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The Boarding Face Pass Patent of the Day goes to an Independent Inventor from Michigan for a Method for verifying the identity of a passenger
07/03/07

7,239,723 Method for verifying the identity of a passenger
  Issued: July 3, 2007
  Filed: October 23, 2000
  U.S. Class: 382/115
Abstract:  A conveyance boarding pass includes a human-cognizable image of a passenger as well as the travel itinerary details. The human-cognizable image is collected using a device capable of generating an electronic image at a time when the identification of the passenger is verified. Upon presenting the boarding pass the identity of the bearer is checked against the human-cognizable image on the boarding pass to maintain the security of the transport system. The electronic image optionally is stored in a computer database in combination with the travel itinerary details for further security and other uses.

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 10:07:45 am into the following categories: Patents of the Day

The ElectroDiet Patent of the Day goes to Leptos Biomedical, Inc. of Minnesota for an Electric modulation of sympathetic nervous system
07/03/07

7,239,912 Electric modulation of sympathetic nervous system
  Issued: July 3, 2007
  Filed: September 13, 2002
  U.S. Class: 607/2
Abstract:  A method for the treatment of obesity or other disorders, by electrical activation or inhibition of the sympathetic nervous system. This activation or inhibition can be accomplished by electrically stimulating the greater splanchnic nerve or other portion of the sympathetic nervous system using an implantable pulse generator. This nerve activation can result in reduced food intake and increased energy expenditure. Reduced food intake may occur through a variety of mechanisms that reduce appetite and cause satiety. Increased adrenal gland hormone levels will result in increased energy expenditure. Fat and carbohydrate metabolism, which are also increased by sympathetic nerve activation, will accompany the increased energy expenditure.

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 10:07:18 am into the following categories: Patents of the Day

The Search Call Patent of the Day goes to an Independent Inventor from California for a Telephone call initiation through an on-line search
07/03/07

7,240,290 Telephone call initiation through an on-line search
  Issued: July 3, 2007
  Filed: April 9, 2004
  U.S. Class: 715/764
Abstract:  There are disclosed methods and apparatus for telephone call initiation through an on-line search. A search response includes at least one hit corresponding to a search request, an ad having a dial link, and instructions for triggering a multi-leg phone call with a merchant phone number associated with the dial link and a user phone number. The dial link has a display portion. The search response is displayed, and the dial link is activated. A call trigger is generated in accordance with the instructions in the search response. The call trigger is for initiating a multi-leg phone call with the user phone number and the merchant phone number.

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 10:06:49 am into the following categories: Patents of the Day

Requests for Ex Parte Reexamination Filed - 7/3/2007
07/03/07
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USPTO to Cease Paper Copies of Applications
07/03/07
Posted by GEN-ERIC at 09:57:01 am into the following categories: OG Notice Links

Local.com's Patent Push
07/03/07

Sometimes it pays to stay local. On Monday search engine Local.com's shares rocketed almost 70% Monday after it announced received a patent for the technology it uses that responds to directory assistance inquiries with voice-enabled and text-messaged systems. The patent also includes a referral system which monetizes local searches. The Irvine, Calif.-based search engine offers local search results and advertising to 10 million visitors a month. The site’s mobile service, Local Mobile, sends search results directly to cellular phones and devices.

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:11:55 am into the following categories: In The News

Netflix settles patent lawsuit against Blockbuster
07/03/07

Online DVD rental service Netflix has settled a patent infringement lawsuit against Blockbuster, ending an attempt to thwart the rapid growth of its biggest rival. Terms of the settlement were kept confidential. In Securities and Exchange Commission documents filed Wednesday, Blockbuster said the settlement won't affect its future performance. U.S. District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco dismissed the 14-month-old case Tuesday at the request of both companies, averting a jury trial scheduled to begin in September. The secrecy surrounding the settlement raises the possibility that the two rivals had reached a "sweetheart agreement" that may stifle competition, said Scott Kamber, a New York lawyer who has filed a separate lawsuit alleging that Netflix abused the patent process in an attempt to monopolize the market for online DVD rentals.

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:10:47 am into the following categories: In The News

StemCells Agrees to Stay in Patent Suit
07/03/07

Biotechnology company StemCells Inc. said Thursday it has agreed to a stay in its patent-dispute lawsuit against Neuralstem Inc. while the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office re-examines the patents in question. StemCells' lawsuit alleges that stem-cell based products and other services being developed by Neuralstem infringe on four of its patents.

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:09:25 am into the following categories: In The News

Thelen Wins Patent Infringement Case for Celerity
07/03/07

A Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP trial team won a significant patent infringement victory for client Celerity Inc. in a dispute over the company’s patented gas delivery systems for semiconductor fabrication equipment, a press release by Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP stated. The technology at issue involved gas delivery systems for semiconductor fabrication equipment. In 2005, Celerity learned that a competitor, Ultra Clean Technology (UCT), was planning to introduce a gas delivery system that infringed on Celerity's patented design. But following a three-week trial in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, a unanimous jury returned a verdict in Celerity's favor, finding Ultra Clean guilty of infringement with its new gas delivery system, and rejecting all of Ultra Clean's invalidity defenses. Celerity was awarded monetary damages and a jury finding of infringement, based on UCT’s initial sales of the infringing product.

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:07:33 am into the following categories: In The News
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