
The Eureka Method: How to Think Like an Inventor
John Hershey(Author)
TAB Books Inc (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 16. November 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-07-177039-2 (ISBN)
Description
Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Fuel your "Eureka!" moments and become a successful inventorEnvision breakthrough new products using the proven methods and applied reasoning techniques of today's successful inventors. The Eureka Method: How to Think Like an Inventor lays out a systematic approach to innovation. Discover how to look at social developments and trends to find new ways of combining and improving existing technologies and systems. Plain-language examples of real-world patents, products, and inventors illuminate each point along the way.
Find out how to:
Gain regular flashes of inspiration based on your understanding of the inventive process
Improve and expand existing products in ways that fill social needs
Fuse elements from different products into new and useful combinations
Discover new opportunities by side-stepping rules and gaming the system
"Futurize" your inventions and prevent them from becoming obsolete
Identify emerging regulations and use them to your creative advantage
Learn about comprehensive patent applications that protect your rights
Find out how to:
Gain regular flashes of inspiration based on your understanding of the inventive process
Improve and expand existing products in ways that fill social needs
Fuse elements from different products into new and useful combinations
Discover new opportunities by side-stepping rules and gaming the system
"Futurize" your inventions and prevent them from becoming obsolete
Identify emerging regulations and use them to your creative advantage
Learn about comprehensive patent applications that protect your rights
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
80 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 188 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
451 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-177039-2 (9780071770392)
Schweitzer Classification
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Content
Part I: Thinking Like an Inventor
Chapter 1. The Three Questions That Should Follow a Eureka! Moment
Chapter 2. Improvement Inventions
Chapter 3. Developing an Inventive Mindset by Gaming the System
Chapter 4. Increasing Dimensions to Spark Eureka! Moments
Chapter 5. Combination Inventions
Part II: Seeking a Eureka! Moment
Chapter 6. Law, Regulation, and Standards
Chapter 7. Overcoming and Using Constraints
Chapter 8. Be Driven by the Bottom Line
Part III: Appendixes
Appendix A. Patents: Mileposts of Invention
Appendix B. U.S. Patent 6004596 "Sealed Crustless Sandwich"
Appendix C. Inventors and Inventorship
Index
Chapter 1. The Three Questions That Should Follow a Eureka! Moment
Chapter 2. Improvement Inventions
Chapter 3. Developing an Inventive Mindset by Gaming the System
Chapter 4. Increasing Dimensions to Spark Eureka! Moments
Chapter 5. Combination Inventions
Part II: Seeking a Eureka! Moment
Chapter 6. Law, Regulation, and Standards
Chapter 7. Overcoming and Using Constraints
Chapter 8. Be Driven by the Bottom Line
Part III: Appendixes
Appendix A. Patents: Mileposts of Invention
Appendix B. U.S. Patent 6004596 "Sealed Crustless Sandwich"
Appendix C. Inventors and Inventorship
Index