Subaru Crew - Meet The Members II

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  • Karen_SKaren_S Member Posts: 5,092
    ...and congrats fibber2/Steve!

    Here's an interesting auto trivia question. Does anyone know who holds the patent for the automobile in the United States? AND, what year was the patent granted?
  • Karen_SKaren_S Member Posts: 5,092
    ...can beat me to the punch...here's the answer. :-)

    http://www.bpmlegal.com/wselden.html
  • fibber2fibber2 Member Posts: 3,786
    Sure..... Just add a 'Mr. Fusion' to supply the 1.1 gigawatts of power (or something like that, quoted from "Back to the Future"), and off you go!
    Your ion drive engine will cook right along.

    Dave: We will have to get Craig Hunter (our resident NASA rocket scientist) to answer that one.

    Steve
  • njswamplandsnjswamplands Member Posts: 1,760
  • njswamplandsnjswamplands Member Posts: 1,760
    i am also a patent holder on representing knowledge in loosely bundled hierarchical containers.

    http://swpat.ffii.org/pikta/txt/ep/1212/689/

    hmmm maybe subaru should change their marketing to sports/patent holders lol
  • njswamplandsnjswamplands Member Posts: 1,760
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    Now you're famous! :)

    Bob
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I would have guessed Duryea.

    Cool swampy.

    We should get paisan to patent his troll-killing process! LOL

    -juice
  • njswamplandsnjswamplands Member Posts: 1,760
    then hook up with driving lessons with mr paisan's driving school.
  • p0926p0926 Member Posts: 4,423
  • hondafriekhondafriek Member Posts: 2,984
    Congratulations, it's all over my head, still praying for a happy result for Beth.

      Cheers Pat.
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    A virtual round of tequilas for all my friends!

    Salut!

    -juice
  • ldbrickerldbricker Member Posts: 140
    in the country that's down here but that's as close to a patent as I have. Not enough time or money to get things out of the idea stage.
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I worked in NIH's patent office for a while, documenting a program they used.

    My boss was a car guy, a radical Mustang fan, owned several new and classic. It was a cool (but short-term) assignment.

    Remember when the French sued to get royalties on that AIDS test NIH developed? I was there the day the Americans won that law suit.

    -juice
  • fibber2fibber2 Member Posts: 3,786
    we will know for certain tomorrow...

    Swampy: Congrats to you as well. Didn't know that you were also a "Steve".

    Steve
  • hammerheadhammerhead Member Posts: 907
    A Virtual Corona to all Cinco de Mayo celebrants. OR! you can just celebrate my birthday, instead.
    Your choice!

    Cheers! (and I really mean it this time!)
    Paul
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Happy B-day Paul.

    Where have the Daves gone? The Steves are taking over!

    -juice
  • fibber2fibber2 Member Posts: 3,786
    we will know for certain tomorrow...

    Swampy: Congrats to you as well. Didn't know that you were also a "Steve".

    Steve
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Where are the Daves?

    Where's Dave Zartman? Prolly took his Outback off road and got lost? :o)

    I forget the other Dave's last name, the one with the Outback hauling that 4Runner out of the mud?

    And what about the Dave that owned the JDM Forester turbo well before we had one here?

    -juice
  • goneskiiangoneskiian Member Posts: 381
    Now we know why swampy doesn't use many words in his posts. Did anybody actually try reading that patent? Ouch! My brain hurts and I only read a few lines! ;-)

    Yes, there are some very large Knowledge's on the Subaru Crew!

    -Ian
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    My brain started to swell up so I had to stop...

    Though I do have several patents:

    * Procrastinating about procrastinating: don't leave for tomorrow what you can leave for the day after tomorrow
    * I've patented the 2 hour lunch break
    * Laziness: I outsource the decision to outsource
    * Collectively, our OCD club holds several patents on waxing several surfaces that are never visible

    -juice
  • njswamplandsnjswamplands Member Posts: 1,760
    and yes that is but a summary of the patent which is thousands of pages long. so i am worded out and unless legally forced too, love to keep it short and fun
  • volkovvolkov Member Posts: 1,306
    I see the perfect use for an ion cannon in an automobile. Set it up so that if somebody cuts you off and then stops right in front of you then with one push of a button your ion cannon etches "I'm an @sshole" on their trunk.
    Given our 'IN', I'm hoping Subies get it first.
  • nygregnygreg Member Posts: 1,936
    but unfortunately when you strike the ion plasma the car will thrust backwards and stike the Saturn Ion following you smashing its plastic panels. You will then be forced to sue (isn't the car behind you always wrong?) because you scratched your new Gary Fisher bike on the Yakima rack because your roof is filled with kayaks and your trunk will LLBean camping gear.

    Greg
  • ladywclassladywclass Member Posts: 1,713
    you did get 20222 which must mean SOMETHING with all those 2's in it ...
  • fibber2fibber2 Member Posts: 3,786
    Looks like I may be visiting friends of yours on my favorite subject very soon out in San Jose. OK, the truth - I only agreed to go because I want to go shopping at Fry's across the street, but don't tell your crew that!!

    Steve
  • jfljfl Member Posts: 1,399
    Let us know when you're here. If you get lost in Fry's we can send a search party.

    Jim
  • grahampetersgrahampeters Member Posts: 1,786
    G'day

    I have the sad patent story of a chicken farmer friend who hit on the perfect fisherman tool - a line meter that would attach to a reel and tell how far a fish had run, preventing the fisherman losing the whole line. It would be particulaarly appeaing to sports fishermen.

    He developed the idea to working model, lodged the patent and started productinising.

    Hard luck that a Japanese fisherman came up with the same idea and lodged his patent on the same day - unfortunately a little earlier.

    Back to the chicken farm.

    Cheers

    Graham
  • fibber2fibber2 Member Posts: 3,786
    Tentative plans are to arrive in San Jose around noon on Monday, 5/17 and fly out either Wednesday evening or eary Thursday morning for Portland, then home on Sunday. Quickie eval trip to two suppliers. More fibbing for me!

    Maybe we can grab dinner one night? Ken & Kate as well? I have to tell you - dinner with you guys was one of the highlights of my November trip out West. Now if I could only drag Greg out with me, but he works on another tool set.

    Steve
  • PF_FlyerPF_Flyer Member Posts: 9,372
    Welcome to the Subaru Crew's Weekly Chat!

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  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Prolly at the dealer, or out driving.

    They always disappear for a day or two when they get a turbo.

    I'm not jealous. Nah. Not one bit. I'm totally fine. Never mind the fact that the founder of this club now probably owns the last remaining Forester that can't outrun a Porsche Cayenne S.

    Bitter? Me? Noooooo.

    OK, I give up. I need therapy. Where's Ross?

    -juice
  • lucien2lucien2 Member Posts: 2,984
    about Mike. With his new status, he's had to let go of his 5 year dream of a Legacy turbo wagon, just as the dream can finally be a reality! I don't think there's any way out of his dw buying an A4 and handing off the GT wagon to him.
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    <juice can't respond he's having mild seizures>

    ;-)

    -juice
  • p0926p0926 Member Posts: 4,423
    how's that ad go? The one where the owner of a 350Z gets smoked by a family of five and a dog in a Forester XT :-) Baaawaaahhhaaa!!!!

    -Frank P
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    There are 4 of us, plus Hadji, don't we qualify?

    -juice
  • volkovvolkov Member Posts: 1,306
    Reading the post from last night I had visions of him standing with his face pressed up against the dealer's window at 7 am today. You know with that forlorn look of the kid who has to practise violin while his frineds are out playing.
    Sure he's gonna be able to stay off boost for 1000 miles. Attention SOA void the warranty now, if he can't control himself waiting for it, what's the chance of an easy break-in? LOL
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I'm surprised the didn't bring bolt cutters and break into the dealer last night to verify the VIN.

    6 weeks is a looong wait.

    -juice
  • p0926p0926 Member Posts: 4,423
    As I'm sure he'll tell you it's been seven looong weeks :-)

    -Frank P
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    OK, folks, set the VCR and tape Friends so you can still make the chat!

    C U there!

    -juice
  • moderator_bobmoderator_bob Member Posts: 9
    I caught a hammerhead question JUST as I closed the chat room tonight... YES... the chat room has ALWAYS opened 15 minutes early. The Crew just seems to be VERY punctual and doesn't take advatage of the bonus time!

    Set an alarm next week!!!
  • jfljfl Member Posts: 1,399
    Mon or Tue evening fits for me as I'm flying out Wednesday afternoon.

    Jim
  • rob_mrob_m Member Posts: 820
    I am not sure which was more entertaining - the conversation on the left, or the continual name changing on the right!
  • fibber2fibber2 Member Posts: 3,786
    I couldn't even get to first base last night. I had a ton of office work to do and was planning to pop over to the chat in between. But we had a server down, and I couldn't go anywhere. So nothing got accomplished.

    Steve
  • fibber2fibber2 Member Posts: 3,786
    Beth's preliminary report came back clean. They say they always do a double check with another lab on lymph issues, but they don't expect the decision to be overturned! Dodged another of life's bullets....

    Steve
  • bluesubiebluesubie Member Posts: 3,497
    That's great news Steve!

    -Dennis
  • ldbrickerldbricker Member Posts: 140
  • locke2clocke2c Member Posts: 5,038
    Prayers answered. :)

    ~c
  • bat1161bat1161 Member Posts: 1,784
    Great news Steve. Now the two of you can breathe a little easier.

    Actaully, today we go for pre-screening, and Wed is the outpatient procedure. Hopefully that will be the end of that.

    Mark
  • hypovhypov Member Posts: 3,068
    So, how about a small fusion generator to fit in the WRX for the ion cannon?
    Oooo the fusion generator could double for a hybrid :D

    -Dave... imagination in orbit

    ... ok back to polishing the OBS for Mom
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    I'm sure Beth and you must be very relieved.

    Bob
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