At 05:02 AM 3/13/97 +0800, Mike wrote:

>>The invention, in this case, was a rotating drum with LEDs on the rim.
>>It was intended as a point-of-purchase display.  I'm not too sure how
>>broad the claims are and whether they would include Bob Blick's design.
>>I am in occasional contact with Ed Sokol and if I remember I'll ask him
>>the next time he calls. He sold the patent a couple of years ago.
>

There is something else called prior art. I'm no attorney, but this
sounds alot like the old flying dot TV scanners (name?) of the 1930's.
Led's were replaced with neon bulbs, but the princple was certainly
the same. Getting a patent is one thing, enforcing it is another
matter all together. It does look good on your resume though.

Regards,

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