retired_ramilne

no way, wasn't that a dragons den idea? standby is to be phased out anyway iirc, so that's that invention dead in a few years

retired_steevo93

A company would presumably have to give you a chunk of their sales, or a massive one-off fee, if they used it in their tellies.

Me, I just think more things should be windy-up. Windy-up torches and radios are all very well, but I'd like to just be able to crank up my house lights and PC once in a while, to save on electricity.

retired_nini59

I actually thought of that idea before I saw it on Dragon's Den

retired_nini59

oh and the water proof clothes line one.

retired_ramilne

do you reckon anyone has invented hamster cages with hamster wheels that actually generate electricity?

retired_Pantora

I came up with a really food idea once but fell asleep and couldn't remember what it was

oh and does anybody know if their closer to wirless electricity for things like phone chargers, I heard they were working on he technology to do it

bodymassindicator

I don't know UK-specific patent law, but in general you can't patent an "idea". You can patent a specific method of implementing an idea, but that means you'd have to be very clear about the technical aspects, and you seem to indicate that you don't.

retired_leverne

im off to invent the butter spraying toaster :cool:

retired_ramilne

Rubbish. I know the method of implementing it, and that the technology is available because it is used elsewhere for similar effect. I can say 'take x and implement it into y for z effect'. I couldn't write up instructions of how to engineer the thing from scratch.

retired_ramilne

that's me defeatedly saying 'oh rubbish :thdn:' btw, not dismissing your input as rubbish