Protecting Engineering Ideas & Inventions


Book Description

"Very helpful in deciding how to judge if an idea or invention should be protected & if & when a (lawyer) should be called in. ...for engineering librarians & reference librarians who are asked to supply information on patents & the like. ...gives excellent advice on what the patron should or should not expect. ...explains how the (patron) may or may not be protected. Recommended."--ALA CHOICE. "It would be nice if more works on our legal system's operation were as lucid as this one. ...gives the non-lawyer a good overview of the legal process, explaining why things are done the way they are. The two authors have a good grasp of what the non-lawyer needs to know."-IEEE Bulletin. "All one ever needs to know about protecting one's investment in technical work can be found between the covers. ...This book should be added to the reference shelves of all concerned with protecting intellectual property."--Industrial Laser Review. "Gives solid, practical & accurate advice. ...A wonderful reference for all of our new engineers."--Sony Corp. of America.







Protecting Engineering Ideas & Inventions


Book Description

"Very helpful in deciding how to judge if an idea or invention should be protected & if & when a (lawyer) should be called in. ...for engineering librarians & reference librarians who are asked to supply information on patents & the like. ...gives excellent advice on what the patron should or should not expect. ...explains how the (patron) may or may not be protected. Recommended."--ALA CHOICE. "It would be nice if more works on our legal system's operation were as lucid as this one. ...gives the non-lawyer a good overview of the legal process, explaining why things are done the way they are. The two authors have a good grasp of what the non-lawyer needs to know."-IEEE Bulletin. "All one ever needs to know about protecting one's investment in technical work can be found between the covers. ...This book should be added to the reference shelves of all concerned with protecting intellectual property."--Industrial Laser Review. "Gives solid, practical & accurate advice. ...A wonderful reference for all of our new engineers."--Sony Corp. of America.










How to Invent and Protect Your Invention


Book Description

A straightforward guide to inventing, patenting, and technology commercialization for scientists and engineers Although chemists, physicists, biologists, polymer scientists, and engineers in industry are involved in potentially patentable work, they are often under-prepared for this all-important field. This book provides a clear, jargon-free, and comprehensive overview of the patenting process tailored specifically to the needs of scientists and engineers, including: Requirements for a patentable invention How to invent New laws created by President Obama's 2011 America Invents Act The process of applying for and obtaining a patent in the U.S. and in foreign countries Commercializing inventions and the importance of innovation Based on lecture notes refined over twenty-five years at The University of Akron, How to Invent and Protect Your Invention contains practical advice, colorful examples, and a wealth of personal experience from the authors.







Intellectual Property Law for Engineers and Scientists


Book Description

An excellent text for clients to read before meeting with attorneys so they'll understand the fundamentals of patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark, mask work, and unfair competition laws. This is not a "do-it-yourself" manual but rather a ready reference tool for inventors or creators that will generate maximum efficiencies in obtaining, preserving and enforcing their intellectual property rights. It explains why they need to secure the services of IPR attorneys. Coverage includes employment contracts, including the ability of engineers to take confidential and secret knowledge to a new job, shop rights and information to help an entrepreneur establish a non-conflicting enterprise when leaving their prior employment. Sample forms of contracts, contract clauses, and points to consider before signing employment agreements are included. Coverage of copyright, software protection, and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) as well as the procedural variances in international intellectual property laws and procedures.




Totally Absurd Inventions


Book Description

Totally Absurd Inventions offers the best of the goofy from the millions of patents granted during the past 70 years. Each of the nearly 100 off-the-wall inventions unearthed for this collection features the detailed patent application illustration and a lively description of the bizarre proposed creation. Need to know when your baby's diaper is dirty? You'll want to see the plans behind the Diaper Alarm. Little boys wanting to avoid playground kisses may find just what they need in the Kissing Shield. Want to add a unique Wisconsin twist to your cigarette? The Cheese-Filtered Cigarette might do the trick. Super Trash Man, the Cranium Cooler, the All-Terrain Stroller, and the Pet Toilet are just a few more of the zany but fascinating inventions highlighted in this compendium of creativity.




Creativity for Engineers


Book Description

7. Creativity measurement and analysis. 7.1. Introduction. 7.2. Metrics for determining innovative companies' performance. 7.3. A formula for predicting creative ideas. 7.4. Fault tree analysis (FTA). 7.5. Control charts. 7.6. Cause and effect diagram. 7.7. Probability tree analysis. 7.8. Creativity improvement with parallel redundancy. 7.9. Time-dependent creativity analysis with Markov method -- 8. Creativity climate. 8.1. Introduction. 8.2. Variables influencing peoples' perception of the working climate, examples of changes in the total environment influencing innovation, and key reasons for organizations to foster creativity and innovation. 8.3. Organization's creative culture attributes. 8.4. Creative climate dimensions and creative work environment determinents. 8.5. Steps for fostering creative environment in companies and guidelines for managing team members that foster creative work climate. 8.6. Tips for facilitating in a "cold" organizational climate with respect to creativity. 8.7. Workplace creativity climate assessment checklist -- 9. Creativity barriers. 9.1. Introduction. 9.2. Reasons for resistance to change in organizations and the types of organizations finding creativity most difficult. 9.3. Obstacles to innovation in large organizations and their overcoming steps. 9.4. Management barriers to creativity and reasons for prevention of innovation in mass-produced products. 9.5. Ways for managers to kill creativity and ways used by technical managers to block creative ideas. 9.6. Stumbling blocks and building blocks to creativity. 9.7. Types of barriers to an individual's creative thinking and suggestions for overcoming them. 9.8. Creativity inhibitors an engineer may encounter while inquiring into and solving the problem. 9.9. Barriers to creativity in textile industry -- 10. Creativity in quality management, software development process, rail transit stations, and specific organizations. 10.1. Introduction. 10.2. Creativity in quality management. 10.3. Creativity in software development process. 10.4. Creativity in rail transit stations. 10.5. Creativity in specific organizations -- 11. Creativity testing, recording, and patents. 11.1. Introduction. 11.2. Creativity testing. 11.3. Creativity recording. 11.4. Patents