US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Friday, September 19:
REP. AKIN COSPONSORS BILL TO PROHIBIT GOLDEN PARACHUTE PAYMENTS TO EXECS OF FAILED FREDDIE MAC AND FANNIE MAE
Sep 19, 2008 ... Rep. W. Todd Akin, R-Mo. (2nd CD), issued the following news release: Congressman Todd Akin (R-MO), who voted against the multi-billion dollar bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, has cosponsored H.R. 6864 a bill to prohibit golden parachute payments to former executives and directors ...
TODAY IN DOD, SEPT. 19
Sep 19, 2008 ... The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates has no public or media events on his schedule. Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. James E. Cartwright, U.S. Marine ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Electrical Plug Connectors
Sep 19, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 19 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy electrical plug connectors. The NAICS code for this requirement is 334417. All request for quotations are due by Oct. 1.The solicitation (No. SPM7M708TC448) was posted on Sept. 16 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Alternating Generators
Sep 19, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 19 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy alternating generators.The NAICS code for this requirement is 335312. This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside.All request for quotations are due by Oct. 2.The solicitation (No. SPM4M108TP569) ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Aircraft Windshield Panels
Sep 19, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 19 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy aircraft windshield panels.The NAICS code for this requirement is 336411. All request for quotations are due by Oct. 1.The solicitation (No. SPM4A508TA655) was posted on Sept. 16 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Spherical Plain Bearings
Sep 19, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 19 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy spherical plain bearings.This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside.All request for quotations are due by Sept. 24.The solicitation (No. SPM4M108Q6676) was posted on Sept. 17 and is available at: ...
British, French Inventors Develop Airbag Manufacturing Process
Sep 19, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Ian Taylor and Yves Puccetti, both of Cheshire, Great Britain, and Marc Phillips of Beauvais, France, have developed an airbag manufacturing method. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates ...
South Korean Inventor Develops Plasma Display Panel Drive Apparatus
Sep 19, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Seung-Ho Park of Suwon-si, South Korea, has developed a gray level expressing method for device. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A driving apparatus for plasma display panel and a gray level expressing method ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Active Matrix Type Organic Element Display Apparatus
Sep 19, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Mitsuru Asano of Kanagawa, Japan, has developed an apparatus having each pixel controlling display. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An active matrix type organic element display apparatus according to the present ...
U.S., Japanese Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Drum Rack Member Clamp
Sep 19, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Donald H. Eason of Fort Collins, Colo., and Kazuhito Nakajima of Hamamatsu, Japan, have developed an ornamental design for a drum rack member clamp, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D576,870 on Sept ....
Japanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Battery Pack Clip
Sep 19, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Tomohiro Yabe and Michio Deguchi, both of Tokyo, have developed an ornamental design for a clip for battery pack, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D576,869 on Sept. 16. The patent has been ...
New York Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Clam Shell Package
Sep 19, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Kenneth Kirby Kiser of Nunda, N.Y., has developed an ornamental design for clam shell package, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D576,872 on Sept. 16. The patent has been assigned to Crosman ...
U.S., British Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Hair Treatment Product Package
Sep 19, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- John Edward Sheppard of Wokingham, Great Britain, Laurel Jane Aldridge of Walberton, Great Britain, William John Davis of Bath, Great Britain, and Tosh Thomas Hall of New York City, N.Y., have developed an ornamental design for package for a hair treatment product, ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Wing, Door Assemblies
Sep 19, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 19 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy wing and door assemblies.The NAICS code for this requirement is 336411. All request for quotations are due by Oct. 1.The solicitation (No. SPM4A508TA688) was posted on Sept. 16 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Cowlings
Sep 19, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 19 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy cowlings.The NAICS code for this requirement is 336411.All request for quotations are due by Oct. 1.The solicitation (No. SPM4A508TA661) was posted on Sept. 16 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Aircraft Duct Assemblies
Sep 19, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 19 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy aircraft duct assemblies.The NAICS code for this requirement is 336411. All request for quotations are due by Oct. 1.The solicitation (No. SPM4A508TA690) was posted on Sept. 16 and is available at: ...
California Looking for Monthly Pest Control Services
Sep 19, 2008 ... US Fed News SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 19 - The California Department of General Services has issued a contract notice for the California Employment Development Department to provide for monthly pest control services in San Bernardino, Calif. The contract is expected to have an ...
California Looking for Janitorial Services in California State University-Bakersfield
Sep 19, 2008 ... US Fed News SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 19 - The California Department of General Services has issued a contract notice for the California State University-Bakersfield to provide for janitorial services. The contract is expected to have an estimated value of $100,000 to $500,000 ....
California Looking for Economic Forecasting Services
Sep 19, 2008 ... US Fed News SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 19 - The California Department of General Services has issued a contract notice for the California State Controllers Office to provide economic forecasting services. The contract is expected to have an estimated value of $50,000 to $100,000 ...
Wisconsin Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Shackle
Sep 19, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- John Blomstrom of Milwaukee, Wis., John Heppner of Kenosha, Wis., Christopher Rohde of West Allis, Wis., and Glenn P. Meekma of Menomonee Falls, Wis., have developed an ornamental design for a shackle, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The ...
Maryland, Virginia Inventors Develop Low Loss Bridge Electrode
Sep 19, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Robert P Moeller of Dunkirk, Md., and James H Cole of Great Falls, Va., have developed an electro-optic modulator. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electro-optic modulator having a substrate, one or more ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Liquid Crystal Display Source Driver
Sep 19, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Yoo-Chang Sung and Jong-Kee Kim, both of Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea, have developed a source driver. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) source ...
California Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Letter Opener
Sep 19, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Logan Flash Mandel of Los Angeles has developed an ornamental design for letter opener, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D576,857 on Sept. 16. The patent has been assigned to GMPC LLC, Santa ...
Michigan Inventors Develop High Power Optical Device
Sep 19, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- David Gerald Scerbak and Eric Sean Pooler, both of Traverse City, Mich., have developed a fiber pigtailed faraday isolator. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Faraday rotator or isolator with mode stripping ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Constant Current Driving Device
Sep 19, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Norimasa Furukawa of Tokyo has developed a device for driving constant current. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A constant current driving device for constant current driving of a plurality of elements connected ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Liquid Crystal Pixel Memory
Sep 19, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Genshiro Kawachi of Yokohama, Japan, has developed a method for driving liquid crystal display. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A liquid crystal display includes a pair of support substrates, a liquid crystal ...
Japanese Inventor Develops High Resolution Large-Sized Display Device
Sep 19, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Kazutaka Inukai of Kanagawa, Japan, has developed a display device with high resolution. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "To provide a display device and its driving method free from lack of writing ...
California Inventor Develops Scrutiny Monitoring Videophone System
Sep 19, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Ronald A. Katz of Los Angeles has developed a videophone system for scrutiny monitoring. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "In conjunction with the dial-up public telephone system, voice quality lines ...
California Inventor Develops Recognition Able Videoconferencing System
Sep 19, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Scott C. Harris of San Diego has developed a videoconferencing system with recognition ability. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A videoconferencing system which encodes different streams of information. The ...
Wisconsin Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Shackle
Sep 19, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- John Blomstrom of Milwaukee, Wis., John Heppner of Kenosha, Wis., Christopher Rohde of West Allis, Wis., and Glenn P. Meekma of Menomonee Falls, Wis., have developed an ornamental design for a shackle, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The ...
Kansas Inventor Develops Automatic Premise Monitoring Alarm System Glass Keypad
Sep 19, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Rick A. Britton of Leawood, Kan., has developed a remote keypad for alarm control panel. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A glass keypad for an automatic premise-monitoring alarm system of remote sensors linked to ...
Utah Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Outlet Fixture Cover Plate
Sep 19, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Brent L. Kidman of Spanish Fork, Utah, has developed an ornamental design for a outlet fixture cover plate, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D576,866 on Sept. 16. The patent has been assigned to ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Caster
Sep 19, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Yoichi Minamiura of Osaka, Japan, has developed an ornamental design for a caster, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D576,868 on Sept. 16. The patent has been assigned to Sugatsune Kokyo Co ....
Swiss Inventors Develop Wireless Optical Input Device
Sep 19, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Simone Arrigo of Ecublens, Switzerland, Daniel A Zahnd of Lausanne, Switzerland, Julien Piot of Rolle, Switzerland, and Florian Kehlstadt of Aclens, Switzerland, have developed a wireless input device for sensing cursor movement. According to the abstract ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Peeler
Sep 19, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Yen-Tsen Pan of Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan, has developed an ornamental design for peeler, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D576,847 on Sept. 16. The patent has been assigned to Sunward Ceramics ...
Florida Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Wire Reel
Sep 19, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- William N. Kretz of New Smyrna Beach, Fla., has developed an ornamental design for a wire reel, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D576,867 on Sept. 16. The original application was filed on June ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Liquid Crystal Display Apparatus
Sep 19, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Jae Kyun Lee of Kunpo-shi, South Korea, and Kyong Soek Kim of Ahnyang-shi, South Korea, have developed a method for driving display apparatus. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A liquid crystal display apparatus ...
California Inventor Develops Computerized Information Retrieval System
Sep 19, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Richard Esty Peterson of San Francisco has developed a device for rapid retrieving computerized information. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable, handheld communication device for rapid retrieval of ...
AMERICA FIRST TAX EXEMPT INVESTORS REPORTS ACQUISITION BY DIRECTOR YANNEY
Sep 19, 2008 ... WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- America First Tax Exempt Investors LP (ATAXZ), Omaha, Neb., has filed a Form 4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission noting the change in the beneficial interest held by Director Gail W. Yanney, Omaha. On Sept. 18 the action involved acquisition of 15,000 ...
MERCARI COMMUNICATIONS GROUP SHOWS NET LOSS FOR QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDING AUG. 31
Sep 19, 2008 ... WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Mercari Communications Group Ltd., Denver, has filed a Form 10-Q Quarterly Report with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the period, ending Aug. 31, showing a net loss of $11,384. In contrast, the company posted a net loss of $5,345 for the same quarter ...
SOURCEFIRE REPORTS MULTIPLE TRANSACTIONS BY PRESIDENT MCDONOUGH
Sep 19, 2008 ... WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sourcefire Inc. (FIRE), Columbia, Md., has filed a Form 4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission noting the change in the beneficial interest held by President and Chief Operating Officer Thomas M. McDonough, Columbia. On Sept. 16 the action involved ...
FCC Seeks Digital Television Consumer Assistance for Converter Box Installation
Sep 19, 2008 ... WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The Federal Communications Commission said it was soliciting services of grass roots organizations and community-based organizations to help, educate consumers, assist with converter box procurement and installation, establish staff help centers, and conduct post-deadline ...
CONSTRUCTION ON UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO MEDICAL CENTER HEART CENTER TO AFFECT TRAFFIC
Sep 19, 2008 ... University of Toledo issued the following news release: Construction on the Heart and Vascular Center at The University of Toledo Medical Center will affect traffic patterns on Health Science Campus. As of this morning, traffic that would usually enter through the west entrance ...
NURSING FACULTY MEMBER PIERCE NAMED TO NATIONAL LEADERSHIP POST
Sep 19, 2008 ... University of Toledo issued the following news release: Dr. Linda Pierce, professor of nursing, has been named president-elect of the 5,000-member Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (ARN). She will assume the new post at the group's 34th annual education conference in San ...
TRADING DRAWINGS: ARTISTS SWAP IDEAS, MIX MATERIALS
Sep 19, 2008 ... University of Toledo issued the following news release: There's still time to see "Switch Hitters," an exhibit featuring works by John Leyland and Ken Thompson on display in the Center for the Visual Arts Gallery on the Toledo Museum of Art Campus. A year and a half ago, ceramist ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Infrared Equipment Cases
Sep 19, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 19 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy infrared equipment cases.All request for quotations are due by Oct. 15.The solicitation (No. SPM7A308Q0907) was posted on Sept. 15 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Steel Spur Gears
Sep 19, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 19 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy steel spur gears.All request for quotations are due by Oct. 15.The solicitation (No. SPM7A308Q0906) was posted on Sept. 15 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Liquid Compensators
Sep 19, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 19 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy liquid compensators.The NAICS code for this requirement is 334519. This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside.All request for quotations are due by Sept. 30.The solicitation (No. SPM4M108TP352) was ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Electromechanical Actuators
Sep 19, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 19 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy electromechanical actuators.All request for quotations are due by Sept. 29.The solicitation (No. SPM7M208Q3009) was posted on Sept. 15 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Electromechanical Actuators
Sep 19, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 19 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy electromechanical actuators.The NAICS code for this requirement is 332912. All request for quotations are due by Sept. 30.The solicitation (No. SPM7M208TH732) was posted on Sept. 15 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Quick Coupling Halves
Sep 19, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 19 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy quick coupling halves.The NAICS code for this requirement is 332996.All request for quotations are due by Sept. 30.The solicitation (No. SPM7M308TJ990) was posted on Sept. 15 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Direct Linear Valves
Sep 19, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 19 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy direct linear valves.The NAICS code for this requirement is 332912. This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside. All request for quotations are due by Sept. 30.The solicitation (No. SPM7M208TH771) ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Hose Clamps
Sep 19, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 19 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy hose clamps.The NAICS code for this requirement is 332996. This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside. All request for quotations are due by Sept. 30.The solicitation (No. SPM7M208TH748) was ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Solenoid Valves
Sep 19, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 19 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy solenoid valves.The NAICS code for this requirement is 332912. All request for quotations are due by Sept. 30.The solicitation (No. SPM7M208TH762) was posted on Sept. 15 and is available at: ...
Israeli Inventors Develop Blocking Artifacts Reduction Method
Sep 19, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Eyal Frishman of Kfar-Sava, Israel, Noam Oren of Herzeliya, Israel, and Tamir Sagi of Haifa, Israel, have developed a blocking artifacts reducing system. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for removing ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Automobile High Frequency Wave Glass Antenna
Sep 19, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Toshifumi Funatsu of Chita-gun, Japan, has developed a glass antenna for automobile. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a high frequency wave glass antenna for an automobile, wherein an antenna conductor and an ...
French Inventors Develop Images Contrast Enhancement Method
Sep 19, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Christopher R. Dance of Meylan, France, and Damian Arregui of Grenoble, France, have developed an images contrast enhancement system. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and system for contrast enhancement ...
Dutch Inventor Develops Luminous Flux Changes Compensation Projection System
Sep 19, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Holger Monch of Vaals, Netherlands, has developed a projection system with projection display. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A projection system having a projection display, at least one light source, and a ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Decoded Images Mosquito Noise Reduction Method
Sep 19, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Tsutomu Shohdohji of Miyashiro-Machi, Japan, has developed a decoded images mosquito noise reduction apparatus. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and an apparatus of reducing the mosquito noise in a ...
Florida Inventors Develop Frequency Selective Beam Formation Apparatus
Sep 19, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Bing Chiang and James A. Proctor Jr., both of Melbourne Beach, Fla., and Kenneth M. Gainey of Satellite Beach, Fla., have developed a method for forming frequency selective beam. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ...
British Inventor Develops Data Processing System
Sep 19, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Ashley Miles Stevens of Cambridge, Great Britain, has developed an image processing system. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A data processing system is provided for setting a value of a performance controlling ...
South Korean Inventors Develop Combined Digital Multimedia Broadcasting Apparatus
Sep 19, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Yun-Kyoung Ko and Jung-Cheon Choi, both of Seoul, South Korea, Hyu-Myung Jeon of Seongnam-si, South Korea, Yue-Il Youn of Anyang-si, South Korea, Tae-Hui Cho of Gunpo-si, South Korea, and Dae-Chul Kang of Suwon-si, South Korea, have developed a communication ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Image Processing Apparatus
Sep 19, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Frank Nielsen of Tokyo has developed an image processing method. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Corresponding points are searched based on an error between light beam vectors projected on a projection plane ...
New Jersey Inventors Develop Light Weight Antenna System
Sep 19, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Alan Michael Lyons of New Providence, N.J., and Carsten Metz of Morris County, N.J., have developed lightweight transmission lines. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A light weight antenna system and ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Image Processing Apparatus
Sep 19, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 19 -- Kazuhiko Takahashi of Kawasaki, Japan, has developed an image processing method. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In an image processing method, two images are inputted and the two inputted images are aligned ....