Hedy Lamarr
1940's Film Goddess Is Responsible For Pioneering Spread Spectrum
Born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler in Vienna, Austria, Hedy Lamarr first gained worldwide notoriety when she appeared in a controversial skinny dipping scene in the 1933 Austrian art film "Ecstacy", which at the time was banned by the U.S. Customs Department.
Highlights....
It Seemed Like A Good Idea at the Time
By Don Kracke
I've never had a bad idea. Nor have I ever met a new idea that I
didn't love like a brother. The fact that statistically I fail 97% of the time in getting my brilliant, new product ideas to market, is what we're all about here and now. I am a professional inventor. Over one billion dollars in retail sales have been generated from new products I've had a hand in creating.
In Bed With the Enemy: How to Successfully Partner With Your Competition
By Edwin Richard Rigsbee
Today, strategic alliances are commonplace among large corporations. The advantages allow these companies to successfully compete in the global marketplace. Powerful synergies are the outcropping of these alliances. Smaller companies can derive the same advantages through alliance relationships. I would like to focus on what I call synergistic partnering alliances where competitors can realize great value by building relationships of integrity with one another.
An Inventor Never Grows Up
By "Curious George" Margolin
Edison said that nine words are the keys to invention, the key to youth, and the key to a happy and productive life. He said, "If you never grow up - you'll never grow old.".
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A Special Tribute to Jerome Lemelson
USPTO Patent and Trademark Fee Revisions
Lemelson Center Spearheads Program to Preserve Rich History of Invention
Joanne Hayes-Rines Soars High with the Eagles for Inventor Rights
Invention Convention® Trade Show Springs Forward
1997 Bulbie[tm] and Invention Convention® Awards Winners
NCIO Goes Online on the World Wide Web
Discover Magazine Seeks Nominations for 1998 Awards
In this issue....
PROFILES OF GREAT INVENTORS:
1940's Film Goddess Hedy Lamarr Responsible for Pioneering Spread Spectrum
PUBLISHER'S STATEMENT:
Welcome to America's Inventor Online
by Stephen Paul Gnass
MASTERING THE INVENTION PROCESS
It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time
by Don Kracke
PATENTS, TRADEMARKS & COPYRIGHTS
What Kind of Patent Application Should I File?
by Mark David Torche
LICENSEES, ANGELS & SHARKS
In Bed With the Enemy: How to Successfully Partner With Your Competition
by Edwin Richard Rigsbee
EXPLORING THE INVENTOR'S MIND
An Inventor Never Grows Up
by George Margolin
COUNTER PERSPECTIVES
Why Corporations Most Often Reject Independent Inventors
by Jim Harris
REVIEWS OF BOOKS, CDROMS, VIDEOS, CASSETTES, WEBSITES, ETC...
Book: From Patent to Profit,
Author Bob DeMatteis
Special Review by Stephen Paul Gnass
EARTHTRENDS
The Chinese Tallow Tree - Growing Oil On Trees
by Stanley I. Mason
CRITIQUING THE INDUSTRY
What Do You Think?
ASK DON:
PTO Q'S & A'S
By Don Kelly
HOW TO SHOOT YOURSELF IN THE FOOT
Statements Sure to Turn Off Your Angel or Venture Capitalist
by Wade Van Valkenburg
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