For the people who would innovate around that first invention, who would bring us variations, adaptations, are banned from doing so because we have given that exclusive patent tothe first guy.
But he goes on to say that Burns is the perfect guy for pushing radical technology--and has given him uncommon institutional support, by promoting him to vice president and putting him on GM's most senior management team in 1998, about the time fuel cells were starting to show promise.
He says the sales levy "is widely regarded to be the most regressive tax that states impose, " which is funny given that Mr. Patrick is the same guy who raised the rate to 6.25% from 5% in 2009.