..just goes to show ya that you can get a patent on ANYTHING. But that doesn't mean it's worth anything but ammo for a fight...even a hopeless fight.
Search the patent office with any keyword and you'll get a thousand hits sometimes. [28 hits for silver citrate since 1976 with 5 titles specific to anti microbials..how many before 1976?] Is this the same one or a different one? [No mention of Newman] United States Patent 6,197,814 Arata March 6, 2001 Disinfectant and method of making Inventors: Arata; Andrew B. (Lake City, FL) Assignee: NVID International, Inc. (Clearwater, FL) Appl. No.: 169229 Filed: October 9, 1998 Abstract A non-toxic environmentally friendly aqueous disinfectant is disclosed for specific use as prevention against contamination by potentially pathogenic bacteria and virus. The aqueous disinfectant is formulated by electrolytically generating silver ions in water in combination with a citric acid. The aqueous disinfectant may include a suitable alcohol and/or a detergent. The aqueous disinfectant has been shown to be very effective at eliminating standard indicator organisms such as staphylococcus aureus, samonella cholerasuis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Inventors: Arata; Andrew B. (Lake City, FL) Assignee: NVID International, Inc. (Clearwater, FL) Appl. No.: 169229 Filed: October 9, 1998 ## Any relevance here? http://www.sec.gov/divisions/enforce/claims/nvidintl.htm NVID International, Inc. On April 7, 1997, the SEC obtained temporary restraining orders and asset freezes against NVID International, Inc., Robert Bunte, and Matthew Klenovic, and obtained asset freezes against two related parties. The SEC alleged that the defendants fraudulently raised millions of dollars from investors purportedly for business purposes, but actually used a substantial portion of the funds for personal purposes, including purchases of three homes. The SEC subsequently obtained Final Judgments and Disgorgement Orders against the NVID defendants. For more information about the SEC's action, you can read Litigation Release Nos. 15317 (Apr. 7, 1997) and 15330 (Apr. 15, 1997). http://www.bizjournals.com/search/bin/search?q=%22NVID%20International%20Inc %22&t=tampabay # Clearwater's NVID acquires London firm 2000-12-21 , Tampa Bay Business Journal # NVID International weaves the Web 2001-05-21 , Tampa Bay Business Journal # SEC approves settlement with NVID International 1998-07-28 , Tampa Bay Business Journal # Bridging the Bay: Busted 1997-04-14 , Tampa Bay Business Journal # NVID receives letters of patent 2001-03-08 , Tampa Bay Business Journal # Troubled NVID to sell subsidiary 1997-07-14 , Tampa Bay Business Journal # NVID shareholders cast vote 2001-05-24 , Tampa Bay Business Journal # Clearwater company to receive new patent 2000-08-10 , Tampa Bay Business Journal # Disinfectant maker gets Bangladesh distributor 2001-05-03 , Tampa Bay Business Journal # NVID near settlement of fraud suit with SEC 1998-04-16 , Tampa Bay Business Journal # The Week in Business 1998-08-03 , Tampa Bay Business Journal # NVID wraps up project testing 2001-06-20 , Tampa Bay Business Journal # Ex-NVID principal pleads guilty 1997-08-06 , Tampa Bay Business Journal ..now to patent the wheel...for flattening small animals. [An essential step in the process of making road kill frizbees] Then patent the sun for drying them and asphalt as a solar heat collector. Then phrase everything so as to exclude the use of wheels, the sun and roads for anything else...in the 'spirit' of the invention. Ode At 10:56 PM 6/29/2005 -0700, you wrote: > > I thought the list might be interested in this blurb. Someone now has >a patent for ionic silver citrate. > > Trem > > > > U.S. & World News : Business : Patent and Trademark News > > > Ionic Silver Complex Designed for Antimicrobial Use in >Humans Receives U.S. Patent > Published: Wed, 29 Jun 2005, 04:23 EST > > Edited by Christopher Simmons > Staff Writer, Send2Press.com > > > FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - June 29 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- >Invision International Health Solutions, Inc., a pioneer in the field of >ionic silver use as an antimicrobial in humans, today announced the issuance >of a U.S. Patent on its "ionic silver complex" technology. > > The use of ionic silver in medicine and industry has been >growing rapidly in recent years due to its broad-spectrum antimicrobial >qualities, the lack of toxicity to humans and the fact that ionic silver is >not prone to causing resistant strains. Ionic silver is well known to be a >very powerful and very broad-spectrum antibacterial agent. In addition, >evidence is mounting that silver ions have powerful antiviral effects as >well. A recent university study suggested ionic silver to be effective >against the SARS virus. In Europe, ionic silver is a medically approved >treatment used to combat systemic viral conditions, including the common >cold and flu. > > "This patented technology represents a quantum leap beyond >predecessor silver ion technologies, including those that utilize >electrolysis for manufacturing, such as colloidal silver," says Jay Newman, >the company's President and CEO. "In addition, this composition-of-matter >patent provides far more meaningful protection than the product-by-process >patents that have been issued on other silver products." > > Silver ion compounds have been introduced in recent years for >antimicrobial use in food-handling materials, medical devices, surface >disinfectants, wound-care products, industrial materials, textiles, and >more. In all cases, the key is the carrier agent that is used to stabilize >the silver ions and "time release" them at the desired location in the given >environment. > > The patented technology is designed to utilize naturally >occurring substances, such as citrate, to achieve optimal delivery and >release of silver ions in the human body, in a highly efficient and entirely >safe manner. > > Silver ions, while being lethal to single-celled microorganisms, >are harmless to human cells and, in fact, are increasingly being used in >wound care due to their remarkable ability to facilitate the healing of >tissue. The patented technology provides for a completely safe product due >to the efficient delivery, introducing a minute quantity of silver to the >body - less than what may exist in a person's average drinking water intake >as a naturally occurring mineral. The difference is that this new technology >is designed to deliver the silver as active silver ions with antimicrobial >ability. > > About the Company > > Invision International Health Solutions, Inc. >(www.silver100.com), is a privately-held company specializing in the >research and development of ionic silver delivery solutions for human >application. The company currently manufactures and markets a dietary >supplement that consists of silver ions complexed with citrate and potassium >in a water medium, the composition of which is covered under the patent. No >studies have been conducted on this product to date and no health claims are >made for it. The patent covers a broad range of potential formulations. The >company intends to pursue rigorous clinical studies, and FDA dietary >supplement "health claims" approval as well as drug approval, for certain >embodiments of the current patented technology and future technologies. > > Jay Newman is the company's founder, President & CEO. Recognized >as a leading expert in the field of ionic silver, he has specialized in the >field for more than ten years. Mr. Newman has been interviewed as the >industry expert on Good Morning America, NBC TV News, Wired News, and dozens >of radio shows for stories on ionic silver. He is a co-inventor on the >patent. > > Information from Send2Press Newswire may be redistributed in >part or in whole by members of the media. Copr. (c) Send2Press, a unit of >Neotrope(R). 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