(word processor parameters LM=8, RM=75, TM=2, BM=2) Taken from KeelyNet BBS (214) 324-3501 Sponsored by Vangard Sciences PO BOX 1031 Mesquite, TX 75150 There are ABSOLUTELY NO RESTRICTIONS on duplicating, publishing or distributing the files on KeelyNet! January 14, 1991 INVENT1.ASC -------------------------------------------------------------------- This file courteously shared by Mike Vest. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vangard note... Many researchers and inventors feel that there are major negative influences who would not hesitate to suppress or stop the development and release of radical technologies which could change the world as we know it. Conspiracy theories and horror stories abound. We must not allow ourselves to become so paranoid that we refuse to share our findings either commercially, through a patent or simply through others capable of understanding what has been accomplished. Many inventors fail to share their work, at least keep records in the hands of people you can trust. Spectacular technologies have been lost through the simple failure to pass on the results of years of work. No one lives forever and one person can never do all they wish in a single lifetime. When many minds target a problem, led by one mind of exceptional ability, miracles will result. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Microcomputer Inventer Shuns Fame for Work By Keith Stone, Los Angeles Daily News -Cincinatti Enquirer 1/6/91 p. A-13 Working seven days a week in the family room of his suburban Los Angeles house, Gilbert Hyatt emerged in 1968 with a tangle of wires that he predicted would change the world. At a time when high-technology companies were building expensive and complex computers, the lone inventor held in his hands a way to introduce smaller computers into everyone's life. Twenty-two years later, Hyatt's invention - the single-chip microprocessor - is described as the brain that drives millions of products, from personal computers to video games, televisions and even cars. Hyatt has not pocketed a dime from billions of dollars in Page 2 microprocessor sales - but that could soon change. Last July, after a 20-year battle, the U.S. Patent Office awarded Hyatt a patent for his microprocessor - a move that stunned high - technology companies from San Jose, Calif., to Tokyo. The soft-spoken Hyatt, who now lives in a tract house in Orange County, Calif., said he is not bitter that he had to spend nearly half his 52 years trying to convince patent examiners that he deserved credit for designing the device. "I think that it proves that the system works," he said in a recent interview. "I think vindication is probable a good word." *1 Millions at Stake Through his patent, the iconoclastic inventor stands to earn millions of dollars from the same tiny piece of circuitry that a technical evaluator dismissed decades ago as "ridiculous." *2 But before Hyatt can collect money for his work, he must either persuade high-technology companies to pay him royalties or take them to court for infringing on his patent. Some experts have speculated that Hyatt's patented design may be used in millions of electronic products that are driven by microprocessors. "If everything went his way, we'd be talking about substantial amounts of dollars. We'd be talking about millions," said Susan Nycum, a specialist in high-technology law and a partner at Baker & McKenzie of Palo Alto, Calif. An Austere Lifestyle But even if Hyatt does wind up with millions of dollars from his patent, it is unlikely that he'll spend much of it on luxury. "I don't have a lot of personal needs," said Hyatt, a bespectacled man who peppers precise sentences with terms like "D- RAM accelerator." "I'm used to an austere environment, and you don't change a lifetime of habits just because your circumstances change," he said. Hyatt plans to keep his 1977 Toyota. "It's still reliable and efficient," he said. And he does not intend to move from the two- story tract house in La Palma, where he now lives alone. When Hyatt recieved his patent, he did not open a bottle of champagne. He does not drink. Instead, he said he telephoned his patent attorney and a few colleagues to tell them the news, and then "proceeded with my design work." Hyatt plans to spend his money on accelerating his research. In his small laboratory, in a secret location amid a sprawl of wire and electronic equipment, Hyatt spends his days tinkering with devices that he claims will radically change computers. Page 2 "They are what I call the personal computer for the 21st century," he said. But the lack of money has hobbled Hyatt's research. "I could have been significantly more productive, technologically productive," Hyatt said. Hyatt is reluctant to divulge too much information, saying his experiences have taught him the value of discretion. ==================================================================== *1 The Legal System, not the Patent System... *2 Any revolutionary product gets the same response from the Patent Office... -------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have comments or other information relating to such topics as this paper covers, please upload to KeelyNet or send to the Vangard Sciences address as listed on the first page. Thank you for your consideration, interest and support. Jerry W. 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