I think [link=http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220080040131%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20080040131&RS=DN/20080040131]this patent application[/link] has a statutory bar due to prior disclosure and public use. Does it seem familiar to anybody else?
Somebody should tell this Erik von Markovik guy (his identity is a real mystery) that he's wasting his money.