Inventor Resources

Some of these sites are for commercial products or services and this list is not intended as an endorsement from the Bucknell SBDC.

General Inventor Resources:

  • http://web.mit.edu/invent/index.html
    • Site includes information from the Lemelson-MIT Program for inventors, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Also includes an “Inventor’s Handbook” (http://web.mit.edu/invent/h-main.html) that has information on major questions that every inventor should be asking.  
  • http://www1.eere.energy.gov/inventions/resources_pub.html
    • Inventor resources from the Department of Energy’s Inventions and Innovations program. Contains well-developed publications on the process of developing an invention, deciding whether or not to license, and other inventor information.  
  • http://web.mit.edu/deshpandecenter/resources.html
    • Resources for Innovators from the Deshpande Center at MIT, information to assist you in shepherding your innovation to the marketplace and see it successfully commercialized.  
  • http://www.inventorsdigest.com/
    • A magazine committed to educating and inspiring independent and professional innovators.  
  • http://www.innovation-institute.com/about.htm
    • The WIN-I2 Innovation Evaluation Service is an inventor/innovator assistance service that provides a third-party analysis of the risks and potential of ideas, inventions, and new products. Affiliates including the United Inventors Association and the College of Business Administration at Missouri State University.  
  • http://www.ideationtriz.com/
    • Found a problem, not sure how to solve it? Try out the Ideation/TRIZ Methodology of problem solving.  
  • http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/3764
    • Advanced product development discussions and papers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Center for Innovation in Product Development.  

Patent, Trademark, Copyright and Intellectual Property Information:

Manufacturing/Product Development Assistance:

Small Business Resources: