CFD Patents

Computational Fluid Dynamics allows for expeditious investigation of new ideas involving fluid flow in engineering, science and technology - efficiently both in cost and time. Time is of essence in patents. Concepts can be studied, modeled, simulated, analyzed, researched and developed, and submitted to the Patent Office faster and better with CFD. If you have any need to analyze your idea with CFD let us know. Interesting fluid flow, aerodynamics patents Patents related to Fluid Dynamics, Aerodynamics, Hydrodynamics: Coanda effect, Magnus effect, Coriolis effect, Venturi effect, Bernoulli flow, cooling, jet, swirl, wake, combustion, film cooling, drag reduction, vortex generation, fluid mixing, pressure loss, turbulent flow, laminar flow, boundary layer, MEMS flow, burner, turbine, compressor, boiler, airfoil, riblets, ...

What is a patent? A patent is a type of property right. It gives the patent holder the right, for a limited time, to exclude others from making, using, offering to sell, selling, or importing into the United States the subject matter that is within the scope of protection granted by the patent. (USPTO) How to file a patent? The best place to start is to look up USPTO.gov pages specifically: A Guide to Filing A Non-Provisional (Utility) Patent Application In a nutshell all you have to do is to describe your invention in detail following the USPTO guidlines. Your patent filing should include: title, cross-reference to related applications, abstract, background, summary and detailed description of inventions, claims and drawings. When you file with the USPTO, you have two options: you can file either a provisional or regular patent application. What is Provisional Patent Application (PPA)? A PPA allows you to claim patent pending status for the invention. You need a detailed description of the invention, and Basic filing fee - Design can be as low as $110-$220. Once the application is filed, the inventor has exactly one year to complete an RPA or lose the right to do so. What is regular patent application (RPA)? RPA requires more information, and is far more costly (a few thousand). After the USPTO acknowledges receiving RPO, a patent examiner is assigned to the file and the waiting period begins. The patent application process can take a few years before final decision is made whether to award or deny a patent. Intellectual property (IP) is a term referring to a number of distinct types of legal monopolies over creations of the mind, both artistic and commercial, and the corresponding fields of law.[1] Under intellectual property law, owners are granted certain exclusive rights to a variety of intangible assets, such as musical, literary, and artistic works; discoveries and inventions; and words, phrases, symbols, and designs. Common types of intellectual property include copyrights, trademarks, patents, industrial design rights and trade secrets in some jurisdictions. (source Wikipedia) How to make money from your Patent? Patent commercialization can be done through licensing, assingnment, royalities or patent rights can be sold. Popular US Patent RSS Feeds Industrial: Refrigeration Measuring and Testing Pumps Energy: Power plants Radiant Heat-exchange Fuel Cells Chemistry: Liquid Purification Fluid diffusion Engines: Combustion Gas separation Popular US Application RSS Feeds Industrial: Refrigeration Measuring and Testing Pumps Energy: Power plants Radiant Heat-exchange Fuel Cells Chemistry: Liquid Purification Fluid diffusion Engines: Combustion Gas separation Get DOE patents news via RSS feed RSS News Feed Stay up to date with the latest patents RSS feed from Google: cfd aerodynamics turbine combustion How to search for latest patents that are not yet available on google.com/patents ? Search or browse to find patent number, for example FAQs.org by inventor name or other search pattern e.g., AIRFLOW DISTRIBUTION TO A LOW EMISSIONS COMBUSTOR http://www.faqs.org/patents/inv/658945 http://www.faqs.org/patents/app/20090222187 Copy the number 20090222187, go to FreePatentsOnline.com and search or just replace #.pdf with the correct defining number: http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20090222187.pdf Enjoy full pdf document that can be viewd and printed. How to view patents on uspto.gov? Yes, it is puzzling to have US Patent Office website (http://uspto.gov/) use plugins that do not work on most computers. Anyway, there is a relatively simple workaround, just use Apple web-browser Safari. Expiring Patents General rules of patent expiration in USA: Patents filed in USA after June 8, 1995 expire 20 years from the date of filing. 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