Why the US Government Has 5,915 Secret, Classified Patents

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[@halfasinteresting]

I’ll do a video about bricks if nobody asks for one for 24 hours. Unless you’re Bill Gates-we’re on retainer if he ever needs a bricks video.

[@memegod4674]

No bricks

[@itismethatguy]

NO BRICKS

[@itismethatguy]

IM BILL GATES AND I WANT BRICKS THO

[@AVeryRandomPerson]

NO BRICKS

[@RichardNDoper]

Somebody has to do it, and it might as well be me, WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO DO A BRICK EPISODE???

[@ReyMysterioX]

Imagine one of these patents was actually about bricks…

[@lesliejenkins4855]

A brick that is the size of about 12 Toyota Corollas

[@farhan4]

A brick that as hard as Toyota Corolla

[@Emily-fm7pt]

@@lesliejenkins4855 Donald Trump?

[@SurprisinglyDeep]

CIA agent: "Those normal looking bricks the North Koreans used for their nuclear missile building factories are actuallly blue tooth activated explosive bricks! The moment we sneak Max Smart, Jason Bourne and James Bond into there to remotely detonate their fuses, they'll have 20 minutes to get out of there before the whole missile factory gets blown to smithereens!"

[@Azivegu]

There is one, but Im not allowed to talk about it.

[@renderproductions1032]

This was a VERY good video about Bricks.

[@itismethatguy]

Ikr?

[@september1717]

Right?

[@itismethatguy]

@@september1717 yes

[@aquaneutral]

agree

[@llamaman9449]

Why is he saying his videos and this video is not about bricks when it is

[@advisingbob]

Circa 2016: USPTO: "Explain your patent again..." Me: "It's a button that is installed at a desk and causes Diet Coke to appear when pressed." USPTO: *Stamps secret*

[@fatrobin72]

Well who knows what other things this button could summon. So yeah seems legit...

[@spelcheak]

@@fatrobin72 New Coke *shudders*

[@makemap]

This is why everyone is running to China to get the patent tech to start up. At Least Chinese build it instead of waiting for funding.

[@ryanadcox2654]

This is why we still have to pay for power.

[@edwardcardozo8325]

@@ryanadcox2654 Free energy don't exist💀

[@Michql]

Just like how this man has 5915 secret, classified KZbin channels

[@DreamingInSlowMotion]

5915 secret, classified bricks

[@rugiiman8917]

5,915 minutes. How do you measure, measure a year?

[@joeym5243]

A gun that shoots you untill you're dead implies that it knows if you're still alive and won't stop shooting you until it knows you're dead.

[@imaginaererfreund3531]

Maybe thats whats the pattent is about

[@marioghioneto1275]

An Oompa Loompa with a machine gun Sounds pretty good to me huh

[@SurprisinglyDeep]

@@marioghioneto1275 Oompa Loompa: "Oompa Loompa zippidy do, I've got another puzzle for you. What is the scariest gun ever made, they said? The one that shoots the bad guys until they are dead! You will live in happiness too, if you have the gun safey training, trigger discipline and cold hearted fury that we Oompa Loompa do!"

[@Kavurcen]

All we know is it shoots you until you're dead, doesn't mean it can't shoot you after too.

[@joeym5243]

@@Kavurcen shoots UNTIL death. Until meaning it stops shooting

[@stefanwalicord2512]

"Snoop Dogg level high" *scene transition is white smoke*

[@jaumesol3480]

4:15

[@GreenZapperZ]

@@AxxLAfriku Oh, it's you...

[@LittleWhole]

@@GreenZapperZ The crazy thing is he doesn't even use a bot. He literally hand types out a unique message every single time to every single person just to be an annoying little self promoter. It's unbelievable.

[@legothug]

Sam starts to say "Snoop Dogg" at 4:20. Planned or Accidental???

[@GreenZapperZ]

@@legothug Definitely planned

[@route2070]

*Goes to patent something* Government "It has been patented." Me "Really? I can't find it in the database." G "It has been patented... don't worry about it."

[@TheCronedoggy]

The secrecy order prevents the grant of the patent. Presumably the new application would also get slapped with a secrecy order. They can't use the older invention as prior art if it wasn't published.

[@route2070]

@@TheCronedoggy Then I wonder how many of these are duplicate patents. Also how many of these are secreted but never used.

[@TheCronedoggy]

@@route2070 I haven't the foggiest. We used to have a program where everyone in the core was supposed to flag cases they thought might be problematic. Our bosses would determine if it should be sent off for special review. We got rid of it maybe 5 years ago because we wasted tons of manhours and only a few per year would actually get secreted. I'm not sure the current process, but I know a lot of them are patents that the military file. If it looks like its about to be a well known thing (if the cat can't be put back in the bag) they lift the order, we grant the patent and they can monetize it for the remainder of the term.

[@User31129]

Trust us. We're the government.

[@mightymeat]

Then the US Government steals your idea because you showed them how and you are a bad youtube video 100 years from now on HAI

[@solararrow1276]

R.I.P Bricks. We loved you, now you're gone :(. You shall be remembered for eternity.

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

In a pleasantly surprising turn of events, that was the setup for a delayed punchline that paid off after an extended period of time. Incidentally, that's what they call a brick joke.

[@octopusgoodness1909]

Actually, I know this one nuclear engineer... Whenever he and his team file a patent, they make sure that it's similar enough to sue for patent infringement but different enought that it won't actually work. Apparently this has stopped chinese knockoffs at least once.

[@thumperhunts6250]

they must know their stuff, that sounds like a fine line

[@richardarriaga6271]

@Internet Bodhi Gotta be more clever than that. US tried that sort of thing and Iranians learned the real tech by figuring out what parts of the design didn't make sense.

[@speedwagon1824]

Similar enough to what?

[@fabienso5889]

According to patent law this won't work For a patent to be valid it needs to fulfill it's stated use What you can do is describe a subpar product or describe the core part without mentioning a supporting part

[@jordanrodrigues8265]

It's a really obnoxious part of the law. I was hurt working for the Navy, was fired because of it, and now they won't tell me or my doctors what exactly I worked with. So my advice: if you're smart, or heck if you're not, stay away from the defense industry. Because if things go wrong, they'll Kafka you to hell.

[@richardarriaga6271]

Worse if you are a contractor since they don't have whistleblower protections.

[@brentonborn9857]

I’m hoping once vaccines are all sorted we can get the scientific community to finally band together and tackle that low cut ankle sock problem.

[@starty8814]

Why?

[@thatweirdanimalcrossingchick]

What's the problem?

[@wolfplayr2137]

It has its place in the wardrobe

[@HowMoneyWorks]

A $10,000 fine doesn't seem to be that big of a deterrent lol

[@mitcheljanuszka]

HAI: Uploads a Government Secrets Video Me: Oh boy BRICKS

[@elgringo1582]

He always gets me with the ads I never know he’s talking about a sponsor until it’s over, great transitioning

[@verynice.mp4613]

Sponsor block ❤️ addon

[@re57k]

it's getting more and more obvious though

[@motoshan]

The ads are the green bar sections. If you know you know

[@enriquesarenana9705]

@@verynice.mp4613

[@GhoulbreathEC]

That's him officer, the brick guy

[@Johnny_Tambourine]

2:12 Government brick wall 3:51 Overly aggressive dog in front of another brick wall 4:02 Window blocked up by... a brick wall

[@imblack011]

Mustard: planes Sam from wendover: planes and logistics Sam from hai: *B R I C K S*

[@eladdaniel8734]

Mustard: *EKRANOPLAN*

[@jaumesol3480]

Polymatter: China Kurzgesagt: Nuclear stuff

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

Real Life Lore: Toyota Corolla

[@edwinhuang9244]

Wait, that wendover guy has the same name as that hai guy? What a weird coincidence

[@imblack011]

@@edwinhuang9244 oh yeh that disgusting wendover guy who does nothing other than planes and logistics. Can't believe he's tryna steal hai's name 🙄

[@Herfinnur]

Random, hypothetical question: what prevents a patent office clerk/spy from copying these patents and selling them to the highest bidder? Unrelated second hypothetical question: how would one go about getting a job at a patent office? Koalafications are needed?

[@luuketaylor]

I feel SO called out with that intro. Every time Sam makes a video about the government or government secrets I think, "are we getting a brick intro?"

[@GloriosoMD]

0:24 CIA: Wait a minute *Starts watching all the other "bricks" videos*

[@JustATempest]

If I had reasonable suspicion that my invention would get hit with a secrecy order. I would file for the patent, scrutinizing it so there was no errors. Then tell everyone about the invention while the patents going through. Ensure as much people know about it as possible. It's still protected under patent law.

[@thumperhunts6250]

right, disclose as soon as you get receipt of your provisional application, or registered post. what do you think

[@shawndmiles6747]

Didn't help the guy that ran a car on water. He still ended up dead and patent labeled top secret.

[@itssooverweresoback]

Imagine pattenting something and getting sued by the us goverment

[@sebastianliebmann6014]

Imagine providing evidence that the us goverment spied on everyone and getting exiled and blackmailed.

[@Alex-lc1bv]

@@sebastianliebmann6014 oof

[@Alex-lc1bv]

Like that would ever happen...

[@TheCronedoggy]

You don't get sued, your invention just doesn't get patented.

[@TAILSORANGEs]

And then getting a chance to retaliate in a manner that's cataclysmic to all human lives if they don't retract their lawsuit.

What would happen if you applied for a patent on your invention, without knowing it is already patented, because the patent was secret? They can't grant you the patent, because it is already patented, but they can't tell you they're rejecting it either, because they would need to reveal the existence of the secret patent.

@从 Deadpoppin 从 Yeah, that's what I was hinting at.

[@bloodgain]

All classified information automatically declassifies after 25 years, with the exception of nuclear information and data granted a special exception. The exceptions are generally for things like a report that would reveal the identity of a spy that is still living, which could risk their safety. Even in those cases, the information can often be released after being redacted.

[@thumperhunts6250]

is there a feed of old patents that are coming out from exactly 25 years ago somewhere?

[@IAMschizoaffective]

Why do I get lots of information on nuclear stuff? Some stuff I think Is really unusual information to be public like that weird non repeating crystal that was formed when the first nuke was detonated .. and the effects of drinking heavy water on the circadian rhythm. Maybe it's cause I've met a few people from the atomic energy commission they are weird like men in Black weird.

[@bloodgain]

@@IAMschizoaffective The Department of Energy controls the classification of nuclear information. The stuff that's classified is almost entirely about nuclear materials refinement and constructing nuclear weapons, because the goal is to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weaponry. A lot of it is not classified, just export-controlled. For example, we might readily share some information about refinement to friendly nations so they can use it for nuclear power. Of course, the US is also not the only source of some of this information. Plenty of countries have figured out what they need to know independently. Some of them may publish it openly. And then, information gets leaked from both the US and other countries. But if you ask someone with a clearance whether or not it's accurate, they'll simply say that they can neither confirm nor deny its accuracy (or say "I don't know", which is probably true).

[@saims.2402]

They want to keep it a secret, but just in case someone finds out about them, they want to make money too.

[@indie998]

This is the best video about bricks I've found on KZbin. Great work!

[@MrMysteryman00]

I’ve been laying bricks for 40 years and even I didn’t know this.

[@60secondfinance81]

Next video on Wendover Productions: The logistics of making videos secretly not about bricks

[@frankpinmtl]

While flying in an airplane

[@Wafermarkhk]

HAHA

[@AbsolXGuardian]

I feel like accountability would be improved if the name/purpose of the invention was still required to be public. Maybe censor the inventor so they're not at risk of being kidnapped, but knowing that someone patented the design of a certain weapon doesn't tell you how to make it. It also doesn't mean it's gonna be in the US arsenal. Your invention doesn't have to be functional to be patented, you just have to be first. For all we know "classified weapon" could explode on use.

[@matthewcodd2939]

It is a requirement of a patent to enable the invention to be put into effect, so yes it does tell you how to make it.

[@AbsolXGuardian]

@@matthewcodd2939 yeah but we wouldn't see the actual patents of the secret patents, just like now. Just their titles.

[@matthewcodd2939]

@@AbsolXGuardian interesting. But most patent titles are written as generically as possible so as not to give anything away (titles are published before the spec)

[@richardarriaga6271]

Not the way patents work. They exclude using things. If you made a patent for something that actually worked, you might not get use of it because you needed the first patent, but the first patent holder would be excluded from making your design that actually worked.

[@DJDeezNutz]

Had no idea there was so much cool info about bricks 🧱 of all things. Keep up the great work!

[@theinternaut1991]

Yo always comin out with that fuego brick content

[@Fluufie]

theyve got those socks man. theres like a lil tab of rubber on the heel that does a pretty good job of keeping that cloth adhered to your achilles

[@Sturmpd]

“Really, Really, Snoop Dawg level high.” I’m dying 🤣

[@legothug]

Look at the timestamp when he says "Snoop Dog". 😂 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHi1qquLaZajqLM

[@Sturmpd]

@@legothug No friggn’ way. Thats just perfect. A bit... to perfect.

[@freezombie]

If somebody else comes along and starts making a thing that infringes on a secret patent, what happens?

[@lonestarr1490]

What do you think will happen? It's the US government. Or let me phrase it this way: Have you ever heard of somebody else coming along starting to make a thing that infringes on a secret patent? Exactly.

[@SurprisinglyDeep]

Then the person gets a secret infringement order and has to pay a secret fine to a secret court. Of course alot of times they'll give the person automatic debt forgiveness since the billing address is also secret.

[@TheCronedoggy]

The secrecy order prevents the grant of the patent. Presumably the second person also gets a secrecy order.

[@freezombie]

@@TheCronedoggy thanks - this really answers the question I had when I read the video title (if it's correct of course): to rephrase, there is no secret patent, because a secret patent is a contradiction in terms. There are only secret applications.

[@TheCronedoggy]

@@freezombie I work at pto, but not on secret stuff. "The Invention Secrecy Act of 1951 requires the government to impose "secrecy orders" on certain patent applications that contain sensitive information, thereby restricting disclosure of the invention and withholding the grant of a patent." fas.org/sgp/othergov/invention/#:~:text=The%20Invention%20Secrecy%20Act%20of,the%20grant%20of%20a%20patent.

[@ErrachidiMohamedAmine]

I've mastered the art of knowing when the ad is starting at the end

[@abbycollins]

Ah, I see that the clipart budget increased.

[@GlorfindelSnipes]

Ah yes who is responsible for the Zuckerburg robot? We must find out 🤨

[@LaserFur]

There are also patents that don't end up on that list. You can file this other order and just delay the release of the issued patent for a year for security review.

[@user-vn7ce5ig1z]

0:25 - _It went zip when it moved and bopped when it stopped and whirred when it stood still. I never knew just what it was, and I guess I never will._ 🤷

[@itismethatguy]

😎just wait I'll get 690 likes you'll see Edit: i knew it!

[@itismethatguy]

Yay

[@dylanclarke1695]

Stop spamming the comments!!!! STFU***

[@PaxxMontana]

@@dylanclarke1695 lmfao you mad hurt over BRICK comments 🤣

[@poletooke4691]

It's a letter tho?

[@bread18889]

@@poletooke4691 No, it's a brick

[@wilting_alocasia]

I've never been so dissapointed that there was so little bricks 😭

[@noahsimon7658]

As a bricklayer, this video was so helpful and informative, thankyou!

[@andrewmartinez2957]

that is probably the smoothest ad transition ive seen yet

[@raf.4028]

GUYS DONT ASK ABOUT BRICKS

[@alisterfolson]

"They ain't lying" - The End Scene of Raiders of the Lost Ark

[@Jenny-tm3cm]

We put some brick accents in our kitchen about a year ago it looks really good (: like the one column is brick now. Looks farmhouse-y

[@kollchris91]

i never knew that about the brick making proccess thanks hai

[@BatCaveOz]

Patents don't exclusively refer to manufacturing processes. They can also refer to finished products. The start of this video indicates otherwise (in error).

[@AllergicToWork]

I'm deeply disappointed. There's clearly not enough information about bricks in this video!

[@bjboss1119]

I have low cut socks that dont fall off your ankle when you walk but they have stat debuffs, namely: -30% to hole resistance, -70% to post hole functionality, -20% to comfort when wearing gum boots, and finally +50% chance of being mistaken as someone else's socks.

[@themiltonguy4530]

@4:38 HA! Love your videos, keep them coming!

[@brianhurt3801]

And this is why all of my thoughts and inventions I keep to my self ,saving lives and energy and feeding people is not my problem ,not when a patent office is designed for the already rich to steal from the minds of the poor

[@dariustiapula]

Because the town of Eureka is still standing.:v

[@tattoomarkwood]

Create something, patent it, if they refuse it, you found one of them.

[@michaelday5605]

The last few sponsor transitions at the end have been quite smooth. You must have found one of those secret patents that tells you how to master the art!

[@panzerjaeger016]

Not going to lie... Was expecting a video about bricks

[@mixermrtaco1132]

who else thought that the intro was gonna be about bricks

[@ethanverdersa2520]

I love how much info i got about brick!

[@josephkoehl4897]

The map on the computer screen at 2:53 is of Cincinnati/NKY.

[@chillsup7821]

I got to know a lot about bricks 😂

[@andrewbyronloveshire5209]

"Why the US Government Has 5,915 Secret, Classified Patients..." What a lie, not a hospital or patient in sight... Also please do a video on improving ones eyesight... thanks

[@memethat...2822]

This and wandavision is all that is keeping me sane

[@theeclipsemaster]

No more wandavision

[@vgaggia]

mm the bricks in this video have a very fine texture to them, absolutely exquisite!

[@Oxideacid]

Still waiting for the brick video... Frog up gang where you at?

[@CubicSpline7713]

He made one already and he told everyone about it some time ago. It's on Nebula.

[@FortyTwoification]

Sam: "not about bricks" Me: >:( one day

[@somerandomuser5155]

Its Already uploaded On Nebula

[@Kin-bd2vd]

@@somerandomuser5155 free ones :(

[@RandAvideos]

This is by far the best brick channel on youtube

[@dj94545gaming]

Could you file your patent in another country simultaneously as so to make the secrecy order null and void before they have a chance to try and apply it

[@mikegeorge5569]

Hello Mrs sonia is legit and her method works like magic I keep on earning every single week with her new strategies

[@kelvinprescott8594]

Wow I' m just shock someone mentioned expert Mrs sonia I thought I' m the only one trading with her

[@kelvinprescott8594]

She helped me recover what I lost trying to trade my self

[@babodem2438]

I think I'm blessed because if not I wouldn't have met someone who is as spectacular as expert Mrs sonia . I think she is the best broker I ever seen

[@jamespiper8107]

Mrs sonia is obviously the best, I invested $3,000 and she made profit of $28,000 for me just in 15 days, Her success story is everywhere

[@mythic971]

me:reads title me: ok lets look at the brick intro also me: and the comments, cant forget to look at the comments!

[@jinjikisano179]

I never thought brick got that much inspiration behind it

[@Sivah_Akash]

4:38, ah the sarcasm!

[@tushargupta1764]

News Flash: HAI channel owner was arrested by FBI after they found out this channel was not about bricks as the editor forgot to put some bricks info in the starting.

[@raghav3558]

Next up on Half As Interesing WHY I WONT DO A BRICKS VIDEO

[@lesliejenkins4855]

He might make a vid about BRICS

[@RevCode]

I heard that on nebula he has a documentary on bricks..

[@IAMschizoaffective]

I'm really curious about new identities and that whole process but it's not like the information will be public obviously.

[@lilacdoe7945]

If you happen to make a similar product, will they open up the secret patent or do they just ignore it? Also, can they sue for financial damages or are you non-culpable since there was literally no way to know?

[@somerandomnification]

So generally speaking, one of the main reasons to patent an idea is so you can show the idea to potential investors and have a reasonable expectation that you can protect yourself from the theft of your intellectual property. That's the main reason for my patents, anyway. I'd be pretty angry if I went through the trouble and expense to get a patent on something only to be told by the government that I've got the patent but I can't show my idea to anyone. I understand that the intent is to protect weapons secrets so other governments can't benefit from the research done on things like the Manhattan Project (there were patents involved), but i don't think it's okay to trust the government to tell me that my solar panels can't be produced because I can't show potential investors how they work.

[@tothkoppany6548]

But where are the bricks?

[@Azivegu]

SHUT UP MAN!

[@david55gou]

0:39 sam says "gizzamagoo" but the screen says "gizzamazoo"

[@sebastiand152]

Granting and publishing the patent is not linked. Usually a patent application is published 18 month after filing.

[@theprimest]

Who else loves these videos?

[@scoutclapscheeks2203]

Not me, no way. I’m here, but I’m being physically forced to by HAI. Otherwise, these videos are absolutely repulsive to me.

[@pr.yanshi]

Sam: This isn't about bricks Everyone in the comment section: BRICKS!!! 🧱

[@lukam8815]

If you cut a half hexagonal shape into a steel I rod and put it on top so that you make hexagons you almost double its carry capacity!

[@ruddyn]

I love this continuing thing about bricks lmao. My goodness!

[@Nuovoswiss]

There's an easy work-around for inventors: Simply publish the details of your invention before applying for the patent. Inventors are allowed to publicly discuss an idea for a year prior to getting the patent, and in doing so there would be no point to try and classify the patent after the fact.

[@thumperhunts6250]

where does this year rule come from?

[@Nuovoswiss]

@@thumperhunts6250 US Patent law (not sure about other countries). The idea being that it might take scientists a year after publishing or presenting new research to make a patentable idea out of it.

[@saims.2402]

1:16, you put “andfabricated” instead of “and fabricated”.

[@Karnbir]

He also said World War 2 twice when it should be World War 1 and then World War 2

[@nk6197]

Thank you for making me a brick expert @Half as Interesting

[@theAffiliateProgram_TAP]

So 1 or maybe 2 of mine would fall under this classification and I'm confused does the guy still get rights to the laser gun bomb? Or do they steal it and issue fine if u don't cease

[@JustAPolishAmerican]

*Interesting...* No views, but 1 like. Also, there was originally a typo in the title. Instead of "Government", it was "Government *'s* ".

[@itssooverweresoback]

Ill one up you,im a polish pole

[@itismethatguy]

@@itssooverweresoback brown polish???😱

[@bilalrashid4828]

WHY ISNT THIS ABOUT BRINK. I WANT BRINKS

[@ericw.1620]

sam needs to do a video on BRICS

[@OkieBadu]

Most informational brick video yet!

[@tecker7454]

You know sth is off when you apply for a patent about a product that you've never heard of and get to know a secret patent already exists.

[@megalopath]

"I LOVE MY BRICK!!!" - Father Jack

[@Nulono]

"Sir, you're being sued for patent infringement." "Really? What patent am I infringing?" "That's a secret."

[@nicolacates1337]

Can't belive the Guydon square brick is stronger than a Merlon Brown variant very exciting for the brick worldm

[@randoschannel3801]

could you talk more about the Rossier Brick in your next video please?

[@user-oz9sb3kf4u]

Great video on brick laying.

[@dylansantosh3398]

Think about it, if HaI would make a video about bricks, every time he'd start a video with bricks he could use the info card at the top right of the screen to link to a video about actual bricks

[@cmelton6796]

They'll never suppress my revolutionary brick-making process! The world must know!