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Can patents cover ideas?
A patent may only be granted for the creation of a new machine, manufacture, and so on--not for the mere idea or suggestion of the new machine
Does a patent apply to a machine that is second hand?
Patents apply to any machine created under that patent until the patent expires. It does not matter how many times the machine is used or how many times it changes hands, the patent is still a patent.
What is the difference between a utility patent and a design patent?
According to the US Patent and Trademark Office:A utility patent may be granted to anyone who invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, article of manufacture, compositions of matter, or any new useful improvement thereof. A design patent may be granted to anyone who invents a new, original, and ornamental design for an article of manufacture.
Who was Charles Weisenthal?
Charles Weisenthal was the first inventor of the sewing machine, a German, and he was issued a patent for a needle that was designed for a machine, however, the patent did not describe the rest of the machine if one existed.
Who really invented the washing machine?
the first person to really invent the washing machine is unknown. But the first U.S. patent for the washing machine was granted to Nathaniel Briggs of New Hampshire. Hope that helped.
What was the name of John greenough sewing machine?
Greenough did not commercially manufacture his invention and his patent model remains as the only evidence. So his machine is simply called the "Sewing Machine Patent Model."
What did Elias Howe get a 1851 patent for?
Sewing machine.
Who invented the sewing machine and where are they from?
Walter Hunt was from the state of New York. He was the first to build a working sewing machine, but he didn't patent his invention. He did not want to cause seamstresses to loose their jobs. Elias Howe was from the state of Massachusetts and invented the first Automatic Sewing Machine. Howe obtained the first patent for the machine. Both are American inventors from the east coast of United States.
What was Eliamkim Spooner's first patent in 1799?
Spooner's patent was for a gravity-fed seeding machine, which turned out not to work.
Who made the first washing machine?
The first patent (UK) in 1691. Then Jacob Schaffer (Germany) 1767. UK patent To Henry Sidgier for first rotating drum machine in 1782 . The first US Patent in 1797 was awarded to Nathaniel Briggs.
What can you get a patent for?
You can get a patent for an invention that is "new" and "non-obvious".
What is patent and how much does a patent cost?
The term patent usually refers to a right granted to anyone who invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, article of manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof. Filing a patent costs between $5000 to $15000
