hatch patterns discoveries

I just discovered that SolidWorks hatch patterns (defined in sldwks.ptn
file) are defined exactly the same way as in Autocad (acad.pat).
So if you need a special hatch pattern, just download one for Autocad (there
are plenty of free ones around) or use one of the many available tools to
generate it, then cut/paste in the sldwks.ptn file.
Great, isn't it ?

 

Well, if you can patent a text file format as simple as .pat
(http://www.ccadinc.com/tips/creatingcustomhatchpatterns.html)
then I shall patent "a sequence of characters grouped in words according to
a set syntactic and lexical rules defining a human readable language" and
you will all have to pay me when writing a text. Hey wait! it would even
apply to any other patent!

 

Harley Davidson even has a patent on the sound off there motorcyle
http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2000/06/19/daily11.html

BertM

 

Actually it seems they tried for a patent but gave up.

 

Yes, that states in the article I gave the link from
How to define a two cilinder twin ?
see http://www.straightdope.com/columns/000915.html

 

USPTO definitely doesn't care. We will to solve this in court, Dale...

Exactly my point. MS now has more and better attorneys than programmers.