2012 Patent Calendar
Last year I interviewed professional patent searcher Martin E. Keller after he sent me his 2011 patent calendar. Each month on the calendar is accompanied by a drawing of a funny device described in a US patent. This year I received a PDF version of the calendar which I share with you here. It is […]
Inventors Hall of Fame: Harry Coover
Inventor Harry Coover Born March 6, 1917 – Died March 26, 2011 Invention: Superglue Patent Number 2,768,109; 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 a […]
How Do Inventions Come About?
Whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof, may obtain a patent therefor…” 35 U.S.C. 101 A patent on an invention may not be obtained if the differences between the invention sought to be patented and the prior art are such […]