Ballvalve
General Engineering Contractor
Looks like Flo-matic is mimicking the CSV valve. Whats the real deal with these?
Looks like Flo-matic is mimicking the CSV valve. Whats the real deal with these?
We have been making CSV's for so long (since 1993) that all the patents are expired. So now there are several companies doing there best to make a CSV copy. They also copy our installation instructions, advertising, and everything else, because they do not understand how they work. We get a few calls from people trying to make one of the CSV copies function correctly. We just tell them it won't work because it is the wrong color.
If you are going to steal ideas or buy a copy because you think it is cheaper, you should at least understand how they work so you don't have to call the original inventor to find out how to make the copy cat valve work. If it was an expensive product I could understand wanting to find a generic version. But when you can have the original for as little as 63 bucks, generics will just cause you a lot of headaches.
There wouldn't be so many trying to copy the CSV if it wasn't such a good idea to start with. But would you buy a car from someone who said "it is just like a Ford"? If you don't buy a real Ford don't expect to have support when you need help. Same goes with a CSV.
Good points. Perhaps some politician should try and extend the patent rights to a longer time. But if you didn't get the 20 years, flomatic would have built them 20 years ago. Ultimately, patents only protect those with a gaggle of greasy lawyers on staff, and a bangup product that has the backing of millions of dollars of advertising. Electronic companies usually don't care about the patent time because their stuff will be obsolete in 3 years. Something like a Zerk valve, that is perhaps 80+ years old, is screwed by that 20 year period. Although Mr. Zerk had a mansion in Wisconsin near my old home that was likely worth 300 million in todays dollars when it was built in perhaps the 30's. If you can make your nugget in 20 years, then one can live with the rules. How about Band-aid and Kleenex? Wonder how they feel about their names applied to all the generics out there?
How about Viagra and Cialis? Look at all the India companies making fortunes by selling fake or poor quality versions of that because the crooks are allowed in the American market to charge 10 or 15$ for a pill. Many cancer drugs have been imported from England by HMO's, to later find they are counterfeits from Pakistan or Youpickastan, that have killed many people.
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