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[–] 3823380? 0 points 17 points (+17|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Patents are designed to protect innovators. It appears on the face of it that Americans created an innovation and the Chinese stole it. Happens every day.

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[–] binky 0 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago 

To be fair, like airplanes and lightbulbs there's only one obvious design for this kind of product and its time has come. It is possible it was invented at the same time by multiple entities.

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[–] neanderhummus ago 

Are you joking?