Glass and Mirrors
Tuesday May 27, 2008
Glass has been used for various kinds of bottles and utensils, mirrors, windows and more. It is thought to have been first created around 3000 BC, during the bronze age.
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The History of Necessary Evils
Monday May 26, 2008
Money Trivia
On March 10, 1862 the first United States paper money was issued. The denominations were $5, $10, and $20. They became legal tender by law on March 17, 1862. ... Read More
Creating Patent Drawings For A Utility Patent
Saturday May 24, 2008
Patent drawings must be filed with almost every patent application. This includes practically all inventions, except compositions of matter or processes, but patent drawings may also be very useful in ... Read More
What Do You Know About The Humble Spork?
Tuesday May 20, 2008
Today, I received a great letter from the Westmorland Ladies Group who wrote that they had come across a spork like utensil that they thought was wonderful in an old ... Read More
Electricity Basics
Saturday May 17, 2008
Beginning with Benjamin Franklin's experiment with a kite one stormy night in Philadelphia, the principles of electricity gradually became understood. In the mid-1800s, everyone's life changed with the invention of ... Read More
What's Inside a Smart Pill?
Tuesday May 13, 2008
Jerome Schentag invented a computer-controlled "smart pill," which can be electronically tracked and instructed to deliver a drug to a predetermined location in the gastrointestinal tract.
History Behind Musical Instruments
Monday May 12, 2008
Music is an artistic form of sound communication via musical instruments that produce sounds and tones.The piano first known as the pianoforte developed from the harpsichord around 1720, by Bartolomeo ... Read More
Marketing Plan for the Independent Inventor
Saturday May 10, 2008
Remember the aim of the advertising and promotional strategy is to create awareness of your product, to arouse customers' needs and expectations to the point of consumption and to create ... Read More
Inventing Comfort
Thursday May 8, 2008
Did you know in 1895 waterbeds were sold via mail order by the British store, Harrod’s? They looked like, and probably were, very large hot water bottles. Due to lack ... Read More
In Patent News
Thursday May 1, 2008
Marcus Browne, writer for ZDNet.com.au reported that IP Australia has just launched a new open, online database featuring almost 20 years' worth of Australia's patent application records, in a bid ... Read More
May's Famous Invention Trivia
Thursday May 1, 2008
Find out what famous May event occured in patent, trademark, or copyright history. Find out what famous inventor has the same May birthday as you or what invention was created ... Read More