[advocateone]

Thanks much for your insight, pedalpete. I found your comments helpful and insightful on a number of different levels.

Regarding reverse engineering, while I don’t know the particulars from the legal perspective it’s fine and done quite often. In truth, the fact that reverse engineering is completely acceptable is one of the reasons to consider patenting. You may also consider getting an FTO (freedom to operate) to provide at least a reasonable likelihood the end product won’t be infringing.

I provided some thoughts to taf2 below you may consider taking a look at as well.