Category: News

U.S. moves green patents to fast lane

Here’s an interesting development in US patent industry… “The Obama administration says it will fast-track the review of patents for green technologies. Now green inventors will be able to jump ahead in line. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.” http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/12/08/pm-green-patents/

ITEX 2010 ASIAN YOUNG INVENTORS EXHIBITION

ASIAN YOUNG INVENTORS EXHIBITION (AYIE) HELD CONCURRENTLY AT ITEX 2010 14-16 May 2010, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Malaysia http://www.cisnetwork.com/itex2009/eNews/01/ITEX.php Note: This exhibition is meant for young inventor from the ages of 20 years and below (as of 1 January 2010)

9th Invention and Innovation Awards 2010

9th Invention and Innovation Awards 2010. The event will be held in conjunction with the 9th Malaysia Technology Expo from 4 -6 February 2010. You may also visit their website for more details http://www.mte.org.my/2010/

NTU Business Challenge, Ideas Inc

The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and SPRING Singapore ideas.inc. Business Challenge encourages you to act upon your ideas and entrepreneurial aspirations. By submitting an executive summary based upon your idea you may be among those who receive substantial funding support and expert help to develop it further. This is a unique opportunity for you to …

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Fan Without Blades

“Dyson, the company behind those amazing but expensive vacuum cleaners, has invented a new kind of fan. The bladeless device looks like a giant hi-tech bubble wand and puts out an uninterrupted stream of smooth “amplified” air.” From Salt Lake Tribune (http://www.sltrib.com/technology/ci_13594551) Image taken from http://www.dyson.com/fans/default.asp

Patent banks designed for N.J. inventors

To all those lonely-heart inventors out there looking for sugar daddies, the state has created an online dating service just for you. New Jersey has launched a web portal designed to bring patent-holders together with investors looking to make money off the next big thing. The service, dubbed a patent bank, is a searchable place …

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Tunnel boring machine

This is an interesting video clip about the invention of the tunneling machine.

Voting on Google “Call for Idea”

Remember the Google Project to gather idea from all over the world. https://www.sida.org.sg/2008/10/03/google-call-for-idea/ They have managed to collect over 150 thousand idea. Voting for the best idea is now open at http://www.project10tothe100.com/vote.html

Vehicle Digital Video Recorder

This is a new product that make lots of sense to drivers. (Taken from Today Online, 25 sep 2009, Page B11,  http://www.todayonline.com/index)

Patent Auctions Offer Protections to Inventors

The world can be a rough place for independent inventors. They can often find themselves in court, battling big corporations, spending piles of money on lawyers and leaving it up to judges and juries to determine the value of their hard-won patents. That could be changing. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/21/technology/21patent.html