In a message dated 1/4/2006 10:35:31 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Unfortunately, upon a quick search in the database of US patents and and patent applications, I was not able to find one from Pentax, but I didn't have time for a thorough search. Besides, Pentax might be licensing the technology from somebody else. (I was able to find one of the Canon's IS patent: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u =/netahtml/srchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=6,933,968.WKU.&OS=PN/6,933,968&RS=PN/6, 933,968 http://tinyurl.com/9acfl )
Igor ======= Pentax isn't a US company. I don't know this -- does a foreign company need to take out patents in the US for their proprietary stuff? Marnie aka Doe
