Posted 7/6/2020 07:09 (#8356819 - in reply to #8356739) Subject: RE: Anybody sold an equipment patent?
Northern Illinois
I have heard that companies (especially large ones with engineers working on things). The reason is if you submit an idea that Deere rejects and a few years later Deere utilizes an idea similar to yours you would sue them for using your idea even if your idea had no bearing on their idea.