At 5:05 PM +0000 12/23/08, time-nuts-requ...@febo.com wrote: >Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:10:29 +0000 >From: Mark Sims <hol...@hotmail.com> >Subject: [time-nuts] Sub Pico Second Phase logger >To: <time-nuts@febo.com> >Message-ID: <blu125-w29c8667e5fae2a1ee11f5bce...@phx.gbl> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" > > >Since when has prior art or obviousness kept the US Patent Orifice >from issuing a patent? ;-) > >--------- > >[JG] I just read 5,267,182. It appears to anticipate Sotiriadis in every >aspect, so it may be a *long* time before Sotiriadis's patent is >issued.
The USPTO is in over their heads, both on expertise and on sheer volume of applications. Given that the uncommon word "Diophantine" appears in both, there is a possibility that the Examiner will find 5,267,182. Joe _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
