8-K

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OF 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) December 24, 2002

UNOVA, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

1-13279 (Commission File Number)	95-4647021 (IRS Employer Identification No.)
21900 Burbank Boulevard Woodland Hills, California (Address of Principal Executive Offices)	91367-7456 (Zip Code)

Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (818) 992-3000

Item 5.    Other Events

        On December 24, 2002, we sold approximately 150 domestic and foreign patents and patent applications to Broadcom Corporation for $24 million. See the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

Item 7.    Financial Statements and Exhibits

        The following Exhibit is included herein:

        Exhibit 99.1                UNOVA, Inc. Press Release dated December 24, 2002.

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SIGNATURE

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	UNOVA, INC.
Date: December 26, 2002	By:	/s/  DANIEL S. BISHOP Daniel S. Bishop Secretary and General Counsel

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit	Description
99.1	UNOVA, Inc. Press Release dated December 24, 2002.

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Item 5. Other Events
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

SIGNATURE
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EX-99.1

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Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:                David S. Brooks, (818) 992-2872 - UNOVA

UNOVA Sells Several Patents to Broadcom

        WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.—December 24, 2002—UNOVA, Inc. (NYSE: UNA) today announced it has sold approximately 150 of its domestic and foreign patents and patent applications to Broadcom Corporation for $24 million.

        The transaction will result in a significant, one-time gain which will positively impact UNOVA's 4th quarter and full-year 2002 earnings.

        The patents purchased relate to wireless local-area networking and wireless communications including dual-radio access points and hierarchical networks. In addition, Broadcom purchased UNOVA's patents for dynamically switchable power supplies and personal video recorders.

        Under terms of the agreement, Broadcom will grant UNOVA a royalty-free license to manufacture and sell Intermec products related to the purchased patents.

        Based on the strength of its more than 700 patents, UNOVA is ranked as one of the most inventive of U.S.-based technology companies according to a study published by MIT's Technology Review magazine. In the past four years, UNOVA has granted licenses for its smart battery power management technology to computer companies representing more than 70 percent of U.S. sales of notebook computers.

About UNOVA/Intermec:

UNOVA's Intermec Technologies division is a leader in global supply chain solutions and in the development, manufacture and integration of wired and wireless automated data collection, Intellitag® RFID (radio frequency identification) and mobile computing systems. The company's products and services are used by customers in many industries to improve productivity, quality and responsiveness of business operations, from supply chain management and enterprise resource planning to field sales and service.

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www.unova.com                www.intermec.com                UNA-220

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Exhibit 99.1