The latest episode of the popular radio show This American Life discusses some of the current challenges facing prospective inventors of novel ideas and how the US Patent System is being gamed by patent trolls. Most American reefers are well…
How to stop Orbitec from continuing with their overreaching and broad patent
Alright Reef Builders readers, it’s time for us to mobilize! Almost exactly a year ago we broke the news that a very large company (Orbitec) had been granted an overreaching patent regarding the use of LEDs to grow aquarium corals,…
E-lite LED light from Elos might be crippled by the LED patent
For a high end light targeted at nano tanks, besides looking good and being bright the E-lite sure doesn’t do much else. There is no built in timer, there is no dimming feature, there is no separate circuit for turning…
