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How to Be an Inventor Instructor: Drew Boyd Week 3 Slide 2 What does it take to be an Inventor? Smart? Creative? Slide 3 What does it take to be an Inventor? Smart? Creative? No!!! Slide 4 What does it take to be an Inventor? Smart? Creative? No!!! You need to be: Observant Curious Disciplined Persistent Question asker See possibilities Slide 5 Agenda Review Second Tool: Replacement Lab Books Third Tool: Multiplication Introduction to PATENTS Slide 6 How Do People Invent Things? Find a Solution Slide 7 How Do People Invent Things? Find a Solution then.. Slide 8 How Do People Invent Things? Find a Solution then.. Find a Problem Slide 9 Dont Invent Things Like This! Slide 10 Review Lab Books Who has an idea or an invention from their Lab Book that they want to share? Slide 11 Second Tool: Replacement 1.Find a product and list all of its parts 2.Take a part away 3.REPLACE the part with something else 4.Imagine your Virtual Product 5.Ask, Who would use this? Slide 12 1.Screen 2.Remote Control 3.Volume 4.Channel 5.Speaker 6.Box 7.Plug Take away the screen Slide 13 And REPLACE it with what? Computer screen Projector Head mounted Slide 14 Examples Stapler Tape-ler Ice SkateRoller Blade Coke CanTwist Top Can Phone CradleBelt Phone Slide 15 Third Tool: Multiplication 1.Find a product and list all of its parts 2.Multiply, or create a copy of one of the parts 3.Change the multiplied component in some way 4.Imagine your Virtual Product 5.Ask, Who would use this? Slide 16 Example: Multiply a Part Slide 17 Picture-in-Picture TV Slide 18 Patents A patent is a property right Granted by the Government Excludes others from making, using, offering for sale, or selling the invention How? Apply to the U.S. Trademark and Patent Office (USTPO) Slide 19 Patent Examples Slide 20 Slide 21 Slide 22 Slide 23 Next Week Review all the tools so far Review your LAB BOOKS Invent something!! Learn a new tool Practice!