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US patent no. 9,000,000

on April 7, 2015

USPTO Issues Patent No. 9,000,000 on Windshield Washer Replacement System by Gene Quinn

Earlier today the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued U.S. Patent No. 9,000,000. The invention that was awarded this historic patent is a system and method of collecting and conditioning rainwater and other moisture from a windshield of a vehicle and utilizing the collected fluid to replenish the fluids in the windshield washer reservoir. According to the invention, a collection funnel is positioned to collect rainwater and other moisture, which is then directed to a conditioning cartridge where the water is de-ionized and windshield washer fluid is added. The mixed fluid is then directed to the pre-existing windshield washer reservoir.

Teaching Kids How to Code

on April 6, 2015

With today’s children born into a fast-paced, technologically driven economy and digital atmosphere, it is difficult to predict what will be in store for them in a couple decades from now. The pace of technological growth is certainly not slowing down and technological skills that were once unique assets are now understood as an established norm.

Integrating computer classes into school curriculums was a necessity to train the next generation in being prepared to enter the digital age. But why stop there?

TCM: An Effective Measure of Employee Commitment

on March 23, 2015

How committed are your employees? In measuring employee commitment to an organization, it is important to analyze three significant elements that can gain insight into commitment, including desire, obligation and cost. TCM has integrated these important dimensions of employee commitment to produce high-quality and effective employee surveys resulting in enhanced workplace satisfaction.

Cleaning is as Easy as Turning on a Light

on March 16, 2015

The concern over consuming contaminated food is a frequent worry among customers at restaurants, as many have gained a heightened awareness of Food borne illnesses.

79 million cases of Food borne illness in North America cost the Healthcare system $3.3 billion per year and a major source of these illnesses come from the floors of restaurants and food processing facilitation. Floors are a constant source of cross- contamination as they are moist, contain microorganisms that can survive a long time, they have high foot and vehicle traffic, food is often on them and people average 50 hand contacts per day.

TEAMc: Toolkit for Educating a New Generation of Patient- Centred Collaborative Teams

on March 4, 2015

WORLDiscoveries® is excited to introduce an innovative and high-quality team enhancement program: TEAMc- Tools to Enhance and Assist Maximizing Team Collaboration.

TEAMc helps to deliver patient- centred care in a collaborative, coordinated and participatory approach to shared decision making around health and social issues. For a while now, the health system has been emphasizing patient involvement in the need for health providers to work in teams, yet there has been limited assistance to improve interprofessional client- centred collaborative practice (IPCCCP). TEAMc is designed to assist health providers in learning how to work more effectively in a collaborative sense, including their patients and family members within care planning. These components have been proved to reduce staff turnover, sick time and shorten patients’ length of stay; reduce nosocomial infections, falls, and medical errors; and increase staff and patient/family satisfaction with care.

Patenting software is no cakewalk

on December 17, 2014

Software patenting is a complex issue that is receiving considerable attention from courts, patent offices and applicants around the globe. The key issue is whether software is patent‑eligible subject matter or merely an unpatentable abstract idea. To compound the issue, each jurisdiction makes this determination in a slightly different way. If you are considering whether to patent your software, keep the following in mind.

Introducing InnoVerify™

on December 17, 2014

WORLDiscoveries® is thrilled to announce the launch of our proprietary innovative e-commerce / impact-tracking portal InnoVerify™―a secure, streamlined marketplace that expedites the delivery and access of all digital innovations to the public.

InnoVerify™ captures the essence of simplicity and security: it provides our academics and clients with direct access to a growing body of digital creative works, including pdfs, music, e-books, software, toolkits and membership access to restricted content. The portal will double as a gatekeeper and an e-commerce engine; with an integrative approach, InnoVerify™ will fuse the registration, payment and download processes into one cohesive program―allowing users instant, continuous access to digital creative works without delay.

Where are we going to patent?

on July 31, 2014

Developing a patenting strategy to protect the commercial embodiments of an invention can be a challenge. The rights afforded by a single patent – to exclude others from making, using, selling, importing or distributing an invention without permission do not extend beyond the borders of the country issuing the patent. As a result, deciding where to patent an invention is very important along with understanding the processes available to secure appropriate protection and how they may align with your commercial activities and future goals.

Western’s Globally Top Ranked Research Parks

on July 31, 2014

For nearly three decades, Western Research Parks have served as a strong link between academics and commerce, and a key contributor to the movement of an idea or a discovery from concept to the marketplace.

Western University’s Research Parks (Discovery Park, Advanced Manufacturing Park and Sarnia-Lambton Research Park), have now been ranked 22nd in the world by Swedish research company UBI Index in its Global Top 25 University Business Incubators 2014. In its assessment of business incubators around the globe, UBI Index considers and measures three performance categories – contribution to the economic ecosystem, value to start-up clients and post-incubation performance of those start-ups.

Lawson discovery could save ‘millions’ from sepsis

on July 21, 2014

London’s medical research institute hopes a new project with an old friend will take seed in already fertile ground in China.

On Friday (July 18) Dr. David Hill, the scientific director of Lawson Health Research Institute, signed an agreement with the head of development at Yabao Pharmaceutical Group to fast-track the development of a drug that in animal trials boosted the chances of surviving sepsis by as much as 50 percent.

Sepsis is a leading killer worldwide, with about 18 million cases resulting in six million deaths each year, and Hill believes it’s underreported, possibly by tens of millions.

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US patent no. 9,000,000

Teaching Kids How to Code

TCM: An Effective Measure of Employee Commitment

Cleaning is as Easy as Turning on a Light

TEAMc: Toolkit for Educating a New Generation of Patient- Centred Collaborative Teams

Patenting software is no cakewalk

Where are we going to patent?

Lawson discovery could save ‘millions’ from sepsis

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