Inventor

In Brief:  Inventorship can be based on unclaimed improvements that are necessary for enabling the invention to work.  Here’s What Happened:   Steve Campbell invented a container for transporting gaseous fluids consisting of an insulated housing, pressure vessels and port bosses. But his prototypes suffered from numerous problems, including slippage of the port boss on […]

In Brief:  A named inventor has to make a significant contribution to the claims in a patent. Here’s What Happened: Hormel Foods Corporation obtained a patent for a two-step process for precooking bacon and meat pieces. The first step involves preheating in a microwave oven and the second step involves cooking the meat in a […]