
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).: 4,901,221; 4,914,568; 5,291,587; 5,301,301; 5,301,336; 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; 6,411,987; 6,437,805; 6,505,247; 6,526,566; 6,584,601; 6,690,981; 6,751,653; 6,874,148; 6,876,368; 6,880,130
Design Patent No(s).: D384050; D384051; D384052, D387750
European Patent No(s).: 0242131; 1004072
Japanese Patent No(s).: 3,016,783
Canadian Patent No(s).: 1285655

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
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; 6,721,677; 6,745,175

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

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 Real Time
The LabVIEW Real Time software is covered by one or more of the following Patents:
U.S. Patent No(s).:  6,173,438; 6,715,139 

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 Order Analysis Toolset
The LabVIEW Order Analysis Toolset 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

LabVIEW FPGA Software/Hardware
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; 6,608,638; 6,934,667; 6,934,688

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; 6,411,987;  6,486,893; 6,505,247; 6,515,682; 6,542,166

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; 6,411,987; 6,505,247

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

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; 6,879,926;

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

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

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; 

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; 6,820,032; 6,931,633; 6,909,801; 6,917,710

Vision Builder Software
The Vision Builder software is covered by one or more of the following Patents:
U.S. Patent No(s).:  6,763,515

MatrixX
The MatrixX software is covered by one or more of the following Patents:
U.S. Patent No(s).:  4,796,179; 5,133,045; 5,612,866; 4,901,221; 4,914,568; 5,291,587; 5,301,336

IEEE 1394 Software
The IEEE 1394 software is covered by one or more of the following Patents:
U.S. Patent No(s).:  6,640,312

Measurement and Automation Explorer (MAX)
The MAX software is covered by one or more of the following Patents:
U.S. Patent No(s).:  6,690,390

Motion Related Software
The Motion related software (including NI Motion Assistant) is covered by one or more of the following Patents:
U.S. Patent No(s).:  6,823,221; 6,865,441

LABVIEW Simulation Interface Toolkit
The LABVIEW Simulation Interface Toolkit has numerous patents pending

Diadem
The Diadem software is covered by one or more of the following Patents:
U.S. Patent No(s).:  6,886,165; 6,934,783

SoftWire
The SoftWire software is covered by one or more of the following Patents:
U.S. Patent No(s).:  6,425,120; 6,425,121; 6,684,385; 6,701,513

Electronics Workbench
The Electronics Workbench software is covered by one or more of the following Patents:
U.S. Patent No(s).:  6,560,572


National Instruments Hardware Related Patents

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

PCI, CompactPCI, PXI, VXI, IEEE 1394, and USB Hardware Products
National Instruments hardware products that interface to one or more of PCI, CompactPCI, PXI, VXI, IEEE 1394, and USB are covered by one or more of the following Patents:
U.S. Patent No(s).:  5,659,749; 5,664,092; 5,678,063; 5,686,917; 5,694,333; 6,098,124; 6,608,755

IEEE 1394 Hardware Products
National Instruments hardware products implementing IEEE 1394, including DAQ, GPIB and VXI hardware products implementing IEEE 1394, are covered by one or more of the following Patents:
U.S. Patent No(s).:  5,875,313; 5,937,175; 5,953,511; 6,418,504; 6,425,033

Flex Hardware Products
National Instruments “flexible resolution” (“Flex”) products are covered by one or more of the following Patents:
U.S. Patent No(s).:  5,734,261; 5,781,137; 5,781,138; 5,955,979; 6,016,112; 6,020,838; 6,049,298; 6,232,897; 6,359,575

Measurement Hardware Products
National Instruments measurement hardware products (including data acquisition (DAQ), computer-based instruments, and signal sources) are covered by one or more of the following Patents:
U.S. Patent No(s).:  5,313,622; 5,533,037; 5,646,620; 5,648,918; 5,654,654; 5,734,261; 5,751,536; 5,765,949; 5,781,137; 5,781,138; 5,841,383; 5,842,006; 5,886,660; 5,909,660; 5,935,466; 5,955,979; 5,980,298; 6,016,112; 6,020,838; 6,049,298; 6,098,124; 6,140,859; 6,166,673; 6,188,347; 6,232,831; 6,232,897; 6,243,034; 6,249,125; 6,285,095; 6,323,792; 6,311,149; 6,359,946; 6,373,423; 6,380,874; 6,459,707; 6,513,086; 6,529,355; 6,542,838; 6,583,741; 6,594,612; 6,608,516

GPIB Hardware Products
National Instruments GPIB hardware products are covered by one or more of the following Patents:
U.S. Patent No(s).:  5,287,528; 5,315,706; 5,572,525; 5,572,684; 5,649,123; 5,649,129; 5,734,876; 5,815,690; 5,896,552; 6,038,617 
European Patent No(s).: 0465221

Vision / IMAQ Hardware Products
National Instruments Vision or IMAQ hardware products are covered by one or more of the following Patents:
U.S. Patent No(s).:  5,313,622; 5,842,006; 6,012,109; 6,161,154; 6,720,968

VXI Hardware Products
National Instruments VXI hardware products are covered by one or more of the following Patents:
U.S. Patent No(s).:  5,748,916; 5,796,963; 5,822,554; 5,995,376; 6,075,690; 5,850,571

FieldPoint Products
National Instruments FieldPoint products are covered by one or more of the following Patents:
U.S. Patent No(s).:  6,065,068; 6,098,117; 6,175,932; 6,182,179; 6,226,762; 6,411,987; 6,505,247
Design Patent No(s).:  D417198

Fieldbus Hardware Products
National Instruments Fieldbus hardware products (including Foundation Fieldbus, CAN and DeviceNet) are covered by one or more of the following Patents:
U.S. Patent No(s).:  5,938,754

MXI-3 and MXI-4 Module Products
National Instruments MXI-3 and MXI-4 Module products are covered by one or more of the following Patents:
U.S. Patent No(s).:  6,425,033; 6,418,504

CompactRIO Products
National Instruments CompactRIO products are covered by one or more of the following Patents:
U.S. Patent No(s).:  6,823,283

PC Cards
PC Cards manufactured and/or sold by National Instruments are licensed under one or more of the following Patents:
U.S. Patent No(s).:  4,603,320; 4,972,470

NI-ELVIS
The NI-ELVIS product is covered by one or more of the following Patents:
U.S. Patent No(s).:  6,895,563


Other U.S. and International Patents Pending
