in fairness K, if they had the idea after you they would just spend you into
penury by letting it go to court and employing time-wasting tactics so you can't afford to take it further. A patent doesn't protect you from copying, it only allows you to sue someone if you can afford it.

/goddam Sega Saturn and N64 did me out of my great idea :-(
( Rotating Wobbly Hat That's not a banana. THIS is a banana., Thu 14 May 2009, 22:45, archived)

my system was similar to both BMW's and Citroen's
i'd sorted out the electrical side of it (two relays meaning hazards flash faster was the original prototype) but was still working on (and limited by my lack of technical knowledge and resources) the dynamic inertia side of it

oh well
( mns 2️⃣2️⃣9️⃣0️⃣7️⃣, Thu 14 May 2009, 23:35, archived)