Patents for inventions: introduction.

You will find in this section patents for inventions concerning processes, which we consider interesting, which aim, for example, to improve energy consumption, to reduce pollution or to allow the use of an alternative fuel to petroleum. All concern the field of energy and to a lesser extent that of engine pollution control.

To our knowledge, none of these patents has been the subject of commercialization or industrial development. However, it is obvious that some of these inventions would have deserved it!

But worse: their inventors often end up ruined, sometimes depressed but always disgusted and frustrated by a "system" which does not allow them to develop their process!

For each of the patents presented, we will give our scientific opinion on the invention. This obviously within the limits of our skills and the information contained in the patent.

The patents have been classified in the drop-down menu by the name of their inventor.

If you know or have heard of inventions in this field, please contact us or say so in the reactions (below) so that we can examine the suitability of the patent and publish it in this section.

Two important remarks:

1) Reading a patent rarely allows for the reproduction of the invention. Indeed, it is a legal document rather than a technical one: it protects a concept, and in this sense, for example, no reference number is given. Furthermore, it is generally accepted by specialists worldwide that some "key" details are often missing from the description of a patent.

2) As a corollary to point 1), it is accepted that filing a patent application does not guarantee the proper functioning of the invention . For example, any system is patentable in the USA, even a time machine; you simply have to pay. In contrast, in France, a minimum level of "seriousness" is required for an invention to be considered patentable. Nevertheless, we can question the value of patenting an invention that has not been prototyped and has not yielded significant results, especially given the administrative costs of filing (in the case of a worldwide patent).

These patents were downloaded from the EPO, the European Patent Office . You can find additional information and other patents on this site. Indeed, the database contains all patents filed between 1888 and 2000 (unlike the INPI website , which only provides the last two years).