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		riffic on April 27, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: US10144532B2 – Craft using an inertial mass reduct... To qualify for a patent, there is no requirement that an invention works.

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In fact, the opposite is true, but patent examiners are imperfect.

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