Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : Dell Technologies Inc. -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Thomas Dakes who wrote (34637)	3/17/1998 8:59:00 AM
From: jbn3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

re types of patents Thank you Thomas! Very nice post! Stuff I did not know, but needed to. The patents which I have been reporting for DELL come with the following preface: The following U.S. Patents were issued to inventors in Austin. The listing includes the patent number, title, inventor(s) and patent owner(s). Unless indicated otherwise the patents are utility patents. Regards, 3.

To: Thomas Dakes who wrote (34637)	3/17/1998 6:25:00 PM
From: Jacky AY	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

You may be fooled by the name of patents category. Yes, methodology can be patented. I'll give you an example. Most chips made today are made of Al deposite on Si wafer. And I bet you've heard IBM was recently rewarded patents to deposite Cu. Please note that the IBM patents cover methodology but do not give exclusive right for IBM to use Cu. If you're smart enough, you may think of a more efficient way to deposite Cu or gold, silver, whatever... What I mentioned above is an example of methodology patents. However, Dell can't claim a patent on BTO/JIT. To my best understanding, the local grill takes my order before char-boiling my hamburger. However, McDonald's next door makes 20 hamburgers every 15 minutes so that I can pick up one immediately after the order. Do you think the local grill can file for a patent so that McDonald's must pay royalty before emulating this "methodology?"