From invention to patent : a scientist and engineer's guide /: a scientist and engineer's guide. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Steven H. Voldman.
• Authors: Voldman, Steven H
• Contents: About the Author xvii Preface xix Acknowledgments xxiii 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Introduction 1 1.1.1 Intellectual Property 1 1.2 Patent 2 1.2.1 What Is a Patent? 2 1.2.2 Patents and the US Constitution 2 1.2.3 Why Patent? 3 1.2.4 What Is Patentable? 3 1.3 Copyrights 4 1.4 Trademarks 4 1.5 Invention 4 1.5.1 What Is Invention? 4 1.5.1.1 Are You an Inventor? 4 1.5.1.2 Did You Know They Were Inventors? 5 1.5.1.3 Who Are Young Inventors? 5 1.6 Defining the Processes of Invention 6 1.6.1 Invention – Addition 6 1.6.2 Invention – Deletion 6 1.6.3 Invention – Rearrangement 6 1.6.4 Invention – when 1 + 1 = 3 6 1.7 Finding Invention in Your Work 7 1.8 Invention Time 7 1.8.1 When Is the Best Time to Invent? 8 1.9 From Invention to Productization 8 1.10 Value of Patenting 8 1.10.1 What will you Gain as an Inventor? 8 1.10.2 What has Invention Done for Me? 9 1.10.3 What will Your Company Gain from Invention? 9 1.10.4 What Will Your Company Gain from Patents? 9 1.11 Example Patents 10 1.12 Closing Comments and Summary 10 Problems 11 Case Studies 12 References 12 1.A Appendix 14 2 Invention 37 2.1 Introduction 37 2.2 How to Become an Inventor 37 2.2.1 What Do You Do That Is Creative? 37 2.2.2 How Do You Think? 38 2.2.3 Where Do You Think? 38 2.2.4 When Do You Think? 39 2.2.5 Capturing Your Ideas and Inventions 39 2.2.6 Timing 40 2.3 Studying Inventors 40 2.3.1 Studying Prolific Inventors 40 2.3.2 Studying Inventors’ Habits 41 2.3.3 Studying Inventors’ Goals and Objectives 41 2.4 The Creative Cycle 42 2.4.1 What is the Creative Cycle? 42 2.4.2 Stimulating the Creative Cycle 42 2.5 Left Brain and Right Brain 43 2.6 Thinking Out of the Box 43 2.7 Lateral Thinking Versus Critical Thinking 44 2.8 Finding Invention Between the Boundaries of Disciplines 44 2.9 Structured Invention – TRIZ 44 2.10 Example Patents 45 2.11 Closing Comments and Summary 45 Problems 46 Case Studies 46 References 47 2.A Appendix 49 3 Patents and Patent Languages 73 3.1 Introduction 73 3.2 Patent Search Engines 73 3.2.1 US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) 73 3.2.2 Pat2PDF 73 3.2.3 Google Patents 74 3.3 Patent Language 74 3.3.1 Specification 74 3.3.2 Claims 75 3.3.2.1 Independent Claims 75 3.3.2.2 Dependent Claims 75 3.3.3 Inventor 76 3.3.4 Joint Inventor 76 3.3.5 Provisional Applications 76 3.3.6 Nonprovisional Application 76 3.3.7 Divisional Applications 77 3.3.8 Continuing Patent Applications 77 3.4 Patent Language – Status and Operation 77 3.4.1 Office Actions 77 3.4.1.1 First Office Action 78 3.4.1.2 Final Office Action 78 3.4.2 Manual of Patent Examining Procedure 78 3.4.2.1 Prior Art 78 3.4.3 Allowance 78 3.4.4 Rejection 78 3.4.4.1 Final Rejection 78 3.4.5 Withdrawal 79 3.4.6 Notice of Allowance 79 3.4.7 Patent Pending 79 3.5 Patent Draft 79 3.5.1 Patent Draft – Structure 79 3.5.2 Patent Draft – Title 80 3.5.3 Patent Draft – Background Section 80 3.5.4 Patent Draft – Field of the Invention 80 3.5.5 Patent Draft – Summary 80 3.5.6 Patent Draft – Brief Description of the Figures 81 3.5.7 Patent Draft – Detailed Description of the Invention 81 3.5.8 Patent Draft – Claims 81 3.5.9 Patent Draft – Abstract 81 3.6 Closing Comments and Summary 82 Problems 82 Case Studies 83 References 83 4 Patents 85 4.1 Introduction 85 4.2 Patent Types 85 4.2.1 Utility Patents 85 4.2.2 Design Patents 85 4.2.3 Plant Patents 86 4.3 Patent Structure for Utility Patents 86 4.3.1 Utility Patent – Title 87 4.3.2 Utility Patent – Background Section 87 4.3.3 Utility Patent – Field of the Invention 87 4.3.4 Utility Patent – Summary Section 87 4.3.5 Utility Patent – Brief Description of Figures 88 4.3.6 Utility Patent – Detailed Description of the Invention 88 4.3.7 Utility Patent – Figures 88 4.3.7.1 Figures – Prior Art 88 4.3.7.2 Figures – Invention 88 4.3.8 Utility Patent – Claims 89 4.3.9 Utility Patent – Abstract 89 4.4 Design Patents 89 4.4.1 Design Patents – Patent Name Designation 89 4.4.2 Design Patents – Title 89 4.4.3 Design Patents – Inventors 90 4.4.4 Design Patents – Applicant and Assignee 90 4.4.5 Design Patents – References Cited 90 4.4.6 Design Patents – Foreign Patent Documents 90 4.4.7 Design Patents – Other References 91 4.4.8 Design Patents – Description 91 4.4.9 Design Patents – Figures 91 4.4.10 Design Patents – Claim 92 4.5 Plant Patents 92 4.5.1 Plant Patents – Patent Name Designation 93 4.5.2 Plant Patents – Title 93 4.5.3 Plant Patents – Cross?]reference to Related Applications 94 4.5.4 Plant Patents – Latin Name of the Genus 94 4.5.5 Plant Patents – Variety Denomination 94 4.5.6 Plant Patents – Background Section of the Invention 94 4.5.7 Plant Patents – Summary Section 94 4.5.8 Plant Patents – Brief Description of Drawings 95 4.5.9 Plant Patents – Detailed Botanical Description of the Plant 95 4.5.10 Plant Patents – Claims 97 4.5.11 Plant Patents – Abstract 98 4.6 Example Patents 99 4.7 Closing Comments and Summary 99 Problems 99 Case Studies 100 References 100 4.A Appendix 102 5 Patent Drawings 139 5.1 Introduction 139 5.1.1 Drawing Techniques – Drawing by Hand 140 5.1.2 Drawing Techniques – Drawing by Computer 140 5.1.3 Drawing Techniques – Drawing by Camera 140 5.2 Patent Drawings – Utility Patents 140 5.3 Patent Drawings – Structures 141 5.3.1 Rules for Structure Drawings 141 5.4 Patent Drawings – Apparatus 143 5.4.1 Rules for Apparatus Drawings 143 5.5 Patent Drawings – Circuit 144 5.5.1 Rules for Circuit Drawings 145 5.6 Patent Drawings – Systems 146 5.6.1 Rules for System Drawings 146 5.7 Patent Drawings – Method 147 5.7.1 Rules of Method Drawings 147 5.7.2 Correspondence Between Method Drawings and Claims 148 5.8 Patent Drawings – Design 148 5.8.1 Rules for Design Drawings 151 5.9 Patent Drawings – Plant Drawings 151 5.9.1 Rules for Plant Drawings 152 5.10 Unique Patent Drawings – Beauregard Claims 152 5.11 Patent Drawings and Office Actions 152 5.11.1 Draftperson’s Patent Drawing Review 154 5.11.1.1 Drawings 37 CFR 1.84(a) Acceptable categories of drawings 155 5.11.1.2 Photographs 37 CFR 1.84(b) 156 5.11.1.3 Type of Paper 37 CFR 1.84(e): 156 5.11.1.4 Size of Paper. 37 CFR 1.84(f) 156 5.11.1.5 Margins 37 CFR 1.84(g) 156 5.11.1.6 Views 37 CFR 1.84(h) 156 5.11.1.7 Sectional Views 37 CFR 1.84(h)(3) 156 5.11.1.8 Arrangement of Views 37 CFR 1.84(j) 157 &l
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 346.730486; Patent laws and legislation -- United States; Patent practice -- United States
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781119125273; 9781119125266
• Related ISBNs: 9781119125259
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