Re: ATM 16" F/33 - Patents

[Daniel Fundo <fundo@bellsouth.net>]

<<  Unless he patented some mechanical peculiarity related to his
implementation I cannot see how it could ever stand up in court.  >>

Several years ago, my one of my employers tried to get a patent.  The
patent attorney told him it would get turned down because of S.A.T. -
Simple Application of Technology.  I recall seeing that only one idea in
500 is patentable today for the above reason.

Unless the patent office has become very lax lately, I don't see how the
original optical design could have made it past the initial review by
the P.O.  

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Dan F.
Secretary/MAS
Memphis, TN