Patents

The Company has been issued U.S. patent no. 7361158.

View our U.S. patent on the USPTO website (no diagrams)

View our U.S. patent with accompanying diagrams (PDF)

The following summarizes the patent status of the Company's Technology:

Country	Status	Patent Filed	Patent Issued	Patent Expires
Australia	Issued	9/22/00	10/13/05	9/22/20
Brazil	Issued	9/22/00	3/04/08	9/22/20
Canada	Issued	9/22/00	4/21/08	9/22/20
China	Issued	9/22/00	5/03/06	9/22/20
E.U.	Pending; Awaiting Official Action	9/24/00	--	--
India	Issued	3/11/02	5/03/06	9/22/20
Israel	Pending; Awaiting Official Action	3/21/02	--	--
Japan	Pending; Request for Exam Date	3/25/02	--	--
Mexico	Issued	3/20/02	3/29/07	9/22/20
Singapore	Issued	3/22/02	7/30/04	9/22/20
U.S.	Issued	1/04/00	4/22/08	1/04/20