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Mary Miller
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Hello:
I am writing this patent application and I have a piece that moves up and down on this cable. I am describing the peice that moves up and down as "slidingly interacting" with the cable, as opposed to frictionally. Does anyone see any problems with this?
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Isaac
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Re: Is this a great word?
« Reply #1 on: Dec 28th, 2007, 2:46pm » |
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on Dec 28th, 2007, 1:50pm, Mary Miller wrote:Hello:
I am writing this patent application and I have a piece that moves up and down on this cable. I am describing the peice that moves up and down as "slidingly interacting" with the cable, as opposed to frictionally. Does anyone see any problems with this? |
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Is the piece interacting with the cable in any way other than sliding up an down along it?
Unless you've defined interact to mean something you plan to expand on in a dependent claim, it seems likely that interact isn't the right word.
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biopico
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Re: Is this a great word?
« Reply #2 on: Dec 28th, 2007, 3:01pm » |
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Please review the following US Patents:
4766930
5997023
4766930
5566713
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mary miller
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Re: Is this a great word?
« Reply #3 on: Dec 28th, 2007, 3:55pm » |
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that is all it does. it slides up and down and cable. Think of it as a cyclindrical tube. Probably touches from time to time.
I am not sure what you mean by "interact." It interacts with the cable by virtue of being placed around it. I do not plan on expanding on this, as the machine would not work without it being this way.
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Jonathan
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Re: Is this a great word?
« Reply #4 on: Dec 28th, 2007, 8:22pm » |
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Interacting kind of suggests more than physical contact. That is, when physical contact occurs, something happens as a result of that physical interaction.
If all you mean to imply is that physical contact occurs now and then, then just say that.
You can of course be a little more creative than what I just said but I am sure you get my point, assuming that is indeed what you are trying to communicate.
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