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How is this "patent pending" when fractal vises have been made for decades? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBeOgGt_oWU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBeOgGt

• nine_k 3y ago
  A special small variation can be as well covered by a patent, because it can make all the difference. See e.g. Phillips screws vs Posidriv screws (cut the tip), or, more prominently, a normal needle vs the Singer sewing-machine needle (move the eye).
  • NegativeLatency 3y ago
    Or even more egregious: the patent game being played with insulin https://www.vox.com/2019/4/3/18293950/why-is-insulin-so-expensive https://www.vox.com/2019/4/3/18293950/why-is-insulin-so-expe...
• mihaitodor 3y ago
  No clue about the patent, but this restoration video is absolutely gorgeous! I'm mesmerised
• smusamashah 3y ago
  This says in description that original product is by Mantle and Co from 1920s.
• dragonwriter 3y ago
  The innovation protected is supposedly some adaptation for suitability as an engraving vise.