Whether it was to cobble parts together to
make something new and amazing......
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Whether it was to map a new direction and way of thinking.....
Whether it was to make the magical a reality.....
This post is about the ingenuity of women everywhere,
who used/use
their brains to solve a problem.
Interested in filing a patent?
According the United States Patent and Trademark Office, there are three types of patents:
1) Utility patents may be granted to anyone who invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, article of manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof;
2) Design patents may be granted to anyone who invents a new, original, and ornamental design for an article of manufacture;
3) Plant patents may be granted to anyone who invents or discovers and asexually reproduces any distinct and new variety of plant.
There must be countless women out there who have gone unrecognised and no doubt several of them who had their invention stolen by male relatives or business partners too. Here's to all of them.
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Well....based on the ones I presented in this series, I think we can safely say that is undoubtedly true!
DeleteI didn't realize a plant could be patented. I join Natasha in a toast to all the unknown and unrecognized women inventors.
ReplyDeleteSame here. I'm sure there is much more involved than the description I pasted here. The website is packed with information.
DeleteI bet there are countless women inventors out there who aren't known. They should be though.
ReplyDeleteGreat post!
Amen to that!
DeleteAll these potential patents and I'm not close to submitting anything, ha ha. Thank God for the more intelligent ones of our gender.
ReplyDeleteYeah....I know what you mean. I won't be filling out an application anytime soon :)
DeleteWhen my father-in-law invented a direct-seeding drill (to plant our crops), he wanted to patent it, but learned from the patent attorney that although he'd come up with a new design, he hadn't created it from things that could be patented. So there must be more to patents than just coming up with a new idea.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure there is. From what I saw, the website would take hours to understand, but at least it's there for those who qualify.
DeleteYes, there must be many women who have yet to be known for their inventions.
ReplyDeleteLovely post.
Yvonne.
Absolutely....Thanks, Yvonne.
DeleteHi Sharon - my sister in law works in this field ... so I'll leave that area to her - I just work my way round things!! Cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteOh wow....maybe you can find out more from her. Thanks, Hilary!
DeleteYes, there are a lot of them out there, like the one who discovered the use of foxgloves for the heart, only to have it taken by a man. And Rosalind Franklin, who discovered the double helix and her male competitors, who were working on a triple helix, read her notes and rushed into publication first and STILL get the credit for the discovery of DNA. And one of them, James Watson, sneered at her!
ReplyDeleteThat's incredible, but after doing this series, I'm not surprised! Thanks Sue for bringing two more women to our attention.
DeleteGlad you gave a shout out to all the women who we will never know but deserve to be known. I didn't know the 3 different patents
ReplyDeleteIt was news to me too :)
DeleteHi human, Sharon,
ReplyDeleteU are very good at bring such awareness. Being a lady myself, I'm heartened to have read this. I'm going to invent a magic pill that will make human males stop sulking like little babies. Wish me luck. Arf!
Pawsitive wishes,
Penny :)
Hey Penny, nice of you to stop by. Good luck with the invention, and do let me know when you file a patent. Interested females might want to know :-)
DeleteHi there. Thank you for visiting!
ReplyDeleteGood to know! Thank you. Happy weekend.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dixie!
DeleteYes I'd invest in that magic pill that helps men be more truthful in acknowledging their counterparts' significant contribution.
ReplyDeleteTo all those unknown heroines, I raise my coffee (early morning still), and thank you Sharon. Your posts have been so interesting and valuable in highlighting these women.
Thanks Susan. I have found your posts very inspiring. You have changed the way I think about dreams....and now I must see if I can do just that. It's really late here!!
DeleteKudos to all the women out there indeed! I share your enthusiasm.
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting Sandy!
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