Short stories of human inventions
Archive for February, 2010
Lexus LFA is Really a Great Invention of Technology
February 16, 2010
by merlin
in Technology
Technology has brought forward different types of cars in order to make the life of man more luxurious and comfortable. Not only do these different types of super cars serve a great purpose but at the same time they are also wonderful and stylish to look at. Some of these recent inventions include the Lexus LFA and the Lexus CT 200h.
The Lexus LFA is basically a kind of sports car. In fact, the Lexus LFA was designed to run side by side with the Ferrari and Lamborghini. The car has now undergone nearly 10 years of development. It was launched in Tokyo International Motor Show.
It is highly a technologically upgraded car. The head lights and the concave fender sculpting are quite distinctive. The tail lights of the Lexus LFA are quite thin. There are three exhaust pipes which are nestled in between the two diffuser tunnels. The leather seats of the car are actually complemented by the carbon fiber especially on the dash as well as the doors. These are all proof of the technological image of… More >>
Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Trade Secrets Protect Your Invention!
February 9, 2010
by merlin
in General Topics
Patent numbers are issued sequentially, beginning with the number one. Patent number one was issued to Samuel Hopkins on July 31,1790. It took 75 years for the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to issue patent number 1,000,000. Patent number 7,000,000 was issued February 14, 2006. It took only seven years for the USPTO to move from issuance of patent number 6,000,000 to 7,000,000.What does this mean? Simply, there is more creativity now that at any time in history. The old saw that “there is nothing new” is completely wrong. There has never been so many people and entities creating novel, unique products, technology and services, and so driven to commercialize these inventions. More patents and entrepreneurs attempting to market their products is indicative that there is more competition for successful placement.It is essential that entrepreneur’s protect their inventions. This is a form of insurance. To attempt to market an invention without covering the work with the shield of patent, trademark, copyright or trade secret protection indicates a frivolous approach that will not succeed. Investors, licensees, and investors demand the protection that these intellectual property products afford… More >>
The Invention of Adolescence
A little more than a century ago, adolescence was unrecognised, undiscovered, unknown and organized. Most young people between the ages of twelve and eighteen worked on family arms, engaged in wage labour, and grew up in the company of adults. A handful of relatively high born young people went on to college. Graduation from high school was a privilege of relatively prosperous town dwellers (Tim and Frank, 2001). Strictly speaking, there were no adolescents one hundred years ago. Adolescence is a historically grounded social invention, the product of concerted attempts of socially and morally anxious nineteenth and twentieth-century developmental psychologists, moral reformer, sociologists, medical specialists, and other emerging professionals to control the socialization of increasing number of detached youth. The new invention marked the recognition of youth as a life stage; a period of time between irresponsible childhood and married adulthood. In order to better socialize the youth, some constrains and regulations were imposed on youth, such as education which regulated the lives of the young and reside authority over their development in carefully organized institutions of formal education. The education was mainly affected by the belief that… More >>