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GEN-ERIC Patent News Tuesday, April 20,
2004
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Printer Friendly Version ================================================== HEADLINES (patents issued a few hours
ago..) The Biometric Patent of the Day goes to
an Independent Inventor from Massachusetts for a Personal identification method and apparatus using acoustic resonance
analysis of body parts
The Attention Deficit Patent of the
Day goes to an Independent Inventor from New Jersey for an Individual
discreet prompting device with remote
Index ================================================== NEWS Competitive Technologies
Client Wins at US Supreme Court Against Wyeth in Materna Case http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040419/nym162_1.html Competitive
Technologies, Inc. announced today that the lower court judgments in favor of
the company and its client, the University of Colorado, will stand in the
Materna case. CTT has been advised that the Supreme Court of the United States
has denied Wyeth's appeal of the $58.3 million judgment for patent fraud and
unjust enrichment against Wyeth and in favor of CTT and its client. CTT will
receive approximately $3.5 million in addition to the $1.8 million previously
received from earlier assignments of anticipated proceeds for a total of $5.3
million.
Index Applied Imaging Files Motion in Patent Infringement
Action http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040415/sfth092_1.html Applied Imaging
Corp. today announced that it has filed a motion in the United States District
Court for the Southern District of California to transfer the pending patent
infringement litigation filed by ChromaVision Medical Systems, Inc. against the
Company to the United States District Court for the Northern District of
California, based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Company's motion for a
change of venue is based on several considerations, including the fact that
neither party to the litigation has its principal business operations in the
Southern District, which is comprised of San Diego and Imperial counties. A
hearing on the Company's request to transfer the case is scheduled for late May.
Index Genesis Microchip Wins Patent Infringement Case Against Mstar
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2004/Apr/1031954.htm Genesis
Microchip Inc., a world leader in the development of image processing
technologies for LCD monitors, flat-panel televisions and other consumer display
products, today announced that the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has
issued an initial determination that Mstar Semiconductor, Inc. infringes Genesis
Microchip's U.S. Patent No. 5,739,867 entitled "Method and Apparatus for
Upscaling an Image in Both Horizontal and Vertical Directions." As a result of
today's ruling the ITC is expected to issue an exclusion order preventing the
importation of Mstar's display controllers into the United States, as well as
monitors and boards containing these products. "We are delighted with the ITC's
decision today," said Eric Erdman, interim chief executive officer of Genesis
Microchip. "We believe that our technology embodied in the winning patent is
fundamental to providing low-cost scaling solutions for flat-panel monitors and
entry-level flat-panel televisions."
Index ================================================== PATENTS OF THE DAY
6,724,689
Personal identification method and
apparatus using acoustic resonance analysis of body parts
Abstract: An
acoustic spectra personal identification system comprising acoustic signal
generating means, acoustic transducer means and computer means including storage
means, processor means and acoustic signal analysis means, whereby a data base
may be generated and maintained that stores acoustic resonance spectrum
information specific to selected body parts of known individuals, for comparison
against newly captured acoustic resonance spectral information obtained from an
identification subject and for determination whether said subject's acoustic
spectra matches that of a data base participant.
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6,724,298
Individual discreet prompting
device with remote
Abstract: A remotely
activated sensory stimulation device comprised of a case, a tactile stimulatory
means, a receiving unit, a transmitting unit and a controller. The amplitude and
frequency of the tactile stimulation is adjustable to provide different prompts
or to alter the prompt. The device is further camouflaged with a second
functionality to eliminate any social stigma. The device is useful for teaching
individuals with a variety of learning disorders including Autistic Spectrum
Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder.
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Plug-and-play smart data
cable The invention includes a smart, plug-and-play cable capable of
transparently translating between two different communication protocols. The
cables are "plug-and-play" such that two devices can be coupled together for
communication without the requirement that the user perform any special set-up
steps in order for it to work. To implement this plug-and-play functionality,
the smart cable of the present invention determines which communication
protocols are required at each of its ports, and selects, activates, enables, or
downloads the appropriate communication protocol drivers to enable proper
operation.
Electric shaver having orbitally moving blades An
electric shaver includes blades which while rotating around their own centers
also orbit around another axis, thus providing that the blades sweep a large
area.
Implantable fuel cell This invention makes use of an
electrostrictive material to increase the efficiency of a fuel cell as used
for the production of power within a human.
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