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15 Patents That Changed the World

The drone. The iPhone. Bluetooth. GPS. Before they changed the world, these technologies were schematics on paper. Here is where the future began.

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Innovation may be different today, but it is alive and well. Here are 15 patents that shaped the modern world.

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Magnetic Levitation (Maglev)

Patent Name: “Electromagnetic inductive suspension and stabilization system for a ground vehicle”

The story of the maglev train begins with Eric Laithwaite and his work on full-size linear induction motors. The inventor realized a linear motor, which does not require contact with a railroad track, could be used to develop a transportation system based on magnetic fields. Laithwaite tested linear induction motors that could use magnets to achieve both lift and forward thrust.

Laithwaite’s work was widely studied, and in 1967, James Powell and Gordon Danby of the Brookhaven National Laboratory received the first patent for a maglev train. Their design was intended to use superconducting electromagnets to generate “a suspension force, for floating the train above the ground,” and it was to use a “propellor, jet, [or] rocket” to achieve thrust.

When Laithwaite’s work on linear induction motors was married to Powell and Danby’s design for a floating train, the first commercial maglev trains were born. A maglev shuttle was opened in the United Kingdom in 1995, and the Germans built and tested a number of prototypes resulting in the Transrapid. A German-developed Transrapid in Shanghai is the fastest commercial train in service with a top operating speed of 270 miles per hour, while a L0-series maglev train prototype in Japan set the speed record for a train at 375 miles per hour.

In the future, hyperloop systems could use similar technology to float and accelerate passenger pods in a vacuum-sealed tube, potentially hitting speeds as high as 750 miles per hour.

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Patent Name: “ Electronic device”

The patent for the signature device of the 21st century tells you almost nothing about it. In its entirety, Apple’s patent for the original iPhone, listed simply as an “electronic device,” says only that it is an “ornamental design of an electronic device, as shown and described.” The document then labels eight figures of the “electronic device,” telling you only which direction it is shown from, and then cites other relevant patents and documentation.

Although the iPhone was not the first smartphone or the first phone to connect to the internet, the basic design has successfully transformed the look and function of a device that many people use everyday. More a handheld computer than a telephone, the iPhone and subsequent improvements on the “electronic device” have come to influence how humans communicate, navigate, and even think.

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Motorized Exoskeleton

Patent Name: “ Locomotion assisting device and method”

Exoskeletons have a long history, dating back to the “apparatus for facilitating walking” invented by Nicholas Yagin in 1890. The unpowered exoskeleton used compressed gas to store energy and help with movement.

In the 1960s, the U.S. military launched a powered exoskeleton project called Hardiman, developed by General Electric. The large mechanical suit was designed to amplify the strength of a soldier so he or she could lift 1,500 pounds, but the exoskeleton suffered from violent and uncontrolled movements when at full power and was never tested with a human inside.

The technology continued to improve, and a variety of companies have invested in exoskeletons designed to help people with varying levels of paralysis or to assist workers on the job site. ReWalk, which holds this 2014 patent for a powered exoskeleton, builds an exoskeleton used in rehab centers that allows people with lower paralysis to learn to sit, stand, walk, and even climb stairs.

Additional designs are in the works at MIT and the European Space Agency. Future construction workers, soldiers, and even astronauts could make use of exoskeleton suits.

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Quadcopter Drone

Patent Name: “Omni-directional, vertical-lift, helicopter drone”

The quadcopter drone, found today buzzing over parks and bothering airplanes, was first patented back in 1962. Edward G. Vanderlip, an engineer for Piasecki Aircraft Corporation, first designed a way to allow a helicopter’s instruments to continue functioning in the event of a power failure.

Vanderlip then had the idea to incorporate pilot-friendly flight systems into a small, remotely-operated rotary aircraft. His patent for an “omni-directional, vertical-lift, helicopter drone” outlines a UAV designed to be “extremely simple” to fly. The drone design has “four lift rotors arranged in pairs at opposite ends” so that the vertical axis of tilt is always perpendicular to the ground. This allows the aircraft to tilt its rotors and fly in any direction while maintaining a level platform.

As soon as flight controls and other electronic systems, such as cameras and GPS navigation, caught up with Vanderlip’s idea, the quadcopter drone took to the skies in swarms.

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Patent Name: “ Apparatus for production of three-dimensional objects by stereolithography”

Issued in 1986, the patent for a 3D-printer was ahead of its time. The document outlines the basic technology used by most 3D printers: stereolithography, or light-solidification of resin. A moving platform takes inputs from a computer and positions the base under a nozzle. Liquid resin from the nozzle forms the object, layer by layer, which is solidified by UV light.

As computing technology advanced, the true value of 3D printing became apparent. With metal-printing methods such as laser metal sintering , manufacturers are now 3D-printing ambitious constructions such as bridges and rocket engines.

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Patent Name: “Retinal prosthesis and method of manufacturing a retinal prosthesis”

The first attempt to restore sight to the blind was in 1968, when doctors G. S. Brindley and W. S. Lewin surgically implanted a device in a 52-year-old patient. The electronic device was not implanted in the patient’s eye, but rather on the optical lobe of his brain. By stimulating the neurons of the brain, the doctors caused the patient to see spots of light in half his field of vision.

Today, with much smaller electronics, sight-restoring devices can be implanted directly into the retina, as described in this 2013 patent . A camera, often mounted on sunglasses, has been used to take in data about the surrounding area and send a signal to the retinal implant, which then stimulates photoreceptors in the eye. Completely blind patients have been able to use the technology to restore partial sight, including the ability to see shapes and light. As electrodes continue to shrink, allowing more specific photoreceptors to be stimulated, the technology is only set to get better.

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Global Positioning System

Patent Name: “ Navigation system using satellites and passive ranging techniques”

The Navy invented GPS satellites, and today, the Air Force operates them . Roger L. Easton was the mastermind behind the Global Positioning System, as he developed technologies in the 1950s for the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) to track U.S. satellites in orbit—and then Soviet satellites, too. In 1959, Easton developed the Naval Space Surveillance system—the first radar network to track every single object orbiting over the United States.

In the following decades, Easton turned his technology around, tracking objects on the ground from space. This 1974 patent awarded to him describes methods to enable navigation with satellites. High-precision clocks launched on missions like TIMATION I and II refined the technology and corrected for errors caused by special relativity. The first GPS data was transmitted by the Navigation Technology Satellite 2 in 1977.

The technology remained within the military for years, and the United States used GPS satellites to navigate the deserts of Kuwait and Iraq during the first Gulf War, sometimes called “ the first space war .” GPS became fully operational with 24 satellites in 1995, and today, Google Maps is virtually never out of reach.

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CRISPR Gene Editing

Patent Name: “ CRISPR-Cas systems and methods for altering expression of gene products”

CRISPR-Cas9 is a gene editing tool developed at the University of California, Berkeley, to modify single-celled organisms. The technology was then improved at the Broad Institute, a nonprofit partnered with Harvard and MIT, to work on multi-celled organisms, as outlined in this 2014 patent . Today, CRISPR is used to modify crops and livestock, as well as to treat human patients with ailments such as leukemia.

The CRISPR-Cas9 tool works in three parts: an RNA strand that locates the correct section of an organism’s DNA, the Cas9 enzyme that cuts out that segment of DNA, and an optional DNA strand to replace the deleted section.

CRISPR can be injected into embryos or introduced to cells such as immune system cells and then injected into a patient. The possibilities for genetic engineering are just starting to take form, with new drugs and treatments for a variety of diseases on the horizon.

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Brain Implant

Patent Name: “ Three-dimensional electrode device”

In the late 1800s, doctors realized electrical stimulation of the brain could cause physical movement in humans and animals. In the 20th century, experiments involving brain stimulation successfully changed a patient’s mood and behavior.

This 1993 patent from the University of Utah outlines the so-called “Utah Array,” described in a later patent as an “implantable, integrated apparatus that contacts the brain with a plurality of metal needles to detect electrical signals or to transmit signals to the brain.”

Since then, brain implants have advanced to the point where patients can move robotic prosthetics or type out text on a computer with their thoughts. In the future, technologies like neural lace that cover a large number of neurons could be used to allow humans to interface with computers using their minds.

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Patent Name: “ Nano-scaled graphene plates”

We may be entering the Graphene Age. The composite material, made of a single layer of carbon molecules arranged in a honeycomb structure, is incredibly lightweight, about 200 times stronger than similar layers of steel , and has high heat resistance and efficient electrical conductivity. These properties make graphene and similar carbon composites ideally suited for computer chips, airliner wings , and a litany of other uses.

Graphene is made from chunks of graphite, similar to what you find in a pencil. However, isolating a single layer of carbon molecules, just one atom thick, is incredibly challenging. It wasn’t until 2004 that Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov at the University of Manchester extracted single-layer, atom-thick crystals of graphene using an adhesive tape, known as the “Scotch tape method.” The work earned them the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics “for groundbreaking experiments regarding the two-dimensional material graphene.” New and innovative ways to extract the material followed, such as this 2006 patent for creating graphene using an “exfoliating” technique.

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Patent Name: “Peer to peer information exchange for mobile communications devices”

Jaap Haartsen invented Bluetooth in 1994, allowing electronic devices in close proximity to connect to each other using low-power, ultra high-frequency radio waves. Haartsen has drafted multiple patents relating to Bluetooth, but they have been stymied by lawsuits and patent trolls. This 2013 patent describes how the technology can be used to transmit GPS data.

The system uses small computer chips implanted in devices that serve as mini radios and run the software needed to connect to each other. The devices “pair” over a short-range network known as a piconet. The technology is used in almost every handheld device today, including headphones, cameras, and smart thermostats.

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Self-Driving Car

Patent Name: “ Vision system for an autonomous vehicle”

The history of driverless automobiles dates back almost 100 years. In 1925, Houdina Radio Control navigated a driverless 1926 Chandler down traffic-filled Manhattan by operating it with radio signals from a car following behind. Seventy years later, Carnegie Mellon University’s Navlab project “No Hands Across America” drove 3,100 miles across the country in a semi-autonomous car that did all the steering while the driver did the accelerating and braking.

Hundreds of patents for self-driving car technology exist, but the company that broke through the barrier was an Italian machine vision company called VisLab. In July 2013, VisLab’s car BRAiVE autonomously navigated two-way streets, crosswalks, traffic lights, roundabouts, and other obstacles in downtown Parma, Italy. The first patent the company holds for self-driving car technology is for a camera and sensor system to take in information about a vehicle’s surroundings and input commands to a computer.

Today, many large technology and auto companies are developing self-driving cars, such as Google, Amazon, and Tesla. Some predict that self-driving cars will replace both traditional public transportation and conventional cars in cities, transforming urban transportation into a network of interconnected vehicles to effectively eliminate traffic.

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Solar Panel

Patent Name: “Apparatus for utilizing solar radiant energy”

In the early 19th century, French physicist Edmund Becquerel discovered that certain materials generate a small electric current when exposed to light: the photovoltaic effect . In 1839, he created the first photovoltaic cell by connecting silver chloride placed in an acid solution to platinum electrodes.

About fifty years later, the first U.S. patent for a solar cell was awarded to Edward Weston. The patent describes a “thermoelectric element” with two bodies of “dissimilar metal” connected on one end and insulated everywhere else to “cause an electrical current in a circuit” when exposed to light. Weston even had the foresight to outline an energy storage system so that “energy accumulated during hours of sunshine may be utilized during night or periods of cloudy weather,” pinpointing the primary challenge of large-scale solar power operations today.

The technology in solar panels has continued to improve over the decades, and today they are made primarily of silicon . The Vanguard 1 satellite became the first spacecraft to use solar panels in 1958, popularizing the technology. Currently, the largest solar power plant in the world, India’s Kamuthi Solar Power Project, covers about 3.9 square miles and has a power capacity of almost 650 megawatts.

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(3G) Third Generation Wireless Mobile Telecommunications

Patent Name: “ Mobile internet access”

The first generation of wireless mobile telecommunications technology made analog cellular phones possible. The second supported digital cell phones. But it was 3G, starting with the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), that transformed the device we carry with us every day.

3G connected cell phones to GPS and the internet, as outlined in this 2003 patent . It made video calling and streaming possible on a handheld device. The improvements to the network made with 4G infrastructure a decade later have continued to transform your cell phone, turning it into a wallet, personal assistant, and entertainment device.

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Virtual Reality

Patent Name: “Virtual reality generator for displaying abstract information”

The first proposed VR headset was designed not to play video games or watch sports, but to help users analyze financial data. The 2000 patent for a “virtual reality generator” awarded to inventor Paul Marshall describes a computer-generated world that the user could navigate through “using control devices, such as a trackball or spaceball, an electronic data glove, a magnetic head position tracker, a keyboard, a joystick or a steering wheel.”

Marshall continued to work on these technologies to create a “three-dimensional information landscape,” still aiming to help a “money manager or financial analyst” sift through data. The technology remained primarily in the world of research until Oculus Rift released their entertainment headset in 2016, and HTC Vive followed shortly after. Other virtual reality systems, such as Samsung VR and Google Cardboard, use a smartphone to display the computer world. And augmented reality (AR) such as Microsoft HoloLens could be used in the future to help everyone from construction workers to scientists by overlaying data on the real world.

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Jay Bennett is the associate editor of PopularMechanics.com. He has also written for Smithsonian, Popular Science and Outside Magazine. 

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These tips for designers and engineers may help ease the process for obtaining mechanical and industrial patents.

December 11, 2023

At a Glance

• Learn about new U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) programs
• Be aware of new opportunities thanks to growth in additive manufacturing, cleantech, and renewables
• Avoid the common patent eligibility death trap

Innovation in the mechanical and industrial space tends to be more incremental than it is in the electrical and biotechnology spaces, and that has been particularly true over the last 10 years. But such mechanical and industrial innovation is nonetheless dynamic and constantly evolving. We have observed a few particular trends in recent years that serve as guidance for designers and engineers when applying for patents.

Growth in Additive Manufacturing Patent Applications

First, there has been a significant increase in the number of patent applications directed to additive manufacturing . Some of these applications have been directed to improved 3D-printed parts (e.g., parts not otherwise manufacturable using conventional manufacturing processes) or improved processes for manufacturing those 3D-printed parts, while others have been directed to improvements to the 3D printers themselves. 

During the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous inventors developed and then filed patent applications directed to 3D-printable personal protective equipment, ventilators, and nasal swabs, thereby enabling manufacturers to produce volumes of life-saving equipment quickly and efficiently. For example, a team at the University of South Florida developed a 3D-printable swab that utilizes nubs to collect tissue and then filed for a provisional patent application for the 3D-printable swab. (Notably, during the pandemic, the USF team freely distributed the files for its swab design.) 

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Growth in Renewables Patent Opportunities

Second, we have seen a significant increase in the number of patent applications directed to cleantech and renewables innovations. Spurred perhaps in part by the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act and other investments from both private and public sectors, innovators have been scrambling to file patent applications directed to everything from environmentally friendly product packaging to batteries, carbon capture technologies, autonomous vehicles, and alternative energy sources (e.g., hydrogen, nuclear power).

In parallel, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently introduced a Climate Change Mitigation Pilot Program, which allows patent applicants to expedite—free of charge—the examination of their U.S. patent applications that comply with specific USPTO criteria, including if one or more claims of the application are directed to a product or process that mitigates climate change.

Innovators should leverage the USPTO’s Climate Change Mitigation Pilot Program when pursuing patent protection for technologies that arguably promote climate change in some capacity. This free program significantly expedites and lowers the cost of the patent application process. We recently utilized the Climate Change Mitigation Pilot Program to expedite the examination of a client’s patent application directed to energy reduction. The patent application was filed in May 2023, and within just two months, the USPTO examined the application and issued a positive response, advancing all of the claims to allowance. We expect that the U.S. patent will be issued later this month, just five months after filing (a process that traditionally takes two or three years).

Other U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Programs

Innovators should also consider other programs offered by the USPTO for expediting the examination and allowance of their patent applications. For example, another free pilot program offered by the USPTO, the First-Time Filer Expedited Examination Pilot Program, expedites the examination of patent applications filed by first-time inventors. 

Another free USPTO pilot program, the After Final Consideration Pilot (AFCP) Program, affords USPTO patent examiners—who are tasked with examining patent applications—additional time to consider responses to final office actions issued by the USPTO that reject the applicant’s patent application. This program is excellent for advancing patent applications to allowance without having to file Requests for Continued Examination (or additional Requests for Continued Examination), which are costly and extend the prosecution of a patent application, thereby delaying the issuance of a U.S. patent.

Substantively, innovators should ensure that their patent applications include sufficient detail about “how” their invention works. For example, a patent application directed to a 3D printer that prints parts more quickly should describe in detail how that 3D printer is able to do so. Including this level of detail not only satisfies one of the USPTO’s requirements for obtaining a patent (the application shall describe the invention in “full, clear, concise, and exact terms as to enable any person skilled in the art … to make and use the same”) but will also help that patent application avoid the patent eligibility death trap that has killed so many patent applications (and even issued patents). 

This death trap stems from a U.S. Supreme Court decision in 2014 that invalidated a U.S. patent with claims directed to a computer-implemented electronic escrow service as being directed to an “abstract idea” not eligible for patent protection. While that decision has generally negatively impacted only electrical and computer-related patent applications and patents, courts have recently begun expanding that decision to mechanical and industrial technologies. For example, in the last two years, courts have invalidated patent claims for a method of manufacturing a drive shaft and patent claims directed to polycrystalline diamond compacts primarily used in drill bits, largely because those patents allegedly lacked important details about “how” the claimed inventions achieved their intended results.

Navigate Future Patent Application Processes

Designers and engineers who apply these observations to their mechanical and industrial patents will have an easier time navigating what is typically a challenging and drawn-out process.

About the Author(s)

Ryan J. Schermerhorn

Partner and Registered Patent Attorney, Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

Ryan J. Schermerhorn is a partner and registered patent attorney with the intellectual property law firm Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP. He may be reached at  [email protected] . 

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Mechanical engineering patents have been around since the beginning of civilization. 3 min read updated on January 01, 2024

Mechanical Engineering Patents

Mechanical engineering patents have been around since the beginning of civilization. Whether it began with the use of hand tools, eventually leading to heavy machinery and equipment, and even appliances, mechanical engineering has been in existence for a long time. More specifically, this type of engineering deals with anything from the use of machinery and designing certain processes to the mass production of commercial and domestic products. All such products need mechanical engineering. And with mechanical engineering, patent protection is a must.

History of Mechanical Engineering Patents

• Ford Motor Company and General Electric are two of the most popular companies that hold a significant amount of patents supporting their businesses.
• General Electric not only holds patents in the U.S. but worldwide, particularly in India.
• Companies who have created products over the years hold what are called ‘legacy patents,’ which include items like the sewing machine, typewriter, the pistol, and the printing press.
• Patents that were obtained between 1800 and 1900 were mostly mechanical engineering-related. During this time, automobile makers like Ford, Dodge, and General Motors, all designed models specific to their businesses.
• Mechanical engineering includes automotive engineering and R&D expenditure.
• Larger companies that operate over a wide variety of industries obtain more mechanical engineering patents than businesses focusing in one specific area.

How to Search Mechanical Engineering Patents

If you have a new design, process, or invention and you need to search for mechanical engineering patents, keep in mind that it can take some time. You’ll need to learn the entire search process and spend a good deal of your time analyzing the results.

Step 1 . Write down the search results. Not only will you want to write them down, but you’ll want to keep all records from your searches, i.e., document numbers, application documents, etc. You also want to keep in mind the date/time you ran your searches.

Step 2 . Conduct both a keyword and comprehensive patent search way, you’ll run a keyword search, but follow it up with category and sub-category searches to ensure that you have exhausted all of your options when searching.

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You’ll first need to have some knowledge in the industry. You might have an invention but no common knowledge of that particular industry or area. Do your research online.

You might also want to find out if the public needs what you have just invented. Look for those utility patents on certain inventions regarding technological areas to find out the appetite for it.

Look online for pictures under the appropriate design class that you believe your mechanical engineering creation will fall under. To do this, look in the design database, which is published separately from the utility patent database.

Most mechanical engineering patents include a combination of text and illustrations, and it is important to have both items flow well with one another in your patent application . Therefore, before you submit your own application, do your homework by reviewing other similar applications that provide both text and pictures.

Other Items for Consideration

• U.S. patent classification codes ( USPC ) are applicable only to U.S. patents.
• European classification codes (ECLA) are applicable to European patents.
• Section F of the ECLA is applicable to only mechanical engineering.
• International Patent Classification (IPC) are codes that are managed by the World Intellectual Property Organization ( WIPO ) and are now generally applied to patents by various patent offices worldwide.
• IPCs can also be used to search the patent databases.
• F-terms and F-Index are applicable to Japanese patents. This system includes themes and associated terms within each theme to differentiate each categorization of patents. Each theme has various viewpoints, which describe the different aspects of each invention.
• The USPC, however, doesn’t use themes. Instead, it uses categories that are further divided into sub-categories.
• While different countries utilize different methods for classification, the Japanese Patent Office (JPO) use of themes and terms helps those searching since they can focus on specific terms and identify key patents rather than searching by keyword or trying to search through several patents in a sub-category.
• Another helpful search method is to first focus narrowly on your search and then broaden your search each and every time. That way, you cover all different ways to search and ensure that you did the necessary research before drafting a patent application for submittal.

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A patent is an intellectual property right granted by the Government of the United States of America to an inventor “to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, or selling the invention throughout the United States or importing the invention into the United States” for a limited time in exchange for public disclosure of the invention when the patent is granted.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is the Federal Agency charged with granting U.S. Patents and registering Federal Trademarks.

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NOVEL - not known or used by others in this country or patented or described in a printed publication in this or a foreign country

USEFUL - must have a purpose, and it must operate to perform the intended purpose

NON-OBVIOUS - must be sufficiently different from what has been used or described before and not obvious to someone skilled in the art of the technology related to the invention

Utility patents (non-Provisional) may be granted to anyone who invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, article of manufacture, or compositions of matter, or any new useful improvement thereof. In general, the term of the patent is 20 years from the filing date.

Design patents   may be granted to anyone who invents a new, original, and ornamental design for an article of manufacture.  U.S. design patents resulting from applications filed on or after May 13, 2015 have a 15 year term from the date of grant (applications filed earlier had a 14 year term).

Plant patents may be granted to anyone who has invented or discovered and asexually reproduced any distinct and new variety of plant, including cultivated sports, mutants, hybrids, and newly found seedlings, other than a tuber-propagated plant or a plant found in an uncultivated state. Term of the patent is 20 years from the filing date.

A provisional patent application allows you to file without a formal patent claim, oath or declaration, or any information disclosure (prior art) statement. A provisional application for patent was designed to provide a lower-cost first patent filing in the United States.  A provisional application for patent has a pendency lasting 12 months from the date the provisional application is filed. The 12-month pendency period cannot be extended. Therefore, an applicant who files a provisional application must file a corresponding nonprovisional application for patent (nonprovisional application) during the 12-month pendency period of the provisional application in order to benefit from the earlier filing of the provisional application.

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• Patents don't include product names.   Searching patents by names of products, whether Formica or Blackberry mobile devices, rarely provides a direct path to the invention in question.  Final product names are often determined long after patents are filed (trademarks rather than patents protect product names).  In addition, the final product may be an amalgamation of several patents.   So searching patents for, say, Apple's popular iPad requires knowing that the relevant patent was titled “Proximity detector in hand-held device" and never once uses the term iPad.
• Patents aren't easy to read.   Patents are legal documents and usually written by attorneys for analysis by patent examiners.  They lack the directness of specifications, technical standards, or other types of descriptive documents.  They often employ a specific legalistic vocabulary.
• Patents aren't a true form of scientific literature.   While patent applications are subject to examination by patent examiners, they are not subject to peer review and are not required to demonstrate proof of success through experiments and processes usually associated with scientific research.

What is a patent?

• A monopoly for about 20 years in the country in which the patent is issued.
• It gives the patent owner exclusive rights to exclude others from making or selling the invention.
• U.S. Patents are granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. USPTO handles over 300,000 patent applications per year. Most countries have their own intellectual property office.
• A patent held in the U.S. only means that your rights in the U.S. are protected. Inventors must file patents in several places to get comprehensive coverage. This means that there are many, many places to find patent literature.
• More than 9 million US patents have been awarded since 1790.
• There are 3 types of patents: Utility, Design, and Plant.

What is patentable? Inventions have to meet certain criteria:

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• Non-obvious to someone skilled in the art (Note: to be patented, full disclosure of the technology must be provided.)
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• If an idea or invention has been disclosed anywhere (in the world) – not just in patents – it can invalidate your idea or invention. Prior art can be found in the literature of the field – dissertations, juried journal articles, trade journals, proceedings from meetings, government reports (anything in the public domain). 
• Not everything is patented – technology for the public good – HTML, the web, OR company or trade secrets, Silly Putty, Coca Cola
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May 1, 2008

Entrepreneurs hoping to prosecute a patent on a tight budget often seek low- or no-cost alternatives to a patent attorney’s typical $6000 to $20,000 bill. They have many options.

Books, software and other patent-it-yourself guides may seem adequate to help an engineer prepare, file and prosecute a patent on his or her own. After all, most patent attorneys were once engineers, so it’s reasonable to assume that a bright engineer could go it alone.

The devil, of course, is in the details. In most cases, a patent prosecutor must have both technical and legal credentials, whether it’s an attorney or an engineer trying to do it independently. Errors, omissions and other layman’s gaffes can – and have been – judged in federal court to be a breach of the candor, good faith and honesty required in the patent process.

The Value of Claims

This is not to say that all DIY patent resources are without value. David Pressman’s "Patent it Yourself," for example, gives practical advice while also spelling out the risks and responsibilities of going it alone. But even in the case of the best of books, a little knowledge can become a dangerous thing. Not all patents are alike.

An engineer might rightly say that an uninitiated person could not do as good a job of drafting the sections of the patent application dealing with the state of the art and its limitations, the invention’s specifications, or the technical renderings. But, oddly enough, those are not the most important parts of a patent. The critical part is clear at the end of the document: the claims section.

The patent claims section is where the action is from a legal standpoint. The Patent Office focuses on the claims when determining if an invention is sufficiently novel. The courts review the claims section in deciding issues of validity or infringement. Potential licensees look at claims when deciding whether the rights are worthy paying for. Competitors look at the claims when deciding whether to enter the market with something similar.

Patent claims are all-important, and – as a hybrid of technical and legal language -- are extremely difficult to craft. It is an art mastered only after a great deal of experience, and only with a continuous monitoring of the ever-changing landscape of patent law. Experience in writing patent claims is a key difference between a good patent attorney and a DIY engineer.

Learn to Speak Legalese

In patent law, no hair is too thin for some judges to split. Even words like "and" and "or" must be used with utmost precision, as a judge will take them quite literally.

Veteran patent attorneys are probably the only people who read the case law and continue to improve their claim-drafting and patent-writing skills. A novice, even a novice patent attorney, simply cannot be trusted to claim a new concept in a way that provides real value.

Pitfall Potential

Once the patent application is filed, the potential for pitfalls does not diminish. It’s not just the claims that are cause for concern by the would-be do-it-yourselfer, it's the whole patent application and anything said or done during its prosecution. Applicants must do all of the following or risk failure:

• Disclose all prior patents they know about
• Inform the patent office of any lawsuits involving other of their patents
• Reveal any other relevant contracts or license agreements that may have a bearing on the application

Even a slight amendment to a patent application claim made, for example, after a Patent Office examiner uncovers prior patents disclosing similar ideas, can result in the inability to assert the claim against a close knock-off of the patented technology.

[Adapted from "DIY Patent," by Kirk Teska, Law Firm of Iandiorio & Teska; and Suffolk University Law School, for Mechanical Engineering , May 2008.]

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Performance, a fixture to hold plates of varying sizes at different angles between them, for welding, using two breadboards and hydraulic cylinder.

Inventors: --> --> --> Dr. Palash Kumar Maji --> --> Mr. Rakesh Kr. Padhi --> --> Dr. Shitanshu Shekhar Chakraborty --> --> -->

Place: India

Filing Date: 5 April 2019

Hospital solid waste (HSW) disposal plant utilizing electric arc plasma

Inventors: --> --> --> Dr. Harish Hirani --> --> Dr. Amit Ganguly --> --> Dr. Priyabrata Banerjee --> --> Mr. Arabinda Sarkar --> --> Mr. Partha Das --> --> -->

Filing Date: 2 April 2019

A single board computer based system and method for micro-nano scale positioning of LASERs

Inventors: --> --> --> Mr. Anirudh Kumar --> --> Dr. Soumen Mandal --> --> Dr. Partha Bhattacharjee --> --> Mr. Saurav Halder --> --> Mr. Kalyan Chatterjee --> --> -->

Filing Date: 9 September 2019

An integrated community level waste water treatment plant for mitigation of toxic contaminants from effluent water bodies

Inventors: --> --> --> Dr. Harish Hirani --> --> Dr. Asit Kumar Batabyal --> --> Dr. Priyabrata Banerjee --> --> -->

Filing Date: 12 February 2020

Vehicle Mounted Sliding Type Retractable Mobile Protective Shield

Inventors: --> --> --> Dr. Harish Hirani --> --> Dr. Palash Kumar Maji --> --> Dr. Avik Chatterjee --> --> -->

Filing Date: 17 June 2019

A composition for high strength concrete blocks utilizing Arsenic and Iron-Rich Sludge and a process for the preparation thereof

Inventors: --> --> --> Dr. Biswajit Ruj --> --> Dr. Swarup Ranjan Debbarma --> --> -->

Filing Date: 9 October 2019

A novel adsorbent composition for defluoridation of groundwater and a process for the preparation thereof

Filing Date: 26 November 2019

A Halbach Array of Rectangular Magnets and method of construction thereof to form Electrodynamic Radial Bearings

Inventors: --> --> --> Dr. Naresh Chandra Murmu --> --> Dr. Pranab Samanta --> --> Mr. Deepak Kumar Bhakta --> --> -->

Filing Date: 15 January 2020

A composition for high strength concrete blocks utilizing Fluoride Rich Sludge and a process for the preparation thereof

Inventors: --> --> --> Dr. Biswajit Ruj --> --> Dr. Swarup Ranjan Debbarma --> --> Mr. Arup Saha --> --> -->

Filing Date: 24 December 2019

Thermal treatment towards safe disposal of arsenic-rich sludge and its process thereof

Filing Date: 3 March 2020

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As per the Annual Report 2017-18 [6] published by the Indian Patent Office, the total number of patents granted during the year was 13,045 out of which 1,937 were granted to Indian applicants. The number of patents in force was 56,764 as on 31st March 2018, out of which 8,830 patents belonged to Indians. Out of the total granted patents, 3,318 patents were granted to applications relating to the Chemical, 2,514 to Mechanical, 1,028 to Computer Science and Electronics, 1031 to Communication, 773 to Pharmaceuticals, 818 to Electrical, 505 to Biotechnology etc.

Table 2, shows there is an increase in number of filing patent applications under mechanical field of invention from year 2013-14 to 2017-18, however, it is more particularly observed during 2013 to 2018 when compared with any other fields of invention. Table 3 shows the data for inventions which are granted related to “mechanical engineering” and other fields of invention. It can be seen that there is a constant increase in this field of invention from the year 2013.

Patent Facilitation Cell (PFC):

The Department of Science & Technology (DST) established a Patent Facilitation Cell (PFC) [7] at TIFAC in 1995 and subsequently 24 Patent Information Centers (PICs) in various states under Patent Facilitation Programme (PFP) of DST, to create awareness and expand support for intellectual property rights (IPR) including patents, copyrights, geographical indications, etc. at the state level. These PICs have also established Intellectual Property Cells in universities (IPCUs) of their respective states to expand the network. Till date, 84 IPCUs have been created at various state universities. In addition, they are also responsible for providing assistance to inventors from Government organizations, State University, for patent searches to find out the potential and evaluation of inventions.

Mandate of the Patent Facilitation Cell are as follows:

• Providing Patent information as a vital input to R&D
• Patent /IPR facilitation to academic Institutions and Government R&D Institutions
• IPR policy input to Government
• Conducting training and awareness programme on IPR in the country

Technology Development and Transfer in Mechanical Engineering & Industry :

The main aim of the Department of Science and Technology is to promote the use of technology in different fields, as they have been promoting projects which are inclusive of materials, processes and devices. The Programme under the DST has been solely focused on developing technologies whether it may be in the emerging sectors or the traditional sectors, as feasibility of new ideas is always needed so that there can be a new potential invention to get a product into the market. [8]     

Issues related to Mechanical Engineering related inventions:

The patent regime is the Hail Mary of protection that is available with an invention under law as it provides the description that helps identify and understand the invention with a textual description.

At the end of the tunnel, there are embodied inventions that are there to serve a specific purpose and fulfill the need of the industry as both embodied and described inventions perform a vital role in the growth of the regime of Patent. It is pertinent to mention that the statistics referred above portray the true picture of our industry which shows that the ratio of India resident to file for a patent application in comparison to foreign residents at the Indian Patent office is laughable even though there has been growth spurt in the number of patent applications filed under mechanical industry in the previous decade. 

Gearing, wind motors, supplying combustible mixtures to combustion engine, cyclically operating valves, spring and shock-absorbers are the main area of focus when the functioning of the foreign companies is taken into consideration and similarly Indian Companies are attempting to aim their focus on the said sectors as well but the only drawback in the case of Indian companies is that they are less focused on fluid-pressure actuators, controlling of combustion engines and refrigeration. It is the arrival of the Make in India plan that has lead to the growth and promotion of the automobile sector and the power transmission and distribution.

Case Laws related to Mechanical Engineering Patents in India:

Several times patents get rejected under certain circumstances when invention comes under the purview of Section 3 of Indian Patents Act, 1970. Section 3 [9] of The Indian Patents Act, 1970 describes the non-patentable inventions. Some of the Patents which got rejected are:

Sec 3(a) states that an invention which is frivolous or which claims anything obviously contrary to well established natural laws is not registrable under Patent Law in India. 

• An application for a patent, called “Electro-Mechanical Sexual Stimulation Device”, [10] was denied under Section 3(b) of the Patents Act, stating that an invention uses its primary or intended purpose or commercial exploitation of which may be contrary to public order or morals or cause serious prejudice to the life or health of humans, animals or plants or the environment.

This patent relates to sexual stimulating vibrator and its commercial use or exploitation is contrary to public or ethical order and therefore the patent has been denied based on Section 3 (b).

[1] https://www.ibef.org/industry/engineering-india.aspx

[2] https://www.omicsonline.org/mechanical-engineering-innovations.php#:~:text=Mechanical%20Engineering%2Dinnovations,%2C%20spacecraft%20and%20machine%20tools).

[3] http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/33194/1/JIPR%2020(5)%20305-319.pdf

[4] https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo_pub_941_2019.pdf

[5] http://www.ipindia.nic.in/writereaddata/Portal/IPOAnnualReport/1_110_1_Annual_Report_2017-18_English.pdf

[6] http://www.ipindia.nic.in/writereaddata/Portal/IPOAnnualReport/1_110_1_Annual_Report_2017-18_English.pdf

[7] https://dst.gov.in/technology-development

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[9] https://ipindia.gov.in/writereaddata/Portal/IPOAct/1_113_1_The_Patents_Act_1970_-_Updated_till_23_June_2017.pdf

[10] http://ipindia.nic.in/ipr/patent/journal_archieve/journal_2007/pat_arch_082007/official_journal_17082007_part_ii.pdf

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• Design, Development and Testing of Axis Piston Pump
• Design and Analysis of Automated Truck Cabin Suspension System
• AUTOMATIC LASER GUIDED PUNCHING MACHINE
• Design and Fabrication of frictionless energy generation using flywheel for electric vehicles
• Design and Fabrication of Piston Operated Water Pump
• Design of basic model of semi-automatic dish washer machine
• Spiral binding punching machine – Diploma Mechanical Projects
• Mechanical Project on Auto Turning Fuel Valve -Report Download
• Design and analysis Of Crane Hook -Mechanical CAD/CAM Project
• Paper bag making machine Latest 2019 Mechanical Project
• Withworth Quick Return mechanism Operated Conveyor- Mechanical Project
• Design and Fabrication Of Pepper thresher machine -Mechanical Project
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• Advance Cam Operated Hammer -Mechanical Project
• DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF SLIDING RAM BY USING QUICK RETURN MECHANISM
• Design and Analysis of Two Wheel Drive Forklift for Industrial Warehouses
• Design and Fabrication Of Beans Sheller Machine
• Box Transfer Mechanism , Through kinematic Link -Mechanical Project
• Design and Fabrication on Hydrogen engine (Water fuel) – Mechanical Project

Design and Fabrication Related Mechanical Engineering Projects:

• DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF OIL SKIMMER PROJECT
• Design and Fabrication Of Reaction Turbines-Mechanical Project
• Modern Mirror Cutting Machine – Mechanical Project 2017
• Design and Fabrication Of Multiple Wood Working Machine
• Automatic Spiral Punching Machine -Mechanical Project
• Design Of Automated Wall Plastering Machine
• Design and Fabrication of Magnet and Spring Suspension in Bicycle
• Design and Fabrication Of Idler Gears- Mechanical Project
• A utomatic sliding gate openers Using Rack and Pinion – Mechanical Project
• Design and Fabrication Of Safety lift Mechanism
• Fabrication of vertical Bridge Lifting Mechanism
• DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF MODIFIED GRAIN BUCKET
• Design and Fabrication of Digital Hydraulic Jack
• Design and Development Pneumatic Operated Washer Making Machine
• Hand Operated Or Manually Operated Punching Machine
• Design and Fabrication of Stair Climbing Trolley – Mechanical Project
• Design and Fabrication of Ragi Ball Machine
• Design and Fabrication Of Motorized screw jack -Mechanical Project
• Fixed axial Pneumatic Jack – Mechanical Project
• Design and Fabrication of Typical Pipe Cutting Machine
• Design and Fabrication of a Wear Testing Machine-Mechanical Project
• Design and Fabrication of Chain Tightener-Mechanical Project
• Design and Fabrication of Plastic Bottle Crusher Machine
• Design and Fabrication of Power Generating Manual Treadmill
• Design And Fabrication Of Portable Concrete Mixture Machine
• Fabrication Of automatic Hydraulic Bending and Bend Removing Machine
• Design and Fabrication of Square Hole Drilling Machine
• Design and fabrication of a screw conveyor
• Design and Manufacturing of Segway Report Download – Mechanical Project
• Design and Fabrication of Hexagonal Cutting Lathe Machine
• Sand Sieving machine | Sand Screening machine – Mechanical Project

Automobile related projects titles include projects related to new inventions in automobiles , car designing projects, Custom Bike Modifications , Automobile parts analysis and Manufacturing.

• Design and Fabrication of a Universal Coupling (Hooke’s Joint ) Report Download
• Design and Development of Radial air engine
• DESIGN OF AN AUTOMOTIVE DIFFERENTIAL WITH REDUCTION RATIO GREATER THAN 6
• Button Operated Electro-magnetic Gear Shifting System For Two Wheeler
• Design and Fabrication of Shaft Drive for Bicycle | Mini Diploma project
• 90 DEGREE TURNING STEERING MECHANISM Automobile Mechanical Project
• Design and Analysis of Wheel Rim Using Finite Element Method
• Magnetic Shock Absorber Mechanical Project
• Automobile Surveillance -Mechanical Seminar , Project
• DESIGN OF HALF – SHAFT AND REAR WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY OF A RACE CAR
• Design and Fabrication of Magneto-Rheological Braking system
• Design and Fabrication of Two Wheeler Hybrid Vehicle
• Design and Fabrication Of Rotary Drum Filter Mechanical project
• Simulation of Plume Spacecraft Interaction- Mechanical Project
• How to Make Vending Machine – Automatic Vending machine Projects
• Design and Fabrication of Active steering System
• Fabrication of Hybrid (Petrol and Electric) Motorcycle Vehicle
• Design and Fabrication of Foldable Bicycle – Mechanical Project
• Design of Auto-Tilting Mechanism For Car – Mechanical Project
• Design and Analysis of Truck Chassis – Mechanical Project
• Automatic Differential Unit Locking System – Mechanical Project
• Electric Power Assisted Steering -Mechanical Project
• Fabrication Of Turbocharger for two wheeler -Mechanical Project
• 360 Degree Wheel Rotation Vehicle -Mechanical Project
• Fabrication and Analysis Of A Continuously Variable Planetary Transmission System
• Fabrication of Motorized Tri-Cylinder Air Compressor
• Design and Fabrication of Aqua Silencer For IC engines
• DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF SELF – CHARGING BICYCLE
• Intelligent Braking System in Four Wheeler – Mechanical Project
• Design and Implementation of Automatic Emergency Braking System
• Design and Fabrication of Self Balancing Two Wheeler – Mechanical Project
• Design and Fabrication of Automatic Main Stand for Two-Wheelers

Agricultural Mechanical Engineering Projects:

• Manually Operated Biogas Filling Machine – Mechanical Engineering Project
• Advanced Rubber Tree Tapping Machine Report Download
• PICO HYDRO POWER GENERATION Renewable Mechanical Projects
• Design and Fabrication of  Vegetable Cutter -Mechanical Project
• Design and Fabrication Of Agricultural Sprayer -Mechanical Project
• AUTOMATIC INTELLIGENT HYDRO IRRIGATION SYSTEM -MECHANICAL PROJECT
• Design and Fabrication of Pedigree Making Machine
• Study and Fabrication of Solar Powered Multiple Crop Cutter

Pneumatic and Hydraulic Projects:

• PNEUMATIC ROTARY GRINDING MACHINE- Mechanical Project
• Automatic Hydro Pneumatic Lubrication System- Mechanical Project
• Design and Fabrication Of Hydro-Pneumatic Clamping System
• Automatic Pneumatic Glass hole Drilling Machine
• Pneumatic Operated Double Hacksaw Mini Mechanical project
• Single Cylinder Double acting Reciprocating pump-Mechanical project
• Pneumatic Bearing Press -Mechanical Mini Project
• Design and Fabrication of Pneumatic Conveyor System
• Design and Fabrication Of Drum Truck Tilting System
• Automation of Fixtures Using Hydraulic Power Pack for a Bogie Underframe
• Fabrication Of Hydraulic Tailstock -Mechanical Project
• Two Jaw parallel Pneumatic Gripper Mechanical Project
• Pneumatic Dual Water pump using Pneumatic cylinders -Mechanical Project
• Fabrication of hydraulic pipe clamp pressing machine
• Automatic Pneumatic Sliding Door Using Sensors and Controllers
• Design and Development of Integrated pneumatic Car Jack
• Fabrication of High Torque Hydraulic Spanner – Mechanical Project
• Design and Fabrication of Pneumafil Controller
• ELECTRICITY AND WATER PUMPING SYSTEM USING WIND MILL
• Design and Fabrication Of Vertical Axis Wind mill | MECHANICAL PROJECT
• Biogas Compression and Storage System for Cooking Applications in Rural Households
• DESIGN AND FABRICATION POWER GENERATING SEE-SAW SYSTEM
• Design and Fabrication of Automatic Drainage Cleaning System using Solar Panel
• Design and Fabrication Of Sand Collecting and Sand Slinger Vehicle
• Solar Powered Remote Controlled Smart Security Gate -Mechanical Project
• Power Generation by Gym pull up -Mechanical Project
• Frictionless Wind Turbine Using Magnetic Levitation -Mechanical Project
• Fabrication of Humidification Plant Using Single Blower
• Reverse Osmosis Water Purification by Cycling Action
• Power Saving System For Lathe Machine- Mechanical Project
• Fabrication and Analysis of Vapour Compression System with Ellipse shaped Evaporator coil
• Bedini wheel Using Electromagnetic Flux Generation
• Design and Fabrication of Alternate Energy Storage Device using PCM
• Review of Free Energy Generator using Flywheel
• Performance Evolution of Domestic Refrigerator Using LPG Cylinder
• Design and Fabrication of Parabolic Solar Collector – Mechanical Project
• Design and Fabrication of Automated Guided Sweeping Vehicle (AGSV)
• Design of Automated Coil Winding Machine
• Automatically Timed Kinematic Transport System -Mechanical Project
• Design and Fabrication of Automatic Weight Sorting Machine
• Design and Fabrication of Staircase Climbing Robot -Mechanical Project
• Wireless Controlled Pneumatically Operated Wall Climbing Robot
• Design and Fabrication Automatic Pressure Control Valve
• Design and Fabrication of Voice Activated Robotic Arm – Mechanical Project

Machine Tools/ Manufacturing Related Mechanical Projects

• PEDESTAL SPOT WELDING MACHINE-MECHANICAL PROJECTS
• The Mechanism and Kinematics of a Pantograph Milling Machine
• Design and fabrication of Table lifting mechanism for upright drilling machines
• PANTOGRAPH UNIVERSAL GAS CUTTING MACHINE- MECHANICAL PROJECT
• Involute Gear Profile Error Detector Mechanical project
• Fabrication of Mosaic Polishing Machine- Mechanical Project
• Fabrication of Rotary Kaller- Mechanical Project
• Design and Fabrication Of Concave Attachment For Shaper Machine
• FABRICATION OF LATHE COOLANT PUMP WITH FITTING ARRANGEMENT
• Design and Animation Of Scissor Lifitng Table Mechanical Project
• Fabrication Of Home Flour Milling Machine – Mechanical Project
• Design a drill jig for drilling on cylindrical surface -Mechanical Project
• Design and Manufacturing of CNC Milling for Small scale Industries
• Design and Fabrication of 360° Flexible Drilling Machine
• Design and Development of Punching Die and Feeder Mechanism
• Wood Engraving Using 3 Axis CNC Machine – Mechanical Project
• Design and Fabrication Of CMM inspection Fixture – Mechanical project
• Design and Analysis of Blanking and Piercing die punch
• Design and Fabrication of Weeding Machine -Mechanical Agricultural Project
• Design and Fabrication Of Mini Conveyor using Geneva Mechanism
• Fabrication Of Miller Cutter with compressed air -Mechanical Project
• FABRICATION OF HELICAL SPRING LOAD TESTING MACHINE
• Indexing Method Slotted Drilling Machine-Mechanical Project
• FABRICATION OF HAND OPERATED BENDING MACHINE
• Design of a Power Saving Industrial Conveyor System
• Design and Fabrication of Semi-Automatic Road Reflector Stud Installation Machine
• Smart Operator Following Trolley For Material Handling Industries
• Bevel gear operated Screw Jack for Lifting Operation
• Quality management through six Sigma Approach – Mechanical Project
• Manual Die Cutting Machine – Leather Cutting Machine | Mechanical Project
• Need of Lapping Machine for Valve Component: A Case Study
• Design and Fabrication of Mini Jet Engine-Mechanical Project
• Heat Transfer Analysis of Engine Cylinder Fins Having Triangular Shape

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Sachin Thorat

Sachin is a B-TECH graduate in Mechanical Engineering from a reputed Engineering college. Currently, he is working in the sheet metal industry as a designer. Additionally, he has interested in Product Design, Animation, and Project design. He also likes to write articles related to the mechanical engineering field and tries to motivate other mechanical engineering students by his innovative project ideas, design, models and videos.

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