Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 73
Born in 1895, in Milton, Massachusetts, Fuller became interested in design at a young age, tinkering with any number of ideas. He was a restless intellect and not a particularly serious student.
Category Archives: Inventions
High Court Ruling Limits International Reach of Patent Laws
The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with California-based Life Technologies Corp . in a patent infringement case that limits the international reach of U.S. patent laws.
Feds don’t need new powers over self-driving cars
Bill Kohler is the co-leader of Detroit law firm Dykema's Autonomous and Connected Vehicle Team, and focuses his corporate finance practice on the auto industry. Government regulations for highly automated vehicles will need to be limited and carefully crafted, lest they stand in the way of progress.
Obama Commerce Department Shows One ACA-led Tax Cost Industry 28k Jobs
In a corner of the U.S. Department of Commerce website cluttered with millions of statistics and data sits a series of numbers that paint a stark reality of Obamacare. Most notably, just how much damage one tax created by this onerous law has wielded on U.S. manufacturers across the country.
A commutera s dream: Entrepreneurs race to develop flying car
This artist rendering provided by Airbus shows a vehicle in their flying car project, Vahana. Even before George Jetson entranced kids with his flying car, people dreamed of soaring above traffic congestion.
Trump should end the Presidenta s Daily Briefing
President-elect Donald Trump should end the President's Daily Brief prepared by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. It summarizes high-level intelligence and analyses about global hot spots and national security threats as seen through the eyes of the director.
Dartmouth professor honored with inventors fellowship
Dartmouth College professor Hany Farid, who pioneered the field of digital forensics, has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.
Sam Asano’s Let’s Invent: Before you develop your invention, ask yourself: ‘Who needs it?’
PlaneSense Inc. in Portsmouth plans to obtain six new jets that will allow business and leisure fliers to travel faster and land on shorter and unimproved runways, saving them time in reaching their... The majority of requests for consultation on inventions I receive from amateur inventors take an almost identical form: "I have an invention, which ... (more)
Google’s 21st- Century empire
Google has colonized more countries than the Ancient Romans. In 95 percent of countries, either Google or YouTube is the most popular website.
Software as Patentable Subject Matter Post Alice
The issue of patent eligible subject matter under 35 USC 101 affects many different types of inventions including those which incorporate software technology for controlling conventional machines and devices. Although the Alice v.
Making a difference by combating the heroin epidemic
There have been a lot of remarkable Ohioans in our history: eight presidents, Neil Armstrong, John Glenn and 22 other accomplished astronauts, Jesse Owens, and two brothers named Orville and Wilbur. Ohio has produced a lot of leaders; the list is long.
The “Intentional Fallacy” Revisited
In the great scheme of things a minor confusion or disturbance in the routine of less mainstream journalism, whether called progressive, left or radical - terms which themselves confuse more than they clarify - has no great consequences. No revolts occur and none are quelled.
80 Percent of Patents Belong Solely to Men
Aastrom Biosciences production assistant Mary Cheeramvelil works at "priming" cell cassettes for incubation in the laboratory in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Unless women are somehow only 25 percent as creative as men these days, we have a big problem with our so-called "innovation age."
Drug industry overstates impact of patent reviews on innovation
Drug makers complained bitterly last week after the US Supreme Court left intact a controversial procedure for reviewing patent disputes, arguing that the decision threatens valuable research efforts and that patients will eventually suffer. But the truth of those claims is debatable.
Supreme Court Makes It Easier to Win Big Damages for Big Patent Violations
The Supreme Court on Monday made it easier for patent holders to win increased financial damages in court from copycats who use their inventions without permission.
Battle of Jutland: Map, ships, who won and where is Scapa flow?
One hundred years ago today was the largest and most expensive naval battles of the First World War - the Battle of Jutland. While tactically the naval fight was a failure as more British ships and people were lost, strategically it was a success due to the damage to the German fleet.
Inspired by Baltimore third-grader, White House invites science input from students
Taking its cue from a third-grader in Baltimore, the Obama administration on Thursday opened a dialogue with students to seek ideas on how the government can encourage more young people to engage in science, math and technology. White House officials announced in a blog post that they are inviting students - or "kid scientists and innovators" - to send in their ideas for shaping the future of the field, including how to improve science and engineering education in schools.
The Bayh-Dole Act Survives the Courts, but What’s Next?
In his 2011 State of the Union message, President Obama proclaimed that the "first step in winning the future is encouraging American innovation." The Bayh-Dole Act, which I co-sponsored with Senator Robert Dole in 1980, has done just that.