Patent/Product information wanted - I could use your help Delphi or G.M. Employees!!

[miketwalker]

Try these:
http://patents.cos.com/
http://www.delphion.com/simple

Hope that helps. Good luck with whatever you're doing!!!

(Wonders if it has to do with something involving the big Dew bottle's revival?)

[Elgin Clock]

Originally Posted by miketwalker

(Wonders if it has to do with something involving the big Dew bottle's revival?)

Darn it.. you got me.

It's a supersized cup holder for the large dew bottle.

Oh well, now the secret's out I may as well just throw away my ideas on that design..








I'm just kidding by the way
It has only a miniscule detail that is shared with the big dew bottle.

[JohnBoucher]

The Patent Office http://www.uspto.gov/ has many tools for searching patents. You can look for pending, current and expired patents.

That said...... You can file yourself, but at work we always work through a patent attorney. It is a long, involved process.

[Joe Johnson]

Originally Posted by JohnBoucher

The Patent Office http://www.uspto.gov/ has many tools for searching patents. You can look for pending, current and expired patents.

That said...... You can file yourself, but at work we always work through a patent attorney. It is a long, involved process.

I second the recommendation for the US Patent Office site. It is a good place to start a search. However, if you are from a largish company (Delphi), you may get a warning from your internet portal folks because I think that the USPTO doesn't want the big companies using the site to do automated searches -- there are fees involved with doing many searches, but John Q Public gets access for free.

Joe J.

[Greg Needel]

I have been looking into/ working on patenting things for a while and this is what I recommend

1) Use the patent office website search feature; try searching with tons of different terms and key words (this is just to give you a general idea if something like this exists)

2) go talk to a patent attorney (most will give you a free meeting) there is the perfect time to ask about time, how much it will cost, what their fee is, etc From this meeting you can also judge based on the reaction of the attorney if he thinks it is a good idea (it isn’t a requirement but if you have a proto type bring it with you to the meeting and make sure that the attorney signs a non-disclosure agreement before you show him/ say any specifics

3)if you decide to proceed, ask the lawyer to do a patent search for you (there is an independent fee for this) in return you will get all the patents in written form that are anywhere close to your idea.

4) decide if you want to proceed if yes then fill out the paper work and start along your way.


A standard patent can cost also so it is worth the initial investment to see if it is worth it. Also when you go to "patent pending" status it is just as if you have the patent so you can start looking for investors.

Also for cost check your school, I know RIT has a patent program where they will pay for the whole patent process in exchange for half ownership of the product.

I hope this helps, if you have any other questions feel free to PM/IM me


Greg