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Microcap & Penny Stocks : Green Oasis Environmental, Inc. (GRNO) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Norman H. Hostetler who wrote (9951)	10/13/1998 12:57:00 AM
From: The Vortex	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 13091

Howdy Folks! Dan here-I am a longtime lurker on this thread and longtime GRNO supporter. I also happen to be a patent professional, working full time writing patents and applying for patents on behalf of my Silicon Valley clients. The term "Art Unit" identifies the examining group that was in charge of the application at the PTO. Identification of the art group really doesnt tell us anything meaningful. I have been wondering why the patent prosecution process has taken so long. I am sure that the field of cracking and distillation as applied to petrochemicals is a very large one, full of patents and articles going back perhaps 100 years(?). This can make the patent application process long and laborious. Probably what happened was that the original application was written without consideration of all the relevant prior patents. Then, when the examiners did a more thorough search of the prior patents, they uncovered material which made it necessary to change the patent, or file what are called continuation applications. Anyhow, I dont know if this is what happened, but it could explain why it has taken so long. The patent will be issued soon, and we can all go over to the IBM patent server for free (www.patents.ibm.com) and search for it. I will certainly be getting a copy at soon as it is available. It is important to remember that not all patents are created equal. Most are worthless, a few are worth a fortune. If anyone wants a patent, and they dont care what it covers, then they can certainly dream up some device or process and get a patent on it, simply by adding enough details to what is claimed. The patent will be near worthless, however. The more valuable patents cover broad new ideas with many facets and uses. If GRNO has a patent on all continuous cracking processes where the reaction stream is continuously fed into the feedstock, and heat is applied with a TO, well, this might be something quite valuable. The use of a TO in this application may be new and unobvious, and at the same time, highly desirable. I wonder if GRNO applied for patents in other countries? If not, then foreign competitors would be free to make and use the GRNO process, just not in this country. It is important to note that the patent appears to be solely directed toward a method, and not an apparatus. An infringer must be practicing the method, and not merely be in possesion of a machine. This tends to make enforcement of patent rights more difficult. I will read the patent as soon as it is available and give everyone my humble opinion about how well it is written and its scope. Dan