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Media Coverage of CIC

 

Faith Middleton Show WNPR 2008

East Hartford - Glastonbury Magnet School 2008

Kent Center School 2007

CIC 2004 in Frontiers magazine from the UConn School of Engineering

CT Business Article on CIC (151 KB PDF)

WTNH Channel 8 report on CIC 2002 with video

 

 

Products and Patents from CIC Kids

 

Marlinette Pacheco's ez-pop™ beverage opener and patent

Jacob Dunnack's JD Batball

Nathan Masopust's automatic fish feeder patent

Christopher Thompson's newspaper alert apparatus patent

 

 

Information about Inventing

 

Provisional Patent Application  Begin your journey to get a patent, by visiting the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Website.    Note, there are fees payable to the US Government for this application, and fees vary by patent application type.  Pricing is noted in the Fee Schedule for various patents application types.  As a small business, a small entity, or non-profit, you may be entitled to a 50% discount off the normal fees.  Additional discounts may be available by filing your provisional patent electronically.  For more information, go to the USPTO Fee Schedule Index.

U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Kids Pages

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