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10 Absurd Yet Brilliant Inventions That Bring Childhood Dreams To Life
Huffington Post The London-based designer creates inventions that may not transform daily life as we know it, but definitely makes our daily tasks way more magical. From shoes complete with GPS programming to find your way home, to a nifty contraption that allows you … |
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UA posts invention statistics
Northwest Arkansas News “Although the number of invention disclosures for fiscal year 2014 decreased from the previous year, researchers at the University of Arkansas were able to create ground-breaking innovation with fewer available grant dollars,” said Susie Engle, … |
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7 Smart New Inventions That We Should Have Had All Along
Gizmodo Every year, Dyson asks industrial designers, product designers, and engineers to submit their smart solution to a problem—any problem. It's an awesomely broad request, and it usually results in some pretty fascinating projects. Leading up to this year … |
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The Government vs. General Alexander: Who Owns His Inventions
IPWatchdog.com There is an important exception to this rule that applies to this situation: Inventions made by federal employees while working for the government generally belong to the government so long as they meet one of three criteria, absent certain exceptions … |
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Patent examiners more likely to approve marginal inventions when pressed for …
Phys.Org The less time patent examiners are given to review an application, the more likely they are to grant patent protection to inventions 'on the margin,' says a study co-authored by Melissa Wasserman, the Richard and Anne Stockton Faculty Scholar and … China's int'l patent applications jump Slashdot: Every Day Is Goof-Off-At-Work Day At the US Patent and Trademark … Patent office filters out worst telework abuses in report to its watchdog |
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The difference between invention and innovation
Seacoastonline.com While an invention normally deals with a well-defined activity that comes with a problem requiring a solution, an innovation usually doesn't include the concept of inventing some solution, but instead improving the operation consisting of a series of … |