They suggest heating it up (to soften the plastic) and pressing it against your face to ensure a good fit. Seems unlikely that this would actually result in a perfect fit, but at least it's better than nothing.
Also, the claim that it's an "open-source" mask is somewhat soured by the fact that they appear to have patented it.
The straps will greatly aid a good fit once it's generally shaped for an individual's face. Also, a patent prevents others from profiting from making this and selling it, if they decided to enforce it, which would be unlikely unless it was egregious.
Also, the claim that it's an "open-source" mask is somewhat soured by the fact that they appear to have patented it.
The article did not say that the mask itself was patented. They may have patented a small component (probably the copper voodoo stuff which may or may not actually work) and are giving people freedom to print the mask, patented component included, in the time of crisis.
It's ethical business dealing. You get to save lives and make a buck off the IP later. Win/win.
I saw that. Open source and patented? These folks don’t seem to understand open source. It’s perfectly possible to patent something and then release all rights to it.... but why?
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They suggest heating it up (to soften the plastic) and pressing it against your face to ensure a good fit. Seems unlikely that this would actually result in a perfect fit, but at least it's better than nothing.
Also, the claim that it's an "open-source" mask is somewhat soured by the fact that they appear to have patented it.
The straps will greatly aid a good fit once it's generally shaped for an individual's face. Also, a patent prevents others from profiting from making this and selling it, if they decided to enforce it, which would be unlikely unless it was egregious.
The article did not say that the mask itself was patented. They may have patented a small component (probably the copper voodoo stuff which may or may not actually work) and are giving people freedom to print the mask, patented component included, in the time of crisis.
It's ethical business dealing. You get to save lives and make a buck off the IP later. Win/win.
I saw that. Open source and patented? These folks don’t seem to understand open source. It’s perfectly possible to patent something and then release all rights to it.... but why?
Perhaps to prevent another company filing the patent and trolling it.