Question Navy scientist close to energy solution? (1 Viewer)

[Crawdaddie777]

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Question....Can you patent without a working machine? Interesting to say the least.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

RiP navy scientist

 

[jboss]

Doesn't explain exactly how you get the proper temperature and pressure necessary for the reaction, just the magnetic field to contain it. Could be useful at some point.

 

[0rion]

I'm glad people are working on this stuff but I always find myself riding the fence between how awesome it is and i hope they don't set the atmosphere on fire and burn us all to death haha.

 

[SWJJ]

I bet they reverse engineered that from a UFO they shot down.

 

[Tapxe]

I'm glad people are working on this stuff but I always find myself riding the fence between how awesome it is and i hope they don't set the atmosphere on fire and burn us all to death haha.

Odds are going up this happens...

Russian scientists find 'most powerful' ever methane seep in Arctic Ocean

Russian scientists in the Arctic Ocean said they have discovered the most powerful methane gas fountain ever recorded, highlighting the danger of this greenhouse gas accelerating climate change or causing an oil or gas spill as it erupts from thawing permafrost.

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

[DCSaints_Fan]

You can definitely patent without a working machine. The patent cannot be overly broad, be based on prior art, or obvious to anyone skilled in the art. And if you release documents to the public, you have one year to file before it becomes public domain.

 

[Swamprat]

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Question....Can you patent without a working machine? Interesting to say the least.

Yes, you absolutely can file and be granted a patent for something that does not work.... "novelty" is the requirement, not "must work"...

 

[DCSaints_Fan]

Yes, you absolutely can file and be granted a patent for something that does not work.... "novelty" is the requirement, not "must work"...

I would think not

Patent Basics

If you’re new to the process of protecting your rights to your invention by applying for a patent, you’re in the right place. This page will direct you to basic information about U.S. and international patents.

www.uspto.gov

The patent law specifies that the subject matter must be “useful.” The term “useful” in this connection refers to the condition that the subject matter has a useful purpose and also includes operativeness, that is, a machine which will not operate to perform the intended purpose would not be called useful, and therefore would not be granted a patent.

 

[Swamprat]

Practically speaking, all that’s required is to give the appearance of working or being useful. There is no requirement of proof that it actually lives up to the claims. ... just like beauty, “useful” is in the eyes of the beholder.