Resistive Exercise Device

An exercise device 10 is particularly well suited for use in low gravity environments, and includes a frame 12 with plurality of resistance elements 30,82 supported in parallel on the frame. A load transfer member 20 is moveable relative to the frame for transferring the applied force to the free end of each captured resistance element. Load selection template 14 is removably secured both to the load transfer member, and a plurality of capture mechanisms engage the free end of corresponding resistance elements. The force applying mechanism 53 may be a handle, harness or other user interface for applying a force to move the load transfer member

Why Patentees Litigate

Several aspects of patent litigation call into question patent holders' motivation for enforcing their exclusionary rights. Indeed, the expense alone can be enough to deter a firm from engaging in litigation, especially if it is likely that the parties will be unable to reach a settlement agreement and will go to trial. Notwithstanding, the number of patent infringement filings in district courts grows each year, thus providing a forum for asking what patent holders really desire to gain from litigating. Although injunctive relief and damages awards confer benefits to patent holders that can make litigating worthwhile, this Article posits that plaintiffs have no intention of ever obtaining these statutory remedies. Rather, handsome settlement arrangements provide the incentive for patentees to litigate. This Article contends that such settlement agreements are becoming a way of life for patent holders, and that rather than viewing litigation as an end result of parties‘ failure to resolve a dispute, it is instead becoming the ordinary course of business and a routine consequence of owning a patent

Promoting the Progress: Three Decades of Patent Jurisprudence in the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

In the nearly thirty years since the Federal Circuit\u27s first published decision, the court has decided numerous cases that have produced a rich patent jurisprudence. This Article seeks to evaluate that jurisprudence from several perspectives. Part II summarizes the Federal Circuit\u27s patent history in terms of the court\u27s judges, the external factors that have shaped its patent jurisprudence, and the overall success of the court in light of Congress\u27s intent. Part III then evaluates the Federal Circuit\u27s general stance on whether to uphold the PTO\u27s grant or denial of a patent, or a district court\u27s decision to invalidate a patent, with respect to several specific patent law issues, including claim construction. Finally, Part IV analyzes the Federal Circuit\u27s relationship with the U.S. Supreme Court and examines the attention that the Court has given to patent cases throughout the Federal Circuit\u27s existence based on the number of certiorari petitions granted, as well as the Court\u27s treatment of the Federal Circuit\u27s opinions with respect to their outcomes and reasoning. In sum, this Article canvasses the Federal Circuit\u27s patent decisions from several angles to paint a comprehensive picture of the court\u27s patent jurisprudence during the first three decades of its existence

The A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education

A case study about the adaptive reuse of Detroit's historic Argonaut Building.http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/120355/1/Healey_TheAAlfredTaubmanCenterForDesignEducation.pd

When Feedings Hogs

Making corn go farther this year means food for a lot of people who need it

More Pigs with Alfalfa Meal

Alfalfa meal or ground alfalfa hay can help keep down little pig costs in feeding sows this winter and spring