expand_divmod algorithm patented?

[Florian Weimer]

* Joern Rennecke:

> PJ has posted a news pick on Groklaw about a new patent which, afar as I can
> tell, claims the algorithm that Tege has contributed to expmed.c:expand_divmod
> in 1994 (r7598)
> http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-and-apparatus-for-efficient-software-based-integer-division-dt20060504ptan20060095494.php

This is just a patent application.  It's not very likely it will be
granted as-is.