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Patent Overview — US 5,777,989 Title: TCP/IP host name resolution for machines on several domains Assignee: International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), original assignee; inventor John Ryan McGarvey. Dates: Priority/filing date…
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Patent Overview — US 5,778,989 A Title: Screw driving tool Assignee: Hilti AG (original and current assignee per the listing) Inventor: Anton Neumaier Priority date: 1995-07-26 · Filed: 1996-07-26 · Granted/Published: 1998-07-14 ·…
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Summary — US Patent 5,781,889 ("US5781889A") Bibliographic data (from Google Patents record, fetched 2026-08-27) | Field | Value | |---|---| | Title | Computer jukebox and jukebox network | | Patent / Publication No. | US 5,781,889 A…
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Patent Overview: US 5,789,732 A Title: Portable data module and system for consumer transactions Patent number / application: US 5,789,732 A; Application US08/663,025. Inventors: Steven A. McMahon, Alexander M. McQueen, Matt D. Schler…
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Patent Overview: US5789800A Title: Bipolar transistor having an improved epitaxial base region Patent number: US5789800A Application number: US08/785,611 (filed 1997-01-17) Priority date: 1996-01-17 Publication/grant date: 1998-08-04…
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Patent Overview — US 5,791,865 Title: Bag palletizer Patent number: US 5,791,865 A Inventor: Rod W. Bublitz Assignee: Individual (original assignee: Individual) Application number: US 08/713,784 Priority/filing date: 1996-09-13 (also…
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Patent Overview — US 5,793,052 A Title: Dual stage following method and apparatus Assignee / Inventor: Original assignee and current assignee listed as Nikon Corp; inventor Ryoichi Kawaguchi. A related JP priority filing JP10066401A…
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Patent Overview: US 5,794,207 A Title: Method and apparatus for a cryptographically assisted commercial network system designed to facilitate buyer-driven conditional purchase offers Patent number: US 5,794,207 A Application number: US…
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Patent Overview — US 5,797,668 A Title: Surface illumination device suitable for a backlit display Patent number: US5797668A Application number: US08/832,047 Filing date: 1997-04-02 Priority date: 1996-04-04 Publication (grant) date…
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Patent Overview: US5799067A — Smart Phone Integration with Computer Systems Title: Smart phone integration with computer systems Patent number: US5799067A (application US08/873,857) Inventors: Dan Kikinis; Pascal Dornier; William J. Seiler…
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Patent Overview — US 5,799,277 A Title: Acoustic model generating method for speech recognition Patent number / application: US 5,799,277 A (application US 08/547,794) Assignee: Victor Company of Japan, Ltd. (original assignee listed)…
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Patent Overview: US 5,802,320 A Title: "System for packet filtering of data packets at a computer network interface" Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc. (original assignee; listed current assignee is also Sun Microsystems Inc). Key dates (per…
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Patent Overview — US5805500A Title: Circuit and method for generating a read reference signal for nonvolatile memory cells Assignee/Applicant of record: Original assignee SGS Thomson Microelectronics SRL; later assignments listed to…
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Patent Overview — US 5,807,512 Title: Carburetor with replaceable booster venturis Patent number: US5807512A Application number: US08/824,420 Inventor: Barry Grant Original assignee: Individual Current assignee (as listed): Holley…
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Patent Overview: US5808784A Title: Lens array sheet surface light source, and transmission type display device Patent number: US5808784A Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (original and current assignee as listed) Inventors: Rika…
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Patent Overview — US 5,808,894 Title: Automated ordering method Patent number: US 5,808,894 A Application number: US08/329,725 Inventors: Timothy A. Wiens; Richard A. Burgess Original assignee: Optipat Inc Current assignee (as listed)…
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Patent Overview — US 5,809,085 A Title: Apparatus and method for detecting and discriminating various signal types in the presence of impulse distortions Patent number / application: US 5,809,085 A; Application US 08/496,048 Dates…
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Patent Overview — US5815492A Title: Dynamic bandwidth estimation and adaptation in high speed packet switching networks Patent number: US5815492A Application number: US08/807,499 Filing date: 1997-02-27 Priority date: 1996-06-20…
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Patent Overview — US 5,818,447 Title: System and method for in-place editing of an electronic mail message using a separate program Patent number: US5818447A Application number: US08/660,019 Inventors: Richard J. Wolf; Srinivasa R…
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Patent Overview — US 5,819,184 Title: "Portable communications and data terminal operating to optimize receipt of both incoming CDPD and AMPS messages" Patent number / application: US 5,819,184 A; Application US 08/496,282, filed…
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