Daming 1805

Chapter 21 Invention Patents of Aircraft

After a few seconds of silence again, Li Rui spoke again as a representative:
"I think the rudder surface operation should be feasible, but the key is the lift of the wing, whether it can support continuous flight..."

Zhu Jingyuan also nodded and said:
"Yes, the key is to fly. I hope Qi Gong can test it as soon as possible. The available aircraft can have a huge impact, which is good for our... ahem..."

Zhu Jingyuan almost said his true thoughts, and the words suddenly came to his lips. The relevant information had not been made public, so he forcibly stopped the conversation.

At this juncture in the beginning of the peace talks, if Daming can quickly build a usable plane, it will definitely be very beneficial to the negotiation.

Although such early aircraft would be as difficult to directly affect the overall course of the war as tanks, the potential and deterrent power of flying machines cannot be ignored.

The enemy has, and they don't, it creates anxiety, creates mental stress, and makes them speak better.

As for the role of the aircraft after it matures, it is not necessary to describe it specially by Zhu Jingyuan. Everyone can imagine that air-to-ground is absolutely suppressed.

Zhu Jingyuan looked at Zou Bingtai, Minister of Industry, with a serious expression, hoping that the other party would understand:

"Da Sikong..."

Zou Bingtai really understood, and instructed Li Rui very seriously:

"As soon as possible... no, go to the test right away."

Li Rui didn't want to chat with people, but now his colleagues in other departments of the Ministry of Industry are too busy, so he can only ask officials from the Ordnance Division and the Ship Division to accompany the guests.

At this time, he got the order, and Li Rui immediately stood up with the drawings drawn by Zhu Jingyuan, and bowed to Zhu Jingyuan and his son and Zou Bingtai:
"Whether it succeeds or not, I would like to thank His Highness Jingyuan for the ideas provided, and I will test it now."

Obviously, he felt that Zhu Jingyuan's ideas could be tried, but his confidence was still not high. After all, he had failed too many times before.

After Li Rui left, Zou Bingtai, who was a little anxious, instinctively began to prepare, brewing polite words to see off guests.

As a result, Zhu Jingyuan took a sip of tea and immediately spoke again:

"Da Sikong, I propose a new airfoil of a flying machine that improves lift, and can apply for a patent for the scheme of controlling the flight attitude through rudder surfaces, pulleys, and wires?"

The armored shield car is basically only for military use, and there are already patents for civilian vehicles, but the new invention of the aircraft can be used for civilian use.

There is no doubt about the future prospects of aircraft, and even in areas with strict restrictions, air transportation cannot be completely rejected.

Moreover, in the Ming Dynasty of this world, whether it is the mainland or the vassal states, in this extremely vast space, there are too many places with inconvenient ground transportation.

The overall population density may not be as good as that of the United States in the 21st century, and the civilian aircraft market will have great potential.

Therefore, the upper limit of the value of the aircraft patent is immeasurable.

Although the aircraft is also conceived by the public, the key implementation scheme should be patentable by itself.

This is a good thing to make money while lying down.

When Zou Bingtai heard this question, he was obviously taken aback, and he immediately realized the value of these two patents, of course, provided that they can be realized.

If it can't be realized, even if it is issued a patent, it will be useless, and it will not be sold.

So after thinking about it for a few seconds, Zou Bingtai thought about the language and replied:
"His Royal Highness, if you just want to apply for patents on these two solutions, I can arrange for someone to do it now.

"It may not have been completely unthinkable before, but there should be no one who came to apply for a patent.

"If you want to apply for a patent for a complete, fixed-wing flying machine, you have to wait for the flight experiment to succeed."

Zhu Jingyuan was taken aback:
"Can I apply for a patent for an airplane? I can apply for a patent for something everyone knows about an airplane?"

Zou Bingtai nodded lightly and said:

"Yes, the concept of a flying machine, although it has been around for hundreds of years and is now a well-known and popular project, still no one has actually made it.

"It can't be said that there are no, some flying machines do fly, but the time is only a few seconds, and it is very unstable.

"We can't even tell if it was blown up like a kite for a few seconds, so it didn't pass the application.

"That is to say, the invention patent right of the flying machine is still not obtained by anyone."

Zhu Jingyuan instantly realized that the principles of patent application in this era are significantly different from those in his previous life.

This era is the "first-to-invent principle", that is to say, whoever succeeds in creating the real thing first will have the patent for this thing.

Early inventions and creations are usually relatively simple. A little fundraising can be used to create real objects, and most of the functional effects are relatively intuitive.

However, with the development of science and technology, the difficulty of invention and creation is getting higher and higher. Many people can only come up with ideas and plans, but are gradually unable to directly produce real objects.

If you don't get a patent, you go to someone to raise production funds, usually you need to inform the investors of the idea, which is easy to plagiarize the idea.

Therefore, in later generations, many countries have adjusted their patent laws, from the "first-to-invent principle" in the early days to the modern "first-to-file principle".

With a complete idea, you can first apply for a patent without making a real object, then you can raise investment and raise money, and finally make a real object to make a profit.

At the same time, it is no longer possible to apply for what is well-known, or for the laws of nature that exist objectively.

The concept of an airplane has been around for hundreds of years, and as we all know, the deadline for applications has long passed.

In later generations, if the aircraft has never been made, the first successful person will not be able to apply for a patent for the aircraft itself, but can only apply for a patent for a "solution for realizing aircraft functions".

But now, under the "first-to-invent principle", you can apply as long as no one has done it before.

You can get a patent for the invention of the aircraft itself, just like the Wright brothers in another world.

The thing and the concept of an airplane will be yours!
Just thinking about this makes me uncontrollably excited.

So Zhu Jingyuan nodded directly and said:

"Thank you Da Sikong for the reminder, then please trouble Da Sikong to apply for the patent of the airfoil and control method first.

"If the flight experiment is successful, apply for a patent on the flying machine itself, and cite the first two patents."

This is a typical operation in later generations. Multiple patents are cross-referenced and bound to each other. In the future, aircraft-related patents will also be bound together with them.

In the future, in the concept of aircraft, through continuous research and development of new technologies, we can continue to apply for patents for improved models and improved functions.

Realize the fact that the term of protection is extended indefinitely, and build more and more strict patent barriers.

Of course, Zhu Jingyuan did this not to grab huge profits without a bottom line, but to take control into his own hands and prevent others from occupying the patent and not working.

The Wright Brothers in history patronized lawsuits and sued other American companies that did not pay royalties, but they also stopped subsequent research and development.

Ultimately, the United States, which was the first to invent the aircraft, has long been at a disadvantage in the early aircraft competition.

Zhu Jingyuan will use the method of low-cost and extensive authorization to attract members, so that as many manufacturers as possible can participate in research, production and promotion.

It is up to you to establish and dominate the rules and standards of the entire aviation industry.

Of course, you have to make money yourself.

With the patents of the aircraft itself and a lot of upgrade plans in mind, you can apply for a large number of improved patents, and you can earn a lot of money by simply charging a few licensing fees.

(End of this chapter)