This is a guest post by Jason Mitchell. He’s an engineer and the owner of Jaybird Engineering LLC Just some thoughts for potential inventors. 1) Don’t post your idea online, it could count as “public disclosure” which basically starts the clock on how long you have to patent your idea if you choose to. 2) If [...]

  Have you heard of a company called Bayer? Yes, the aspirin. Bayer AG is a Germany based pharmaceutical company that is into more than just the ubiquitous aspirin. Bayer makes plastic resins, among other things, that are sold to other companies to make a lot of the products we use today. Part of your [...]

The Invention Addict 12 Step Program to Invent—Going from Inspiration to Innovation. This is a series of posts on the 12 steps how to invent a product. A DIY class for Inventors.  The tenth step is NEGOTIATION– We are getting close. You did your homework and now you have the interest of a potential licensee. [...]

This marks the one year mark for my blog. Is it a birthday or anniversary? Let’s go with birthday. Thanks to all the readers and commenters. Comments are what kept me going early on. There were some dark spots, times when I did not post for weeks but I persevered. You might be interesed in [...]

I think we got all the snow we are going to get for this season. Maybe I’ll get one of these for next year.  I wonder if it can rake leaves? You might be interesed in reading … Invention Addicts, meet BotJunkie NAO Robot Expresses Emotions RoboPlow Thank you for reading. Comments are welcome and [...]

For those times when inspiration hits in the shower–AquaNotes I  often get some good ideas in the shower or driving to work. It seems that there is some research to back up my observations. I had heard that the sound of water stimulated the brain but I could not find any research to back that [...]