When Pop-Up Books Taught Popular Science
Before they were relegated to the domain of children, books with movable mechanisms explained anatomy, astronomy, and more to adults. An Object Lesson .
Category Archives: Inventions
Discover the story of the Navy’s first submarine with historian Chuck Veit
Naval historian Chuck Veit will give an illustrated lecture on the Alligator, the Navy's first submarine, on Thursday, Oct. 18 at 7:30 p.m. in Titusville. The story of the Alligator is told against the history of underwater vessels in the first half of the 19th century.
Yelp for Noise
Over an iced chamomile tea at the midtown Radiance Tea House & Books, whose ambient noise level is not much louder than a coffee percolator's, Gregory Scott Farber described the app he created, SoundPrint, as "Yelp for noise." The free program allows users to search for and grade restaurants and bars according to their sound level.
Pro-Patent Bills Are In Congress. Why That Matters.
It was so persuasive that legislation - the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act - was passed in 2011 to address it. Congressman Thomas Massie , an award-winning inventor and successful entrepreneur, began his term the year after Congress passed the AIA.
Only Uncle Tom Celebrates July 4th?
American leftists cannot restrain themselves from throwing stink-bombs at all things wholesome and good. July 4th, my wife Mary read two articles in which black writers scolded blacks for celebrating Independence Day.
U.S. patent system out of step with today’s citizens
Editor's note: This article, distributed by The Associated Press, was originally published on The Conversation website . The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.
Michigan students unveil inventions for veterans
College students have created devices they say will improve the quality of life for disabled veterans and others with impairments. Seniors from Lawrence Technological University and University of Detroit Mercy presented devices like detachable drive units for manual wheelchairs, accessible sink installations, a harness for those who uses walkers and a leg flexure for a veteran with edema.
WesternGeco v. ION Geophysical
It is an act of infringement under U.S. patent law to supply "in or from the United States" certain components of a patented invention with the intent that they "will be combined outside of the United States in a manner that would infringe the patent if such combination occurred within the United States." 35 U.S.C. 271 .
Under Republican majority, U.S. Senate votes to LEGALIZE hemp farming across the nation
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Lower Court’s Factual Finding Given Deference in “Close Case”
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court's finding that a skilled artisan would have had no reasonable expectation of success in making the claimed invention. UCB, Inc., et al., v.
Vanda on Rehearing: Will the Federal Circuit Defy SCOTUS?
Vanda Pharms. Inc. v. West-Ward Pharms. Int'l Ltd. , 887 F.3d 1117 offers an example of a claim on the cusp of eligibility.
Supreme Court Decides WesternGeco LLC v. ION Geophysical Corp.
On June 22, 2018, the Supreme Court decided WesternGeco LLC v. ION Geophysical Corp. , No.
Chicago mayor wants Elon Musk to build high-speed transit linking O’Hare and downtown
Elon Musk has been tapped to build a futuristic transportation system using high-powered electric "skates" to carry passengers between O'Hare International Airport and downtown Chicago. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel will formally announce Thursday that his administration is entering one-on-one negotiations with Musk's Boring Company to build the high-speed system that will utilize electric vehicles running through twin underground tunnels, said Adam Collins, the mayor's spokesman.
From Civil War to WWI: Fifty years of progress
World War I was the first all-out war fought on the ground, in the air, on the seas and under the seas.
Are Combined Diagnosis and Treatment Still Patent-Eligible? One Court Says “No”
In 2011 the Supreme Court announced that methods of diagnosing disease are ineligible for patenting under its landmark decision, Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc ., 566 U.S. 66 .
Expert challenges Denmark submarine murder suspect’s defence
A leading submarine expert on Tuesday challenged Danish inventor Peter Madsen's claim that Swedish journalist Kim Wall was killed by toxic fumes in his homemade vessel last year, as he faces trial for her murder. Madsen, 47, who is accused of premeditated murder, sexual assault and desecration of a corpse, has said her death was accidental since the first day of his trial on March 8th.
Tech backlash: a Maybe Silicon Valley needs to be taken down to sizea
Demonstrators at a rally Saturday in opposition to white supremacists and the postponed right-wing "March on Google" protest of James Damore's firing that was originally planned the same day. Once upon a time, there was a beautiful land filled with bright minds and gleaming prospects.
Happy St Patrick’s Day – here are 10 great things the Irish have done for us
It's that time of year again when we celebrate all things Irish but there is a lot more to Irish achievement than shamrocks, Guinness and Jedward. Ireland has been making a positive impact around the globe for centuries and there's no better time to celebrate some of those real Irish accomplishments than just ahead of St Patrick's Day.
A life: Hawking defied ALS to become pre-eminent physicist
Hawking, whose brilliant min... . FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009 file photo President Barack Obama applauds after presenting the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom to Stephen Hawking, the renown theoretical physicist and Cambridge Universi... .
Senate Democrats Have a Plan To Save Net Neutrality
Republican-led Federal Communications Commission formally published a rule reversing long-standing and vital protections of the internet known as net neutrality . The FCC's new rule would let big corporations restrict how consumers access their favorite websites by forcing them to buy internet access in packages, paying more for "premium" service, as with cable television.