From the Model T to the Quantum IC: A Valuation Story

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What One Patent on the IC Engine Was Worth — and What 3,500+ Inventions Are Worth Today

In 1895, George Selden was granted U.S. Patent 549,160 for a gasoline-powered road vehicle — effectively a patent on the internal combustion engine applied to transportation. He held a single patent. One claim on one engine type for one application. That patent shaped the entire automobile industry for over a decade.

The Selden Patent in 2026 Dollars

If the Selden patent had held without challenge, licensing revenue from every automobile manufactured in the United States between 1903 and 1920 would have been worth between $21 billion and $178 billion in 2026 dollars. The inflation factor is significant: $1 in 1908 equals approximately $35.52 in 2026. Selden’s single patent on one mechanical device would have been among the most valuable pieces of intellectual property in history.

The QE_IC Patent Portfolio

The Quantum Electromagnetic IC portfolio contains 3,500+ inventions — not one patent, but thousands of distinct claims covering:

The four-strand architecture (photon, magnetic, electron, quantum)
The photon chromosome instruction set
Electromagnetic force generation from IC switching
All 10,000 arrangement configurations
Peltier thermoelectric integration
The quantum battery system
Nanophotonic data flow and LED recycling
Quantum entanglement communication on-die
Neuromorphic AI integration

Addressable Markets

The QE_IC addresses $425 billion or more in annual markets — semiconductors, electric motors, battery systems, drone propulsion, medical devices, industrial automation, and quantum computing. Selden had one patent on one market. The QE_IC has 3,500+ inventions across a dozen markets with broader IP protection than any single automotive patent could have provided.

The question is not whether this IP has value. The question is what fraction of $425 billion annually a platform with 3,500+ protected inventions can capture.

View the QE_IC product portfolio at cri-one.com/store

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