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10-16-2013, 11:01 PM #6
You may be right about trivial patents not surviving lawsuits. I have heard of people attaining patents for the most trivial of inventions, but I am not sure how these patents would hold up in court (but then why were they granted in the first place?). As you may have heard, a hardware startup called Formlabs was recently sued by 3D Systems for infringing on their Photolithography patents (very old/basic invention) but I am not sure how that one turned out. The thing is, the law tends to favor those who know all of the loops and does not necessarily protect what is reasonable. A large corporation like 3D Systems will be able to spend large sums of money on top notch lawyers whereas a hardware startup like Formlabs may not have the resources to fight such a large lawsuit.
By actively heated chamber I am referring to a chamber that has temperature regulated by a thermistor with heaters (other than the heat bed) heating the chamber. A "passive" heated chamber would just be an enclosure around the printer that helps retain the heat produced by the heat bed.
Eric
Holes and pockmarks in print walls
06-04-2024, 09:14 AM in General 3D Printing Discussion