Three Tests of Patentability

Author: Umakant Mishra

Abstract:

United States patent law prescribes three major criteria of patentability, viz, novelty, usefulness and non-obviousness. These "three tests of patentability" are fundamentals behind issue of any patent from USPTO. It is important to know these fundamentals for any person who intends to work on patents.

Keywords: Patenting, Patent Criteria, Innovation, Invention, patent law, USPTO

http://works.bepress.com/umakant_mishra/41

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261949122_Three_Tests_of_Patentability?ev=prf_pub

Inventions on Menu Interfacing for GUI Applications, A TRIZ based Analysis, Part-1

Author: Umakant Mishra

Abstract:

During last two decades, the computer menu system has been improved from a text based multiple choice to highly adaptive, self organized menu system. This has been possible by hundreds of inventions. This article analyses 15 patents on Menu System from a TRIZ perspective to find out their IFRs and Contradictions. Besides we will also see what Inventive Principles have been applied to achieve those solutions.

Keywords: TRIZ, Innovation, Inventive Problem Solving, Invention, Software Patents, GUI, Computer Software, Software inventions, Graphical User Interface, GUI design, Windows applications, Menu design

http://works.bepress.com/umakant_mishra/40

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261949214_Inventions_on_Menu_Interfacing_for_GUI_Applications_A_TRIZ_based_Analysis_Part-1?ev=prf_pub

An Ideal Computer Keyboard- A case study of Applying Ideality on keyboard evolution

Author: Umakant Mishra

Abstract:

Any product or system moves towards its ideality.  If we know the Ideal Final Result (IFR) it becomes easy to predict the future generation of the product or system. The author made a study of over 100 patents on computer keyboards. Each of these inventions tries to achieve some new feature or functionality. But what is the ultimate keyboard? This article makes an attempt to find the features of an Ideal Keyboard.

Keywords: TRIZ, Computer Keyboard, Keyboard Inventions, Keyboard design, Computer Hardware, Hardware Inventions, Inventive Problem Solving, IFR, Ideal Final Result, Ideal Keyboard, Ideal Product, Ideal Features,

http://works.bepress.com/umakant_mishra/39

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261949018_An_Ideal_Computer_Keyboard-_A_case_study_of_Applying_Ideality_on_keyboard_evolution?ev=prf_pub