Invention description

Structure and form

Introduction

Kern identifizieren

Stand der Technik

Technische Lösung

Structure and form

Fehler vermeiden

Ergebnis

Step

5

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7

Structured outline

A structured outline that meets the typical requirements of an invention description.

Standard outline (typical for university forms)

Task and field: What is the problem? Which field does your invention belong to?
State of the art: What exists? What are the drawbacks? (with literature)
Remedy for the drawbacks: Which gap does your invention close?
Technical solution: What exactly do you do? Components, process, sketches
Advantages: Concrete advantages over the state of the art
Bibliography: All cited sources

Length: Typically about 1–2 DIN A4 pages (or more if needed). Preliminary experiments, fundamentals: only as aids, not as the core.

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Invention description

Structure and form

Introduction

Kern identifizieren

Stand der Technik

Technische Lösung

Structure and form

Fehler vermeiden

Ergebnis

Step

5

of

7

Structured outline

A structured outline that meets the typical requirements of an invention description.

Standard outline (typical for university forms)

Task and field: What is the problem? Which field does your invention belong to?
State of the art: What exists? What are the drawbacks? (with literature)
Remedy for the drawbacks: Which gap does your invention close?
Technical solution: What exactly do you do? Components, process, sketches
Advantages: Concrete advantages over the state of the art
Bibliography: All cited sources

Length: Typically about 1–2 DIN A4 pages (or more if needed). Preliminary experiments, fundamentals: only as aids, not as the core.

Ready for the next step?

Click here to start step 6 “Avoid mistakes”.

Invention description

Structure and form

Introduction

Kern identifizieren

Stand der Technik

Technische Lösung

Structure and form

Fehler vermeiden

Ergebnis

Step

5

of

7

Structured outline

A structured outline that meets the typical requirements of an invention description.

Standard outline (typical for university forms)

Task and field: What is the problem? Which field does your invention belong to?
State of the art: What exists? What are the drawbacks? (with literature)
Remedy for the drawbacks: Which gap does your invention close?
Technical solution: What exactly do you do? Components, process, sketches
Advantages: Concrete advantages over the state of the art
Bibliography: All cited sources

Length: Typically about 1–2 DIN A4 pages (or more if needed). Preliminary experiments, fundamentals: only as aids, not as the core.

Ready for the next step?

Click here to start step 6 “Avoid mistakes”.