NASA rips off 1902 Sturmey Archer Technology!

isn't it the phase shifting that makes it differ from a standard planetary gear though, hence the desire to file a patent?

I only go to an engineering school, I dont *actually *know how anything works.

Still a bit odd not to cite either james watt or sturmey archer and speak about the whole thing like its a COMPLETELEY new revolutionary technology. IT seems like a very tiny modification of the old Sturmey at the most.