Inventor
An Inventor is a creative agent who actively participates in an invention process.
- Context:
- They can range from being an Applied Inventor to being a Theoretical Inventor.
- Example(s):
- Applied Inventors, such as:
- Theoretical Inventors, such as:
- …
- Counter-Example(s):
- See: Innovator, Cultural Invention, Innovative, Social Behaviour, Institute For Social Inventions, Creativity.
References
2014
- (Wikipedia, 2014) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inventor#The_Process_of_Invention Retrieved:2014-7-9.
- The idea for an invention may be developed on paper or on a computer, by writing or drawing, by trial and error, by making models, by experimenting, by testing and/or by making the invention in its whole form. Brainstorming also can spark new ideas for an invention. Collaborative creative processes are frequently used by engineers, designers, architects and scientists. Co-inventors are frequently named on patents.
In addition, many inventors keep records of their working process - notebooks, photos, etc., including Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson and Albert Einstein.[1][2][3][4]
In the process of developing an invention, the initial idea may change. The invention may become simpler, more practical, it may expand, or it may even morph into something totally different. Working on one invention can lead to others too.[5]
History shows that turning the concept of an invention into a working device is not always swift or direct. Inventions may also become more useful after time passes and other changes occur. For example, the parachute became more useful once powered flight was a reality.[6]
- The idea for an invention may be developed on paper or on a computer, by writing or drawing, by trial and error, by making models, by experimenting, by testing and/or by making the invention in its whole form. Brainstorming also can spark new ideas for an invention. Collaborative creative processes are frequently used by engineers, designers, architects and scientists. Co-inventors are frequently named on patents.
- ↑ The Inventor's Notebook by Fred Grissom and David Pressman (2005)
- ↑ Leonardo da Vinci: Artist, Scientist, Inventor by Simona Cremante (2005)
- ↑ "Jefferson's Papers at the Library of Congress". Memory.loc.gov. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
- ↑ about Albert Einstein[dead link]
- ↑ "Continuation Patents at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Offices". Uspto.gov. http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/mpep/documents/0200_201_08.htm. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
- ↑ White, Lynn: The Invention of the Parachute, Technology and Culture, Vol. 9, Nremante (2005)
1996
- (Silverman & Stacey, 1996) ⇒ Arnold B. Silverman and George K. Stacey. (1996). (1996). “Understanding 'Patentese' — A Patent Glossary.” In: Journal of O and M, 48(9).
- QUOTE: Inventor: One who contributes to the conception and reduction to practice of one or more of the claims in a patent application or patent.