo, have developed a telecommunications system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method needed in speech recognition for forming a pronunciation model in a telecommunications system ...
California Inventor Develops Combination Ceiling Fan with Light Generator
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Angel C. Gomez of Ontario, Calif., has developed a combination helicopter ceiling fan. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A ceiling fan with a light and sound generator is disclosed where the blades of the ...
Connecticut Inventor Develops Water Proof Electrical Connector Assembly
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Kenneth M. Kiely of Milford, Conn., has developed a weatherproof pipe assembly. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A water proof electrical connector assembly for securing metal tubing to a junction box or in an end to end connection having ...
Florida Inventor Develops Wireless Vehicle Identification Assembly
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Joseph Bullard and Virginia Bullard, both of Lakewales, Fla., have developed a vehicle locating device. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A wireless vehicle identification assembly includes a portable ...
California Inventor Develops Speech Based Learning, Training System
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Ian M. Bennett of Palo Alto, Calif., has developed a semantic decoding method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An intelligent query system for processing voiced-based queries is disclosed, which uses a combination of both statistical and ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Motorcycle Fuel Tank
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Atsushi Hirose, Toru Kitsunai and Hiroshi Yamagata, all from Shizuoka, Japan, have developed a fuel tank for motorcycle. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A motorcycle fuel tank according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention ...
Illinois Inventor Develops Medical Tubing Quick Disconnect Apparatus
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Larry M. Blazek of Oswego, Ill., has developed a tubing connection/disconnection apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medical tubing quick disconnect apparatus for connecting two tube ends, is provided with clamping jaws for ...
Wisconsin, Minnesota Inventors Develop Vehicle Modular Frame Load Handler
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 --Travis A. Stuart, David G. Petrovic, Philip G. Schaffner, Richard F. King, all from Ozaukee, Wis., James A. Baumann of Sheboygan, Wis., Daniel K. Schlegel of Milwaukee, Wis., and James R. Wisnoski of Dakota, Minn., have developed a load handling ...
Florida, Illinois Inventors Develop Assets Shipping Predictive Information System
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Richard Hersh of Sunrise, Fla., Michael J. Darden of Parkland, Fla., and John M. Urbanowicz of Winnetka, Ill., have developed an assets shipping method. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "The dynamic, ...
Georgia Inventor Develops Pipe Joint with Locking Mechanism
Jun 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 30 -- Brian E. Lamm of Toccoa, Ga., has developed a pipe joint locking mechanism. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pipe joint is provided that includes a first length of pipe having a first flange and a second length of pipe having a second ...