There is a big problem with that tactic (concentrating on getting a patent instead of the MW device) - simply put: he does not understand the dynamics of the process.
If he disclosed the "secret" materials which are used, a prerequisite for an enforceable patent, then others with patents on file which can be updated, might discover the precise underlying process before his group at Bologna can, and then improve on that by using different and cheaper materials. That is a significant problem and he seems to be doing two things. His prime tactic seems to be aimed at a convincing large scale demo - timed to coincide with a massive IPO, after which he is willing to walk away as a rich man if nothing else. Not a bad tactic in a way. This is his fall-back position. In the mean time, if Bologna can discover the M.O. then maybe he can get an enforceable patent. However, Randell Mills' prior art on similar nickel-H2 devices is overwhelming, and all Rossi has now, which is unique, is a almost exact copy of the Mills 'solid fuel' reactor, but with different catalysts, which are not disclosed. BTW waves from Japan are hitting the California coast at my latitude as we speak, and as the coast is not far away - I'm heading over that way to have a look. (making sure to stay on a high trail). Jones From: Jed Rothwell Rossi sounds naive at times, but then he says (in this Q&A session) "Sooner or later we will get competition, and nothing will stop this. It would be like try to stop the Niagara Falls with an umbrella." Since he realizes that, I think he should concentrate on getting a patent, and he should put aside the 1 MW reactor plan for now. - Jed
