That's too abstract." In the Bilski case, the court said patent examiners could consider what is known as the machine-or-transformation test.

VOA: special.2010.07.16

The term today most often is used to describe a powerful machine designed to clear away trees and other big objects.

VOA: special.2009.02.15

She turned an old industrial machine repair shop into a warm and inviting space for exhibitions,offices and classrooms.

VOA: special.2010.03.03

And there are existing methods, like a machine that can quickly identify chemicals in pills to confirm if the pills are real.

VOA: special.2010.03.01

The study compared trees that had been thinned by machine with those that had not been thinned.

VOA: special.2009.11.10

She says she cannot think of a more efficient, hopeful or fair machine, except maybe the bicycle.

VOA: special.2010.04.05

This is the idea that a patentshould be given to a machine or something that creates a material change, like a chemical process.

VOA: special.2010.07.16

John Henry told the supervisor he would never let the machine take his job.His friends all cheered.

VOA: special.2009.02.21

The railroad company planned to buy the machine if it worked as well as the salesman said.

VOA: special.2009.02.21

It uses an MRI or magnetic resonance imaging machine to look for abnormalities in the brain.

VOA: special.2010.12.21

But the Osborne One was about the size of a sewing machine and weighed twenty-four pounds.

VOA: special.2011.02.15

How about a race?' John Henry looked at the machine and saw images of the future.

VOA: special.2009.02.21

As the cow eats, a robotic arm cleans and connects the animal to the milking machine.

VOA: special.2009.05.12

One day,a salesman came to the work area with a new drilling machine powered by steam.

VOA: special.2010.09.04