Thread: A family stalemate

Originally Posted by November Rain

His Majesty has developed a rainmaking system, which they regularly use over this area.

is this in fact a thai invention? if so, how does it differ from cloud-seeding technology which has been around in the west for a very, very long time?
Did western countries "copy" the invention, or was it the other way around?

I think the non-reasoned hissy fit possibly has its origins in Thailand.

i don't know how the thai patent procedure works, but i often saw reports on thai tv of new patents being "given to the King" or something to that effect. about once a month there would be such reports.
i never managed to figure out if this meant thai inventions were automatically handed over for the King to patent; whether He authorises awarding of patents;whether thai inventors would get the credit (and royalties?) on their patents; whether the King is the only thai who can legally own a thai patent, or if this was just a figure of speech.
does anyone know how the system works?- it has bugged me for ages.

Originally Posted by NickA

Red Bull???

Yes Red Bull. A big seller in the US.

Of course I told my buddy it was first made in Thailand and he argued that is made originated in Milwaukee.

Originally Posted by tsicar

i never managed to figure out if this meant thai inventions were automatically handed over for the King to patent; whether He authorises awarding of patents;whether thai inventors would get the credit (and royalties?) on their patents; whether the King is the only thai who can legally own a thai patent, or if this was just a figure of speech. does anyone know how the system works?- it has bugged me for ages.

well, no, actually he really did invent all those particular patents...

and nobody can argue otherwise given a particular law for residents of LOS....

They had an inventors day in February

bangkok

must have been busy


oh yes,
Siamese Cat
Siamese twins
Siamdunk

Toilet role holder for the dinining table, only a Thai could come up with that!?

"WIPO presented an Outstanding Inventor medal to Mr. Woradech Kaimart. He had set about inventing an easy-to-use fire extinguishing device after he witnessed a tragic fire at a hotel eleven years ago, resulting in the deaths of 91 people. His chemical-filled Elide Fire Extinguishing Ball, patented and now on the market, is reportedly able to put out a fire with a radius of about 1.3 meters when simply thrown at the blaze. It can also self-activate if a fire breaks out close by."



Source : Invention Awards

^What happens if there are only girls near the fire?

food that smells like bad drains

Originally Posted by tsicar

i don't know how the thai patent procedure works, but i often saw reports on thai tv of new patents being "given to the King" or something to that effect. about once a month there would be such reports.
i never managed to figure out if this meant thai inventions were automatically handed over for the King to patent; whether He authorises awarding of patents;whether thai inventors would get the credit (and royalties?) on their patents; whether the King is the only thai who can legally own a thai patent, or if this was just a figure of speech.
does anyone know how the system works?- it has bugged me for ages.

Thailand is not a member of any global patent treaty. One of the few global countries that still refuses to join.

We have a number of patents registered and awarded in Thailand and according to their own very informal patent system.

We firstly had to register our patent application in a PCT member country (in this case Australia) and when our patent matured from pending to approved we then received our official patent document for Thailand. We had to translate our documents from English to Thai and just handed it over at it was approved.

The Thai government did allow us patent pending status (at the first time) which we did use on a number of occasions and to counter pirating of our designs.

Moreover there is no proper intellectual property monitoring system here and they continue to rely on patent approval from overseas countries before they allow a Thai patent.

I hope my explanation is sufficient.

Originally Posted by chitown

Originally Posted by NickA

Red Bull???

Yes Red Bull. A big seller in the US.

Of course I told my buddy it was first made in Thailand and he argued that is made originated in Milwaukee.

Japan.

Maybe fishermen's pants, but those likely came over with the Hainanese. Chilis came from Portuguese traders, who also introduced those sickly sugary jellies and sweets.

I recall that some Government muppet proclaimed that, amongst other things, he invented the bangkok taxi-meter and a self-suicide machine. On further examination it turned out he had simply set the rates for the meter and he was a tad coy about the merits of the suicide device to his electoral prospects.

HB - there's hope for reconcilliation yet, but I would avoid purchase or demonstration of his pioneering Thai invention......

Originally Posted by tsicar

Originally Posted by November Rain

His Majesty has developed a rainmaking system, which they regularly use over this area.

is this in fact a thai invention? if so, how does it differ from cloud-seeding technology which has been around in the west for a very, very long time?
Did western countries "copy" the invention, or was it the other way around?

Seems like he developped some kind of cloud-seeding using chemicals instead of the silver iodide used in the west. He got international patents for that.

Have a look for patent EP1491088 at espacenet.com
Direct link does not work.

Originally Posted by Thetyim

"WIPO presented an Outstanding Inventor medal to Mr. Woradech Kaimart. He had set about inventing an easy-to-use fire extinguishing device after he witnessed a tragic fire at a hotel eleven years ago, resulting in the deaths of 91 people. His chemical-filled Elide Fire Extinguishing Ball, patented and now on the market, is reportedly able to put out a fire with a radius of about 1.3 meters when simply thrown at the blaze. It can also self-activate if a fire breaks out close by."Source : Invention Awards

I remember when this news came out and I thought BS! Why? Back on the farm we had glass balls (about the same size) filled with some sort of liquid to put out a fire.

They worked as I found out when I was 13 and my mini-bike was on fire.

^Like Haggis and men wearing dresses?

Nam Pla - Which I reckon should be banned under the Geneva Convention.

Originally Posted by peterpan

^Like Haggis and men wearing dresses?

More like modern Western civilisation.

Originally Posted by Loy Toy

Moreover there is no proper intellectual property monitoring system here

Really? Who would have thought!

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Originally Posted by obsidian

crapping in bed and kicking it out with your feet?[/QUOTE

Who the fuck do you sleep with ????

Not another soul, who would want to sleep with someone that just slings shit all day?

Originally Posted by EmperorTud

She's really struggling with the concept that Scotland, a small country she's not really familiar with, has played a far more important role in shaping World history than her beloved Thailand.

But surely she's enjoying the lessons.

Originally Posted by slimboyfat

food that smells like bad drains

Damn you deserve a bunch of greens for that , but I ain't got any..

Originally Posted by Gerbil

Nam Pla - Which I reckon should be banned under the Geneva Convention.

Yea, right along with Viet Ngouck Moum , don't know how ya spell it but is even a tad worse than the Thai version.

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Originally Posted by tsicar

treaty. One of the few global countries that still refuses to join.

We have a number of patents registered and awarded in Thailand and according to their own very informal patent system.

Not sure "informal" is the right word, as it is apparently governed by law ("Patent Act B.E. 2535").

If you are into patents and the like, this article looked interesting:

http://www.thailawforum.com/articles/jakpat1.html

As for the King, this snipped from wiki (Bhumibol Adulyadej - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia):

Bhumibol is the only Thai monarch —and possibly the only monarch in the world, to hold a patent;[74][75] obtaining one in 1993 for a waste water aerator named "Chai Pattana" and several patents on rainmaking since 1955: the "sandwich" rainmaking patent in 1999 and lately the "supersandwich" patent in 2003.[76][77][78]