Apple Granted Carbon Fibre Moulding Process Patent

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#1

http://www.compositestoday.com/2012/09/apple-granted-carbon-fibre-moulding-patent/

#2

I really should read the patent, but from the article:

permanent release coating and ejector pins

both are prior knowledge, so getting a patent should not be possible.

#3

I don’t know…
for example, Lamborghini has patented RTM Lambo…I don’t know specifications, but RTM Light or Lite, already exist…the same for forged composite…

#4

Remember that the don’t have to convince industry insiders that it is patentable. Apple has already patented round corners and lining up icons in a row. Any 13 year old kid can see the difference between an iPhone and the Samsung line from ten feet but that doesn’t mean it isn’t patentable.

#5

I guess I’ll need to prepare our legal defence for the mould that we coated with PTFE 3 years ago as we must of copied Apples idea.

#6

I checked Patent list and this Pat. number does not exist… And I also think this couldn’t be possible.

#7

Here’s the link to the patent

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.htm&r=25&p=1&f=G&l=50&d=PTXT&S1=(apple.ASNM.+AND+20120904.PD.)&OS=an/apple+and+isd/9/4/2012&RS=(AN/apple+AND+ISD/20120904)

#8

Guess it was my mistake… sory :wink: