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Mar 4, 2007 | 3:54 pm

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Originally Posted by MikeMpls

The so-called 'uninterruptible autopilot system' - patented secretly by Boeing in the US last week .......

The application can be seen here
http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-...RS=20040162670

So it isn't secret

The patent was filed 30 months ago, and has not yet been issued.

So it wasn't patented last week. I see that the Mail's usualy jouranlistic standards of accuracy haven't changed much.

But the patent itself is interesting.

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