solar cells, silicon casting and the patent bargain
At its most fundamental a patent is a bargain between the state and an inventor, where the state receives an enabling disclosure of [...]
part III – piecing something together
“I don’t get no respect” … was that Rodney Dangerfield or technology? [...]
thought experiment – if you were nest what might you patent?
No pun intended, but thermostats do not traditionally fall into the cool category. Then there was Nest. [...]
part II – superman’s quagmire – remaining questions
OK I’m back. Thinking back to Part I, terms such as whirlpools, vortexes and 5-dimensional memory are all part of the jargon [...]