Re: [Vo]:Rossi's Patent Problem (and safety/security issues)

2011-04-13 Thread Alan J Fletcher
Denis April 12th, 2011 at 3:29 PM Dear Dr. Rossi and Focardi But these are my questions: -1- You told that in October will be ready the first 1MW Energy Catalyzer. Can you confirm this lead-time? -2- Same question about the Patent. What is the forecast for the Lead-Time of the

Re: [Vo]:Rossi's Patent Problem (and safety/security issues)

2011-04-13 Thread Jed Rothwell
Rossi wrote: 2- a patent like this can request up to 6 years of processing I do not know what that means. Rossi told me he hopes to have the patent by the time of the 1 MW reactor. I took that to mean the application will be filed, not granted. I believe that nowadays, European patents are

Re: [Vo]:Rossi's Patent Problem (and safety/security issues)

2011-04-13 Thread Michael Foster
--- On Wed, 4/13/11, Jed Rothwell jedrothw...@gmail.com wrote: Rossi wrote: 2- a patent like this can request up to 6 years of processing I do not know what that means. Rossi told me he hopes to have the patent by the time of the 1 MW reactor. I took that to mean the application will

Re: [Vo]:Rossi's Patent Problem (and safety/security issues)

2011-04-13 Thread mixent
In reply to Michael Foster's message of Wed, 13 Apr 2011 11:36:36 -0700 (PDT): Hi, [snip] Since nickel, when used as a chemical catalyst, must be subjected to an elevated pH before adsorption takes place, any number of pretreatments is possible. ...so coating it with NaOH would not only result

[Vo]:Rossi's Patent Problem

2011-04-12 Thread Michael Foster
I've been following this discussion for a while and now I think Mr. Rossi needs to be aware that his intellectual property claims may be in danger. I can understand that he would like to have it both ways. He would like to have a patent and he would like to keep the essential ingredients a

Re: [Vo]:Rossi's Patent Problem

2011-04-12 Thread Jed Rothwell
Michael Foster mf...@yahoo.com wrote: I've been following this discussion for a while and now I think Mr. Rossi needs to be aware that his intellectual property claims may be in danger. He knows that. Many people have advised him of that, including me. I can understand that he would like

Re: [Vo]:Rossi's Patent Problem

2011-04-12 Thread Michael Foster
That's just my point. Since he has publicly announced that the best mode is not included in his patent application, his patent is invalid as soon as it is issued. I'm quite aware that inventors play around with the best mode requirement, but they don't tell the world before their patent is

Re: [Vo]:Rossi's Patent Problem

2011-04-12 Thread Jed Rothwell
Michael Foster mf...@yahoo.com wrote: . . . Since he has publicly announced that the best mode is not included in his patent application, his patent is invalid as soon as it is issued. Did he say that? I missed it. He is making a new application. I assume it will have best version of the

[Vo]:Rossi's Patent Problem

2011-04-12 Thread Angela Kemmler
Rossi knows these problems very well, and he has already modified his patent in december 2010: Citation: For overcoming the above rejection grounds against novelty and inventive step, original claims 1 to 15 have been cancelled, and a new set of claims 1 to 9 has been drafted and herein

Re: [Vo]:Rossi's Patent Problem

2011-04-12 Thread Jed Rothwell
Angela Kemmler wrote: Rossi knows these problems very well, and he has already modified his patent in december 2010: . . . http://www.esowatch.com/doc/application_rossi.004908.pdf That is an interesting document. This version is not searchable so it took me a while to figure out that the

Re: [Vo]:Rossi's Patent Problem

2011-04-12 Thread Angela Kemmler
yes, indeed. D1 is the Arata patent. Angela -- GMX DSL Doppel-Flat ab 19,99 Euro/mtl.! Jetzt mit gratis Handy-Flat! http://portal.gmx.net/de/go/dsl

Re: [Vo]:Rossi's Patent Problem

2011-04-12 Thread Angela Kemmler
The alleged nickel-enrichment procedure can not be found in his patent application. I my opinion this is also a problem. Angela -- Empfehlen Sie GMX DSL Ihren Freunden und Bekannten und wir belohnen Sie mit bis zu 50,- Euro! https://freundschaftswerbung.gmx.de

Re: [Vo]:Rossi's Patent Problem

2011-04-12 Thread Jed Rothwell
Angela Kemmler angela.kemm...@gmx.de wrote: The alleged nickel-enrichment procedure can not be found in his patent application. I my opinion this is also a problem. As I understand it, this would only be a problem if Rossi was aware of the advantages of enrichment at the time he wrote that

Re: [Vo]:Rossi's Patent Problem

2011-04-12 Thread Michael Foster
The letter that Ms. Kemmler refers to in response to the European patent examiner is interesting reading indeed. It seems to me that Mr. Rossi's intellectual property position is really quite a muddle. I sincerely hope this can be resolved in his favor. Like most on this list, I am hoping Rossi