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| Patent Basics |
| A patent for an invention is the grant of a property right to the inventor (or an assignee), issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. In general, a term of a new patent is 20 years from the date on which the application for the patent was filed in the United States. |
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| A patent confers onto an inventor or an assignee of the invention the right to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, selling, or importing the invention in the United States. |
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| In the United States, an inventor has one year from the date of public disclosure, use, or sale of your invention to file a patent application, e.g., utility, design, plant, or provisional, with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. |
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| Once a patent is issued, the patentee must enforce the patent without aid of the USPTO, e.g., pay maintenance fees . . . |
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| Types of Patent Protection |
| 1. Utility patent granted to inventor discovering any new and useful process, machine, article of manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof; |
| 2. Design patent granted to inventor for a new, original, ornamental design for an article of manufacture. |
| 3. Plant patent may be granted to anyone inventing or discovering and asexually reproducing any distinct and new variety of plant. |
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| Representative Issued US Patents |
| 7,598,855 |
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| D600,248 |
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| D599,810 |
User interface for displaying information associated with a first zone of coverage of an individual being monitored by a location tracking system on a computer display screen |
| D593,882 |
Location tracking device and base charging unit |
| D591,762 |
User interface for display information associated with a location tracking system on a computer |
| 7,476,070 |
Chain tiedown for transportation vehicle |
| D582,936 |
User interface for monitoring a location tracking device for a computer screen display |
| 7,466,343 |
General line of sight stabilization system |
| 7,427,758 |
Cryogenically cooled adjustable aperatures for infra-red cameras |
| D575,649 |
Location tracking device |
| 7,356,356 |
Telephone number retrieval system and method |
| 7,333,796 |
Wireless telephone service |
| 7,286,360 |
Heat radiating system and method for a mobile communication terminal |
| 7,269,451 |
Method and system for a slide type portable terminal |
| 7,262,137 |
Dry etching process for compound semiconductors |
| 7,239,852 |
Asymmetric, optimized common-source bi-directional amplifier |
| 7,218,242 |
Communication system and method including communication channel mobility |
| 7,236,800 |
System and method for generating message reference number for a mobile comm station |
| 7,081,415 |
Method of dry plasma etching semiconductor materials |
| 6,944,437 |
Electronically programmable multimode circuit |
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| Representative Published US Patent Applications |
| 20090315767 |
Apparatus and method for generating position fix of a tracking device in accordance with the subscriber service usage profile to conserve tracking device power |
| 20090291780 |
Athletic training apparatus and method |
| 20090315706 |
Adaptable user interface for monitoring location tracking devices out of GPS monitoring range |
| 20090189807 |
Apparatus and method for adjusting refresh rate of location coordinates of a tracking device |
| 20090174603 |
Apparatus and method for determining location and tracking coordinates of a tracking device |
| 20090119119 |
System and method for creating and managing a personalized web interface for monitoring location information on individuals and objects using tracking devices |
| 20090117921 |
System and method for improved communication bandwidth utilization when monitoring location information |
| 20090111393 |
Apparatus and method for manufacturing an electronic package |
| 20090103722 |
Apparatus and method to provide secure communication over an insecure communication channel for location information using tracking devices |
| 20090084956 |
External variable aperature and relay for infra-red cameras |
| 20090078116 |
Adaptable dual-directional, differential pressure assembly |
| 20090045647 |
Apparatus and method for producing a sun shield device |
| 20080090550 |
Communication system and method including communication billing options |
| 20070232351 |
Communication system and method including dual mode capability |
| 20070227549 |
Reconfigurable fastener hair extension apparatus and methods |
| 20070221240 |
Multi-user adjustable hair extension apparatus and methods |
| 20070221239 |
Multi-style, reconfigurable hair extension apparatus and methods |
| 20060094486 |
Apparatus and method for matching an antenna of a mobile communication terminal |
| 20060003634 |
Contact for a portable electronic device |
| 20050153679 |
Mobile terminal having a double rotation structure |
| 20050143122 |
RF module structure of a mobile communication terminal |
| 20050136696 |
Signal connecting apparatus for a folder type mobile terminal |
| 20050153721 |
Frame synchronization for a mobile communication system |
| 20050113146 |
System and method for receiving a signal on a mobile terminal |
| 20050141656 |
Apparatus and method for enhancing a reception rate of a receiver |
| 20050153694 |
Location registration system and method for a mobile communication network |
| 20050143082 |
Apparatus for scanning a mobile communication channel and method therefor |
| 20050135371 |
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| Representative PCT Patent Applications that enter International Stage |
| WO2010/019307 |
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| WO2009/088688 |
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| WO2009/061328 |
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| WO2009/058159 |
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| WO2008/148051 |
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| Representative PCT applications that entered National/Regional Stage |
| 20072775478 |
Australian (AU) patent application "Apparatus and method for providing location information on individuals and objects using tracking devices" |
| 08756249.2 |
European (EPO) patent application "Apparatus and method for providing location information on individuals and objects using tracking devices" |
| 2,661,345 |
Canadian (CA) patent application "Apparatus and method for providing location information on individuals and objects using tracking devices" |
| 2009-521880 |
Japanese (JP) patent application "Apparatus and method for providing location information on individuals and objects using tracking devices" |
| 07840337.5 |
European (EPO) patent application "Apparatus and method for providing location information on individuals and objects using tracking devices" |
| 200780035106.3 |
Chinese (CN) patent application "Apparatus and method for providing location information on individuals and objects using tracking devices" |
| 1020097003699 |
Korean (KR) patent application "Apparatus and method for providing location information on individuals and objects using tracking devices" |
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