[R] for those of you who want a patent...

[A.J. Rossini]

Alvaro Munoz (Hopkins Epi) is patenting the "diamond graph". 

http://www.jhsph.edu/Press_Room/Press_Releases/Munoz_diamond_graph.html

There is enough prior art (hexagonal binning, among others) to make
this amusing, except that it probably will get a patent.  It's a reasonable
graphical technique, but patentable?

best,
-tony

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