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I've worked on a patent some years ago about SDF CSG Tree pruning and constant radius filleted blends. Sadly patents don't get the same visibility journals enjo

• marcosdumay 1y ago
  If you are after visibility, you can always do both. Bot any patent will push people away from your work.
• jacobolus 1y ago
  In theory, the purpose of a patent is to encourage sharing inventions so people can build on each-others' work. In practice, the modern purpose of a patent is to claim ownership over ideas and block further innovation so the author can extract rents via the court system; they are typically written to be as vague and inscrutable as possible to help cover a wider range of possible alternative inventions someone else might come up with, with no incentive for clarity. There's generally little reason for someone who isn't a lawyer to read a patent that hasn't expired yet – still a decade away in this case. A paper is usually better: the goal is very explicitly sharing knowledge, and there are peer reviewers and editors whose job is to make sure the writing is clear.
  • mitthrowaway2 1y ago
    One reason for reading patents that haven't expired yet is if you're trying to evaluate an offer from a startup which has patents on their core technology. It can be worth understanding how strong or weak their technology position is.
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