A patent answer

Our friend Dixon may have spilled the proverbial beans on the big reveal for the shareholders' meeting tomorrow.

Last week REFR added to its burgeoning (and largely worthless, by the company's own admission on its balance sheet) patent portfolio with a new addition, patent number 6,900,923. This, and I am trusting Dixon to a unusually great extent here, represents the "gen 2" SPD that has been the subject of constant hype since the shutdown of SPD Inc. Or possibly the "gen 3" film referred to somewhat cryptically on Dixon's scorecard (still up-to-date!). Or maybe it's Gen 4 or 10, or whatever.

At any rate, the other message boards are keeping mum on this for some reason, and I suspect it may be because they want to keep it as much of a "surprise" as possible. Since other sources are now downplaying the possibility of a "film availability" announcement ("There is no expectation of film availability... there never was expectation of film availability..."), the granting of a new patent is practically certain to grab at least some of the spotlight tomorrow.

Of course it goes without saying there is a big difference between an approved patent and a marketable product, as has been amply demonstrated by the hundreds of patents REFR has either been granted or acquired over the years.

But never mind that. It's party time on Long Island! Save an iced tea for me.