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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Grey Wolf on November 11, 2005, 11:21:35 pm

Title: Interesting Patent
Post by: Grey Wolf on November 11, 2005, 11:21:35 pm: Patent #6,960,975 (http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=/netahtml/srchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=6,960,975.WKU.&OS=PN/6,960,975&RS=PN/6,960,975)

They don't even read the patents anymore, do they?

EDIT: That looks a bit cleaner.
Title: Re: Interesting Patent
Post by: Night Hammer on November 11, 2005, 11:27:05 pm: wow....is that even physically possible? like do they have to prove it works(at least in theory) before they patent it
Title: Re: Interesting Patent
Post by: Grey Wolf on November 11, 2005, 11:28:29 pm: They don't have to prove a thing to patent things.
Title: Re: Interesting Patent
Post by: Rictor on November 12, 2005, 12:00:29 am: Just wait 'till they get it working. Then they'll be the ones laughing all the way to Alpha Centauri.
Title: Re: Interesting Patent
Post by: Setekh on November 12, 2005, 12:03:16 am: That thing is 8000 words. I can't believe he wrote all that about... well, I guess if I see him at Alpha Centauri, I'll recant. :p
Title: Re: Interesting Patent
Post by: Nuke on November 12, 2005, 02:18:59 am: i know ive said this before but

BURN DOWN THE PATENT OFFICE!!!!!
Title: Re: Interesting Patent
Post by: karajorma on November 12, 2005, 02:39:09 am: Quote from: Nuke on November 12, 2005, 02:18:59 am
i know ive said this before but

BURN DOWN THE PATENT OFFICE!!!!!

You can't. Someone else has already patented the idea. :)
Title: Re: Interesting Patent
Post by: Mefustae on November 12, 2005, 06:49:59 am: [Idiocy]...Does this mean I can patent the famed 'Zero Point Module'? I mean, Atlantis would be proper ****ed if they had to consult me every time they wanted to use one...[/Idiocy]
Title: Re: Interesting Patent
Post by: Flipside on November 12, 2005, 11:10:24 am: Hmmm.. has anyone patended 'Bipedal motion' yet? Could be a winner, everyone who walks anywhere has to pay me royalties ;)