Jason Pettus 1d ago

#TodayILearned that #Framework, the computer company that famously touts customers' rights to tinker with and change the tech they own, owns patents on their swappable computer parts that prevent any other company from making third-party pieces for Framework laptops, and vigorously censors and shuts down anyone who tries.

https://patents.google.com/patent/US20230015249A1/en?q=(Framework)&inventor=Nirav+Patel&oq=inventor:(Nirav+Patel)+Framework

US20230015249A1 - Modular computer system - Google Patents

One variation of a modular computer system includes: a chassis; an expansion slot; and an expansion card. The chassis includes a main board. The expansion slot: is arranged on a lateral side of the chassis; and defines a receptacle inset a bottom side of the chassis. The expansion slot includes: a latching member arranged within the receptacle; and a female connected to the main board. The expansion card includes: an enclosure configured to couple within the receptacle; a latch receiver configured to transiently couple the latching member to maintain the first enclosure within the first receptacle; and a male connector extending from the enclosure, and configured to interface the female connector of the expansion slot. The expansion card further includes an external port arranged at the enclosure and configured to interface with an external device.

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@jasonpettus Did you read the webpage?

See the line marked "Status" ... what does it say?

And what does that mean?

Perhaps read something like: https://ocpatentlawyer.com/abandonment-of-a-patent-application-vs-abandonment-of-the-invention/ ... specifically the part about "abandonment of the invention".

It seems to me that: "today you read someone else's post on the Internet and took it at face value without applying any critical reasoning".

So, congrats on that.

May 17 at 2:04pmWeb