Atrix receives patent approval.MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 18, 1997--Atrix International Inc. announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office The United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO or USPTO) is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce that provides patent protection to inventors and businesses for their inventions, and trademark registration for product and intellectual property has notified the Company that their Utility Patent for its Multipurpose mul·ti·pur·pose adj. Designed or used for several purposes: a multipurpose room; multipurpose software. multipurpose Adjective Remote Office Machine Management System has been approved to issue. This unique system is designed to interface with various office machines such as copiers, duplicators or facsimile devices for the remote reading and monitoring of usage and performance information. Data can be transmitted to a host personal computer via local area networks for consolidation of usage and maintenance reports. Additionally, the patent covers remote communication capabilities using standard shared telephone lines or radio transmission RF technology. The Company applied for the patent in March, 1995. Steven Riedel, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of the Burnsville, MN based Company, stated, "This patent positions us to be a leader in the growing Copy Management Systems market, estimated at $50 million annually. Presently, we have installed over 2,000 monitors within the copier industry and have numerous prospects that are evaluating our system." He further stated, "Pitney Bowes  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . is now in the second year of their five year non-exclusive contract and this patent will be a welcomed addition to their marketing efforts." Atrix is a leading edge manufacturer or remote metering and copy control products. The Company also manufactures toner and asbestos vacuums, vacuum filters and printed circuit board transport cases for the office machine industry, and distributes tools and instrumentation for field service organizations throughout the world. The common stock of Atrix is traded on NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on under the symbol ATXI. Atrix International E-Mail International E-mail (IDN E-mail or Intl E-mail) is E-mail that contains international, UTF-8 encoded, characters (characters which do not exist in the ASCII character set) in the e-mail header. : Atrix@worldnet.Att.net Internet: www.Atrix.com CONTACT: Steven D. Riedel, President and CEO 612/894-6154 |
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