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Patent Overview — US 5,406,945 A Title: Biomedical electrode having a secured one-piece conductive terminal Patent number / application: US 5,406,945 A (application US08/066,716) Original assignee: NDM Acquisition Corp; current assignee…
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Patent Overview — US 5408388 A Title: Planar illuminating device Assignee/Original Assignee: Stanley Electric Co., Ltd. Inventors: Uruo Kobayashi, Yoji Oki, Nobuo Matsui, Yoshinori Go Key dates (as listed): Priority date 1992-01-24; filing…
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Patent Overview — US5410598A Title: Database usage metering and protection system and method Patent number: US5410598A Application number: US08/311,311 Inventor: Victor H. Shear Original/current assignee (as listed): Electronic Publishing…
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Patent Overview: US5412653A — Dynamic Switch Cascading System Title: Dynamic switch cascading system Patent number: US5412653A (application US08/138,288) Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (original and current assignee…
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US5416842A — Method and apparatus for key-management scheme for use with internet protocols at site firewalls - Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc. (original assignee); inventor Ashar Aziz. - Filing/priority date: 1994-06-10 (application…
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Patent Overview — US 5,417,354 A Title: Universal carrier for fully rigged fishing poles Source: https://patents.google.com/patent/US5417354/en Patent number: US5417354A (application US08/019,156) Inventor: James C. Jones Assignee: None…
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Patent Overview — US 5,418,354 A ("Self Service Cart System") Bibliographic data (from source): US Patent 5,418,354 A; application US08/109,421; inventors Leonard W. Halling and Dale B. Halling; original assignee listed as Individual…
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Patent Overview: US5418583A Title: Optical illumination system and projection display apparatus using the same Patent number: US5418583A Application number: US08/039,770 Inventor: Yoshihiro Masumoto Original assignee: Matsushita Electric…
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Patent Overview — US 5,418,780 A Title: Routing logic means for a communication switching element Patent number: US 5,418,780 A (application US 07/668,582) Inventor: Michel A. R. Henrion Original assignee: Alcatel N.V.; current assignee…
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Patent Overview: US 5,419,455 — "Plate for Use with Stemware" Patent number: US 5,419,455 (application US08/239,721) Title: Plate for use with stemware Inventor: Kathleen Russeau Original assignee / current assignee: Individual…
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Patent Overview — US5420606A Title: Instant electronic coupon verification system Patent number: US5420606A | Application number: US08/123,192 Inventors: Paul G. Begum; Mark A. Geiger Assignee of record (as supplied): Original assignee…
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Patent Overview — US 5,420,854 Title: Digital interface system Patent number: US5420854A Assignee: Hitachi Ltd (original and current assignee per the source) Inventor: Masashi Hiraiwa Priority date: 1990-06-18 Application: US08/153,107…
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Patent Overview — US5424524A Title: Personal scanner/computer for displaying shopping lists and scanning barcodes to aid shoppers Patent number: US5424524A Application number: US08/082,257 Inventors: Jonathan P. Ruppert; Ronald C. Fish…
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Summary of U.S. Patent No. 5,424,942 (US5424942A) Important search caveat (per your instruction not to auto-correct or conflate similar numbers): My searches of CAFC 2026 dockets returned no appeal involving patent 5,424,942. The only CAFC…
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Patent Overview — US5432526A Title: Liquid crystal display having conductive cooling Patent number: US5432526A Application number: US07/515,881 Inventor: Gilbert P. Hyatt Original assignee / current assignee (as listed): Individual Filing…
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Patent Overview — US 5,432,907 Title: Network hub with integrated bridge Patent number: US 5,432,907 A Application number: US 07/881,931 Inventors: Jose J. Picazo, Jr. and William E. Steels (one assignment record lists "William E. Steele"…
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Patent Overview — US 5,434,894 Title: Automated order and delivery system Assignee: Tandy Corp (original and current assignee, per the source listing) Inventors: John V. Roach; Richard Hollander Key dates: Priority date 1992-09-10…
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Patent Overview — US 5,438,484 Title: Surface lighting device and a display having such a lighting device Patent number: US 5,438,484 A (application US 07/984,836) Assignee: Canon KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Canon Inc.), per the assignment recorded…
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Summary of U.S. Patent No. 5,442,390 (US5442390A) Search note: I searched for the specific patent number 5442390 (published as US5442390A; also written 5,442,390). I did not find any CAFC 2026 docket or pending Federal Circuit appeal…
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Patent Overview: US5442625A Title: Code division multiple access system providing variable data rate access to a user Patent number: US5442625A (application US08/242,471) Inventors: Richard D. Gitlin; Chih-Lin I Assignee: Original assignee…
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