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Patents We Have Obtained: Utility Patent No. 7,355,768 Utility Patent No. 7,350,533 Utility Patent No. 7,334,280 Utility Patent No. 7,320,292 Utility Patent No. 7,306,570 Utility Patent No. 7,287,753 Utility Patent No. 7,257,915 Utility Patent No. 7,168,823 Utility Patent No. 7,095,317 Utility Patent No. 7,090,769 Utility Patent No. 7,077,794 Utility Patent No. 7,067,264 Utility Patent No. 7,044,032 Utility Patent No. 7,043,742 Utility Patent No. 7,029,266 Utility Patent No. 7,024,726 Utility Patent No. 7,017,711 Utility Patent No. 6,994,055 Utility Patent No. 6,988,287 Utility Patent No. 6,981,733 Utility Patent No. 6,979,300 Utility Patent No. 6,957,855 Utility Patent No. 6,944,883 Utility Patent No. 6,938,342 Utility Patent No. 6,910,996 Utility Patent No. 6,908,396 Utility Patent No. 6,907,949 Utility Patent No. 6,902,165 Utility Patent No. 6,901,600 Utility Patent No. 6,880,684 Utility Patent No. 6,877,175 Utility Patent No. 6,876,883 Utility Patent No. 6,866,716 Utility Patent No. 6,857,852 Utility Patent No. 6,855,091 Utility Patent No. 6,846,390 Utility Patent No. 6,830,054 Utility Patent No. 6,817,623 Utility Patent No. 6,799,676 Utility Patent No. 6,796,572 Utility Patent No. 6,793,099 Utility Patent No. 6,779,976 Utility Patent No. 6,779,795 Utility Patent No. 6,769,916 Utility Patent No. 6,732,548 Utility Patent No. 6,724,467 Utility Patent No. 6,712,720 Utility Patent No. 6,705,320 Utility Patent No. 6,705,235 Utility Patent No. 6,704,955 Utility Patent No. 6,702,334 Utility Patent No. 6,698,812 Utility Patent No. 6,688,598 Utility Patent No. 6,686,167 Utility Patent No. 6,684,522 Utility Patent No. 6,667,833 Utility Patent No. 6,662,652 Utility Patent No. 6,659,285 Utility Patent No. 6,651,683 Utility Patent No. 6,648,170 Utility Patent No. 6,643,964 Utility Patent No. 6,623,027 Utility Patent No. 6,612,089 Utility Patent No. 6,607,109 Utility Patent No. 6,585,136 Utility Patent No. 6,582,234 Utility Patent No. 6,581,498 Utility Patent No. 6,579,035 Utility Patent No. 6,575,875 Utility Patent No. 6,567,159 Utility Patent No. 6,557,604 Utility Patent No. 6,557,194 Utility Patent No. 6,550,772 Utility Patent No. 6,550,771 Utility Patent No. 6,536,444 Utility Patent No. 6,520,893 Utility Patent No. 6,518,878 Utility Patent No. 6,517,063 Utility Patent No. 6,516,798 Utility Patent No. 6,477,924 Utility Patent No. 6,467,132 Utility Patent No. 6,460,719 Utility Patent No. 6,455,128 Utility Patent No. 6,442,878 Utility Patent No. 6,431,375 Utility Patent No. 6,428,382 Utility Patent No. 6,428,381 Utility Patent No. 6,416,588 Utility Patent No. 6,416,241 Utility Patent No. 6,381,755 Utility Patent No. 6,381,750 Utility Patent No. 6,375,027 Utility Patent No. 6,367,978 Utility Patent No. 6,367,583 Utility Patent No. 6,367,582 Utility Patent No. 6,356,190 Utility Patent No. 6,354,710 Utility Patent No. 6,345,454 Utility Patent No. 6,322,095 Utility Patent No. 6,319,491 Utility Patent No. 6,302,831 Utility Patent No. 6,279,885 Utility Patent No. 6,270,675 Utility Patent No. 6,257,976 Utility Patent No. 6,257,639 Utility Patent No. 6,247,264 Utility Patent No. 6,244,220 Utility Patent No. 6,231,107 Utility Patent No. 6,230,656 Utility Patent No. 6,229,527 Utility Patent No. 6,217,086 Utility Patent No. 6,185,462 Utility Patent No. 6,179,292 Utility Patent No. 6,151,873 Utility Patent No. 6,135,993 Utility Patent No. 6,116,999 Utility Patent No. 6,116,262 Utility Patent No. 6,112,929 Utility Patent No. 6,110,038 Utility Patent No. 6,109,611 Utility Patent No. 6,109,279 Utility Patent No. 6,106,294 Utility Patent No. 6,095,539 Utility Patent No. 6,094,853 Utility Patent No. 6,070,555 Utility Patent No. 6,056,272 Utility Patent No. 6,027,118 Utility Patent No. 6,003,821 Utility Patent No. 6,001,282 Utility Patent No. 6,000,344 Utility Patent No. 5,993,204 Utility Patent No. 5,978,970 Utility Patent No. 5,971,379 Utility Patent No. 5,954,655 Utility Patent No. 5,941,142 Utility Patent No. 5,927,966 Utility Patent No. 5,926,780 Utility Patent No. 5,908,193 Utility Patent No. 5,888,064 Utility Patent No. 5,873,572 Utility Patent No. 5,873,200 Utility Patent No. 5,868,092 Utility Patent No. 5,855,378 Utility Patent No. 5,848,790 Utility Patent No. 5,842,974 Utility Patent No. 5,842,564 Utility Patent No. 5,826,976 Utility Patent No. 5,816,576 Utility Patent No. 5,813,925 Utility Patent No. 5,737,883 Utility Patent No. 5,735,723 Utility Patent No. 5,732,949 Utility Patent No. 5,725,344 Utility Patent No. 5,722,661 Utility Patent No. 5,718,665 Utility Patent No. 5,690,335 Utility Patent No. 5,677,815 Utility Patent No. 5,671,861 Utility Patent No. 5,651,651 Utility Patent No. 5,645,310 Utility Patent No. 5,641,165 Utility Patent No. 5,636,697 Utility Patent No. 5,620,183 Utility Patent No. 5,611,573 Utility Patent No. 5,609,052 Utility Patent No. 5,607,161 Utility Patent No. 5,548,913 Utility Patent No. 5,522,595 Utility Patent No. 5,503,445 Utility Patent No. 5,462,556 Utility Patent No. 5,452,900 Utility Patent No. 5,452,899 Utility Patent No. 5,441,323 Utility Patent No. 5,441,224 Utility Patent No. 5,434,559 Utility Patent No. 5,433,186 Utility Patent No. 5,322,193 Utility Patent No. 5,307,582 Design Patent No. D552,383 Design Patent No. D534,233 Design Patent No. D528,403 Design Patent No. D523,484 Design Patent No. D519,164 Design Patent No. D507,206 Design Patent No. D511,091 Design Patent No. D507,206 Design Patent No. D488,753 Design Patent No. D479,540 Design Patent No. D450,283 Design Patent No. D479,540 Design Patent No. D479,161 Design Patent No. D464,394 Design Patent No. D450,023 Design Patent No. D449,792 Design Patent No. D446,968 Design Patent No. D435,819 Design Patent No. D435,819 Design Patent No. D428,568 Design Patent No. D389,537 Design Patent No. D388,748 To view the actual patent from the PTO database, please do the following: 1. Click on the desired patent to select 2. Click on View Selected Patent 3. The patent text from the PTO website will appear 4. Click on Images to view the patent drawings and text. (A TIFF viewer is required to view the drawings.) AFFORDABLE FEES - We prepare patent applications for fees which are substantially below those charged by patent attorneys. Utility applications (text and drawings) starting at $1800* Provisional applications starting at $500* Searches with patentability opinion starting at $500 Free consultations, please contact us with no obligation Written firm-fixed-price quotations before starting work *plus PTO filing fee "If you have a price quotation from another patent agent or attorney, give us a chance to beat it." CONFIDENTIALITY - All client communications held in strict confidence. HONESTY - If we think your invention is definitely not patentable, we will tell you so. 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