American Inventors
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February Inventor Archives
February 13, 1979 Forty years ago, Charles Chidsey received the first patent ever granted for a...
Bright Ideas
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“What good is an idea if it remains an idea? Try. Experiment. Iterate. Fail. Try again. Change the world.” – Simon Sinek Wynd Halo + AIR QUALITY TRACKER AND PURIFIER On Hello Wynd Wynd has 10 sensors to monitor the air for...
Eye On Washington
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The Soul of Patents Can Be Creepy
In situations where robots replace employees, they won’t be raising ethical objections about company activities that track our every move.
Inventing 101
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Find Contacts and Use Them Well
Steps to get in the door with your target companies. It’s a great benefit to inventors when they find a supporter early, before making any formal sales calls.
Inventiveness
LatestFebruary Inventiveness
Projected 2019 growth for the SaaS (software as a service) market, according to global advisory firm Gartner. The market’s total worth would be $85.1 billion. SaaS makes up the largest segment of the cloud market. Percent IoT...
Lander Zone
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Prototypes: When Do We Need Them?
An issued patent with approved claims is often key to selling your invention. A prototype is mainly valuable when you can demonstrate it. But a looks-like, nonfunctional prototype can also be used for sell-sheets.
Marketing Tips
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Building Trust Online Using Social Media
Shopping online can be inherently less trustworthy for consumers. When buying something in a...
Online Only
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New Consumer Products: Reinventing the Chair
Kickstarter is one of the main ways innovators test the market so we recently partnered with...
Time Tested
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Cool As Ice
Zamboni resurfacing machine rolls on as an iconic invention. It has been 70 years since Frank J. Zamboni applied for, and later received, a patent for the Model A Zamboni Ice Resurfacer.
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