You could patent this, but it would be on specifics of the process & design, like how the chassis are constructed (down to the fabrication steps), special/unusu

You could patent this, but it would be on specifics of the process & design, like how the chassis are constructed (down to the fabrication steps), special/unusual components, and exactly how the heat dissipation works. It should be basically impossible for some hackers in a garage to accidentally infringe on a patent without reading it. If it was infringing, it would be 1) extremely unlucky, or more likely 2) the patent was fatally vague to begin with, and should be invalidated.