Archive for October, 2010

What Medical Industry Inventors can Learn from New Apple Patent

Inventors in the medical device field may want to pay attention to a new patent awarded to Apple. Titled "Nitriding Stainless Steel for Consumer Electronic Products", it describes a cost-effective system that would place a layer of nitride atop a stainless steel exterior. This would add a durable scratch and impact resistant surface to stainless steel. There are other coatings that add t... Read More

How to Ensure the Success of Your Dental Patent by Treating Disease

A new patent-pending mouthwash may solve the needs of 25 million consumers. And at $10 a pop, this could be a brand new $250-$500 million per year industry. If you have an idea for the dental field, then following this company’s advice could be your golden ticket. Patents on Dental Products I just finished reading a web article on Dentistry IQ – click on the link for the dental patent ... Read More

How Medical Research Leads to New Patent Ideas

A new patent pending medical device – based on scientific research – proves even simple innovations to existing products can be very lucrative. Surgical masks haven’t changed too much since 1918. It was the year of the Spanish Flu pandemic, and surgeons adopted cotton gauze masks during surgery to protect themselves from patient diseases. The interest in masks as germ barriers wa... Read More

How Medical Research Leads to New Patent Ideas

A new patent pending medical device – based on scientific research – proves even simple innovations to existing products can be very lucrative. Surgical masks haven’t changed too much since 1918. It was the year of the Spanish Flu pandemic, and surgeons adopted cotton gauze masks during surgery to protect themselves from patient diseases. The interest in masks as germ barriers wa... Read More

Golfer Reveals Quick Patent Tips for Medical Device Inventors

One of the hottest areas for inventions is in the medical device field and as a Registered Patent Attorney experienced with patenting medical and dental products nationwide,  I have spoken to hundreds of doctors, dentists, nurses and even some patients interested in securing patents on their innovations.  Some of the best inventions (and most patentable) all share a tried ... Read More