YOu have proved that nothing is impossible and with sheer grit and determination you proved that nothing comes in the way if your desire and passion is strong. Hatsoff to you mate.
It's been done long before. Google "folding bicycle" and you will see. Unfortunately, west is still at the forefront of innovations be it, technological, medical or arts and entertainment. Indians always point out the moral turpitude of western culture as to how it is corrupting India, however they fail to realize that had the western culture be so decrepit with no family values, there is no way so many innovations would have come from US and other western countries. You cannot unhappy people innovating things. Indians should stop coming down from their high moral grounds and start introspecting.
Re: Re: Innovation
by Sanjiv Acharya on Oct 11, 2010 06:33 PM
You are correct. We don't know how to patent. It's a complicated process more difficult than inventing. Indians invented the electricity, light bulb, telephones, internet, air plane, cars, computers, facebook, google, yahoo, dna structure, vaccination, solid state electronics, television, motion picture, photography .. the list goes on
Re: Innovation
by Varun Shekhar on Oct 20, 2010 07:41 PM
Who are you talking about, Sanjiv? And what high moral grounds are you referring to? India is certainly capable of innovating, and they've shown it. Also, Indians can keep many of the fine things in their culture, while still innovating.
Hey, what a brilliant innovator this guy is. Its very unfortunate that he is born in India and that too of all the places in Bihar. I loved the idea of human generating electricity as that is a deadly combination of keeping them fit and also ensuring power generation. Great idea... He deserves recognition at the highest level for this mere thought and if he can make it a reality wow.... Can rediff give me the contact information of this person so that can see how best can help him... Cheers... India you can shine only because of such individuals...
Think in terms of how i can make people life easy, smooth. folding bycycle is one of way. many way we can device system to reduce traffic jam, violance, good audio visual library. everything that makes our life easy. it does not have to be just prodcuts. it could be services too. group, association that make difference in life of people. no point in wasting life just gossoping, thats lezy way of pleasure.
Nothing new about it it is a century old idea available every where in the world. We see them everyday on London Metro and on Buses Military interest in bicycles arose in the 1890s, and the French Army and others deployed folding bikes for bicycle infantry use. In 1900, Mikael Pedersen developed a folding version of his Pedersen bicycle for the British Army that weighed 15 pounds and had 24 inch wheels. It included a rifle rack and was used in the Second Boer War. The British WWII Airborne BSA Folding Bicycle was used from 1939-1945 in the Second World War by British paratroopers. A folding bicycle was developed as a small size was needed to enable it to be taken on parachute jumps from aircraft. The bicycle was used by British paratroopers at the D-Day landings and at the Battle of Arnhem. The bicycle was full-sized, and folding features included wing nuts and hinges for folding the frame, a wing nut for turning the handlebars, and reversible pedals. Yes but it is a great venture for a 14 year old and then disabled from polio. And a successful one to. Many 14 years old with disabilities will just frown at the thought this young lad has actually done it and made his life easy and have paved the way for others to follow. WELL DONE Sandeep Kumar.
Re: Re: Folding Bicycle
by Joe Satriani on Oct 06, 2010 09:37 PM
f you understand the legal perspective of how patents are granted and anythng can be called a copycat....you would not call this copycat...comeon...there was a NY yoga school that wanted to patent yoga...and jokersss in ths forum are crying foul for this....at worst this is a unique implementation and cannot be patented but no one can sue him...
Re: Folding Bicycle
by Joe Satriani on Oct 06, 2010 09:39 PM
big multinationals cheat 365 days in a year...if you understand the way patent wars are fought...you will be able to appriciate the innovative aspects in his implementation.....this nation is patent awareness deficient...
Re: Folding Bicycle
by Sheetal Kaur on Oct 06, 2010 09:40 PM
Cont: Notable folding bicycles include: A-bike BigFish bike Bike Friday Birdy Bridgestone Picnica Brompton Bicycle CarryME by Pacific-Cycles Dahon IF Mode by Pacific-Cycles Melon Bicycles Montague Bikes Moulton Bicycle Pedersen icycle Reach by Pacific-Cycles Strida Swift Folder Tikit To name but few.
Re: Re: Folding Bicycle
by Joe Satriani on Oct 06, 2010 09:44 PM
Lady even if a nut is placed differently in this implementation from all that you have listed and a fold position is different...this can be permitted as an innovative step and permitted to be filed....cars have always existed..but the tata nano has a few hundread patents implemented in them - please respect that
Re: Re: Folding Bicycle
by Khushi on Oct 07, 2010 10:24 AM
Of course there can be 100s of folding bicycles available, but that does not mean that no one can ever get a patent for a folding bicycle. If his innovation has caused certain benefit in terms of time or money, which means he has put in some inventive skill, he will definitely get a patent. You cannot undermine one's achievement simply because that fellow did not check out wikipedia before making his version of the bicycle.
Re: Cheat
by Varun Shekhar on Oct 07, 2010 09:08 AM
It's possible that he came up with the idea independently of the other companies; or that he was inspired by them, and did something similar. Either way, he took the initiative and did something useful. So congrats to him!
Re: Cheat
by Khushi on Oct 07, 2010 12:26 PM
How on earth could he have access to the design of a folding bicycle in the year 1998, that you are calling him a cheat??
Re: slap on technical school, colleges and R&D firms
by Varun Shekhar on Oct 07, 2010 09:09 AM
Well said, Pankaj. Even if it's not a 'first', it's a first for India, and he did it on his own. So let's cut the negativity and praise the handicapped kid.
