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Show Thursday, September 1, 2005 DAILY HERALD oo Patent on uniquesandwichis notstalebread The drawingsin the patent bear no resemblance to a peanut but- pueteed tenes the spin doctors to decry the state of our internati esteemed U.S. patent system. onl jelly sandwich Youcan see this by looking uppatent no. 6,004,596 on www.uspto. The latest insinuation is that gov,if your computerhas tiff inventionis used to, reduce dust three fillings with the thirdfilling encapsulated by the other + emitted by abrasive devices two. suchassanders. Chad J. Nielson and Lawrence G. eon, oak Our patent systemdid not of Provo. Filed Dec. 19, erode into protection of the common peanut butter and jelly Patent No. 6,921,320. the Patent Office issued a pat- Viewer. Dontbelive everything you Oifice’s Bomrdof Trademark, oohoe ais ea eny The article goes on to de- hear. An April 2 article in The Wall Street Jou ‘er an Appeals and Interferences,” Patents granted July 19: Patent Review Methods and apparatus for client and server using markup Dale Mitchell, both of Orem, and a non-local inventor. Assigned to Citrix Systems Inc., Fort Lauderdale,Fla. Filed Nov. 2, 2001. Patent No.6,920,480. Patents granted July 26: System and methods for spare time to check the facts face hyperbolic impressions _of the patent system that have little to connection to it _The patent's real titleis The article avoids mentioning that the patentis limitedto sealed fillings, crimped edges positioned directly between pe_rimeter surfaces, and removed crust. One of the main claims of the patent requires, in addition beenissued.” Readers lacking “Sealed Crustless Sandwich.” to the foregoing concoction, Economy Nariman Behravesh, chief economist at Global Insight. “We will take a hit to growth bt we. way-below-par 2 percent pace, versus a previously estimated growth rate i 3 percent range. tive application data between a language. David C. Mitchell and were collected beforethestortt: shown resiliencein the past. ... Continued from C6 AMRCorp.unit American Airlines, the nation’s biggest carrier, canceled 34 flights in and OF of Ney Oe shortages, Medina said, “We are assessing the situation, and Srey ceely wet on sept se Ma Northwest - day. Spokesman Tim Smith said For te Fort Worth, Texas-based doesn't expect toresume schooled flights there until next Tuesdayat the earliest. Houston-based Continental 3 lam confident the fundamental strength of the American economy... will allow us to meetthis challengeas well.” With the aim of helping the energy squeeze,the Bush adfinistration announced Wednesdaythatit will release oil from federal petroleum reservesto help refiners affected by the hurricane. In response,oil prices that had shot up to a record closing high of $69.81 a barrel on Tues- Terry Tripler, who runs a travel meanwhile, has toalWebsite cheapseats.com.“It’s a low humanitarian flights in and little more than a blip, but New out during daylight hours, but Orleans and Gulfport alone is are unsure when com: not going to put Delta into bankmercial service will resume there. ruptcy. I think $70 a barreloil is The uncertainty has raised ques- the straw that would break the SerestaatenGre al tions about the financial impact camel's back.” lando, Tampa, and Fort Myers, Fla. were carrying enough fuel ficials said. Officials said the New Orleans high as $70.65. Delta shares fell 4 cents to . Spokesman Kurt Ebenhoch did not say when service to those airports would resume. Hesaid flights to Las Vegas, Or- on the airlines that in particular serve thatairport. ‘One runwayis usable but getting to the airport is difficult, of- Crude oil prices fell 87 cents Wednesdayto close at $68.94 on the New York Mercantile Exchange,after briefly trading as kcannon@chepat.com ), Letters to the Editor online bit on Wednesday. Prices closed ee a SyaU ses ‘at $68.94 a barrel. President Bush, whose job ap- proval ratings have been sinking in recentpolls, wants to see the economyon solid footing and theenergy situationstabilize. Keyports in the Gulf Coast region remain closed, hamper- ing the flow of goods in and out of the area, experts said. More than half of U.S. grain exports You vant tip tiie, Tut sour investinents should © still match yone os nals Fortunately. that may be ase rsa free Tilward Jones Porttotin RET. So. — mostly corn and soybean Your investypents atid var sippi River. goals kep mincing in the same direction. Md put — are shipped down the Missis~ “It is certainly going to dis- rupt commerce and cause problems for companies involved time back on sour side in exporting products such as ‘To see if rebalancing makes sense, call or visit today to request a bree Portfolio Review. grain,poultry andforest products and cause problemsfor importersof goodssuch as oil, bananasand other cargo,” said Joseph Bonney, editor of The Journal of Commerce, a weekly that coversinternationaltrade. Orem Onthe Net: Commerce Department Mike Chamberlain StevenTolley http:/vww.commerce.gov/ 226-5125 uCarcthati a terrible thing Lites) Une Moeraee (1-3 Cota ied DDECaLNL HealthyWalleyWow 7, moving to a Airlines Inc.and its Continental Expr luter service canceled 40 flights on Wednesday and a similar number for Thurs: ayin and out of New Orleans and Gulfport, Miss., said spokes- _for the round trip rather than depending on refueling inthose Cities, as a precaution against shortages. Arlington, Va.-based US Airways GroupInc.has canceled airport has nosignificant airfield damage and hadnostanding waterin aircraft movementareas. The airport did sustain damage to its roofs, hangars and fencing. Atthe Gulfport airport, which close at $1.16 on the New York Stock Exchange. AMRshares fell 10 centsto finish at $12.59 on the NYSE, where Continental shares rose 12 cents to end at $13.37 and AirTran shares rose woman Julie King. service to and from New Orleans is served by fiveairlines, there 13 cents to $10.33. Northwest New Day & Time! 3 Full hours every Saturday Noon to 3pm on King said Continental was not having trouble finding fuel and —_until at least Sept. 7. US Airways does not serve the Gulfport air- was some damagetothe control tower and to AirTran’s gate shares rose 9 cents to close at $5.03 on the Nasdaq Stock Mar- could carry extra fuel aboard port. area, Hutcheson said. ket. planes if shortages develop. No.2 U.S.carrier United Airlines, a unit of Elk GroveVillage, Ill-based UAL Corp., which was still updating flight cancellation numbers Wednesday,does not expect a significant financialimBeet spokeswoman Jean Medina Discount carrier AirTran Airwayshas shuttered its 18 daily flights to and from the twoairpe through atleast Saturday. The canceled flights represent roughly 3 percent of AirTran’s 564 daily flights. Spokesman Tad Hutchesonsaid the airline has a seven-day supply of fuel on hand at its Atlanta hub and currently doesn’t expect any shortages. “Wehaveplentyoffuel,” Hutchesonsaid. ‘The flight cancellations and fuel problems come at a time whenthe major airlines, especial_ly Delta, are already reeling. “I think all of the airlines will feel this,” said airline expert TREE » AP Business Writers Dave Carpenter in Chicago,Josh Freed in Minneapolis and David Koenig in Dallas contributed to this report Rett now,we are focused on assisting our customers andemployees in those areas,” Medina said. P.C. He maybecontacted ut (801) 255-5335 or by e-mail-al 308-9726 or 800- facsimile (1-703-305-8759) or e-mail (ptcs@uspto.gov). Patents also can be viewedand printed free of charge from several Internet sites, including www.uspto.gov, or at www.delphion.com(formerly www.patents.ibm.com). ea lS)eT Caaea) ing, Sept. 20. The New Orleans card: via telephone (703 the Salt-Lake area law firm o dayafter having briefly surged past $70 a barrel, moderated a ergy prices, however, some Asked about potential fuel Clayton, Howarth & Cannon, ington, D.C. 20231; bycredit gust — is to be released Friday. The-hurricané isn't expected to affect those figures, which recession, analysts said. Airlines Box 9 (Copy Sales). Wash- generalinformation only and hit.&conomists forecasting payrolls to expandby 190,000 jobsin August-attd the jobless rate to hold steady at 5 percent. Ben Bernanke,the president's chief economist, believes Katrina’s impact on the overall economy wapidbe “fairly modest,” he told Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez was optimistic the economy would weather through. “Our economy has The nation’s unemployment _rate, now at 5percent, probably will rise and job growth could slow inthe months ahead asthe toll of the storm ripples through the economy,analysts said. “On the national level, 1 think you'll see weakness in jobs figures for September, October and maybe even November,”said MarkZandi, chief economist at Economy.com. The government's next employmentsnapshot — for Au- » Karl R. Cannonis a Registered Patent Attorney and a founding shareholder 1 reducing dust emissions. The ‘The situation revived the no- _ tion that the Reserve might takea pause in its rateraising campaignlater this year _if the economy showssigns of weakness,analysts said. Were the economytoflash serious trouble signs, the Fed might _actually cut rates— another remote scenario,analysts said. For now,though, they still expect Fed policy-makers to boost rates at their next meet- economists scrambled to lower their economic growth projections for the rest of this year. fore the storm, economists werepredicting the economy would grow by around 4.5 percent in the current July-to-September quarter. Now Behravesh end others are forecasting a _paceof around3.5 percent, witich wouldstill be hy. But for the final quarter of this year, he and others believe growthcould be as low as a uted tothis column www.heraldextra.com Economic: th clocked inatasolid 3.3percent annual rate in the ApriltoJune quarter _as both shoppers and did their part to keep the economy moving ahead, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. That followed an even larger 3.8 percent growth _rate in the opening quarter of his year. In the wakeof Katrina and the threatof even higher en- That scenario is considered unlikely, though, because the economyis moreflexible and energy efficient and thus better able to withstandoil-price shocks now than those suffered 25 or 30 years ago,analysts said. “This is basically a supply shockthatis very similar tothe oil shocks of the mid 1970s and early 1980s andsoit is going to knock down economic growth. Thereis no question this is bad newsfor the economy,” said Cliff Vaterlaus of Clayton, Howarth & Cannon contrib: This columnis intended as will propel already lofty energy prices even higher. That's be-_, ‘cause theGulf Coast Tegion is an essential hub for oil and gas production anddistribution. _ Rising energy prices are likely to crimp consumer spending andbusinessinvestment, slowing economic growth inthe second half of this year, economists predicted. A worst-case and remote scenario is that the economy would be thrust into a % consult an attorney. To obtain a copy Copiesof patents are available for $3 each, by mail: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, efficiently transmitting interac- sively. won'tfall'into. arecession.” lights pursued its patent rights exces- rhetorical come-ons is this quote of a Brandeis University economics professor:“People think it is amusing to talk about patents on a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, butit is a patent that never should have Continued from C6 Hi aa PTO Board of Patent Appeals, to imply J.M. Smucker Co. has . Jelly Sandwich.” Among its atent an incorrect reference to the Karl Cannon calBete“euNo. sandwich after all. scribe an appeal in “the Patent nat as legal advice. 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