As I said in my post, I definitely thought long and hard about the implications of applying for such a patent. Your points were definitely at the forefront of

As I said in my post, I definitely thought long and hard about the implications of applying for such a patent. Your points were definitely at the forefront of my thinking. In the end, I concluded that Loren Brichter's pull to refresh patent proved rather valuable, so I might as well not close the door on such an opportunity myself.