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
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