cvt transmission in the ford vehicles
the fault is not with ford in the cvt transmission, I own a 2006 freestyle, and I found a design flaw in the transmission, and fixed it, I am currently working on a provisional patent to present, that it can be fixed and I do mean a lot of the problems, the lunging forward, the wrench light putting it into limp mode, the whole 9 yards, since the repair, my wife has not had 1 problem with her freestyle, ford actually did a great job on this vehicle, and I'm a chevy person, own em, drive em, the mechanic's are charging between $1200- $1700 to repair something that can be done in an hour at the cost of the part which is about $20.00, if I could get someone interested in helping me with the patent and presentation to the BIG motor companies, there is a lot of money here to be made here, we are talking FORD, NISSAN, TOYOTA, and a few others.
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Presentation is WAY down the road. You're at the start of the process. Build a firm foundation. The provisional patent is a way to establish an early filing date, but also starts a one year clock for you to file a non-provisional application. And that will require a patent attorney, professional search (even if you did a great search like I did and KNEW they would find nothing similar), patent drawings, etc. I did NOT file a provisional, just because I wasn't sure what I would find and how long things might take. Didn't want that clock to start ticking right away. Once I had satisfied myself that the process was going to be successful, I found a patent attorney and all the rest.
So you might want to get into the library and start digging on your own first. Also, don't talk about details of your idea/procedure publicly. If you need to bounce ideas off of someone, or consult experts on some point, get signed non-disclosure agreements.
Best of luck. Sounds exciting.