How to Succeed as an Inventor Showing the Wonderful Possibilities in the Field of Invention; the Dangers to Be Avoided; the Inventions Needed; How to Perfect and Develop New Ideas to the Money Making Stage

1620 Spirally grooved rifle barrel Blaew German. 1643 Barometer Torricelli Italian. 1660 Discovery of Electrical Phenomena William Gilbert English. 1663 Steam engine Thos. Newco...

Almost all inventors show an unusually needless amount of haste in rushing off to an attorney and applying for a patent, even before they have given their idea any practical dem...

Remember that in every business, in every career, there are valleys to cross, as well as hills to scale, that every mountain range of hope is broken by chasms of discouragement...

"If a man can write a better book, preach a better sermon, or make a better mouse-trap than his neighbor, though he build his house in the woods, the world will make a beaten pa...

The long list of famous patentees with their inventions which a previous chapter contains is an eloquent testimonial to the fact that fame, fortune and an undying place in histo...

The field of invention is closed to no one. The studious mechanic may design and improve on the machine he operates. The day laborer, if dissatisfied with his lot, may devise me...

if the art, machine, manufactured article, composition of matter, or improvement thereof, for which a Patent is desired, was not known or used by others, in this country, and ha...

The following pages concisely show the marvelous growth of the Field of Invention from Primitive Man's Three Fundamental Wants, namely, Food, Clothing and Shelter, to the presen...

Patents can be disposed of in various ways. We are sorry to say that the majority of patents issued today, for reasons already stated, are disposed of on the scrap heap, or the...

In deciding upon the construction of models and the development of an idea, the proper mechanical movements should always be very carefully taken into consideration. In other wo...

The brightest minds of the business world are endeavoring to solve the problem of how best to market an article. Of course, unlimited capital, and a good article greatly lessen...

China 426,447,000 4,218,401 Peking. British Empire[1] 396,968,798 11,146,084 London. Russian Empire 129,004,514 8,660,395 St. Petersburg. United States[2] 76,303,887 3,602,990 W...

Can my invention be made to do better work by putting in gears in place of that sprocket chain? Would canvas be cheaper and better than leather in that belt? Won't a cotter pin...

If the average inventor goes out among his friends with his invention and asks them their opinion of it, he will hear some such expressions as this: "Old man, you are a marvel!"...

Pig iron is worth $20 per ton; Made into horse shoes, $90; into knife blades, $200; into watch springs, $1000; that is, raw iron, $20, brain power, $980.--Newell Dwight Hillis.

The old adage, "Be sure you are right and then go ahead," is especially apropos advice to inventors. But how can you be SURE you _are_ right? Only by investigation that is stric...

_The diagram below shows very } _The cry nowadays is that clearly the rich men of the world, } there are no chances for and the source of their wealth_: } accumulating wealth as...

Patents, to meet with even moderate commercial success, must be on a "human necessity" or "luxury"--must cost less and be better than the ones already on the market. That is thi...