The Art and Science of Inventing
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The Independent Inventor Most persons have at some time in their lives invented somethin- perhaps a gadget for making some task easier or a method for increas- ing the economy of an everyday operation. Aside from a certain degree of personal satisfaction, the great majority of these inven- tions have never yielded their creators any amount of real return. In many instances, the fault has been with the inventor himself, who made little or no effort beyond writing down the bright idea. In a significant number of cases, however, the problem has arisen from a general lack of knowledge of what to do about a promising idea. The individual who works full time in a non-technical job usually has no guidance for proceeding in a logical, professional way towards effec- tive development and utilization of his invention. Several other factors are responsible for the considerable waste we see in the handling of inventions. Perhaps the most significant of these factors is an incomplete awareness of prior art. A stenographer dreams up a device to facilitate the distribution of incoming mail. She feels that the idea is so simple that others must have patented it long ago and so she goes no further with the concept. At the other extreme is the garage mechanic who invents a new type of wrench.

Table of Contents:
The Independent Inventor.- Can Inventing Be Taught?.- 1. Basic Ideas About Inventing.- What Is Invention?.- What Is Not an Invention?.- The Areas of Invention.- Kinds of Invention.- 2. Some Fundamental Principles of Technology.- Energy and Its Forms.- The Transfer of Energy and Material.- The Storage of Energy.- Order and Chaos.- Some General Concepts.- Associated Art Effect.- 3. The Anatomy of a Patent.- The Patent.- Structure of the Patent.- Patents As Technical Literature.- How To Conduct a Patent Search.- Libraries which Contain Complete Sets of Patents.- Other Sources of Information.- 4. The Inventive Process.- Preliminary Considerations.- Problem Definition and Problem Assignment.- The Enhancement of Creativity.- Matrix Methods.- Changing Viewpoints Method.- Question Asking Methods.- Updating and Adaptation.- Biological Modeling.- Analysis and Synthesis.- Group Methods.- Warm Up Methods.- Pitfalls.- 5. Underlying Principles of Some Recent Developments.- Motorized Drum - Combination of Two Functions.- Plug-In Switch - Problem Analysis Followed by Specific Solution.- One Piece Racquet - List of Shortcomings of Present Art.- Ultrasonic Ranging - Biological Modeling.- Roto-Jet(R) Pump - Function Reversal.- Push Pedal Bicycle - Listing, Analysis, Association.- Holography and Human Memory - Adaptation and Cross Fertilization.- 6. Planning the Experiment.- General Principles of Experiment Planning.- Steps in Experiment Layout.- Simplification.- Chemical Processes and Compositions of Matter.- Overlooked Primary Factors.- Summary.- 7. Apparatus Construction, Measurements and Data Handling.- Sketching and Drawing.- Model Making.- Measurement Taking.- Transduction.- Measurement System Design.- Data Handling.- 8. The Psychology of Invention.- Motivation.- Inner Needs.- Maturity.- Thought Processes.- 9. Obtaining a Patent.- Patent Services.- Costs.- Working with an Attorney or Agent.- The Patenting Procedure.- 10. Making Your Invention Pay.- Basic Considerations.- Exploring the Possibilities.- The Patented Idea.- Locating Buyers.- Patent Development Companies and Brokers.- Manufacturing the Invention.- Miscellaneous Considerations.- 11. Invention Into Enterprise - Some Case Histories.- Fusion Systems Corporation.- Correlation Music Industries.- Dave Benedict Crossbows.- Gravity Dynamics Corporation.- 12. Legislative Changes and the Inventor.- Shortcomings of the System.- Proposed Legislative Changes.- European Patent Organization.- Recent Court Decisions.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780442245832
  • Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers Group
  • Publisher Imprint: Kluwer Academic Publishers
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • Language: English
  • Weight: 496 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0442245831
  • Publisher Date: /11/1982
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Height: 230 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Width: 150 mm


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