Essays Tagged: "Patent"

VR, What it is and How it Works

being tapped is thatof artificial reality, or 'virtual reality' (VR). WhenMorton Heilig first got a patent for his 'SensoramaSimulator' in 1962, he had no idea that 30 years laterpeople would still be ...

(1 pages) 52 0 4.0 Oct/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Ecstacy; A large proportion of young people, especially in Britain,are regular users of the drug Ecstasy,Adam,X or MDMA for a simple reason: it provides ....ect.

uidance, while little serious attention is paid to the potential uses and benefits of MDMA.MDMA was patented as long ago as 1913 by the German company merck. Rumour has it that the drug was sold as a ... ill alongwith comic descriptions of its strange side effects, although it wasnever marketed and the patent doesn't mention uses. The next time itcame to light was in 1953 when the US army tested a num ...

(10 pages) 221 10 4.8 Jan/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs

The Arabian Horse

ny, thick main falls naturally on its gracefully arched neck and its long, silky tail is set high" (Patent 10). The Arabian has a finely chiseled head and a "delicate muzzle" (Patent 10). "In temperam ... ns are short lean horses, but "despite their somewhat small size and light build, they are strong" (Patent 10). Arabians have an immense amount of endurance. They can carry the same load as other hors ...

(3 pages) 33 0 3.8 Mar/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Zoology

Seed sterilization

are the risks? Do they really know what they are doing? How can the technology be abused? A recent patent for a biotechnological process granted to a US seed company, while it has not received the sa ... g more and more concentrated in the hands of a few. An associated trend, equally as apparent in the patenting of the "terminator" technology, is the dominance of the economic over the political. The i ...

(5 pages) 50 0 3.4 Apr/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Genetics & Genome Projects

Jamestown, Virginia.

nd that proved to be unsuccessful.On March 25, 1584, Walter Raleigh obtained from Queen Elizabeth a patent to "discover, search, find out, and view" any lands "not actually possessed of any Christian ... any lands "not actually possessed of any Christian prince, nor inhabited by Christian people." The patent was approved to "go or travel thither to inhabited or remained, there to build and fortified" ...

(6 pages) 203 3 4.6 May/2003

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Origins and misuse of the human genome project for a for profit basis only.

he sad part is that the only scientists that are making huge monetary gains are those that hold the patents to the genes sequences they discover. At this point in time the United States is the only co ... States is the only country involved in the Human Genome Project that allows researchers to secure a patent on individual genes that they have discovered. The Human Genome Project as a catch substitute ...

(2 pages) 48 0 5.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Transfer of Technology in Developing Country.

transfer of technology could be best achieved through via the turnkey method, licensing agreements, patent and trade mark, research and development agreements etc. there various transfer mechanisms co ...

(4 pages) 147 0 4.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Technology

The History of the CPU

n 1642, or Charles Babbage's Difference Engine and Analytical Engine in the early1820s - 1830s, the patent of the vacuum tube by Lee De Forest in 1906 was the actualstarting point for John Atanasoff & ... like an expansion slot. The Pentium II moved Intel away from theSocket 7 motherboard (they couldn't patent it) so competitors could no longer takeadvantage.The Celeron was released in 1998 as a low co ...

(12 pages) 110 0 3.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Patch adams

and in general to completely feel better over all. Patch Adams achieved this by reaching out to the patent and thinking of the ill as people not patents. This assisted Patch in accomplishing unparalle ... ike other students there did, no he went to help people, and he knew how, by communicating with the patents not by only prescribing them medicine, but by being a friend. And this is what makes an awes ...

(3 pages) 41 0 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays

Virtual Reality : How it works!

ing tapped is that of artificial reality, or "virtual reality" (VR). When Morton Heilig first got a patent for his "Sensorama Simulator" in 1962, he had no idea that 30 years later people would still ...

(12 pages) 82 1 2.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Television, a Waste of Time And Money

e in America has one or more television sets. TV started when Edwin Belin, an English man, held the patent for the transmission of photographs by wire as well as fiber optics and radar, which demonstr ...

(7 pages) 66 0 4.3 Mar/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

This is an in depth look at the different aspects of first aid, and also dabbels in a little what to do in emergenct procedure.

available. First aid may save a life or improve certain vital signs including pulse, temperature, a patent (unobstructed) airway, and breathing. In minor emergencies, first aid may prevent a victim's ...

(5 pages) 64 1 4.9 May/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

CLUEING IN CUSTOMER

care of a dog of a patient when she was being treated (a bacterial infection). "At Mayo Clinic, the patent's needs come first."- Collaboration: A team of experts focus on patients' needs above all els ...

(1 pages) 49 0 4.4 Nov/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

Business Plan (ISS)

s with a shopping experience they will never forget.ProtectionISS's products will be protected by a patent, all relating to the unique software and technology the company will develop. This patent is ... In order to protect the market and be the leading strategist in the Shopping Industry, ISS will be patenting the final product (QwikShop Systems) to limit our barriers of entry in the industry.Opport ...

(47 pages) 798 2 3.3 Mar/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Patents - The Question of Ethics

What are Patents?The term 'patent' literally means 'laying open' (to public scrutiny). It serves to provide t ... edge he possesses for the advancement of society in exchange for a limited period of exclusivity. A patent therefore is the exclusive and legal right to make, use or sell an invention or innovation (a ... l lead to subsequent invention and progress.The English Monarchy was among the first ones to issue "patent letters" to a person(s) for providing particular goods or services in the name of the crown. ...

(20 pages) 240 0 4.3 Feb/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Virtual Reality - What it is and How it Works

being tapped is thatof artificial reality, or "virtual reality" (VR). WhenMorton Heilig first got a patent for his "SensoramaSimulator" in 1962, he had no idea that 30 years laterpeople would still be ...

(12 pages) 57 0 3.0 Apr/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Give Me My MP3

ok 9 years after its creation to meet MPEG (Moving Pictures Expert Group) standards and gain a U.S. patent. So any developers of MP3 encoders or rippers and decoders/players now have to pay a licensin ...

(2 pages) 23 0 4.6 Sep/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Technology

Civil War: The Gatling Gun- The First Machine Gun Ever Made. Fairly extensive report. Also went along with a model of the gun.

1862, and continually improved until accepted by the Army in 1866, using a gun created in the 1865 patent for the Gatling Gun. The gun itself was composed of 6 barrels, composed in an evenly circular ... sed. Again, http://experts.about.com/e/g/ga/Gatling_gun.htm#hd1 had several pictures, including the patent for the gun, and a picture drawn by a soldier and found in an entry in a Swedish Encyclopedia ...

(3 pages) 8 0 0.0 Dec/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars

Case Analysis: Biocon Ltd.:Building a Biotech Powerhouse

ole of Government: The regulatory environment that previously had provided protection for a process patent is changing. Mechanisms to establish a good relationship with the government and to regain pr ... isms to establish a good relationship with the government and to regain protectionism for a process patent are now under active consideration.•Opportunities: Biology-based drug manufacturing proc ...

(9 pages) 70 1 4.0 Mar/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

The Evoluton Of The Snakeboard

." There was the first snakeboard. That was in the lat 1980's.In the early 1990's the two men got a patent and built a company and now have a profesinal skateing tour. The new boards do not have metal ...

(1 pages) 1151 0 3.0 Apr/2001

Subjects: Humanities Essays