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The Cargo Container Patent of the Day goes to an Independent Inventor from Phoenix for a Mobile firefighting flashover training unit and arson investigation lab & method of fabricating same
07/11/06

7,074,043 Mobile firefighting flashover training unit and arson investigation lab & method of fabricating same
  Issued: July 11, 2006
  Filed: June 8, 2004
  U.S. Class: 434/226
Abstract:  A firefighting training unit and a method of fabrication such a unit. The fabrication involves modifying an existing structure such as a steel cargo container. The modification procedures first require that combustibles be removed and a steel floor welded in place of the existing wood floor. Viewing ports and access doors are provided in the sidewalls. Roof ventilation vents are cut in the roof and the opening controlled by a hinged hatch. The units are economical, mobile and may be used for both fire training and forensic investigation.

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 10:52:44 am into the following categories: Patents of the Day

The Search Placement Patent of the Day goes to Overture Services, Inc. of Pasadena for Search engine account monitoring
07/11/06

7,076,479 Search engine account monitoring
  Issued: July 11, 2006
  Filed: August 3, 2001
  U.S. Class: 707/3
Abstract:  A system and method of generating an ordered search list via a pay-for-performance search engine by determining various account balances to determine if a search listing is given preferential placement in a search list. If a web site advertiser's account is below a threshold, for example zero dollars, the search listing associated with the advertiser is not given preferential placement in a search list regardless of the advertiser bid amount for that search listing. Various balances may be used. Some of the balances may be closer to real-time balances and other may be more accurate, for example by removing click charges that were later determined to be non-chargeable. By using the various account balances, the pay-for-performance search engine prevents over-delivery of preferential placement and possible over-billing of the advertisers.

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 10:52:15 am into the following categories: Patents of the Day

The Smell This Patent of the Day goes to Panache Porcelain, LLC of Colorado for Jewelry for emitting fragrances and a method therefor
07/11/06

7,073,729 Jewelry for emitting fragrances and a method therefor
  Issued: July 11, 2006
  Filed: January 15, 2002
  U.S. Class: 239/36
Abstract:  An item of jewelry is provided to receive a fragrance composition. The jewelry piece includes a securement member, a setting, and a piece of porous material. The securement member supports the setting and enables the jewelry item to be worn by the person in the manner in which it is intended. In some embodiments, the setting supports the piece of porous material relative to the securement member such that ambient air may flow between it and the securement member, maximizing the exposed surface area of the porous material. The porous material is a ceramic that contains sintered aluminum oxide and receives a liquid fragrance producing composition such as perfume or cologne. A method for applying the fragrance to the piece of porous material is also provided and includes the step of washing the porous material with a solvent suitable to diffuse the carrier liquid of the fragrance producing composition.

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 10:51:40 am into the following categories: Patents of the Day

Revision of Notice of Allowance and Fees - 7/11/2006
07/11/06
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Request for Comments for Patent Eligibility - 7/11/2006
07/11/06
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UAH to receive $25 million in settlement of patent infringement lawsuit
07/11/06

The University of Alabama in Huntsville announced Friday a lawsuit settlement has been reached with a former professor that will yield $25 million over the next decade. Milton Harris, a leader in the field of polyethylene glycol (PEG) chemistry, is the former chairman and CEO of Huntsville-based Shearwater Corp., later acquired by Inhale Therapeutic Systems Inc., which changed its name in 2003 to Nektar Therapeutics. Harris, who now serves as chief scientific officer for Nektar Alabama, has agreed in conjunction with the San Carlos, Calif.-based Nektar to pay UAH a lump sum of $15 million, with the company paying the $10 million balance at a rate of $1 million per year. The settlement addresses patent issues surrounding Nektar's PEGylation technology.

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:31:34 am into the following categories: In The News

Klausner Technologies Sues Vonage Over Internet Voicemail Services
07/11/06

Klausner Technologies Inc. sued Vonage Holdings Corp. over its Internet voicemail services, alleging patent infringement and seeking damages and royalties of $180 million. The suit has been filed in federal court in the eastern district of Texas. Earlier this year, Klausner settled a dispute over the same patent with AOL, a unit of Time Warner Inc. Under the settlement, Klausner granted a license to AOL to use the patent. Terms of the deal not disclosed.

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:30:17 am into the following categories: In The News

Entrust settles patent-infringement suit
07/11/06

Business transaction software company Entrust Inc. said Wednesday it settled a patent-infringement lawsuit against Addison Avenue Federal Credit Union. Under the agreement, Addison Avenue will license Entrust's IndentityGuard product and both companies will drop their suits. Entrust sued in March alleging Addison Avenue was using software that infringed on an Entrust-held patent covering software that determines whether a person is authorized to access a secured system.

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:28:42 am into the following categories: In The News

Medegen files patent suit against ICU Medical
07/11/06

Medical device maker Medegen LLC on Monday said its unit has filed a patent infringement suit against ICU Medical Inc. in a U.S. federal court. Medegen alleged that two of ICU Medical's valve products, CLC-2000 and TEGO, infringe on Medegen's patent for its proprietary valve technology, used in its Maximus product line, the company said in a news release. The suit requests ICU Medical to pay damages to Medegen, and the court to issue a permanent injunction preventing further sale of these products by ICU Medical, the release added.

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:26:35 am into the following categories: In The News
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