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Is Your Invention Prototype Collecting Dust?

Is Your Invention Prototype Collecting Dust?

Mako Design + Invent
October 31, 2012

Many inventors spend their time tinkering away at a model of their idea and end up with a fully functional prototype. This finished prototype will often sit unattended for a... Read More

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October 31, 2012
Avoid Common Patent Application Mistakes

Avoid Common Patent Application Mistakes

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October 16, 2012

The patent application process is far from simple or straightforward, and plenty of inventors have made mistakes that ended up costing them their patents. Even a well-researched and careful attempt... Read More

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October 16, 2012
Spray Bottle Innovation Aims to Save Children

Spray Bottle Innovation Aims to Save Children

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October 16, 2012

In an effort to save thousands of children from chemical injuries, a group of medical researchers and engineers have teamed up to design what they hope will be a truly... Read More

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October 16, 2012
New Technologies Predict Future Trends

New Technologies Predict Future Trends

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October 11, 2012

Predicting future consumer trends is a helpful strategy for designing new inventions. It’s about as easy as inventing a personal computer; however, which is why we don’t encounter innovative minds... Read More

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October 11, 2012
Lockitron Hits the Funding Jackpot

Lockitron Hits the Funding Jackpot

Mako Design + Invent
October 9, 2012

Following in the footsteps of—yet sidestepping—Kickstarter’s online route for soliciting investment funding, the Lockitron is cashing in big. With 23 days of backing remaining, the project has already come close... Read More

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October 9, 2012
Death by Inventor Threatens Company

Death by Inventor Threatens Company

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October 9, 2012

Whether due to a devastating design flaw or plain poor luck, the recent and ironic death of Segway Inc.’s owner may pose serious challenges to the company and the future... Read More

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October 9, 2012
Funding Your Invention with Crowdfunding

Funding Your Invention with Crowdfunding

Mako Design + Invent
October 4, 2012

The biggest obstacle for most small inventors is money. Those with great ideas can usually cruise as far as the planning and prototyping stages, after which they find themselves stalled... Read More

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October 4, 2012
Instant; a new book captures the invention of the polaroid

Instant; a new book captures the invention of the polaroid

Mako Design + Invent
October 3, 2012

New inventors may want to add the freshly pressed book Instant: The Story of Polaroid to their reading list. Within its pages, New York magazine editor, Christopher Bonanos, maps out... Read More

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October 3, 2012