From: Bob Jacobson Subject: Re: INDUSTRY: NETSCAPE AND VR PATENT Date: Mon, 11 Nov 1996 14:42:28 -0800 Organization: SRI Consulting - Business Intelligence Center, Menlo Park There is already a patent awarded for the rapid creation of weather systems. It's one of the few recorded on the rolls of the U.S. Patent Office for virtual environments and so would be hard to miss to any dedicated patent searcher. You can do this via the USPTO Web site. Bob Jacobson