vanillasky11 0 #1 January 8, 2004 thought of a really cool invention?? "You haven't seen a tree until you've seen its shadow from the sky." -- Amelia Earhart Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
base311 0 #2 January 8, 2004 yup.... Then when I checked the USPTO database it turned out that there were over 30 different patents already issued for different designs that accomplished basically the same thing. To this day I have never seen one item like these items available for sale. There are very few original thoughts. good luck! Gardner Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lazyfrog 0 #3 January 8, 2004 when I was a kid, I tried to invent a machine who would do my homework... but now I am working on an automatic packing machine... ---------- Fumer tue, péter pue ------------- ourson #10, Mosquito Uno, CBT 579 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydog 2 #4 January 8, 2004 Yep, It is so good that it could help save lives, costs pennies to make, has multiple applications and would sell by the millions. Why haven't I done anything about it? Don't know where to start and don't have the money to do it. If I told you what it is I would have to kill you BrynJourney not destination..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #5 January 8, 2004 I did - but someone beat me to the glory - I called it the Internet. . . Who the hell is Algore?I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #6 January 8, 2004 I just received notice of my first fully approved US Patent this weekend. I have 5 more in the approval stages. It takes a long time. ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vanillasky11 0 #7 January 8, 2004 Does it cost alot of money to patent something? I guess Im not looking in the right places, because I can't seem to find that information.. "You haven't seen a tree until you've seen its shadow from the sky." -- Amelia Earhart Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wzettler 0 #8 January 8, 2004 Yeah. I had a good idea recently that I think would sell pretty good so I contacted a patent Lawyer and he checked it all out to see if there was anything like it patented and there wasn't. He sent me this packet and said that his firm would get it all in order for abour $5,000. Well, I of course don't have that kind of money to be throwing around, so I guess I will have to wait til I do.. Nobody better think if my invention in the meantime!!! I think when Jesus said "love your enemy" he probably meant don't kill them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lazyfrog 0 #9 January 8, 2004 www.cronin-ip.com maybe my dad can help you find the info if he has time...---------- Fumer tue, péter pue ------------- ourson #10, Mosquito Uno, CBT 579 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lazyfrog 0 #10 January 8, 2004 in what domain is it ???---------- Fumer tue, péter pue ------------- ourson #10, Mosquito Uno, CBT 579 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeremyneas 0 #11 January 8, 2004 Yes, I invented the wheel. I'm so pissed that, that hunchbacked bastard went in the cave while I was gone and stole the idea. Now, cars, wagons, bikes...you name it. I'm so screwed. I'll probably die drunk in a ditch like TV man. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #12 January 8, 2004 QuoteDoes it cost alot of money to patent something? I guess Im not looking in the right places, because I can't seem to find that information.. It costs a chunk (as I know it, $5K sounds pretty reasonable). But my company thinks it's worth it to own certain intellectual properties. So in reality, it's not really MY patent, it's theirs, they paid for it. But I do get bonused pretty good for coming up with stuff. ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
falxori 0 #13 January 8, 2004 Quotewhen I was a kid, I tried to invent a machine who would do my homework i have one of those, its called a good smart friend... O "Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pleifer 0 #14 January 8, 2004 yea just like i invented the plastic things on the end of shoe laces. I actually worked with a guy that tryed to convince me he had. not relvent but funny. well to me anyway _________________________________________ The Angel of Duh has spoke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyangel2 2 #15 January 8, 2004 Are one of those a way to keep males out of the female showers May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #16 January 8, 2004 Quote Yes, I invented the wheel. I'm so pissed that, that hunchbacked bastard went in the cave while I was gone and stole the idea. I always joked with my friends that one day I would see an American claim they invented the wheel. Now I have seen it. Thankyou. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeremyneas 0 #17 January 8, 2004 Yes, the patient office said that once I claim the whole reincarnation thing, it's paycheck time!!! Just don't tell them about the 7 year thingy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lazyfrog 0 #18 January 8, 2004 are you joking ?? the guy who invented that has been electric-chaired ---------- Fumer tue, péter pue ------------- ourson #10, Mosquito Uno, CBT 579 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #19 January 8, 2004 QuoteAre one of those a way to keep males out of the female showers You could always just provide a live video feed to a television. We males appreciate the fine art of sitting and not moving. It will be an Olympic sport soon. ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,090 #20 January 8, 2004 Got a couple of patents on mine. One was a one-handed keyboard for use with a cellphone or PDA; the other was a way to make a cheaper and safer battery charger for cellphones etc. In 1987 our digital-lab project was a digital sampler/replayer. We also built a "FLASH card" that had loads of EPROM on it that you could store music on. We found some Billy Joel song that was 55 seconds long that would fit in our tiny amount of memory, then carried this thing around for a while (it was about 5"x7") so we could say "we stored a song in this thing!" Not sure if that was the first 'MP3' player, but I think I still have it. What else? Developed some cool flourescent light circuits for an active-stealth military application; from that I developed some theatrical-grade dimmers for flourescent lights. You can do some cool things with flourescent lights (like lightning-flash effects) that you can't do with incandescents. I designed an airborne high-speed data link for airline security applications; it let us beam video back from cockpit and cabin cameras. We were sorta low budget on that one. We spent quite a bit of time driving around in my 10 year old van with the antenna mounted on the back, testing the thing in a mobile environment. I'll never forget our first test of live video on that system. We tried a Microsoft videoconferencing app to communicate with the people back at the lab; no go. So we got a video "chat" application running and tried to chat with someone at random. The screen showed a picture of this guy. We were both really excited. "This is the first test of a high data rate satellite communications system!" I said. "Is that a woman behind you?" he asked. "Yeah, that's Janet," I said. "Tell her to take her clothes off," the guy on the monitor said. So much for the momentous first mobile test. One day in 1984 we were sitting around, debating the then-new WWW. Ken suggested that we contact Internic and register a handful of names; you could do it for free back then. Get names like business.com, money.com etc in case this Arpanet thing ever took off. We decided it would be contrary to the spirit of the Arpanet so we didn't do it. Oh well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScubaSteve 0 #21 January 8, 2004 Where can you check this database? Is the a website? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyangel2 2 #22 January 8, 2004 Great story, thanks for sharing.May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #23 January 8, 2004 Well it can't compete with BillVon's, but I swear I came up with the idea for the trash compacter. I was only a kid and ofcourse I never designed how it worked. But I atleast had the idea. _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sdgregory 0 #24 January 8, 2004 My buddy and I will be applying for a patent here real soon. Number one rule when inventing, keep the details secret till you get your patent. Too many people get screwed by talking to much about what they are working on. This was advice from a really good Patent Attorney. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
