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Patenting Lifestyle Innovations Drives Maclaren’s Success
There’s a tremendous business opportunity in baby strollers, with contemporary moms always on the lookout for the next best in stylish, convenient innovation. According to an article at www.babyuniverse.com, the Maclaren Baby Buggy has been touted as one the top one-hundred clever inventions in the book Century Makers, which highlights patented inventions that have dramatically changed the lives of consumers over the last century. This invention owes its genesis to Owen Maclaren who designed and patented his prototype Baby Buggy in 1965. Maclaren developed the structure using modern lightweight materials such as tubular aluminum, which could even bear the weight of a fairly bulky child and then fold compactly. The merit of his new design was its lightness, weighing approximately 6 lb (3kg). In addition, the three
Mark Twain, Born in Florida, Mo, and Better Known as an Author and Humorist Was Also an Inventor and Patent Holder
When most people think of Samuel Clemens, or Mark Twain as he has penned himself in his writings, they think of the famous author and fondly recall reading his well known works Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. Few realize that Mark Twain, born in Florida, Mo., was also an aspiring inventor and the holder of three U.S. patents. From what little Mark Twain wrote of patents in his fiction, it appears as if Mark Twain believed strongly in the U.S. patent system and its benefits to society. In his book, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s court, he has the Connecticut Yankee say the following about the patent office: "…the very first official thing I did in my administration-and it was on the very first day of it too-was to start a patent office;
Ionic Silver Complex Technology Achieving Multi-Country Patents
In the last century, we’ve witnessed colloidal silver and silver nitrate being used extensively in the medical field. Invision International plans to capitalize on this and has obtained a U.S. Patent for their "Ionic Silver Complex" technology according to an article at send2press.com. Invision International is a pioneer in the field of ionic silver use in humans and has patented the technology in New Zealand and Australia. Additionally, patents are pending in Japan and Europe. Jay Newman, President of Invision International says that the patented technology symbolizes a giant leap in the internal delivery of silver ions within the human body. He further adds that citrate is the perfect carrier for the effective delivery of silver ions for human use, and that is why it has been chosen as an
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Announces Re-examination of Patent in Lawsuit
Business Wire reports that the United States Patent & Trademark Office will reexamine U.S. Patent No. 6,725,438. This patent is one of three at issue in a lawsuit between Magma Design Automation, Inc. and Synopsys, Inc., pending in the U.S. District Court in the Northern DIstrict of California. In light of this decision, the USPTO is currently in the process of reexamining two of the three patents in the lawsuit and will soon render a decision as to whether a rexamination of the third will occur. The USPTO is already reexamining U.S. Patent 6,376,114, and rejected all 15 claims in that patent last August. The USPTO was asked to reexamine the third patent, U.S. Patent 6,453,446, along with Patent 6,725,238 to determine whether or not it will continue with the reexamination of Patent 6,453,446 b
The Auger Buddy Fishing Equipment Patent Is Still Pending
If you’re an ice fisherman, the patent pending Auger Buddy may make your fishing trips easier. The inventors of the Auger Buddy have recently reached the patent pending stage for their lightweight, hand-operated sled, which transports the power auger and other ice fishing equipment across ice and snow. An article at www.pr.com touts the Auger Buddy as a hassle-free solution for carrying equipment and tackle to and from fishing holes. It’s convenient, and it also gives fisherman more time to fish and less time lugging. You’ll see that many new inventions capitalize on convenience and work to give people more time. In this time-pressed culture, we need all the extra moments we can get.