Independent inventor

Independent inventor

An independent inventor is an inventor that makes and owns inventions for his or herself. [http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2000/04/01/277559/index.htm Edward Robinson "They Saved Small Business When corporate America tried to seize the patent system from independent inventors, this Boston couple came to the rescue." Fortune Small Business, April 1, 2000] ] They often earn their income from licensing the patents they get on their inventions.

Independent inventors are distinguished from inventors that work for corporations. Inventors that work for corporations, such as research scientists, must normally assign their ownership rights to their inventions to corporations as a condition for their employment.

Notable independent inventors

* Ronald A. Katz inventor of the automated call center.
* Robert Kearns inventor of the intermittent windscreen wiper.
* Jerome H. Lemelson inventor of the bar code reader.
* Peter Roberts inventor of the quick release socket wrench

Organizations

* Alliance for American Innovation

ee also

*Employment contract
*Flash of Genius (film)

References


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