Just a short side-note to add to the debate on patents in the P&O field.
All patents are available for review at www.uspto.gov. Any item provided to
you by a manufacturer must have the associated patent number printed clearly
somewhere on the package or literature. You can also search for patents by
many other forms if you don’t have the patent number. By downloading the
viewer (for free from Altera…link supplied at www.uspto.gov) you can get an
exact copy of the patent printed for ease of reading.
For people who are concerned about the mechanical or chemical composition of
certain products this is an excellent way to get information.
Craig MacKenzie RTP(c)
Director of Research and Development
TEC Interface Systems
Phone 1-800-688-4832
Fax 1-320-251-0110
