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GEN-ERIC Patent News Tuesday, February 24,
2004
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Printer Friendly Version ================================================== HEADLINES (patents issued a few hours
ago..) The Phone Chat Patent of the Day goes to
Worldcom, Inc. of Mississippi for Systems and methods
for receiving telephone calls via instant messaging
The
Thunder Dog Patent of the Day goes to an Inventor from Ohio for a
Thunderstorm fear-reducing cape for dogs
Index ================================================== NEWS Syngenta, Monsanto Resolve
Patent Suit http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/business/8021045.htm Switzerland's
Syngenta has dropped its lawsuit claiming Monsanto Co. infringed on its patent
for a technique to make cotton using biotechnology, officials from both
companies said Monday. The lawsuit filed by Basel-based Syngenta was filed in
July 2002 and was pending in federal court in Delaware. Monsanto is based in St.
Louis. As part of the settlement, Syngenta and Monsanto will provide each other
with royalty-free, non-exclusive licenses related to the development, use and
sale of crops containing agricultural technologies aimed at insect protection
and herbicide-tolerance. Index Quidel Files Patent
Infringement Lawsuit against Inverness Medical Innovations and Advises of Other
New Litigation http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20040223005391&newsLang=en Quidel
Corporation, a leading provider of rapid point-of-care (POC) diagnostic tests,
today announced the filing of a lawsuit for patent infringement against
Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. and Applied Biotech, Inc. (ABI) related to
fundamental, lateral-flow technology. The suit was filed on February 20, 2004,
in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of California. Quidel is seeking a
preliminary injunction against Inverness and ABI products that infringe Quidel's
patented technology
Index ScanSoft files patent suit against Voice Signal
http://www.forbes.com/technology/newswire/2004/02/23/rtr1271502.html Software
maker ScanSoft Inc. said on Monday it filed a patent infringement and trade
secret misappropriation suit against Voice Signal Technologies Inc. regarding
voice-activated dialing for mobile phones. Peabody, Massachusetts-based ScanSoft
said it is seeking monetary damages for past infringement and an injunction to
stop Voice Signal from further infringement of the patent. The suit was filed in
U.S. District Court for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Voice Signal
Technologies, based in Woburn, Massachusetts, had no immediate comment.
Index ================================================== PATENTS OF THE DAY
6,697,474
Systems and methods for receiving
telephone calls via instant messaging
Abstract: A system
establishes a telephone call between a calling party and a called party. The
system receives a telephone call connection request, including identification of
the called party, from the calling party and determines, based on the
identification information, if the called party is currently connected to a data
network. If the called party is currently connected to the data network, the
system establishes the telephone call between the calling party and an instant
messaging client of the called party.
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6,694,925
Thunderstorm fear-reducing cape
for dogs
Background and
Summary: Dogs often sense an oncoming thunderstorm before humans
do. Some dogs show a fear of thunderstorms that borders on terror. These dogs
exhibit signs of anxiety upon the approach of a storm, such as pacing, panting,
hiding or getting under things. They seek shelter in bathrooms or around pipes.
They try to get near their master for comfort. Their behavior resembles that of
a phobia. Veterinarians sometime prescribe tranquilizer-type medications for
dogs who respond this way to thunderstorms. Behavior modification therapy,
counter conditioning or desensitization style treatment has often been
recommended, but these treatments are extensive and minimally effective.
Accordingly, there is a need to provide a means to reduce the stress and soothe
these animals during that period surrounding thunderstorms.
The present
invention is based upon the hypothesis that dogs sense and respond to a buildup
of static electricity prior to and during a thunderstorm. Accordingly, a cape
which contains an electrically conductive lining comprised of material
containing metallic threads discharges the dog's fur and provides a shield
against static charge, thus reducing their fear. When placed on the dog prior to
and during a thunderstorm, the cape reduces the aberrant behavior of the dog.
The inventor believes, from observation of dogs that have worn the present
invention, that previously assumed reinforcers such as sound, lightning, rain,
temperature change, humidity change, barometric pressure change are secondary to
the primary reinforcer, which is the buildup of a static charge.
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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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