Interpretation ID: nht95-3.90

TYPE: INTERPRETATION-NHTSA

DATE: August 14, 1995

FROM: Hai Tee Young

TO: Secretary of Transportation, DOT

TITLE: NONE

ATTACHMT: 12/15/95 letter from Samuel J. Dubbin to Hai Tee Young (A43; Std. 205)

TEXT: I invented and designed slats for passenger transportations (see my disclosure document to Patent and Trade Mark Commisioner), but my patent lawyer thought this is "almost certainly going to be objected to as being hazardous . . . safety regulations prev enting this" (see his letter dated August 11, 1995)

But I don't see why this will be objected by law or safety regulation, this is not only no hazardous, on contrary, eliminate hazards. Firstly, if the slats are made of fine and thin materials, those slats will appear as fine lines in driver's and pas sengers' eyes, it does not hinder driver's sight and vision, Secondly, if the edges of slats are also soft, in a case of car collision, the driver or passengers either sit on front or back seats without fastening belt, their heads and hands hit the glass es, these slats will not make cuts on them, on contrary, will slow down the speed of their bodies to finally hit the glasses, thus reduce the degree of injury. We can even design double glasses and install those slats between the double glasses adjustab le by either manually or electric automatic control. There will be no any reason to oppose such a device.

Will Your Honor tell me whether my patent attorney's guess is true that there may exist any law and safety regulation against such kind of device? If there really exist such law and regulation, as my analyses point out above, since my this device make s every good thing without side effects, there shall have no reason to be opposed, but such law and regulation shall be revised.

Please help me with Your Honor's best. This is my beginning inventions, not my ending ones. If I can succeed on those beginning ones, I shall march forward from here toward greater and greatest inventions which will give human being great help. So I bessech you to give me your best help in order to encourage my future real great inventions which can help all mankind greatly.

Looking forward your prompt respond and help,

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Enclosure

August 11, 1995

Hai Tee Young 10313 Lower Azusa Road Temple City, CA 91780

Re: SUNSHINE SHELTERS FOR ALL PASSENGERS TRANSPORTATION

Dear Mr. Young:

I am in receipt of your disclosure entitled as above and relating to the use of conventional multiple-slat blinds on windows of automobiles, aircraft, trains, or the like.

Use of blinds or slats on a front window of an automobile or aircraft is almost certainly going to be objected to as being hazardous. If you check, I am sure you will find that there are safety regulations preventing this.

If you find that this is permitted by law, details of the slats' construction, how they are mounted, and, if adjustable, how adjustment is made should be determined before filing a patent application. As I view your disclosure materials, they pertain to a broad "idea" and not to a specific piece of equipment.

I do not take an interest in an invention as payment for patenting services.

Very truly yours, GEORGE J. NETTER, ESQ