IP wording: patent-pending -> patent applications in preparation (T5 pack, Tommy ruling 2026-11-07)

README.md

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ memory, and workload from device to device. One device is a computer; a
 stack of them is a cluster.
 
 That physical stack is the foundation of the MeshStack app and the
-patent-pending over-air mesh technology THOX ships today, which performs
+over-air mesh technology THOX ships today (patent applications in preparation), which performs
 the same device-to-device distribution and resource sharing without a
 physical connection. MeshStack is included in the THOX Kickstarter
 campaign (thox.ai).
@@ -208,3 +208,4 @@ only, not to the weights.
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