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01-14-2013, 12:16 PM
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#1366
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: oregon
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Originally Posted by Kazer
Are you positive the first part is accurate? From what I remember, the electropneumatic patent was a lawsuit between the Green's (WDP/APS) and the Gardiner's (SP). The judge awarded the patent to both SP and WDP jointly. When SP filed for bankruptcy and the bank started to liqudate assets is when KEE action sports bought up the SP part of the patent. WDP/APS still retains their half of the patent.
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Here you go. I may have paraphrased, but WDP/APS was awarded a portion of the patent pertaining to circuit boards being used.
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Originally Posted by Sean@smartpartswest
JOINT PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 1, 2006
Smart Parts Website:
www.smartparts.com
WDP Website:
www.wdp.tv
Dye Precision Website:
www.dyeprecision.com
Smart Parts, WDP, and Dye Resolve Litigation, License Agreements Part of Settlement
April 1, 2006
Smart Parts, Inc., WDP, Ltd., and Dye Precision, Inc. are pleased to announce the settlement of litigation pending between the companies and the entry into patent license agreements giving WDP and Dye a worldwide, non-exclusive license to make, sell, offer for sale, and distribute products covered by Smart Parts’ electronic paintball gun patents; giving Smart Parts and Dye a worldwide, non-exclusive license to make, sell, offer for sale, and distribute products covered by a WDP’s affiliate’s LCD and Data Link and other related electronic paintball marker patents; and giving Smart Parts a license under Dye’s patent related to spool valve paintball gun designs.
Smart Parts owns several U.S. and international patents and pending patent applications related to the use of electronics in the control and operation of paintball guns. These include, for instance, U.S. Patent Nos. 5,881,707; 5,967,133; 6,035,843; 6,474,326; and 6,637,421, as well as numerous other patents and pending patent applications in the U.S. and other countries. The WDP affiliate owns numerous U.S. and international patents related to the electronic control and monitoring of paintball guns, including U.S. Patent Nos. 6,311,682; 6,615,814; 6,748,938; 6,860,259; 6,941,693, as well as additional issued and pending international and U.S. patents and applications. Dye Precision owns U.S. Patent No. 5,613,483 related to spool valve paintball gun designs with additional U.S. and international applications pending.
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01-14-2013, 12:26 PM
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#1367
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Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Central California
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Originally Posted by bulzeye
Here you go. I may have paraphrased, but WDP/APS was awarded a portion of the patent pertaining to circuit boards being used.
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Ahh excellent, thanks for the knowledge (you as well, tjs). I didn't realize Dye was also involved!
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01-14-2013, 12:34 PM
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#1368
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: oregon
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kazer
Ahh excellent, thanks for the knowledge (you as well, tjs). I didn't realize Dye was also involved!
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Yeah they bought the spool valve patent in 2003. the original patent was for a mechanical spool valve and was converted to electro released in 2000.
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01-14-2013, 04:50 PM
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#1369
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its a hybrid of a luxe and a alien with a empire symbol
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01-15-2013, 02:14 AM
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Surprised that no one has an issue with the pricing. Spool valve guns cost nearly twice as much to produce as poppets? Didn't the shocker release @ around $699? I understand people, for some reason, spend that on vapors and luxes. But this should highlight how outrageous the difference is. No matter what the debate on poppets vs. spools is, a jump from 800 to 1500 in price is inconceivable to me.
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01-15-2013, 04:28 AM
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#1371
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Eat ****, Die Slow
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: A US Air Force Base
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Originally Posted by HOGUE
Surprised that no one has an issue with the pricing. Spool valve guns cost nearly twice as much to produce as poppets? Didn't the shocker release @ around $699? I understand people, for some reason, spend that on vapors and luxes. But this should highlight how outrageous the difference is. No matter what the debate on poppets vs. spools is, a jump from 800 to 1500 in price is inconceivable to me.
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No one has an issue with anything because nothing is known about any of the new empire guns besides vague pnuematic design.
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01-15-2013, 10:06 AM
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#1372
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cool proton how do you turn it on when you're dumb enough to tape over power button ?
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01-15-2013, 07:32 PM
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LUXE GANG IN THIS BIHH
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: CANADA 306
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Looks like a angel and g6r combined... Ugly
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01-15-2013, 11:47 PM
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#1374
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anyone have an idea when its out
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01-16-2013, 05:40 AM
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Ich tur de weh
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Belgium
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Probably February on Extravaganza event.
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01-16-2013, 07:09 AM
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the fat guy
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Shawnee, OK
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Maybe cup since they are signing pro teams to shoot the axe?
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01-16-2013, 07:32 AM
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Keyboard Warrior
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Tampa, FL
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Originally Posted by sumsemperfi
Maybe cup since they are signing pro teams to shoot the axe?
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Many pro teams already have the RPS paint 1 million case sponsorship. Now they are saying "want to keep using our paint and wearing our gear? Then we want you to shoot our guns as well."
They just want you to shoot their flagship marker, once the vanquish comes out they will most likely switch over or shoot both like the PE Geo and Dye NT
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01-16-2013, 08:40 AM
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Jake - Omaha VICIOUS
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Starbucks WIFI
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Paper_Cut
Many pro teams already have the RPS paint 1 million case sponsorship. Now they are saying "want to keep using our paint and wearing our gear? Then we want you to shoot our guns as well."
They just want you to shoot their flagship marker, once the vanquish comes out they will most likely switch over or shoot both like the PE Geo and Dye NT
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so you're calling the NT Dye's flagship marker?
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01-16-2013, 08:47 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Emlenton, PA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CreightonBaller
so you're calling the NT Dye's flagship marker?
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I think he means the Matrix is Dye's flagship marker, but there are members of Dye teams that also shoot the NT, just like the Ego is Planet's flagship, but members of their teams also shoot the Geo
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01-16-2013, 01:57 PM
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Son of the South
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: TX, NY, NC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CreightonBaller
so you're calling the NT Dye's flagship marker?
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ewagnerd9311
I think he means the Matrix is Dye's flagship marker, but there are members of Dye teams that also shoot the NT, just like the Ego is Planet's flagship, but members of their teams also shoot the Geo
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That's what I got from it.
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01-16-2013, 01:58 PM
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Asylum 502
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
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Million case sponsorship ?
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01-16-2013, 03:10 PM
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#1382
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: oregon
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Paper_Cut
Many pro teams already have the RPS paint 1 million case sponsorship.
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what is that?
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01-16-2013, 09:13 PM
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#1383
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Asylum 502
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
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Yeah. Me and bull would like an explanationZ
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01-17-2013, 03:37 AM
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#1384
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SNIPER
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: east texas
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none because you suck
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01-17-2013, 08:28 AM
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#1385
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MORE ENTHUSIASM
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: NE ohio
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nah, the guy above is a liar.
it will make you an instant d2 player.
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01-17-2013, 08:31 AM
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#1386
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Virginia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by margar
WOW! How many divisions will this make me go up when I buy it?
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Atleast 5
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