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Nolo's Patent It Yourself provides basic guidelines for making patent drawings, but is mainly focused on the written text. Many readers have asked for further guidance on patent drawings, so here it is. It is not essential to have drawing skills to create suitable patent drawings, Lo and Pressman say, some knowledge of cameras and computers may be all that is required to prepare formal patent drawings that meet strict Patent Office requirements.

"This picture-book biography of Chester Greenwood explores the invention of the earmuffs and the patenting process"--

Life in the modern world would be unthinkable without his inventions. More than any other individual, he paved the way for the future. Thomas Alva Edison has rightly earned a place among the most important men in history. His inventions of the light bulb, phonograph and movie camera, among many others, literally transformed the world. Rare films made by Edison himself show the inventor at work, and learn the little known stories behind some of his...