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> Instead of using air gaps, Sansone thought he could incorporate another magnetic field into a motor. This would increase this saliency ratio and, in turn, pro
by zzzeek 4y ago
> Instead of using air gaps, Sansone thought he could incorporate another magnetic field into a motor. This would increase this saliency ratio and, in turn, produce more torque. His design has other components, but he can’t disclose any more details because he hopes to patent the technology in the future.
ah well great, we'll all just twiddle our thumbs waiting on that then instead of collaborating on how to integrate the good ideas here into existing large scale manufacturing.
- emacsen 4y agoWhile many of us are against certain types of patents, this is exactly what patents are for- protecting the invention of an inventor for a very limited time (20 years, it used to be 7 if I recall). In return, society gets the invention "source code" in the form of what is essentially exactly how to reproduce the invention.
- happyopossum 4y ago> ah well great, we'll all just twiddle our thumbs waiting on that then instead of collaborating on how to integrate the good ideas here into existing large scale manufacturing. So what's your alternative? Inventors are required to share everything freely, and never profit from their work?
- zzzeek 4y agoFirstly, I didn't indicate anyone is required to do anything. Secondly, you present a false choice. I innovate with software every day, have published millions of lines of code with almost no restriction on re-use, I certainly "profit" via my employment and donations; I'm just not a billionaire. This inventor is certainly in a great space to get incredible, lucrative job offers via his fame and notoriety. put another way, what if instead of him inventing a novel way for a motor to be enhanced, he instead were a physicist who discovered some new property of physics that basically allowed the same thing to occur? Do scientific discoveries get "patents" that prevent anyone else from making use of that new information for 20 years?
- rm_-rf_slash 4y agoIt’s not that hard to get a provisional patent. And like it or not the USPTO is a vital institution for incentivizing innovation and driving growth.