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Interesting trivia: Zume owns the patent for "cooking on the way". These days you can really patent everything (in USA only, I hope)... What about mobile hot do
by dragandj 7y ago
Interesting trivia: Zume owns the patent for "cooking on the way". These days you can really patent everything (in USA only, I hope)... What about mobile hot dog stand? Isn't that prior art?
- rhizome 7y agoI'm sure there's enough desperate money like Son's in the VC/PE world that a patent for anything and a decent story can get you a meeting and a term sheet.
- Bluestrike2 7y agoPizza Hut had a 1984 patent for a mobile delivery/kitchen truck that would cook the pizza en route to the customer.[1] Zume's patent even cites it[1]. Just skimming over both filings, I'm kind of surprised it was issued in the first place. 0. https://patents.google.com/patent/US4632836A/en https://patents.google.com/patent/US4632836A/en 1. https://patents.justia.com/patent/10140587 https://patents.justia.com/patent/10140587
- ProZsolt 7y agoZume: https://patents.google.com/patent/US10140587B2 https://patents.google.com/patent/US10140587B2