--marty i did not want to many of my prototypes made untile i got things sorted out.I thought about making them and selling on ebay and other places and make as much money as possibile before the big guys step in.becouse am married with kids i have a lot of responcabilitys at the moment.Do you thing there may be a market for this my portable wiper thanks marty joe--------------------- Followup To - marty i have tested the wiper for about a year now its never let me down no mater the weather conditions or speed.marty it has the same power and strenth as the front windshield wipers.and no it does not block your view and you can still roll down the window.the wiper can even be used for an emergency wiper.the survey was just the public asking what there views where about the portable wiper and the survey was local not world wide.i can develop them myself they are so simple to make.marty i saw to patents for the portable wipers at the uspo dateing back about 8 years ago.but after studying them there is no way they could work as efficiently as mine--his name is adam g macie under portable vehicle wiper.i dont know if this is expired or still active.thanks marty for your fast responce joe----------------------- Followup To - marty i have a fully working and well tested side window wiper for cars.fits on the car in seconds same to remove.problem is during my survey some people said great idea then some said dont need them as they have got use to not having them.i thing the bigest task i would have is to convince the public it is a great safty product.the reason i am asking you this is that i dont want to waste money on a patent.what should i do any information would be appreciated thanks

