The following is a guest post by Bryan Wheelock , Principal at Harness, Dickey & Pierce. He originally published it on the HDP Blog .
Category: Inventions
Timing is everything for science-based startups seeking funds
Simon Fraser researchers recommend scientists pursue broad patents on their technologies while still in the university laboratory and then delay forming a company until they are closer to commercial viability. Simon Fraser researchers recommend scientists pursue broad patents on their technologies while still in the university laboratory and then delay forming a company until they are closer to commercial viability.
Chervon acquires SKIL Power Tool Brands from Bosch
Chervon, one of the world’s top 10 manufacturers of power tools, outdoor power equipment and related products, has completed the purchase of the SKIL and SKILSAW brands from Robert Bosch Tool. The acquisition gives Chervon complete control over the SKIL and SKILSAW businesses in the North American market.
BedVoyage – Celebrating Our 9th Anniversary and Growth
In Oct 2008 BedVoyage CEO, Sharon Stuart, was struck with the idea to create luxury linens to take along on your travels. She often stayed in all variety of hotels, but was not always thrilled with the quality of the linens at economy resorts.
Lifestyle | Worcester Art Museum to Host Four Major Exhibitions Starting in May
The Worcester Art Museum is getting set to present four major exhibitions ranging from 19th century painting to photography at the turn of the 20th century, to contemporary artists tackling both personal and wider social themes. “Worcester has always been an unexpectedly international city, a place historically – and currently – welcoming different peoples and cultures, and the Museum’s reflects this diversity in its collections and programs.
What is the Go language, and Why is it Useful?
When Google announced the ‘Go’ language in 2009 we were all underexcited. After all, a compiled, statically typed language in the tradition of Algol and C isn’t that radical, especially one that eschewed generic programming, implicit type conversions, assertions, inheritance and pointer arithmetic.
Awesome 11-year-old girl invents a prosthetic arm that blasts glitter
She designed and created a prosthetic arm that shoots out glitter. It’s working title? “Project Unicorn.”
Crytpocurrency bitcoin reaches all-time high
Crytpocurrency bitcoin reaches all-time high Bitcoin were worth $1,163.59 for the first time on Thursday. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2mcA0Fc SAN FRANCISCO – What’s backed by no government, created by a mysterious, unknown inventor and reached an all-time high Thursday? If you said the cryptocurrency bitcoin, you’re clearly in the know.
Scottsdale mayor: No Desert Discovery Center without public vote
Scottsdale mayor: No Desert Discovery Center without public vote Scottsdale Mayor Jim Lane discussed the controversial Desert Discovery Center project during his “State of the City” speech. Check out this story on azcentral.com: http://azc.cc/2mb9V9k Scottsdale’s Desert Discovery Center is a long time source of public debate, but controversy surrounding the project has shifted into a higher gear.
Animated Dynamics, Inc. Co-Founder, Dr. David Nolte, Receives Award…
This award is truly an honor. Purdue’s outstanding model for commercialization of intellectual property should serve as an inspiration for other universities around the world.
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From the structure of the atom to the function of our brains, an electric charge is hidden within every object on earth. Electricity: The spark of life will trace the story of mankind’s quest to understand, unlock and master the power of electricity.
Life Tech v. Promega: Supreme Court Limits Contributory Liability for Exports
In a largely-unanimous opinion, the Supreme Court has ruled that the “supply of a single component of a multicomponent invention for manufacture abroad does not give rise to A 271 liability.” The case interprets the patent infringement statute 35 U.S.C. A 271 that creates liability for supplying from the US “all or a substantial portion of the components of a patented invention” to be combined abroad in a manner that would infringe the US patent .
High court ruling limits international reach of patent laws
The Supreme Court has sided with California-based Life Technologies in a patent infringement case that limits the international reach of U.S. patent laws. The justices ruled unanimously on Wednesday that the company’s shipment of a single part of a patented invention for assembly in another country did not violate patent laws.
Knife Driver Invented by InventHelp Client
An inventor, from Shoshone, Idaho thought there needed to be a more efficient way to use a putty knife and to remove screws in a work area, so he invented the patent-pending KNIFE DRIVER. The KNIFE DRIVER provides an effective way to spread materials and to remove screws in a work area.
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Walk in the sugar maple forest as winter comes to an end to learn about the sweet history of maple syrup making. Learn about Black History Month with an educational display and interactive history hike.
For CBM Review: _Claims_ Must be Directed to Financial Service
This case represents an important decision limiting the scope of Covered Business Method reviews. However, its short consideration of agency-deference leaves it open to further challenge.
Features 6 mins ago 6:36 a.m.Fifth grader invents device that can save kids in hot cars
Bishop Curry from McKinney, Texas, has several of his inventions in the front yard of his home. In talking with him for a short while it is evident that Curry’s body moves as much as his mind does…and that’s a lot.
Goodyear experts partner with Akron STEM schools on special projects
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. wants to inspire more Akron-area companies to create boots-on-the-ground partnerships with Akron Public Schools.
Smith & Nephew, Arthrex Settled Suture Anchor Patent Dispute Before Trial
On February 14, 2017, U.S. District Judge Michael Mosman of the United States District Court, District of Oregon granted a Joint Stipulated Motion for Dismissal with Prejudice submitted by Plaintiffs Smith & Nephew , Inc. and John O. Hayhurst, M.D. and Defendant Arthrex , Inc. subject to the terms of a Settlement and License Agreement. Information about the settlement terms is not publicly available.
12 “White Hat” hackers you should know
These “White Hat” security researchers are ethical hackers whose discoveries and inventions shake things up – as they try to stay one step ahead of their underground “Black Hat” cousinsa
Astronauts finally have a way to poop inside their spacesuits – here’s how it will work
Bulky spacesuits force them to either hold their urine and feces, possibly for up to 12 hours, or use a diaper. Aside from fasting, there really is no other option.
Genome-editing patents belong to Broad Institute, board says
The US patent office ruled Wednesday that hotly disputed patents on a revolutionary genome-editing technology belong to the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT. The US patent office ruled Wednesday that hotly disputed patents on a revolutionary genome-editing technology belong to the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, dealing a blow to the University of California’s efforts to overturn those patents.
Genome-editing patents belong to Broad Institute, board says
The US patent office ruled Wednesday that hotly disputed patents on a revolutionary genome-editing technology belong to the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT. The US patent office ruled Wednesday that hotly disputed patents on a revolutionary genome-editing technology belong to the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, dealing a blow to the University of California’s efforts to overturn those patents.
The Agenda: Whata s down the road for the Chrysler site?
It took literally years for the buildings to be razed. But it is encouraging to see blocks and blocks of flat land, and to imagine how our city might be transformed by its future use.
Hologram Barbie is Mattela s newest toy
Toy maker Mattel’s latest invention is a digitally rendered interactive Barbie – called the Hello Barbie Hologram – and it’s hitting stores in late fall this year. The toy will be priced at under $300, the company says.
“We Have a Moral Responsibility to Disobey Unjust Laws.” Martin Luther King
Mary Freeman President, ShopBranch8: Inventors of the Yoga Suit President, Cream City Enterprises, Producers of the film, ZORBA THE BUDDHA Founder, Milwaukee Yoga Movement “Imagination is not a state: it is the human existence itself.” William Blake If there has ever been a time in the history of our Nation where Black America needs to Unite around an issue, now is the time because the number one cash crop in the world and all of her profits are being stolen by the 1% in our society.
How UC-Berkeley’s CRISPR license could limit innovation
A smart biotech company could have a great idea for how to use gene editing to develop a new lifesaving therapy – but because of the way licensing deals have been cut by UC-Berkeley and Massachusetts’ Broad Institute, it would never get a chance to try it. That’s the assertion of intellectual property experts in Friday’s issue of the journal Science, who criticize the licensing landscape around the powerful new tool called CRISPR-Cas9, warning it could limit its promise.
The Complete Biography of Jan Ernst Matzeliger, The African American…
Writer Peggy Plet has published the first ever biography on African American inventor Jan Earnst Matzeliger, the man who invented the automated shoe lasting machine. In Jan Earnst Matzeliger: A Lasting Invention , the inventor’s life is placed within the context of race and class, both in his country of birth Suriname, where he was born in slavery, as well as in Lynn, Massachusetts, where he later lived and worked.
Expiring Patents: a Primer for CFOs
When patents expire, finance chiefs must alert their peers that the company must find new sources of profit or cut costs. Patents are valuable assets that can create and protect market share.
Helping to shrink digital cameras wins a big prize for Dartmouth professor
When you’re talking to a guy who won what is sometimes called the Nobel Prize of engineering for helping make smartphone cameras possible, you want to hear a good “Eureka!” story. The first of such stories, of course, came when Archimedes leapt from his bath and ran down the street in naked excitement after discovering displacement.
Exhibition focuses on the elegant patterns of lines in Sigmar Polke’s work
He was a magician when it came to forms and media and, at the same time, a cynic when it came to reality: in his multi-facetted images, moments of painting and elements of drawing, materials and patterns, photos and drawings are layered, collaged and contrasted while his pictorial worlds reflect critically on our social and political worlds – his irony was biting and nasty. Frequently, fine lines are laid over the surface of the picture, adding a dimension to those of area and space.
First exhibition in Munich by the artist Nico Mares on view at ART & SPACE Gallery
ART & SPACE Gallery announces the opening of the first exhibition in Munich by the artist Nico Mares, based in Dusseldorf. There are new large-scale paintings on view.
A Girl And Her Glitter-Shooting Prosthetic: ‘You Can Do Anything’
Jordan Reeves’ face lights up when she talks about “Finding Nemo,” remembering how she met the cast of the musical at Disney World last year. “I wore a Nemo-looking dress,” said Jordan, age 11. “It looked like a clown fish, just like Nemo.
mimiron 0.1.2
He once resided at the Temple of Invention, but is absent during the time of Loken’s rebellion. Mimiron a CLI tool whose purpose is to be the glue between your tfvars and Terraform config.
mimiron 0.1.2
He once resided at the Temple of Invention, but is absent during the time of Loken’s rebellion. Mimiron a CLI tool whose purpose is to be the glue between your tfvars and Terraform config.
Forget crutches, an iWalk lets you follow in Harrison Forda s footsteps
Inventor Brad Hunter watches David Whiting climb stairs using his iWalk 2.0, an alternative to crutches, in Garden Grove on Wednesday. , Inventor Brad Hunter, left, assists David Whiting who tries out Hunter’s iWalk 2.0 invention, an alternative to crutches that sells for $149 online and other medical specialty stores.
Vital role of entrepreneurs celebrated in new series
THE passion and dedication of the entrepreneurs driving Scotland ‘s economy will be celebrated in a new series launching in today’s Herald. The Herald Entrepreneur series will highlight many of the country’s current and future entrepreneurial talents, and address the key issues and challenges facing entrepreneurs in today’s tough economic climate.
Beaver ecology talks set for Belfast, Liberty
Beaver expert, inventor and entrepreneur Skip Lisle of Beaver Deceivers International will speak in Belfast and Liberty on how to install deceivers and other devices designed to protect human infrastructure, wetlands and beavers. His presentations Wednesday, Feb. 22, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Waterfall Arts in Belfast, and Thursday, Feb. 23, from 10:30 a.m. to noon at Ivan O. Davis-Liberty Library in Liberty, also will cover the ecological role beavers play in maintaining healthy ecosystems and keeping wetlands functioning.
Give us your Huddled Scientists: France woos US Climate Researchers, Inventors in age of Trump
The United States of America. Home of the free. Land of the brave. And, until Donald Trump became president, a beacon of science, research and technology.
Speech: An ensemble of photographs by a group of artists on view at Pace/MacGill Gallery
Pace/MacGill Gallery is presenting Speech, an ensemble of photographs by Diane Arbus, Richard Avedon, Hal Fischer, Robert Frank, Lee Friedlander, Jim Goldberg, David Goldblatt, Hai Bo, Gregory Halpern, Peter Hujar, Josef Koudelka, Danny Lyon, Duane Michals, Irving Penn, Lucas Samaras, Larry Sultan, JoAnn Verburg, Garry Winogrand, Zhang Huan, and others. The exhibition is on view from February 9 through April 29, 2017 on the 9th floor of 32 East 57th Street.