Thanks for the reference, Jay Thanks for downloading the documents, Horace - I kept getting the busy signal from the site.
I do not know why "consistency of experimental results" is a show-stopper for the examiner. Shouldn't all cancer therapies be ruled unpatentable by that standard? The application itself may show that some formerly public skeptics have become closet believers. > Wow. Yes, indeed, this should be read. Whatever the intent of the > nonsensically broad claims, it did not work out very well! The PTO > examiner, John Richardson, did a great job on the rejection. He > cites Pons, Miley, etc. > > Unfortunately, I could only download a page at a time. The server was > also overloaded periodically. > > I uploaded to: > > http://www.mtaonline.net/~hheffner/Keeney/ > > and I will leave it there briefly for those who want to see it. > > > > On Dec 28, 2011, at 6:51 PM, Jay Caplan wrote: > >> This was abandoned in 2004 after a non-final rejection by USPTO >> 1/21/2004. >> >> Click Public PAIR link on http://www.uspto.gov/patents/process/status/ >> >> Choose "Application Number" and insert 09/514,202 >> >> Choose "Image File Wrapper" tab when this application opens, then the >> correspondence and actions can be read. >> >> I couldn't copy from the Non-Final Rejection, but it should be read >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Horace Heffner" <hheff...@mtaonline.net> >> To: <vortex-l@eskimo.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 4:21 PM >> Subject: Re: [Vo]:A Curious 2003 Cold Fusion Patent Application >> >> >>> Say, if CF breaks as conventional, and this patent is issued, maybe >>> this is intended to provide an excuse for the patent office to reject >>> all subsequent cold fusion patent application claims based on >>> infringement of prior art, until this patent is successfully >>> challenged. >>> >>> >>> On Dec 28, 2011, at 11:11 AM, pagnu...@htdconnect.com wrote: >>> >>>> Pardon if this is old news on Vortex, but I was surprised to find >>>> this >>>> 2003 USPTO patent application -- >>>> >>>> http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2003/0112916.html >>>> >>>> "Cold nuclear fusion under non-equilibrium conditions >>>> United States Patent Application 20030112916 Kind Code: A1 >>>> >>>> Inventors: >>>> Keeney, Franklin W. (US) >>>> Jones, Steven E. (US) >>>> Johnson, Alben C. (US) >>>> >>>> ABSTRACT: >>>> A method of producing cold nuclear fusion and a method of >>>> preparing a >>>> fusion-promoting material for producing cold nuclear fusion are >>>> disclosed. >>>> The method of producing fusion includes selecting a fusion-promoting >>>> material, hydriding the fusion-promoting material with a source of >>>> isotopic hydrogen, and establishing a non-equilibrium condition >>>> in the >>>> fusion-promoting material. The method of producing fusion may >>>> include >>>> cleaning the fusion-promoting material. The method of producing >>>> fusion may >>>> also include heat-treating the fusion-promoting material. The >>>> method of >>>> preparing a fusion-promoting material for producing fusion includes >>>> selecting a fusion-promoting material and hydriding the fusion- >>>> promoting >>>> material with a source of isotopic hydrogen. The method of >>>> preparing a >>>> fusion-promoting material for producing fusion may include cleaning >>>> the >>>> fusion-promoting material. The method of preparing a fusion- >>>> promoting >>>> material for producing fusion may also include heat-treating the >>>> fusion-promoting material." >>>> >>>> -- which includes Steven E. Jones as an inventor. Further down >>>> is -- >>>> >>>> "BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION >>>> >>>> [0001] 1. Field of the Invention >>>> >>>> [0002] The present invention relates to fusion energy. More >>>> particularly, >>>> the present invention relates to a method for producing cold nuclear >>>> fusion and a method for preparing a fusion-promoting material for >>>> producing cold nuclear fusion. >>>> >>>> [0003] 2. Description of the Related Art >>>> >>>> [0004] Mankind employs many energy sources. Oil, coal, natural gas, >>>> water >>>> (hydroelectric), and nuclear fission number among the most >>>> prominent of >>>> these sources. However, most of these sources exists in a limited >>>> supply, >>>> produces a relatively small quantity of energy per unit of the given >>>> source, or raises environmental concerns. Thus, because earth's >>>> population >>>> and energy needs continue to climb dramatically, researchers >>>> continue to >>>> seek more plentiful, efficient, and environmentally-friendly energy >>>> sources. >>>> >>>> [0005] These needs have led researchers to consider nuclear fusion, >>>> the >>>> process that powers the sun. First, the raw materials for nuclear >>>> fusion >>>> abound on our planet. For example, deuterium is plentiful in >>>> seawater. >>>> Second, fusion of atomic particles and/or light nuclei produces more >>>> energy for a given amount of material than virtually any other known >>>> energy source. Finally, nuclear fusion holds strong promise as an >>>> environmentally-safe process. For these reasons, and based on major >>>> technological advances in the latter half of the twentieth century, >>>> many >>>> knowledgeable individuals now anticipate that nuclear fusion may >>>> provide a >>>> long-term answer to mankind's energy needs." >>>> >>>> --- The patent application seems to cover quite a wide range of >>>> implementations. >>>> >>>> Unless this is a different Steven Jones, did he become a believer >>>> 14-years >>>> after the 1989 CF-brouhaha? >>>> >>>> Any insights? >>>> Lou Pagnucco >>>> >>>> >>> >>> Best regards, >>> >>> Horace Heffner >>> http://www.mtaonline.net/~hheffner/ >>> >> > > Best regards, > > Horace Heffner > http://www.mtaonline.net/~hheffner/ > > > > > >
