who invented the phillips screwdriver? and do they still own the patent? what is the patent #? just wondering?
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The Phillips screwdriver was invented believfe it or not by a man named Phillips in the state of Oregon. I don't know the patent #.
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Elias Howe, who invented the sewing machine received a patent in 1851 for an 'Automatic, Continuous Clothing Closure.' Perhaps it was the success of the sewing machine, which caused Elias not to pursue marketing his clothing closure. As a result, Howe missed his chance to become the recognized 'Father of the Zip.' \n\nForty-four years later, Mr. Whitcomb Judson (who also invented the 'Pneumatic Street Railway') marketed a 'Clasp Locker' a device similar to the 1851 Howe patent. Being first to market gave Whitcomb the credit of being the 'Inventor of the Zipper', However, his 1893 patent did not use the word zipper. The Chicago inventor's 'Clasp Locker' was a complicated hook-and-eye shoe fastener. Together with businessman Colonel Lewis Walker, Whitcomb launched the Universal Fastener Company to manufacture the new device. The clasp locker had its public debut at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair and met with little commercial success.
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How about Screwdriver!!!! How about if you invented a drink called You F***bull****.?
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I don't know what to tell you other than what happened to me. I paid $500 for a patent search. The company told me that this was a great idea and nothing else like it was on the market. They could get me a patent and help me present it to people who could make it. I would make X-amount of dollars and would be rich (lol). The patent cost me another $5,000.\nThey did get me a patent. A Design Patent. This patent just covers what the product looks like, not how it works. If you design a telephone with the buttons in a certain place, this is a Design Patent. What makes it work (the guts to it) is a Utility Patent. Someone can come along and change the way that it looks, you're out of luck. \nCheck with BBB and past clients. \nI felt ripped off and that was 14 years ago, I still see their ads on television everyday. Every ones idea is a winner, just watch "American Inventor". Be careful!!
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Dang!  Just sold mine on ebay not too long ago.  I do recall, however, being able to find a user guide on line.  That friggin thing is tricky to use as well.  When I asked the guy that I got it from how it worked, he said, "just keep pushing buttons!".
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If you look at this site, you'll find out about the flashlight, as it's called in the United States.\n\nhttp://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/story014.htm\n\nIt says, in part:\n\nAlthough a flashlight is a relatively simple device, its invention did not occur until the late 19th century because it depended upon the earlier invention of the electric battery and electric light. Conrad Hubert received a US patent in 1903 , number 737,107 issued August 26, for a flashlight with an on/off switch in the now familiar cylindrical casing containing lamp and batteries. \n\nInvention: flashlight in 1902  \nDefinition: noun / flash·light, flashlight, flash-light \nFunction: a small portable battery-powered electric lamp, typically flashlight consists of a small electric light bulb with associated parabolic reflector, powered by electric batteries, and with an electric power switch \nPatent: 737,107 (US) issued August 26, 1903 \n \nInventor: Conrad Hubert (aka Akiba Horowitz)   \nCriteria: First practical. Modern prototype. Entrepreneur. \nBirth: April 15, 1856 in Minsk, Russia \nDeath: 1928 \nNationality: American (of Russian decent) \n \nThere's a timeline of facts pertinent to the flashlight there as well.
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the link below leads to a local magazine (Twin Cities, Minnesota metro area). Because the Post-it note was invented by Art Fry, an engineer at 3M Co. and the product is now 25 years young, they did a feature article on this subject in April 2005. It is real good reading, I found the article a very entertaining read
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Patents are searchable on USPTO site, http://www.uspto.gov/patft/index.html\n\nA search by the inventor's name, if you know it, is a good place to start.
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1.Inventors:  McEvoy; Paul (San Marcos, CA)  \n\n2. Inventors:  Beard; Daniel John (Southampton, Hampshire, GB)  \n\n3. More results.
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Try the US Patent Office.  Perhaps the FAQ's can help a little.
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It would be helpful if you could provide the model number, I am assuming its a philips cam?\n\nHow to find your model number  \nThe model number for many Philips products can be found on the product label. For those (usually smaller) products without a product label, if you do not see a model number printed directly on the product, then, please refer to the owners manual for the model number. \n \nIf you could provide this it will make finding the drivers/software alot easier. Then when you know you could visit this page\nhttp://www.support.philips.com/support/html/index_gb_en.html\nAnd type the model number into the box then click search and it should bring up the correct Information regarding your cam.
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At least he was not delusional and believed he invented the damn thing! Sorry! That would have been a clueless I Know Everything...Lefty!
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http://inventors.about.com/od/mstartinventions/a/microscope.htm
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Primax Colorado LPT Drivers for Windows XP\nThe link to download the drivers is below.\n\nYou may want to shop eBay for the manual. You can probably get it pretty cheap.
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Oliver Lodge\n\nPatented Invention: http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bl_spark_plugs.htm\n\nAlso Edmund Berger (but he didn't patent)
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Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman who developed many devices which greatly influenced life in the 20th century. Dubbed "The Wizard of Menlo Park" by a newspaper reporter, he was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production to the process of invention, and can therefore be credited with the creation of the first industrial research laboratory. Some of the inventions credited to him were not completely original, but alterations of earlier patents (most famously the light bulb), or were actually the work of his numerous employees. Nevertheless, Edison is considered one of the most prolific inventors in history, holding 1,097 U.S. patents in his name, as well as many patents in the United Kingdom, France, and Germany.
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The Stanley garage door opener company (Not part of Stanley tool company) is out of business. Some say they have very few Stanley parts left.\nThis statement was written 9-21-2002\n\nremote problems read:\nhttp://www.factsfacts.com/MyHomeRepair/stanleyOpener.htm\n\nprices may be found on links below: