Byczek Law

Michael E. Byczek is a licensed Illinois attorney located in Chicago, IL with a focus of intellectual property (patents, trademarks, and copyrights) along with real estate and estate plans (https://byczeklaw.com)

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Byczek Law proudly celebrates 250 years since the Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4th 1776. Michael E. Byczek's 3x-great-grandparents William and Julia Rooney were early pioneers of Chicago who arrived in the city 191 years ago in 1835. It was just 59 years since Independence and 48 years after the U.S. Constitution was written in 1787. Their photographs were on display at the 100-year Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia held in 1876 at an Illinois exhibit honoring the Old Settlers of Chicago. (ChatGPT-generated image)

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Happy St. Patrick's Day from Byczek Law (Generated with AI using Google Gemini)

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The Byczek Law Illinois Rent Repayment Plan eBook now available. Volume 12 of the series is for tenants and landlords to avoid eviction through repayment of missed rent. Visit https://michaelbyczek.pro for links.

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The Byczek Law Pet Guardianship Agreement eBook is now available for purchase on Apple Books and Google Play. Volume 7 of the series is for pawrents to make plans for their family members in the event of pawrent death or inability to care for them. See sample documents and how AI can help you without an attorney. Visit https://michaelbyczek.pro for links.

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The Byczek Law Digital Estate Plan for those who are single without children now available on Apple Books and Google Play. Volume 1 of the series explains about writing a Will, why it’s important, sample provisions, and how you can use artificial intelligence to prepare legal documents yourself without an attorney. Visit https://michaelbyczek.pro/books.html for links to purchase the ebook.

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Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated, with Xerox Corporation as assignee, was granted a patent titled "Method and architecture for ai-assisted supervision for a controlled system" on 4/16/2024 [11,960,273].

The Abstract explains that "A respective sensor reading is an output of a sensor in the production system. The supervisor can then determine, using an artificial intelligence (AI) model, whether the set of sensor readings accommodates a fault associated with a corresponding sensor. Subsequently, the supervisor can determine an action that mitigates an effect of the fault and modify the set of sensor readings based on the action."

Figure 1 shows an "exemplary supervised environment that supports an Al-assisted supervised controlled system".

Visit https://patents.social to learn more about patents from Byczek Law.

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Acer Incorporated was granted a patent titled "Augmented reality device, notebook, and smart glasses" on 4/16/2024 [11,960,106].

The Abstract explains that "The AR device includes a laser source, a spatial light modulator (SLM), and a holo- gram optical element (HOE)." FIG. 1A shows a "side view of an AR device".

Visit https://patents.social to learn more about patents from Byczek Law.

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Apple Inc was granted a patent titled "Head-mounted display systems with gaze tracker alignment monitoring" on 4/16/2024 [11,960,093].

Figure 1 is "a schematic diagram of an illustrative electronic device such as a head-mounted display device in accordance with an embodiment".

The patent summarizes: "The displays of the head-mounted device may supply left and right images to left and right eye boxes. Left and right waveguides may be used in conveying the left and right images to the left and right eye boxes. The left and right waveguides may be transparent. This allows real-world images to be viewed through the left waveguide from the left eye box and through the right waveguide from the right eye box.

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Purdue Research Foundation was granted a patent titled "Sensor system and method for gamma radiation dose measurement" on 4/16/2024 [11,960,037].

The patent summarizes that "a radiation sensing system and method that enhances the certainty of adequate sterility and that may be manufactured more efficiently over known radiation sensors, has been surprisingly discovered".

Visit https://patents.social to learn more about patents from Byczek Law.

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Mitsubishi Electric Corporation was granted a patent on 4/16/2024 titled "Control device for object detection device, object detection device, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium" [11,960,003].

Figure 1 shows "a situation in which an ultrasonic transmission/reception unit of an object detection device according to a first embodiment of the present invention transmits and receives ultrasonic waves."

Visit https://patents.social to learn more about patents from Byczek Law.

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Pharmaceutical patents are legal rights granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office during the development of a drug. Patents can cover specific molecules, combinations of molecules, or the production process. The patent holder benefits from exclusive rights to manufacture, market, and profit from the drug.

Visit https://byczeklaw.com to learn about Pharmaceutical intellectual property from the new Byczek Law tutorial using prostate cancer as an example.

The image is from the patent "Thienopyrimidine compounds and use thereof" granted 11/27/2007 [7,300,935] with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company as assignee.

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Visit the newly launched website https://estateplan.services from Byczek Law to showcase estate plans for Illinois. View videos, learn different options, see new technology, download mobile apps, and place a virtual order for legal documents.

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Single without children? Do you have a social media account? Digital photo album? Online profiles? 

Download the new Byczek Law Android app to create a Will to protect your property and password organizer to safeguard your digital afterlife. 

Available on Google Play.

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The Byczek Real Estate Sales macOS app that helps buyers and sellers without a broker was ranked 33rd top paid #app in the reference category at the same time the Rent Repayment Plan macOS app to avoid eviction was 35th top paid in Lifestyle

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Latest legal video from Byczek Law now available on Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/@byczeklaw). Learn about your digital afterlife and the possibility of tech companies bringing you back after death as an AI-generated 3D avatar to interact with family and future generations. Illinois attorney Michael E. Byczek provides insight into how you can make your own decisions about your digital footprint and whether to consent or refuse a 3D-generated version of yourself through a digital estate plan.

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Recent quantum computing patents are reviewed by Illinois attorney Michael E. Byczek along with a brief explanation on how to classify quantum computers for a patent search. Available on YouTube at www.youtube.com/@byczeklaw or via the direct YouTube link: https://youtu.be/qBd_q7AaD5Y?si=WClBQrSwR0UjwQcy

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Recent Intel quantum computer patent: Accelerators for Post-Quantum Cryptography Secure Hash-Based Signing and Verification [9/26/2023, US11770258]. One drawing was "schematic illustration of a one-time signature scheme". Contact Michael E. Byczek for the first step in getting your own patent (byczeklaw.com or http://patents.social) [Byczek Law was not involved with this patent example].