These guys have been trying to do something like that: https://upverter.com/

I'd settle for better PCB design tooling (or maybe I'm just unaware of good options). I feel like the tools are pretty archaic/inconvenient compared to stuff we have for software. Something like Eagle vs. some IDE feels very different.

That sounds like an amazing idea and is pretty close to what I want as well.

There is a blog here https://hackaday.io/project/21933-open-hardware-transparent-... also provides all the link to github files. Design are made in Freecad, Kicad, C++ and Python. My main focus is on developing prior art. This needs to be done to prevent IP and "liberate" the technology from patent trolls.

Of course, what’s worse than a weak start is simply not starting at all. Moreover, if you’ve publicly disclosed your invention, then you have only a one-year grace period to apply for a patent. You forfeit your patent rights if you fail to file within the 1-year grace period. http://www.patenttrademarkblog.com/first-to-file-patent-rule...

In the EU.. you destroy immediately.. there is no grace period.

You might want to consider publishing it in a prior art database like https://ip.com/ (no affiliation, and I don’t have any reason to endorse them over others.)

You’ll likely want a lawyer, etc to make sure that it is properly protected, especially now that the US is “first to file” not “first to invent”. (I’m not a lawyer, you might be fine already...)