Cliff Benham, stop it already!

[Findm-Keepm]

Originally Posted by zeno

....Also
I have met several old RCA engineers that HATED them
because they invented things & got zero credit. The contract
stated all inventions were property of RCA BUT even the slightest
credit was not given. Others years after leaving RCA were sued
because they claimed they invented things while on RCA's time......

73 Zeno
LFOD !

ALL RCA patents have an inventors name or names, with RCA as the assignee. This is the same for any 20th-century company that did R&D.

Your beloved Zenith did the same - as did Rauland. http://www.freepatentsonline.com/res...&search=Search

Most companies also had agreements with employees limiting their employability after they left the company, to avoid collusion on any un-patented ideas or products. This was over and above the "non-compete" clause in the contract.

Interestingly, most NASA patents are assigned to both NASA and the NASA director at the time of the patent.

[wa2ise]

Originally Posted by Findm-Keepm

ALL RCA patents have an inventors name or names, with RCA as the assignee. This is the same for any 20th-century company that did R&D.

Most companies also had agreements with employees limiting their employability after they left the company, to avoid collusion on any un-patented ideas or products.

I got several patents at RCA, and RCA pwned them, though I still had bragging rights. See them at http://pw2.netcom.com/~wa2ise/radios/patents.htm The 11 older ones are RCA's. Looks good on a resume. The latest 2 are Zoran's.

As for "collusion on any un-patented ideas or products" I got laid off, which implies that they don't think I have anything they value anymore. So F 'em...