Patent Owners Can Prevent You from Owning Anything
My name is on a pile of US patents, all assigned to whomever employed me at the time that they were filed.  It's always been a condition of employment that I would disclose inventions and cooperate with the filing of patent applications.  And now there's a bunch of good ideas that I know are not being exploited for value by anybody.  I feel as if I have somehow betrayed the scientific Enlightenment by doing my duty by my employers.