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The Get A Grip Patent of the Day goes to Bank of America Corporation of Charlotte for a Card with increased gripability
09/25/07

7,273,234 Card with increased gripability
  Issued: September 25, 2007
  Filed: July 6, 2000
  U.S. Class: 283/83
Abstract:  The invention disclosed herein represents a means for increasing the gripability of a credit-card-sized card. Specifically, dimples raised from, indented in, or embossed in a credit-card-sized card are arranged to from a tread on the front or back of a card. This tread allows fingers to more easily grip a credit-card-sized card for ease of handling or removal from a wallet or carrying case. Moreover, the means disclosed does not interfere with various means such as magnetic stripes commonly used to store encoded information on credit-card-sized cards.

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 10:36:17 am into the following categories: Patents of the Day

The Mind Reading Patent of the Day goes to Neural Signals, Inc. of Atlanta for a System and method for speech generation from brain activity
09/25/07

7,275,035 System and method for speech generation from brain activity
  Issued: September 25, 2007
  Filed: December 8, 2004
  U.S. Class: 704/271
Abstract:  In a method of assisting a subject to generate speech, at least one first neural impulse is sensed from a first preselected location in the subject's brain. A first preselected sound is associated with the first neural impulse. The first preselected sound is generated in an audible format. In an apparatus for assisting the subject to generate speech, at least one sensor senses a neural impulse in the subject's brain and generates a signal representative thereof. An electronic speech generator generates a phoneme in response to the generation of the signal. An audio system generates audible sounds corresponding to the phoneme based upon the signal received from the speech generator.

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 10:35:52 am into the following categories: Patents of the Day

The Social Insecurity Patent of the Day goes to Intercard Payments, Inc. of Encino for Authentication using portion of social security number
09/25/07

7,275,110 Authentication using portion of social security number
  Issued: September 25, 2007
  Filed: February 20, 2003
  U.S. Class: 709/229
Abstract:  A system and method for an access code issuer to receive an on-line application including certain personal information from a user of a computer network such as the Internet, to independently operatively connect to a database and obtain or verify demographic and additional personal information regarding the user, and issue an access code to the user. The user enters this access code when accessing various nodes or websites of a plurality of affiliated content providers. The content providers obtain or verify the user's demographics by operatively connecting to the access code issuer, thereby obtaining or verifying the demographics of the visitor to its site without requiring the visitor to enter his or her demographic information or to independently provide proof thereof to the content provider. The content provider can then customize the presentation and advertising on its site according to the demographics of the user, and/or can restrict access to its site or portions thereof based on demographics or other information regarding the user. Authentication is provided using a portion of a social security number.

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 10:35:09 am into the following categories: Patents of the Day

Reissue Applications Filed - 9/25/2007
09/25/07
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Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program
09/25/07
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Inventors Protest Patent Reform Bill
09/25/07

Patent reform legislation before the U.S. Congress would kill the value of patents and allow companies from other countries to steal U.S. intellectual property, a group of inventors said Thursday. About 20 inventors and U.S. company executives, visiting Washington, D.C., encouraged Congress to defeat the Patent Reform Act, a version of which passed the House of Representatives earlier this month. The Senate has not yet voted on its version of the bill. The legislation "will weaken the patent system," said Dean Kamen, inventor of the Segway and the AutoSyringe. "It will devalue patents. It will be a disincentive for people to invest in the future."

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:04:14 am into the following categories: In The News

Starbucks sued for alleged patent infringement
09/25/07

Starbucks was sued for allegedly infringing another company's patented design for a nonelectric coffee maker. Bodum USA, based in New York, accused Seattle-based Starbucks of copying its silver-domed glass carafe design and selling the copy as its own "Anniversary Press" coffee maker. Both products are available in the U.S., according to the complaint filed Wednesday in federal court in Chicago. The suit seeks more than $10 million in damages. "Starbucks has sold Bodum's coffee makers for at least 20 years in its stores and, therefore, is well aware of Bodum's trade dress and celebrity," attorney David Bennett wrote in the complaint, referring to the look and reputation of the company's products.

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:03:21 am into the following categories: In The News

Flash Seats lawsuit alleges patent infringement
09/25/07

Electronic ticketing venture Flash Seats filed a federal lawsuit today seeking to guard against what it considers patent infringement. The lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Delaware alleges that Paciolan's Ticket Marketplace infringes on Cleveland-based Flash Seats' patent for electronic ticketing. The lawsuit seeks a court order protecting its patent and awarding unspecified damages. Flash Seats offers sports teams and live entertainment venues paperless electronic ticketing, and provides season ticket holders a way to sell and transfer seats electronically. The Cleveland Cavaliers nearly a year ago were the first NBA team to agree to use the ticketing technology. Cavaliers' owner Dan Gilbert is also the principal owner of Flash Seats.

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:02:06 am into the following categories: In The News

CalAmp Files Patent Infringement Lawsuits
09/25/07

CalAmp Corp. announced that it has filed complaints in the United States Federal Court against Procon, Inc., Skywatch GPS LLC, and iMETRIK Solutions Inc. for infringement of United States Patent Nos. 6,025,774 and 6,249,217 B1. The patents relate to a vehicle location system whose purpose is to enable automobile dealers and finance companies to locate and repossess vehicles serving as collateral on loans that go into default. These patents were acquired by CalAmp through the acquisition of the Aircept Vehicle Tracking business from AirIQ in March 2007. “We will protect our intellectual property rights and enforce our patents by all appropriate means,” stated Michael Burdiek, President of CalAmp’s Wireless DataCom Division. “Although we have developed a licensing program for our technology that includes ‘CalAmp Certified’ branding and co-marketing initiatives, it is unfortunate that some companies have chosen to utilize our intellectual property without our permission."

Posted by GEN-ERIC at 12:01:06 am into the following categories: In The News
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