Bob D. said:
"...once the patent expires..."
How long is that, and how many will be injured in the mean time.
"Top and fence look very similar to my Dewalt."
That was my first thought too. The rack and pinion fence system
looks almost identical to the DeWalt. Maybe DeWalt should sue
SawStop for infringement, just as SawStop did with Bosch.
What goes around comes around.
The Dewalt rack and pinion fence patent expired. That's why you are seeing it on other saws now. I guarantee that if someone violated their patent, Dewalt would have immediately filed legal action with them just like Sawstop did with Bosch. There is a reason Sawstop won against Bosch. Although there were differences in the two systems, Bosch must have violated a patent somewhere that enabled it to work. That's just how corporate law works with patents. I for one like that Sawstop decided to make their own saws instead of just allow other companies to use their patent because of the customer service. Anytime I have ever had a question with my Sawstop they are very helpful and know the answer. If you call Dewalt with a problem, you are lucky if the person your talking to even knows what the tool is your referring too. Usually they are just reading from a script.