Re: [geo] Diatomaceous Earth patent

2011-09-06 Thread Gregory Benford
I doubt this patent will get approved, since there is plenty of prior art. Indeed, at the behest of a private interest, I was party to a patent application in 2009 which used diatamaceous earth among other aerosols and specifically referred to controlling Arctic cooling with it. The full patent

Re: [geo] Diatomaceous Earth patent

2011-09-06 Thread Michael Hayes
Dr. Benson, et al. I was typing out a response when you posted. First, giving Mr. Neff a fair warning of your prior art can prevent him spending more money and give the examiner cause for denial. Simply e-mail him with the proper links. The issue of describes things that are obvious to those