From: MV (MV@dc9.tzo.com)
Date: Fri Mar 24 2006 - 10:32:50 PST
Some big companies - actually most big companies, actually strategize to
create patents of things that they will never use to protect certain
areas of technology. Just because it is patented does not mean that it
has any useful practical purpose. But at the same time it may be useful
to keep competitors away from some certain areas of technology.
When I worked for Texas Instruments, they had teams of lawyers and all
they did was to pursue patents for various reasons. I had to sign my
life away when it came to ideas with that company. They even ran us
through patent seminars every year or so. TI has a very large number of
patents. As I recall I think the registered about 1000/year or so.
Dave
Marty Galyean wrote:
> Steve & Jeanne Keith wrote:
>
>> 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=6,025,810.WKU.&OS=PN/6,025,810&RS=PN/6,025,810
>>
>>
>>
>> Notice the URL is the US Patent office.....
>>
> Yes it is, but read the text at the link you sent:
>
> Excerpt:
> "Thanks to a reader who has pointed us to a US patent which describes a
> device which can perform faster than the speed of light. He suggests
> that it is lucky that the US Patent Office pays for itself, otherwise US
> taxpayers might want to know why the organisation is hiring people who
> haven't got even the slightest clue about modern physics. ..."
>
> Here is a great rule of thumb: Just because it is patented, doesn't
> make it a good, or valid, idea.
>
> When it comes to claims of sinking the laws of physics I will take peer
> reviewed research by physicists over public servants at the USPTO any day.
>
> Marty
>
>
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