Invention Products We Take For Granted

Invention Products We Take For Granted

There are millions of products out in the world that have been invented that we take for granted.  We are so used to using them on a daily basis, we don’t take the time to think of how they originated.  Here are two products that we take for granted.Ball Point...
U.S. Patent Office in Silicon Valley Update

U.S. Patent Office in Silicon Valley Update

We mentioned in a couple posts ago that we would give an update on the U.S. Patent Office set up here in Silicon Valley.  As of right now, the U.S Patent Office in Silicon Valley is in a temporary office in Menlo Park at the Menlo Park Science Center.  There have been...
Inventor of the Month – Who is Percy Spencer?

Inventor of the Month – Who is Percy Spencer?

Percy Spencer invented a contraption that one sees everyday in their kitchen.   It is an appliance that we sometimes take for granted.  Can you guess… it is the microwave oven!Percy  Spencer was an American engineer and inventor.  He was born in Howland, Maine on July...
History of the Patent

History of the Patent

Most people do not realize that patents have been around for a LONG time.  Did you know that in 1421, a Florentine architect named Filippo Brunelleschi acquired a patent for “a barge with hoisting gear that carried marble?”  His patent was valid for three years.  Or...

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