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Cake day: June 12th, 2023

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  • no, the patent office would find your publication, deem it Prior Art and not grant the patent. If it would miss it (some don’t research very well), anyone can notify them to void the patent afterwards anytime.

    IANAL, there are lawyers specialized on patents who’ll reassure you for free/cheap (relatively, they are friggin expensive). It also depends on legislature. Countries that break/never agreed to the PCT will do what they please.







  • When you refund a mattress they just surface clean it

    yuck. I doubt that. It’s manual work and far more expensive than a machine.

    but getting them dry would be a challenge

    seriously? I mean, there is a chance no such service exists in your town. Bad luck then. But there is close to zero chance it doesn’t exist in your country.

    What do you think hospitals do? (Or good hotels, as mentioned). Source: Worked in an elderly home that used such a service regularly.

    Here’s an image of such a mattress washing machine.

    They work.


  • That’s not true. All mattresses except the cheapest foam ones are washable (they are, too but they might change properties then). But why get a used cheap one?

    There are mattress washing services with giant washing machines that are used by hotels. Ask hotel staff to find one.

    You can’t get rid of most of the build-up.

    You actually can get rid of all the buildups. Just like with clothes. Also don’t think sellers throw it away when you refund a mattress - they wash it and sell it again.



  • Some things basically come for free when they were used. Washing machine, stoves… Disassembling them to fully clean them takes a day or two, but it’s still faster than buying new and chances are good, someone wants to get rid of their high quality stuff near you and will give it away for cheap if you “dispose” it for them.

    You can even wash a mattress for a few bucks. If it’s good quality, a decade old used filthy mattress can come out like brand new.

    People finding that gross or poorish are the reason, stuff is so cheap