Scanner Technologies' Request for Reexamination and Rejection of Competitor's Patent Granted.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Scanner Technologies Corporation (OTCBB:SCNI) is awaiting a court decision on its claims for patent infringement against ICOS Vision Systems N.V. (NASDAQ:IVIS) of U.S. Patents 6,064,756 and 6,064,757 which was tried in the U.S. Southern District of New York in March 2005. The patents describe systems and methods for inspecting the three dimensional characteristics of electronic components known as ball grid array ("BGA") devices. Scanner seeks enhanced damages from ICOS resulting from the sale of accused ICOS two-light source Component Inspector, CyberSTEREO and 3D Stereo products.

Prior to that trial, Scanner Technologies requested that the United States Patent and Trademark Office reexamine U.S. Patent 6,778,282 which is assigned to ICOS Vision Systems. The ICOS patent describes a stereo method for inspecting the coplanarity of electronic components such as BGA devices.

On April 17, 2006 the U.S. Patent Office took action in the reexamination of the ICOS patent, and rejected all of its claims as unpatentable in view of prior patents assigned to Scanner Technologies, Acuity Imaging and Hewlett-Packard. ICOS has until June 14, 2006 to respond before a final action is issued.

Elwin Beaty, President and CEO of Scanner Technologies, stated, "This preliminary action by the United States Patent and Trademark Office further reinforces our belief in the strength and significance of our intellectual property portfolio for three dimensional inspection methods used in the manufacture of electronic components."

About Scanner Technologies Corporation:

Scanner is a New Mexico corporation that invents, develops and markets vision inspection products that are used in the semiconductor industry for the inspection of integrated circuits. Scanner's headquarters are located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The company has a manufacturing facility in Tempe, Arizona, and sells its products through direct sales offices in San Jose, California, and in key geographical markets, through sales representatives and distributors throughout the world. Scanner's stock is traded on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board under the symbol "SCNI." For more information please visit www.scannertech.com.