Life changing events

[DrKnow65]

Got a kick in the gut today. Seems my motor idea may (does in almost every aspect) infringe on an exsisting patent... hours of hopes and cad drafting straight into the toilet.

Here's the link... http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=3&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=%22crankless+engine%22&OS="crankless+engine"&RS="crankless+engine"

I'm going to bed. Mabey I'll have a better outlook on this tomarrow :(

[lutach]

Originally Posted by DrKnow65

Got a kick in the gut today. Seems my motor idea may (does in almost every aspect) infringe on an exsisting patent... hours of hopes and cad drafting straight into the toilet.

Here's the link... http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=3&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=%22crankless+engine%22&OS="crankless+engine"&RS="crankless+engine"

I'm going to bed. Mabey I'll have a better outlook on this tomarrow :(

I'm not sure if you are aware of this, but I've heard somewhere if your design is 30% different, than it qualifies for a patent. I'm not sure if it's true, but you should look into it.

[lincpimp]

Man, I am not dumb, but a picture of that would be alot easier to understand than the description.

[Hickoryhead]

Originally Posted by DrKnow65

Got a kick in the gut today. Seems my motor idea may (does in almost every aspect) infringe on an exsisting patent... hours of hopes and cad drafting straight into the toilet.
:(

If every one thought they failed with problems like this we would still be living in dark ages. Every problem has a solution. You had a success in that you found you can not go down that route. So find another. Keep your chin up. Millions know how you feel. We are still rooting for you.

[JERRY2KONE]

Originally Posted by Hickoryhead

If every one thought they failed with problems like this we would still be living in dark ages. Every problem has a solution. You had a success in that you found you can not go down that route. So find another. Keep your chin up. Millions know how you feel. We are still rooting for you.

YOUR EXACTLY RIGHT. We all know how it feels to have setbacks, but we still have to keep moving forward and overcome whatever obstacles that are thrown in front of us. It is obvious to me DrKnow that you are a pretty savvy guy with some pretty cool skills and resources. We know your hand is a little messed up, but from the looks of things you got pretty lucky. I would be willing to bet that you regain somewhere in the neighborhood of 80% to 90% or better of previous use. That is a lot better then it could have been.

You will overcome and look back on this moment in time thinking what was I so worried about. Just remember the life train keeps right on moving with or without us. Don't let anything stop you from realizing your goals in life.