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Invention, Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Invention, Innovation & Entrepreneurship. (8/29/2012). Management Librarian in Troy. Colette Holmes Email: holmec@rpi.edu Voice Mail: 518-276-8331 Folsom Library, 3 rd floor North (341A) Monday – Friday, 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM Appointments Recommended. Passwords & Tech Help.

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Invention, Innovation & Entrepreneurship

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  1. Invention, Innovation & Entrepreneurship (8/29/2012)

  2. Management Librarian in Troy • Colette Holmes • Email: holmec@rpi.edu • Voice Mail: 518-276-8331 • Folsom Library, 3rd floor North (341A) • Monday – Friday, 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM • Appointments Recommended

  3. Passwords & Tech Help • Your RCS Userid and Password • One sign on for most library services • Available from VCC Help Desk • Contact consult&rpi.edu Sample Logon Window for Off-Campus Access

  4. Entrepreneurship Resources • Starting a Business • Business Plans • Venture Capital & Private Equity • Franchising • Trade Publications & academic Journals • Competitors • Market Shares, Rankings, Market Information • Industry Information • Manufacturer Information • NY State Business Information • Legal & Tax Information • Global Business

  5. Statistical Sources • New York State Statistical Yearbook • Statistical Almanac of the United States (until 2012) • U.S. Business Statistics • E-Stat • International Business Statistics • Capital District Regional Planning District • American FactFinder

  6. Reference Tools • Timelines of Invention and Technology • 16th century to Present • Access Science Sci-Tech Encyclopedia

  7. Emerging Technologies • Gartner’s The Worlds 50 Most Innovative Companies • Gartner Identifies Top 10 Most Disruptive Technologies 2008-2012 • O’Reilly Radar • MIT 10 Emerging Technologies

  8. Current News Sources • Computerworld • Fast Company • Technovation • Technology Review • New York Times • Wall Street Journal • NPR (National Public Radio) • Television Networks

  9. Develop Scenario • Previously undetected congenital heart defects • Healthy adult has stroke caused by hole in heart • Baby Boomer and GenXer Market • Living well into adulthood • Known/unknown congenital heart defects • Some repair procedures in place since 1940s • Adult Patients = New Market (s) • Procedures performed by Pediatric Cardio. Surgeons • Clinical trials for closures relating to strokes, migraines • Treatments vary

  10. Patent by Carlos E. Ruiz

  11. Ruiz Heart Closure Patent

  12. Carlos E. Ruiz’s Patent Medical hole closure device and methods of use … Carlos E. Ruiz Patent Patent Number: 5976174 Issued: Nov 2, 1999

  13. Patent Citations vs. References • Luiz Patent was granted a patent Nov 2, 1999. • Citations (Patents that 1999 Ruiz Cited.) • He cited 10 patents of others in his 1999 patent. • These patents date from 1950 to 1999. • Subsequently • Reference (Patents that Cited the 1999 Ruiz Patent) • Over 200 references dating from Jan 2000 – Aug 30, 2012 • 2000-200996 patents • 2010 -2012 106 patents in most recent 2.5 years

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