Rather, Immersion leverages its patents, engineering skills and ties to the academic research community to develop both force feedback hardware and software.
Under the agreements with Intel, EMC and Vtech, Telcordia will supply software, patented telephony technology and engineering and consulting services.
Computer engineering professor at UC, SanDiego patented code division multiple access technology, pushed to make it the standard for wireless devices.
There's a good discussion in the comments over at Ars Technica; the gist is that while it is of course restrictive and wrong for a company to say "you can't make things without our permission," the fact is that the 30-pin connector was designed and patented by Apple, and reverse-engineering for commercial purposes is illegal, plain and simple.
Sun also has a deep wealth of technology patents and engineering talent that IBM will be able to redeploy.
While the library certainly collects all types of materials, including books, patent specifications, engineering standards, maps, and more, a particularly strong emphasis is placed on the collection of current journals.
Some examples include the following: sales and marketing strategies, client or customer lists, rates and pricing structure, patents pending, engineering drawings, computer software, test results, tools, specifications, trade secrets/processes, new products or features.
Patented in 1917, Sundback's invention offered a lesson in both love and engineering: sometimes the best way to hold tight is to loosen the grip.
A largely self-taught engineering sachem, Colonel Paine had 14 patents to his name, and he made Bob Vila's career possible when he patented the retractable tape measure in 1858.
Most legal experts thought Apple would have the most trouble winning infringement judgments on its design patents, which are generally considered weaker than engineering patents for hardware or software, known as utility patents.
