bag8ger, Calm down, you'll blow a blood vessel.
I'm sorry if any 'display of expertise' caused you to be 'confounded'. That was not my intention.
The discussion was about the PR. Unfortunately your interpretation of what wasn't written in the PR led us to the actual patents. Next time read what it says and not what you want it to say.
The PR says nothing about exclusivity, in fact it suggests that there are more than one viable method.
Patenting a method does not exclude other methods.
While many people assume that patents are sources of revenue, they are almost exclusively obtained to allow a company to continue to use their own technology unimpeded by frivolous litigation.
There will be no revenues generated by this patent.
Feel free to use whatever excuse you want for leaving the discussion...............my 'all consuming contempt' is OK with me. Although 'all consuming' is a little over the top. lol
regards,
frog