patents.txt

PATENT NOTICE

National Instruments Software Related Patents

      With respect to the National Instruments software product(s) being used, the 
following patents may apply:

LabVIEW
      The LabVIEW software is covered by one or more of the following Patents: 
United States Patent No(s).:  5,475,851; 5,481,740; 5,481,741; 5,497,500; 5,504,917; 
5,583,988; 5,610,828; 5,652,909; 5,732,277; 5,734,863; 5,737,622; 5,764,546; 5,784,275; 
5,821,934; 5,847,953; 5,905,649; 5,920,479; 5,966,532; 5,974,254; 5,987,246; 5,990,906; 
6,053,951; 6,064,409; 6,064,812; 6,064,816; 6,102,965; 6,138,270; 6,173,438; 6,282,699; 
6,370,569; 6,437,805; 6,526,566; 6,690,981; 6,751,653; 6,802,053; 6,874,148; 6,880,130; 
6,954,904; 6,971,065; 6,976,222; 6,990,652; 7,000,190; 7,017,123; 7,024,631; 7,028,222; 
7,043,693; 7,043,696; 7,058,899; 7,069,517; 7,076,740; 7,076,411; 7,120,874; 7,120,876; 
7,120,877; 7,134,081; 7,134,085; 7,134,086; 7,152,116; 7,159,183; 7,185,287; 7,200,817; 
7,200,838; 7,210,117; 7,213,207; 7,216,334; 7,287,230; 7,293,112; 7,302,675; 7,331,037; 
7,340,684; 7,340,737; 7,356,774; 7,367,028; 7,376,904; 7,444,595; 7,451,436; 7,478,337; 
7,478,349; 7,480,906; 7,484,200; 7,506,304; 7,512,931; 7,523,441; 7,530,052; 7,533,347; 
7,543,281; 7,559,032; 7,565,609; 7,568,172; 7,574,690; 7,593,944; 7,603,652; 7,606,950; 
7,624,375; 7,624,375; 7,631,295; 7,647,578; 7,650,594; 7,669,185; 7,689,917; 7,701,869; 
7,703,027; 7,703,034; 7,725,877; 7,730,450; 7,743,335; 7,743,362; 7,761,846; 7,761,847; 
7,765,278; 7,765,493; 7,793,273; 7,802,229; 7,831,680; 7,836,426; 7,840,904; 7,844,908; 
7,844,911; 7,913,170; 7,954,082; 7,954,097; 7,975,228; 7,979,841; RE42,579; 8,015,542
Design Patent No(s).:  D384050; D384051; D384052, D387750
      European Patent No(s).: 1004072; 1004085

LabVIEW FPGA Software/Hardware (includes CompactRIO)
    The LabVIEW FPGA software and hardware is covered by one or more of the 
following Patents:
    U.S. Patent No(s).:  6,219,628; 6,311,149; 6,584,601; 6,608,638; 6,934,667; 
6,934,668; 6,954,724; 6,961,686; 6,983,228; 6,993,466; 7,010,470; 7,016,811; 7,024,660; 
7,028,222; 7,085,670; 7,089,466; 7,152,027; 7,177,786; 7,290,244; 7,316,009; 7,336,631; 
7,558,711; 7,565,280; 7,594,226; 7,650,264; 7,689,727; RE41,228; 7,707,014; 7,865,349; 
7,945,895

LabVIEW Real Time
      The LabVIEW Real Time (LabVIEW-RT) software is covered by one or more of 
the following Patents:
    U.S. Patent No(s).:  6,173,438; 6,715,139; 6,961,686; 6,993,466; 7,028,222; 
7,168,072; 7,565,654; 7,568,198

LabVIEW Signal Processing Toolset
      The LabVIEW Signal Processing Toolset is covered by one or more of the 
following Patents:
    U.S. Patent No(s).:  5,353,233; 6,108,609; 6,434,515; 6,697,766; 6,882,958; 
6,965,068; 
    European Patent No(s).:  0632899
    Japanese Patent No(s).:  2,697,957

LabVIEW Datalogging and Supervisory Control Module
      The LabVIEW Datalogging and Supervisory Control Module is covered by one or 
more of the following Patents:
    U.S. Patent No(s).:  5,966,532; 6,053,951; 6,411,987; 6,505,247; 6,721,677; 
6,745,175; 7,383,315

NI Sound and Vibration Toolkit
    The NI Sound and Vibration Toolkit is covered by one or more of the following 
Patents:
    U.S. Patent No(s).:  6,721,673; 6,775,629; 7,124,042

LabVIEW Spectral Measurements Toolkit
    The LabVIEW Spectral Measurements Toolkit is covered by one or more of the 
following Patents:
    U.S. Patent No(s).:  6,721,673; 6,775,629

LabVIEW PID Control Toolset
      The LabVIEW PID Control Toolset is covered by one or more of the following 
Patents:
      U.S. Patent No(s).:  6,081,751; 6,317,637
      
LabVIEW VI Analyzer Toolkit
      The LabVIEW VI Analyzer Toolkit is covered by one or more of the following 
Patents:
    U.S. Patent No(s).:  7,650,574; 7,650,594
      
LabVIEW Statechart Module
      The LabVIEW Statechart Module is covered by one or more of the following 
Patents:
    U.S. Patent No(s).:  7,694,273; 7,818,716; 7,882,445;

LabVIEW State Machine Toolkit
      The LabVIEW State Machine Toolkit is covered by one or more of the following 
Patents:
    U.S. Patent No(s).:  7,882,490; 7,882,491

NI Sound and Vibration Measurement Suite
    The NI Sound and Vibration Measurement Suite is covered by one or more of the 
following Patents:
    U.S. Patent No(s).: 6,332,116; 6,324,487; 6,366,862; 6,453,273; 6,477,472; 
6,721,673; 6,775,629; 7,124,042

LabVIEW Mobile Module for Handheld Devices
      The LabVIEW Mobile Module for Handheld Devices is covered by one or more 
of the following Patents:
    U.S. Patent No(s).:  6,876,368; 7,647,562

LabVIEW Control Design and Simulation Module
      The LabVIEW Control Design and Simulation Module is covered by one or more 
of the following Patents:
    U.S. Patent No(s).:  7,043,693; 7,340,684; 7,506,304; 7,530,052; 7,979,843; 
7,987,448

Lookout
    The Lookout software is covered by one or more of the following Patents:
    U.S. Patent No(s).:  6,411,987; 6,505,247

IVI Driver Toolset
      The IVI Driver Toolset is covered by one or more of the following Patents:
    U.S. Patent No(s).:  5,963,726; 6,085,156; 6,223,134; 6,405,145; 6,418,392

Measurement Studio
      The Measurement Studio software is covered by one or more of the following 
Patents:
    U.S. Patent No(s).:  5,870,088; 5,974,257; 6,259,428; 6,370,569; 6,486,893; 
6,515,682; 6,542,166; 7,134,081; 7,703,032

LabWindows/CVI
    The LabWindows/CVI software is covered by one or more of the following 
Patents:
      U.S. Patent No(s).:  5,583,988; 6,370,569; 7,134,081; 7,761,859
      
TestStand
    The TestStand software is covered by one or more of the following Patents:
    U.S. Patent No(s).:  6,401,220; 6,397,378; 6,473,707; 6,507,842; 6,577,981; 
6,754,850; 6,829,733; 6,868,508; 6,907,557; 6,971,084; 7,093,249; 7,143,361; 7,146,572; 
7,191,361; 7,451,358; 7,480,826; 7,519,867; 7,613,954; 7,849,444; 7,954,009

Signal Express
    The Signal Express software is covered by one or more of the following Patents:
    U.S. Patent No(s).:  7,200,529; 7,366,993; 7,496,480; 7,650,589; 7,937,665

MathScript
    The MathScript software is covered by one or more of the following Patents:
    U.S. Patent No(s).:  7,954,059; 7,975,233; 

VeriStand
    The VeriStand software is covered by one or more of the following Patents:
    U.S. Patent No(s).:  7,533,347; 7,624,375

NI-VISA
      The NI-VISA software is covered by one or more of the following Patents:
      U.S. Patent No(s).:  5,627,998; 5,640,572; 5,710,727; 5,717,614; 5,724,272; 
5,771,388; 5,847,955

NI-DAQ
      The NI-DAQ software is covered by one or more of the following Patents:
      U.S. Patent No(s).:  5,619,702; 5,781,137; 5,781,138; 5,925,109; 5,926,775; 
5,974,257; 5,987,530; 6,016,112; 6,020,838; 6,049,298; 6,052,743; 6,067,584; 6,073,205; 
6,096,094; 6,148,438; 6,243,738; 6,349,274; 6,572,403; 6,839,777; 6,873,928; 6,944,606; 
6,965,800; 7,089,141; 7,130,760; 

NI-DAQmx
      The NI-DAQ software is covered by one or more of the following Patents:
      U.S. Patent No(s).:  6,879,926; 7,162,387; 7,290,069; 7,293,058; 7,499,824; 
7,647,578; 7,849,210; 7,969,431

NI-488
      The NI-488 or NI-488.2 (NI-GPIB) software is covered by one or more of the 
following Patents:
      U.S. Patent No(s).:  5,958,028; 5,964,892; 5,974,541; 5,987,530; 6,073,205; 
6,393,493; 6,412,028; 6,633,937; 6,681,057 

NI Fieldbus
      The NI Fieldbus software, including one or more of the NI-FBUS Configurator 
software or the NI-FBUS Monitor software, is covered by one or more of the following 
Patents:
      U.S. Patent No(s).:  5,796,721; 5,850,523; 5,854,890; 5,971,581; 5,978,850; 
6,076,952; 6,141,596

NI-IMAQ
      The NI-IMAQ software is covered by one or more of the following Patents:
      U.S. Patent No(s).:  6,012,109; 6,161,154; 7,293,112
      
NI-CAN
    The NI-CAN software is covered by one or more of the following Patents:
    U.S. Patent No(s).:  6,122,713; 6,845,416

NI-DNET
    The NI-DNET software is covered by one or more of the following Patents:
    U.S. Patent No(s),:  6,122,713

NI-SoftMotion
    The NI-SoftMotion software is covered by one or more of the following Patents:
    U.S. Patent No(s),:  6,865,441; 7,076,322; 7,103,424; 7,863,851; 7,865,439

NI-Motion 
    The NI-Motion software is covered by one or more of the following Patents:
    U.S. Patent No(s),:  6,823,221; 6,820,032; 6,980,869; 7,369,917; 7,379,777; 
7,542,810

Motion Assistant
    The Motion Assistant software is covered by one or more of the following 
Patents:
    7,076,322; 7,076,332; 7,702,416; 7,702,417; 7,849,416; 7,930,643; 7,937,665; 
7,992,129

Serial Bus Related Software
    NI software which involves communication over a serial bus may be covered by 
one or more of the following patents:
    U.S. Patent No(s),:  5,987,530; 5,875,313; 5,937,175; 5,953,511; 6,073,205; 
6,839,777; 6,968,464; 7,043,565

Vision Processing Related Software
      The Vision processing related software (including IMAQ Vision) is covered by 
one or more of the following Patents:
      U.S. Patent No(s).:  6,219,452; 6,222,940; 6,229,921; 6,256,625; 6,370,270; 
6,366,686; 6,493,079; 6,535,640; 6,615,158; 6,665,066; 6,665,335; 6,681,284; 6,757,428; 
6,931,633; 6,909,801; 6,917,710; 6,944,331; 6,950,552; 6,959,104; 6,963,425; 6,963,667; 
6,985,977; 7,013,047; 7,034,831; 7,039,229; 7,046,842; 7,079,141; 7,120,301; 7,127,100; 
7,133,538; 7,136,505; 7,139,432; 7,139,979; 7,158,677; 7,171,048; 7,212,673; 7,233,699; 
7,269,286; 7,293,112; 7,327,887; 7,340,089; 7,397,956; 7,450,765; 7,559,060; 7,668,376; 
7,936,928
      
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