Today's Lecture Engineering Design in the Real World 1.Identify the need and define the problem. 2.Assemble design team. 3.Identify constraints and criteria for success 4.Search for solutions Feasibility Preliminary Detailed study design design 5.Analyze each potential solution. 6.Choose the“best”solution(s)
Today’s Lecture • Engineering Design in the Real World 4. Search for solutions 5. Analyze each potential solution. Feasibility study Preliminary design Detailed design 2. Assemble design team. 3. Identify constraints and criteria for success. 1. Identify the need and define the problem. 6. Choose the “best”solution(s). 7. Document the solution(s). 8. Communicate the solution(s) to management. 9. Construct the solution. 10. Verify and evaluate. Synthesis Synthesis & Analysis Communication Implementation Analysis
Employ analogies ·Reverse engineering 。Looking up analogies -Books
Employ analogies • Reverse engineering • Looking up analogies – Books
Pictorial handbook of technical devices By Schwarz and PICTORIAL HANDBOOK Grafstein,1971) OF TECHNICAL DEVICES ■包图主馆 A区1楼密集书库 外文图书 T-62G736P仅阅览 ■上图 参考外借1楼 T-62/G736/
Pictorial handbook of technical devices By Schwarz and Grafstein, 1971) 包图主馆 A 区1楼密集书库 外文图书 T-62 G736P 仅阅览 上图 参考外借 1楼 T-62/G736/
Employ analogies ·Reverse engineering 。Looking up analogies Books Patents
Employ analogies • Reverse engineering • Looking up analogies – Books – Patents
What is patents A 'Patent'gives an inventor exclusive rights to use their invention for a limited time.These rights will prevent other parties from copying or selling the invention without the permission of the inventor
What is Patents • A ‘Patent’ gives an inventor exclusive rights to use their invention for a limited time. These rights will prevent other parties from copying or selling the invention without the permission of the inventor
Importance as a Scientific Resource Patent literature is the largest single body of technical information available anywhere. -A patent gives full disclosure of all details of an invention:descriptions,drawings, diagrams,chemical structures,genetic sequences,etc
Importance as a Scientific Resource – Patent literature is the largest single body of technical information available anywhere. – A patent gives full disclosure of all details of an invention: descriptions, drawings, diagrams, chemical structures, genetic sequences, etc
Importance as a Scientific Resource -A patent is often the first place scientific and technical information is reported key Current Awareness Value -A great volume of the information reported in patents is unavailable elsewhere
Importance as a Scientific Resource –– A patent is often the first place scientific and technical information is reported – key Current Awareness Value – A great volume of the information reported in patents is unavailable elsewhere
How Patentable? 5 Requirements for a Patentable ldea Appropriate Subject Matter Useful Novel Not-Obvious -Enablement
How Patentable? • 5 Requirements for a Patentable Idea – Appropriate Subject Matter – Useful – Novel – Not-Obvious – Enablement
Parts of a patent The“Front Page" 。Patent Number Filing Date and Issue Date Title of the Invention ·Inventor(s ·Assignee(s) Field of Search and References Cited Representative Drawing
Parts of a Patent The “Front Page” • Patent Number • Filing Date and Issue Date • Title of the Invention • Inventor(s) • Assignee(s) • Field of Search and References Cited • Representative Drawing
United States Patent9 ll】Patent Number: 4,656,917 Title Van Halen [45]Date of Patent: Apr.14,1987 Patent No./Issue date [54]MUSICAL INSTRUMENT SUPPORT Primary Examiner-S.J.Witkowski [76]Inventor: Edward L.Van Halen,1900 Ave.of Assistant Examiner-David Warren Stars #1780.Los Angeles,Calif. Attorney.Agent,or Firm-Lerner,David,Littenberg, 90067 Krumholz Mentlik [211 Appl No.:760,59% [57 ABSTRACT Inventor(s) A supporting device for stringed masical instruments [22]Filed: J山l.30,1985 for example,guitars,banjos,mandolins and the like,is [51) Int.CL4 ,G10G5/00 disclosed.The supporting device is constructed and Serial No. [32) US.☐. 84/321:224/910 arranged for supporting the musical instrument on the 58 Field ot Search 84/327,453,267,280 player to permit total freedom of the player's hands to 84/411,42:224/910.248/444.371443 play the instrument in a completely new way,thus allowing the player to create new techniques and 【56 References Cited souds previously uknown to any playcr.The device, Filing Date U.S.PATENT DOCUMENTS when in its operational position,has a plate which rests L285,0211/1918Ruse. upon the player's leg leaving both hands free to explore the musical instrument as never before.Because the 1.945,1621/1934Ramu5sen 2814,22911/1957 Vaccar0al musical instrument is arranged perpendicular to the 3,371,5703/06 player's body,the player has maximum visibility of the References cited 3719761vie, instrument's entire playing surtace. 3979,993 9/1976Pr0c4or 84/453 4,213,3697/1980Sw1 rtwout 22 Claims,4 Drawing Figures Abstract Representative Figure
Title Patent No./Issue date Inventor(s) Serial No. Filing Date References cited Abstract Representative Figure