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The 100 known most prolific inventors based on worldwide utility patents are shown in the following table. While in many cases this is the number of utility patents granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, it may include utility patents granted by other countries, as noted by the source references for an inventor.
These new surroundings hastened the development of an existing idea: an adding machine. His new job gave him the opportunity to build his prototype. Accuracy was the foundation of his work. He made his design drawings on metal plates to prevent distortion. Burroughs filed his first patent for the invention of a "calculating machine" in 1885. It ...
Wikipedia entry for Google Patents.Google Patents is a search engine from Google that indexes patents and patent applications from the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The Patent Act of 1836 (Ch. 357, 5 Stat. 117) further clarified United States patent law to the extent of establishing a patent office where patent applications are filed, processed, and granted, contingent upon the language and scope of the claimant's invention, for a patent term of 14 years with an extension of up to an additional 7 years. [6]
The Patent Act of 1836 (Ch. 357, 5 Stat. 117) further clarified United States patent law to the extent of establishing a patent office where patent applications are filed, processed, and granted, contingent upon the language and scope of the claimant's invention, for a patent term of 14 years with an extension of up to an additional seven years.
Expanded Metal Company v. Bradford General Fireproofing Company v. Expanded Metal Company. - Supreme Court, 1909. Diamond Rubber Company of New York v. Consolidated Rubber Tire Company - Supreme Court, 1911. Henry v. A.B. Dick Co. - Supreme Court, 1912. The Court found contributory infringement for the sale of the defendant's ink with patent ...
The "patentability" of inventions (defining the types things that qualify for patent protection) is defined under Sections 100–105. Most notably, section 101 [9] sets out "subject matter" that can be patented; section 102 [10] defines "novelty" and "statutory bars" to patent protection; section 103 [11] requires that an invention to be "non ...
Inventor not obliged to know scientific theory underlying invention; can be pure empiricist: Henry v. A.B. Dick Co. 224 U.S. 1: 1912: The Court found contributory infringement for the sale of the defendant's ink with patent owner's machine (inherency doctrine). Westinghouse Elec. & Mfg. Co, v. Wagner Elec. & Mfg. Co. 225 U.S. 604: 1912: Bauer ...