tslothrop2002 wrote: >Hi All.
And hi to you. Spammers often join a list they have no real interest in, just to send their spam. It wasn't possible to tell if that's what you were doing. But, you have a long-term interest, so that's fine. >My apologies if you find this message offensive. I thought the >software would be of some interest to you folks, hence my >posting about it here. I've been involved in the alt-energy >research field for about 15 years now, and I've seen folks >re-invent the wheel countless times. I've also seen people >stuck on problems that have already been well worked over by >prior workers in the field. For some strange reason, I think >I can help resolve some of these issues(smile). Well, as my last message said, we're aware of patents and quite a few list members have done patent searches and posted the results here. The patent-search urls are all in the archives. Are you talking of specific problems that we seem to be stuck on, or just a general observation? >As for Mac, Linux, etc. I'd love to write versions for them. >Sadly, they represent a tiny percentage of the OS's in the field. Macs are about 5% of current sales I believe (lots of argument about it, but that's how it averages out, which is one in 20), Linux could be about the same, and growing fast, but I'm not sure of the figure. Whatever, it's not tiny. Anyway, of course it's up to you, but you did say "... so we're pretty sure we've got you all covered." That'll definitely make a Mac or Linux user chuckle. >If someone wants to port this to a minority OS, I'd be happy >to provide assistance. Sadly, I have to pay the rent and eat hence >the choice of OS, etc. Would that I could just give the stuff >away..... > >Anyway, if you have any comments, here I am. And as time permits >in the next few days, I shall do some prior art searching and >see what I come up with. Would you bother to look up the volume >of patents that would be uncovered in such a search if I posted >said references? Or just scroll on past... Well, that's very good of you, but I don't quite understand. This is a large field. I think as a group we're pretty well aware of the technical problems and bottlenecks we face. Over the last two years overall progress has been rather impressive. Patent searches and prior technology have not been neglected, though of course there's no way of saying it's been thoroughly covered either. Sub-groups have done further work on particular aspects. A general search on biodiesel, ethanol and SVO prior art would be much too broad to be of much use, IMO. Is that what you're proposing? Best Keith Addison Journey to Forever Handmade Projects Osaka, Japan http://journeytoforever.org/ >--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >I don't get what "Shukrainternationals" is trying to say. Is it >that > > >advertising the software at his site is a bad thing? > > > > > >ref http:// > > > > > >Jesse Parris | studio53 | graphics / web design | > > >stamford, ct | [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Shukra's got a point. It's certainly a plug, and he only joined the > > list a couple of days ago. Maybe he has a real interest in >renewable > > energy, maybe it's just a plug. Is it relevant to us? It seems >we're > > quite good here at trawling for patents without this software, and > > it's not exactly cheap. That'd buy you a nice pH meter and a whole > > lot of methanol. > > > > "... And no cutting edge system requirements either, IP-Discover >has > > been tested back to Windows 95 so we're pretty sure we've got you >all > > covered." > > > > Yeah. Macs, Linux, Unix remain undiscovered, LOL. > > > > If you're looking for patent search sites you'll find them >referenced > > in the list archives, do a search for "patent": > > http://archive.nnytech.net/ > > > > Spam is not welcome, spammers will be banned. > > > > Keith Addison > > Journey to Forever > > Handmade Projects > > Osaka, Japan > > http://journeytoforever.org/ > > > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Shukrainternationals" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 4:56 AM > > >Subject: Re: [biofuel] Surfing the world's patent databases > > > > > > > > > > You have used this site to promote IP-Discover product. This >type of > > >misuse > > > > discourages the visitors to come back to this site. > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "tslothrop2002" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 1:29 AM > > > > Subject: [biofuel] Surfing the world's patent databases > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Folks: > > > > > > > > > > It's remarkable to me how much practical information >concerning > > > > > renewable energy technology is stored in the patent databases >of the > > > > > world. > > > > > This tool makes mining those databases a lot easier. > > > > > > > > > > http://www.ipdiscover.com > > > > > > > > > > Check it out. It's a great stimulus to new ideas. ------------------------ Yahoo! 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