Middle School: Inventing and Patent Creation
BUSA-90039
Uncover the secrets behind inventors' success.
Inventing and Patent Creation will expose students to the inner thought processes of designers and inventors who developed their own ideas which then became profitable. Students will examine the basic research components important to researchers, designers and inventors. Throughout the course, students will learn about the importance of brainstorming, developing a line of logic, using reputable citations and sources, and how to conduct a literature and prior art review. By the end of the course, students will have a practical experience by drafting their own patent application.
What You Will Learn
Students in Inventing and Patent Creation will:
- Understand what a patent is and how they work
- Decipher between primary/secondary and reliable/unreliable sources of information
- Conduct a competent literature/prior art review using primary and reliable sources of information
- Develop abilities to outline, illustrate and explain lines of logic
- Illustrate innovative concepts through diagrams as well as written explanations of concepts and processes
- Demonstrate advanced oral and written skills through effective communication of personal inventions via a patent draft and presentation of that invention to a live audience
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Course Information
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All class meetings held in-person according to published location, dates and times. Students may be expected to engage with course content online during the published course dates.
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All course materials are included unless otherwise stated.
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Trevor Stine
Earlier in his career, Trevor lived in the wilderness of Tennessee for two years as a wilderness counselor for adjudicated youths. In San Francisco, he managed four multi-million dollar philanthropic campaigns for the United Way of the Bay Area. He took numerous, long solo motorcycle journeys throughout Mexico, Central America, and the United States in order to undertake academic research and promote his international development organization.
Besides teaching at NewSchool of Architecture + Design, Trevor is the founder of Pangea Proxima, an international non-profit organization, focused on increasing access to education and health, while promoting sustainable building in developing nations. He also founded and is a co-partner of Evolution Maps, a mapping, and spatial analysis company, which promotes the work of small to mid-sized businesses, non-profits and local government entities.
Trevor has authored three published patents concerning biometric repositories and anti-identity theft solutions. He is also a member of the CASBA (California Straw Bale Builders Association).
