You don't patent a combination of natural facts. You patent the apparatus that combines them. If the "apparatus" was itself a natural fact, it would not be sta

You don't patent a combination of natural facts. You patent the apparatus that combines them. If the "apparatus" was itself a natural fact, it would not be statutory. But this is all theory. What's patentable isn't what you read in statute or SCOTUS opinions. What's patentable is whatever can cause you legal troubles.