There is no contact info located anywhere on the site from what I can tell. If I build the project and sell it, does this guy have legal grounds to sue me?
Its been published to the Internet and shows all its parts and schematics all for free. Its free game for whom ever wants to copy it and do what ever they want with that information!
STM's and SEM's (scanning tunneling and electron microscopes) are used in research and industry in metallurgy, physics research and semiconductor manufacturing to name just a few applications. Optical microscopes are useless resolving objectives in the sub-micron range and below.
Yes, but has he filed a disclosure statement with the patent office? Without knowing any of the particulars, and speaking for myself negotiating this potential minefield in the past, I would err on the side of caution and prudence, and at least contact the page owner and get a written release before ANY money was put out with the potential it could come back and bite me in the hindmost regions.
But that is just me liking to dot the I's and dot T's perhaps.
The site appears to have last been updated in 2003. However there is a resume page for the author along with contact information. Try sending email or calling to determine what the status of the project is.
The site appears to have last been updated in 2003. However there is a resume page for the author along with contact information. Try sending email or calling to determine what the status of the project is.