[Stoves] Patents

[Steve Taylor]

On 7 September 2011 20:29, Crispin Pemberton-Pigott <crispinpigott at gmail.com
> wrote:

> Dear Friends
>
> From Paul****
>
> Bi-metallic strips cost almost nothing.
> They activate a small relay that cuts power to the fan supplying primary
> air.
> The total cost of strip and relay is less than 30 cents US.
> What is there to patent?****
>
> The patent is in a new construction that uses such a strip. Anything new
> assembly of existing parts that does something useful can be patented. The
> usual argument in favour of something simple is that it costs less to
> manufacture which is a ‘benefit’ and is therefore an advance over the
> existing technology.****
>
> Yep
The only "gotcha" to that is that it must "not be obvious to one skilled in
the art".

Steve
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