Lots of big companies let their engineers submit patent to their IP office for almost whatever they like in the hopes that some of it might be useful. The inven

Lots of big companies let their engineers submit patent to their IP office for almost whatever they like in the hopes that some of it might be useful. The inventors are usually paid a small bonus if the idea gets filed. It’s the kind of thing we used to do to make a little extra cash when wages weren’t growing. Ideas are easy. This seems like the kind of idea dreamed up over a coffee break.