What are the arguments against allowing artificial intelligence (AI) to patent inventions? Following initial surveys of the issue, in our last piece we examined the arguments in favor of machine ...

The expiration, August 14, of two of what have heretofore been considered the "controlling " patents of the McKay Sewing ...

History isn’t a straight line of progress. Entire technologies have been invented, perfected, and then forgotten. Some ...

While perhaps not quite ready to look for venture capitalists, fifth grade entrepreneurs in House 5C at the Ahern Middle School introduced their prototype simple machine inventions to the public this ...

Early efforts -- Elements of a successful machine -- The "Sewing-Machine Combination" -- Less expensive machines -- Appendixes: Notes on the development and commercial use of the sewing machine -- ...

There’s a strong case to be made for allowing machines to invent other machines. We recently examined the logic and legality behind the notion of artificial intelligence (AI) gaining the ability to ...