An antigravity patent that accidentally got through

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The US patent office has controversially granted a patent for an antigravity device, Patent 6,960,975, despite its own guidelines against inventions that contradict established physics. This has raised concerns among physicists, particularly Robert Park, who argues that such patents lend credibility to pseudoscience and could mislead investors. The device, proposed by Boris Volfson, claims to utilize superconductors to alter space-time and counteract gravity, drawing on fringe scientific theories. Critics emphasize that patents should not be seen as endorsements of scientific validity, as they primarily protect intellectual property rather than validate functionality. The discussion highlights the challenges faced by patent examiners in distinguishing between plausible inventions and those based on flawed scientific principles, with some suggesting that the current patent review process may be inadequate. The implications of granting such patents could undermine the integrity of the patent system and misinform public perception of scientific legitimacy.
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Well, getting back to patents and revolutionary theories on gravity – don’t forget that Einstein was a patent clerk. Now the main associate and successor to Burkhard Heim in developing Heim-theory is Walter Dröscher , once at the Austrian patent office. Heim repudiated the claim that his form of antigravity gives free energy – he was glad it didn’t as humans had already mucked up the environment enough by excessive energy pollution. You have to pump lots of energy into Heim’s space drive to get off the ground.
 
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Hdeasy said:
Well, getting back to patents and revolutionary theories on gravity – don’t forget that Einstein was a patent clerk. Now the main associate and successor to Burkhard Heim in developing Heim-theory is Walter Dröscher , once at the Austrian patent office. Heim repudiated the claim that his form of antigravity gives free energy – he was glad it didn’t as humans had already mucked up the environment enough by excessive energy pollution. You have to pump lots of energy into Heim’s space drive to get off the ground.
No argument that Einstein was a patent clerk [swiss to be precise]. Are you suggesting that working in the Austrian patent office confers credibility to Walter Dröscher? The logic escapes me.
 
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Just saying that there is a coincidence in the Patent connection and that it at least doesn't militate against Droescher. He'll be getting the Nobel prize in few years anyway, so patent origins won't matter then.
 
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