Chapter 114 The Dust Settles at the Patent Office
Chapter 114 The Dust Settles at the Patent Office
Just as the three of them were rushing back, Li Kailang was chatting with a group of drivers outside.
With the template of the Y-shaped seat belt, Li Kailang did not need to make too many changes. He only needed to make slight adjustments and add his own understanding.
Soon, the V-belt report was completed.
The really difficult part is the brake tank, which requires Li Kailang to write from scratch, but fortunately it is not difficult and Li Kailang can finish it with ease.
"Xiao Li, is your brake water tank really that efficient?" a master still asked uncertainly.
Even with the assurances of several masters, some drivers still didn't believe it, after all, their lives were their own.
"The brake radiator isn't working properly, Master Zhang San, why don't you press it last?"
"No, no, no, just press it first, press it first!" Master Zhang San said hurriedly.
Li Kailang was too lazy to say anything after hearing so many words of disbelief. He understood, but he had to ask every time. Anyone would get annoyed if he asked too many times.
Li Kailang also found a way to break their suspicion, which was to press the brake tank later.
As soon as Li Kailang said he wanted to press the button last, they all stopped talking.
Just kidding, Master Zhao and Master Lin both thought that Li Kailang’s invention was good, and they were the first to press it. What else could they not believe in?
Outside the steel rolling mill, Secretary Wang and another person hurriedly ran towards the transport team.
Secretary Wang attached great importance to Li Kailang’s invention and immediately went to the State Council to find Director Feng of the Patent Office at that time.
The Patent Office can be traced back to 1950, but it disappeared soon after. This was caused by many reasons, including the three-year famine.
As we all know, the China Patent Office was established in 1980 with the approval of the State Council. It was also in this year that my country officially joined the World Intellectual Property Organization.
"Old Wang, is what you said true? Is there really someone who wants to apply for a patent?" Director Feng said in disbelief.
"It's true. It couldn't be more true?" Secretary Wang said firmly.
"Don't worry, I won't joke about this."
"Okay, okay, I believe you, I believe you!" Director Feng said confidently.
He had to believe that the Patent Office had been established for more than eight years and had basically achieved no major achievements.
One of the most famous things the Patent Office did was to approve the invention of the "Hou's Alkali Production Method" applied for by Hou Debang in May 1953 in April 4.
At the same time, the first patent was also issued to the "Hou Alkali Production Method".
This is the first invention certificate issued after the founding of New China.
But until it was abolished in 1963, the country had only approved six invention rights and four patent rights.
Whether domestically or abroad, the application for a patent takes a long time.
Especially after 1957, a series of policies and movements made the Patent Office even more ineffective.
After hearing what Secretary Wang said, he had to take it seriously and hurried to the steel mill, arriving earlier than the other three.
Seeing Li Kailang surrounded by the crowd, people kept asking him questions, and there was a master in front of him making something.
"Old Feng, look, the young man standing in the middle is the inventor - Comrade Li Kailang." Secretary Wang pointed.
Director Feng looked over and was a little surprised to see how young Li Kailang was.
Although Secretary Wang had said in advance that Li Kailang was young, he didn't expect him to be so young.
"It's good to be young! When you are young, you can create more inventions!" Director Feng said secretly.
The two men walked up to Li Kailang. Secretary Feng walked closer and took a look. He found that Li Kailang looked younger than before.
"Good, good, good. You are indeed a promising young man!" Director Feng said to Secretary Wang.
Then he looked at Li Kailang and asked, "Excuse me, are you the inventor of the seat belt and brake water tank?"
"I am, who are you?" Li Kailang asked back.
Secretary Wang said, "This is Director Feng from the Patent Office. He heard about your invention and rushed over to see you."
"Hello, Director!" Li Kailang's expression straightened and he said flattered.
"Oh, don't be so serious, be more casual!" Director Feng said kindly.
"What a promising young man!" Director Feng looked at Li Kailang and liked him more and more. He was so young and would be able to make more inventions in the future.
"Comrade Li, could you please show Director Feng your invention?" Secretary Wang said immediately.
"Yes!" Li Kailang replied, and was about to take Secretary Feng to see the seat belts.
"By the way, what are they doing?" Director Feng interrupted, pointing at Master Wang who was welding iron plates.
"This is Master Wang making the brake water tank."
"Brake radiator? Is that another invention of yours? Can I take a look at it?"
"Of course! Please move away from us to avoid being hit by sparks." Li Kailang said quickly.
"It's okay. I'm not that delicate. I can handle this minor injury." Director Feng said, and Secretary Wang nodded. He had never seen a brake tank either.
Hearing this and seeing the determined expressions on their faces, Li Kailang did not try to persuade them any further.
The three of them looked at the brake water tank made by Master Wang. It didn't look difficult to make. Plus, Master Wang had experience, so he was very familiar with it.
"Is this brake tank so simple?" They both said in disbelief.
"Yes, this brake water tank is something that is easy to make for those who know how, but difficult for those who don't. It's just that no one has thought of it, not that it can't be made." Li Kailang explained.
"Comrade Li, you are being modest. If it is really that simple, why haven't others invented it?" Director Feng said with relief.
"Director Feng, you're too kind!" Li Kailang chuckled and said, "My original intention of inventing this was to allow more drivers to use it. I made it as simple as possible so that other factories can also make it themselves."
Hearing this, the two nodded with satisfaction.
Secretary Wang said with satisfaction: "Well, well, well, it is an honor for our Red Star Steel Rolling Mill that you have such awareness."
After a few pleasantries, Director Feng went straight to the point.
"Comrade Li Kailang, Secretary Wang has told me about the previous situation. Let me confirm with you again, are you really willing to donate your invention for free?" Director Feng asked again.
Li Kailang was about to speak when Secretary Feng interrupted and said, "This matter is very important. You should think about it carefully."
"If you don't want to, we won't say anything to you, and we won't make inventions that take away the people's achievements."
"I hope you can consider the benefits of this carefully, and don't rush to reply."
After that, Li Kailang immediately said, "Director Feng, I have been thinking about this for a long time and have already found the answer. You don't have to persuade me anymore."
"What's more, earning patents for the country is our people's unshirkable duty. Even if it is put on other people, I think everyone is the same. I only have one request, please apply for a patent as soon as possible!"
"Okay, okay, Comrade Li Kailang, it is an honor for our Sijiu City that you have such thoughts. I would like to thank you on behalf of Sijiu City!" Director Feng said deeply.
"By the way, Director Feng, I have already written the reports on my two inventions. I'll show them to you." After saying that, Li Kailang went to get the reports.
"Old Wang, your steel rolling mill has trained good talents for the city!" Director Feng said with emotion.
"I didn't expect Comrade Li Kailang to have such awareness. When we are of the same age, I am not as good as him." Secretary Wang shook his head and said softly.
What Li Kailang didn't know was that his actions actually helped him.
Although the State Council promulgated the "Provisional Regulations on Protecting Invention Rights and Patent Rights", this regulation does not seem to have played much of a role in protecting patent rights and encouraging innovation.
To put it simply, it is plagiarism.
The structure of seat belts and brake water tanks is very simple, and anyone can imitate them after taking a few glances. It is almost impossible to charge patent fees.
Unless a separate industry is created like the "Hou's alkali production method", it is basically impossible to collect patents.
This is also one of the reasons why Volvo has relaxed its patent on seat belts.
Car manufacturers don't have to do this, but they can leave space for seat belts for buyers to install themselves.
In this way, car manufacturers do not have to pay patent fees, and they cannot control the spontaneous behavior of the people.
Li Kailang took the two reports he had just finished and handed them to the two people.
The two read the entire report word by word, and Director Feng exclaimed repeatedly: "Great, great, great, with this report, the patent application can be considered settled."
"Comrade Li Kailang, are you free now? I'll take you to see the leader, but you have to explain it to the leader in person!"
"Yes! I'm free now!" Li Kailang said immediately.
"Okay, I see that the brake water tank made by this master is also ready. Put on your seat belts and we will go now!" Director Feng ordered.
Li Kailang naturally would not refuse. He took two things and got into the leader's car.
As soon as Li Kailang and his two companions left, Li Huaide and his two companions returned to the steel mill.
Li Huaide asked a driver, "Master Li Si, where is Xiao Li?" "Leaders, Xiao Li just left with Secretary Wang."
"Secretary Wang, why did he come so quickly?" Li Huaide said in annoyance. He still wanted to take Li Kailang to talk to his father-in-law.
“By the way, Secretary Wang also brought a leader with him. I heard from Secretary Wang that he seems to be a senior leader of the Patent Office.” Li Si added.
"Patent Office? Are you sure?" Director Lu asked immediately.
"Uh" After being asked by Lu Changzi, Li Si was a little uncertain, and asked Wang Wu who was walking over: "Old Wang, which leader did Xiao Li walk with just now?"
Wang Wu was also a little confused when asked: "Didn't Xiao Li follow Secretary Wang? Didn't you see it?"
"It's not Secretary Wang, it's another leader. Who is that leader?"
"I heard from Secretary Wang that he is the leader of the Patent Office and even the director."
Upon hearing this, a look of worrying things flashed across the eyes of the three people.
"It's bad! We found the real culprit!"
They found the Patent Office and Li Kailang found the Patent Office. They both went to the Patent Office, but whoever found the Patent Office should get the credit.
Li Kailang discovered that their definite achievements, when attributed to them, were achievements worth writing about.
At the same time, both the Ministry of Metallurgy and the factories can be allocated some foreign exchange quotas.
But the Patent Office intercepted it, so the foreign exchange quota was not that much.
The three of them looked at each other, then went back to find their leader.
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night.
"Huh, I'm finally back!"
Li Kailang breathed a sigh of relief, got into his leader’s car, and finally returned to the courtyard.
When I turned around and was about to go home, I found that everyone in the courtyard was standing at the gate.
"This is what you are doing?"
"Xiao Li, why did you come back in a car? Which big leader are you?" Yan Bugui asked.
They came out when they heard the sound of a car, thinking it was someone from another yard.
"Why, Third Uncle, do you really want to know?" Li Kailang said.
Yan Bugui nodded, and the other residents looked at Li Kailang expectantly.
Driving a big car is already very enviable, let alone driving a small car.
At this time, in everyone's mind, driving a small car is basically a leadership level thing, and no one else can sit in it.
In the entire Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, only three people can ride in a car.
Director Lu, Secretary Wang, and Li Huaide. Li Huaide's car was provided by his father-in-law.
At that time, the vehicles were mainly heavy-duty trucks, and small cars were either distributed to various places or given to Big Brother or foreign guests.
That’s why there are so few cars in the steel mill.
"Want to know?" Li Kailang said in a long tone, "Everyone will know in the future."
"Hey, kid, can't you tell us?" Yan Bugui said unhappily.
"I've told you everything. You'll know later. This can't be discussed now," Li Kailang explained.
However, seeing that he looked like he deserved a beating, everyone knew that Li Kailang was deliberately not saying it.
He wanted to beat Li Kailang, but after thinking about it carefully, even Sha Zhu couldn't beat Li Kailang, let alone them.
Watching Li Kailang walking away, Liu Hai felt no resentment in his heart.
"Maybe he did something bad!"
"Dad, don't talk nonsense about this!" Liu Guangqi retorted in a low voice.
"What? You are not allowed to talk about this!" Liu Haizhong said with an indignant look on his face.
Liu Haizhong is an official-obsessed person who has always wanted to be one. He naively believes that all he needs to do to become an official is to give enough gifts.
This is true. Xu Damao also became an official by giving huge gifts, but both of them were fired in the end.
"Dad, think about this matter. If he really wants to do something, can he ask someone to drive him back?" Liu Guangqi explained.
"If they really did something, what would you say, Dad? Wouldn't that mean the leader is not clean?"
He also knew what Liu Haizhong was thinking, but Liu Haizhong was too stupid. He wanted to get involved in everything but couldn't do it well.
After Liu Guangqi's advice, Liu Haizhong realized that what he said was too stupid.
Seeing Li Kailang walk into the hanging flower gate, he breathed a sigh of relief and thankfully said, "Fortunately, fortunately, Xiao Li didn't hear it!"
"Okay, let's go home!" Liu Guangqi said helplessly.
Seeing Li Kailang returning to the ear room, it was impossible for Liu Guangqi not to feel envious.
Liu Haizhong wanted to be an official, and Liu Guangqi also wanted to be an official. However, if he wanted to be an official, he had to break free from Liu Haizhong's constraints first.
Liu Haizhong is a bad teammate who is always causing trouble rather than helping others. Sooner or later, he will be dragged down by the water.
On the other side, Yan Bugui returned home and looked at Yan Jiecheng.
"Why don't you give it a try and work as a stevedore for half a year?"
Yan Bugui also saw Li Kailang coming back by car, especially since Li Kailang was still hiding something, and he guessed in his heart that Li Kailang was planning something good.
While the situation is still unclear, let’s build some relationships first.
"Dad, you know we've refused before. Besides, it's not easy to be a loader." Yan Jiecheng refused.
Compared with the work of the stevedores, his current job is good, although the salary is not as good, the food ration is not as good, and the benefits are not as good.
Yan Jiecheng had regretted it before, but every time he thought about moving the heavy goods for half a year, he would suddenly feel weak and would no longer want to do it.
"Yeah, alas~" Yan Bugui was also helpless.
Li Kailang returned to the ear room and lay down on the bed.
“Finally got it done!”
This afternoon, Director Feng and Secretary Wang took Li Kailang to the State Council, where they told the leaders of the State Council and the State Administration for Industry and Commerce about his invention.
The two senior leaders were also very pleased, just like Director Feng was when he first met Li Kailang.
"Comrade Li Kailang, don't worry about this matter! We will handle it as soon as possible." said the leader of the Industrial and Commercial Administration Bureau.
If Li Kailang wants to apply for a patent in the country, the Patent Office will only review it. Whether the application will be approved will ultimately depend on the decision of the Industrial and Commercial Administration.
The State Council helped Li Kailang apply for patents abroad.
"Thank you both leaders!" Li Kailang thanked.
"Oh, don't say that. We should thank you. You have provided us with another way to earn foreign exchange, and it's free. We should thank you," said the leader of the State Council.
What made Li Kailang's plan possible was that, on the one hand, the city of Beijing really lacked foreign exchange and would accept any foreign exchange that came its way.
The most important thing is that Li Kailang’s invention is like pie in the sky. He just needs to wait for the money to come. How can he not be anxious about such a thing!
It is just a bit of manpower and trouble, but compared with making foreign exchange, it is not a problem.
Hearing the two leaders' affirmation, Li Kailang finally felt relieved. His "hard work" during this period finally paid off.
After that, it has nothing to do with Li Kailang, he just needs to wait for good news.
"By the way, who else have you told about this invention?" asked the leader of the State Council.
It’s impossible that only Secretary Wang and Director Feng know about such a big thing.
"This is known to all of our Red Star Steel Rolling Mill Director Lu, Deputy Director Li, Deputy Director Yang, and Deputy Director Zhao. They even went to see their superiors today."
Hearing this, the leaders of the State Council nodded, and it seemed that they should also share some of the credit.
"Okay, I get it. It's getting late. You can have dinner here before going back."
"This..." Li Kailang didn't know how to answer and looked at Secretary Wang.
Seeing Secretary Wang nodded, Li Kailang agreed.
This is also the reason why Li Kailang took the bus back.
I have been stuck in writing these days, so the number of words is not very large. Please forgive me. The author will try his best to adjust.
(End of this chapter)