Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #07149
To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Mark Dalton mwd@sgi.com
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 1999 19:08:13 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Micro Motors, Skitters, and BeetleBots
Look.. lets get off this silly stuff, and move to _TECHNICAL_ issues.
If you are _honest_ you will not be affected in general. If you actually
intend to sell, just ask the individual (versus getting opinions of people
that don't know).
Please again.. This list is for technical Robotics issues (not copyright
and patent law).
Please get back on focus, if you have questions.. take it off-line.
We have repeated this message on this specific subject numerous times.
All-in-all.. Be honest, respectful and ask the owners, not the list.
(No one is out to get you or out to make billions [all though that would
be nice], but rather anyone I know, is out to learn, develop new technology
and stop people from taking the technology away, so no one can use it).
Mark
>
> >>What makes you think the 'popper' design was ever protected by a patent?
> >
> >Popper design doesn't have to be. It's _copyright_. But that only applies
> >if they use the same circuit...
> So how different does it have to be? Just different values or a =
> slight modification to the circuit? Or more?
>
> Laterz
>
>
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7150 Sat, 30 Oct 1993 19:24:48 -0500 [alt-beam] 4 legged Walker-proven design beam@sgiblab.sgi.com SG
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this is the older proven design
of walker that seems to werk.
-Sparky
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7151 Fri, 29 Oct 1999 21:23:23 -0400 Re: Micro Motors, Skitters, and BeetleBots Ian Bernstein
>>What makes you think the 'popper' design was ever protected by a patent?
>
>Popper design doesn't have to be. It's _copyright_. But that only applies
>if they use the same circuit...
So how different does it have to be? Just different values or a slight
modification to the circuit? Or more?
Laterz
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There is only one true "SyNeT"
BEAM Online - http://www.beam-online.com
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