[JERRY2KONE]

I agree with you BG. Thank you for the laugh. That was a funny comparison. Getting back on topic. This is exactly the problem that makes patents such a sorry tool for protecting our inventions. Two to three years just to get a patent, what kind of crap is that? What they do not use computers there. Log in the request, do a search to make sure there is not already one listed for the item requested, and finally issue or deny the patent.