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right, but he also said he can't manufacture it... if he can't create/manufacture his product, he won't be able to patent it as far as I can tell.
Seems doubtful that he'll be able to sell just his idea to any company. But, it'd be cool if he could.
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Frink, a patent application is a document... not a physical product review [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
If he can patent the "product"... then he can take the design to a "manufacturer" and try to license/sell it to them... and which point, they will actually manufacture it, if they come to an agreement.
Of course, the process in dealing with a manufacturer may go smoother if you actually have a prototype... and as you would expect, there are companies that focus on this type of stuff. There's likely an Agent/Broker involved, etc.
Here's an example patent abstract...
