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Green Dot Gets Mobile Gelocation Patent

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Green Dot said the patent relates to its use of geolocation for creating customized user experiences, as well as for risk management and fraud prevention. The patent names Samuel H. Pernikoff as inventors, and was filed by Green Dot way back in July of 2007. Green Dot was represented by Arent Fox LLP in the patent filing.

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How Deka Sounds Is Using 3D Printing For Your Next Bluetooth Headset

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We''ve put a spin on this, where you can use your own personalization or custom designs for your own Bluetooth headset, just like you would create a personalized case for your smartphone. For fifteen years, I owned four dry cleaners in Irvine, and sold those in 2007. Where''d the idea for the company come from? The market is changing.

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ArmorWay: Applying Computer Game Theory To Real Life Problems

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It was started at the University of Southern California in 2006-2007. We''re now scaling it up, and we''ve also filed seven patents in that process. Our current customers and users had a very high desire to make it available, and so we developed the company to deliver the product. You can''t do it in real time.

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How to Give Your Startup Idea a Reality Check

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No patents filed. Maybe the solution hasn’t yet been commercialized, but a patent has been submitted by someone else, putting your idea in jeopardy. Another series of searches on Google Patents and the US Patent Office site and Free Patents Online is in order at this point. Real customer need.

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CallFire Bootstraps 50,000 Signups and Hires Former NetZero CEO

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CallFire simplifies telephony, making sophisticated, expensive carrier-class telecom capabilities available through an easy-to-use GUI and API platform, which the company pioneered in 2007.

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Interview with Jose daVeiga, KlickSports

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In 2007, we did five bowl team venues the same way. We filed for a patent in 2000, but in 2001, when we filed for the final patent, the market tanked. Kent also went off to other things, but in 2005 we got awarded that patent. We made one announcement that year, in the first quarter, and had a huge adoption.

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Interview with Joe Fisher, Contour Energy

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As a result, in 2007, our three lead investors -- including CMEA Capital, U.S. One of the things we've been able to do, is we've patented a cathode where we can dial in the amount of energy, or power, or any combination we need. The different professors present to the VC community, about new things and opportunities for new businesses.

CalTech 168