Marmoset
* Ace Member *
There's some solid info! Are your Sannys original tooling (similar to the Ontarios)?
No, mine are all new enough to not have the patent number. I don't know anything about any original Sanny tooling… Is that a thing? My understanding is that Innova was originally in Ontario, then San Marino, now Rancho. So if I have some Ranchos with patent #s then it seems like there *should* be some patent # Sannys out there. I just don't have any in my stash of 20 or so.
I looked into the Thumtrac patent and I thought it was an interesting read.
The Patent was filed March 2, 1994... so according to Google:
...the Thumtrac patent has already expired?For applications filed before June 8, 1995 and for patents that were still in force on June 8, 1995, the patent term is either 17 years from the issue date or 20 years from the filing date of the earliest U.S. or international (PCT) application to which priority is claimed (excluding provisional applications), the longer term applying.
The Sannys I got in the mail last week still have the # on top.
Conspiracy time!opcorn: