Weekly Worthless Patent

Prev Page | Next Page | HiRes version | First Page | Last Page | Text@USPTO* | Competitors*

Assembly of underwater bodies and launcher therefor

This patent is a classic example of one written essentially to be worthless from the start. It is already assigned to the U.S. Government who just happens to be the buyer of such products anyway. What it does do effectively is say "thanks" to the inventors and substantially reduce (one can never eliminate) the chances that anyone will ever file suit for infringement should they have gotten a patent on a similar device while secret development is/was done on this "invention." If you look at the prior art cited in this patent you will notice that several of those patents are also assigned to the U.S. Government.

Prev Page | Next Page | HiRes version | First Page | Last Page | Text@USPTO* | Competitors*

*At the USPTO web site you need a .tiff viewer plug-in to view images. See www.uspto.gov/patft/help/images.htm for info. Back to Top.