Re: O/T Patent applications

Jon,

Yes, often "Patent Pending" can be MUCH more powerful than the ISSUED
patent! Nice story. Good points.

Ballendo

>I had a business associate who used the patent process in an odd
>manner. He would find the most oddball thing in a design to apply
>for a patent on. His company developed a pocket-size instrument
>that replaced a large suitcase-sized instrument. But, the circuitry