Re: [APML] Hypered film- no Lumicon

[Philip Perkins <philip@astrocruise.com>]

Two excellent posts.  It's well worth reading the patent because it 
immediately answers a lot of the FAQs about hypering here on APML.

Monte's post is very salient.  The patent was clearly aimed at potential 
commercial imposters.  Amateurs are obviously going to carry on hypering 
their films as they have already been doing for the past decade or 
more.  It's not as though the demise of Lumicon has somehow strengthened 
the patent!  As Monte says, it is doubtful that anyone cares now anyway.

--Philip

At 15:57 02/10/02 -0700, you wrote:
>The patent number is listed in any Lumicon ad for Hypering kits--number 
>4473636.
>Patent filed Feb 28, 1984  by one John B. Marling. Checking the referenced 
>URL, the patent pops right up when you input the patent number above.
>
>Steve
>
>At 06:40 AM 10/3/02 +1000, you wrote:
> >Anyone can check the patent at www.uspto.gov They have a great search
> >engine. My guess is that 20 years may well have passed since it was granted.
> >In addition , those who hold the rights now may no longer care anyway.
> >
> >Regards
> >
> >Monte



Philip Perkins - philip@astrocruise.com
Wiltshire UK & Luberon France
Astrocruise - http://www.astrocruise.com


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