Can processes be patented?

Patents are often associated with products or devices. However, inventing a product or device is not the only potentially valuable innovation a person could make. For example, they could invent a new manufacturing or technical process. Can processes, like more traditional inventions, be patented? They can here in America, as U.S. patent law allows for […]

The major impacts of inventions

Inventions can bring about a lot of major changes in the world. MidAmerica Nazarene University put out an infographic regarding the impactfulness of inventions that our readers may find interesting. The infographic picks out the “most impactful invention” in each state. The inventions on this list touch on all different sorts of areas, including: health, communication, transportation, […]