According to my archives, The PP first showed up in the SOG catalog in 1995, and the PPP in 1996
...which seems to conflict slightly with the filing date of U.S. Patent 5809599, which was dated Dec 6, 1996[/url]My thought was that, like many manufacturers, they didn't want to wait for the patent to actually be issued, and instead starting to produce "Patent Pending" version while waiting for the lawyers and government to do what they do.Then this message came in:QuoteThat could be one explanation. But you wouldn't think you could claim "patent pending" unless you'd actually filed for a patent.. But I dunnoQuoteThen:QuoteOr maybe there's an earlier patent filing that I just haven't found yetAnd then:QuoteI'd go with the 95 catalog dateSo there you have it- until we get more information, the official word it 1995, subject to change without notice. Does anyone have any more information to add to this thaat might clear things up? Or make it more fun by muddying the waters further? Def
That could be one explanation. But you wouldn't think you could claim "patent pending" unless you'd actually filed for a patent.. But I dunnoQuoteThen:QuoteOr maybe there's an earlier patent filing that I just haven't found yetAnd then:QuoteI'd go with the 95 catalog dateSo there you have it- until we get more information, the official word it 1995, subject to change without notice. Does anyone have any more information to add to this thaat might clear things up? Or make it more fun by muddying the waters further? Def
Then:QuoteOr maybe there's an earlier patent filing that I just haven't found yetAnd then:QuoteI'd go with the 95 catalog dateSo there you have it- until we get more information, the official word it 1995, subject to change without notice. Does anyone have any more information to add to this thaat might clear things up? Or make it more fun by muddying the waters further? Def
Or maybe there's an earlier patent filing that I just haven't found yet
I'd go with the 95 catalog date
According to that patent, the priority date (which is kind of like an "effective filing date", and can be earlier than the actual filing date) is 1993, which would fall in line with a couple years of development before releasing the PPP and PP in 1995/1996For those more well versed in legalese, here is where i got that info:http://www.bios.net/daisy/patentlens/2343.html
Wow, if we had a "Knowing something that Bob doesn't" merit badge, that would probably be the only time we ever gave it out! Def
Come oon. Peacent carries anything gracefully, he has like half man weight of tools with him. Is that a Mora btw?