inventor

someone who is the first to think of or make something

An inventor is a person who creates new inventions, typically technical devices such as mechanical, electrical or software devices or methods. Although some inventors may also be scientists, most of them are engineers in fact as they base their work on the discoveries of other scientists, experimenting with practical applications and combinations of those discoveries, and with improvements and combinations of existing devices, to create new useful devices.Inventor (patent)Inventorship is a key determination in establishing patent rights. The system of patents was established to encourage inventors by granting limited-term, limited monopoly on inventions determined to be sufficiently Novelty (patent)novel, Inventive step and non-obviousnessnon-obvious, and Utility (patent)useful. In the U.S. the patent right originates from the intellectual property clause of the !United_States_Constitution/Art icle? OneConstitution. The capacity to invent can be developed. See TRIZ, the theory of inventive problem-solving.

Etymology - The word "inventor" comes form the latin verb ''invenire'', ''invent-'', to find. dictionary.reference.comm-w.com

See also -

List of inventors

List of engineers

List of scientists

History of Science and Technology

Inventor's notebook

Inventor (patent) Inventorship

Autodesk Inventor for the 3D modeling CAD application_softwareapplication

External links -

eepatents.com - A collection of patents for pioneering electrical engineering technologies, including some by the inventors listed above

Associations of inventors

* inventor.hu - Association of Hungarian Inventors (MAFE)

* uppfinnareforeningen.se - The Swedish Inventors' Association

* United States

** communityconnection.org - Inventors Association of St. Louis !(IASL)Category:Inventors *Category:Patent !lawda:Opfinderde:Erfinderes:In ventorid:Penemula:Inventornl:U itvinderja:発明 3478;pt:Inventorsl:Izumiteljsv :Uppfinnare

Nikola Tesla: Forgotten American Scientist
Teacher, John Wagner and his third grade students donate bronze bust of Tesla to 19 major universities.
http://www.ntesla.org/

Design- and Sales Automation, Software and Services for the Fluid Power industry
VEST, Inc. is the leading worldwide commercial provider of multi-platform design-automation and sales-automation services, software and data for the Fluid Power industry.
http://www.taunus-it.de/

Hans-Jörg Günther
CEO of edditrex ltd, lecturer, author, project manager
http://www.edditrex.de/guenther/

National Inventor Fraud Center, Inc.
Information about how to market inventions, patent attorneys and patent agents, and the practices of invention marketing companies.
http://www.inventorfraud.com/

Inventors' Digest
The United States only magazine dedicated to providing informative articles for the individual inventor.
http://www.inventorsdigest.com

The Event Inventor by Kye's World
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http://www.kyes-world.com/

United States Patent & Trademark Office
Search patent and trademark databases for free online. Information regarding the patent and trademark process in the United States.
http://www.uspto.gov