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The Inventors.About.com Newsletter
July 31, 2000
~ 210th Anniversary of the First American Patent Act
~ Lesson Plans
~ Community - Inventions Wanted, Free Email
~ Upcoming
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210TH ANNIVERSARY
Two hundred and ten years ago the first American patent act was passed
-- view historical images of the early patent offices and read about patent
number one. Do you know what X Patents are?
http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa073100a.htm
LESSON PLANS
Do you need to start preparing for back to school? We have a great
reference section for teachers
http://inventors.about.com/msub11lp.htm
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---------------------Hot Threads-------------------------
The following are the hot thread or forum discussions going on in our Delphi forum right now. These are all conversations on our bulletin board that you can feel free to join in and add you comments, opinions, advice or disagreements. Our forums are attracting the "professionals" among our readers, this is a good place to connect with your fellow inventor. You can read or browse all the messages as a guest, but you have to join in order to leave a message.
SCAM ALERT
Has anyone heard of "Invention Technologies" in Coral Gables, Florida
or knows their web site address? A soon to be client called me yesterday
considering giving them $6,000 for help in finding him a licensee. He already
has an issued patent so they can't make money on the front end from him
- Penny Ballou
http://forums.about.com/ab-inventors/messages?lgnF=y&msg=92.1
FREE @PATENT EMAIL
A new FREE service for inventors & attys - put the word patent
in your email.
http://forums.about.com/ab-inventors/messages?lgnF=y&msg=104.1
WANTED HEAT & THERMAL TECHNOLOGIES
We are looking for innovative ventures who have developed own unique
and advanced heat and thermal technologies, which are on the stage from
new products development to marketing start-up. - McUNO'S LIMITED (As always
this is not a recommendation, check them out first)
http://forums.about.com/ab-inventors/messages?lgnF=y&msg=102.1
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OGLING BREASTS MAKES MEN LIVE LONGER
Says a medical journal. Right? Guide David Emery does some research.
http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/weekly/aa072600a.htm
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