CEPD
News
April,
2010 - Vol 3,
Issue 3 |
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Society News |
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The topic is:
3DTV: The Tsunami About To
Hit
by Chris Lennon (Harris
Corporation)
Please click on the link for
more information and to
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Patents |
| CEPD congratulates our VP,
Chris Crosby, as inventor on the recently granted US
patent, number 7,668,044,
Data Offload and Charging Systems and Methods. CEPD
has participated in the development and
helped several of our customers
obtain patents. Once our work is paid for, our
customers retain all rights to the inventions that they have
hired us to implement. We always appreciate being
recognized as co-inventors, when we help design a patentable
device or method. If you have an invention, consider utilizing
our expertise to help you get it patented.
More Patent Information
A patent is a set of exclusive
rights granted by a national government to an inventor or
their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for a
public disclosure of an invention. There are three basic types
of patents: provisional, design, and non-provisional (utility)
patents. It is possible for an invention to have both a design
and utility patent.
A provisional
patent allows the use of "Patent pending", is
less expensive, and is not examined on its merits, but cannot
be used for design inventions. It will become abandoned 12
months from its filing date, but that year does not count
towards the 20 year term of a utility patent.
A
design patent protects only the
appearance of an article, not structural or functional
features. It has a term of 14 years from grant, and no fees
are necessary to maintain it in force. The drawing should
clearly depict the appearance, since the drawing defines the
scope of patent protection. The specification is short and
ordinarily follows a set form.
A utility
patent is the patent type that most people are
familiar with. It protects the way an article is used and
works, and is valid for 20 years. A maintenance fee is due at
3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years after the original grant, with a 6
month grace period. Failure to pay the maintenance fee will
result in the patent no longer being in force.
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Giving Back |
A CEPD employee is
participating in the Engineering and Construction
Trades Advisory Committee at Brighton High School. This is
part of "Project Lead the Way", which helps bright middle and
high school students prepare for careers in Engineering. Take
a look at the curriculum to see what the program is all about:
http://www.pltw.org/Engineering/Curriculum/Curriculum-high-school.cfm
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If you would like
help developing a new product or if you find your
project under staffed, CEPD can help you meet your deadlines.
Our staff draws on years of diverse product design experience
to provide creative and timely solutions for your product
needs. Some of our specialties include:
- DSP
- Embedded Systems Hardware and Software
- Data Acquisition
- Wireless Sensor and Telemetry Systems (Zigbee, Cellular,
VHF, etc.)
- Motor Control Systems
- Programmable Logic: FPGA / CPLD / EPLD
- Analog Circuit Design
- Switching Power Supply Design
- PCB Design and Layout
- Analysis and Documentation
Our goal is to provide cost effective and
expedient design options for our clients. Our services range
from an hour of consultation to large turn-key product
development projects. We provide detailed proposals, accurate
estimates and time schedules to help you manage each phase of
the project. We can offer fixed cost or time and materials
proposals to suit your specific needs. There is no cost to you
for the proposals we create and the initial discussions
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Sincerely,
The Staff of CEPD, Inc.
© 2010, CEPD,
Inc.
303 415-1112 Fax 720
306-4445
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