Sunday, July 20, 2008

Ingenuity of technicalities

Some more of the masterfully crafted caveats, for the patent examiner as well as a potential infringer may be more enjoyable to read than a lease on a condominium:

Such concerns and their solutions are conventional and well documented in the background art which a person skilled in the art will be conversant.

Elements not specifically shown or described herein may be selected from those known in the art.

...in accordance with principles commonly known to those of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention pertains

The particular components shown are not necessarily exhaustive of the components contained therein, which any other components are generally known in the art.

The present invention contemplates substitutes of the components shown that are capable of carrying out substantially the same functions. - this statement carefully navigates the message of relating the simplicity of the invention, while staying safe.

A second embodiment of the present invention is shown in Figure 5 and includes substantially

While not wishing to be held to any theory, it is believed the above described effects (inhibiting atherogenic progression and stabilizing plaque), preferably occur through inhibition of the recruitment of inflammatory cells by directly controlling the expression of a gene - here, the setting the condition (not wishing...), the verbiage of ...believed..., ...preferably... occur serves as a professional CYA.

The accompanying drawing in which like reference numerals refer to like parts throughout the figures and the drawings.

The principles and operation of a system according to the present invention may be better understood with reference to the drawings and the accompanying description. Before turning to details of the present invention, it should be appreciated that the present invention provides two sets of features, each of which may be used alone, or which may be combined to provide a particularly useful and efficient system. The first feature relates to the use of zzzz. The second feature relates to zzzz.

It is believed that one skilled in the art can, based on the description herein, utilize the present invention to its fullest extent. The following specific embodiments are to be construed as merely illustrative and not limitative of the remainder of the disclosure in any way whatsoever.

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