WARM's patent successes and failures.
Masha's post implies WARM is skilled at getting patents approved. The facts seem to indicate that they have struggled to get any new patents since 2012. In the last quarterly report WARM bragged that most of the money expended last year was to secure intellectual rights, implying this shows them to be making progress and investing wisely. But I find it misleading because the dollars invested are not for patents in new areas, but patents in technologies they have already invested $$ in, but could not get granted. They also implied in the April letter that they had patents in many of these areas, as they didn't mention the intellectual property discussed was patent pending, or in the review process. Thus the average reader probably jumped to the wrong conclusion.
Below is information I came up with in a 5 minute Google search. Keep googling as WARM probably has a couple of other patents submitted that have not yet been made public. But doing this type of research is necessary to counteract the "everything is dandy" message we get from WARM. Anyone who tries to convince someone that doing their own research is bad, is wanting to control the message.
FAILURES
Braking system technology:
Pub number 20130015023, first submitted July 2012, Heat Pipe Cooled Brake System has been abandoned since May 2014. It would seem logic that pub number 20150168077 Heat Pipe Cooled Wet Rotating Disc Engagement System, submitted Dec 2014 is a new, more narrow attempt.
Hybrid system technology:
Pub number 20110000721, Hybrid parallel load assist systems and methods, first submitted, July 2010, had its third final rejection Aug 24, 2015. Pub 20150045180, Parallel power input gear box, is a new submission that appears to be one component of the unsuccessful hybrid system patent. It was first submitted July 2014, one month after the load assist methods patent received its second final rejection.
Heat Pipe technology:
Pub 20090178785, Composite heat pipe structure, submitted Jan 2009, abandoned Oct 2013. Pub 20140239756, Radial vent composite heat pipe, submitted Feb 2014.
SUCCESSES
1. Bearing technology:
Heat pipe bearing cooler systems and methods - granted Jun 2012
Electric Motors:
(3 patents with same title...probably variations on theme)
2. Electric motor with heat pipes - granted Aug 2009
3. Electric motor with heat pipes - granted Mar 2012
4. Electric motor with heat pipes - granted Oct 2012
5. Totally enclosed heat pipe cooled motor - granted Apr 2012
