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Re:How Much Would You Pay to Make Sure You Never Sawed Off a... by delichon on Monday April 01, 2024 @01:05PM (#39896340) 

  SawStop To Dedicate Key U.S. Patent To The Public Upon The Effective Date Of A Rule Requiring Safety Technology On All Table Saws
https://www.sawstop.com/news/sawstop-to-dedicate-key-u-s-pat...
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Re:How Much Would You Pay to Make Sure You Never Sawed Off a... by sevenseventen on Monday April 01, 2024 @02:38PM (#39897539)
They have hundreds of patents, though. One key patent - which IIRC is on the verge of expiration - does not mean that it's possible to build a saw that doesn't infringe one or more of the others.
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