US5491774: Handheld record and playback device with flash memory

Re: Re: Re: Re: US5491774 by Willton on Jun 27th, 2008 @ 11:50am

That argument would fit if the patent was about the innovative and previously unavailable way to connect the two devices together, but this is just about connecting the two, not about how.

Did you actually read the patent document? Did you read the detailed description? I'd excuse you if you looked at it and felt overwhelmed, as it's pretty substantial, but my guess is that you didn't give it a first look. If you had, you'd notice that it gives a pretty detailed how-to that a skilled practitioner could follow in order to make the invention.

If the patent did not show how to make the claimed invention, then the patent would not be enabling and would be rejected by the PTO. I'd be very suprised if PTO allowed that patent if it did not describe how to make even one embodiment of the invention.

If you're going to say that this patent did not explain how to make the invention it claims, then you're going to have to show us.