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The Get It Up Patent of the Day goes to Advanced Bionics Corporation of California for a Spinal cord stimulation as a therapy for sexual dysfunction
03/01/05

6,862,479 Spinal cord stimulation as a therapy for sexual dysfunction
  Issued: March 1, 2005
  Filed: August 9, 2001
  U.S. Class: 607/39
Abstract:  One or more implantable system control units (SCU) apply one or more stimulating drugs and/or electrical pulses to a spinal section responsible for innervating the male reproductive organs. The SCU uses a power source/storage device, such as a rechargeable battery. If necessary, periodic recharging of such a battery is accomplished, for example, by inductive coupling with an external appliance. The SCU provides means of stimulating a tissue(s) with electrical and/or infusion pulses when desired, without the need for external appliances during the stimulation session. When necessary, external appliances are used for the transmission of data to and/or from the SCU(s) and/or for the transmission of power. In a preferred embodiment, the system is capable of open- and closed-loop operation. In closed-loop operation, at least one implant includes a sensor, and the sensed condition is used to adjust stimulation parameters.

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 10:41:24 am into the following categories: Patents of the Day

The Incredible Egg Patent of the Day goes to Embrex, Inc. of Durham for Methods and apparatus for identifying live eggs by detecting embryo heart rate and/or motion
03/01/05

6,860,225 Methods and apparatus for identifying live eggs by detecting embryo heart rate and/or motion
  Issued: March 1, 2005
  Filed: May 1, 2003
  U.S. Class: 119/6.8
Abstract:  Methods and apparatus for identifying live eggs utilize a cup having a photodetector therewithin that overlies a portion of an egg. The egg is illuminated via a light source positioned adjacent the egg. Variations in the intensity of light passing through the egg is detected via the photodetector which generates an output signal corresponding to detected light intensity. The output signal is processed to identify cyclical and non-cyclical variations in light intensity. The egg is designated as a live egg in response to identifying cyclical and/or non-cyclical variations in light intensity.

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 10:40:19 am into the following categories: Patents of the Day

The Random Patent of the Day goes to an Independent Inventor fom Roswell for a True random number generator and entropy calculation device and method
03/01/05

6,862,605 True random number generator and entropy calculation device and method
  Issued: March 1, 2005
  Filed: August 15, 2001
  U.S. Class: 708/255
Abstract:  A random number generator includes a first oscillator that provides a first oscillatory signal to a processor, and a second oscillator that provides a signal to a frequency multiplier, which in turn provides a second oscillatory signal to the processor. The relative jitter between the two oscillatory signals contains a calculable amount of entropy that is extracted by the processor to produce a sequence of true random numbers.

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Changes in Requirements for Patentability
03/01/05
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Revision of Search and Examination Fees
03/01/05
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Visto Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Smartner
03/01/05

Visto Corporation, a leading global provider of secure push email, whose platform for mobile operators supports the broadest set of mobile devices, today announced that it had filed a complaint alleging patent infringements against Smartner Information Systems Ltd. The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, seeks a permanent injunction that would prohibit Smartner from continuing to misappropriate Visto's intellectual property in the United States. Visto will also seek monetary damages as compensation for Smartner's illegal actions.

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:09:53 am into the following categories: In The News

Jury rules eSpeed patent invalid
03/01/05

A federal court jury in Delaware has ruled that the patent held by Cantor Fitzgerald subsidiary eSpeed for its electronic bond trading technology is not valid.
The '580' patent was the subject of an infringement lawsuit filed by eSpeed against Icap subsidiary Garbon. The jury did find that Garban's trading system infringed on the dealing system covered by the patent licensed to eSpeed, but also found that eSpeed's original patent application didn't adequately describe how the bond-trading system worked. During the trial, Icap's defence lawyers accused Cantor of misleading the US Patent Office by redrawing its original patent application for a basic bond trading system to add new rules that were already commonly used in the market.

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:07:47 am into the following categories: In The News

Applied Materials settles patent suit against SPM
03/01/05

Semiconductor equipment supplier Applied Materials Inc. announced Monday (Feb. 28) that it has settled its patent lawsuit against Semiconductor Products Manufacturing, Inc. (SPM). As part of the settlement, SPM (Georgetown, Tx.) agreed to pay Applied Materials (Santa Clara, Calif.) an upfront fee and ongoing royalties for a license to use Applied Materials' U.S. Patent No. 6,251,215 related to retaining rings for chemical mechanical polishing. Prior to the settlement, the Court had ruled that SPM infringed Applied's patent by selling certain new and refurbished retaining rings.

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