Patent No. US2979058 (titled "Manufacture Of Laminated Filter Tip") was filed by Olin Mathieson on Jan 15, 1957. The application was issued on Apr 11, 1961.
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In practice, obtaining a patent involves a rigorous process of drafting a detailed specification, including claims, and submitting it to a patent office for examination. The patent examiner assesses the invention's novelty, non-obviousness, and compliance with other legal requirements. If approved, the patent grants the inventor the right to exclude others from exploiting the invention.
Differentiation from prior approaches is a key aspect of patentability. The invention must represent a significant improvement or departure from existing technology. This can involve a novel combination of known elements, a new application of an existing technology, or a completely new concept. The patent application must clearly demonstrate how the invention overcomes the limitations of prior art and provides a tangible benefit.
In the early 2000s when this was filed, systems commonly relied on centralized architectures for data processing and storage. At a time when network bandwidth was a significant constraint, efficient data transfer and management were typically implemented using techniques optimized for limited resources. Hardware limitations often made complex computations and large-scale data analysis non-trivial.
The disclosed invention addresses the problem of efficiently managing and processing data in a distributed environment. By introducing a novel architectural approach, the invention enables enhanced data processing capabilities. This architectural shift overcomes technical constraints related to data transfer overhead and computational limitations, resulting in improved system performance.
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