US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Wednesday, October 8:
WIPO: Inventors in France Develop Devices for Discovering Gateway
Oct 08, 2008 ... GENEVA, Oct. 8 - Usman Javaid, and Djamal-Eddine Meddour, both of Lannion, France, have developed gateway discovering methods. According to an abstract posted by the World Intellectual Property Organization, the invention relates to a "gateway between an ad-hoc network and a fixed ...
Rep. Maloney Introduces Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act
Oct 08, 2008 ... AMBRESH RANJAN US Fed News WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, D-New York, has introduced the Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act of 2008 (H.R. 7233), legislation that would "amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to allow employees to take, as additional ...
California Inventors Develop Logic Circuit Optimization Method
Oct 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- Dhananjay S. Brahme of Fremont, Calif., Jovanka Ciric of San Jose, Calif., and Kenneth S. McElvain of Sunnyvale, Calif., have developed a logic circuit optimization system. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods ...
New York Inventors Develop Sputter Target Centering System
Oct 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- Joseph C. Facey of Monsey, N.Y., and Ivan Ward of Nanuet, N.Y., have developed a method for centering sputter target. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for aligning the sputter target onto a backing plate ...
State Dept. Certification of Proposed Retransfer of Defense Articles to Saudi Arabia Sent to Senate
Oct 08, 2008 ... US Fed News WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has received an executive branch communication from the Department of State. The Acting Assistant Secretary at the Office of Legislative Affairs has transmitted, pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, the ...
EPA Final Rule on Pesticide Tolerances of Dichlobenil Sent to House
Oct 08, 2008 ... US Fed News WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The House Agriculture Committee has received an executive branch communication from the Environmental Protection Agency. The Director of EPA's Regulatory Management Division has transmitted, pursuant to law, the Agency's final rule - ...
DOT Final Rule on Flight Simulation Training Device Initial and Continuing Qualification and Use Sent to House
Oct 08, 2008 ... US Fed News WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has received an executive branch communication from the Department of Transportation. A program analyst at DOT has transmitted, pursuant to law [5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A)], the Department's final ...
CANADIAN THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY TRAVEL REMINDER
Oct 08, 2008 ... The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued the following press release: U.S. Customs and Border Protection is reminding travelers planning trips across the border this weekend into the United States to make sure they have their proper documents ...
TWO HELICOPTERS COLLIDE WHILE LANDING; ONE KILLED, FIVE INJURED
Oct 08, 2008 ... The U.S. Army Special Operations Command issued the following news release: Two U.S. helicopters collided as they were landing at a Coalition force base near Adhamiyah Oct. 4. One Iraqi Soldier died in the accident, and three U.S ....
CFVA OCTOBER SCHMOOZER - VIDEXPO 2008
Oct 08, 2008 ... The Colorado Film Commission issued the following news release: VidExpo 2008 will be more dynamic than ever. Colorado Film and Video Association members should take advantage by attending this great free show. VidExpo offers short take educational sessions on production, audio, graphics, ...
FIFTH ANNUAL INDIGENOUS FILM & ARTS FESTIVAL
Oct 08, 2008 ... The Colorado Film Commission issued the following news release: The Fifth Annual Indigenous Film Festival celebrates the Indegenous Roots of the Latino Community starting at 6:30pm at Museo de las Americas, 861 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, Colorado 80204. Films being shown include Radio ...
BOULDER DIGITAL ARTS; FAST FILMMAKING INCUBATOR
Oct 08, 2008 ... The Colorado Film Commission issued the following news release: Now in its 3rd Year! Members of the Fast Filmmaking Incubator have completed dozens of movies - everything from narrative shorts to animations to documentaries. Many awards have also been won. And much fun, networking and ...
PROGRAM TO FOCUS ON PAIN MANAGEMENT
Oct 08, 2008 ... University of Toledo issued the following news release: "Multidisciplinary Pain Management: Is There Relief for You?" is the title of an event to be presented by The University of Toledo Medical Center Thursday, Oct. 16, from 6:15 to 8:30 p.m. in the Dana Conference Center on Health ...
UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO HELPS SMALLEST VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC CRIME
Oct 08, 2008 ... University of Toledo issued the following news release: The University of Toledo's Department of Criminal Justice, led by two research assistants, has collaborated with Lucas County Domestic Relations Court to help the smallest victims of domestic violence. On Thursday, Oct. 2, ...
2008 ROCKY MOUNTAIN VIDEXPO
Oct 08, 2008 ... The Colorado Film Commission issued the following news release: The 4th Annual Rocky Mountain VidExpo takes place October 8-9th, 2008, at the Crown Plaza DIA in Denver. VidExpo is the largest trade show of its kind in the Rocky Mountain region for professionals in the ...
Taiwanese Inventor Develops Card-Feeding Mechanism
Oct 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- Tung-Ming Hsieh of Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, has developed a card-feeding method. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A card-feeding mechanism has two rollers positioned before a limiting device, and a roller and a sensor ...
Iowa Inventors Develop Seed-Preferred Regulatory Elements
Oct 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- Shane E. Abbitt of Ankeny, Iowa, William J. Gordon-Kamm of Urbandale, Iowa, and Keith S. Lowe of Johnston, Iowa, have developed a method of regulating expression of isolated nucleotide sequences in a plant. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & ...
California Inventor Develops Vibratory Sheet Jogger
Oct 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- Yosi Nissim of West Hills, Calif., has developed a jogger for aligning sheets. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is a vibratory sheet jogger which is used to jog and separate sheets of paper ...
California Inventors Develop Sheet Transfer Apparatus
Oct 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- Glenn Gaarder of Ramona, Calif., and Mark Randolph Marrs of San Diego, have developed a sheet transfer device. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sheet transfer apparatus includes a first roller, a second roller and ...
Iowa, Illinois Inventors Develop Soybean Variety XB31H07
Oct 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- Leon George Streit of Johnston, Iowa, and Jeffrey Allan Thompson of Edwardsville, Ill., have developed a seed of soybean variety XB31H07. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to the invention, there is ...
Iowa Inventor Develops Soybean Variety XB30G07
Oct 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- Steven Roger Schnebly of Scranton, Iowa, has developed a seed of soybean variety XB30G07. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to the invention, there is provided a novel soybean variety designated XB30G07 ....
Idaho Inventors Develop Media Stack Measurement System
Oct 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- Wade A. Powell of Meridian, Idaho, and Ronald Slutz of Middleton, Idaho, have developed a system for printing on media. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method include a printer input, a feedhead ...
California Inventors Develop Squash Plant
Oct 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- William C Johnson of Sacramento, Calif., and John Kao of Davis, Calif., have developed a squash plant having high level geminivirus resistance and a method for developing a squash plant having high resistance to geminvirus, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office ...
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER CHEMISTRY STUDENT CHAPTER RECOGNIZED BY AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
Oct 08, 2008 ... The University of Texas at Tyler issued the following news release: The University of Texas at Tyler Student Affiliates Chapter of the American Chemical Society has received an outstanding award for activities conducted during the 2007-08 academic year, Dr. Don McClaugherty, ...
LIBRARY TO CELEBRATE PRESERVATION OF AMERICA'S RECORD
Oct 08, 2008 ... The University of Texas at Dallas issued the following news release: If you have ever wondered what methods and tricks professional archivists use to preserve rare papers, film, clippings and photographs, McDermott Library Special Collections has the answers. For the first time ...
GOV. RILEY AWARDS $36,189 GRANT FOR MEMORIAL DAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ENFORCEMENT
Oct 08, 2008 ... The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs issued the following news release: Law enforcement in seven central Alabama counties will increase patrols during peak travel times thanks in part to a $36,189 grant awarded by Gov. Bob Riley. The Birmingham Regional ...
MEET THE PATRIOTS: 'AN OUT OF THIS WORLD EXPERIENCE FOR UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER SENIOR'
Oct 08, 2008 ... The University of Texas at Tyler issued the following news release: Not every college student can say they interned at the prominent Kennedy Space Center, working in collaboration with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Shaun Williams, Pearland senior at The ...
WIPO: Inventor in France Develops Means for Managing Network Conflicts
Oct 08, 2008 ... GENEVA, Oct. 8 - Fabrice Petesch of Lannion, France, has developed a communication network. According to an abstract posted by the World Intellectual Property Organization, the invention relates to a "communication network that comprises, service managers each capable of executing an ...
British Inventors Develop Nonprimate Mammalian Embryo Preparation Method
Oct 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- Keith Henry Stockman Campbell and Ian Wilmut, both of Midlothian, Great Britain, have developed a method for reconstituting an animal embryo. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of reconstituting an animal embryo ...
WIPO: Inventors in France Develop Shock Absorption Module
Oct 08, 2008 ... GENEVA, Oct. 8 - Stephane Ginja of Amberieu En Bugey, France, Sebastien Charnaux of Tossiat, France, and Hugues Cheron of Meximieux, France, have developed a shock absorption module for an automobile. According to an abstract posted by the World Intellectual Property Organization, the ...
WIPO: Inventors in France Develop Method for Encoding Data Representation
Oct 08, 2008 ... GENEVA, Oct. 8 - Jerome Baril of Rennes, France, and Patrick Gioia of Servon-sur-Vilaine, France, have developed a data encoding method. According to an abstract posted by the World Intellectual Property Organization, the invention relates to a "method for encoding data representative of ...
French Inventors Develop Protein-Tyrosine Kinase Jak2 V617f Variant
Oct 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- William Vainchenker, Valeria Ugo and Nicole Casadevall, all from Paris, James Chloe of Montrouge, France, and Jean-Pierre Le Couedic of Champs sur Marne, France, have developed a V617F variant for protein-tyrosine kinase JAK2. According to the abstract released ...
Swiss Inventor Develops Printed Sheets Collection Apparatus
Oct 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- Gunther Silberbauer of Oftringen, Switzerland, has developed a device for collecting printed sheets. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for collecting printed sheets in a certain sequence astride and atop one ...
California Inventors Develop High Quality Gasoline Production Process
Oct 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- Saleh Elomari of Fairfield, Calif., Steve Trumbull of San Leandro, Calif., Hye Kyung C. Timken of Albany, Calif., and Robert Cleverdon of Walnut Creek, Calif., have developed a method for the production of a high quality gasoline. According to a description of the ...
Swiss Inventors Develop Flat Articles Groups Formation System
Oct 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- Hans Stauber of Grut, Switzerland, and Martin Keller of Turbenthal, Switzerland, have developed a method for forming flat articles groups. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Groups are formed from flat articles being ...
WIPO: Inventors in France Develop Device for Thermoforming Decorated Vessels
Oct 08, 2008 ... GENEVA, Oct. 8 - Dominique Schwab of Versailles, France, and Bernard Gandon of St.-arnoult-en-yvelines, France, have developed a decoration method. According to an abstract posted by the World Intellectual Property Organization, the invention comprises providing at least a "first mould ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Document Inverting Apparatus
Oct 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- Takashi Ohama of Iwakura, Japan, has developed a document transporting device. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A document inverting-and-transporting apparatus includes a transport path, an inversion-and-transport ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Liquefied Petroleum Gas Production Method
Oct 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- Kenji Asami, Kaoru Fujimoto, Sachio Asaoka and Xiaohong Li, all from Fukuoka, Japan, have developed a method of production of liquefied petroleum gas containing propane. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "At least one ...
WIPO: Inventors in France Develop Service Continuity Management
Oct 08, 2008 ... GENEVA, Oct. 8 - Mohamed Boucadair of Caen, France, and Yoann Noisette of May Sur Orne, France, have developed a network service continuity management method. According to an abstract posted by the World Intellectual Property Organization, in the invention "service is provided to the ...
Kentucky Inventors Develop Imaging Apparatus Media Support System
Oct 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- Stephen A. Budelsky of Lexington, Ky., and David W. DeVore of Richmond, Ky., have developed an imaging apparatus. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An imaging apparatus includes a housing, and a media support mounted ...
WIPO: Inventor in France Develops Method for Starting Hybrid Automobile Thermal Engine
Oct 08, 2008 ... GENEVA, Oct. 8 - Stephane Beddok of Paris, has developed a thermal engine starting method. According to an abstract posted by the World Intellectual Property Organization, the invention relates to a "system for starting the thermal engine of a hybrid automobile, that comprises an ...
California Inventors Develop Breast Cancer Detection Method
Oct 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- Pierre-Yves Desprez of El Cerrito, Calif., and Judith Campisi of Berkeley, Calif., have developed a method for detecting breast cancer. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for detection and prognosis of breast ...
Wisconsin Inventors Develop Hepatitis C Virus Genotyping Method
Oct 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- Fang Dong, Victor I. Lyamichev, James R. Prudent, Lance Fors, Bruce P. Neri, Mary Ann D. Brow, Todd A. Anderson and James E. Dahlberg, all from Madison, Wis., have developed a method for genotyping hepatitis C virus. According to the abstract released by the ...
California Inventors Develop Integrated Alkylation Process
Oct 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- Hye Kyung C. Timken of Albany, Calif.,Saleh Elomari of Fairfield, Calif., Steve Trumbull of San Leandro, Calif., and Robert Cleverdon of Walnut Creek, Calif., have developed an integrated refinery method for the production of high quality gasoline blending components. ...
U.S., German Inventors Develop Olefins Hydroisomerization Method
Oct 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- Armin Rix and Franz Nierlich, and Udo Knippenberg, all from Marl, Germany, Andreas Beckmann of Recklinghausen, Germany, Wilfried Bueschken of Haltern, Germany, and Ralf Duessel of Waterford, N.Y., have developed a process of hydroisomerization of olefins. According to ...
Oregon Inventors Develop Pathogen Resistance Phenotype
Oct 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- Allan Lammers, John P. Davies and Christina Westerlund, all from Portland, Ore., Xing Liang Liu of Tualatin, Ore., Stanley R. Bates of Aumsville, Ore., Tina M. Harwell of Gladstone, Ore., and Ry Wagner of Pleasant Hill, Ore., have developed a method of control of ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Image Formation Apparatus
Oct 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- Nobuo Hiraki of Nagoya, Japan, and Toshio Sugiura of Anjo, Japan, have developed an image forming device. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a platen, a ...
German Inventors Develop Butenes Obtaining Method
Oct 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- Till Adrian of Bobenheim-Roxheim, Germany, Bernd Heida of Ellerstadt, Germany, and Klaus Kindler of Harthausen, Germany, have developed a continuous method of obtaining butenes from a C.sub.4 fraction. According to a description of the invention, released by the U.S ....
WIPO: Inventors in France Develop Device for Limiting Steering Speed
Oct 08, 2008 ... GENEVA, Oct. 8 - Cedric Chassagnol of Levallois-Perret, France, and Stephane Guegan of Versailles, France, have developed a method to limit vehicle steering speed. According to an abstract posted by the World Intellectual Property Organization, the invention relates to a "method, and a ...
Australian Inventor Develops Print Media Sheet Separating System
Oct 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- David William Jensen of Balmain, Australia, has developed a method of separating print media sheet. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of separating a sheet of print media from a stack of sheets, the sheets ...
WIPO: Inventors in France Develop Infinitely Variable Hybrid Transmission
Oct 08, 2008 ... GENEVA, Oct. 8 - Paulo Mendes of St. Marcel, France, and Arnaud Villeneuve of Vernouillet, France, have developed a transmission method. According to an abstract posted by the World Intellectual Property Organization, the invention relates to an "infinitely variable hybrid transmission ...
WIPO: Inventors in France Develop Shock Absorption Module for Automobile
Oct 08, 2008 ... GENEVA, Oct. 8 - Stephane Ginja of Amberieu En Bugey, France, Sebastien Charnaux of Tossiat, France, and Hugues Cheron of Meximieux, France, have developed an automobile module. According to an abstract posted by the World Intellectual Property Organization, the invention relates to a ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Absorbent Article
Oct 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- Tetsuyuki Kigata and Shinsuke Nagahara, both of Tochigi, Japan, have developed an absorbent article with fundamental functions like absorptivity and leak prevention. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An absorbent article ...
WIPO: Inventors in France Develop Virtual Waiting Room for Communication Network
Oct 08, 2008 ... GENEVA, Oct. 8 - Claudine Le Mercier of Ploubezre, France, and Emile Stephan of Pleumeur Bodou, France, have developed a virtual waiting room. According to an abstract posted by the World Intellectual Property Organization, the invention relates to a "communication method and to the ...
Oklahoma Inventors Develop Isoflavonoid Methylation Enzyme
Oct 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- Richard A. Dixon and Xian Z. He, both of Ardmore, Okla., have developed a gene manipulation in plants, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. 7,432,425 on Oct. 7. The patent has been assigned to The ...
WIPO: Inventor in France Develops Loading, Unloading Device for Vehicle Elevator Apparatus
Oct 08, 2008 ... GENEVA, Oct. 8 - Yannick Michon of St. Arnoult En Yvelines, France, has developed a loading/unloading device. According to an abstract posted by the World Intellectual Property Organization, the invention relates to a "device for loading and/or unloading an elevator apparatus in a ...
Ohio Inventors Develop Disposable Absorbent Article
Oct 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- Donald Carroll Roe of West Chester, Ohio, Barry Robert Feist of Cincinnati, Krista Beth Comstock of Mason, Ohio, and Lisa Jane Goodlander of White Oak, Ohio, have developed a disposable diaper. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Image Formation Apparatus
Oct 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- Yusuke Obuchi, Daisaku Kamiya, Hitoshi Fujimoto and Kenichi Hayashi, all from Abiko, Japan, Toshimasa Suzuki, Atsuteru Oikawa and Kiyoshi Watanabe, all from Kashiwa, Japan, Hideki Kushida of Moriya, Japan, and Tomokazu Nakamura of Matsudo, Japan, have developed a sheet ...
German Inventors Develop Carburetor
Oct 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- Jochen Gantert of Waiblingen, Germany, and Gerhard Osburg of Kernen, Germany, have developed a carburetor with housing. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A carburetor has a housing with an intake channel section. A ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Spine Folded Portion Flattening Apparatus
Oct 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- Daisaku Kamiya, Yusuke Obuchi, Hitoshi Fujimoto and Kenichi Hayashi, all from Abiko, Japan, Kiyoshi Watanabe, Toshimasa Suzuki and Atsuteru Oikawa, all from Kashiwa, Japan, Hideki Kushida of Moriya, Japan, and Tomokazu Nakamura of Matsudo, Japan, have developed a ...
Brazilian Inventors Develop Cyclic Palladium Compounds
Oct 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- Antonio Carlos Favero Caires, Claudia Bincoletto Trindade and Ivarne Luis dos Santos Tersariol, all from Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil, have developed a method of preparing cyclopalladated compounds. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark ...
WIPO: Inventors in Germany Develop Outside Milling Tool
Oct 08, 2008 ... GENEVA, Oct. 8 - Markus Heinloth of Postbauer-Heng, Germany, Johann Wörner of Egersdorf, Germany and Walter Thurnwald of Stein, Germany, have developed an outside milling tool. According to an abstract posted by the World Intellectual Property Organization, the invention relates to a ...
WIPO: Inventors in France, Maryland Develop Optical Metrology System
Oct 08, 2008 ... GENEVA, Oct. 8 - Patrick Juncar of Etiolles, France, Gerard Geneves of Chartres, France, and Darine Haddad of Gaithersburg, Md., have developed a metrology device. According to an abstract posted by the World Intellectual Property Organization, the invention relates to a "device for ...
Illinois Inventors Develop Dehydrogenation Process
Oct 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- John Q. Chen and Michelle J. Cohn, both of Glenview, Ill., Jaime G. Moscoso of Mount Prospect, Ill., Jeffery C. Bricker of Buffalo Grove, Ill., have developed a process of dehydrogenating a hydrocarbon feedstream. According to the abstract released by the U.S ....
Canadian Inventor Develops Bytecodes Executing Method
Oct 08, 2008 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- Zhong Liang Wang of Markham, Canada, has developed a data processing system. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and apparatus to guarantee type safety in multithreaded programs, and to guarantee ...