U.S. Patent holders?

[Christine]

Who here has a patent? Just curious!! Am attending a dinner tomorrow (for coworkers) and it got me thinking.

 

[purly]

I don't but DH holds a joint patent, as does my Dad.

I reaaalllly want one though. It seems like all my good ideas have already been done though - a vacuum tube subway system? yup, someone already patented that.

 

[merika]

Our research group has one, which is actually a couple other people and me.

 

[shoppy]

My dad has a bunch because of his job, but I don't have any.

 

[KatsBags]

My Father-in-Law has quite a few.

 

[Wild Orchid]

DH has thought up a few ideas but then has found other people has patents already. I tell him we gotta keep workin on the one that will make us rich, lol.

 

[la miss]

I have a joint patent. My interest is only a third and it'll probably never make any money anyway.

 

[MassLaw15]

I don't but the father of one of DH's friend has one & he has done PHENOMENALLY well. Some sort of switch that NASA uses! Yup, he's got more $$$ than God! To bad he's such a wanker!

 

[jchiara]

DH has thought up a few ideas but then has found other people has patents already. I tell him we gotta keep workin on the one that will make us rich, lol.

That's what keeps happening to me!!!!
I guess I'm not THAT smart!
I could have sworn I had a brilliant idea but obviously not THAT brilliant considering someone else had patented it years ago...but my question always is: "Where's the evidence? Where's the product? What happened to it???"