Spectros White LED Patent Scope Affirmed
PORTOLA VALLEY, Calif., Dec. 30, 2010 — Spectros has received validation for its core white LED patent during reexamination by the US Patent Office, and it will be reissued next year, the company said.
After reexamining US Patent No. 6,711,426, the Patent Office affirmed that the company’s use of white LEDs in medical spectroscopy is unique and protectable, and that certain other applications in biomedical and industrial spectroscopy devices also fall under its patent.
“This is a broad affirmation of our...