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Turning Technologies, LLC Announces US Patent Award
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Youngstown, OH -- Turning Technologies, LLC, a leader in audience response technology, announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has awarded Responsive Innovations, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Turning Tech Holdings, LLC, patent number 7,330,716 titled, "Transmitter Controlled Communication Links."
This patent is for the communication method that Turning’s ResponseCard® input devices utilize. ResponseCards integrate with Turning’s flagship software audience response application, TurningPoint®. This innovation has provided the platform for many of Turning’s product advantages including communication speed, minimal battery usage with long battery life, as well as the ability to package devices as convenient, extremely durable and reliable ResponseCards. Turning expects this to be the first of a number of global patent applications approved for this innovation.
"Our unique technical approach to student and audience response has provided our products with clear competitive advantages and contributed to our emergence as the world leader in our industry," said Mike Broderick, CEO of Turning Technologies, LLC. "To have the U.S. Patent Office recognize this invention and award this patent is great news for both our company and our customers."
About Turning Technologies, LLC
Turning Technologies, LLC develops interactive response systems utilizing the latest software and hardware tools available and transforms them into state of the art applications for audience response. The company’s flagship product, TurningPoint® Software and Responsive Innovations ResponseCard® (Keypads), integrate with Microsoft’s PowerPoint® software, providing the most advanced combination of knowledge and technology currently available in the field of audience and student assessment. In May 2007, PC Magazine awarded the TurningPoint response technology the coveted PC Magazine 4 Stars Rating. www.turningtechnologies.com.
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