Sorry about that. Thanks for the correction. It is merely a patent application, not a patent.
On Sat, Sep 3, 2011 at 1:17 PM, John Gorman <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > As I read this document it is a patent application. No patent has been > granted and there is a period of evaluation during which it is easy to > challenge. If it is ever granted then it could be a real nuisance. > > I filed a UK provisional patent 27th October 2006 referring specifically to > silica.. > My first article in any press was a regional weekly newspaper on1st DEc > 2006 > I had article in the magazine of the Ski Club of Great Britain specifically > mentioning silica in January 2007 in my website:// > www.naturaljointmobility.info/pressarticles.htm > > All of that was before I had ever heard of the word geoengineering or this > group. Only later did I find out about Greg Benford's work -and other > similar work.Prior to that I thought my work was original as possibly Mr > Neff thinks! > > Can someone in a US university with a patent department investigate and put > a challenge in before its too late. I will provide details of the above > three bits of evidence. > > john gorman > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > *From:* Ken Caldeira <[email protected]> > *To:* geoengineering <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Saturday, September 03, 2011 7:17 PM > *Subject:* [geo] Diatomaceous Earth patent > > James Cascio has kindly pointed out that a patent has been issued for the > use of silica particles for stratospheric sunshade geoengineering. (see > attached). > > The patent was filed on 30 Sep 2009, with a provisional patent filed on 30 > Sep 2008. I note that this idea of using silica particles was discussed on > this group at least as early as 1 May 2007: > https://mail.google.com/mail/?shva=1#search/googlegroups+silica/11243cfe473291d8 > > and I have email from Greg Benford from that period specifically referring > to "diatomaceous earth". > > One would assume that any rational court would find that this patent > describes things that are obvious to those skilled in the relevant arts. (I > suppose the question then is whether an expectation of encountering a > "rational court" is itself rational.) > > > ________________ > Ken Caldeira > > Carnegie Institution Dept of Global Ecology > 260 Panama Street, Stanford, CA 94305 USA > +1 650 704 7212 [email protected] > http://dge.stanford.edu/labs/caldeiralab @kencaldeira > > See our YouTube: > Carbon dioxide emissions embodied in international > trade<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOj_YScv7WY> > Past land use decisions and the mitigation potential of > reforestation<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bmyek4gYEUk> > Near Zero videos<http://dge.stanford.edu/labs/caldeiralab/Near_Zero.html> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "geoengineering" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering?hl=en.
