United States Patent and Trademark Depository Library (PTDL)
1301 Olive Street, Central Library, Business, Science & Technology Department, First Floor West
Saint Louis , MISSOURI 63103-2334
Tel: 314-539-0390
Fax: 314-241-4305
Contact: Carol Giles-Straight
E-mail: cgiles@slpl.lib.mo.us
Web Page: www.slpl.lib.mo.us/using/bst.htm
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-- --> Will attempt to de-mystify the U.S. Patent and Trademark Classification System in order for you to research and profit by your discoveries and brilliant ideas.-- --> "HELP FAQ, Full-Text Database" -- --> > inventorsEye | Feb2010 -- -- --> "35 U.S.C. 112 Specification. - Patent Laws" -- -- --> "Inventors Assistance Center" -- -- --> "Internet Access to Patent Application Files Now Available" -- USPTO FORMS -- -- --> "Search Templates Home" -- -- --> "Patent Search | IPWatchdog.com" -- -- --> "Consequences of Patent Application Errors" -- --> "THE PATENT PROCESS: COSTS AND TIME" -- ---> > pct - International Patent Protection -- -- --> "Patent Searching: What, Why, When and How" -- "Typically, prior art searching is done before filing a patent application. This is done for two main reasons: to fulfill the requirement of Duty of Disclose and to mine relevant patent literature, in order to draft strong claims by designing around the prior art." -- -- "Issued Patents of the Week" -- -- "Trademark Search and Registration" -- -- "Director's Forum: David Kappos' Public Blog" -- -- Trademark Electronic Application System --> (TEAS) File on-Line -- "To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming is the only end of life." --
Robert Louis Stevenson -- "Recent Patent Applications" -- The process of examining and issuing patents can take 27 months, on average. By law, the application for patent, (whose invention information was concealed from everyone other than the inventor, his patent attorney, and the USPTO examiner,) is PUBLISHED after 18 months. Things can happen before a patent is granted and issued, e.g., the inventor can withdraw his patent application and lose his filing fee; he can be denied his patent because he hasn't sent in his moneys for the final issuance; he could be denied his patent because the examiner finds similar claims in other issued patents that invalidates the granting of a new patent; and, get this, someone reads the patent before it is issued [as above] and tells the USPTO that it is the same as another previously published 'undiscovered patent' OR even an 'undiscovered publication of prior similar art.' -- "708.02 Petition To Make Special [R-6] - 700 Examination of Applications" --
(c) A petition to make an application special may be filed without a fee if the basis for the petition is:
(1) The applicant's age or health; or
(2) That the invention will materially:
(i) Enhance the quality of the environment;
(ii) Contribute to the development or conservation of energy resources; or
(iii) Contribute to countering terrorism.
-- "EPO - EPO and the IEEE agree on co-operation" -- --> When presenting your invention to the public: Declare benefits to your buyers as well as giving them the main features of your product. -- Shape your offer around their needs. -- This turns their needs into wants. -- "List of the major marketing mistakes that start-ups and small companies make." -- -- THINK UPBEAT -- BE POSITIVE --
BE OBJECTIVE -- BECOME A SOMEBODY -- "Lemelson-MIT Program Winners' Circle" -- Ingenuity -- "one man's imagination can fuel the progress of all mankind." -- "The National Medal of Technology and Innovation" -- -- FTC Organization Chart --
... Offices You Should Know About ...
* * * * "Independent Inventors" * * * *
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- After your parents made you they threw away the mold, and there is nobody in this world (at this time) that can take your place.
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-- THINK -- Just what would you pay to learn the secrets of the Orient and have the inventive genius of Europe, the Old World? -- Be able to travel Africa, the birthplace of Mankind and explore the rich Americas to our cultural New World? -- Seek out the hidden treasures beneath tall mountains and the deep blue seas. -- Find tropical islands loaded with luscious fruits and vegetables for your own delight. -- Instantly access anyone, anywhere, and walk the pathways of The Garden of Eden. --> You now can because you share the opening days of this moment in our 21st Century! -- Realize that you are blessed in this world when reaping the rewards of creativity brought on to you by our G O D and I N V E N T I O N. - If only you would open your eyes and your mind to today, the doorway to your future? --> This won't cost you anything but your precious time. -- Give some deep thought to this: "Take away my money and all you have is my money. Take away my time and you'll have a piece of my life." - Author Unknown -- Here you are! -- I don't know about you but I'm happy that you took the time to come here. - Why? Well, I feel that you are unique! - After your parents made you they threw away the mold, and there is nobody in this world (at this time) that can take your place. Cloning some day may change this situation :-) -- You know that you were created for a good reason, -- that there is good in you and .. and .. as long as you are here, let us now pursue your creative ability and get down to business.
-- I don't want to waste your precious time.
-- "St. Louis University High School - Inventors'/ Robotics Club" --
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Look for the "EXIT" sign(s) when entering a building and plan to use one. -- This goes for your inventing as well.
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-- -- STUDY THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY -- -- -- "Amazing Magnetic Fluids" -- -- -- -- It's amazing to see the advancement in Science and Technology: --> -- Two carpenters were working together and one of them slipped and with a ripsaw cut off his arm. -- The other picked up the limb and rushed his friend to the hospital. In a week the man was up and around playing baseball and taking bat! -- As bad luck would have it, again the man tripped and cut off his leg. His friend this time placed the leg in a plastic trashbag and rushed his buddy to the hospital. A week later the man wasn't even limping, he was even running around playing football! -- The third time. [Get this.] This clumsy carpenter must have really been goofing-off and decapitated himself.. and this time his trusty friend had the bag ready and sped to the hospital, dropped the head and body off at the Emergency Room, and didn't even wait around to sign in his friend. -- Being that they worked together and the job needed completion, the friend worked extra hard and did both men's work. He felt good knowing that his friend would be able to have the money for his stay in the hospital. -- He came to visit him in the hospital the next day. (Ready to take him home -- thought he'd be ready?) -- The hospital attendant was startled to see him. -- "The police have a warrant out for your arrest! You've suffocated to death that man you brought in!" :-)) "WELCOME TO THE WHEEL WORLD"-- Moral of our story: "No good deed goes unpunished." Don't take failure as a non- alternative. Look for the "EXIT" sign(s) when entering a building and plan to use one. -- This goes for your inventing as well. Know when to quit and get out. Learn it from this IASL Website. -- -- Thought of the day: --
-- "The person interested in success has to learn to view failure as a healthy, inevitable part of the process of getting to the top." -- Dr. Joyce Brothers,
Psychologist and Television Personality -- -- "Your Mileage Will Still Vary"
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-- Knowing that Necessity is the Mother of Invention and that Inventing is 1% Inspiration and 99% Perspiration. -- "Necessity never made a good bargain." -- Benjamin Franklin -- Know that the Venture Capitalists don't want your business; they want to get as much money out of it as they possibly can -- and get out.
-- Looking for $$$$$$ -- It's MISSOURI VENTURE FORUM where all the serious venture capitalists, angels, gatekeepers, and entrepreneurial service providers congregate. Join on the First Friday, 7:15-9:00 a.m. (except Jan. & July) -
Call today 314-241-2MVF (2683) -- Networking...Breakfast Two Minute Forum ...Great Programs -- -- -> Take Your Invention To The Next Level With A New Business Plan
====================================>>--> "SoYouWanna write a business plan?" -- well you can with this information. -- -- Sidebar: SoYouWanna has a link inside this Bizplan to "patent protection." -- I would read it with the current understanding that it is fundamentally right,.. but that facts are outdated. - Quite interesting in its down-to-earth patent approach ;->
-- "Doubt is the father of invention." -- Galileo -- "10 Biz Plan Blunders - AOL Small Business" --
-- The Yellow Brick Road to Money: --- > --- The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) -->-- "The American Dream" -- to be your own boss - to own your own business -
to be in control - to reap the personal & financial rewards of an entrepreneur - -- The people at SBA are committed to providing the kind of dependable service and personal attention required to help your business succeed - -- Assistance Available --
-- 7(a) Loan Guaranty -- Low Document Loan -- Women and Minority Prequalification Loan -- One Stop Capital Shop -- Business Information Center -- Counseling and much more -- Call 314-539-6600, Ext 232 - make your dream come true. -- "Amazon.com: Books: The Successful Business Plan: Secrets and Strategies" -- -- "Top 10 Business Plan Mistakes - AOL Small Business" -- -- "Convert PDF files to Word documents - Freeware, Software and Daily Downloads - The Kim Komando Radio Show" --
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--> When first researching your patent, trademark or copyright, it is adviseable to use both the websites of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the U.S. Copyright Office - AND - whenever possible, physically going to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Depository Library (PTDL) --> -- When you can't make it to the PTDL, a shortcut for researching would be by going directly to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on-line @ --> www.uspto.gov/web/offices/com/iip/index.html -- What you can't figure out on the Net, let someone in the Patent and Trademark Depository Library help you. Contact them by calling 314-539-0390. Then alternate between the two helpers. --> Other great websites: @ -->
www.UIAUSA.com
www.InventorsDigest.com
www.PatentCafe.com
www.willitsell.com
www.PatentItYourself.com
www.Delphion.com
www.quickparts.com
www.jobshop.com
www.asia.globalsources.com/ www.inventors.about.com/library/bl/toc/bluetility.htm - www.money4ideas.com -
www2.tsnn.com/
www.marketlaunchers.com/archives.html
www.manaonline.org/html/advantages.html www.nmoa.org/Membership/membinf.htm -- -- "Famous Inventions - A - History of Inventions" -- -- "Archives of Shel Horowitz's Monthly Frugal Fun Tips" -- -- "Amazon.com: Free - Songs: MP3 Downloads" -- -- "Calskp's Memorable Midis' @ --> calskp.50megs.com/MemMidis.html -- -- "The Quotations Page - Your Source for Famous Quotes" -- -- -- "Radio-Locator" @ --> www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/home -- {Example of a Blog}
-- "Office of Veterans Business Development" -- -- "ABC's of MP3 - MP3 for Beginners" @ > mp3.about.com/library/weekly/aa/02802MP3Basics.htm --> "Bottom Line/Leisure Secrets" -- -- "Agriculture equipment, farm magazines, farm equipment, farm inventions, farm machinery, agriculture machinery" -- --> "10 Tips: Beat 'Gotcha Capitalism'" -- -- "10 Tips: How to score big at yard sales" -- -- Hunt down additional discounts. When making purchases online, stay on the lookout for areas where you can enter a “promotional code,” “discount code” or “coupon.” If you spot such an option, open a Web browser in another window and do a quick Internet search for the retailer’s name along with the same catchphrase used on that retailer’s Web site. Your search could yield a coupon code that could help you save even more on your purchase.
--> "Things You Never Knew Existed" -- "Don Lancaster's Guru's Lair" -- -- "HamiltonBook.com - New Books at Bargain Prices! - Human Mind" -- --> JC Whitney: Aftermarket Auto Parts & Accessories for Cars, Trucks, Motorcycles & More frugalmechanic.com
-- Frugal Mechanic is dedicated to car parts and offers price comparisons.
-- Select the make, model and year of your car. You'll then be presented with a list of auto parts categories. There is also a box where you can search by part number.
-- After you find your part, you can see prices at numerous auto parts sites. If you decide to buy a part, just click through. -- "Sports Almanac" -- -- "eyetricks.com - Amazing Optical Illusions, 3D Stereograms, and other Mind Teasing Oddities!" -- -- "Attacking is the only secret. Dare and the world always yields; or if it beats you sometimes, dare it again and it will succumb." --
William Makepeace Thackeray -- "craigslist classifieds: jobs, housing, personals, for sale, services, community, events, forums" --
-- "st louis, MO computer services classifieds - craigslist" -- -- "Trading Assistant Program on eBay" -- -- "The Bible on One page" --
-- "Do sex offenders live in your area? - Tips, Reviews and Advice on All Things Digital - The Kim Komando Radio Show" -- Question: I have a box of old electronics — computers, cameras, cellphones. They all work. Can I sell them? Or can you help me recycle them?
Answer: "There are buyers, if your stuff isn't too old. Even broken gadgets are sold for parts online. Try sites like eBay, Craigslist and Kijiji. Some sites will buy your stuff. You won't get as much as you would selling to individuals. But it's quick and easy. Gazelle is one example. Also, retailers and manufacturers have trade-in programs. Most give you credit toward new stuff. Finally, you could just donate them. Do it at Reconnect." -- Kim Komando
-- "Take perfect photos every time with scene modes - USATODAY.com" --
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