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  • 21patd. — patented …

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  • 22patd. — patented. * * * patd., patented. * * * abbr. patented …

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  • 23Poly-Turf — Patented 05/09/1972 as the first artificial sports surface and as a structured application, which included shock pads and not just as artificial grass, [U.S. Patent number 3661687, inventors Arthur F. Spinney and Lawrence J. Warnalis ] and… …

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  • 24Video camera tube — In older video cameras, before the mid to late 1980s, a video camera tube or pickup tube was used instead of a charge coupled device (CCD) for converting an optical image into an electrical signal. Several types were in use from the 1930s to the… …

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  • 25Monsanto Canada Inc. v. Schmeiser — Supreme Court of Canada Hearing: January 20, 2004 Judgment: May 21, 2004 …

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  • 26Chronology — 50,000 BCE The first prehistoric human, Cro Magnon man, learned to survive in cold climates by fashioning clothing out of animal skins, tree bark, and foliage. Paleolithic cave paintings such as those found in Lascaux, France, indicate that early …

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  • 27Patent infringement — Patent law (patents for inventions) …

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  • 28Robert Wornum — (1780 1852) was a piano maker working in London during the first half of the 19th century. He is best known for introducing small cottage and oblique uprights and an action considered to be the predecessor of the modern upright action [David… …

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  • 29Science and invention in Birmingham — Birmingham is the second largest city in the United Kingdom. It is one of the country s principal industrial centres and has an impressive history of industrial and scientific innovation.16th century1547: Although no record is kept to indicate… …

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  • 30Patent troll — is a pejorative but questioned term used for a person or company who is a non practicing inventor, and buys and enforces patents against one or more alleged infringers in a manner considered by the target or observers as unduly aggressive or… …

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