Patenting

[WORKEROUTER]

How does one go about patenting an idea? If it's a "technological" patent, one that doesn't really involve any "concrete" substances, can it be patented? And to what degree of description and detail must a prototype of it be required before submitting it to be patented?

How much does it cost to patent an idea, and are there any ways around this (such as ways to help fund it)?

 

[spider_007]

i could be wrong but i thought it had to be detaild to the extreeme. I know my buddy invented something for the buldowsers, and he had to submit detaild drawing (which included, material hardness, and even specify the welded areas and the specifications for the weld.......). I'm not sure haw much he paid (i was under the impresion it was quiet a bit.)

 

[Centaurion]

^ lol thats not detailed. That's just standard engineering practise.

 

[spider_007]

Originally posted by Centaurion
^ lol thats not detailed. That's just standard engineering practise.

duhh

read the question next time

Originally posted by WORKEROUTER
.....patent, one that doesn't really involve any "concrete" substances, can it be patented? And to what degree of description and detail must a prototype of it be required before submitting it to be patented?

 

[Dust 2 Dust]

Here is the official website for the united states patent office.

http://www.uspto.gov/