US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Thursday, August 7:
NOAA Seeks Special Studies, Analysis
Aug 07, 2008 ... KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said it was soliciting services for the analysis of databases on fishery catch.The NAICS code for this requirement is 541990. This acquisition is a 100 percent small business ...
NOAA Seeks Computer, Computer Peripheral Equipment
Aug 07, 2008 ... SEATTLE, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said it was looking to buy two disk array, consist of 16, 500 gigabyte drives, two 500 gigabyte shelf spare drives, one uptime kit, and nine fiber small form factor pluggable modules, two storage ...
NOAA Seeks Microdispenser Base Unit
Aug 07, 2008 ... SEATTLE, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said it was looking to buy one hydra II 96 channel microdispenser base unit, three position XY stage for hydra II, and one wash station for hydra XY unit for the deoxyribonucleic acid ...
FERC ISSUES ORDER TO DOMINION TRANSMISSION ISSUING CERTIFICATE
Aug 07, 2008 ... The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following order: Before Commissioners: Joseph T. Kelliher, Chairman;Suedeen G. Kelly, Marc Spitzer,Philip D. Moeller, and Jon Wellinghoff. Dominion Transmission, Inc.Docket No ....
FERC RECEIVES COMMENT OF OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND COMPLIANCE
Aug 07, 2008 ... The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission received the following comment: Ms. Kimberly D. BoseSecretaryFederal Energy Regulatory Commission888 First Street, N.E.Washington, D.C. 20426 RE: Review of Notice of Application for Amendment of License ...
Air Education and Training Command Seeks Fire Trainer Kit
Aug 07, 2008 ... TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla., Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force's Air Education and Training Command said it was looking to buy one fully self-contained portable training trailer for a mobile helicopter with the ability to carry two propane storage tanks. The NAICS code for this requirement is ...
Air Combat Command Seeks Digital Logging Recorder
Aug 07, 2008 ... MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force's Air Combat Command said it was looking to buy one P25 digital logging recorder. The NAICS code for this requirement is 334220 with the size standard of 750 employees. This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside. ...
Air Education and Training Command Seeks Landscaping Services
Aug 07, 2008 ... ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla., Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force's Air Education and Training Command said it was soliciting landscaping services for the C47 aircraft static display. According to the synopsis: The work shall consist of removing the grass surrounding the area, placing 3700 square feet ...
Air Mobility Command Seeks Liquid Sludge Disposal
Aug 07, 2008 ... SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill., Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force's Air Mobility Command said it was soliciting disposal of liquid sludge from waste water treatment plant.The NAICS code for this requirement is 562991 with the size standard of $6.5 million. This acquisition is a 100 percent small business ...
USAF Seeks Agricultural Machinery, Equipment
Aug 07, 2008 ... AVIANO, Italy, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force said it was looking to buy rotary cutters.The NAICS code for this requirement is 333112. All request for quotations are due by Aug. 25. The solicitation (No. F1F3B48157A004) was posted on July 30 and is available at: ...
Air Combat Command Seeks Fine Material Washer
Aug 07, 2008 ... NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev., Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force's Air Combat Command said it was looking to buy fine material washer.The NAICS code for this requirement is 423810 with the size standard of 100 employees. This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside. All request for ...
Air Education and Training Command Seeks BAK-12 Aircraft Repair Parts
Aug 07, 2008 ... TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla., Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force's Air Education and Training Command said it was soliciting BAK-12 aircraft arresting system repair parts. The NAICS code for this requirement is 336413 with the size standard of 1000 employees. All request for quotations are due by ...
NOAA Seeks Aircraft Components, Accessories
Aug 07, 2008 ... KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said it was looking to buy various wires to be utilized in the wiring of a P-3 aircraft.According to the synopsis: The required items shall be 3500 feetof shielded single 20 American ...
Air Force Materiel Command Seeks Signal Generator Upgrades
Aug 07, 2008 ... ROME, N.Y., Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Materiel Command said it was soliciting services to upgrade of signal generators.The NAICS code for this requirement is 334515 with the size standard of 500 employees. This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside.All request for ...
Air Combat Command Seeks Mini Golf Course
Aug 07, 2008 ... MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force's Air Combat Command said it had a requirement for nine hole outdoor mini golf course. According to the synopsis: Nine hole outdoor mini golf course shall include layout of mini golf course, pathways, landscaping, and water ...
Air Education and Training Command Seeks Vehicle Scissors Lift
Aug 07, 2008 ... LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force's Air Education and Training Command said it was looking to buy two vehicle scissors lift. According to the synopsis: The required items shall have minimum lifting capacity of 12,000 pounds, two roller jacks, floor mounted with at ...
Air Education and Training Command Seeks Couplers, Refueling Nozzles
Aug 07, 2008 ... LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force's Air Education and Training Command said it was looking to buy couplers and refueling nozzles for refueling units. The NAICS code for this requirement is 332919 with the size standard of 500 employees. This acquisition is a 100 ...
Air Force Materiel Command Seeks Antenna Couplers
Aug 07, 2008 ... WARNER ROBINS, Ga., Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Materiel Command said it was looking to buy antenna couplers. The NAICS code for this requirement is 334220. All request for quotations are due by Aug. 15. The solicitation (No. fa8523-04-81998) was posted on July 31 and is available at: ...
FALL COLOR GETAWAYS GO GREEN IN VIRGINIA
Aug 07, 2008 ... The Virginia Tourism Corporation issued the following news release: Virginia's 15 million acres of foliage will burst into brilliant colors this fall, with green set to be the standout color of the season. New Virginia Green travel options and money-saving travel packages from hotels, ...
Minnesota Inventor Develops Fungus Purification Method
Aug 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 7 -- Senyu Chen of Waseca, Minn., has developed a pesticidal composition. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a novel isolated and purified fungus Hirsutella minnesotensis. The present invention also provides a ...
Italian Inventors Develop Cellular Proliferation Monitoring Methods
Aug 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 7 -- Roberto Biassoni, Alessandro Moretta, Lorenzo Moretta and Maria Cristina Mingari, all from Genoa, Italy, have developed a myeloid cells differentiation stage determining system. According to a description of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & ...
Florida, Maryland Inventors Develop Connective Tissue Growth Factor
Aug 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 7 -- Gary R. Grotendorst of Miami, and Douglass M. Bradham, Jr. of Baltimore, have developed a therapeutic method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a novel polypeptide, Connective Tissue Growth Factor (CTGF), ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Polypeptide Containing Composition
Aug 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 7 -- Toshiki Nishizawa of Tokyo has developed a cell adhesive molecule. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a polypeptide inducing the production of an antibody in permucosal administration in the presence of no ...
Wisconsin Inventors Develop Lactic Acid Bacteria Utilization Method
Aug 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 7 -- Thomas G. Rehberger and Elizabeth A. Galbraith, both of Wauwatosa, Wis., have developed a liquid nutrient broth. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composition comprising lactic acid bacteria that are selected from at least one of ...
Missouri Inventor Develops Pancreatic Mass Increasing Compositions
Aug 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 7 -- Marc R. Hammerman of St. Louis, Mo., has developed a mammalian recipient. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Novel methods, tissues and compositions for increasing the pancreatic mass of a mammalian recipient including harvesting immature ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Human Type Antihuman Immunoglobulin E Receptor Antibody
Aug 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 7 -- Toshihiro Nakashima and Masaharu Torikai, both of Kumamoto-ken, Japan, and Kazuhisa Sugimura of Kagoshima-ken, Japan, have developed a human antibody receptor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An antibody or an antibody fragment is ...
California Inventors Develop Agonist Anti-Trk-C Monoclonal Antibodies
Aug 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 7 -- Brigitte Devaux of Palo Alto, Calif., David L. Shelton of Oakland, Calif., Jo-Anne Hongo of Redwood City, Calif., and Leonard G. Presta of San Francisco, have developed a monoclonal antoibodies. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The ...
Danish Inventors Develop Recombinant Protein Variants
Aug 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 7 -- Jens Holm of Copenhagen N, Denmark, and Jorgen N. Larsen of Graested, Denmark, have developed an immunotherapeutic component. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to novel recombinant protein variants that are ...
Thai Inventor Develops Drug for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Treatment
Aug 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 7 -- Vichai Jirathitikal of Chachoengsao Province, Thailand, has developed an acquired immunodeficiency syndrome treatment drug. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Raising the T-cell count in an Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positive patient ...
FRENCH OMLT ARRIVES IN URUZGAN
Aug 07, 2008 ... NATO's International Security Assistance Force issued the following press release: ISAF's French Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team (OMLT) recently arrived at a base in Uruzgan province. The team had driven from Kandahar Airfield in a convoy of 94 vehicles guarded by Afghan ...
Air Force Materiel Command Seeks Industrial Ovens, Paint Booth Maintenance Services
Aug 07, 2008 ... WARNER ROBINS, Ga., Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Materiel Command said it was soliciting services for industrial ovens and paint booth installation. The NAICS code for this requirement is 333994. This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside All request for quotations are due by ...
Air Mobility Command Seeks Information Technology Equipment
Aug 07, 2008 ... FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash., Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force's Air Mobility Command said it was looking to buy apple MAC equipment. The NAICS code for this requirement is 334111. This acquisition is a service-disabled veteran-owned set-aside.All request for quotations are due by Aug. 12. The ...
Air Mobility Command Seeks Mobile Emergency Power Unit Maintenance Services
Aug 07, 2008 ... TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force's Air Mobility Command said it was soliciting services to refurbish four synchronous alternating current generators.The NAICS code for this requirement is 811310 with the size standard of 500 employees. This acquisition is a 100 ...
Air Force Space Command Seeks Removal, Disposal Services
Aug 07, 2008 ... MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE, Mont., Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Space Command said it was soliciting services for pumping and disposal of approximately 33100 gallons of brine solution from an underground system located at five 564th Missile Squadron missile alert facilities. The NAICS code ...
Pacific Air Forces Seeks Photographic Services
Aug 07, 2008 ... ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces said it was soliciting services to provide a photographic historical display of the ALCAN highway construction during 1942. According to the synopsis: Photos of the various military construction units shall be used. A visual ...
Pacific Air Forces Seeks Medical services
Aug 07, 2008 ... YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces said it was soliciting inpatient services element transcription services.The NAICS code for this requirement is 622110. All request for quotations are due by Aug. 11. The solicitation (No. FA5209-08-T-0239) was posted on July 31 ...
NOAA Seeks Audio Visual System
Aug 07, 2008 ... SEATTLE, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said it was looking to buy audio visual system for the multipurpose room.According to the synopsis: The required item shall be able to produce a high-quality projection to the projection screen ...
California Inventors Develop Fibre Channel Frame Delivery Apparatus
Aug 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 7 -- Maurilio Cometto of San Jose, Calif., and Scott S. Lee of Campbell, Calif., have developed fibre channel networks. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and apparatus are provided for improving fibre channel frame delivery. Techniques ...
Massachusetts Inventor Develops Multihop Nested Tunnel Restoration System
Aug 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 7 -- George Swallow of Concord, Mass., has developed a communications link failure repairing method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A network communications tunnel is established by assigning a unique label to each communications link between ...
New Jersey Inventors Develop Bandwidth Management, Backup Path
Aug 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 7 -- Guangzhi Li and Dongmei Wang, both of Kearny, N.J., have developed digital communications method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention aims to provide a "method comprising: in a network at a node located on a label switched path: ...
Canadian, British Inventors Develop Communications Network Protection Paths Combining Method
Aug 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 7 -- Evert E. deBoer of Nepean, Canada, Rick R. Wedge of Richmond, Canada, Peter J. Ashwood-Smith of Hull, Canada, James A. Shields of Antrim, Great Britain, have developed a method in a mesh communications network. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
NIST Seeks Instruments, Laboratory Equipment
Aug 07, 2008 ... GAITHERSBURG, Md., Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology said it was looking to buy two new source range nuclear instrumentation channels.According to the synopsis: The required items shall have two boron neutron detectors, two coaxial cables ...
Interim Report For The Six Months Ended 30 June 2008
Aug 07, 2008 ... International Power issued the following news release: International Power today announces its results for the six months ended 30 June 2008 and reports on key developments to date. Sir Neville Simms, Chairman of International Power, said: "I am pleased to report a solid overall ...
Georgia Inventors Develop Polymeric Molding Formation System
Aug 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 7 -- William Michael Kelly of Lawrenceville, Ga., Allen Gilliard of Buford, Ga., George Burnett of Conyers, Ga., and John Michael Dilworth of Roswell, Ga., have developed polymeric article molding system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Silver Clay Sintering Apparatus
Aug 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 7 -- Juichi Hirasawa of Sanda, Japan, and Yasuo Ido of Kobe, Japan, have developed an apparatus for sintering silver clay. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "sintering apparatus for silver clay wherein a silver clay ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Exhaust-Gas Purification Apparatus
Aug 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 7 -- Kazuhiro Kuroda, Masayasu Sato and Yasuo Kato, all from Kakegawa, Japan, have developed an automobile exhaust-gas purifying apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An exhaust-gas purifying apparatus includes a mantle, a support, and a ...
Ohio Inventor Develops Metallic Powder Made Sheet Preparation Method
Aug 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 7 -- Thomas Joseph Kelly of Cincinnati has developed a metallic powder sheet. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sheet is prepared by mixing a mass of metallic powders with a temporary thermoplastic binder to form an injection-moldable mixture, ...
Canadian Inventors Develop Nickel/Cobalt Values Recovery Process
Aug 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 7 -- Michael Collins and Ian Masters, both of Fort Saskatchewan, Canada, Finlay Campbell of St. Albert, Canada, and Lyle Trytten of Edmonton, Canada, have developed nickel/cobalt recovering process. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A process for ...
Massachusetts Inventors Develop Hemophilia Treatment Method
Aug 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 7 -- Patrick Andre and Ingrid Hrachovinova, both of Jamaica Plain, Mass., Denisa D. Wagner of Wellesley, Mass., and Daqing W. Hartwell of Brookline, Mass., have developed a von willebrand disease treating method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...
Massachusetts Inventors Develop Network Device Failure Impact Reduction System
Aug 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 7 -- Bruno Rijsman of Cambridge, Mass., has developed a graceful restart time to avoid traffic loss. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "Techniques are described for reducing the impact of failure of a primary and ...
German Inventor Develops Injectable Medicament Preparations Production Process
Aug 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 7 -- Felix Kratz of Freiburg, Germany, has developed injectable medicament preparations. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a method for producing injectable medicament preparations containing a therapeutically and/or ...
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Illinois, Connecticut Inventors Develop Fault Tolerant Optical Data Communication Network
Aug 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 7 -- Michael Garofalo and Michael Rydeen, both of Portsmouth, N.H., James Hart of Rochester, N.H., Mark R. Parquette of East Kingston, N.H., William Proulx of Sanbornville, N.H., Gene Ciancaglini of Dover, N.H., Muriel Medard of Cambridge, Mass., Salil A. Parikh of Belmont, ...
Pennsylvania Inventor Develops Continuous Gas Liquid Reaction Apparatus
Aug 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 7 -- Gerald Dean Erdman of Reading, Pa., has developed a method for precipitating calcium carbonate. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "method and apparatus for improving contact between a liquid and a reactant gas by ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Solid Sample Gas Amount Analysis Apparatus
Aug 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 7 -- Hiroshi Uchihara and Masahiko Ikeda, both of Kyoto, Japan, have developed a contained oxygen analyzing apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to an "apparatus for analyzing the amount of gas in a solid sample such ...
German Inventors Develop Gaseous Acidic Contaminant Purification Method
Aug 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 7 -- Horst Streitberger, Achim Stankowiak and Alexander Snell, all from Altoetting, Germany, Norbert Mollekopf and and Hans-Dieter Mueller, both of Dresden, Germany, and Oliver Pfueller of Sulzbach, Germany, have developed a method for purifying a gas. According to ...
Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey Inventors Develop Liquid Ferric Sulfate Production Process
Aug 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 7 -- Mark Alan Wilkinson of Lincoln, Mass., Joseph Hurd of Sandy Creek, N.Y., and David Stone of Bridgewater, N.J., have developed a liquid ferric sulfate production process. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A process is provided for the ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Integrated Microfluidic Electrospray Chip System
Aug 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 7 -- Shu-Hui Chen, Pao-Chi Liao and Gwo-Bin Lee, all from Tainan, Taiwan, and Wang-Chou Sung of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, have developed an integrated microfluidic electrospray chip system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention ...
Dutch Inventors Develop Glass Infiltrated Metal Oxide Infrastructure Manufacturing Method
Aug 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 7 -- Leonardus Johannes Dortmans of Helmond, Netherlands, Gijsbertus de With of Valkenswaard, Netherlands, and Qingshan Zhu of Eindhoven, Netherlands, have developed a metal oxide composite manufacturing method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...
Air Force Materiel Command Seeks Video Display Interface Repair Services
Aug 07, 2008 ... WARNER ROBINS, Ga., Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Materiel Command said it was soliciting services to repair horizontal situated video display interface. The NAICS code for this requirement is 334220. All request for quotations are due by Aug. 18. The solicitation (No. FA8538-08-Q-22756) was ...
Air Force Materiel Command Seeks Academic Concurrent Licenses
Aug 07, 2008 ... EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Materiel Command said it had a requirement for academic licenses for Mathworks products. The NAICS code for this requirement is 511210. All request for quotations are due by Aug. 8. The solicitation (No. FA930208MM040) was posted on ...
Air Combat Command Seeks Furniture
Aug 07, 2008 ... HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M., Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force's Air Combat Command said it was looking to buy furniture. The NAICS code for this requirement is 337214 with the size standard of 500 employees. This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside. All request for quotations ...
U.S., Russian Inventors Develop Optical Data Storage System
Aug 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 7 -- Sergey Magnitskii, Dimitrij Pebalk, Vladimir Shubin, Andrey Tarasishin, Alexej Lezhnev, Nikolay Magnitskii and Mihail Kvasha, all from Moscow, Russia, Galina Dorozhkina and Vladimir Kozenkov, both of Dolgoprodnij, Russia, and Eugene Levich of New York, have developed a ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Optical Disk Apparatus
Aug 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 7 -- Tsutomu Ishimoto of Saitama, Japan, has developed an optical disk apparatus. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "An optical apparatus includes: a light source outputting light; a head disposed so as to face a ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Signal Generating Circuit
Aug 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 7 -- Ayumu Ibusuki, Hiroyuki Funahashi and Koji Nishikawa, all from Kyoto, Japan, have developed an optical pickup device. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A signal generating circuit of the invention includes ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Semiconductor Laser Apparatus
Aug 07, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 7 -- Atsushi Chida of Nara, Japan, has developed an optical pickup device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A semiconductor laser apparatus is provided which comprises a semiconductor laser device for emitting laser light and a base having a ...