US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Tuesday, September 16:
Forrest Sawyer To Keynote Development '08: The Annual Meeting For Commercial Real Estate
Sep 16, 2008 ... The National Association of Industrial and Office Properties issued the following news release: Celebrated television journalist and anchorman Forrest Sawyer will discuss our nation's present climate of uncertainty along with how the outcome of the upcoming Presidential elections may ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Semiconductor Memory
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Seiro Imai and Yukihiro Fujimoto, both of Kanagawa, Japan, have developed a semiconductor memory with memory cells. According to the abstract released by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A semiconductor memory includes memory cells for even addresses ...
California Inventors Develop Communication Acoustic System
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Louis Peter Martin, II of San Ramon, Calif., and John F. Cooper of Oakland, Calif., have developed a communication apparatus. According to the abstract released by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for communication in a pipe, or pipeline, or ...
U.S., Canadian Inventors Develop Strip Material Packing
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Alan Jeffrey Campbell of Germantown, Tenn., Randall Flaman of Winter Park, Fla., and Steve Sze Wan Lam of Richmond, Canada, have developed a package for a strip of material. According to the abstract released by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A package ...
German Inventors Develop Filling Controlled Device
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Juergen Rothbauer of Michelfeld, Germany, and Bernd Laukenmann of Onolzheim, Germany, have developed a device for controlled filling. According to the abstract released by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In the case of nested containers to be filled by ...
MAYOR NUTTER TO JOIN PENNSYLVANIA MAYORS FOR GUN SAFETY
Sep 16, 2008 ... The city of Philadelphia issued the following press release: Mayors from across the Commonwealth to introduce local legislation on lost and stolen guns: WHEN: Tuesday September 16, 2008, 1:30 pm WHO: Mayor Michael A. Nutter (Philadelphia) Mayor John Brenner ...
Forsythe Federal Solutions Wins $23,383 Contract for Storage Area Network Arrays
Sep 16, 2008 ... FORT LEE, Va., Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $23,383 contract to Forsythe Federal Solutions Corp., Rockville, Md., for storage area network arrays. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Contracting ...
International Promotional Ideas Wins $23,330 Contract for Borland Database Engine Retention
Sep 16, 2008 ... FORT EUSTIS, Va., Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $23,330 contract to International Promotional Ideas, Morton Grove, Ill., for Borland database engine retention. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Subterranean Formation Measurement Method
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Henri-Pierre Valero of Tokyo and Mauricio Tejada of Sagamihara, Japan, have developed a subterranean formation measurement taking system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and systems for taking measurements related to ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Radio Wave Correction Timepiece
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Isao Oguchi of Okaya, Japan, has developed a radio information reception unit. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A radio wave correction timepiece has an antenna for receiving external radio information including time information ...
Swiss Inventors Develop Digital Time Converter with Embodiment
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Jean-Luc Bolli and Jean-Francois Goumaz, both of Geneva, Switzerland, have developed a coarse measuring circuit. According to the abstract released by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A digital time converter with an embodiment including a coarse ...
TOTALLY FRIDAY NIGHT SEASON REVS UP WITH NEW REC CARD
Sep 16, 2008 ... The city of Lakewood issued the following news release: A new season of Totally Friday Night dances for middle school teens begins on Friday, September 26. Lakewood teens will be able to socialize with friends and dance to the area's most popular disc jockey from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m ....
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Sleeve-Tightening Heat Dissipation Module
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Tang-Kuei Chang of Taipei County, Taiwan, has developed a heat dissipating module. According to the abstract released by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sleeve-tightening heat dissipating module includes a pillar, a sleeve, a stand, and heat sinks, ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Heat Sink Secure Device
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Yan-Jiun Tang of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, has developed a secure device. According to the abstract released by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A secure device for a heat sink includes a frame and a plurality of cylindrical posts. The frame provides a ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Switching Power Supply Circuit
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Masayuki Yasumura of Kanagawa, Japan, has developed a voltage resonant converter. According to a description of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a switching power supply circuit including a ...
Colorado Inventors Develop Multiple Disc Array Apparatus
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Grant Edward Carlson of Florissant, Colo., and Karl Heinz Cunha of Colorado Springs, Colo., have developed a multiple disc array carrier. According to the abstract released by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multiple disc array apparatus and ...
Italian Inventors Develop Push-Pull Converter
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Rosario Scollo of Misterbianco, Italy, and Giuseppe Consentino of Piazza Armerina, Italy, have developed a converter of push-pull type. According to the abstract released by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A push-pull converter has a transformer ...
German Inventors Develop Power Supply, Two Switch-Mode Power Supply Units
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Reinhard Kogel and Jean-Paul Louvel, both of Brigachtal, Germany, have developed a two switch-mode power supply units. According to the abstract released by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power supply has first and a second switch-mode power supply ...
Massachusetts Inventors Develop Power Conversion Method
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Patrizio Vinciarelli of Boston has developed a power converting system. According to the abstract released by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and apparatus for adaptively configuring an array of voltage transformation modules is disclosed. The ...
Hong Kong Inventors Develop Inverter Device
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Kwok-Pun Ho of Hung Hom, Hong Kong, and Mansing Tse of Shatin, Hong Kong, have developed a resonant transformer. According to the abstract released by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described is an inverter device suitable for driving a cold cathode ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Rotary Electronic Component
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Takumi Nishimoto and Jun Sugahara, both of Okayama, Japan, have developed an electronic member. According to the abstract released by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic member capable of reducing a loss of light until reaching the end of an ...
Louisiana Inventor Develops Streamer Cable-Steering Method
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Andre W. Olivier of River Ridge, La., has developed a cable-steering assembly. According to the abstract released by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device and a method for laterally steering a streamer cable towed underwater behind a seismic survey ...
German Inventor Develops Power Semiconductor Cooling Arrangement
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Martin Eibl of Reithofen, Germany, has developed a method for cooling power semiconductor. According to the abstract released by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In an arrangement and a method for cooling a power semiconductor in which at least one power ...
Chinese Inventors Develop Heat Dissipation Device
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Shi-Wen Zhou, Peng Liu and Guo Chen, all from Shenzhen, China, have developed a heat-absorbing member. According to the abstract released by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heat dissipation device includes a heat-absorbing member having two arched ...
Texas Inventors Develop Die Module System
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- James W. Cady and Paul Goodwin, both of Austin, Texas, have developed an integrated circuit die. According to the abstract released by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flex circuit is populated on one or both sides with plural integrated circuit die ....
Japanese Inventors Develop Voltage Conversion Circuit
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Geliang Shao and Hiroaki Takada, both of Saitama, Japan, have developed a switching power supply device. According to the abstract released by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A voltage conversion circuit and a switching power supply device achieving ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Memory Device Wave Pipelined Output Circuit
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Joung-yeal Kim of Yongin-si, South Korea, and Seong-jin Jang of Seongnam-si, South Korea, have developed a synchronous memory device. According to the abstract released by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a wave pipelined output circuit of a ...
Colorado Inventor Develops Interleaved Soft Switching Bridge Power Converter
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Milan Ilic of Fort Collins, Colo., has developed a switching poles. According to the abstract released by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An interleaved soft switching bridge power converter comprises switching poles operated in an interleaved manner so ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Forward Converter, Synchronous Rectification Method
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Eito Moromizato of Nagaokakyo, Japan, has developed a forward converter. According to the abstract released by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A commutation switch turning-on control switching element is controlled with a voltage generated at a fourth ...
South Korean Inventor Develops Plasma Display Panel Assembly
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Ki-Jung Kim of Suwon-si, South Korea, has developed a panel assembly. According to the abstract released by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A plasma display panel (PDP) assembly with an air gap for improving heat dissipation is disclosed. In one ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Multilayer Circuit Board
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Kouhei Enchi and Yoji Ueda, both of Osaka, Japan, have developed a multilayer circuit board including a coil. According to the abstract released by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multilayer circuit board includes: two or more layers of electrical ...
California Inventor Develops Electronics Card Assembly
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Ryan C. Tong of Palo Alto, Calif., has developed a printed circuit board. According to the abstract released by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus and methods for mounting of a cooling device coupled to a circuit board include use of a clip that ...
BRIGHTON PLANNING COMMISSION ISSUES AGENDA FOR SEPT. 15 MEETING
Sep 16, 2008 ... The Brighton Planning Commission issued the following meeting agenda: BLUE SKY SESSION - 7:00 pm Regular Session - 7:30 pm 1. Call to Order/Roll Call 2. Call to the Public 3. Approval of the August 18, 2008 Minutes 4. Approval of the September 15, ...
North Carolina Inventors Develop Blade Server Assembly
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- James L. Carlisi of Raleigh, N.C., Keith D. Richeson of Cary, N.C., Steven R. Testa of Durham, N.C., and John K. Whetzel of Holly Springs, N.C., have developed a blade server chassis. According to the abstract released by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Hard Disk Drawing Device
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Hsiao-Wei Su of Taichung, Taiwan, has developed a latch seat. According to the abstract released by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hard disk drawing device includes: a latch seat adapted to be connected to a hard disk; a handle member connected to ...
California Inventor Develops Air Shroud, Circuit Board
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Richard Chen of San Jose, Calif., has developed a circuit board. According to the abstract released by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A air shroud installed on a circuit board is composed of a circuit board which is installed with an outer housing, an ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Organic Light-Emitting Diode
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Hiroshi Oooka and Masamitsu Furuie, both of Mobara, Japan, and Hirotsugu Sakamoto of Chiba, Japan, have developed a display panel. According to the abstract released by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a display device ...
Michigan Inventors Develop Multi-Cylinder Group Engine System
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Tobias Pallett of Farmington, Mich., Gopichandra Surnilla of West Bloomfield, Mich., James Kerns of Trenton, Mich., and Suzanne Wait of Royal Oak, Mich., have developed a system for multi-cylinder group engine. According to the abstract released by U.S ....
Japanese Inventors Develop Display Unit, Portable Electronic Device
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Tomofumi Miyamoto of Nishitama-gun, Japan, and Kohei Wada of Fussa, Japan, have developed a portable electronic device. According to the abstract released by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to one embodiment, a notebook personal computer (PC) ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Portable Electronic Key
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Takao Yamamoto, Tomohiko Yashiro, Masaki Yamazaki, Takeshi Konno, Sho Yamamoto and Yusuke Funayose, all from Saitama, Japan, have developed an electronic key with an electrical unit. According to the abstract released by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Exhaust Gas Purification Method
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Kouzo Abe of Fujisawa, Japan, has developed a control method for an exhaust gas purification system. According to a description of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A control method for an internal combustion engine in a ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Liquid-Cooling Heat Dissipation Device
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Hsin-Sheng Huang and Yen-Shu Chi, both of Taipei County, Taiwan, have developed a heat dissipating device. According to the abstract released by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A liquid-cooling heat dissipating device for dissipating heat by a casing ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Storage Device Mounting Apparatus
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Daisuke Mihara and Hiroyuki Mochizuki, both of Kawasaki, Japan, and Takeshi Murakami of Kanagawa, Japan, have developed a method for mounting storage device. According to the abstract released by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for mounting ...
Illinois, California Inventors Develop Reheat Power Generation System
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Iosif K. Rabovitser of Skokie, Ill., Serguei Nester of Elk Grove Village, Ill., David J. White of San Diego, have developed a power generation system. According to the abstract released by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A two-stage power generation ...
California Inventor Develops Magneto-Hydrodynamic Heat Sink Pump Assembly
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Chien Ouyang of San Jose, Calif., has developed a pump assembly. According to the abstract released by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heat sink uses a pump assembly to generate a magnetic field. A direction of electrically and thermally conductive ...
Texas Inventors Develop Heat Dissipation System
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Paul T. Artman of Austin, Texas, and Robert D. Hrehor, Jr. of Round Rock, Texas, have developed a method for handling information. According to the abstract released by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method is disclosed for dissipating ...
Australian Inventor Develops Ice Measuring, Dispensing Apparatus
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Desmond John Doolan of Morayfield, Australia, has developed a system for measuring ice. According to the abstract released by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ice measuring and dispensing apparatus includes a rotating drum rotatable about a horizontal ...
Michigan Inventor Develops Dissipation System
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Kenric B. Rose of Howell, Mich., has developed a hydraulic energy conversion method. According to the abstract released by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hydraulic energy conversion and dissipation system comprises a hydraulic retarder pump driven by ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Three-Shift Lifting Mechanism System
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Ming Chuan Yueh of Chia-I Hsien, Taiwan, has developed a lifting mechanism. According to the abstract released by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The load dependent, variable displacement, at least three-shift hydraulic mechanism includes a hydraulic ...
Chinese Inventors Develop Heat Dissipation Device, Heat Sink
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Chun-Jiang Shuai, Cui-Jun Lu and Yong Zhong, all from Shenzhen, China, have developed a heat sink and a fan. According to the abstract released by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heat dissipation device includes a heat sink, a fan holder located on ...
Swiss Inventor Develops Electric Device with Casing
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Markus Schwab of Brunnenrain, Switzerland, has developed a printed circuit board. According to the abstract released by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The casing of a power supply includes a bottom and a cover. Both of them have a U-like shape. Since ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Exhaust Emission Control Device
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Tatsuki Igarashi of Hino, Japan, has developed a control device for exhaust emission. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Attained is a heat generative exhaust emission control device with less electric power consumption and with no harmful ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Diesel Engine Exhaust Gas
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Masahiko Nakano of Tokyo has developed an after-treatment device for diesel engine exhaust gas. According to the abstract released by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A diesel engine exhaust gas after-treatment device comprising a first temperature sensor ...
Florida Inventors Develop Turbine Spring Clip Seal
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- David M. Parker of Oviedo, Fla., and Rajeev Ohri of Winter Springs, Fla., have developed a turbine seal. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved turbine spring clip seal for directing gases to be mixed with fuel in a combustor ...
FALL FESTIVAL BANNERS ON DISPLAY ON PALMDALE STREETS
Sep 16, 2008 ... The city of Palmdale issued the following news release: Brightly colored custom-designed street banners announcing the coming of the 23rd annual Palmdale Fall Festival were installed on September 10 in 177 locations around the City. "We're just about a month away from kicking off ...
WASHINGTON OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION ISSUES BULLETIN, SEPT. 16
Sep 16, 2008 ... The Washington Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction issued the following bulletin: BULLETIN NO. 112-07 EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY TO: Educational Service District SuperintendentsSchool District SuperintendentsSchool Building PrincipalsSchool District Assessment ...
Swiss, German Inventors Develop Fuel-Oxidizer Mixture Combustion Method
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Timothy Griffin of Ennetbaden, Switzerland, and Dieter Winkler of Lauchringen, Germany, have developed a method of combusting fuel-oxidizer mixture. According to the abstract released by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method used for combustion of a ...
ANNUAL CHEMISTRY DAY AT UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN IS OCT. 11
Sep 16, 2008 ... The University of Nebraska issued the following news release: The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Chemistry will host its eighth annual Chemistry Day from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Oct.11. Chemistry Day introduces high school juniors, seniors, parents and science teachers to the ...
VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY SENDS TEAM TO HURRICANE-RAVAGED TEXAS
Sep 16, 2008 ... The Virginia Department of Forestry issued the following news release: A team of 14 people from the Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) are en route to College Station, Texas, to assist with relief efforts associated with Hurricane Ike. College Station is 94 miles northwest of ...
Minnesota Inventors Develop Pen-Type Electrosurgical Instrument
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Peter M. J. Mulier of Stillwater, Minn., and Michael F. Hoey of Shoreview, Minn., have developed an electrocautery device. According to the abstract released by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrocautery device is disclosed. In accordance with one ...
Colorado Inventors Develop Refrigeration Unit Condensation Prevention Method
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Brent W. Murray of Longmont, Colo., Patrick M. Bertsch of Thornton, Colo., and Robert A. Majzner of Broomfield, Colo., have developed a method for condensation control. According to the abstract released by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus, ...
California Inventor Develops Efficiency Thermoelectric System
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Lon E. Bell of Altadena, Calif, has developed a thermoelectric system for producing heat and/or cold conditions with greater efficiency. According to the abstract released by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved efficiency thermoelectric system ...
Missouri Inventors Develop Refrigeration System
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Norman E. Street of O'Fallon, Mo., and Ted W. Sunderland of Troy, Mo., have developed a method of operating a refrigeration system. According to the abstract released by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A refrigeration system including an evaporator, a ...
Colorado Inventors Develop Electrosurgical Procedure Performance Method
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- David W. Newton of Longmont, Colo., and Roger C. Odell of Louisville, Colo., have developed a method for performing an electrosurgical procedure. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for performing an electro-surgical ...
Colorado Inventors Develop Thermal Energy Storage System
Sep 16, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 16 -- Ramachandran Narayanamurthy of Loveland, Colo., and Robert R. Willis, Jr. of Fort Collins, Colo., have developed a device of a refrigerant-based thermal storage system. According to the abstract released by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are a ...