No; money predates patents by hundreds of years.
Does the government proviide money grants for patent application work done by patent lawyers
No - Patents are property. If one sells a patent outright, one ceases to have any ownersip of that patent.
According to the article in Smart Money linked below, the patent continues through December 2016.
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MONEY!
The term patent pending informs the public that a person filed a patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for that particular item. The patent pending designation does not give the person any legal rights; it just means that the patent office will review their application. It does not guarantee that a patent will be awarded. It is a warning to potential competitors. Hopefully they won’t put the time and money into developing a product for which you may end up holding the patent.
Basmati ricerefer to the site "http://www.rediff.com/money/2001/aug/21rice.htm"
He sold the patent because he owed a man fifteen dollars. He it to the man he owed money to for four hundred dollars.
To encourage inventors, by making it possible for them to make money from their ideas and inventions.
The smartest thing to do is to get provisional patent that only cost $50 and can protect your invention for a year. And after a year when you have your money, you can then continue to have 20 years patent.
us patent # 5038696 I have a patent the number is 5,086,913 issued 2-11-92. I have finally got it in targot and will be going into Walgreens very shortly, My patent will expire soon and I can use the extra money I am finally getting from this patent. In view of the financial crisis that is now happening, would it be possible to get this patent extended sso I could keep getting the little money I am finally receiving. If there would be a fee for this service please llet me know. Thanks for you help it would be greatly appreciated. Thomas Camm
when the patent is sold the inventor gets handsome amount of money