Wow it's Been Almost 29 Years

John B. · May 6, 2021

Since I received my patent.

TractorTucker · May 6, 2021

What was the patent for?

Crazy Horse · May 6, 2021

It's on the certificate Tucker (if it shows large enough) ..... a disc harrow complete with a patent number and a picture.

Doug - Iowa · May 6, 2021

Wow nice certificate. All I got was a form with my name and number on it. Did you retain ownership or is it assigned?

Steve@Advance · May 6, 2021

Quite an accomplishment!

John B. · May 6, 2021

I did not retain ownership after a number of years. Tired of paying the fee. I do have all the paper work not just a form. Once a patent is granted there are many novelty item order forms sent to the inventor that you can buy such as lampshades with your patent and pictures of the invention on the lampshade, coffee cups, etc. I ordered this plaque which wasn't cheap at the time.

John B. · May 6, 2021

The hydraulic cylinder latch that held the cylinder in place on an IH disk.

Doug - Iowa · May 6, 2021

Even if you pay the patent office fee, if you don't spend the legal costs to defend your patent it is pretty worthless. I have two patents, both are assigned to my employer, and they are old technology now so we'll never defend them anyway. But, I'm glad to have that in my background and it occasionally offers some level of credibility (real or imagined) when I'm training new engineers.

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