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95% (38 of 40)
Nickname: bruceboatner
Location: Eagle, Idaho USA
In My Own Words:
I have a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, a private helicopter pilot's license and own a 1956 Bell 47 helicopter, which is training me to be a pretty good mechanic by necessity. I do some systems analysis and consulting work, I've been issued two patents for electronic circuitry and have two patents pending on wind-driven devices. From a right-brain perspective, I have a B.A. in French, have s… Read moreI have a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, a private helicopter pilot's license and own a 1956 Bell 47 helicopter, which is training me to be a pretty good mechanic by necessity. I do some systems analysis and consulting work, I've been issued two patents for electronic circuitry and have two patents pending on wind-driven devices.
From a right-brain perspective, I have a B.A. in French, have studied a number of energy-based alternative medical therapies, both here and in the U.K., and love drawing, oil painting, shooting tournament archery and lots of other things that I just never seem to have time for these days. Mostly, though, I like to hang out with Sugar Bear, our Black Lab.
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Reviewer Rank: 923 - Total Helpful Votes: 38 of 40
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On the last couple of patent applications I submitted, I ended up doing 90% of the drawings myself because it turned out to be easier than continuously having to correct the mistakes of the draftsman. My attorney said that my drawings just needed to be shaded and cleaned up a bit, and have the legends applied, but otherwise what ended up going into the applications was essentially my drawings with a few more bells and whistles. His draftsman had just put them on a light table and copied them as is. But I still had to pay for the drawings! This book was able to get me the rest of the way there by detailing the regulations that the USPTO puts on drawings. They're not really difficult,… Read more
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The thing I like most about "The Inventor's Bible" is the fact that it flows. There is a background story that runs through the book as we follow the real-life history of ideas as they naturally evolve. Many books for inventors are oriented towards the novelty/toy markets. I have found my own experience of licensing manufacturers quite different (actually easier) than most of the toy inventors' books describe. Docie's first invention was one born out of near mishap and had true safety value. He considered his first patent weak due to an overcrowded field of competitors, which makes it an even better illustration of how to proceed with an invention. But he knew it was a good idea from… Read more
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Everyone has their favorites, but being a J.J. Cale fan for a lot longer than I'd wish to admit (has it really been almost 30 years?) I'd say that you'd do a lot better by getting "Naturally" and "Really" than any "best of", anthology or live album. Maybe "Troubador" would round it out with "Cocaine", but you start getting away from the real meat of J.J.'s sound and into filler with the other albums. J.J.'s music can be witty, foot-tapping ditties, or can be absolutely boring. So stick with the real winners, which are the two I mentioned. "Really" is much better engineered than "Naturally", at least on at least half the tracks. They even hired some real studio musicians, since… Read more
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