Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!lll-crg!nike!lamaster From: lamaster@nike.uucp (Hugh LaMaster) Newsgroups: net.micro.68k,net.arch Subject: Re: 68000 Memory Managment (Bechtolsheim patent) Message-ID: <610@nike.UUCP> Date: Wed, 17-Sep-86 15:45:01 EDT Article-I.D.: nike.610 Posted: Wed Sep 17 15:45:01 1986 Date-Received: Fri, 19-Sep-86 22:09:28 EDT References: <508@elmgate.UUCP> <64@mit-prep.ARPA> <15665@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> <539@cubsvax.UUCP> Sender: usenet@nike.UUCP Reply-To: lamaster@pioneer.UUCP (Hugh LaMaster) Organization: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. Lines: 18 Xref: mnetor net.micro.68k:1235 net.arch:3072 Does anyone know what the current patent law provides for the time period of exclusive use? How long after the patent is granted before others can freely use the patent? Does anyone know when this particular patent was granted and when it runs out? Hugh LaMaster, m/s 233-9, UUCP: {seismo,hplabs}!nike!pioneer!lamaster NASA Ames Research Center ARPA: lamaster@ames-pioneer.arpa Moffett Field, CA 94035 ARPA: lamaster%pioneer@ames.arpa Phone: (415)694-6117 ARPA: lamaster@ames.arc.nasa.gov "The reasonable man adapts himself to the world, the unreasonable man adapts the world to himself, therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man." -- George Bernard Shaw ("Any opinions expressed herein are solely the responsibility of the author and do not represent the opinions of NASA or the U.S. Government")