Competitive Technologies Licenses Key RFID Enabling Technology to Pinnacle Technology Group.FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Competitive Technologies, Inc. (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange : CTT CTT Correios (Portuguese Postal Service) CTT Certified Technical Trainer CTT Charity Technology Trust CTT Cholesterol Treatment Trialists' (collaboration) CTT Common Task Training ) today announced that it has granted Pinnacle pinnacle (pĭn`ĭkəl), minor architectural motif of vertical tapering shape, usually crowning a pier, buttress, or gable. Although sometimes it appears in Renaissance design, as in the Certosa di Pavia, it is almost exclusively a medieval Technology Group, Inc. of Toledo, OH, a license to manufacture, use and sell products using patented Event Driven Information System intellectual property. This "Event Driven" intellectual property enables RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. (radio frequency identification See RFID. ) systems to gather and export object location and movement data from the point of data collection, onward on·ward adj. Moving or tending forward. adv. also on·wards In a direction or toward a position that is ahead in space or time; forward. to an enterprise computer network. CTT has an exclusive agreement with USM USM abbr. 1. United States Mail 2. United States Mint USM n abbr (= United States Mint) → US-Münzanstalt (= United States Mail) → US-Postbehörde Systems, Ltd. ("USMS USMS United States Masters Swimming USMS United States Marshals Service USMS US Merchant Systems USMS United States Maritime Service USMS Universal Short Message Service USMS Unstable Slope Management System USMS Umrao Singh Memorial School ") of Troy, MI to commercialize this intellectual property. The patents represented are from the work of Chester T. Przygoda, Founder and President of USMS. The agreement will provide for royalty payments to be paid to CTT. "The RFID market is projected to grow substantially in the next few years," said Dr. Mike Kiley, CTT's Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. "We believe that the USMS intellectual property is fundamental to real world applications of RFID." Dr. D. J. Freed, President and Chief Executive Officer of CTT, further added, "We expect that this agreement will be the first of many based on USMS' intellectual property." "We are looking forward to working closely with CTT and USMS to further commercialize the products and processes that USMS has developed," said Rick Wasserman, Pinnacle's President and Chief Executive Officer. "Current and future clients of Pinnacle will be able to avail themselves of the benefits of our licensing position. Our engineering and manufacturing capabilities will serve to assist USMS in future development. We look forward to continuing and expanding the strong relationship between our companies." About Pinnacle Technology Group, Inc. Pinnacle Technology Group, Inc. is a multi-faceted manufacturing and technology development company with locations in Toledo, Ohio
“Ann Arbor” redirects here. For other uses, see Ann Arbor (disambiguation). Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. . The company, started in 1964, provides development, engineering, and manufacturing services for a variety of clients across a wide cross section of industries. Included in its service capabilities are design and manufacturing support embracing a variety of RF driven solutions. Pinnacle provides component and assembly contract manufacturing and engineering services from the smallest of projects to delivery of systems for worldwide use and implementation. Visit Pinnacle's website at: www.pinnacletec.com. About USM Systems, Ltd. USM Systems, Ltd. is a Michigan Michigan (mĭsh`ĭgən), upper midwestern state of the United States. It consists of two peninsulas thrusting into the Great Lakes and has borders with Ohio and Indiana (S), Wisconsin (W), and the Canadian province of Ontario (N,E). based corporation formed in June of 1995. USMS has developed a comprehensive set of products and systems, based within a single platform suite of tools that provide for a simple solution for those who require real time access to "Event Driven" data. "Event Driven" data might include, but is not limited to, the movement - including tracking, finding, and management - of various definable assets and personnel as they exist within any defined environment. USMS enjoys product and process protection under the following patents: Programmable Monitoring System and Method: Patent #5,438,607; Event Driven Information System: Patent #6,373,389; Event Driven Information System: Patent # 6,717,517. Visit USMS' website at: www.usmsys.com. About Competitive Technologies, Inc. Competitive Technologies, established in 1968, is a full service technology transfer and licensing provider focused on the technology needs of its customers and transforming those requirements into commercially viable solutions. CTT is a global leader in identifying, developing and commercializing innovative technologies in life and physical sciences, electronics, and nanotechnologies developed by universities, companies and inventors. CTT maximizes the value of intellectual assets for the benefit of its customers, clients and shareholders. Visit our website at: www.competitivetech.net. Statements about our future expectations, including development and regulatory plans, and all other statements in this press release other than historical facts are "forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. " within the meaning of applicable Federal Securities Laws, and are not guarantees of future performance. If and when used herein, the words "anticipate," "believe," "intend," "plan," "expect," "estimate," "approximate," and similar expressions, as they relate to us or our business or management, are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements involve risks and uncertainties related to market acceptance of and competition for our licensed technologies, growth strategies, operating performance, industry trends, and other risks inherent in our business, including those set forth in Item 7 under the caption "Risk Factors," in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on October 13, 2005, and other factors that may be described in our other filings with the SEC, and are subject to change at any time. Our actual results could differ materially from these forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statement. |
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