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Article: Michigan Inventor Develops Swash Ring Compressor
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  November 8, 2008 ;     502 words ... ... has developed a swash ring compressor. According ... released by U.S. Patent & Trademark ... the drive shaft. A swash ring is coupled to the ... Rotary motion of the swash ring and rotor causes ... was issued U.S. Patent No. 7,444,921 ...

Article: Looking outside the engine for fuel savings
Automotive Industries;  July 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... prototypes, and of course inhouse testing, it was the next logical step for ixetic to find out whether the completely new swash ring compressor is not only ready for high volume production, but also offers the same quality performance as the R134a compressors ...

Article: Patent searches: Step-by-step
The Chronicle of the Early American Industries Association, Inc.;  December 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... fire and the subsequent patent act, patents had not been assigned ... After the fire the Patent Office solicited the old patents from the inventors or ... best as it could, the Patent Office determined where the patents fell and assigned each ...

Article: PATENTS : EP'S STOA REPORT WARNS OF DANGEROUS ...
European Report;  June 18, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... in the number of patents worldwide. At the European Patent Office, STOA pointed ... increased work loads at patent offices, overly broad patents are being granted ... European Parliament on patents. Other ideas include ensuring stronger patent competence in the ...

Article: Patent Expert Says House Bill Adopted Today Weakens U.S. ...
Business Wire;  September 7, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... away at the economic value of patents but cuts to the heart of what the patent is - the right to exclude from ... attempt to dramatically diminish patent damages devalues all issued and future patents. "The patent system is already slanted against ...

Article: Patent Harmonization: Creating uniform patent laws
JOM;  May 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ...You may have seen or heard the phrase "patent harmonization" used when discussing international patent protection. The phrase refers to efforts to make individual national patent laws around the world more uniform. One example of ...

Article: Patent reform in 2008?(Legal Issues)
Information Today;  March 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... may not infringe on the patents). U.S. patent law is also increasingly at odds with patent systems of other nations. Patents are territorial, so a ... patents, even hundreds of patents. The patent reform proposal allows ...