Note that in the US, the title of the patent can say pretty much anything it wants and be the most obvious or broad thing. What actually matters is the list of claims. That’s what one needs to read and that’s what the actual patent outlines.
This particular patent has 13 claims which narrow down and define what the supposed inventions is.
Such poetic justice, though, ain’t it? I guess they must’ve thought Valve was easy, low hanging fruit? But of a mistake, if so. Just a little one, mind you!
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Yeah, the fact such a nonspecific patent was granted in the first place shows pretty clearly there’s something wrong with the system!
Note that in the US, the title of the patent can say pretty much anything it wants and be the most obvious or broad thing. What actually matters is the list of claims. That’s what one needs to read and that’s what the actual patent outlines.
This particular patent has 13 claims which narrow down and define what the supposed inventions is.
At that point you could just patent breathing.
“Method and apparatus for insufflation of oxygen into a body by means of flexible permeable membrane”
Such poetic justice, though, ain’t it? I guess they must’ve thought Valve was easy, low hanging fruit? But of a mistake, if so. Just a little one, mind you!