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USPTO To Reexamine Eolas, SBC Patents

Posted by timothy on from the they-did-it-for-sideways-swinging dept.

theodp writes "The USPTO Director has ordered reexaminations of the infamous Eolas Distributed Hypermedia Method (discussed earlier(1) on Slashdot) and SBC Structured Document Browser (discussed earlier(2) on Slashdot) patents. Maybe this will inspire Tim O'Reilly to get that killer piece of 1-Click prior art off his bookshelf!"

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  1. I assume... by jeffkjo1 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    I assume he has also ordered 're-evaluations' of the jobs of the 2 clerks that granted these patents as well.

  2. Other reviews by ekephart · · Score: 1, Redundant

    From the SBC link, another patent under review:
    "6,520,942 Reexam. C.N. 90/006,758, Ordered Date: Sept.
    24, 2003, Cl. 604/290, Title: METHOD TO IMPROVE PERI-ANAL HYGIENE AFTER
    A BOWEL MOVEMENT, Inventor: Edward L. Putman, Owner of Record:
    Edward L. Putman, Vernon, CT, Attorney or Agent: Owner is
    representing self, Ex. Gp.: 3761"

    Well...
    U.S. Cl. 604--290 6 Claims

    1. A method to improve peri-anal hygiene comprising:
    providing a gel of viscosity thick enough to rest for several seconds on a piece of toilet paper without causing noticeable disintegration of the piece of toilet paper;
    dispensing a quantity of the gel onto the sheet of toilet paper;
    applying the gel to an anal area using the sheet of toilet paper as an applicator; and
    wiping the anal area with a dry sheet of toilet paper to dry the anal area of moisture left by said applying the gel.

    Am I the only one who found this slightly amusing?

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