Invention and

Innovation
 Important Terms
Invention Copyrights
Innovation Science

Discovery Engineering

Creativity Technology

Patents Design

Trademarks
 Invention!
Invention can be thought of as a new
manmade device or process.
An example of invention is the
internal combustion engine invented
inThe
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1800s.combustion
engine is used in cars,
trains, trucks,
lawnmowers, boats and
many other applications.
 Innovation
Smithsonian *An innovation
can be define as
simply a better
way of doing
things or an
improvement to
an existing
product or
invention.
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 Discovery
Discovery is the primary process
used in science to uncover new
knowledge.
Thomas Edison invented over 1000
patents, but only made one scientific
discovery. This discovery was called
the Edison Effect.
 Creativity
The ability to see a
problem in several
dimensions.
The ability to truly

understand the
problem at hand.
 Inventor Spotlight: Mike
Augspurger
If you want to make an improvement
or an innovation or an invention the
place to look is in yourself. Mike
Augspurger
Mike is an expert cyclist, a machinist
and a designer and builder of bicycles.
Early interest in go-karts and
woodworking and machining.
Invented a sport hand cycle.
No formal training in mechanics.
 Patents
Provide inventors with
exclusive rights to
manufacture a device for a
period of time that has been
fixed. (Currently 17 yrs.)
Assigned to individuals, not

corporations.
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The Original Patent JBL

Koss

Apple Computer

JBL
Ipod Skins
 Patents Cont.
The inventor must keep dated
logs in order to prove who
invented something first.
Patent Pending the

inventor has applied for a

patent, but not received it
yet.
 Trademarks
Trademarks give an individual or
corporation a right to identify a
product with a graphic symbol
that customers can readily
recognize for the quality and
service they have earned.
Generally, a trademark has no

time limit.
Trademark Examples
Nike Mountain Dew

Abercrombie & Fitch

Adidas
 Copyright

Copyright is related to the written

material, graphic material, or music.
Copyright provide the creator the
exclusive rights to their works for a
definite period of time.
Copyright are extended to 50 years
after the death of the artist.
 Science
The pursuit of new
knowledge about nature.
Its primary goal is

knowledge, not solutions

to problems.
 Science
Science is the pursuit
of new knowledge
about nature.
Its main goal is
knowledge, not
solutions to
problems.
 Engineering
The profession in which knowledge of
the Mathematical and natural
sciences gained by study.
Engineering in the simplest sense is
the deliberate, orderly process
through which technology is created.
 Technology
The innovation,
change, or
modification of the
natural environment
to satisfy the
perceived human
wants and needs.
 Design
The process of designing solutions to
technological problems innovating
and inventing.

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Rhino
History of Invention,
Innovation and
Discovery
The greatest difference
between science and
technology is purpose.
 The main purpose of science was
curiosity, where the main
purpose of technology was a
matter of survival.
Science and technology need

and serve each other while

serving mankind.
 Early civilizations were
based on just a few
inventions:
The plow Stonecutting
Handwriting Spinning

Metallurgy Weaving

Pottery Surveying

Brick making instruments

And more
7 Mechanisms that affect
Invention and Innovation
1. Deliberate search
2. Deliberate search for 1 thing
that leads to something else
3. Totally unrelated
developments have an
effect on the main event
4. Military needs or military
inventions give rise to intense
development efforts and
equally significant social
change.
5. Result of religion
6. Weather & other natural forces
7. Pure accident
 Invention,
Innovation and
Discovery Today
A few of the most influential
factors which are of a different
origin than the previous 7
mechanisms
1. Information and
Communication Technology
The faster we can communicate, the
faster we can influence others with
new inspiration and new inventions.
2. Specialization of knowledge
and teamwork
3. The rise of organized science
In the past, discoveries often
followed the practical application.
Technology preceded science
Today, technology rarely precedes
science
4. The influence of government
The need for rapid wartime
development of technology tends to
push the envelope of efficiency.
The funding of research which is
often available for the asking.
Government can also influence
invention and innovation by
legislation that creates the rules
others must play by
 Intellectual
Property
To promote rapid growth of
technology, there had to be
something in it for both users
and producers, and if the
correct balance could be found,
it would be good for the
country.
 Inventors
Thomas Edison
Benjamin Franklin

Elijah McCoy

Eli Whitney

Alexander Graham Bell

Henry Ford