U.S. Patent No. 6,349,291, directed to statistical analysis of investment information. Even assuming innovative techniques, claims directed to nothing but a series of mathematical calculations with display of a plot in finance are ineligible (pages 2 and 3).  The improvement is generally resampling to deal with heavily tailed distribution in statistical analysis (pages 3-4).  The […]

U.S. Patent No. 8,171,993, directed to heated water flow for fracing. 61 frac jobs, worth $1.8 million, were performed by Patentee prior to the critical date even though the Patentee new of the timing of the patient process (page 5).  The 61 prior jobs were not disclosed to the Patent Office (page 5).  The PTO […]

Application Serial No. 13/789,575, directed to hair removal with nanoparticles. In an interference, the claim of a patent recites 109 to 1023 particles per ml to induce thermal damage (page 2).  The claim of the application recites “about 6.6×1011 particles” where about is a 10% range, resulting in 5.94×1011 to 7.26×1011 particles per ml  (pages […]

Application Serial No. 13/328,201, directed to a dog mobility device. During development of the dog mobility device, VerHoef asked the Vet if there was a way to connect a harness to the dogs toes, and the Vet suggested a figure “8” strap (page 3).  An earlier application claiming the figure “8” strap was filed listing […]

U.S. Patent No. 6,596,981, directed to ambient light sensors. The default mode of operation of the accused product does not infringe (page 38).  The infringing mode was not shown to be used, so there is no infringement of the method claims (page 39).  The system claims require devices capable of performing an act (“means . […]

  U.S. Reissue No. RE40,449, directed to auto-verification of voting ballot. The claims require voting using a computer and temporary storage of the votes, printing the votes from storage, comparing by the voter the stored and printed votes, and acceptance (pages 12-13).  Humans have performed these basic activities of voting, verifying the vote, and submitting […]

U.S. Patent No. 8,402,115, directed to interactive links. Incorporation by reference was alleged to satisfy the specific reference needed for a priority claim (pages 3).  The priority claim, in its own and first section of the specification, is to a prior utility (parent), but not to the prior grandparent or even more prior provisional application […]

U.S. Patent No. 8,893,559. Directed to ultrasound meter. Patentee attempted to swear behind prior by 18 days (page 2).  Emails, all from the inventor, were dated before the prior art filing date (pages 2-3).  The “attached” files in the emails were not attached, so the mere statement of having a “new thing” in the email […]

U.S. Patent No. 8,018,049, directed to a silicon condenser microphone creatable as a panel with later separation.  “Package” of the claims is argued to include a mounting mechanism based on an unrelated Fed. Cir. decision interpreting silicon related “package” for a different patent (pages 8-9).  According to the Fed. Cir., the claims themselves do not […]

U.S. Application No. 13/652,858, directed to high density polyurethane construction boards. “Said coverboard having a density greater than 2.5 pounds per cubic foot and less than 6 pounds per cubic foot” is in claim 1 (page 3).  Prior art G has a coverboard of 6-25 pounds per cubic foot, preferably 8 (pages 3-4).  Prior art […]