Sierra Biotechnology Company, LLC (SBC) is a Limited Liability Company based in Virginia. It is designed to manage intellectual property as of July, 1993.
Breathing Control Associates (BCA) is a sole proprietorship based in Sacramento, California as of January, 2004. It is designed to commercialize and sell the Breathing Trainer v1.0 and related products.
Deane Hillsman, MD is the Technical Director of SBC and owner of BCA. He has a background in Pulmonary Diseases and Internal Medicine. He has extensive experience in Pulmonary Rehabilitation, and a long standing interest in optimizing breathing patterns for various respiratory devices and for patient dyspnea control.
As SBC has a strong intellectual property focus, proper relationships to protect both parties is essential. While we would like to discuss areas of mutual interest with others, it is important that no confidential or other proprietary material be divulged to Sierra Biotechnology without the inventor being protected by a proper Confidential Disclosure agreement.
Any inventive submission not covered by Patent status must have a proper Confidential Disclosure signed by SBC, to properly protect the interests of the inventor.
Likewise, any of Sierra's products, trade secrets, or other intellectual property not protected by patent status must have a Confidential Disclosure agreement before full discussions can take place.
Identification of those seeking information from this site, their particular interests and their level of interest, would expedite the communication process. SBC must be assured that any disclosure made is done so with proper authority.
You may request more detailed product descriptions on some products without a formal Confidential Disclosure agreement. You may also request copies of related patents.
If you wish to submit an inventive concept to SBC that is not protected by patent or patent pending status, to protect your interests you must submit to SBC a proper Confidential Disclosure agreement. Contacting SBC prior to submission as to our requirements is suggested. SBC will not provide you with a Confidential Disclosure agreement, due to potential conflict of interest problems. An appropriate agreement could be provided by your attorney. If you wish to use a generalized form, there are many available in your local library or legal library, in the Patent or Intellectual Property area. You might also consider standard forms available in a number of publications. A good source of self-help books is Nolo Press at http://www.nolo.com/ Look in the section under "Patent, Copyright & Trademark".
Regardless of these more formal arrangements, SBC is always interested in discussing matters of mutual interest with the readers of this web site.
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