A big THANK YOU Gary and Heather, Fosburg for the use of your home, to make the picnic a big
success. We had many members, visitors and guests in attendance, from 10 AM to 3 PM.
The September meeting we will have the final nomination of NIA officers. Plus we have 4 tickets
to National Automobile museum to give as a prize (Attend to find out how to win). The guest speaker will be Richard
Green from T.M.C.C. Institute for business and industry.
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NIA would like to recognize the achievements of it's members. If you have a product or idea you
would like to about brag about we would encourage you to submit an overview that we can publish in the NIA newsletter.
A patent is a Privilege issued, for a limited time period, by the government, to a person(s), for his intellectual property. To allow him to sell, give or use, to his advantage, in a industrial or commercial value. This granted privilege is only to exclude others from exploiting the patented invention, or anyone would be free to make, use, or sell the idea, or actual invention.
All inventions are done by the use of mental process, One of the main purposes of a patent is
to publish the invention, so the public is aware of its construction, operation, and application to promote the
advancement of our society and technological progress.
A patent allows you to sue the infringer, to prevent the making, selling, and using a patented product. In the event the patentee does not have the money to bring a suit against the unauthorized party, the patent is a useless contrivance in protecting the patentee.
There are three types of patents recognized by the patent statutes. They are utility patent, design patent, and
plant patent. In the statutes, a utility patent covers any new and useful process, machine, manufactured article,
or composition of matter, or any new, original, and ornamental design for the article must be new and original.
Also, it is the usefulness of the mechanical, electronic, or chemical product that enters into the granting of
the patent. In a design patent, the appearance of the article must be new and original. In a plant patent, whomever
discovers a method for asexually reproducing any distinct and new variety of plant, including sports (many spore),
mutants, hybrids, and newly found seedlings is entitled to a patent. A tubor propagated plant is not patentable.
Three requisites; invention, novelty, and utility of an item is required for patentable. The idea must be in an
operating model, not previously existed. All parts can previously have existed but not as your new model. And your
model must be novel and useful function.
I will continue next month with some questions and answers of Patentable Inventions.
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"The region's best sources for forming, shaping, fabricating, finishing & assembly."
This show will be held in Santa Clara, CA October 6 - 8,1998. Show attendees will discover how to design your product
in less time, design your product for easier manufacture or assembly, lower your products cost, increase your product's
reliability, and reduce your product's maintenance and improve its serviceability. There will also be a Technology
Showcase and Exhibitors from many major companies. For more information visit the Job Show website at www.jobshopshows.com
or call 800 251 5282. NIA has two free registration tickets. Call Don Costar if you are interested.
NIA has received information from several companies offering service to inventors. These include:
AZtech, Inc. - A not-for-profit organization dedicated to the advancement and commercialization of new or improved
assistive technologies. They provide expertise in market research and commercialization. One program, Innovations,
links new inventions in the field of assistive technology with manufactures.
Contact:
AZtech, Inc.
Phone: 716 833 7870
Fax: 716 833 7874
Web: http://cosmos.ot.buffalo.edu
KRACKO Enterprises, Inc. - A leading manufacturer of quality automotive parts that specializes in selling to mass
retail and auto parts stores. They are actively seeking new products to manufacture, license and distribute.
Contact:
KRACO Enterprises, Inc.
phone: 800 678 1910
Web: www.krako.com
The Bohning Company, Ltd - Looking to develop a combined line of products for the hardware, home improvement, do-it-yourself,
replacement parts, lawn and garden plastic products.
Contact:
The Bohning Company, Ltd
Phone: 616 229 4247
Fax: 616 229 4615
E-mail: abrhamsn@freeway.net
In the September issue of the Minnesota's Inventors Network there was an article about the club's participation in an Ideas Booth. They had close to 20,000 people visit the booth which displayed products of club members plus young inventors from around Minnesota.
Similar opportunities abound for NIA and what better way to advertise member products than to start with the local audience. This might also be a great way to promote NIA and recruit new members and sponsors.
Events that NIA might check out for booth possibilities include The Nevada State Fair, The Home
and Garden Show, The Sparks Farmers Market, and The Reno Air Races. NIA might also consider a cooperative effort
with a local innovative business, the Nevada History Museum, or the Auto Museum to celebrate the 1999 National
Inventors Month by having a big display and show of local inventions.
Are there untapped resources right in our own backyard? Can NIA help discover and encourage those resources? Nevada
schools could be a great place to discover those resources and NIA members could encourage the creative exploration
of new ideas by becoming ambassadors. NIA could visit the classroom and share their inventions, how they created
them, what it takes to patent a new invention and how to market them. Maybe NIA could work with the school or a
group like Partners In Education to establish a young inventors program in the school.
Next Meeting: September 26 @ 9:00 AM - WMC Room 101
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Created on Oct. 3, 1998
Updated on November 29, 2005