8/9/05

Valloon Declaration

Missing Valloon Found

Dear Vapor Compatriots,

This is to serve as notice; hopefully temporary, that the Valloon has been taken out of our line of product offerings and all mention of the other Valloon compatible vaporizer removed from our website. VripTech has complied with the request of the patent holders of U.S. Patent # 6,513,524 titled Inhaler for production of aroma- and/or active substance-containing vapors of plant materials and/or fluids, a balloon vapor capture system, to cease and desist from selling the Valloon due to it's similar qualities. VripTech's patent covering the Valloon is currently pending with U.S. Patent #6,513,524 one of many patents discussed in the prior art section of the Patent Application. It will be 12-18 months before an initial response from the USPTO can be expected. VripTech was formed and founded on a premise of strength in cooperation for a common CAUSE: Clean Aromatic Vapors. We have offered to pay the patent holders a royalty until our own claims are granted or indefinitely if they are not granted and are hopeful that an agreement can be stuck that would allow us to return the Valloon to our product line up very soon. Stay posted.

Thanks for you Understanding and Support,

Head Vripper