For inventors
Lemelson-MIT
Program's invention and patents resources
Resources to help inventors protect and market their
ideas.
Assistive
technology inventions assistance
Assistance for introducing new products and technologies
that benefit persons with disabilities. From the Rehabilitation
Engineering Research Center on Technology Transfer.
Canadian
Innovation Centre
Invention evaluation, technology due diligence, market
research, and education programs for inventors and innovative
companies.
Canadian
Intellectual Property Office
Encourages invention, innovation, and creativity in
Canada, administers the intellectual property systems
in Canada, and disseminates IP information.
Centre
for Research on Innovation and Competition, U.K.
Studies the complex issues that link innovation and
competitiveness. A joint initiative between the University
of Manchester and the University of Manchester Institute
of Science and Technology.
Inventions
and Innovation Program, U.S. Dept. of Energy
Financial assistance for the development of innovative
energy saving ideas and inventions.
InventNet
Information for independent inventors with that helps
them develop and market their inventions.
Invent
Resources
An organization that provides guidance on intellectual
property, patents, and product development.
Inventor Resource
Guidance to help inventors in the UK come up with ideas, obtain patents, and manufacture and sell their designs and products.
Inventors'
Digest
America's only inventors' magazine.
Mining
Co. Inventors' Guide
Links for sources for funding, marketing, and patenting
inventions, along with other resources for inventors.
National
Academy of Engineering Technological Literacy site
Explains what technological literacy is, why it's
important, and what's being done to improve it.
National
Institute of Standards and Technology
Develops and promotes measurement, standards, and
technology to enhance productivity, facilitate trade,
and improve the quality of life.
National
Inventors' Hall of Fame
Honors the women and men responsible for the technological
advances that contribute to human, social, and economic
progress.
National
Science Foundation
Promotes the progress of science through grants and
contracts, scientific and engineering research, and education
programs at all levels.
National
Technology Transfer Center
Access to federal technology information, knowledge
management and digital learning services, technology assessment,
technology marketing, assistance in finding strategic
partners, and electronic-business development services.
Patent
Classification Index
Determine the U.S. patent system class and subclass
of your invention idea.
Patent
Depository Libraries
Guide to the nationwide network of public, state,
and academic libraries designated as Patent and Trademark
Depository Libraries.
Patents.com
Online source for worldwide patent data in 15 languages and a hosted community platform.
Sunnyvale
Center for Innovation, Invention, and Ideas
Online access to patent and trademark information
for inventors, researchers, and corporations in Silicon
Valley, the Western United States, and the Pacific Rim.
United
Inventors Association of the USA
Offers leadership, support, and services to inventors’
groups and independent inventors and maintains the Inventors’
Awareness Center, an inventor education and advocacy program.
U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office
Administers the laws relating to patents and trademarks
and offers resources for inventors.
WikiPatents
Provides free advanced patent searching and patent analytics for over 15 million patents hosted on its web site.
