The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) Patents for Humanity awards were handed out in a ceremony on Capitol Hill last week. In addition to receiving the award and national recognition winners get a certificate for accelerated processing of future patent USPTO matters. The Obama administration has pushed the USPTO to promote programs to solve long-standing development challenges in health … Continue Reading
The micro entity provision of the Americas Invent Act is now law. Now all the rule changes mandated by the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) have been implemented by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). One reason for the change was to make the patent system more efficient and accessible to the independent inventor. … Continue Reading
As a patent attorney here in Buffalo, New York I am constantly amazed at how inventors from all over the country come up with ideas in their heads and turn those ideas into actual products. Recently I spoke with a client regarding his journey as an inventor. I asked him if he would share with … Continue Reading
United States Patent and Trademark Office has come out with the June edition of its Inventors Eye bi-publication for the independent inventor community. One of the things I thought was interesting was the announcement of where all the independent inventors are meeting in the month of June and July. If you’re wondering where to go … Continue Reading
As a patent attorney in Erie County I often get asked, "how can I get my products on the shelf in Walmart?" Shelf space is like real estate and every inch inside the store has to be accounted for and the product on that shelf must earn a profit equivalent to the cost to keep … Continue Reading
Inventor Robert N. Noyce Born Dec 12 1927 – Died Jun 3 1990 Invention: Semiconductor Device-and-Lead Structure Integrated Circuit Patent Number 2,981,877 (PDF) Inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame™ in 1983 Often referred to as the Mayor of Silicone Valley, Robert Norton Noyce developed the integrated circuit chip, or the microchip, that makes personal … Continue Reading
Wilson Greatbatch was an inventor from Buffalo who I met twice in my life. As a Buffalo, New York patent attorney I am a member of the Niagara Frontier Intellectual Property Law Association (NFIPLA) and he was an attendee at the annual dinner which honors the inventor of the year. He was the first person … Continue Reading
Ronald L. Docie Sr is the president of Docie Development, LLC, an international company that provides services for inventors and corporations. His inventions are featured in Wal-Mart, Kmart and thousands of other distribution channels. As an agent for inventors, Docie has negotiated license deals with many companies including General Motors, and he’s a consultant to … Continue Reading
Today marks what would be the 93rd birthday of the inventor of Styrofoam, Otis Ray McIntire. Inventor: Otis Ray McIntire Born August 24, 1918 – Died February 2, 1996 Invention: Styrofoam Brand Foam: Patent #: 2,450,436 Inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2008. As with many great inventions, this one was developed … Continue Reading
Inventor Harry Coover Born March 6, 1917 – Died March 26, 2011 Invention: Superglue Patent Number 2,768,109 (PDF); Patent Issued October 23, 1956 Inducted to National Inventors Hall of Fame™ in 2004 Some of the most useful products in our daily lives were developed completely by accident— and among these is Superglue. While working as … Continue Reading
I have always been amazed at the complex inventions that have come about hundreds of years ago. Leonardo Da Vinci (15 April 1452 – 2 May 1519) was an Italian Renaissance genius who memorialized many of his of inventions in thousands of pages of notes and drawings. Although it is said that he intended to … Continue Reading
The Invention of Everything Else, by Samantha Hunt LoTempio Law Blog Book Review About the book The Invention of Everything Else brings us back to the early 1940′s, when Nikola Tesla was living out his final years on this planet in room 3327 in the Hotel New Yorker.Tesla was arguably one of the greatest inventors … Continue Reading
Inventor Joe Iannello came up with an idea of how to easily clean the underside of a lawnmower and he developed a new product called the Spray–n-Mow. He designed it, he received United States Patent 7,628,003(PDF) for it, he got it manufactured and now he is marketing his own product and selling it. It wasn’t … Continue Reading
As a patent attorney here in Buffalo, New York I was very happy to learn that Esther Takeuchi a University at Buffalo professor was among the 2011 inductees to the National Inventors Hall of Fame. So I contacted her and asked her a few questions which she graciously answered (see below). The induction comes from … Continue Reading
Orville and Wilbur Wright, American inventors and aviation pioneers, achieved the first manned, powered sustained, and controlled flight of an airplane without any assistance at takeoff. Orville Wright Born August 19, 1871 – Died, January 30, 1948 Invention: Flying-Machine Airplane- First Flight, December 17, 1903 Patent Number 821,393 Inducted to National Inventors Hall of Fame™ … Continue Reading
Nikola Tesla Born Jul 10 1856 – Died Jan 7 1943 Electro-Magnetic Motor Alternating Current Patent Number 381,968 (.PDF) Inducted to National Inventors Hall of Fame™ in 1975 Nikola Tesla invented the induction motor with rotating magnetic field that made unit drives for machines feasible and made AC power transmission an economic necessity. In 1887 … Continue Reading
Alexander Graham Bell Born Mar 3 1847 – Died Aug 2 1922 Telephone / Telegraphy Patent Number 174,465 Inducted to National Inventors Hall of Fame™ in 1973 Alexander Graham Bell’s invention of the telephone grew out of his research into ways to improve the telegraph. On April 6, 1875, Bell was granted the patent for … Continue Reading
Thomas Alva Edison Born Feb 11 1847 – Died Oct 18 1931 Electric Lamp Patent Number: 223,898 (.PDF) Inducted to National Inventors Hall of Fame™ in 1973 Invention Impact Throughout his career, Edison consciously directed his studies to devices that could satisfy real needs and come into popular use. Indeed, it may be said that … Continue Reading
