US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Tuesday, September 30:
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Tip Assemblies
Sep 30, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 30 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy tip assemblies.The NAICS code for this requirement is 332995.All request for quotations are due by Oct. 13.The solicitation (No. SPM7L508T6550) was posted on Sept. 28 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Refrigerator Heat Interchangers
Sep 30, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 30 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy refrigerator heat interchangers.The NAICS code for this requirement is 333415.All request for quotations are due by Oct. 13.The solicitation (No. SPM8EB08T5407) was posted on Sept. 28 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Portable Barricades
Sep 30, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 30 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy portable barricades.All request for quotations are due by Oct. 13.The solicitation (No. SPM8E608TA456) was posted on Sept. 28 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Emergency Landing Gears
Sep 30, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 30 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy emergency landing gears.All request for quotations are due by Oct. 7.The solicitation (No. SPM4A709Q0160) was posted on Sept. 28 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Access Covers
Sep 30, 2008 ... RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 30 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy access covers.This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside.All request for quotations are due by Oct. 14.The solicitation (No. SPM4A709Q0163) was posted on Sept. 28 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Small Storage Racks
Sep 30, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 30 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy small storage racks.All request for quotations are due by Oct. 13.The solicitation (No. SPM7L008T4758) was posted on Sept. 28 and is available at: ...
German Inventors Develop Multilayer Security Document
Sep 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- Harald Hoeppner, Thomas Loeer and Detlef Maertens, all from Berlin, have developed a method for the production of multilayer security document. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multilayer security document is proposed, ...
German Inventors Develop Body Cavity Rinse Device
Sep 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- Fabian Haischmann, Thomas Merzhauser, Matthias Stiller and Martin Reuther, all from Berlin, have developed a method for rinsing body cavity. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for rinsing a body cavity with ...
California Inventors Develop Tissue-Cooled Probes Contact Maintenance Apparatus
Sep 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- David K. Swanson of Campbell, Calif., and Huy D. Phan of San Jose, Calif., have developed an apparatus and method for maintaining contact between tissue and cooled probes, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent ...
Russian, South Korean Inventors Develop Blood Glucose Concentrations Non-Invasive Measurement Method
Sep 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- Viacheslav Viacheslavovich Meriakri and Evgenii Even'evich Chigrai, both of Moscow, Russia, Dong-kyun Kim and Jong-hwa Won, both of Suwon-si, South Korea, have developed a method for measuring blood glucose concentrations. According to a description of the ...
Washington Inventors Develop Immersive Portable Ultrasound System
Sep 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- Andrew L. Walston and Stephen B. Hooper, both of Seattle, Wash., and Dean J. Bidwell of Everett, Wash., have developed an immersive portable ultrasound method. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable ...
California, Utah Inventors Develop Dual Electrode Advanced Electrochemical Delivery System
Sep 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- Felix Theeuwes and Jeremy Corwin Wright, both of Los Altos, Calif., Stahinja K. Zecevic of Salt Lake City, have developed an electrochemical cell. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Diathermic Cutter
Sep 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- Tsutomu Okada of Tachikawa, Japan, has developed a diathermic cutter. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is disclosed a diathermic cutter including a cylindrical main body member having a central axis, an ...
California Inventors Develop Aneurysms Treatment Therapeutics
Sep 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- Jack Chu and Dave Erickson, both of Santa Rosa, Calif., Prema Ganesan of San Francisco, Jonathan Morris of Windsor, Calif., have developed a method for treating aneurysm. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Ultrasound Diagnosis Apparatus
Sep 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- Fumiyasu Sakaguchi and Kazuhito Nakata, both of Otawara, Japan, have developed an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes a probe, a controller, ...
Texas Inventors Develop Individual Fitness Assessment Method
Sep 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- Peter G. Weyand and Matthew W. Bundle, both of Houston, have developed a method for assessing individual fitness. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention includes a method for assessing the fitness ...
British, Italian Inventors Develop Adhesive Composition
Sep 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- Peter Stewart Bain of Wakefield, Great Britain, and Giovanni Manfre of Verona, Italy, have developed an adhesive composition with thermoexpandable microcapsules. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to ...
Massachusetts Inventors Develop Electroactive Polymer Actuated Heart-Lung Bypass Pumps
Sep 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- Lucien Alfred Couvillon Jr. of Concord, Mass., and Michael S. Banik of Bolton, Mass., have developed a pump apparatus assembly. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pump apparatus, which comprises: a tubular portion ...
California Inventors Develop Lesions Creation Ablation System
Sep 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- Russell B. Thompson of Los Altos, Calif., Robert R. Burnside of Mountain View, Calif., David K. Swanson of Campbell, Calif., have developed an ablation system for creating lesions. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
California Inventors Develop Cervical Support System
Sep 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- Thomas J. Heinz of La Canada, Calif., and Royce Rumsey of Laguna Beach, Calif., have developed a cervical supporting system. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cervical support system for restricting head and neck ...
Massachusetts Inventors Develop Ablation Performance System
Sep 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- Robert F Rioux of Ashland, Mass., and Paul DiCarlo of Middleboro, Mass., have developed a method for performing ablation. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus comprises a catheter, a conductive element ...
Louisiana Inventor Develops Cervical Brace, Therapy Device Based Injured Neck Rehabilitation
Sep 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- Ford S. Baker of Baton Rouge, La., has developed a cervical brace for rehabilitating injured neck. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cervical brace and therapy device for use to rehabilitate an injured neck of a ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Syringe Plunger
Sep 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- Hung Chi Huang of Taipei, Taiwan, has developed a plunger for syringe. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A plunger of a syringe characterized by a hook unit formed integrally at the front end of the stopper of ...
Massachusetts Inventor Develops Low Profile Radiofrequency Electrode Array
Sep 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- Kimbolt Young of Newtonville, Mass., has developed an electrosurgical device for ablating tissue. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrosurgical device for tissue ablation includes a delivery cannula having a ...
California Inventors Develop Ophthalmic Surgical Applications Stabilization Device
Sep 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- Christopher Horvath, Tibor Juhasz, Ronald M. Kurtz and Carlos G. Suarez, all from Irvine, Calif., Kyle R. Webb of Escondido, Calif., Michael F. Brownell of Huntington Beach, Calif., Leszlo I. Nagy of Anaheim Hills, Calif., Mark W. Ross of Costa Mesa, Calif., have ...
Indiana, Minnesota Inventors Develop Surgical Cavity Illuminated Retraction Apparatus
Sep 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- Dean M J Acker and Robert D. Krebs, both of Warsaw, Ind., and Hugh D. Hestad of Edina, Minn., have developed an apparatus for retracting surgical cavity. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for ...
Dutch Inventor Develops Spoon Blades Comprised Vaginal Speculum
Sep 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- Bernard Wilhelm Geziena Nicolaas Klaassen of Huissen, Netherlands, has developed a vaginal speculum with two spoon blades. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a vaginal speculum comprising ...
California Inventors Develop Real-Time Apnea, Hypopnea Detection System
Sep 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- Euljoon Park and Michael Benser, both of Valencia, Calif., and Steve Koh of South Pasadena, Calif., have developed a method for detecting real-time apnea/hypopnea. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: ...
California, Utah Inventors Develop Device Engagement Endoscopic Instrument
Sep 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- Olivier Colliou and Kevin Nason, both of Menlo Park, Calif., Harm TenHoff of Mountain View, Calif., Mir A. Imran of Los Altos Hills, Calif., and Ted Layman of Park City, Utah, have developed a method for diagnosing patient. An abstract of the invention, ...
Ohio Inventor Develops Trocar Seal Assembly
Sep 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- Mark S. Zeiner of Mason, Ohio, has developed a trocar sealing assembly. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seal assembly adapted for use in conjunction with a trocar assembly includes a plurality of seal segments, ...
California Inventor Develops Circular Ablation Assembly Based Catheter
Sep 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- Mark S. Scheib of LaVerne, Calif., has developed a catheter for ablation lesions. An abstract of the invention, released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, said: "A catheter particularly useful for ablation lesions within a tubular region of or near ...
Maryland, Virginia Inventors Develop Therapeutic Agents Enhanced Delivery Convection Method
Sep 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- Russel R. Lonser of Silver Spring, Md., Kayhan Garmestani of Potomac, Md., Martin W. Brechbiel of Annandale, Va., and Edward H. Oldfield of Philomont, Va., have developed a method for controlling therapeutic agent delivery. According to the abstract released ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Vital Sign Display Device
Sep 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- Kenji Kouchi of Toyonaka, Japan, Ryuji Nagai of Takatsuki, Japan, and Shinya Nagata of Kobe, Japan, have developed a method for vital sign display. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vital sign display device and ...
California Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Padlock Shackle
Sep 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- Robert L. Gast of Irvine, Calif., has developed an ornamental design for a padlock shackle, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D577,569 on Sept. 30. The patent has been assigned to Hampton ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Circuit Card Assemblies
Sep 30, 2008 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 30 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy circuit card assemblies.All request for quotations are due by Oct. 13.The solicitation (No. SPM7M008TC359) was posted on Sept. 28 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Modular Storage Systems
Sep 30, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 30 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy modular storage systems.The NAICS code for this requirement is 332439.All request for quotations are due by Oct. 13.The solicitation (No. SPM8ED08T1397) was posted on Sept. 28 and is available at: ...
Defense Logistics Agency Seeks Containers
Sep 30, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 30 -- The Defense Logistics Agency said it was looking to buy containers.The NAICS code for this requirement is 332439.All request for quotations are due by Oct. 13.The solicitation (No. SPM8ED08T1396) was posted on Sept. 28 and is available at: ...
WIPO: Inventors in China Develop Protecting System for Passive Optical Network
Sep 30, 2008 ... GENEVA, Sept. 30 - Jinhui Yu, Yunpeng Xie and Chen Hu, all from Guangdong, China, have developed a protection method for passive optical network. According to an abstract posted by the World Intellectual Property Organization, the invention concerns a "protecting system and method, the ...
WIPO: Inventors in China Develop Compounds with Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor
Sep 30, 2008 ... GENEVA, Sept. 30 - Jianhui Guo and Yong Jiang, both of Shanghai, China, have developed compounds. According to an abstract posted by the World Intellectual Property Organization, the present invention discloses "compounds with partial agonist activity of peroxisome proliferator activated ...
WIPO: Inventor in China Develops Vaccine for Porcine Reproductive
Sep 30, 2008 ... GENEVA, Sept. 30 - Kegong Tian of Beijing has developed a vaccine. According to an abstract posted by the World Intellectual Property Organization, the invention concerns an "inactivated vaccine is made of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus super-virulent ...
Nevada Inventors Develop Gaming Device Operation Method
Sep 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- Karen M. Cregan and Robert N. Silva, III, both of Reno, Nev., have developed a multiple symbol swapping game. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gaming device and a method for operating a gaming device which ...
California, Mississippi, Alabama Inventors Develop Nucleophilic Amine Cleaning Compound
Sep 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- Wai Mun Lee of Fremont, Calif., Charles U. Pittman Jr. of Starkville, Miss., and Robert J. Small of Satsuma, Ala., have developed a cleaning solutions with nucleophilic amine compound. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
German Inventors Develop Semi-Luxury Consumable Goods Pressure-Conditioning Method
Sep 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- Frank Pluckhahn and Matthias Link, both of Bayreuth, Germany, Uwe Werner Ehling of Goldkronach, Germany, Gerald Schmekel of Elmshorn, Germany, Hans-Werner Fuchs of Thurnau, Germany, have developed a pressure-conditioning method for semi-luxury ...
Nevada Inventor Develops Gaming Device Award Determination Method
Sep 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- Anthony J. Baerlocher of Reno, Nev., has developed a gaming device award determining apparatus. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and apparatus for determining an award in a wagering gaming device. A ...
WIPO: Inventor in Taiwan Develops Original Card
Sep 30, 2008 ... GENEVA, Sept. 30 - Po-Wen Hsueh of Taichung, Taiwan has developed an original card. According to an abstract posted by the World Intellectual Property Organization, the invention concerns an "original card includes a papery body. At least one block made from polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is ...
Australian Inventor Develops Electronic Game Determination Method
Sep 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- Marcel Dayan of Brighton, Australia, has developed an electronic game determining system. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is disclosed a method of determining a result of an electronic game in order to ...
Arizona Inventors Develop Motor Vehicle Crash Injured People Controlled Extrication Module
Sep 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- Marcelo Fernando Lamon, Agustin Lascano Garzon and Ernesto Aliaga Paz, all from Cordoba, Ariz., have developed a controlled extrication module for motor vehicle crash injured people. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Card Game Program
Sep 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- Hirotaka Reizei and Kazunobu Uchida, both of Tokyo, have developed a card game machine. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A card game program has a routine for displaying areas of a player and an opponent, each ...
WIPO: Inventors in Washington, China Develop Token-Based Dynamic Key Distribution Method
Sep 30, 2008 ... GENEVA, Sept. 30 - Madjid F. Nakhjiri of Place Kirkland, Wash., and Changsheng Wan of Jiangsu, China, have developed a token-based dynamic key distribution method. According to an abstract posted by the World Intellectual Property Organization, the invention relates to a "method for ...
Missouri, California Inventors Develop Atrial Fibrillation Procedure Treatment
Sep 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- Stephen W. Boyd of San Mateo, Calif., Hanson S. Gifford III of Woodside, Calif., Matthias Vaska of Menlo Park, Calif., and Daniel D. Merrick of Alamo, Calif., and James L. Cox of St. Louis, have developed a procedure for treating medically refractory atrial ...
WIPO: Inventors in China Develop Peer-To-Peer Network System
Sep 30, 2008 ... GENEVA, Sept. 30 - Zhefeng Yan and Jiahao Wei, both from Shenzhen Guangdong, China, have developed a proxy node. According to an abstract posted by the World Intellectual Property Organization, the invention concerns a "peer-to-peer network system, a proxy node, and a communication ...
Nevada Inventors Develop Gaming Device, Multi-Round Bonus Scheme
Sep 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- Bayard S. Webb of Sparks, Nev., and Anthony J. Baerlocher of Reno, Nev., have developed a gaming device. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a gaming device, and more particularly a ...
South Korean Inventor Develops Wafer Treating Apparatus
Sep 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- Jong-Chul Park of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, has developed an apparatus for treating wafer. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for treating a wafer preferably includes a rotating chuck for rotating the ...
Florida Inventor Develops Golf Cart Cigar Holder
Sep 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- Jon Leonard Braun of Jacksonville, Fla., has developed a cigar holder for golf cart. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cigar holder assembly is provided for golf carts utilizing biased clasps to hold one or more ...
WIPO: Inventors in China Develop Ginsenoside Utilization Method
Sep 30, 2008 ... GENEVA, Sept. 30 - Juntian Zhang and Shifeng Chu, both of Beijing, have developed a ginsenoside Rg1 utilization method. According to an abstract posted by the World Intellectual Property Organization, the invention discloses the "use of ginsenoside Rg1, its metabolites ginsenoside Rh1 ...
Montana, Nevada Inventors Develop Gaming Device with Display Device
Sep 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- Danny W. Bilyeu and Dustin L. Fasbender, both of Bozeman, Mont., Brent L. Lang of Belgrade, Mont., and Martin Dempsey of Las Vegas, have developed a display device. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gaming ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Substrate Processing Apparatus
Sep 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- Osamu Kuroda and Hiroki Taniyama, both of Tosu, Japan, Takayuki Toshima of Nirasaki, Japan, have developed a substrate processing method. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A substrate processing apparatus for ...
Illinois, Nevada Inventors Develop Wagering Game Operation Method
Sep 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- Allon Englman of Chicago, and Dion K. Aoki of Henderson, Nev., have developed a wagering game operating system. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Wagering game terminal and method of operating same are disclosed ...
DEVELOPMENT GROWS IN DOWNTOWN
Sep 30, 2008 ... The city of Hampton posted the following news release: Hampton is undergoing a period of major investment in its downtown area. Current development in downtown includes the Heritage at Settlers Landing featuring 140 luxury apartments. All buildings are open for occupancy. In ...
SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS LIBERIA MISSION UNTIL SEPT. 30, UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1836 (2008)
Sep 30, 2008 ... The United Nations issued the following press release: The Security Council today decided to extend the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) for one more year, until 30 September 2009, while adjusting its authorized deployment. Through its unanimous adoption of resolution ...
J&J Janitorial Service Posts Low Bid for Janitorial Services
Sep 30, 2008 ... BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 30 -- The Alabama Finance Department's Division of Purchasing has received six bids in response to an invitation to bid for janitorial services (NBR 2198620). The bids, which were opened on Sept. 29, came from J&J Janitorial Service for $948 monthly, Creek ...
Media Recovery Posts Low Bid for Printer Cartridge
Sep 30, 2008 ... BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 30 -- The Alabama Finance Department's Division of Purchasing has received three bids in response to an invitation to bid for printer cartridge (NBR 2196567). The bids, which were opened on Sept. 24, came from Media Recovery Inc. for $114.03 each, ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Electric Hammer Drill
Sep 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- Tomoaki Ino of Yokohama, Japan, has developed an ornamental design for a electric hammer drill, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D577,559 on Sept. 30. The patent has been assigned to Matsushita ...
South Carolina Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Handle
Sep 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- Kent Allen Stephen Crookshanks of Anderson, S.C., has developed an ornamental design for a handle, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D577,567 on Sept. 30. The patent has been assigned to ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Pliers Handle
Sep 30, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- Kun-Chen Chen of Taichung Hsien, Taiwan, has developed an ornamental design for a handle for pliers, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D577,563 on Sept. 30. The original application was filed on ...