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亨利·福特:我的生活与工作·补录 73

亨利·福特《我的生活与工作》· My Life and Work · 领导

George B. Selden, a patent attorney, filed an application as far back as 1879 for a patent the object of which was stated to be "The production of a safe, simple, and cheap road locomotive, light in weight, easy to control, possessed of sufficient power to overcome an ordinary inclination." This application was kept alive in the Patent Office, by methods which are perfectly legal, until 1895, when the patent was granted. In 1879, when the application was filed, the automobile was practically unknown to the general public, but by the time the patent was issued everybody was familiar with self-propelled vehicles, and most of the men, including myself, who had been for years working on motor propulsion, were surprised to learn that what we had made practicable was covered by an application of years before, although the applicant had kept his idea merely as an idea. He had done nothing to put it into practice.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7213
定位:Additional excerpt 73 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

乔治·塞尔登是专利律师,1879年就申请了一项专利,目标是造出安全、简单、便宜、轻便、易控制、能爬普通坡的道路机车。他用合法手段让申请在专利局里一直挂着,直到1895年才获批。1879年公众几乎不知道汽车,但到发专利时大家已熟悉自动车辆。包括福特在内,多年研究发动机的人都惊讶:自己做成的事,竟被多年前一个只停留在想法、没动手实践的人圈走了。核心是:光有想法不实践却靠专利占位,会挡住真正做事的人。

上下文

福特在自传中讲述与塞尔登专利的纠纷背景,该专利后来引发汽车制造商协会对福特的诉讼。

今日一问

你手里有没有只停留在想法、迟迟没动手实践的计划?

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