Absolutely true, but inadvisable. Case in point: the Sionics Noise Suppressor (I don't remember the patent number or legal defining name) used on the MAC10 and MAC11 submachine guns. While I was still in Georgia Tech I read the inventor's description of its "unique functioning," and quickly drew a free body diagram to match the description.
It was all physically impossible, and anyone who paid attention during high school Physical Sciences class would know that, yet here it was with a bona fide patent securing it as intellectual property. The suppressor worked to a point (as any bleed-and-baffle noise suppressor would), but it wasn't for the reasons they claimed. My reason for suggesting that you build a prototype first (especially these days when patents cost many thousands of dollars to acquire -- not like the old days) is so you can discover exactly what works and why, and have your patent agent or patent attorney do a patent search on that, and not what you imagine. Best of luck with it all, Scott. Respectfully, Adam Phillip Churvis President Productivity Enhancement > -----Original Message----- > From: J.J. Merrick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 9:39 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: patent question > > >From what I remember you just submit paperwork on the idea and that > the actual fabrication can come later. Trust me... if you ever look at > the patent archive most of them are hairbrain ideas that couldn't ever > possibly work but the inventor thinks it can on paper and makes sure > that it is his legal right to own it before anyone else does it. > > > J.J. > > On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 8:29 AM, Scott Stewart > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't know if anyone has an answer.. but.. > > > > > > > > Is it possible to patent an idea for a product? I have an idea, but > I don't > > have the electronic or fabrication skills to implement it. > > > > So I'm wondering if I can patent the concept, without a prototype. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:259205 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
