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New Product Inventions 2008 News

Needham Briefs (Nov. 8) Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 5:57PM The Needham Youth Commission is again offering a babysitting course for young people interested in learning child-care skills.
The James Dyson Foundation Opens Competition Up to the World Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 5:00PMPerilous city cycling. Communicating with the deaf. Filtering contaminated water. These are a few of the issues students have tackled in the U.S. "Eye for Why," student design competition run by the James Dyson Foundation.
Intellectual Property Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 1:30PMPersonalized medicine companies should implement new strategies to deal with the challenges associated with protecting their inventions.
Needham Briefs (Jan. 1) Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 5:12AM Your RTS sticker expired Dec. 31. Application forms were mailed to all current sticker holders. Purchase stickers at the Treasurer’s Office at Town Hall, Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Notable deaths in 2008 Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 12:57AMSadly, 2008 brought some notable deaths in the community, including two Morning Journal retirees who were near and dear to the staff and the community, Darlene Brown and Jack LaVriha. Here are some of those who left us in the past year.
USDA/ERS breefing: U.S. agricultural research and productivity Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 11:47AMAdvances in agricultural productivity have led to abundant and affordable food and fiber throughout most of the developed world. Public and private agricultural research has been the foundation and basis for much of this growth and development.
Avistar Communications Announces Receipt of Notice From Nasdaq Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 4:30PMSAN MATEO, Calif.
Ricoh Wins Appeals Court Ruling Reviving Quanta Suit (Update1) Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 6:43PMDec. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Ricoh Co. , Japan’s second-largest maker of office machines, won a U.S. appeals court ruling that revives patent-infringement claims against Quanta Computer Inc.
The James Dyson Foundation Opens Competition Up to the World Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 4:26PMPerilous city cycling. Communicating with the deaf. Filtering contaminated water. These are a few of the issues students have tackled in the U.S. "Eye for Why," student design competition run by the James Dyson Foundation.
The Citadel receives a $1.5 million donation Wednesday, December 17, 2008 @ 10:28AMDr. Bernard Gordon, chairman of NeuroLogica Corporation, has made a $1.5 million gift The Citadel School of Engineering. Read the full statement from the Citadel.
StackSafe Named Winner of the 2008 National University Start-Up Competition Wednesday, December 17, 2008 @ 7:05AM StackSafe Named Winner of the 2008 National University Start-Up Competition
Columbia University Spin-Off Takes First Place in Start-Up Competition Tuesday, December 16, 2008 @ 2:19PMColumbia University spin-off company, StackSafe, Inc., is the winner of the 2008 National University Start-Up Competition. Beating out more than 400 entrants from across the country, StackSafe was awarded first prize after a rigorous assessment by an online panel of over 300 venture capitalists, angel investors, and university judges.
Needham Briefs (Dec. 18) Monday, December 15, 2008 @ 3:38PM Notice of hearing; library holiday hours; Senior Holiday Dinner; more.
Adria at Harvard: The Top Chef and the Scientists Friday, December 12, 2008 @ 4:24PMFerran Adria, whose elBulli is the toughest restaurant reservation in the world, holds court at the iviest of the Ivy League schools
Microbix Uses Core Business Cashflow To Fund Late-Stage Pipeline To Build Shareholder Value In 2009 Wednesday, December 10, 2008 @ 7:15AM End Results Show 2008 Revenue Growth Of 23%
Olympus: HDTV For the Operating Room Monday, December 8, 2008 @ 11:10AM
Honeywell Loses Bid for $10.6 Million in Royalties (Update2) Sunday, December 7, 2008 @ 7:51PMDec. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Honeywell International Inc. , the world’s largest maker of aircraft cockpit instruments, lost a bid for $10.6 million in royalties when a jury decided today that Sandel Avionics Inc. didn’t infringe two U.S. patents.
Sequenom: New Down Syndrome Test: Non Invasive In First Trimester Thursday, December 4, 2008 @ 6:13AMSequenom, Inc.
Design Squad, the Intel Foundation, and BKFK Announce the Grand Prize Winner of the National "Trash to Treasure" ... Thursday, December 4, 2008 @ 1:01AM Max Wallack, 12, of Natick, MA nabs $10,000, provided by the Intel Foundation, for his "Home Dome" invention, in the Trash to Treasure Challenge.
Car makers could learn from chip industry and unleash a wave of innovation Wednesday, December 3, 2008 @ 8:04PMThe single most important development in the chip industry was not a new technology it was a new business process. In 1987 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company TSMC was formed, it was a chip company with a difference--it would make chips for other chip companies. This was...
Next-Generation Noninvasive Diagnostic Technology Shown To Accurately Detect Fetal Down Syndrome In First Trimester Of ... Tuesday, December 2, 2008 @ 11:13AMSequenom, Inc.
Avistar and CityIS Expand Partnership - CityIS Volume Commitments Open New Markets and Regions Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 6:15AM Avistar Communications Corporation , a leading provider of unified visual communications solutions, and City Information Services Limited , a global visual communications company, have considerably deepened their strategic partnership in Europe and have expanded into Asia, Avistar announced today.
NewProductHelp.com Set to Represent New Hardware Concept Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 8:51AMDanny W., a Kansas-based inventor, has hired South Florida invention assistance firm NewProductHelp.com to represent his Right Tool invention to industry for the next 2 years. [PR.com - November 27, 2008]
NewProductHelp.com Designated as Official Representative of Innovative New Household Invention Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 8:51AMTerri W., an Alaska-based inventor, has contracted South Florida invention assistance firm NewProductHelp.com to assist her in the promotion of Store Around Containers to industry. [PR.com - November 27, 2008]
Bayh-Dole Act essential for technology transfer in U.S. Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 6:09AMUnderstanding present-day technology transfer requires a look at the general impetus behind much of the significant university technology transfer activity that has occurred in roughly the past 30 years.
Can Olympus Keep Its Medical Video Camera Edge? Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 9:01PM
NewProductHelp.com Tabbed to Promote New Lawn and Garden Accessory Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 10:56AMA Missouri-based inventor has contracted South Florida invention assistance firm NewProductHelp.com to represent his Garden Puncher concept to industry. [PR.com - November 26, 2008]
NewProductHelp.com Contracted to Represent New Medical Product Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 10:56AMCassandra T. and Emily M., a pair of Missouri-based inventors, have contracted South Florida invention assistance firm NewProductHelp.com to represent their Local Dermal Anesthesia concept to industry for 2 years. [PR.com - November 26, 2008]
Moving new technologies from the lab to the marketplace Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 9:52AM( New Jersey Institute of Technology ) Judith Sheft, associate vice president for technology development at NJIT, has been awarded funds from the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology to assist faculty researchers with the most promising patentable inventions with funding grants of up to $50,000.
New Software Advancements Keep Japanese Researchers at the Forefront of Global Studies Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 5:31PMQSR International and Tokyo based firm Hulinks have launched the first Japanese version of leading qualitative research software NVivo 8. QSR International CEO John Owen said the software will allow Japanese researchers to undertake important research and analysis in their own language, while also facilitating collaboration on global projects.
Has everything audio that can be invented been invented? Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 9:27AMIn terms of audio--and video--what do you want that has yet to exist?
Winners Announced in 2008 Collegiate Inventors Competition(R) Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 7:00AM The National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation today announced that a new method of combating antibiotic-resistant bacteria has won the grand prize at the 2008 Collegiate Inventors Competition.
Ford Might Be the Winner if the Auto Bailout Fails Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 12:31PM With $18.9 billion of cash in hand, Ford could benefit if General Motors and Chrysler fade
Intellectual Property Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 9:22AMOn October 30, 2008, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (the "Federal Circuit") issued its en banc decision in In re Bilski , which addressed the standard for determining whether method claims recite patent-eligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101. 1 At issue were non-machine-implemented claims directed to a business method for managing consumption risk costs of a ...
Aquaflow seeks to commercialise algal biofuel Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 7:01PMBLENHEIM, NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand-based Aquaflow Bionomic Corporation is confident now is the ideal time to issue a prospectus to raise $20 million to fund commercialisation of its algal biofuel technology.
Charles S. Snyder participates in New Holland baler commemoration Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 6:04PM
Indian pharma cos fail to compete with foreign players in securing product patents for innovations Sunday, November 9, 2008 @ 8:53PMIndian pharmaceutical companies and individuals together could grab just above 15 per cent of the total product patents granted to pharmaceutical inventions and innovations in the past three years from January 1, 2005, ever since the country moved into the product patent regime from process patents.
Science fare Nov. 8 Saturday, November 8, 2008 @ 12:16AMIn this two-hour special, NOVA dramatizes two extraordinary sagas in the quest for the Northwest Passage, the legendary Arctic sea route between the Atlantic and the Pacific that was the prize objective of merchants and adventures for centuries.
Most Read News Friday, November 7, 2008 @ 5:51AMKUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 (Bernama) -- Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) struck gold twice at the International Exhibition of Ideas-Inventions-New Products (iENA) 2008 held in Germany recently.
Burcon Announces Technology Breakthrough, Introduces New CLARISOY Soy Protein Isolate Tuesday, November 4, 2008 @ 11:34AMVancouver, BC, November 4, 2008--(T-Net)--Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX-V: BU) announces today that it has developed a revolutionary soy protein isolate. Burcon has branded this new soy protein isolate as CLARISOY(TM).
Avistar Receives Five New U.S. Patents for Real-Time Communications Monday, November 3, 2008 @ 7:19AMSAN MATEO, Calif.
Avistar Receives Five New U.S. Patents for Real-Time Communications Monday, November 3, 2008 @ 6:06AM Avistar Communications Corporation , a leading provider of unified visual communications solutions, today announced that it has been granted five new U.S. patents this month, including its 92nd patent, U.S. 7,441,001, covering services involving two or more real-time communications services such as text instant message , video IM and Voice over IP .
World Nanomagnetics Market Revenues to Reach $16.4 Billion by 2012, According to a New Report by Global Industry ... Monday, November 3, 2008 @ 1:01AM Nanotechnology is usage of systems, devices and materials by variation of matter at scales below 100 nanometers.
Vancouver opens door to laneway housing Friday, October 31, 2008 @ 2:48PMThe City of Vancouver is moving ahead with a plan to let homeowners convert their garages into living spaces.
New Holland Celebrates 700,000th Square Baler Milestone Thursday, October 30, 2008 @ 11:00AM The unveiling today of the 700,000th square baler made at New Holland, Pa. was accompanied by a celebration to commemorate the continuing success of one of the most significant labor-saving inventions in the mechanization of agriculture. Also recognized and celebrated during the event were recent upgrades made at the facility to strengthen its worldwide standing as the center of hay tools ...
AAMATEX Vietnam 2008 opens in HCM City Thursday, October 30, 2008 @ 4:39AMAAMATEX Vietnam 2008, an exhibition on apparel machinery and accessories, was opened in Ho Chi Minh City International Exhibition & Convention Center on October 29, 2008.
Desktop Printer prints detailed 3D models. Tuesday, October 28, 2008 @ 7:54AMDesigned to print true-to-life parts, Alaris(TM)30 is based on PolyJet(TM) Photopolymer Jetting Technology, which achieves resolution of 600 x 600 dpi by jetting FullCure photopolymer materials in 28 micro layers. Each layer is immediately cured and hardened by UV light, producing models that can be handled immediately without additional post-curing. Support structure enables complicated ...
A DIVA-LICIOUS SHOW IN ATLANTIC CITY Wednesday, October 22, 2008 @ 7:55PMTHE entertainment arena has, in many ways than one, incredibly changed the destined path of quite a number of people, sometimes leading them a life more colorful than a fairy tale story or somewhat patterned after the most melodramatic sequences of a fiction novel... all because of their phenomenal talent.
Avistar Communications Reports Financial Results for the Third Quarter of 2008 Tuesday, October 21, 2008 @ 7:19AMSAN MATEO, Calif., Oct. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Avistar Communications Corporation (Nasdaq: AVSR), a video collaboration platform provider, today announced its financial results for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2008.
ShopNBC Announces Consulting Agreement With TV Shopping Experts Segel Associates Monday, October 20, 2008 @ 8:00AM ShopNBC, a 24-hour television shopping network, today announced a consulting agreement with Segel Associates, a direct response marketing and product development firm with 15 years of experience in the TV shopping industry.