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Originally Posted by CanoeStream
re: Hensley Patent (and a minor mention of patent issues in several posts here)
I recall another thread questioning if other manufacturers would jump onto the Hensley design. Depending on design mods and Hensley renewing their patent (à la "the little purple pill" becoming 2nd & 3rd generation derivative products after...) I suspect the market is rather limited but appealing if one were a minor machine shop trying to capture any sales. |
I would guess that Hensley does have some patent extensions/modifications that are still active...unless they just did not make the investment to define their "improvements".
On the other hand, it sounds like the "new guys" are differentiating their product from the HA...
Also, both patent seeking and defending can be very expensive. It will be interesting to review the new design and follow the progress of the new company...ain't America great! Tom R