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
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
	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

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

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; 
5,987,530; 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

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

NI-DNET
	The NI-DNET software is covered by one or more of the following Patents:
	U.S. Patent No(s),:  6,122,713
      

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
      
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

LABVIEW Simulation Interface Toolkit
	The LABVIEW Simulation Interface Toolkit has numerous patents pending

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


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
      National Instruments “flexible resolution” (“Flex”) products are covered by one 
or more of the following Patents:
      U.S. Patent No(s).:  5,734,261; 5,781,137; 5,781,138; 5,955,979; 6,016,112; 
6,020,838; 6,049,298; 6,232,897; 6,359,575

Measurement Hardware Products
      National Instruments measurement hardware products (including data acquisition 
(DAQ), computer-based instruments, and signal sources) are covered by one or more of 
the following Patents:
      U.S. Patent No(s).:  5,313,622; 5,533,037; 5,646,620; 5,648,918; 5,654,654; 
5,734,261; 5,751,536; 5,765,949; 5,781,137; 5,781,138; 5,841,383; 5,842,006; 5,886,660; 
5,909,660; 5,935,466; 5,955,979; 5,980,298; 6,016,112; 6,020,838; 6,049,298; 6,098,124; 
6,140,859; 6,166,673; 6,188,347; 6,232,831; 6,232,897; 6,243,034; 6,249,125; 6,285,095; 
6,323,792; 6,311,149; 6,359,946; 6,373,423; 6,380,874; 6,459,707; 6,513,086; 6,529,355; 
6,542,838; 6,583,741; 6,594,612; 6,608,516

GPIB Hardware Products
      National Instruments GPIB hardware products are covered by one or more of the 
following Patents:
      U.S. Patent No(s).:  5,287,528; 5,315,706; 5,572,525; 5,572,684; 5,649,123; 
5,649,129; 5,734,876; 5,815,690; 5,896,552; 6,038,617 
      European Patent No(s).: 0465221

Vision / IMAQ Hardware Products
      National Instruments Vision or IMAQ hardware products are covered by one or 
more of the following Patents:
      U.S. Patent No(s).:  5,313,622; 5,842,006; 6,012,109; 6,161,154; 6,720,968

VXI Hardware Products
      National Instruments VXI hardware products are covered by one or more of the 
following Patents:
      U.S. Patent No(s).:  5,748,916; 5,796,963; 5,822,554; 5,995,376; 6,075,690; 
5,850,571
      
FieldPoint Products
      National Instruments FieldPoint products are covered by one or more of the 
following Patents:
      U.S. Patent No(s).:  6,065,068; 6,098,117; 6,175,932; 6,182,179; 6,226,762; 
6,411,987; 6,505,247
      Design Patent No(s).:  D417198

Fieldbus Hardware Products
      National Instruments Fieldbus hardware products (including Foundation Fieldbus, 
CAN and DeviceNet) are covered by one or more of the following Patents:
      U.S. Patent No(s).:  5,938,754


MXI-3 and MXI-4 Module Products
	National Instruments MXI-3 and MXI-4 Module products are covered by one or 
more of the following Patents:
	U.S. Patent No(s).:  6,425,033; 6,418,504

PC Cards
      PC Cards manufactured and/or sold by National Instruments are licensed under 
one or more of the following Patents:
      U.S. Patent No(s).:  4,603,320; 4,972,470
      
NI-ELVIS
	National Instruments NI-ELVIS hardware has a patent pending.


Other U.S. and International Patents Pending

For the most updated listing of patents which may cover the National Instruments 
product(s) being used, please see www.ni.com/patents