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The Prey for the Predator Patent of the Day goes to an Independent Inventor from Idaho for a System for reducing the number of predator fish
05/03/05

6,886,290 System for reducing the number of predator fish
  Issued: May 3, 2005
  Filed: June 12, 2003
  U.S. Class: 43/4.5
Abstract:  The system includes a capsule member made from a material which is not dissolvable in water but is dissolvable in the digestive fluids of a predator fish. The capsule contains a material which, following ingestion by a predator (game/sport) fish, results in death of the predator fish. A connecting member is secured to the capsule, and is adapted to be secured to a prey (bait) fish such that when the prey fish is released in a body of water, such as a lake, in the vicinity of the predator fish, the predator fish is likely to consume the prey fish along with the capsule and shortly thereafter dies, thereby reducing the number of predator fish relative to the number of prey fish.

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 11:33:45 am into the following categories: Patents of the Day

The Nano Neural Net Patent of the Day goes to Knowm Tech, LLC of Albuquerque for a Physical neural network design incorporating nanotechnology
05/03/05

6,889,216 Physical neural network design incorporating nanotechnology
  Issued: May 3, 2005
  Filed: March 22, 2002
  U.S. Class: 706/15
Abstract:  A physical neural network based on nanotechnology, including methods thereof. Such a physical neural network generally includes one or more neuron-like nodes, which are formed from a plurality of interconnected nanoconnections formed from nanoconductors. Each neuron-like node sums one or more input signals and generates one or more output signals based on a threshold associated with the input signal. The physical neural network also includes a connection network formed from the interconnected nanoconnections, such that the interconnected nanoconnections used thereof by one or more of the neuron-like nodes are strengthened or weakened according to an application of an electric field.

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 11:33:00 am into the following categories: Patents of the Day

The Cool Calendar Patent of the Day goes to an Independent Inventor from Arizona for an Apparatus for calculating time periods
05/03/05

6,886,740 Apparatus for calculating time periods
  Issued: May 3, 2005
  Filed: November 22, 1999
  U.S. Class: 235/85FC
Abstract:  A single axis rotatable disc calendar for calculating time periods and future dates based on current or past events is disclosed. In particular, calculators for determining fertility timing, testing and treatment dates have a base circular calendar and one or more discs containing information about menstrual cycles and ovulation events. The base circular calendar has 365 divisions for the days in the year or 153 divisions for a shortened calendar excluding February. A separate February calendar with a leap February month is provided on the back of the base.

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 11:32:15 am into the following categories: Patents of the Day

The Cyber Jump Patent of the Day goes to an Independent Inventor from Pennsylvania for a Virtual jump rope
05/03/05

6,887,188 Virtual jump rope
  Issued: May 3, 2005
  Filed: October 12, 2001
  U.S. Class: 482/82
Abstract:  An exercise device for simulating jump roping and for providing a total body workout that is held and rotated in use, comprised of two units; each unit to be held in a hand of a user. The units each comprised of a handle, an elongated first element attached to the handle, and the elongated element has at least a first loop. The units preferably include a loop forming device for forming a loop from a portion of the elongated first element. The loop forming device can be located inside or outside the handle. The units can include additional elongated elements or loops. In other preferred embodiments, the exercise units are comprised of: a handle, and an elongated first element attached to the handle, and the elongated element providing weight and air resistance during the rotation of the elongated first element. The invention's easy-to-use jump rope simulator units provide a realistic feel of jumping rope, can be used for many different exercise movements, and are designed with a soft, short cord loop to protect the user from harm from the cord striking the user.

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 11:31:23 am into the following categories: Patents of the Day

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05/03/05
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05/03/05
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HP Pays EMC $325M in IP Case
05/03/05

Hewlett-Packard agreed on Monday to pay $325 million to EMC in connection with a series of patent infringement lawsuits dating back to 2001. The settlement stipulates that HP will either pay in cash or through the purchase of EMC products, such as the VMware line, during the next five years. The two companies also signed a five-year, cross-license agreement. The two companies have been embroiled in lawsuits since 2001. EMC filed a patent infringement lawsuit against a company called Storage Apps in 2000. HP acquired Storage Apps in 2001 and inherited the lawsuit; EMC won that case in May 2004, but HP appealed. In September 2002, HP sued EMC for software and hardware patent infringement. At the same time, EMC countersued, making similar allegations against HP. Then, in October 2004, HP filed another patent lawsuit against EMC. The agreement announced on Monday settles all the cases between the companies, said EMC spokesman Mark Fredrickson.

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:14:57 am into the following categories: In The News

Gillette wins round in fight to block Quattro sales
05/03/05

Gillette Co. won another chance to try to force the Schick Quattro razor off U.S. market shelves and eliminate a competitor to its best-selling Mach3 product line. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit determined that Boston-based Gillette (NYSE: G) must get a new hearing in its bid for a court order to bar sales of the Quattro while it pursues a patent-infringement lawsuit against Schick, Bloomberg Business News reported. The court said Gillette might be entitled to such an order unless Schick can show the patent is invalid. The companies have been battling over razors since Schick, a unit of Energizer Holdings Inc., introduced the four-bladed Quattro in 2003 to compete with the three-bladed Mach3.

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:12:56 am into the following categories: In The News

Seiko Epson sues printer cartridge makers
05/03/05

Moving to protect its lucrative printer cartridge business, Seiko Epson has filed patent infringement lawsuits against two companies that manufacture replacement cartridges for its printers. Seiko Epson claims that certain cartridges made by Arcor, of Nantes, France, and Multi-Union Trading Co. Ltd., of Hong Kong, infringe on several of its cartridge-related patents. Seiko Epson, along with two U.S. affiliates, filed lawsuits against each of the companies in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon in Portland. The complaint against Arcor was filed Monday. It alleges that more than 30 cartridges produced by Arcor and its U.S. and German subsidiaries infringe on Seiko Epson patents. The complaint against Multi-Union was filed slightly earlier, on April 21, and expands on an prior suit filed against the company, which uses the PrintRite brand for its cartridges. Seiko Epson's original complaint was focused on 23 Multi-Union cartridges, and the latest adds a further 49 cartridges to the complaint.. The filings cite a total of 16 patents altogether. They are related largely to dot-matrix printers, but some cover ink-jet printers, according to copies of the documents.

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:11:05 am into the following categories: In The News

Cephalon, Inc. Provides Update on Patent Litigation Matters
05/03/05

Cephalon, Inc. reported today that Sandoz, Inc. has notified Cephalon that it will no longer challenge Cephalon's U.S. particle-size modafinil patent. Instead, Sandoz said it intends to convert its abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) for approval of a generic equivalent of modafinil, the active ingredient contained in PROVIGIL(R) Tablets [C-IV], from a paragraph IV certification to a paragraph III certification. The effect of this conversion is that Sandoz will certify to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that it does not intend to market a generic form of modafinil until the applicable patent for modafinil listed in the Orange Book has expired in 2014. Therefore, it will no longer be necessary for Cephalon to continue to pursue its patent infringement litigation against Sandoz.

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:06:33 am into the following categories: In The News
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