Aircraft Debris Protector
Some kids are very smart for their age. Check out this 12 year old kid that thought of a safety device for airport runways.
A Scots schoolboy has been praised by airport bosses after inventing a gadget which could help prevent plane crashes.
Daryn Murray’s Aircraft Debris Protector warns pilots of dangerous material lying on runways before they prepare to land.
The 12-year-old from East Kilbride was inspired by the Concorde crash near Paris which was thought to have been caused by a metal strip on the runway.
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1 opinion for Aircraft Debris Protector
Christopher Wood, PhD
Sep 6, 2005 at 10:53 pm
Your readers may not be aware that it is eminently possible (though not encouraged) to file for patent protection on inventions that have been disclosed to the public or offered for sale. Specifically, under United States Patent Law there is a 12-month grace period whereby inventors can disclose their invention to the public and/or offer their invention for sale and still file for US patent protection. For example, if inventor A disclosed his invention at a trade fair on October 5, 2004, inventor A would have until October 5, 2005 to file for patent protection in the USA. While this rule applies in the USA it does not apply in non-USA countries, for example, in the UK a public disclosure ahead of filing for patent protection can have very harmful consequences, but you can still file in the USA providing you are still within the 12-month grace period.
Feel free to get in contact with me for more information.
Christopher Wood, PhD
chriswood@premierpatents.com
http://www.premierpatents.com
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