San Anselmo, California, March 9, 2011
Xio today announces the issuance of its latest patent on Soft-I/O technology.
“Our legal and licensing firms have informed us that we now have more than 30 active patents on Soft-I/O pending or issued around the world,” said John Pitcairn, CFO of Xio, Inc. “We continue to invest heavily in protecting the unique Intellectual Property that makes up Soft-I/O,” Pitcairn added.
The latest U.S. Patent, 7,822,896 made its way through the U.S. Patent process to join other issued U.S. Patents.
“Soft-I/O is a disruptive product that is like no other in the world. We are solving control problems in a new and efficient manner.” said Paul Sagues, Chairman of Xio, Inc. “I don’t doubt that other companies are scrambling to figure out what Soft-I/O is all about,” said Sagues, “But they are finding a growing list of patented features constituting Soft-I/O that makes it difficult to copy the innovations. We are happy to see all the hard work begin to pay off for us,” concluded Sagues.
About Xio Inc.
XiO is leading the automation industry into a new era of flexible input/output for electronic sensors, actuators and controllers. XiO's Soft-I/O® is revolutionary technology that reduces part count, wiring expense, provisioning and maintenance costs by an order of magnitude compared to traditional approaches.
XiO's patented Soft-I/O technology is used by control OEMs to replace traditional PLCs, providing huge cost savings and extended functionality. Soft-I/O's flexibility makes it uniquely suitable in solar energy applications.
