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Saturday June 13, 2009
HO Scale Train Track
My husband John Plocher loves trains of all sizes, from WP 668, our 1916 historic backyard caboose, to the HO-scale models at the Silicon Valley Lines (SVL) club where you can find him most Friday nights. John has twice been President of SVL and is now Board Secretary. On the live Operations nights at SVL (last Friday of each month), John often serves as Dispatcher. Recently, John has been hand laying a section of track near the main yard at Nowheres on the SVL layout.
The SVL club is of particular interest because of the high degree of its computerization. It is often on tours of the National Model Railroad Association (NMRA). The last two years, SVL has also been one of the invitation-only layouts toured by Bayrails. SVL operates trains using digital command control (DCC), which allows engineers to control locomotives independently on the same track.
The club is located near Virginia and South Third in San Jose, California, in the basement of a historic brick building occupied by Golden State Builders. Most of the basement is rented out for storage and is sectioned off with metal and plastic fencing, floor to ceiling. Look for the SVL signs...
Virginia & S Third, San Jose
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The Ramp to SVL
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SVL sign
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SVL Nowheres yard
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John's work in progress
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SVL layout detail
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Images Copyright 2009 Katy Dickinson
Posted at 09:39PM Jun 13, 2009 by katysblog in Caboose Project and Other Trains | Comments[0]
Friday March 27, 2009
Caboose Window Seat Done
My husband John Plocher just finished creating the window seat for WP668, our 1916 backyard caboose. We bought WP668 in January 2006. WP668 has my desk in one bay window, facing our house across the garden. Princess Birdie is my 13-year-old pet cockatiel. She has one cage in the kitchen and the other next to my desk in WP668.
The bay behind my desk features a lovely custom three piece stained glass window created for us by Vince Taylor. The new window seat is deep enough so that the space below can store the window screen inserts John made last year. The seat will eventually have a cushion.
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WP668 bay
January 2006 
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Rebuilding the bay window
February 2008 
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Linoleum floor installed
May 2008 
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Glass installed May 2008
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Window Seat frame February 2009
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John and window seat top
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Adding window trim
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Caulking cracks
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Installing under seat storage doors
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All done!
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Images Copyright 2006-2009 by Katy Dickinson and John Plocher
Posted at 05:43PM Mar 27, 2009 by katysblog in Caboose Project and Other Trains |
Friday March 13, 2009
Making a Window Seat
In between job hunting, my husband John Plocher, has been designing and creating a window seat for WP668, our 1916 backyard caboose. WP668 is a bay window caboose with my desk in one bay, facing the house across the garden. The other bay features a lovely custom three piece stained glass window created for us by Vince Taylor. The red linoleum flooring and stained glass were both installed in May 2008. Everything was designed around the planned window seat. The window seat is deep enough so that the space below can hold the window screen inserts John made last year. The seat top is done and John is working on the front. It will be painted white and have a leather cushion when complete. Photos of the project so far:
WP668 in March 2009
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Floor installed May 2008
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Glass installed May 2008
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Window Seat and Template
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John and window seat top
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Window seat top installed
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Images Copyright 2008-2009 by Katy Dickinson and John Plocher
Posted at 12:40PM Mar 13, 2009 by katysblog in Caboose Project and Other Trains | Comments[2]
Tuesday February 24, 2009
Caboose Permits Signed Off!
I am delighted to announce that WP668, our 1916 backyard caboose, is now fully signed off! The City of San Jose building inspector came, saw, signed and left this morning. After almost three years of working with the city, we are done - hooray!
Other WP668 news - at Sunday's successful SAMA auction, we sold a caboose brunch which will be cooked by John. This popular item was offered for the second year at the charity fund raising event. SAMA is a major outreach program for St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (Saratoga, California). Auction money goes to support medical programs in the Holy Land and Africa. For details, see the SAMA web page.
Work in progress on WP668:
- Welding cleanup and metal coating for the stair railing
- Install roof walk, attach it to existing ladders
- Install bay window seat
- Restore the rest of the windows (1 done, 5 to go)
- Complete the back deck and step woodwork (steel is done)
- Restore brake rigging and wheels
- Reattach and restore battery box
- Restore (replace?) the doors
WP668 Electrical Plan
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WP668 Caboose
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Photos Copyright 2008-2009 by Katy Dickinson
Posted at 12:21PM Feb 24, 2009 by katysblog in Caboose Project and Other Trains |
Tuesday February 10, 2009
Packard Hospital Model Train
During my son's recent stay at Lucille Packard Children's Hospital (LPCH) in Palo Alto, California, we enjoyed playing with their model train. The HO-scale train layout is on the main floor and provides entertainment as well as a focus for walking directions. There is a sign inside the front door "... take the Elevators by Model Train to Ground Floor...". The meticulously detailed self-contained layout is about 12 feet square under an arched roof. Inside are two non-connected oval railroad track loops. The scenery is inspired by Northern California's Southern Pacific rail line, featuring mountains, a lake, the ocean (beach and underwater), fields, and a small seaport town. Each of the four sides has two large plastic buttons which do something: create a sound or flash model street lights... Several friends of ours were involved in creating this layout under strict hospital supervision. It is a huge kid magnet and brings joy to all.
LPCH model train layout
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LPCH model train layout
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SP Engine closeup
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John and LPCH model train layout
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LPCH model train underwater scene
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LPCH model train layout
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Photos Copyright 2009 by John Plocher and Katy Dickinson
Posted at 01:08PM Feb 10, 2009 by katysblog in Caboose Project and Other Trains | Comments[2]
Tuesday February 03, 2009
Caboose Visitors from Japan
Last weekend, two visitors from Japan came to see WP668, our backyard caboose. Atsushi and Tab were in the San Francisco Bay Area for O Scale West and also to visit the Silicon Valley Lines (SVL) HO-scale model train club for operations. Last week's SVL monthly operations session was held in the dark - night operations. Atsushi is a member of SVL and helped in 2006 to construct WP668's very short rail line. It was a pleasure to host railfans from so far away.
Visitors in WP668
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Atsushi and Tab outside of WP668
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Atsushi in 2006
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Photos Copyright 2006-2009 by Katy Dickinson
Posted at 01:19PM Feb 03, 2009 by katysblog in Caboose Project and Other Trains |
Sunday December 07, 2008
WP668 and the Conductor Ducks
Our backyard caboose, WP668, looked good for Saturday's Silicon Valley Lines (SVL) model train club Christmas party. John put up the Western Pacific herald on the new metal plate he welded to WP668's side, then added Christmas lights too.
I bought train-theme party supplies from the Oriental Trading company, including small plastic Conductor Ducks for giveaways. One of our Christmas traditions is to set up my G-scale railway track in the living room. (I am collecting G-scale rolling stock and track for when I build my garden railway next to WP668.) The Conductor Ducks were a popular party favor and were given many G-scale train rides during the SVL party.
Photos:
WP668 with new WP herald
Conductor Ducks
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Western Pacific decal
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John mounting decal
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John mounting decal
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John mounting decal
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WP668 new herald
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WP668 Christmas lights
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Hank vs. the train
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Hank helping Dad
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Ladybug engine, Conductor Ducks
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Little John with ducks
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Images Copyright 2008 by Katy Dickinson
Posted at 11:43PM Dec 07, 2008 by katysblog in Caboose Project and Other Trains |
Thursday December 04, 2008
Western Pacific Herald Going on Caboose
For the third year, our home will soon be hosting the Silicon Valley Lines model train club Christmas party. To prepare for the event, I have finished painting the bay window markings on WP668, our backyard caboose. Tomorrow, John is going to mount the Western Pacific herald on the metal plate on the side of WP668. John wants to preserve the etched shadow of the original WP logo on the original herald plate, so he lacquered it. Today, he had a 21-1/2" x 23-1/2" steel plate cut (the size of the WP decal we bought from the Portola Railroad Museum), then painted the new plate black. Tomorrow, John will tack weld the new plate over the old and then mount the decal. WP668 will once again display the Western Pacific herald!
Here a small size reproduction of the WP logo and a current photo of WP668:
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Images Copyright 2007-2008 by Katy Dickinson
Posted at 09:51PM Dec 04, 2008 by katysblog in Caboose Project and Other Trains |
Monday November 10, 2008
Caboose Art Tour
I am still decorating the inside of WP668, our backyard caboose. The last big piece of furniture, the Victorian fainting couch, is still not finished. Below are pictures of some of the art currently inside. Two of the artists are in my family: Eleanor Creekmore Dickinson is my Mother, and Evelyn Van Gilder Creekmore was my Grandmother. Elkmont is where our family cabin was in the Great Smoky Mountains, near Knoxville, Tennessee. Some of the furniture in WP668 was hand carved by my Great-Grandmother, Ellen Bolli Van Gilder.
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"Gay Street, Knoxville"
with Eleanor Dickinson 1951 
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"Gay Street, Knoxville"
by Eleanor Dickinson 1951 
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Victorian Etchings - Shakespeare's Heroines:
Katharine and Cassandra circa 1900 
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Dream of Evelyn V. Creekmore,
Elkmont
by Eleanor Creekmore Dickinson 1970 
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Elkmont,
Tennessee, Creek Paintings
by Evelyn Van Gilder Creekmore circa 1980 
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Inside WP668
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Inside WP668
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2008 WP668 Caboose drawing
by Eleanor Dickinson 
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WP668 Caboose
today
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Images Copyright 2008 Katy Dickinson
Posted at 01:10PM Nov 10, 2008 by katysblog in Caboose Project and Other Trains |
Thursday November 06, 2008
Caboose Almost Signed Off
The San Jose city inspector came today and signed off on everything for WP668, our backyard caboose, except one wire. This is frustrating because the last city inspector checked that same electrical box and did not say there were any problems. To pass this last inspection requirement, John has to pull an existing set of wires out of the underground conduit, add a neutral ground wire to the bundle, then pull the set back into place. This new wire is in addition to the existing grounding rods. WP668 today:
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Images Copyright 2008 Katy Dickinson
Posted at 02:21PM Nov 06, 2008 by katysblog in Caboose Project and Other Trains |
Monday November 03, 2008
Caboose Final Sign Off Scheduled
On 21 May 2008, our backyard caboose, WP668 passed its first electrical inspection by the City of San Jose. Last weekend, John added the exterior lights to WP668, the last big electrical chore on his list. The final city inspection, of the electrical and the stair rail, is scheduled for later this week. John and I started work with the city on permits and variances in January 2007. I will be very happy to have the permitting process finally complete!
WP668
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Work in progress on WP668:
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Posted at 05:56PM Nov 03, 2008 by katysblog in Caboose Project and Other Trains |
Sunday October 26, 2008
WP668 Caboose Railings Done
This weekend, we mostly finished creating the stair railings for WP668, our backyard caboose. There is some detail work to be done and the railings need to be painted but what we have looks good and is very sturdy. I also stood in my cactus garden and painted WP668's name on her bay window (finally) since the weather was warm. We still need to add the Western Pacific Railroad decal to the side.
John worked with welders Chris Gremich (CG Designs in San Jose, CA, phone: 408-313-3706) and Adam Stickles (Fusion Welding, 408-849-6636) to shape and assemble the parts out of galvanized steel pipe. Each rail set can be unbolted and removed for painting - the banisters slot into pipes set in concrete in the ground. Photos:
WP668 today:
half done railing
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railing removed for finish welding, Adam
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stencil on bay window
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first paint on stencil
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baluster-banister welds close up
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Chris grinding pipe
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adding balusters: Chris, John, Adam
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a few more to go
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looking upstairs
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Images Copyright 2008 by Katy Dickinson
Posted at 11:19PM Oct 26, 2008 by katysblog in Caboose Project and Other Trains |
Friday October 24, 2008
WP668 Caboose Railings (half done)
We are half done creating the stair railings for WP668, our backyard caboose. See my 14 October 2008 blog entry for more. The rail and balusters are being created out of galvanized steel pipe. John assisted Chris Gremich (CG Designs in San Jose, CA, phone: 408-313-3706) to shape and assemble the parts. We hope to finish the job this weekend.
WP668 before stair railings
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John leveling railing
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1st two balusters in
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checking spacing
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leveling again
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2nd railing in
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cactus garden view
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checking 2nd stair railing height
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still needs welding
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Images Copyright 2008 by Katy Dickinson
Posted at 03:25PM Oct 24, 2008 by katysblog in Caboose Project and Other Trains |
Tuesday October 14, 2008
Caboose Railings
We are still working on the stair railings for WP668, our backyard caboose. Chris Gremich (CG Designs in San Jose, CA, phone: 408-313-3706) has made the part of the bannisters. He needs to finish those and then attach them to the balusters. Balusters have to be less than 4" apart for safety. WP668 still has the temporary railing John put in last year.
Those who have been to Sun Microsystems' Menlo Park, CA, campus have probably seen where we got our bannister design.
WP668 today
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WP668 Bannisters so far
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Sun Bannister
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Images Copyright 2008 by Katy Dickinson
Posted at 08:52PM Oct 14, 2008 by katysblog in Caboose Project and Other Trains |
Sunday September 14, 2008
Open Source JMRI Timeline
This is about a U.S. legal case in which a free open source software project is defending itself against a commercial entity trying to patent and control intellectual property created by model train enthusiasts. Some of this IP has been in public development and use since 1946. (The United States Patent and Trademark Office or USPTO says: "A person shall be entitled to a patent unless ... the invention was ... in public use or on sale in this country, more than one year prior to the date of the application for patent...." See 35 U.S.C. 102 Conditions for patentability.)
The timeline below was derived from many public sources and is to the best of my knowlege correct (but certainly not complete). Why publish this? The Case All of Open Source Has Been Waiting For is complex but seems to be establishing important precedents in open source law. Seeing the many threads of action set forth chronologically may help non-lawyer readers understand. This blog entry follows up on my August 29, 2008 entry called "Open Source Court Hearing Today" about the JMRI model train software legal case. My husband John Plocher and I have been following the JMRI open source court case since it started about 3 years ago. John is also a JMRI contributor.
Background:
- What is JMRI?
From the JMRI model train software website:
"JMRI is an informal open-source group. We do this for the joy of model railroading, and don't produce anything for profit." - JMRI is good work.
It won James Gosling's annual JavaOne Duke's Choice Award, for "Java Everywhere" in 2006. - Bob Jacobsen
Bob leads the JMRI effort. He was the winner of U.C. Berkeley's Distinguished Teaching Award in 2004. See Bob's picture accepting the Duke's Choice award. Remember MythBuster's TV story in 2006 called Anti-Gravity Device? Bob was the Guest Star Physics Professor on that MythBuster's show. - SLAPP
SLAPP means "strategic lawsuit against public participation", defined in wikipedia as: "...a lawsuit or a threat of lawsuit that is intended to intimidate and silence critics by burdening them with the cost of a legal defense until they abandon their criticism or opposition. ... The plaintiff's goals are accomplished if the defendant succumbs to fear, intimidation, mounting legal costs or simple exhaustion and abandons the criticism. A SLAPP may also intimidate others from participating in the debate." - A very brief summary of this complex case (from
JMRI Defense: Our Story So Far):
"JMRI is open-source software for model-railroaders. ... Matt Katzer owns KAM Industries, a company that tries to sell model railroad software. He's never contributed anything to the JMRI effort. But that hasn't stopped him from taking JMRI intellectual property. Matt Katzer and his company KAMIND Associates, Inc. are attacking the rights of open source groups to enforce their copyrights and licenses. If they prevail, the rights of open source groups like JMRI will be significantly weakened, if not lost. We are breaking ground for open source groups in federal court and establishing legal rights for open source groups and their members. We need your help and donations to succeed in this legal fight." - To make donations, go to Donating to JMRI.
John, James, Bob and Duke, JavaOne
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Model Train Layout at JavaOne 2006
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"Model train control system" U.S. Patents by Matthew A. Katzer or KAM Industries involved in this case include:
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US Pat. App. 11/981320 Filed Oct 30, 2007 |
US Pat. App. 11/607233 Filed Dec 1, 2006 |
US Pat. App. 11/593770 Filed Nov 7, 2006 |
US Pat. App. 11/592784
Filed Nov 3, 2006 Jan 25, 2008 USPTO rejected |
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US Pat. 7209812 Filed Mar 14, 2006 |
US Pat. 7216836 Filed Oct 26, 2004 |
US Pat. 7177733
Filed Nov 16, 2004 issued February 13, 2007 Disclaimed Mar 18, 2008 |
U.S. Pat. App. 10/889,995
Filed Jul 13, 2004 Dec 21, 2006 USPTO rejected |
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US Pat. 6909945
was App. 10/713,476 Filed Nov 14, 2003 issued June 21, 2005 |
US Pat. 6827023 Filed Jan 10, 2003 |
US Pat. 6877699 Filed Nov 10, 2003 |
US Pat. 6530329
Filed Apr 17, 2002 issued March 11, 2003 Disclaimed Mar 18, 2008 |
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US Pat. 6494408 Filed May 15, 2001 |
US Pat. 6460467
Filed May 15, 2001 issued October 8, 2002 |
US Pat. 6270040
Filed Apr 3, 2000 issued August 7, 2001 |
US Pat. 6267061
Filed Apr 17, 2000 issued July 31, 2001 |
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US Pat. 6676089
Filed May 14, 1999 issued Jan 13, 2004 |
US Pat. 6065406
Filed Jun 24, 1998 issued May 23, 2000 |
Timeline:
| Coming Events | December 19, 2008 - Court Hearing (to be in San Francisco) |
| 2008 |
* January 18, 2008 - Jacobsen's Response to Katzer's Contract, Copyright and Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Arguments * January 22, 2008 - Amicus Brief Accepted * January 23, 2008 - Deadline For Settlement Disclosures Set * January 25, 2008 - United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Rejects Katzer patent application 11/592,784 * February 01, 2008 - Katzer Doesn't Provide Disclosures, Files to disclaim Patent, Moves to Dismiss * February 13. 2008 - Settlement Conference * February 15, 2008 - Hearing Rescheduled * February 29, 2008 - Motions for For Early Discovery & Rescheduling Denied * March 18, 2008 - Katzer disclaims patent 6,530,329 (issued March 11, 2003) * March 18, 2008 - Katzer disclaims patent 7,177,733 (issued February 13, 2007) * April 04, 2008 - Two replies from Jacobsen * April 11, 2008 - Hearing * May 07, 2008 - Copyright Appeal Hearing * July 14, 2008 - JMRI 2.2 released * August 13, 2008 - Copyright Appeal Decision * August 29, 2008 - Scheduling Conference |
| 2007 |
* January 19, 2007 - Federal Court Hearing * February 13, 2007 - Katzer patent 7,177,733 issued (disclaimed March 18, 2008) * July 22, 2007 - JMRI 1.8 released * August 06, 2007 - DecoderPro.com Ordered Transferred to JMRI * August 17, 2007 - Ruling on January 19th Motions * September 5, 2007 - Request for Reconsideration on Cybersquatting Denied * September 13, 2007 - Appeal of Copyright Ruling * September 14, 2007 - Case Management Conference * October 30, 2007 - US Pat. App. 11/981320 filed by Katzer * October 31, 2007 - JMRI files a Second Amended Complaint * November 2, 2007 - Katzer files a Motion in Opposition * November 29, 2007 - Jacobsen files a Motion pointing out Katzer's misstatements and noticing issues * December 03, 2007 - Katzer replies * December 11, 2007 - Second Amended Complaint Ruling * December 17, 2007 - Jacobsen Appeal Brief Filed with the Court of Appeals * December 21, 2007 - Katzer files a 3rd Motion to Dismiss * December 28, 2007 - Key Open Source Organizations File Brief Supporting JMRI * December 31, 2007 - JMRI 2.0 released |
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* March 13, 2006 - Jacobsen asks for a Declaratory Judgment * March 14, 2006 - US Pat. 7209812 filed by Katzer * May 25, 2006 - Katzer files an Information Disclosure Statement 10/889,995 * July 12, 2006 - Anti-SLAPP motions * August 7, 2006 - USPTO provisionally rejects Application 10/889,995 - a Continuation of '329 - for unpatentability * August 13, 2006 - Court Hearing * September 10, 2006 - Infringing Copyrighted Material * September 11, 2006 - Jacobsen files an Amended Complaint * September 27, 2006 - Another Round of Motions from Katzer * October 20, 2006 - Written Ruling on Initial Motions * October 25, 2006 - Request for Preliminary Injunction Against Copyright Infringement * October 30, 2006 - Request for Reconsideration of Motions Denied * November 3, 2006 - Reply to Motions; Defending Open-Source Copyright * November 3, 2006 - US Pat. App. 11/592784 filed by Katzer * November 7, 2006 - US Pat. App. 11/593770 filed by Katzer * November 9, 2006 - Katzer files a Memorandum of Opposition * November 17, 2006 - JMRI files a reply and additional materials * November 17, 2006 - Katzer also files a reply * December 1, 2006 - US Pat. App. 11/607233 filed by Katzer * December 04, 2006 - JMRI filed a Motion for Leave to File Surreply to Defendant's Reply Memorandum. * December 21, 2006 - USPTO Rejects application 10/889,995 - a Continuation of '329 - for unpatentability |
| 2005 |
* March 8, 2005 - Jacobsen gets a bill from Katzer for JMRI downloads (at $19/copy) * 7 April 2005 - Katzer vs. Britton trademark infringement suit settled * June 18, 2005 - JMRI 1.6 released * June 21, 2005 - Katzer patent 6,909,945 issued * August 24, 2005 - Jacobsen gets a $203,000 bill from Katzer, for 7,000 JMRI downloads (at $29/copy) |
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* January 13, 2004 - Katzer patent 6,676,089 issued * February 22, 2004 - Katzer registers the domain name DecoderPro.com * April 08, 2004 - JMRI 1.4 released * July 13, 2004 - US Pat. App. 10/889,995 filed by Katzer * September 08, 2004 - Glenn Butcher removes his loconetd and railroad apps after being advised of potential patent infringement by Katzer * October 13, 2004 - A post on the LocoNet Hackers yahoo group mentions Katzer's use of DecoderPro.com. * October 15, 2004 - Jacobsen posts to the JMRIusers group about it. * October 26, 2004 - US Pat. 7216836 filed by Katzer * October 27, 2004 - Jacobsen registers DecoderPro as a trademark with the USPTO * October 29, 2004 - Jerry Britton offered to trade Katzer another domain name for DecoderPro.com * 8 November 2004 - Katzer sued Jerry Britton for trademark infringement * November 16, 2004 - Katzer files for patent 7,177,733 (issued February 13, 2007, disclaimed March 18, 2008) |
| 2003 |
* January 10, 2003 - US Pat. 6827023 filed by Katzer * March 11, 2003 - Katzer patent 6,530,329 issued (disclaimed March 18, 2008) * August 18, 2003 - JMRI 1.2.5 released * November 10, 2003 - US Pat. 6877699 filed by Katzer * November 14, 2003 - Katzer files for patent 6,909,945 (issued June 21, 2005) |
| 2002 |
* March 2002 - JMRI developers use Java RMI to provide client/server capabilities * April 14 2002 - JMRI test version with client/server code released * April 17, 2002 - Katzer files for patent 6,530,329 (issued March 11, 2003, disclaimed March 18, 2008) * September 17, 2002 - Katzer files lawsuits against Hans-Rudi Tanner and Juergen Freiwald for patent infringement * October, 2002 - Hans-Rudi Tanner and Juergen Freiwald reply * October 8, 2002 - Katzer patent 6,460,467 issued * October 28, 2002 - JMRI 1.1 released * December 30, 2002 - Katzer dropped the Tanner and Freiwald suits |
| 2001 |
* May 15, 2001 - US Pat. 6494408 filed by Katzer * May 15, 2001 - US Pat. 6460467 filed by Katzer (issued October 8, 2002) * July 12, 2001 - First "commercial" use of the name decoderpro by JMRI developers * July 31, 2001 - Katzer patent 6,267,061 issued * August 7, 2001 - Katzer patent 6,270,040 issued |
| 2000 |
* May 23, 2000 - Katzer patent 6,065,406 issued * April 03, 2000 - Katzer files for patent 6,270,040 (issued August 7, 2001) * April 17, 2000 - Katzer files for patent 6,267,061 (issued July 31, 2001) |
| 1999 |
* May 14, 1999 - Katzer files for patent 6,676,089 (issued Jan 13, 2004) |
| 1998 |
* June 24, 1998 - Katzer files for patent 6,065,406 (issued May 23, 2000) |
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Selected Prior Art Listed in U.S. Patent 7,177,733 (patent disclaimed March 18, 2008)
1946-now The Tech Model Railroad Club (TMRC) is a student organization at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). TMRC is one of the most famous model railroad clubs in the world. Formed in 1946, its HO scale layout specializes in automated operation of model trains. Many TRMC publications are referenced as prior art. 1988 The Märklin Digital Club: The Digital Club was launched in 1988 and has since been keeping pace with the rapidly advancing technology of digital multi-train control. Many Digital Club publications are referenced as prior art. 1992 "A model railroad for Ada and software engineering" by John W. McCormick, "Communications of the ACM" archive: Volume 35 , Issue 11 (November 1992), pp. 68 - 70, ISSN:0001-0782 1994 Rutger Friberg Model Railroad Electronics Allt om Hobby Publishing Company, ISBN-10: 9185496731 (expanded and republished: 1995, 1997, 1998) |
Posted at 11:58PM Sep 14, 2008 by katysblog in Caboose Project and Other Trains | Comments[1]
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