| CHAPTER | | PAGE |
|---|
| | [Preface] | vii |
| I. | [GETTING AN IDEA] | 1 |
| [How to Get an Idea] | |
| | [The First Raw Idea].—[Accidental Discoveries].—[Thoughtout Ideas].—[Reading up Your Subject].—[Workingout Ideas by Experiment].—[Ideas forInventions in General].—[Ideas for MechanicalInventions.]—[Ideas for Electrical Inventions].—[Ideasfor Electro-Mechanical Inventions].—[Ideasfor Chemical Inventions].—[Ideas for Electro-ChemicalInventions]. | |
| | [Protecting Your Raw Ideas] | |
| II. | [WORKING IT OUT ON PAPER] | 19 |
| | [Tools for Making Simple Drawings] | |
| | [How to Make Simple Working Drawings] | |
| | [A Simple Way to Draw in Perspective] | |
| | [How to Make Isometric Paper].—[Drawing Toolsyou Need]. | |
| | [How to Draw Isometric Ellipses] | |
| | [An Easy, Rough Way] and . | |
| | [How to Shade Drawings] | |
| | [How to Make Electrical Symbols] | |
| | [How to Read Electrical Diagrams] | |
| | [Some Aids to Drawing] | |
| | [Making Cardboard Models] | |
| III. | [THE STATE OF THE ART] | 45 |
| | [What is Meant by the State of the Art] | |
| | [Use of the State of the Art] | |
| | [How to Learn the State of the Art] | |
| | [Having a Patent Attorney Look It Up] | |
| | [How to Look It Up Yourself] | |
| | [What to Do When You Find] | |
| | (a) [There are no other improvements like yours].—(b)[That there is a resemblance to yours].—(c)[When others are exactly like yours]. | |
| IV. | [HOW TO EXPERIMENT] | 58 |
| | [How to Experiment with Machines] | |
| | [Work, Energy and Power].—[Work Against Friction].—[Formsof Energy]. | |
| | [Machines and the Principles of Machinery] | |
| | [The Uses of Machines] | |
| | [The Six Mechanical Powers] | |
| | [Compound Machines].—[Books] | |
| | [How to Experiment with Electricity] | |
| | [Forms of Electricity] | |
| | [Static Electricity].—[Current Electricity].—[Magnetism].—[Radiation]. | |
| | [Your Electrical Equipment].—[Books] | |
| | [How to Experiment with Chemistry] | |
| | [Your Chemical Equipment].—[Books] | |
| | [How to Experiment with Electro-Chemistry] | |
| V. | [MAKING A MODEL] | 91 |
| | [Kinds of Models] | |
| | [Rough Models].—[Scale Models].—[WorkingModels]. | |
| | [Ways to Make a Model] | |
| | [Making a Model Yourself].—[Having a ModelMaker Make It]. | |
| | [The Tools You Need] | |
| | [The Vernier].—[The Micrometer].—[A and S WireGage].—[Drill Press].—[Screw Cutting Lathe]. | |
| | [Buying Materials] | |
| | [About Making Patterns] | |
| | [Casting in Brass and Iron] | |
| VI. | [HOW TO PATENT YOUR INVENTION] | 112 |
| | [What a Patent Is] | |
| | [Choosing a Patent Attorney] | |
| | [Applying for a Patent Yourself] | |
| | [Applying for a Patent Through a Patent Attorney] | |
| | [What You May Patent] | |
| | [Looking Ahead] | |
| | [What a Patent Consists of] | |
| | [The Petition].—[The Drawings].—[The Specifications].—[TheClaims].—[The Oath]. | |
| | [While Your Patent is Pending] | |
| | [Interference] | |
| | [When Your Patent is Granted] | |
| | [About Paper Patents] | |
| VII. | [MAKING YOUR INVENTION PAY] | 131 |
| | [How to Raise the Initial Funds] | |
| | [About an Interest in a Patent] | |
| | [Royalties, Shop Rights, etc.] | |
| | [Forming a Partnership] | |
| | [Where the Promoter Comes in] | |
| | [What a Stock Company Is] | |
| | [How a Stock Company Is Organized] | |
| | [The Fees of the State].—[Outfit Needed]. | |
| | [How a Stock Company Is Operated] | |
| | [About Retaining a Lawyer] | |
| VIII. | [SOME HINTS OF MANUFACTURING] | 146 |
| | [Problems of Manufacturing] | |
| | [Farming out the Work].—[Starting Your OwnShop].—[Buying Machine Tools].—[Buying theStock].—[Organizing a Shop Force].—[The StockRoom].—[The Finished Product].—[OverheadCharges]. | |
| | [Where Your Profits Come in] | |
| IX. | [PUTTING IT ON THE MARKET] | 166 |
| | [How Best to Do It] | |
| | [Agents Wanted].—[The Mail Order Business].—[ASeries of Follow-Up Letters].—[Selling ThroughSales Agents].—[Selling Direct from Factory toConsumer].—[Selling Through the Trade]. | |
| | [Getting Publicity] | |
| | [Advertising] | |
| X. | [THINGS FOR YOU TO INVENT] | 180 |
| | [Some Little Things Needed] | |
| | [For the Person].—[For the House].—[For theFarm].—[For the Office].—[For Fun]. | |
| | [Some Big Inventions Needed] | |
| | [Safety First].—[Automobiles].—[Aviation].—[Chemistry].—[Electricity].—[Electro-Chemistry].—[Building].—[Mining and Metallurgy].—[Printing].—[Moving Pictures]. | |
| | [What Not To Invent] | |
| XI. | [WHAT SOME INVENTIONS HAVE PAID] | 200 |
| | [A Tour of the Inventive World] | |
| | [Little Inventions] | |
| | [Simple Inventions] | |
| | [Real Inventions] | |
| | [Great Inventions] | |
| | [The Steam Engine, Locomotive, and Steamboat].—[TheTelegraph].—[The Perfecting Press].—[TheSewing Machine].—[The Ice Machine].—[TheSteel Process].—[The Gas Engine].—[The Dynamoand Motor].—[The Air Brake].—[The Telephone].—[TheTypewriter].—[The Phonograph].—[The StorageBattery].—[The Snap-shot Camera].—[TheSteam Turbine].—[The Automobile].—[The IncandescentLight].—[The Trolley Car].—[The ElectricLocomotive].—[The Linotype].—[Moving Pictures].—[TheWireless Telegraph].—[The WirelessTelephone].—[The Aeroplane]. | |
| XII. | [PROFITABLE INFORMATION] | 216 |
| | [Design Patents] | |
| | [Assignments] | |
| | [Caveats] | |
| | [Patent Office Fees] | |
| | [Trade Marks] | |
| | [Copyrights] | |
| | [Government Fees for Patents and Least Chargesof Patent Attorneys] | |
| | [Foreign Patents] | |
| [APPENDICES] | 229-252 |
| [SOME WORDS and Terms Used in This Book] | 253-260 |
| [INDEX] | 261-270 |