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Mar 5, 2007 | 11:12 am

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Originally Posted by xyzzy

Patents are, by definition, not secret. The inventors are clearly listed at the USPTO link above.

Although, IIRC, you can have the technical portions of the patent withheld from public scrutiny for reasons of national security.

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