From Idea to Patent: An Inventor's Handbook

This book is designed and written to teach the reader a process of taking an invention from an idea to a granted U.S. Patent, to teach the reader to develop inventive skill sets, and to teach the reader how they can unleash their creative talents.

This book provides an introduction to the subjects of patents and intellectual property and discusses the requirements for getting a patent (Chapter 1), and the patent application, claims, and prior art (Chapter 2). This book then discusses inventions and the invention process (Chapter 3), the patent application and its sections and organization (Chapter 4), and a method and process for drafting a patent application (Chapter 5).

This book then explores provisional patent applications and non-provisional patent applications (Chapter 6), filing provisional patent applications and non-provisional patent applications (Chapter 7), and the examination of a patent application and patent prosecution (Chapter 8).

This book then discusses the patent examination and prosecution of an actual patent application for an invention of the author, namely, U.S. Patent No. 9,925,855 for a "Cover Apparatus and Method For Vehicle Windows and/or Other Vehicle Components" (Chapter 9).

This book then discusses the subjects of building a patent portfolio (Chapter 10), patenting inventions in foreign countries (Chapter 11), and the United States Patent and Trademark Office and its website (Chapter 12).

This book then concludes with Chapter 13 which discusses why YOU CAN BE AN INVENTOR.