Roy mentioned this patent a few years ago. I was fascinated and finally
found it on the Patent Office web site. (Not a trivial task for someone who
has never dealt with the patent office, but it may be easier now.)
It should be required reading for anyone who thinks Big Brother Knows Best.
I assume it was submitted as a joke, or perhaps as a test. It certainly
demonstrates that the patent process has become a joke, but anyone exposed
to software patents knows this already.

Bill
W2WO



"Roy Lewallen" wrote in message
...
U.S. patent 6,025,810: "Hyper-Light-Speed Antenna", issued Feb. 15, 2000:

"The present invention has discovered the apparent existence of a new
dimension capable of acting as a medium for [RF] signals. Initial
benefits of penetrating this new dimension include sending RF signals
faster than the speed of light, extending the effective distance of RF
transmitters at the same power radiated, penetrating known RF shielding
devices, and accelerating plant growth exposed to the by-product energy
of the RF transmissions."

Snif. Kinda makes you all weepy and proud, doesn't it? Is this a great
country, or what. Hope y'all got your flags out and wavin'.

It's all there, at http://uspto.gov.

Roy Lewallen, W7EL