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Old 17th Mar 2019, 15:03
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CONSO
 
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Is any of what's described yet designed into any production PFD?
probably not- reason- although assigned to Boeing- the incorporation of such would require bucu approvals in house- extreme flight testing- and worst of all, payment to the inventor. Years ago, an employee ( not myself ) came up with a simple ' quick change ' drill chuck' sort of like an air hose connector. required fitting a matchin piece on each drill. Worked great- put into production and no doubt still in use. So inventor got small royalties- but after a year or two with thousands in use, the royalties added up to a tidy sum. Company said - hey we need to change our deal- employees should not make that much money off a patent. Major battle ensued- Boeing lost.

There is more than one story like that . ..

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