Q: Hi, I have a patent application that have spired, can I reactivate my application?
The present invention is a live saving devise to quickly assist those involved in an imminent accident and panic to respond to apply the vehicle's brake pedal. This devise with the push of the button #2 applying a positive current #1A to activated the solenoid #5, for a quick action to stop the vehicle. This action function as follow: When Push-Pull switch #2, is push down, it electrically activate solenoid #5. A magnetic force is produced retracting piston and pull rod #9, at the same time brackets #6A and #6B, pull down the existing brake pedal #3, as result of these actions the existing brake pump #4 is push producing a hydraulic pressure to be transmitted to each wheel's brake cylinders expanding the brake fiber bands again the wheel's wall of the steel wheel's drum, or in a disk-brake system, getting the vehicle to stop, and stop stay until the push-pull switch is pulled up, releasing the magnetic action of the solenoid #5 making the vehicle's wheel free.
A:
In the United States, you need to file a patent application (and keep it alive) from before your first public sale, first public use, or before the one year anniversary of a public disclosure -- like posting it on your web site or YouTube. If your patent application was published, that counts as a publication.
I do not know if or when you did any of these three (your posted question which is available for all to see may count as a publication).
You need to talk with the patent attorney that helped you with the first application as that will be the quickest way to get your application refiled if that is still an option for you.
I hope this helps.
Kevin E Flynn
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