"Why does anyone file a patent diddy?"
I'm sooooo glad you asked Edge. LOL
A patent is a negative right, it prevents others from producing your invention or performing your process, (whatever the case may be), but it does NOT necessarily give you the right to do so.
However, I don't believe that CDEx will have to worry about infringement with their "at least about one meter" patent marvel (if granted).
First, almost every claim has been rejected for being "obvious" or "anticipated". FACT.
Second, in the latest revison, ever independent claim where the phrase "at large stand-off distances" once appeared it has been replaced with "at least about one meter" (as suggested by the examiner). This still begs the question which claim(s) make the invention so revolutionary? How can changing a single phrase change the invention from "obvious" and "anticipated" to "revolutionary" (Simple Question No. 1 still unanswered)?
Third, the independent claims containing the phrase "at least about one meter" do NOT state a corresponding integration time. We have all learned that reporting stand-off distances without reporting the corresponding integration time is meaningless. Poster "wpoteet" wrote that ELF/EM-1 required up to a five minute shoot time at a two meter stand-off distance. IT WOULD BE MISLEADING TO ADVERTISE A TWO METER STAND-OFF DISTANCE WITHOUT INFORMING READERS THAT THE ASSOCIATED 5 MINUTE INTEGRATION TIME MAKES THE INTENDED APPLICATION OF THE EQUIPMENT AT THAT DISTANCE COMPLETELY IMPRACTICAL!
Why do the current CDEx patent claims ignore the corresponding integration time?
What do I think? Well, ask any patent agent or attorney and they'll tell you that many people patent inventions just to hang a plague on their wall. The inventions are commercially worthless.
Do I think this is the case with CDEx? No sir/mam, I don't believe that for one second. While I believe that the CDEx patent is frivolous, I certainly don't believe that it's worthless. I think it's been invaluable in deterring civil liability suits against the Boyz. What would the true blue investors think if Loch/CDEx filed a patent for a UVF based invention without first filing a patent for their original billion dollar baby? I know one poster that would call that "suicide".
Perish the thought.
I have stated many times that I don't believe that Loch/CDEx will ever build a ELF/EM-1 type trace explosive detector based solely on XRF. I believe that they've abandoned their billion dollar baby for good.
If you would like a treatise on this subject you can go to the RB "CDEX" board and review the dialogue between "diddy" and "artabraham". There you will find more of diddy's beliefs and artabraham's belief that "the boyz are not crooks, just bad managers".
