Aquapol - pulling moisture out of the walls with no energy input at all! - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: daqq
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 28, 2020, 10:50:12 am
content: Site (german):https://www.aquapol-international.com/There are various pictures of the device which looks internally like a steam punk Christmas tree ornament and references to Tesla.Doesn't seem particularly legit. Does have a patent though:https://patents.google.com/patent/EP0688383B1/en?inventor=Wilhelm+Mohorn&oq=Wilhelm+Mohorn

author: thinkfat
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 28, 2020, 12:07:00 pm
content: QuoteIt doesn't use any energy but it drives moisture out of the walls and back into the soil. With a "natural", "pseudo-electromagnetic field".

author: Haenk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 28, 2020, 01:50:35 pm
content: Haha, the fun fact is: the patent expired just today."2020-01-28 Application status is Expired - Lifetime"However there is a much better version patented now (WO2016166267A1)Fun fact (2) is a quote from their homepage: "Es gibt zwar keine anerkannte schulphysikalische Erklärung" - which translates to "there is no physical explanation". Which probably means, it runs on Orgone energy.

author: thinkfat
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 28, 2020, 01:59:35 pm
content: From the now expired patent:Quote

author: capt bullshot
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 28, 2020, 02:07:47 pm
content: Not new, stumbled across that thing a few years ago, did some research and discovered their secret:They have some success stories to tell - the secret to that success is the seasons: They install and measure moisture in summer, then come back in winter and measure moisture again. The customer can see the success then. Works even without installing the Aquapol unitHint: Here's a plot of absolute humidity over the seasons (for the northern hemisphere):

author: thinkfat
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 28, 2020, 02:40:15 pm
content: Quote from: Haenk on January 28, 2020, 01:50:35 pmAmong the citations you find gems like this:https://patents.google.com/patent/DE3630523A1/en?oq=WO2016166267A1

author: ebastler
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 28, 2020, 05:17:25 pm
content: Quote from: Haenk on January 28, 2020, 01:50:35 pmNah, it has expired in 2014. That last line in Google's historical overview alsways gives you the current status, as of today.QuoteAnd that application has indeed resulted in another granted patent -- unbelievable. Granted pretty quickly too, after just a year of examination. Seems that the examiner wanted it off his desk; but it does not help in building faith in the patent system...https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/06/17/42/cec92a0c35b706/EP3283702B1.pdf

author: thinkfat
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 28, 2020, 05:36:16 pm
content: Clearly, no examiner has read any of this:Quote

author: Stray Electron
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 28, 2020, 05:56:46 pm
content: Quote from: thinkfat on January 28, 2020, 01:59:35 pmThis appears to fit into the category of "If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, then baffle them with Bullshiit."

author: daqq
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 29, 2020, 07:39:23 pm
content: QuoteSadly, the patent system now mostly seems to exist to enable giant megacorporations to wage war among themselves.

author: Cyberdragon
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 30, 2020, 04:30:40 am
content: Quote from: daqq on January 29, 2020, 07:39:23 pmBeen that way since the late victorian era. Except back in the old days patents had to make sense and weren't just a bunch of garbage.

author: JohnG
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 31, 2020, 04:15:23 pm
content: It's been a long time since Einstein worked at the patent office.Cheers,John

author: Thecheshirecat
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: January 31, 2020, 10:55:28 pm
content: I stumbled across this the other daywww.driway.comdo you think this is different?

author: tooki
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 08, 2020, 06:19:20 pm
content: No. That's a scam, too.