In England in 1871, Hermann Sprengel patented combinations of oxidizing agents such as chlorates, nitrates, and nitric acid with combustible substances such as nitronaphthalene, benzene, and nitrobenzene.
So he patented the combination and licensed it to Vivus.
Glaxo Wellcome's Combivir, a patented AZT combination that lists at $8 a pill (a day's supply) in the U.S., is being offered for between 70 cents and 90 cents in the Third World.
Connery unleashes his patent combination of smile, smirk, and sigh, the classic reaction of urbanity to insanity, and replies, "World domination.
At worst, they are very limited in the harm they can do to the American image through Peace Corps' patent combination of geographic and cultural isolation.
All possible patent combinations were created if they share an official gene name and are published by different companies within a 6-year interval.
Basically, what Mr. Amos has patented is a new combination of existing technologies.
To make the machine cost-effective and easy to use, two completely new valves were developed, patented and implemented, in combination with an advanced control unit.
While the combinations themselves can be patented, legal challenges could arise if the combination is deemed too obvious.
