> First Steps: check if it exists and if it's patentable. It's great to share your ideas! But to anyone who posts patentable ideas, remember that posting an a

> First Steps: check if it exists and if it's patentable. It's great to share your ideas! But to anyone who posts patentable ideas, remember that posting an article like this potentially starts a 1 year clock on being able to patent your idea (US) or potentially makes it impossible to patent your idea (some other places). [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_disclosure https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_disclosure