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INVENTIONS News, Aug 25, 2011


Tech Diary: 'Quirky' Inventions Get a Home Online
Wall Street Journal (blog)
By Andy Jordan A New York start-up is hoping it can use the wisdom of the crowd to help spurinventions. The company, Quirky, bills itself a social product-development company, bringing together a community to invent solutions to common problems. ...
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Murray Moss Will Bring His Laser Hat and Other Design Inventions to the V&A
ARTINFO
By Janelle Zara Murray Moss recently had a realization: it had been more than 50 years since the famed purveyor of all things new and large in design first visited London's Victoria and Albert Museum, a mecca of art and decorative objects, at age nine. ...
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ARTINFO
NewProductHelp.com Set to Represent School Redi-Pak Invention to Potential ...
PR.com (press release)
Miami, FL, August 25, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Jody H., Florida resident and inventor, has contracted South Florida invention assistance leader NewProductHelp.com to represent her School Redi-Pak concept to potential licensees over the next 2 years. ...
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Haynes flat despite Gromit's help
expressandstar.com
A top-selling guide to the inventions of Wallace & Gromit has failed to stop motor manual maker Haynes Publishing from posting a fall in sales. The Cracking Contraptions manual, which gives the lowdown on the workings of the pair's motorcycle and ...
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Top 10 Accidental Inventions
Discovery News
They've counted down the Top 10 Accidental Inventions of all time. It's a good reminder of the cruel world of scientific invention, but also a good reminder that life-changing science can happen to any of us, anytime, anywhere. Forget the inventors who ...
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Oshawa undergrad one of Next 36
Newsdurhamregion.com
OSHAWA -- Google may have beat Michael Schmidt to the punch with one of its latest inventions, but the 21-year-old Oshawa resident isn't far behind. The Queen's University student was working on a digital receipt application for mobile phones and ...
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Community patent is irrelevant to debate
The Guardian
Hargreaves accepted the status quo, where patents are granted for computer-implementedinventions that make a "technical contribution". Incidentally, the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) agrees with this position. ...
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UT regents expected to establish commercialization fund
Austin American-Statesman
By Ralph KM Haurwitz University of Texas System regents today are expected to establish a $10 million fund to help commercialize new technologies, inventions and other intellectual property developed at system campuses. The proposal to create the UT ...
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Defining inventions in Steve Jobs career - in and out of Apple
Chicago Sun-Times
Apple I (1976) - Apple's first product was a computer for hobbyists and engineers, made in small numbers. Steve Wozniak designed it, while Jobs orchestrated the funding and handled the marketing. Steve Jobs had no formal schooling in engineering, ...
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Pioneering Ohio Band Readies Debut LP
Cincinnati CityBeat
In the history books, credit for the invention of Punk Rock often goes to The Ramones. But, like most great inventions, the New Yorkers had quite a bit of help blazing the trail. The seeds of Punk were planted around the world by bands that, ...
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Cincinnati CityBeat
Software and e-commerce inventions: can they be patented after cybersource?
Lexology (registration)
Retail Decisions, Inc. calls into question the patentability of software and e-commerce inventions, particularly those involving a method that could readily be performed without the use of a computer. In its decision, the Court held that a patent claim ...
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Samskritam Exhibition begins
IBNLive.com
The exhibition depicts modern science and inventions in ancient India. More than 300 items used in day-to-day life are also displayed with Sanskrit names. The student volunteer service group of Amrita, Samskriti, and Vishwa Samskrita Prathishtan is ...
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If manufacturing has a future in the UK, we need leadership at the highest level
Telegraph.co.uk
We work with many international and UK companies, and dozens of our inventions are on the market. Does this mean the Research Councils, which invest about £3bn of taxpayers' money a year in research, have done an outstanding job, while Britain's engine ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
Robotics center right on the price
The Decatur Daily
Venders such as Amtec Corp. and Mesa Robotics said the 30000-square-foot facility and test track will provide low-cost development and testing space for their latestinventions. The center, which had its grand opening Wednesday, is the second phase of ...
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The Decatur Daily
Microsoft files patent infringement lawsuit against Motorola's Android handsets
Mobile bloom News
The largest software maker in the world, Microsoft, has begun to argue its trade case in the US concerning the Android based smartphones manufactured by Motorola Mobility, which it alleges use technologies which have been derived from the inventions of ...
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Prisoner of war escapee worked on Atlas missiles
SignOnSanDiego.com
He also patented one of his inventions and licensed it to NASA as a private individual. He was good at figuring things out. “He's gone now, but he was a delight to work with,” said Richard Dummer, who was one of the co-founders with Mr. Wrench of the ...
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The Fed's Philosopher King
American Spectator
The basic tenet of supply-side economics is that the level and extent of aggregate demand is a function of the long-term trend of innovations and new inventions. That trend is a direct function of the demand for workers and their productivity. ...
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American Spectator
Asco Returns Triumphant to LACMA
Huffington Post
Beyond the kudos and acknowledgment, we also have to keep in mind that history's nightmare not only repeats itself but, as Voltaire said, "history consists of a series of accumulated imaginativeinventions," and this show is a 21st-century imaginative ...
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Deeth Williams Wall | Canadian Inventions – The Hockey Goalkeeper Mask
Linex Legal (press release) (registration)
With another hockey season on the horizon, it seems timely to take a look at a Canadian inventionthat is credited with drastically improving safety in front of the net – the goalie mask. Jacques Plante, the legendary Montreal Canadiens netminder, ...
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Vringo Provides Update on Mobile Patent Portfolio
MarketWatch (press release)
Vringo's IP portfolio covers both core features of Vringo's product lines and general inventionsrelating to mobile application development techniques. "We are pleased with the depth and sophistication of our patent portfolio, as we view ourselves as ...
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Attention to Detail, Noted in 313 Patents
New York Times
Still, the number of patents is far larger than those granted to most other technology company chiefs, including those whose technical breakthroughs and inventions were instrumental to their companies' success. Just nine Microsoft patents carry the ...
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Our commitment to you, then and now
Patterson Irrigator
World wars have come and gone; inventions such as the television and computer have revolutionized the way we live; and though agriculture remains Patterson's top industry, logistics and other trades vie to take its place. Even still, the Irrigator's ...
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Stop the patent insanity -- now!
InfoWorld
I do not pretend to understand the intricacies of the patent process, and I appreciate the need to protect innovators and their inventions. But really, enough is enough. We're in a patent bubble, and it's not being fueled by a desire to build ...
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Wi-Lan offer may spark rival bids for Mosaid
Financial Post
Boasting a portfolio double the size of Wi-Lan's approximately 1400 patents, many of the inventionsowned by Mosaid relate to highly lucrative fields such as computer memory and wireless networking. The chances are “pretty good” that a bidding war will ...
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Enterprise Software History, Part 1: Origins of Modern Computing
Software Advice
It's a story with endless numbers of personalities, mind-boggling inventions and the giants that we know as IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Oracle, Microsoft and Apple. From the early days of finding common programming languages to the series of booms, ...
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Software Advice
Are you still passionate about your business?
Bizcommunity.com
Being innovative isn't just about coming up with new products and inventions; it's about finding new and better ways to do things in your immediate environment. How do you reward employees for a job well done? How do you approach customer service ...
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Causes of the riots: Old truths and new technologies
The Guardian
Beyond this, there are few general rules linking disorder and new inventions. Certainly, technologies can affect both the form and the timing of revolt, just as developments in communication and reconnaissance have their place in military history. ...
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Museum to open Les Paul exhibit
NorthJersey.com (press release)
They will see displays of his inventions and innovations, one-of-a-kind precious guitars, a reconstruction of the studio in which he worked, a look at how he and Mary performed their weekly radio show from their home, and many hands-on video and audio ...
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Look to Korea before you leap into long school year
TheChronicleHerald.ca
Schools are wonderful inventions, but they are institutions, and institutions tend to create social monocultures. What our precious, unique children do not need is one more month inside a taxpayer factory. Korea shows us clearly that simply increasing ...
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TiVo Reports Results for the Second Quarter Ended July 31, 2011
MarketWatch (press release)
"In terms of our intellectual property, and in particular our patent portfolio, since our inception we have been diligent in our efforts to file patent applications around the inventions we have created. We currently have 210 issued patents and 389 ...
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Bartlett native on fast track to outer space
Chicago Daily Herald
It's been her dream ever since sixth grade at Sycamore Trails Elementary School in Bartlett, when, on her grandma's suggestion, she completed an 80-page research project on NASA inventions that have benefited mankind. Space Camp in Huntsville, Ala., ...
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Industry Leaders' Education Commitment honored in reception.
ThomasNet Industrial News Room (press release)
Arthur Gustafson: Inventor, Entrepreneur, Pioneer Algus Packaging If you talk about heat sealing and thermoforming technologies - especially rotary automatic heat seal machines - chances are you'll talk about Arthur Gustafson or some of his inventions. ...
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Back To The Future: The Game Collector's Editions Now Available
GamerFront
Players can purchase a Back To The Future: The Game art portfolio which features 12 pages of illustrations including drawings of Doc, Marty, Trixie, inventions, locations, Citizen Plus propaganda, and more. This is not only a great announcement for ...
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GamerFront
'Geek chic' and 'paywall' make new Chambers Dictionary
Scotsman
Steampunk: A genre of science fiction set in the era of steam power, especially Victorian Britain, featuring inventions or alternative histories. Locavore: Someone who will only eat food produced locally.
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It's Time to Kill the Electric Car, Drive a Stake Through its Heart and Burn ...
Alternative Energy Stocks
They hear about gee-whiz inventions, overestimate the practical importance of the innovations and then make quantum leaps of imagination from the reasonable to the absurd. Therefore, the most important task for investors is to critically and ...
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Portable Air Conditioning Is A Saviour in the Summer Heat
openPR (press release)
Willis H Carrier figured out the way to compress and pump gases to keep us cool, and although the search to keep our bodies cool and safe, many inventions since the Roman times, included a rotary fan used by the Chinese, but it was Willis that ...
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Did Google 'Forget' to Inform China About Motorola Deal?
PC Magazine
Software inventions must solve a technical problem and have physical features. So like in Europe, your clever accounting or stock analysis algorithms are not patentable subject matter. However, software with physical features such as accelerating data ...
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A Correction on Nuclear Secrecy
Secrecy News (blog)
... such as Howard Morland's article on the H-Bomb that was the subject of The Progressive case in 1979. But those disputes involved previously generated and previously classified information, not qualitatively new inventions or developments.
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The Age of the Enviroplanes is Upon Us
Top Secret Writers
Notable inventions include the Gossamer Condor 2 that won the first Kremer prize in 1977 by flying 2172 meters, followed by the Gossamer Albatross' flight from England to France (35.82 miles) in 1979: a feat that won the second Kremer prize. ...
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Sleigh is one-of-a-kind collectable
yourhome.ca
Canadian inventions are also of interest. To a collector of one-off objects, your sleigh could be worth $275 or more. Q: This vase was a wedding gift to my wife and I when we married in 1960. It is about 25-centimetres (10-inches) high, stamped with ...
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DisneyFamily.com Launches Season Three of "The Possibility Shop"
LaughingPlace.com
moments hidden in a child's every day. Revealing creative ideas for art, games, conversations, experiments, inventions, decorations and explorations, Courtney energizes viewers to pursue limitless fun, on-your-own, at-home activities.
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Researcher Receives Research Grant for DNA Strand Sequencing Using Protein ...
AZoNano.com
This collaboration includes research assistance at Akeson's UCSC laboratories and a sequence of exclusive license deals for associated inventions. The GridION system is engineered to offer an expandable and flexible system for several nanopore sensing ...
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Realtime Data Offers Covenant Not to Sue through ICAP Patent Brokerage
PR Newswire (press release)
... Office considered and rejected numerous alleged "Substantial New Questions of Patentability" containing thousands of proposed rejections advanced by counsel for the defendants, confirming the scope and validity of Realtime's patented inventions. ...
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Fantastic Fest 2011 Announces Shorts Programming
SYS-CON Media (press release)
When he spies a pretty neighbor, he tries all manner of inventions to catch her eye and heart. An absurd, associative tale about love, role-playing and the longing to be seen. Estranged from the rest of the townsfolk, an eccentric lady is haunted by ...
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European Court Bans Samsung Smartphones
AppAdvice
While we're not sure if this is really the way we want to see Apple compete, they do deserve credit for their inventions. Also, the timing is great for Apple as we're expecting the iPhone 5 to hit the world just around that time. ...
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AppAdvice
how a patent protects an invention | Business Opportunity News
The most important advantage of a patent is the legal validity it gives to an inventor's right over his innovation. Many unique inventions can fetch good profits for ...
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Top 10 Accidental Inventions : @Discovery_News
Top 10 Accidental Inventions : Discovery News. These inventors hit the science jackpot -- by accident. news.discovery.com · Tweet. Related Tweets ...
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industrial revolution inventions: Latest News, Internet Trending ...
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Steve's legacy: 10 greatest Apple inventions EVER! - I4U News
Steve's legacy: 10 greatest Apple inventions EVER! Gourav Jain, Tech2Date.com Image: ... Apple grew into the most va ... FOX News More like this 4 hours ago ...
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Longest lunch festival. - Topix
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