At 05:04 PM 12/8/2004 +0100, you wrote: > Poor enginer paying US patent office, then get lies back from them. Could be wrong, but I don't think it's the job (any more?) of the USPTO to research prior art. Best regards, Spehro Pefhany --"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" speff@interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com _______________________________________________ http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist