Re: [offtopic] Re: Patented algorithms in kernel

From: Rogier Wolff (R.E.Wolff@BitWizard.nl)
Date: Thu Jul 06 2000 - 06:09:39 EST

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Dominik Kubla wrote:
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> On Wed, Jul 05, 2000 at 06:32:02PM -0400, Richard B. Johnson wrote:
> >
> > United Skates of America Patent number 70856775
> > Infinite loop using the C Programming Language.
> > Inventor(s) Hui Fuchem Young.
> >
> > for(;;)
> > ;
>
> Sorry, but there is no such patent to be found with this number,
> both at www.uspto.gov and www.patents.ibm.com

You looked in the wrong patent databases.

> > United Skates of America Patent number 70856775
^^^^^^

Roger.

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