US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Friday, August 1:
REP. ESHOO VOTES TO APPROVE PAY EQUITY LEGISLATION
Aug 01, 2008 ... Rep. Anna G. Eshoo, D-Calif. (14th CD), issued the following press release: U.S. Rep. Anna G. Eshoo (D-Palo Alto) joined her House colleagues today in approving historic changes to the Equal Pay Act that will strengthen protections against pay discrimination based on gender . The ...
REP. ESHOO ISSUES STATEMENT ON NAVY'S HANGAR ONE PROPOSAL
Aug 01, 2008 ... Rep. Anna G. Eshoo, D-Calif. (14th CD), issued the following statement: Rep. Anna G. Eshoo (D-Palo Alto) issued the following statement in response to the Navy's proposal to strip Hangar One in Moffett Field of its toxic siding and leave the structure's steel frame in place. ?I ...
Air Education and Training Command Seeks Photographic Equipment
Aug 01, 2008 ... ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla., Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Air Force's Air Education and Training Command said it had a requirement for upgrading the audio and video presentation system for the Holsey Auditorium in Altus Air Force Base, Okla. The NAICS code for this requirement is 334310. All request for ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Swivel Casters
Aug 01, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 1 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy swivel casters. The NAICS code for this requirement is 332510. This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside. All request for quotations are due by Aug. 14. The solicitation (No. SPM5L308T9657) was ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Fillet Fairing Panels
Aug 01, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 1 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy fillet fairing panels.This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside.All request for quotations are due by Aug. 15.The solicitation (No. SPM4A708QE265) was posted on July 30 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Fuselage Void Fillers
Aug 01, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 1 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy fuselage void fillers.This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside.All request for quotations are due by Aug. 13.The solicitation (No. SPM4A708QE404) was posted on July 30 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Panel Assemblies
Aug 01, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 1 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy panel assemblies.All request for quotations are due by Aug. 14.The solicitation (No. SPM4A708QE482) was posted on July 30 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Filter Elements
Aug 01, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 1 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy filter elements. The NAICS code for this requirement is 333319. This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside. All request for quotations are due by Aug. 14. The solicitation (No. SPM8E308T4169) was ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Aircraft Drain Vent
Aug 01, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 1 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy aircraft drain vent.This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside.All request for quotations are due by Aug. 11.The solicitation (No. SPM4A708QE457) was posted on July 30 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Assembly Bolts
Aug 01, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 1 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy assembly bolts. All request for quotations are due by Aug. 10. The solicitation (No. SPM5A008Q1477) was posted on July 30 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Hexagon Head Cap Screws
Aug 01, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 1 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy hexagon head cap screws. All request for quotations are due by Aug. 29. The solicitation (No. SPM5A408Q2057) was posted on July 30 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Self-Locking External Nuts
Aug 01, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 1 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy self-locking external nuts. All request for quotations are due by Aug. 13. The solicitation (No. SPM5A708Q2202) was posted on July 30 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Load Balancing Tool Assemblies
Aug 01, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 1 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy load balancing tool assemblies.All request for quotations are due by Aug. 13.The solicitation (No. SPM4A708QE365) was posted on July 30 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Fairing, Door Assemblies
Aug 01, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 1 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy fairing, door assemblies.This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside.All request for quotations are due by Aug. 14.The solicitation (No. SPM4A708QE470) was posted on July 30 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Aircraft Structural Panels
Aug 01, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 1 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy aircraft structural panels.This acquisition is a 100 percent hub-zone set aside.All request for quotations are due by Aug. 14.The solicitation (No. SPM4A708QE484) was posted on July 30 and is available at: ...
Florida Inventor Develops Non-Magnetic Medical Infusion Device
Aug 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., August 1 -- Roger E. Susi of Winton Park, Fla., has developed a safe and effective infusion device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Liquid infusion apparatus includes non-magnetic materials in a pumping structure and drive motor therefor, and in a ...
French Inventors Develop Needleless Syringe with Optimized Injector-Receptacle
Aug 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., August 1 -- Patrick Alexandre of Gray, France, Georges Baud of La Crau, France, and Bernard Brouquieres of Toulon, France, have developed a needleless syringe. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to the realm of needleless syringes ...
Tennessee Inventor Develops Pediatric Nasal Gastric Vent Tube
Aug 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 1 -- James Josiah Callaway of Nashville, Tenn., has developed a vent for pediatric nasal gastric feeding tube. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention aims to "alleviate the spillage of formula from a nasal-gastric tube, a small (5 cubic ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Pressure Indicators
Aug 01, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 1 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy pressure indicators.All request for quotations are due by Aug. 4.The solicitation (No. SPM4A508Q4374) was posted on July 30 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Annular Ball Bearings in North Carolina
Aug 01, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 1 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy annular ball bearings to be delivered to Defense Distribution Depot, Cherry Point, N.C.All request for quotations are due by Aug. 14.The solicitation (No. SPM4M108Q4534) was posted on July 30 and is available at: ...
NOAA Seeks Management Support Services
Aug 01, 2008 ... SEATTLE, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said it was soliciting services to prepare background briefing materials for the development of the recovery plan for the Southern Distinct Population Segment of North American green sturgeon, a ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Duplex Ball Bearings
Aug 01, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 1 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy duplex ball bearings.All request for quotations are due by Aug. 4.The solicitation (No. SPM4M108Q5549) was posted on July 30 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Structural Support
Aug 01, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 1 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy structural support for aircraft.All request for quotations are due by Aug. 13.The solicitation (No. SPM4A508Q4383) was posted on July 30 and is available at: ...
California Inventors Develop Chest Compressions Performing Belt Cartridges
Aug 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 1 -- Bob H. Katz of Los Gatos, Calif., Timothy R. Dalbec of Saratoga, Calif., and Gregory W. Hall of Redwood City, Calif., have developed a belt cartridge for chest compression device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Safety mechanisms for ...
Illinois Inventor Develops Finger Orthosis
Aug 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 1 -- Peter M. Bonutti of Effingham, Ill., has developed a method for moving finger joints. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The same orthosis can be used to sequentially move joints of different fingers of a hand. A hand cuff of the orthosis is ...
Michigan Inventor Develops Viruses, Bacteria Modification Apparatus
Aug 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., August 1 -- Robert E. Clark of Lansing, Mich., has developed a fluid irradiation apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus and method for modifying viruses and bacteria in a closed loop system that irradiates the fluid multiple times ...
Minnesota, Pennsylvania Inventors Develop Systolic Murmur Intensity Trending Method
Aug 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 1 -- Krzysztof Z. Siejko of Maple Grove, Minn., and Richard Fogoros of Pittsburg, have developed a device for treating cardiac dysfunction. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described is an implantable device configured to monitor for changes in ...
California Inventor Develops Respiration Patterns Detection System
Aug 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 1 -- Steve Koh of South Pasadena, Calif., has developed a method for detecting respiration. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Techniques are provided for tracking patient respiration based upon intracardiac electrogram signals or other ...
Massachusetts Inventor Develops Hybrid Left-Ventricular End-Diastolic Pressure Monitor
Aug 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 1 -- Kevin M. McIntyre of Boston has developed a device for measuring heart pressure. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for validating a non-invasively obtained estimate of left-ventricular end-diastolic pressure (LVEDP) includes a ...
Israeli Inventor Develops Automatic Blood Pressure Monitor
Aug 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 1 -- Eyal Wachtenberg of Kfar Sava, Israel, has developed a method for monitoring blood pressure. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides an automatic blood pressure monitor for measuring the arterial blood pressure at a ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Spring Tension Washers
Aug 01, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 1 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy spring tension washers. All request for quotations are due by Aug. 10.The solicitation (No. SPM5A708Q2204) was posted on July 30 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Threaded Pin Rivets
Aug 01, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 1 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy threaded pin rivets. All request for quotations are due by Aug. 5.The solicitation (No. SPM5A908Q1844) was posted on July 30 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Semiconductor Devices
Aug 01, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 1 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy semiconductor devices. This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside.All request for quotations are due by Aug. 21. The solicitation (No. SPM7L208Q0444) was posted on July 30 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks External Nozzle Hinges
Aug 01, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 1 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy external nozzle hinges.All request for quotations are due by Aug. 25.The solicitation (No. SPM4A508Q4386) was posted on July 30 and is available at: ...
Air Combat Command Seeks Climbing Walls
Aug 01, 2008 ... NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev., Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Air Force's Air Combat Command said it was looking to buy climbing walls for children. The NAICS code for this requirement is 339920 with the size standard of 500 employees. This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside.All request ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Vehicle Accessory Kits
Aug 01, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 1 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy vehicle accessory kits. All request for quotations are due by Aug. 14. The solicitation (No. SPM7L208Q0447) was posted on July 30 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Receptacle Connectors
Aug 01, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 1 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy receptacle connectors. 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 Aug. 14. The solicitation (No. SPM7M708TA252) ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Self Locking Nuts
Aug 01, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 1 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy self locking nuts.The NAICS code for this requirement is 332722. This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside.All request for quotations are due by Aug. 14.The solicitation (No. SPM5A908TD140) was ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Thermostatic Switches
Aug 01, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 1 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy thermostatic switches. This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside.All request for quotations are due by Aug. 13. The solicitation (No. SPM7M808Q0867) was posted on July 30 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Circuit Breaker Trippers
Aug 01, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 1 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy circuit breaker trippers. All request for quotations are due by Aug. 13. The solicitation (No. SPM7M908Q1438) was posted on July 30 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Air Purifier Filter Units
Aug 01, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 1 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy air purifier filter units.All request for quotations are due by Aug. 13.The solicitation (No. SPM7M808Q0875) was posted on July 30 and is available at: ...
Pacific Air Forces Seeks Carpet Removal, Installation Services
Aug 01, 2008 ... HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces said it was soliciting carpet removal and installation services in Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii.According to the synopsis: Requirement shall include removal and disposal of existing carpet in two dining areas, including raised ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Direct Current Motors
Aug 01, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 1 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy direct current motors.All request for quotations are due by Aug. 18.The solicitation (No. SPM4A508Q4384) was posted on July 30 and is available at: ...
New Jersey Inventor Develops Insulin Dose Determination Apparatus
Aug 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 1 -- Barry H. Ginsberg of Wyckoff, N.J., has developed a blood glucose meter. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus and method are provided for determining a patient's carbohydrate to insulin ratio and insulin sensitivity factor, and ...
German Inventor Develops Microendoscope with Distal Probe Tip
Aug 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 1 -- Werner Scholly of Denzlingen, Germany, has developed a microendoscope. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A microendoscope with a distal probe tip which has, in particular, a diameter of up to approximately 1 millimeter is provided and inside ...
California Inventor Develops Heart Failure Treating Device
Aug 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 1 -- Lilip Lau of Los Altos, Calif., and Anuja Patel of Sunnyvale, Calif., have developed a cardiac harness for treating a heart. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and apparatus for treating heart failure is configured to be placed about ...
New Jersey Inventors Develop Orthopedic Surgical Implant Inserting Apparatus
Aug 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 1 -- James D. Ralph of Seaside Park, N.J., and Stephen Tatar of Montvale, N.J., have developed a femoral ring loader. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An instrument for inserting an implant between vertebral bodies, including a holder adapted to ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Ultrasonic Imaging System
Aug 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 1 -- Takashi Azuma of Kawasaki, Japan, Shinichiro Umemura of Hachiouji, Japan, Tatsuya Hayashi of Kashiwa, Japan, and Kenichi Kawabata of Kodaira, Japan, Akiko Osada of Tokyo, Japan, have developed an ultrasonic signal processing method. According to the U.S. Patent ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Ultrasonic Diagnostic Apparatus
Aug 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 1 -- Makoto Kato of Kyoto, Japan, and Masahiko Hashimoto of Shijonawate, Japan, have developed an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus control method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus is provided with an ultrasonic ...
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Seeks Upgradation Services
Aug 01, 2008 ... PORTSMOUTH, Va., Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Navy's Bureau of Medicine and Surgery said it was soliciting services for existing Philips Healthcare Brilliance CT Scan upgrade.The NAICS code for this requirement is 334510. This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside.All request for ...
Air Mobility Command Seeks Transportation, Travel, Relocation Services
Aug 01, 2008 ... FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash., Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Air Force's Air Mobility Command said it had a requirement for commercial air support for parachuting operations at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash.According to the synopsis: Aircrew oxygen system for flights that require the use of oxygen shall ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Transmission Fluid Coolers
Aug 01, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 1 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy transmission fluid coolers. This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside.All request for quotations are due by Aug. 14. The solicitation (No. SPM7A308Q0778) was posted on July 30 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Piston Pumps
Aug 01, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 1 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy piston pumps.All request for quotations are due by Aug. 13.The solicitation (No. SPM7A608Q0791) was posted on July 30 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Shouldered Shafts
Aug 01, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 1 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy shouldered shafts. All request for quotations are due by Aug. 8. The solicitation (No. SPM7A308Q0779) was posted on July 30 and is available at: ...
Italian Inventors Develop Filter Bags Making Method
Aug 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 1 -- Dario Rea of Monterenzio, Italy, Sauro Rivola of Riolo Terme, Italy, Giorgio Manaresi of Ozzano Emilia, Italy, have developed a method for making filter bag. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A machine for making filter bags of tetrahedral ...
U.S., German Inventors Develop Proliferative Tissue Radiation Treatment Device
Aug 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 1 -- Luis A. Linares of Metairie, La., and Johann Kindlein of Oberhausen, Germany, have developed a radiation treatment device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for radiation treatment of proliferative tissue surrounding a cavity in an ...
Kentucky, Ohio Inventors Develop Cardiac Surgery Manipulation System
Aug 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 1 -- Paul A. Spence of Louisville, Ky., and Warren P. Williamson IV of Loveland, Ohio, have developed a heart retractor for heart surgery. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for manipulating and supporting a beating heart during cardiac ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Airbag Folding Device
Aug 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 1 -- Mitsuru Sugaya, Yoshitaka Kashitani, Katsuhiko Kato and Takashi Fujimoto, all from Aichi-ken, Japan, have developed an airbag folding method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In an airbag folding method, an airbag is folded so as to provide ...
Italian Inventor Develops Magazine Flat Folded Tubular Blanks Pick Up Method
Aug 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 1 -- Giuseppe Monti of Pianoro, Italy, has developed boxing machines. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In an apparatus for picking up flat folded tubular blanks from a magazine and for moving the blanks to an erecting station, a horizontal ...
German Inventors Develop Processing Machine Arrangement
Aug 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 1 -- Carsten Krosta and Stefan Hansch, both of Aalen, Germany, and Ralf Mullner of Ostfildern, Germany, have developed a processing machine arrangement . According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A processing machine arrangement includes a processing ...
Air Combat Command Seeks Hardware
Aug 01, 2008 ... OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb., Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Air Force's Air Combat Command said it had a requirement for ClearCube hardware.The NAICS code for this requirement is 423430 with the size standard of 1000 employees. This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside.All request for ...
Air Education and Training Command Seeks Hydraulic Power Rescue Equipment
Aug 01, 2008 ... LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Air Force's Air Education and Training Command said it was looking to buy hydraulic power rescue equipment. The NAICS code for this requirement is 423850 with the size standard of 500 employees. This acquisition is a 100 percent small business ...
Citizenship & Immigration Services Seeks Parking Space Rental Services
Aug 01, 2008 ... BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Citizenship & Immigration Services said it was soliciting rental services to avail secure parking spaces for seven to eight government vehicles.The NAICS code for this requirement is 812930.All request for quotations are ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Ceramic Fixed Capacitors
Aug 01, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 1 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy ceramic fixed capacitors under a one-year base period with one-year option. The NAICS code for this requirement is 334414. All request for quotations are due by Aug. 14. The solicitation (No. SPM7MX2-08-X-0037) ...
Oregon Inventors Develop Elliptical Motion Exercise Apparatus
Aug 01, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 1 -- Kenneth K. Stearns of Houston, and Joseph D. Maresh of West Linn, Ore., have developed an elliptical motion exercise apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An exercise apparatus has a linkage assembly which links rotation of an ...