ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 22 -- OUTDOOR WIRELESS NETWORKS LLC, Richardson, Texas has been assigned a patent (No. US 12744368 B2, initially filed July 20, 2023) developed by six inventors Jiayong Wang, Shanghai, China; Matthew Severin, Grapevine, Texas; Charles John Mann, Omaha, Nebraska; ZhaoHui Liu, Suzhou, China; Bin Ai, Suzhou, China; and Jian Xu, Suzhou, China, for "Assemblies for mounting antenna cables."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 22 -- CONAGRA FOODS RDM, LLC, Chicago, Illinois has been assigned a patent (No. US 12740579 B2, initially filed May 5, 2021) developed by three inventors Steven Kaiser, Omaha, Nebraska; Indarpal Singh, Omaha, Nebraska; and Andrew Wassinger, Omaha, Nebraska, for "Liquid oil-based fat system composition for microwave popcorn."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 22 -- BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, Lincoln, Nebraska has been assigned a patent (No. US 12740770 B2, initially filed March 23, 2022) developed by three inventors Thang Nguyen, Omaha, Nebraska; Michael Wadman, Omaha, Nebraska; and Wesley Zeger, Omaha, Nebraska, for "Nasal specimen collection system."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 22 -- AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Seattle, Washington has been assigned a patent (No. US 12744676 B1, initially filed March 29, 2024) developed by six inventors Vivek Krishnan Devarajan, Seattle, Washington; Luis Fernando Gonzalez Fernandez, Seattle, Washington; Tuhin Gupta, Seattle, Washington; William Bennett, Omaha, Nebraska; Lee Douglas Goodrich, Seattle, Washington; and Joseph Papa, Seattle, Washington, for "Securing dynamic host control protocol."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 22 -- NAMETAG INC., Seattle, Washington has been assigned a patent (No. US 12744677 B1, initially filed Nov. 12, 2025) developed by three inventors Ross Kinder, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Ben Fenwick, Papillion, Nebraska; and Andrew Catellier, Denver, Nebraska, for "Systems and methods for attested location-based authentication."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 22 -- ADJUVANCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Lincoln, Nebraska has been assigned a patent (No. US 12741022 B2, initially filed June 17, 2021) developed by three inventors J. Tyler Martin, Roca, Nebraska; Eric Jon Farris, Lincoln, Nebraska; and Anna Therese Lampe, Lincoln, Nebraska, for "Vaccines, vaccine priming, and antigen dose sparing."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 22 -- COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY, Omaha, Nebraska has been assigned a patent (No. US 12741041 B2, initially filed Dec. 14, 2021) developed by Richard Geurtsen, Robbinsville, New Jersey, for "High pressure-processed architectural coating compositions and methods for high pressure-processing of architectural coating compositions."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 22 -- BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, Lincoln, Nebraska has been assigned a patent (No. US 12740770 B2, initially filed March 23, 2022) developed by three inventors Thang Nguyen, Omaha, Nebraska; Michael Wadman, Omaha, Nebraska; and Wesley Zeger, Omaha, Nebraska, for "Nasal specimen collection system."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 22 -- ADJUVANCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Lincoln, Nebraska has been assigned a patent (No. US 12741022 B2, initially filed June 17, 2021) developed by three inventors J. Tyler Martin, Roca, Nebraska; Eric Jon Farris, Lincoln, Nebraska; and Anna Therese Lampe, Lincoln, Nebraska, for "Vaccines, vaccine priming, and antigen dose sparing."  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- LI-COR, Lincoln, Nebraska, won a federal contract award for $69,908 from the Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, Maryland, for analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing. Contract Award Number: 1232SA26P0791; NAICS Code: 334516; Product Service Code (PSC): 6640; Solicitation Number: 1232SA26Q1354  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- CONCORD COMPONENTS, Wayne, Nebraska, won a federal contract award for $27,472 from the Department of Defense Defense Logistics Agency, Columbus, Ohio, for capacitor, resistor, coil, transformer, and other inductor manufacturing. Contract Award Number: SPE7M226P4078; NAICS Code: 334416; Product Service Code (PSC): 59; Solicitation Number: SPE7M226T6218  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- MIDLAND SCIENTIFIC, La Vista, Nebraska, won a federal contract award for $33,748 from the Department of Defense Defense Logistics Agency, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Contract Award Number: SPE2DS26P3183; NAICS Code: 333998 ; Product Service Code (PSC): 66; Solicitation Number: SPE2DS26Q0171  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- USA CONSTRUCTION, Omaha, Nebraska, won a federal contract award for $19,700 from the Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Atlanta, Georgia, for commercial and institutional building construction. Contract Award Number: 12445526P0057; NAICS Code: 236220; Product Service Code (PSC): Z2pz; Solicitation Number: 12445526P0057; SBA - Small Business Set Aside - Total  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The Qualified Elementary and Secondary Education Scholarship Credit, originally introduced by Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, on September 16, 2026, has been analyzed by the Congressional Research Service. The purpose of this legislation is to amend the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate the state opt-in requirement for the qualified education scholarship credit, streamlining access for families seeking educational alternatives for their children. This bill arises from on  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The Qualified Education Scholarships, originally introduced by Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, on September 16, 2026, has been analyzed by the Congressional Research Service. This legislation seeks to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the scholarship credit limit for married taxpayers filing jointly, thereby enhancing educational opportunities for families. The aim of this bill is to provide greater financial assistance to families wishing to invest in t  more