“The notion of patent-eligible subject matter applies only to utility patents. As a result, the enforcement of design patents avoids this potential area of dispute and attendant risk of invalidation, ...

It is the opinion of these authors that designing a central utility plant (CUP) presents the most exciting engineering challenge in one’s career. Sizing the HVAC equipment, laying out the piping ...

On January 23, 2016, Applicant Bonnie Floyd filed a utility patent application claiming a cooling blanket with ventilated openings along a matrix of sealed compartments. The utility application ...

The geographic information system (GIS) landscape is evolving rapidly. This critical component of utility asset management records and stores the location of every asset in a utility’s network as well ...