US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Tuesday, September 9:
SENS. BAYH, LUGAR, GOV. DANIELS, REP. VISCLOSKY REQUEST MORE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD HEARINGS IN NORTHWEST INDIANA
Sep 09, 2008 ... The office of Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., issued the following news release: Senators Richard Lugar and Evan Bayh, Governor Mitch Daniels, and Congressman Pete Visclosky today filed a letter with the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to request a second public hearing in Northwest Indiana ...
California Looking for Construction Equipment Rental Services
Sep 09, 2008 ... US Fed News SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 9 - The California Department of General Services has issued a contract notice to provide construction equipment rental services for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The contract is expected to have an estimated ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Combat Sports Groin Protector
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Takeshi Tsujimoto of c, has developed a groin protector. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "It is an object of the present invention to provide a convenient groin protector for combat sports capable of ...
Minnesota Inventors Develop Rounded Corner Slider
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- James R. Peterson of Eden Prairie, Minn., and Todd A. Luse of Delano, Minn., have developed a method for smoothing corners. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A slider body characterized by rounded corners and edges and smooth surfaces, ...
Australian Inventor Develops Multipurpose Garment
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Agnes Chan of Victoria, Australia, has developed a clothing article. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to an article of clothing which has multi purpose and function. The present invention is in one form a ...
Texas Inventors Develop Diabetic Patients Walking Boot
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Gary R. Bledsoe of Mansfield, Texas, and Brett O. Bledsoe of Cedar Hill, Texas, have developed a method of supporting injured foot. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "An orthopedic walking boot promotes ...
georgia Inventors Develop One-Sided Mattress
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Bernhard W. Kuchel of Stone Mountain, Ga., and Michael S. DeFranks of Decatur, Ga., have developed a one-sided mattress. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A one-sided mattress construction includes a spring assembly with asymmetric spring ...
Nevada Inventors Develop Shared Secondary Game Station System
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Robert William Crowder Jr. and John Francis LaSalvia, both of Las Vegas, and Warren Rapelye White and Robert Anthony Luciano Jr., botj of Reno, Nev., have developed a method for operating gaming system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ...
South Korean Inventor Develops Sagging Buttocks Pants
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Dae-kyu Yoo of Gyeonggi-do South Korea, has developed a pants with front fabric panel. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "The present invention relates to pants capable of lifting sagging buttocks when a ...
Nevada Inventor Develops Cashless Transaction Clearing House
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Richard E. Rowe of Reno, Nev., has developed a cashless transaction method. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A disclosed cashless instrument transaction clearinghouse includes a network interface allowing ...
Pennsylvania Inventor Develops Mattress Insert
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Leslie Gudel Kemm of Berwyn, Pa., has developed a mattress insert with protective outer covering. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mattress insert including a substantially flat bottom surface configured to rest on a mattress and a ...
Nevada Inventor Develops Multi-Hand Card Game Playing Apparatus
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Alfred T. Gomez of Las Vegas has developed a method of playing gaming machine. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A method and apparatus for playing a multi-hand card game. The game allows the simultaneous ...
Pennsylvania Inventors Develop Playard Collapsible Frame Structure
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Arthur L. Gehr of East Earl, Pa., Michael L. Longenecker of Ephrata, Pa., Robert T. Pike of Reading, Pa., Gregory S. Sellers of Christiana, Pa., Joshua E. Clapper of King of Prussia, Pa., and Jonathan M. Pacella of Coatesville, Pa., have developed a ...
Pennsylvania Inventors Develop Expandable Shelter System
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Scott Sarine and Thomas Anderson, both of York, Pa., and Richard Smith of Seven Valley, Pa., have developed a single-side expandable shelter method. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A side expandable ...
Nevada Inventor Develops Furniture Member
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Jason D. Myers of Las Vegas has developed a furniture. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A furniture member adapted to act as a versatile headboard is disclosed. The furniture member has a substantially ...
Georgia Inventor Develops Rotary Cutting Head
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Mohsen Mehrabi of Elberton, Ga., has developed a cutting machine. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A cutting disk adapted to be mounted with a rotating shaft to form the cutting head of a cutting machine ....
California Inventor Develops Helmet Mount Vertical Adjustment Mechanism
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Jonathon R. Prendergast of Newport Beach, Calif., has developed a helmet mount for night vision device. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A helmet mount includes a helmet block, a chassis attached to the ...
Connecticut Inventor Develops Sanding Block
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- James R. Reeves Sr. of Cheshire, Conn., has developed a sanding block with parts. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sanding block comprising slideably interrelated parts for accommodating an endless sanding belt and having a dual action ...
Indiana, South Carolina, Ohio Inventors Develop Patient Care Equipment Support Lock
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Michael E. Cerimele of Indianapolis, David C. Newkirk of Lawrenceburg, Ind., Christian H. Reinke of York, S.C., and Mark Alan Graham of Springboro, Ohio, have developed an equipment support. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An equipment ...
Colorado Inventors Develop Versatile Multi-Mode Upper Body Garment
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Seth I. Anderson and Douglas D. Anderson, both of Grand Junction, Colo., have developed a face protector. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A versatile upper body garment formed of a stretchable fabric is configured to provide a variety of ...
Wisconsin Inventors Develop Patient Support System
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Victor M. Haughton of Oconomowoc, Wis., M. Elizabeth Meyerand of Cross Plains, Wis., Baxter P. Rogers of Madison, Wis., Ryan Henry Sydnor of Racine, Wis., Anthony Carl Nelson of Appleton, Wis., Jeremy Robert O'Brien of Madison, Wis., Brian Peter Asti of Brookfield, ...
Texas Inventors Develop Positional Feedback System
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Randall L. Ohman and Dan G. Dimitriu, both of San Antonio, and Alan L. Bartlett of New Braunfels, Texas, have developed a medical mattress method. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "An apparatus adjusts the ...
Rhode Island, Massachusetts Inventors Develop Playyard, Bassinet
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Chinawut Paul Paesang of Cumberland, R.I., and Geoff Swales of Somerset, Mass., have developed a fabric frame cover. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A juvenile playyard including a bassinet assembly mountable on a frame of the playyard ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Washing Machine Door Controlling Apparatus
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Gon Kim of Jinhae-si, South Korea, Yu Beom Kang of Changwon-si, South Korea, and Sang Man Je of Koje-si, South Korea, have developed a method of controlling door. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for controlling a door of a drum ...
Indiana Inventor Develops Fastener Thread Cleaning Apparatus
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Raul G. Ortega of New Carlisle, Ind., has developed a tool for cleaning threads. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A fastener thread cleaning apparatus includes a first arm and a second arm each having a ...
Michigan Inventor Develops Patient Garment
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Bernadine Rogers of Westland, Mich., has developed a garment for medical treatment. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A patient garment for wearing during treatment or examination involving insertion of tubing at a body site which is ...
Massachusetts Inventors Develop Single Jurisdiction Raffle System
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Panos Daskalakis of Boston has developed a server for facilitating raffle. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A server facilitates a raffle within a single jurisdiction, wherein the server communicates with ...
Missouri Inventor Develops Replaceable Air Mattress Sleeping Bag
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Samuel F. Lamke of Washington, Mo., has developed a sleeping structure. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sleeping structure includes a sleeping bag having a top layer having a top layer opening edge and a top layer sealed edge, and a ...
Tennessee Inventor Develops National Customer Recognition System
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- John Michael Boushy of Germantown, Tenn., has developed a method for tracking customer activity. According to a description of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention relates to the field of systems for tracking ...
Texas Inventor Develops Toilet Bowl Noise Reducing Float
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Eugene A. Smitherman of Houston has developed a noise reducing float. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A float with a mesh over it floats on the surface of the water in a toilet bowl. The float is preferably toroidal and the mesh is held ...
EPA FUNDED PROJECT REINFORCES COMMITMENT TO RESTORING PASSAIC RIVER
Sep 09, 2008 ... The Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 office issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded a $60,000 cooperative agreement to the Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions (ANJEC) in Mendham, New Jersey to educate the ...
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER TO HOLD 9/11 MEMORIAL EVENTS
Sep 09, 2008 ... The University of Texas at Tyler issued the following news release: The University of Texas at Tyler will hold special events on the anniversary of Sept. 11, Dr. Howard Patterson, vice president for student affairs, announced. The UT Tyler Black Student Association will host its ...
LECTURE TO EXPLORE POLITICS, PASSION IN CHINESE FILM
Sep 09, 2008 ... The University of Texas at Dallas issued the following news release: Few pursuits are more public than politics, or more private than love. A Confucius Institute lecture next week will explain how these seemingly disparate themes work together in the Chinese cinematic ...
METROPLEX MATH CIRCLE SPEAKER TO DISCUSS FINANCE
Sep 09, 2008 ... The University of Texas at Dallas issued the following news release: Richard Rusczyk, founder of Art of Problem Solving, an interactive educational program for avid mathematics students, will speak on math and finance at the first meeting of the Metroplex Math Circle. The meeting ...
CITY OF NORTON SHORES ISSUES AGENDA FOR SEPT. 9 MEETING
Sep 09, 2008 ... The city of Norton Shores issued the following meeting agenda: 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Minutes: a. Minutes of the August 12, 2008 Planning Commission meeting 4. Correspondence 5. Consent Agenda: a. Resolution scheduling a public ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Original Data Acquiring Image Processing Apparatus
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Tomotoshi Kanatsu of Tokyo has developed an image processing method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image processing apparatus capable of easily acquiring original data includes an image data storage unit adapted to store data ...
Dutch Inventors Develop Illuminated Sign
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Ronald Adrianus Caarls of Ad Haarlem, Netherlands, and Peter Van Der Plaat of Ka Vinkeveen, Netherlands, have developed an illuminated sign with housing. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "An illuminated ...
California Inventor Develops Laptop, Desktop Computer Architecture
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Sehat Sutardja of Los Altos Hills, Calif., has developed a computer with low-power secondary processor. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A computer includes a primary processor, a primary memory, and a primary input/output (I/O) interface ...
Colorado Inventor Develops Baseboard Cleaning Apparatus
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Jorge Avila of Steamboat Springs, Colo., has developed a device for cleaning baseboard. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for cleaning a baseboard of a wall generally comprises an extendable handle to which a friction ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Cutting Mat
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Tsai-Lian Chen Lin of Changhua County, Taiwan, has developed a cutting mat with baseboard. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A cutting mat comprises: a baseboard defined with an assembling hole and at ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Internal Combustion Engine Electromagnetically Driven Valve
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Yutaka Sugie of Nishikamo-gun, Japan, and Masahiko Asano of Toyota, Japan, have developed a pivot-type electromagnetically driven for combustion engine. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electromagnetically driven valve includes multiple ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Power Consumption Management Method
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Te-Lin Ping of Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, has developed a power managing server. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power-saving method of continuous display and effective cost in a system that includes memory directly accessed by a computer ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Grommet
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Yasushi Kameyama of Hiroshima, Japan, has developed a grommet for vehicle doors. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A grommet includes a first grommet, having a first insertion hole through which a wire ...
Irish Inventors Develop Nateglinide Polymorphic Forms
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Israel Ben-Zion Dolitzky and Shlomit Wizel, both of Petach Tiqva, Israel, Ronit Yahalomi of Kiryat Bialik, Israel, vgeny Shapiro of Haifa, Israel, Yigael Gozlan of Ramot Sapir, Israel and Boaz Gome of Rishon-Lezion, Israel, have developed a process for preparing ...
Connecticut Inventor Develops Automatic Door Opener, Magnetic Clutch
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Nils D. Sellman of Simsbury, Conn., has developed a self-contained clutch. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automatic door opener for opening or closing a door includes a motor driving a drive shaft and an opener arm connected to the ...
Michigan Inventors Develop Pivoting Exterior Rearview Mirror 9u
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- James A. Ruse of Allegan, Mich., Keith D. Ruse Foo of Kentwood, Mich., and Kenneth C. Peterson of Comstock Park, Mich., have developed a mirror with base bracket. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pivoting exterior rearview mirror ...
Pennsylvania Inventor Develops Three-Dimensional Display Frame Assembly
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Irvin A. Kittrell III of York, Pa., has developed a display frame assembly. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A three-dimensional display frame assembly for displaying planar display material in respective multiple planes. The frame ...
Michigan Inventors Develop Temperature Sensitive Dipstick
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- George Herr of Canton, Mich., and Derek Kinch of Ypsilanti, Mich., have developed a fluid level indicator. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluid level indicator for determining the level of fluid in a container includes a dipstick that ...
Indiana Inventors Develop Fitting Securing Apparatus
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Robert W. Steingass and Alexander C. Yovanovich, both of Valparaiso, Ind., have developed a device for coupling. According to a description of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to rigid hoses, and ...
Washington Inventor Develops Fishing Pole Support Apparatus
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- James Roy Barrett of Arlington, Wash., has developed a pole holder. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device, fashioned and formed to secure a long shafted object, primarily, but not limited to a fishing pole. The embodiment comprises of ...
Israeli Inventor Develops Linear Output Photo Sensor Circuit
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Vitaly Burkatovsky of Rishon Le Zion, Israel, has developed a method for conditioning a received signal. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for acquisition and conditioning of a signal received from a light sensor ...
Chinese Inventors Develop Down Branch Fiber Fabric
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Liwen Zhang of Guangzhou, China, has developed a device for fabricating down branch fiber fabric. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "This invention relates to a kind of down branch fiber fabric, its ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Marking Device
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Mitsuo Miyata of Machida, Japan, has developed a marking method. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A marking device is disclosed which efficiently reduces damage affecting the gimbal mechanism even when ...
Virginia Inventor Develops Cantilevered Shoe Construction
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- D. Casey Kerrigan of Charlottesville, Va., has developed a footwear with foot support. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A foot support includes a foot supporting structure having a lateral side and a medial side. The foot supporting ...
New York Inventor Develops Multi-Functional Hand-Held Tool
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Betty Birnbaum of Southampton, N.Y., has developed a tool for performing multiple functions. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-functional tool for use on flat or curved surfaces, comprising a flexible hand-held member characterized ...
Califronia Inventors Develop Novelty Footwear Item
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Ryan William Quinn and Eric Simmons, both of San Diego, Bonnie Dominguez of San Francisco, James Darr Burress of Del Mar, Calif., Amy Lynn McMahan of San Marcos, Calif., and Brett D. Ritter of Del Mar, Calif., have developed a footwear item. According to the ...
Mississippi Inventors Develop Self-Contained Modular Home
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- William O. Jenkins, Terry L. Jenkins and Heath O. Jenkins, all from Jackson, Miss., have developed a modular home. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A self-contained modular home a first section, a second ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Cloth Clamping Clip
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Masayuki Hori of Gifu, Japan, has developed a clip for clamping cloth. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A clip for clamping a cloth according to the invention is mounted on an embroidery frame including ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Floor Structure
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Mitsuhiro Tokuno, Kazutoshi Tsuda and Fumihiro Saito, all from Ishikawa-ken, Japan, have developed a floor structure with steel beams. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A floor structure comprises a plurality of steel beams arranged in ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Composite Shoe Sole
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Chun-Shun Pai of XiZhi, Taiwan, has developed a shoe sole with elastic. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A composite shoe sole, composed of an upper layer and a lower layer, wherein the upper layer is ...
California Inventors Develop Digital Low-Light Viewing Device
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Gary Palmer of Carlsbad, Calif., and Jeffrey Kennedy of San Juan Capistrano, Calif., have developed a device having camera assembly. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A digital low-light viewing device comprises a housing having a first end ...
Virginia Inventor Develops Standing Seam-Mounted Gutter Bracket
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- James Loveless of Round Hill, Va., has developed a gutter mounting assembly. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bracket and strap assembly that permits a gutter to be attached to a standing seam on a metal roof without the use of ...
New York Inventor Develops Photos Framation Apparatus
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Annmarie Anastasio of Massapequa, N.Y., has developed a custom framing device. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention comprises, in one form thereof, a customized picture framing apparatus and method of making the same. The framing ...
Florida Inventor Develops Versatile Plant Management System
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Alfred W. Witt of Pensacola, Fla., has developed a plant system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A plant management system allows a person to be able to swap plants out with ease whenever a new look is desired for a garden. The system ...
U.S., Singapore Inventors Develop Tandem Pivot Structure Motion Lock
Sep 09, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 9 -- Keng Leong Ng, Yin Mei Sia and Sheau Ming Ng, all from Singapore, Brent R. Jones of Tualatin, Ore., and Aaron T. Nelson of West Linn, Ore., have developed a hinge pivot. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: ...