What Nuclear Quality Engineering Taught Me About Inventing
From Hanford to 10 U.S. patents: an R-value raised from 4.5 to 15, a 5-foot ozone finding, CNC-cut aluminum molds…
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How to Turn an Invention Into a Business
85% of patents never reach commercialization. Eileen Durfee’s route: an existing customer base, in-house prototypes, direct sales and the research…
What Sixteen Patents Taught Eileen Durfee About Persistence
Eileen Durfee holds 10 U.S. and 6 international patents, and all but 3 grants had rejected claims. Six setbacks and…
Patent Mentorship for First-Time Inventors
A 7-step patent sequence for first-time inventors: NDAs, prior art, the 12-month provisional, the 30-month PCT, attorney questions and office…
Inventing as a Career: Commercialization, Costs and Tax Credits
Eileen Durfee holds 10 U.S. and 6 international patents, 9 of the 10 U.S. commercialized: 4 income routes, patent costs…
How to Become an Inventor: First Steps From Idea to Filing
A U.S. patent requires 3 criteria: novel, non-obvious and useful. First steps: the problem, a prior art search, a notebook…