Number 6859909

My [first patent](http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=H ITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=/netahtml/srchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=6859909.WKU.&OS=PN/68 59909&RS=PN/6859909) was finally issued… and to think it only took the Patent Office five years to get its act together. I filed a second EQuill patent in early 2001; all I ask is that they get it issued before I’m six feet under!