Rosemary Ainslie COP>17 Circuit / A First Application on a Hot Water Cylinder

[happyfunball]

Rosemary kicking ass and taking names

[Rosemary Ainslie]

Rosemary kicking ass and taking names

LOL  Sorry Happy.  I'm probably a little critical of the man. If indeed he is a man.   

[happyfunball]

LOL  Sorry Happy.  I'm probably a little critical of the man. If indeed he is a man.   

Why are you sorry? Beat 'em to a pulp.

[shruggedatlas]

You KNOW that this was applied for for purposes of using the public disclosure of the patenting office to put the technology into the public domain.  I KNEW NOTHING OF THESE  FORUMS OR OF THE INTERNET.  I HAD NO OTHER MEANS OF GETTTING THIS KNOWLEDGE INTO THE PUBLIC DOMAIN TO RENDER IT UNPATENTABLE. 

I do not know much about your invention, but I do know about patents.  Applying for a patent on something is sort of the opposite of putting it in the public domain.  It sends the message of "hands off."

Why didn't you just publish it?  With a public disclosure, after about a year, the invention becomes unpatentable.  I understand you didn't know about the Internet (was it 1985?)   You do not have to publish on the Internet - it can be a journal or some other kind of periodical.  But it has to be publicly available.

But anyway, why don't you guys decide whether the invention works before having this big fight over it?  Also, I do not even see how it can be taken away from you.  Why don't you just do your work on it, and let the other people do whatever they want?

[Hope]

Chiming in here!     Still interested in this thread Rosie.    I like the building stuff better    .
Your right about not needing to defend your position.   Hold the line, you'll make better progress I think.