[jmedefind]

I showed it to a former patent examiner.

It's just an application for a patent. It was rejected on 2/20/15. Now it's just kept around as prior art.

They also requested and then denied a refund on their filing fees apparently. Cause it's a really stupid patent.

[gyc]

Well no not exactly. Yes, a final rejection was issued by the patent office on 2/24/15, and the applicant still has up to 6 months to respond to the final rejection or to file an appeal. With respect to the request for refund, the applicant requested a refund of extension fees and excess claim fees. The refund for extension fees was granted but the refund for excess claim fees was denied. None of this has anything to do with the merits of the patent application itself.

To check on the status of this patent application, go to http://portal.uspto.gov/pair/PublicPair, enter the captcha, and then enter the patent application number (13/272,825). Select the Image File Wrapper tab to view the various documents relating to the prosecution of the patent application.