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Originally Posted by Old Tele man
...just because something is patented is no assurance that it'll actually be made.
...lot's of things are "patented"--and never made--soley so the owner can "make money" from 'selling' manufacturing rights to others.
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I'll definitely agree with this, from experience. I have a dozen patents, but half of my patents were never put into production by the company I worked for, for many reasons (too expensive, found a better way after submitting patent, decided not to pursue that market, etc.). And half the things I invented my employer never pursued patenting and decided to keep them as trade secrets (though I still was rewarded by the company as if these things were patented).