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Polywell and patents

Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2015 11:20 am
by torshie
Just curious, is the basic polywell design patented or public domain ?
I mean just the basic 6 coil design, since some minor modifications/improvements to the basic design are probably patented.

Re: Polywell and patents

Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2015 11:37 pm
by D Tibbets
The original patent was granted ~ 1988(?). Another patent of WB6 refinements- round casings and spacing was applied for ~ 2008 but this was denied, apparently because it was not deemed sufficiently different from the earlier patent. The earlier patent has expired.

Dan Tibbets

Re: Polywell and patents

Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 2:08 am
by mattman
Several Polywell patents have been filed. Some have even been approved.