US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Tuesday, September 2:
Flight Logistics Wins $58,497 Contract
Sep 02, 2008 ... HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah, Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $58,497 contract to Flight Logistics Inc., Valencia, Calif., for training aids and devices.The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command's Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill Air Force Base, ...
Gigli Enterprises Wins $108,450 Contract
Sep 02, 2008 ... TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla., Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $108,450 contract to Gigli Enterprises Inc., Panama City, Fla., for instruments and laboratory equipment.The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command's Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, Tinker Air ...
Honeywell International Wins $3,000 Contract
Sep 02, 2008 ... HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah, Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $3,000 contract to Honeywell International Inc., Tempe, Ariz., for instruments and laboratory equipment.The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command's Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill Air Force ...
WIPO: Inventors in Belgium, Pennsylvania Develop Improved Atrial Retractor
Sep 02, 2008 ... GENEVA, Sept. 2 - Andre Ghislain Annie Martens of Linter, Belgium, Hugo Karel I Vanermen of Knokke-heist, Belgium, Stephen Todd Epstein of Newtown, Pa., and John Jay Sinisi of Warminster, Pa., have developed an atrial retractor. According to an abstract posted by the World Intellectual ...
California Inventor Develops Content Addressable Memory Device
Sep 02, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Dinesh Maheshwari of Fremont, Calif., has developed a memory device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A content addressable memory (CAM) device can include a plurality CAM cell groups. The CAM cells of each group can be commonly connected ...
WIPO: Inventors in Germany Develop Circuit Arrangement for Operating Light Emitting Diode
Sep 02, 2008 ... GENEVA, Sept. 2 - Ralf Hying and Peter Niedermeier, both of Munchen, Germany, have developed a circuit arrangement. According to an abstract posted by the World Intellectual Property Organization, the present invention relates to a "circuit arrangement for operating at least one light ...
Colorado Inventor Develops Data Interconnects Memory System
Sep 02, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Pete D. Vogt of Boulder, Colo., have developed a memory device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Some embodiments may include a memory with a first memory device and data pins, and a second memory device coupled with some of the data pins ...
Texas Inventors Develop Switching Power Converter Soft Start Control System
Sep 02, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Ka Y. Leung and Chia-Ling Wei, both of Austin, have developed a digital power supply with programmable soft start. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for controlling a soft start for a switching power converter includes a digital ...
Indiana Inventors Develop Faucet Spout
Sep 02, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sep. 2 -- Steven Kyle and Christopher Michael McGuire, both of Fishers, Ind., BrMeehanian Matthew Jolliffe of Carmel, Ind., Jeffrey Lee Moore of Frankfort, Ind., Darrell Scott Crowe of Lebanon, Ind., Derek Allen Brown of Lizton, Ind., have developed a faucet spout with water ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Distributed Power Supply
Sep 02, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Keiichiro Tsukamoto and Hideaki Arao, both of Kawasaki, Japan, have developed a power supply method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A distributed power supply is incorporated in a device including a plurality of printed circuit boards ...
California Inventors Develop Low Power Content Addressable Memory
Sep 02, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Varadarajan Srinivasan of Los Altos Hills, Calif., Sandeep Khanna of Los Altos, Calif., and Bindiganavale S. Nataraj of Cupertino, Calif., have developed a memory device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A low power content addressable ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Memory System
Sep 02, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Toshio Ogawa, Yoshihiro Takemae, Yoshinori Okajima, Tetsuhiko Endo and Yasuro Matsuzaki, all from Kawasaki, Japan, have developed a memory device. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A memory controller ...
German Inventors Develop Integrated Circuit Configuration for Actuating Power Switches
Sep 02, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Sacha Pawel and Llja Pawel, both of Gotha, Germany, and Reinhard Herzer of Llmenau, Germany, have developed an integrated circuit for actuating power semiconductor switches. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, ...
California Inventor Develops Current Controlled Switching Regulator
Sep 02, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Carl K. Sawtell of San Jose, Calif., has developed a circuit for controlling switching regulator. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A circuit and method for controlling a switching regulator utilize a ...
Agricultural Research Service Seeks Digital Microscope Camera
Sep 02, 2008 ... PARLIER, Calif., Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service said it was soliciting digital microscope camera.The NAICS code for this requirement is 333314. All responses are due by Sept. 3.The solicitation (No. AG9135D0800859) was posted on Aug. 29 and is ...
Communications & Power Industries Awarded USAF Contract
Sep 02, 2008 ... HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah, Sept. 2 -- Communications & Power Industries Inc., Palo Alto, Calif., has been awarded a contract from the Air Force Materiel Command's Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, for electrical and electronic equipment components. No contract amount was ...
EDO Wins $134,861 Contract
Sep 02, 2008 ... WARNER ROBINS, Ga., Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $134,861 contract to EDO Corp., Lancaster, Calif., for engineering services. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command's Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Warner Robins, Ga. For more ...
L-3 Communications Wins $32,791 Contract
Sep 02, 2008 ... HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah, Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $32,791 contract to L-3 Communications Corp., San Carlos, Calif., for maintenance, repair and rebuilding of equipment. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command's Ogden Air ...
STC Microwave Systems Wins $270,441 Contract
Sep 02, 2008 ... WARNER ROBINS, Ga., Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a contract valued at up to $270,441 to STC Microwave Systems, Beverly, Mass., for aircraft components and accessories. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command's Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Warner ...
Event Systems Support Wins $26,600 Contract
Sep 02, 2008 ... HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah, Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $26,600 contract to Event Systems Support LLC, Little Rock, Calif., for electrical and electronic equipment components. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command's Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill ...
Rohde & Schwarz Wins $359,200 Contract
Sep 02, 2008 ... WARNER ROBINS, Ga., Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a valued at up to $359,200 contract to Rohde & Schwarz Inc., Columbia, Md., for spectrum analyzers. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command's Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Warner Robins, ...
Mack Mechanical Wins $821,410 Contract
Sep 02, 2008 ... ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tenn., Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $821,410 contract to Mack Mechanical Inc., Cookeville, Tenn., for refrigeration, air-conditioning and air circulating equipment. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command's Arnold Engineering ...
Moog Wins $1.79 Million Contract
Sep 02, 2008 ... TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla., Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $1.79 million contract to Moog Inc., East Aurora, N.Y., for maintenance, repair and rebuilding of equipment.The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command's Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, Tinker Air ...
White Systems Wins $176,567 Contract
Sep 02, 2008 ... HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah, Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $176,567 contract to White Systems Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., for vertical carousels. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command's Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill Air Force Base, Utah. For ...
U.S. Forest Service Seeks Carpet Installation Services in California
Sep 02, 2008 ... MCCLELLAN, Calif., Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service said it was soliciting 46,000 square feet carpet installationservices in McClellan, Calif.The NAICS code for this requirement is 238330 with the size standard of $14 million. This acquisition is a 100 percent small ...
Rolls-Royce Wins $6,547 Contract
Sep 02, 2008 ... TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla., Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $6,547 contract to Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, for electric wire and power and distribution equipment. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command's Oklahoma City Air ...
Cirrus Technology Wins $170,692 Contract
Sep 02, 2008 ... ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga., Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $170,692 contract to Cirrus Technology Inc., Huntsville, Ala., for professional, administrative and management support services.The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command's Warner Robins Air Logistics ...
NH Research Wins $107,100 Contract
Sep 02, 2008 ... TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla., Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $107,100 contract to NH Research Inc., Irvine, Calif., for instruments and laboratory equipment.The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command's 72d Contracting Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, ...
Industrial Electronic Engineers Wins $13,109 Contract
Sep 02, 2008 ... HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah, Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $13,109 contract to Industrial Electronic Engineers Inc., Van Nuys, Calif., for maintenance, repair and rebuilding of equipment. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command's Ogden ...
CDW Government Wins $84,712 Contract
Sep 02, 2008 ... WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $84,712 contract to CDW Government Inc., Vernon Hills, Ill., for hardware and software maintenance. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command's Aeronautical Systems Center, ...
U.S. Forest Service Seeks Concrete Picnic Table Construction in Montana
Sep 02, 2008 ... BILLINGS, Mont., Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service said it was soliciting services to replace the table and bench tops with the purchase and installation of 70 new planks for 14 tables at Lewis and Clark National Forest in Montana.The NAICS code for this requirement ...
New York Inventors Develop Purified Stat Proteins
Sep 02, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Uwe Vinkemeier of New York, and James E. Darnell Jr. of Larchmont, N.Y., have developed a method for purifying stat proteins. According to a description of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates ...
California Inventor Develops Power Converter Employing Integrated Magnetics
Sep 02, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Sriram Chandrasekaran and Vivek Mehrotra, both of Simi Valley, Calif., have developed a method of operating a power converter. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A power converter having input and output ...
Texas Inventor Develops Multiline Data Transfer System
Sep 02, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Vivek Sarda of Austin, Texas, has developed a multiline data operating method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Multimode, multiline data transfer systems and methods of operating the same. In one embodiment, one system includes: a bus ...
Minnesota Inventor Develops Cytochrome C And Leucine-Rich Alpha-2-Glycoprotein-1 Assays
Sep 02, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Ronald R. Jemmerson of Minneapolis has developed a leucine-rich alpha-2-glycoprotein-1. According to a description of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates generally to Cytochrome c and leucine-rich ...
Alabama Inventors Develop Universal Serial Bus Extension
Sep 02, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Michael Wyatt Beasley of Owens Cross Roads, Ala., and Gary Warren Shelton of Huntsville, Ala., have developed a method of communicating with a universal serial bus (USB). According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A USB extension allows for the ...
Massachusetts, New Hampshire Inventors Develop Communication Network Time Sorted Queue Multiplicity Management System
Sep 02, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Ronald L. Pettyjohn of Concord, Mass., and Walter C. Milliken of Dover, N.H., have developed a communications network with reduced memory. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A technique for controlling a multiplicity of time-sorted queues ...
Washington Inventor Develops Network Information Packet Communication System
Sep 02, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Mitchell T. Berg of Kirkland, Wash., has developed an information processing system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Through a first local area network, a first computing device of an information processing system receives an information ...
North Carolina Inventors Develop Computer Information Handling System
Sep 02, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- James William Dalton and Eric Richard Kern, both of Durham, N.C., have developed an information handling system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Local drive presence is provided for local and remote drives by maintaining a plurality of ...
Wisconsin Inventors Develop Host Computer, Networked Laundry Machine Bridge Controller
Sep 02, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Paul Donald Schroeder of Ripon, Wis., and William Joseph Quandt of Oshkosh, Wis., have developed a commercial laundry system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A laundry system has a plurality of laundry machines networked together and a ...
Dutch Inventor Develops Reflected Power Determination System
Sep 02, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Johan Christiaan Halberstadt of Nijmegen, Netherlands, has developed a method of determining reflected power. According to a description of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a method of ...
Texas Inventors Develop Data Distribution Scheduling Apparatus
Sep 02, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Jeffrey Mark Achtermann and Alberto Giammaria, both of Austin, Texas, and Arabinda Bose of Cedar Park, Texas, have developed a data distribution management method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus and method for scheduling ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Resin-Molded Engine Control Unit
Sep 02, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Kiyoomi Kadoya, Masahiro Sasaki and Takuya Mayuzumi, all from Hitachinaka, Japan, have developed a resin-molded engine control unit. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In resin-molded engine control unit, a coil, an electrolytic capacitor, a ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Information Processing Apparatus
Sep 02, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Bong-ju Lee and Se-ki Jang, both of Suwon-si, South Korea, have developed an information processing device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An information processing apparatus includes a circuit unit, a front cover to support the circuit ...
Minnesota Inventors Develop Computer System with Memory Hub
Sep 02, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Joseph M. Jeddeloh of Shoreview, Minn., has developed a computer Memory hub According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A memory module includes a memory hub coupled to several memory devices. The memory hub is also coupled to receive a memory ...
Clarke-Hess Communications Research Wins $331,687 Contract
Sep 02, 2008 ... HEATH, Ohio, Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a contract valued at up to $331,687 to Clarke-Hess Communications Research Corp., Medford, N.Y., for instruments and laboratory equipment. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command, Heath, Ohio. For more ...
Space Dynamics Laboratory Wins $10 Million Contract
Sep 02, 2008 ... KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M., Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $10 million contract to Utah State University Research Foundation, operating as, Space Dynamics Laboratory, North Logan, Utah, for research and development work. The contract was awarded by the Air Force ...
APHIS Seeks Analytical Chemist
Sep 02, 2008 ... MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service said it had a requirement for one temporary analytical chemist.The NAICS code for this requirement is 561320 with the size standard of $12.5 million. All request for quotations are due by ...
Parker Hannifin Wins $76,688 Contract
Sep 02, 2008 ... TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla., Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $76,688 contract to Parker Hannifin Corp., Irvine, Calif., for electrical and electronic equipment components.The contract was awarded by the Air Force Materiel Command's Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, Tinker Air ...
Texas, Oklahoma Inventors Develop Tubular Member Radial Expansion Apparatus
Sep 02, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Lev Ring and Kevin Waddell, both of Houston, Robert Lance Cook of Katy, Texas, and David Paul Brisco of Duncan, Okla., have developed a method for expanding tubular member. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus and method for ...
WIPO: Inventors in Sweden, Spain Develop Apparatus for Sending Supplementary Services Message
Sep 02, 2008 ... GENEVA, Sept. 2 - Bo Astrom of Stockholm, Sweden, and Stephen Terrill of Madrid, Spain, have developed a supplementary services in communication networks. According to an abstract posted by the World Intellectual Property Organization, the invention relates to a "method and an apparatus ...
Norwegian, Canadian, Swedish Inventors Develop Protein Expression Library
Sep 02, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Bjorn H. Lindqvist of Oslo, Norway, Morten Isaksen of Siljan, Norway, David Andrews of Hamilton, Canada, and Elizabeth Haggard-Ljungquist of Stockholm, Sweden, have developed a method of producing peptide. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S ....
German Inventor Develops Cutting Bit
Sep 02, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sep. 2 -- Stefan Scherbarth of Neuss, Germany, has developed a cutting bit with a face cutting edge. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cutting bit, in particular for face milling cutters, having an upper and a lower surface which are connected by ...
British Inventors Develop Downhole Tool
Sep 02, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- George Telfer and James Edward Atkins, both of Aberdeen, Great Britain, Edward Docherty Scott of Cardenden, Great Britain, and Rae Andrew Youngor of Aberdeenshire, Great Britain, have developed a downhole tool for performing task in well bore. According to the ...
Michigan, Illinois Inventors Develop Fastener Assembly
Sep 02, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- James Gerald Polubinski of Fraser, Mich., Gerard Jakuszeski of Oxford, Mich., David A. Harris of Fulton, Ill., Jeffrey Jungman of Detroit, Mich., have developed a fastener for fasten cross members to the frames of trucks. According to the U.S. Patent & ...
Texas, California Inventors Develop Wellhead Assembly
Sep 02, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Rex E. Duhn of The Woodlands, Texas, and Robert K. Meek of Bakersfield, Calif., have developed a wellhead assembly incorporating wellhead isolation tool. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wellhead assembly is provided including a casing ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Image Reading Apparatus
Sep 02, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Satoshi Okawa of Toride, Japan, have developed a method for controlling image forming apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image reading apparatus is provided which allows a reading device fixed at a reading position to read ...
WIPO: Inventors in Germany Develop Raw, Aqueous 1,4-Butanediol Purification Method
Sep 02, 2008 ... GENEVA, Sept. 2 - Rolf Pinkos of Bad Durkheim, Germany, Rudolf Erich Lorenz of Lambsheim, Germany, and York Alexander Beste of Speyer, Germany, have developed a 1,4-butanediol production method. According to an abstract posted by the World Intellectual Property Organization, the object ...
New Jersey Inventors Develop Isolated Nucleic Acids
Sep 02, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- James A. Bonini of Oakland, N.J., Beth E. Borowsky of Montclair, N.J., Nika Adham of Ridgewood, N.J., Noel Boyle of Cliffside Park, N.J., and Thelma O. Thompson of Passaic Park, N.J., have developed an acid encoding receptor. According to a description of the ...
Texas Inventor Develops Armored Stripper Rubber
Sep 02, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- John R. Williams of Georgetown, Texas, has developed a stripper rubber with rubber body. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A stripper rubber comprising a resilient stripper rubber body, an insert support, and a plurality of stripper rubber ...
California Inventors Develop Realistic Plasmonic Model Usage System
Sep 02, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Hocheol Shin and Shanhui Fan, both of Stanford, Calif., and Peter B. Catrysse of Palo Alto, Calif., and have developed an effect of the plasmonic dispersion relation on the transmission properties of subwavelength holes,the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office ...
Massachusetts Inventors Develop High Bone Mass Variants
Sep 02, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- James R. Graham and Arturo Morales, both of Arlington, Mass., Kristina Allen of Hopkinton, Mass., Anthony Anisowicz of West Newton, Mass., Paul J. Yaworsky of Rockland, Mass., and Wei Liu of Sudbury, Mass., have developed molecular biology. An abstract of the ...
Califronia Inventors Develop Packetized Audio Data Operating System
Sep 02, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Sherman Lee of Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., Vivian Chou of Alhambra, Calif., Charles Aragones of Los Angeles, and John Lin of Downey, Calif., have developed a transceiving integrated circuit. According to a description of the invention, released by the U.S ....
Massachusetts Inventor Develops Route Advertisement Prefix Limit Exchange Method
Sep 02, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Srikanth Chavali of North Chelmsford, Mass., has developed a computer communication network. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A technique for prefix limit exchange for route advertisement is disclosed. In one particular exemplary ...
Maryland Inventors Develop Aligned Carbon Nanotubes Interfaces
Sep 02, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 2 -- Robert Osiander of Ellicott City, Md., and Jennifer L. Sample of Bethesda, Md., have developed a method for aligned carbon nanotubes. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "Thermal interfaces and methods ...