No...sorry, he did not share the design with me. If he had, I would have mentioned it and my appraisal of its workability, but I would not have divulged the design without his prior permission.Ken .. I take it snpssaini didn't take you into his confidence after all, & send you his design for your appraisal, as he said he would do ? You never mentioned it again ?
snpssaini wrote:
Well, you have several choices. If you are interested in having the maximum chance of successfully patenting the device and making money off of it, then you should keep it secret for now and try to build a working model. However, it might take you years more before that happens and there is the danger that the invention would, like Besslers, be lost to the world.I had promised you the drawings MAY BE in april. And I was also thinking of releasing them on 1st april. But some friends (?) advised me not to release the drawings they even said me that I can earn much, if the design is workable. As a result I should first patent it and make its prototype and then release the drawings. So I am confused that what I should do.
Or, you can divulge the design here and subject it to the scrutiny of the membership (and the world). If your device is NOT workable, then we will determine that in a very short time. If it is not workable, then you have lost nothing by revealing it and what you show us may give others here some ideas to use in their own research. If your device IS workable, then your revealing it here will establish that you were the first to have the design and you may still be able to patent it. If not, then you would still be recognized as the inventor and the fame of that could be worth as much as a patent in the years to come.
Finally, you could pick one person you trust to maintain the secrecy of your device and to evaluate it for you. Sometimes its good to let another pair of eyes and a different mind evaluate what you have. That person can often see problems with an invention that the inventor is unaware of and can then offer advice on how he should proceed with it.
ken