WEBVTT 00:11.500 --> 00:13.722 Any innovation that helps the Air Force 00:13.722 --> 00:17.610 to fly , fight and win in air 00:17.620 --> 00:21.260 space and cyberspace may qualify as an 00:21.260 --> 00:23.860 invention and should be submitted as an 00:23.860 --> 00:26.050 Air Force invention disclosure . 00:26.970 --> 00:29.440 Inventions can come from anyone 00:29.490 --> 00:32.290 anywhere in the U S Air Force research 00:32.290 --> 00:34.320 and development , enterprise and 00:34.320 --> 00:36.209 inventions aren't just limited to 00:36.209 --> 00:39.260 devices , algorithms , synthetic 00:39.270 --> 00:42.230 biological materials , computer data 00:42.240 --> 00:45.100 training systems and a whole host of 00:45.100 --> 00:46.822 other innovations that enhance 00:46.822 --> 00:49.190 capabilities may all qualify as 00:49.190 --> 00:51.600 inventions . Do you think you have a 00:51.600 --> 00:54.510 new invention ? Congratulations . The 00:54.520 --> 00:56.631 purpose of this video is to guide you 00:56.631 --> 00:58.950 through Air Force invention disclosures 01:00.620 --> 01:02.840 begin by obtaining a copy of Air Force 01:02.840 --> 01:06.400 form 12 79 disclosure and record of 01:06.400 --> 01:09.110 invention . Feel free to posit this 01:09.110 --> 01:11.400 training module as needed to refer to 01:11.400 --> 01:13.622 this document used to capture the vital 01:13.622 --> 01:17.010 information on your innovation . Please 01:17.010 --> 01:20.230 also obtain form 1981 . Invention 01:20.230 --> 01:23.710 evaluation instructions perform 1981 01:23.710 --> 01:25.932 will be provided in a separate training 01:25.932 --> 01:28.130 module but it is worthwhile to review 01:28.130 --> 01:30.241 the forms together as the information 01:30.241 --> 01:32.130 and thought processes required to 01:32.130 --> 01:35.280 complete . Each are similar . Please 01:35.280 --> 01:37.002 note that the entire invention 01:37.002 --> 01:39.990 disclosure evaluation and protection 01:39.990 --> 01:42.540 process will proceed more smoothly if 01:42.540 --> 01:44.429 you gather all of the information 01:44.429 --> 01:46.651 related to your invention in advance of 01:46.651 --> 01:48.873 preparing the initial disclosure form . 01:49.540 --> 01:52.080 Pertinent information includes complete 01:52.080 --> 01:54.860 copies of draft publications , briefing 01:54.860 --> 01:57.540 documents and presentations related to 01:57.540 --> 02:00.860 the invention , data charts , 02:00.870 --> 02:04.610 tables , technical design packages 02:04.880 --> 02:07.720 and photos and videos of the innovation . 02:09.600 --> 02:11.950 What goes into an invention disclosure ? 02:12.390 --> 02:14.334 The first section is a descriptive 02:14.334 --> 02:16.390 title of the invention . What do you 02:16.390 --> 02:19.660 call your new innovation ? Start with a 02:19.660 --> 02:21.830 technically descriptive title , for 02:21.830 --> 02:24.300 example , Functional Florin Ated Polly 02:24.300 --> 02:26.930 Hydro Alig Americ successfully oxen 02:26.930 --> 02:29.190 provide sufficient detail to describe 02:29.190 --> 02:31.301 the chemical and molecular structures 02:31.301 --> 02:34.140 involved in the invention . However , 02:34.140 --> 02:36.196 that description is inconvenient for 02:36.196 --> 02:38.251 use in most forms of communication . 02:38.470 --> 02:41.030 When possible , an acronym or other 02:41.030 --> 02:42.919 user friendly name should also be 02:42.919 --> 02:46.280 employed . For example , the acronym F 02:46.280 --> 02:50.010 pause provides a simple useful everyday 02:50.010 --> 02:52.680 name for this chemical invention . In 02:52.680 --> 02:54.847 this instance , an effective title for 02:54.847 --> 02:57.120 Section one combines the working name 02:57.130 --> 02:59.420 and the descriptive technical title . 03:01.460 --> 03:03.570 The second is a brief summary or 03:03.580 --> 03:06.100 abstract of the invention . This is a 03:06.100 --> 03:08.100 clear and concise summary of the 03:08.100 --> 03:10.160 essential information regarding your 03:10.160 --> 03:13.860 innovation . Common elements include 03:13.980 --> 03:16.091 identifying the key components of the 03:16.091 --> 03:18.770 innovation , exploring the nature and 03:18.770 --> 03:21.620 use of the invention and identifying 03:21.620 --> 03:23.731 its unique aspects and the importance 03:23.731 --> 03:27.050 of those traits . The third part of the 03:27.050 --> 03:28.661 invention disclosure form is 03:28.661 --> 03:31.830 biographical including inventor names , 03:32.060 --> 03:34.840 contact information and signatures from 03:34.840 --> 03:37.840 each inventor . The section serves 03:37.840 --> 03:39.970 several critical functions including 03:39.970 --> 03:41.970 providing credit to each inventor , 03:42.340 --> 03:44.284 collecting contact information for 03:44.284 --> 03:46.750 potential licensing , revenue sharing 03:47.260 --> 03:49.371 and identifying any inventors who are 03:49.371 --> 03:52.350 contractors , university partners or 03:52.350 --> 03:54.600 other non air force collaborators who 03:54.600 --> 03:56.580 might impact the ownership of the 03:56.580 --> 03:59.690 innovation . It is imperative to list 03:59.690 --> 04:03.160 all qualifying inventors patents may be 04:03.160 --> 04:05.630 invalidated if an inventor is excluded 04:05.630 --> 04:08.260 from the patent application . There's 04:08.260 --> 04:10.590 also a punishable offense to list as an 04:10.590 --> 04:12.368 inventor . Someone who does not 04:12.368 --> 04:14.260 actually meet the inventor ship 04:14.260 --> 04:17.710 criteria . Inventor ship is different 04:17.710 --> 04:20.780 from authorship where a branch chief or 04:20.780 --> 04:22.613 others who support a project may 04:22.613 --> 04:24.502 qualify as an author in a journal 04:24.502 --> 04:26.510 article . One must conceive of an 04:26.510 --> 04:28.980 essential element of the invention to 04:28.980 --> 04:32.180 be listed as an inventor . Conception 04:32.180 --> 04:34.670 is a mental act including the classic 04:34.680 --> 04:38.350 aha moment of inspiration . Individuals 04:38.350 --> 04:40.350 who merely follow the directions of 04:40.350 --> 04:42.900 another do not qualify as an inventor . 04:43.290 --> 04:45.660 Even if they make the actual embodiment 04:45.670 --> 04:48.320 of the invention . If you have any 04:48.320 --> 04:50.590 questions about inventor ship , please 04:50.590 --> 04:53.850 contact your order . The fourth section 04:53.850 --> 04:55.794 requests any information about the 04:55.794 --> 04:57.961 invention that has been shared outside 04:57.961 --> 04:59.840 the Air Force . Such external 04:59.840 --> 05:02.007 disclosures may impact the Air Force's 05:02.007 --> 05:04.440 ability to patent or otherwise protect 05:04.440 --> 05:07.410 the invention . The most common forms 05:07.410 --> 05:09.520 of external disclosure include 05:10.010 --> 05:11.677 presentations outside of your 05:11.677 --> 05:14.110 organization , submitting and 05:14.110 --> 05:15.888 publishing journal articles and 05:15.888 --> 05:17.554 technical reports , including 05:17.554 --> 05:21.160 submissions to detail , face to face 05:21.350 --> 05:24.200 electronic or email conversations with 05:24.200 --> 05:27.190 people outside your organization and 05:27.190 --> 05:29.880 providing novel materials devices , 05:29.960 --> 05:32.290 technical designs or other enabling 05:32.290 --> 05:34.512 components to external parties for them 05:34.512 --> 05:37.320 to use , test or otherwise examine 05:38.260 --> 05:40.038 sharing and collaboration is an 05:40.038 --> 05:42.260 important part of technology transfer . 05:42.300 --> 05:44.467 However , please make certain that you 05:44.467 --> 05:46.522 speak with your order or other legal 05:46.522 --> 05:48.590 and technology transfer staff before 05:48.590 --> 05:50.780 making a potential external disclosure 05:50.780 --> 05:53.370 of Air Force innovations created as 05:53.540 --> 05:55.820 nondisclosure agreements , material 05:55.820 --> 05:58.330 transfer agreements or other agreements 05:58.330 --> 06:00.052 may be required to protect the 06:00.052 --> 06:01.997 interests of the Air Force and the 06:01.997 --> 06:05.560 United States taxpayer . Section five 06:05.560 --> 06:07.730 requests the publications patents , 06:07.730 --> 06:10.290 products and uses which are closely 06:10.290 --> 06:13.090 related to your invention . This 06:13.090 --> 06:15.520 information similar to a literature 06:15.520 --> 06:18.080 review identifies the prior art in the 06:18.080 --> 06:20.350 field of your invention . This may 06:20.350 --> 06:22.239 include applicable work conducted 06:22.239 --> 06:24.740 previously by yourself or your team as 06:24.740 --> 06:26.573 well as the efforts of unrelated 06:26.573 --> 06:28.580 parties . The main purpose of this 06:28.580 --> 06:30.802 section is to help identify the novelty 06:30.802 --> 06:33.020 of your invention and establish its 06:33.020 --> 06:34.798 usefulness compared to existing 06:34.798 --> 06:38.170 technologies and capabilities . Section 06:38.170 --> 06:40.059 six is the heart of the invention 06:40.059 --> 06:43.120 disclosure form . Four subsections 06:43.120 --> 06:45.231 address the purpose and background of 06:45.231 --> 06:46.953 your work , provide a thorough 06:46.953 --> 06:49.231 technical description of the invention , 06:49.231 --> 06:51.287 detail the processes and methods for 06:51.287 --> 06:53.650 making and using the innovation and 06:53.650 --> 06:55.990 identify alternative configurations or 06:55.990 --> 06:59.180 uses . We will explore each subsection 06:59.190 --> 07:02.980 in more detail . Subsection , a purpose 07:02.980 --> 07:05.170 and background examines the broader 07:05.170 --> 07:07.340 landscape of your work starting with 07:07.340 --> 07:09.660 the purpose of your research . This is 07:09.660 --> 07:11.827 where you explain the original goal of 07:11.827 --> 07:14.070 your research and address the problem 07:14.070 --> 07:17.610 you were trying to solve the problem 07:17.610 --> 07:19.777 statement describes the challenge your 07:19.777 --> 07:22.040 invention actually addresses this may 07:22.040 --> 07:24.207 or may not be the same as the original 07:24.207 --> 07:25.873 purpose of your research . As 07:25.873 --> 07:28.040 scientific and development , endeavors 07:28.040 --> 07:30.150 often generate unexpected results . 07:30.710 --> 07:32.510 Work in one field may yield an 07:32.510 --> 07:34.630 innovation in a completely different 07:34.630 --> 07:38.320 and surprising area fields of use 07:38.320 --> 07:40.542 described the areas where the invention 07:40.542 --> 07:42.940 may be applied . For example , there 07:42.940 --> 07:46.000 may be aerospace , medical and consumer 07:46.000 --> 07:49.000 applications for a given innovation to 07:49.000 --> 07:51.170 the extent possible . Please also 07:51.170 --> 07:54.250 consider that the uses in and value to 07:54.250 --> 07:57.800 each segment may vary . Previous 07:57.800 --> 07:59.911 solutions described the current state 07:59.911 --> 08:02.022 of the art to address the issues . In 08:02.022 --> 08:03.911 the problem statement . This part 08:03.911 --> 08:05.522 describes the advantages and 08:05.522 --> 08:07.744 disadvantages of competing solutions to 08:07.744 --> 08:09.744 solve the problem in the identified 08:09.744 --> 08:12.300 fields of use information . For this 08:12.300 --> 08:14.300 part as a synthesis of the relevant 08:14.300 --> 08:17.030 patents , publications and products 08:17.030 --> 08:19.030 presented in section five of the 08:19.030 --> 08:22.040 disclosure form . The next part 08:22.040 --> 08:23.873 describes the advantages of your 08:23.873 --> 08:25.680 technology compared to existing 08:25.680 --> 08:28.750 solutions in general . Advantages . 08:28.750 --> 08:31.010 Explain how your invention is better , 08:31.330 --> 08:34.370 faster or cost less than alternative 08:34.370 --> 08:36.950 approaches . Please note that cost 08:36.950 --> 08:38.910 reduction advantages may take many 08:38.910 --> 08:41.970 forms including lower acquisition cost 08:41.970 --> 08:44.360 of a product or service , reduced 08:44.360 --> 08:46.970 installation or maintenance costs and 08:46.970 --> 08:49.026 overall reductions in the total life 08:49.026 --> 08:51.520 cycle cost of employing your solution . 08:52.350 --> 08:54.030 The more you can quantify the 08:54.030 --> 08:56.160 advantages of your innovation , the 08:56.160 --> 08:58.327 easier it will be for the air force to 08:58.327 --> 09:00.382 evaluate the potential value of your 09:00.382 --> 09:02.860 work . When possible , please provide 09:02.860 --> 09:04.990 direct quantitative comparisons to 09:04.990 --> 09:08.770 previous solutions . The final 09:08.770 --> 09:11.390 part of subsection six A are the unique 09:11.390 --> 09:13.730 and novel aspects . Of your invention . 09:14.290 --> 09:16.870 Ask yourself the question , what have I 09:16.870 --> 09:20.050 done that hasn't been done before ? An 09:20.050 --> 09:21.994 effective description here clearly 09:21.994 --> 09:24.280 delineates between previous solutions 09:24.550 --> 09:26.500 and your new and innovative 09:26.500 --> 09:29.410 contributions . Most innovations are 09:29.410 --> 09:31.620 some form of improvement on a previous 09:31.620 --> 09:34.330 invention . So separating your work 09:34.340 --> 09:36.451 from efforts that have come before is 09:36.451 --> 09:40.250 vital . This concludes subsection 09:40.250 --> 09:41.270 six a 09:46.810 --> 09:49.890 Section six , Subsection B requests a 09:49.890 --> 09:51.970 complete and detailed description of 09:51.970 --> 09:54.410 the invention . The information is 09:54.410 --> 09:56.230 similar to the overview of this 09:56.230 --> 09:58.660 approach portion of a journal article . 09:59.230 --> 10:02.110 Six B consists of three parts . The 10:02.110 --> 10:04.430 first a complete technical description 10:04.430 --> 10:06.900 of your work is best addressed by 10:06.900 --> 10:09.520 answering the question . What is your 10:09.520 --> 10:11.950 invention ? An effective answer will 10:11.950 --> 10:14.150 describe more than simply what your 10:14.150 --> 10:17.060 invention does . The second part , a 10:17.060 --> 10:19.650 description of the use of the invention 10:19.710 --> 10:22.530 answers the question , what information 10:22.530 --> 10:25.050 would a person in your field need to 10:25.060 --> 10:28.160 implement your invention ? The final 10:28.160 --> 10:30.550 part , the preferred embodiment of your 10:30.550 --> 10:33.370 invention answers the question . What 10:33.370 --> 10:35.640 is the best configuration of your 10:35.640 --> 10:39.480 invention ? Subsection C asked 10:39.480 --> 10:42.010 two questions . How is the invention 10:42.010 --> 10:45.470 made and how is the invention used 10:45.490 --> 10:47.850 where the previous subsection examines 10:47.850 --> 10:49.961 the invention and its implementations 10:49.961 --> 10:52.120 as a whole . This subsection delves 10:52.120 --> 10:54.660 deeper into more specifics such as the 10:54.660 --> 10:56.690 detailed techniques and nuances of 10:56.690 --> 10:59.510 constructing assembling or otherwise 10:59.510 --> 11:01.910 creating a usable form of the invention 11:02.390 --> 11:04.500 and the specific means of using the 11:04.500 --> 11:06.722 invention in order to generate the best 11:06.722 --> 11:09.530 results . Cixi is similar to the 11:09.530 --> 11:12.240 experimental setup in a technical paper . 11:13.610 --> 11:16.510 Subsection D concludes section six and 11:16.510 --> 11:18.454 is the final part of the invention 11:18.454 --> 11:21.310 disclosure form ? It asked two final 11:21.310 --> 11:24.710 questions . First , what substitution 11:24.710 --> 11:26.821 czar modifications can be made to the 11:26.821 --> 11:28.860 invention without significantly 11:28.860 --> 11:31.430 detracting from its efficacy . This 11:31.430 --> 11:33.420 includes changes in materials , 11:33.430 --> 11:36.150 features and steps in manufacturing or 11:36.150 --> 11:38.810 using the invention . The second 11:38.810 --> 11:41.030 question asks if there are other uses 11:41.030 --> 11:43.470 for the invention or other areas and 11:43.470 --> 11:45.470 fields where it might be employed . 11:46.000 --> 11:48.167 This question is related to the fields 11:48.167 --> 11:50.070 of use explored previously in 11:50.070 --> 11:53.720 subsection six . A please note that 11:53.720 --> 11:55.942 submitting an invention disclosure form 11:55.942 --> 11:57.998 does not prohibit the publication of 11:57.998 --> 11:59.720 scientific journal articles or 11:59.720 --> 12:02.530 technical reports . In fact , the two 12:02.530 --> 12:05.060 activities can be highly complementary . 12:05.300 --> 12:07.467 If you are preparing a journal article 12:07.467 --> 12:09.411 or technical report related to the 12:09.411 --> 12:11.522 invention , you probably already have 12:11.522 --> 12:13.578 most of the information necessary to 12:13.578 --> 12:16.220 properly complete form . 12 79 12:17.340 --> 12:19.540 As you can see information from a 12:19.540 --> 12:21.151 typical journal or technical 12:21.151 --> 12:24.390 publication is almost a 1-1 match with 12:24.390 --> 12:27.030 their requirements of form . 1279 , 12:28.480 --> 12:30.647 one potential difference was discussed 12:30.647 --> 12:32.970 previously , make certain that all 12:32.970 --> 12:35.390 inventors are listed while excluding 12:35.390 --> 12:37.557 honorary authors and others who do not 12:37.557 --> 12:40.700 qualify as inventors . The remaining 12:40.700 --> 12:42.700 information from your draft journal 12:42.700 --> 12:45.360 article or technical report may usually 12:45.360 --> 12:47.249 be incorporated into an invention 12:47.249 --> 12:49.430 disclosure with little or no 12:49.430 --> 12:53.400 modification . The key to successfully 12:53.400 --> 12:55.344 coordinating a publication with an 12:55.344 --> 12:58.390 invention disclosure is time . It is 12:58.390 --> 13:00.557 critical that invention disclosures be 13:00.557 --> 13:02.557 made enough in advance . Of planned 13:02.557 --> 13:04.557 publication dates to enable the Air 13:04.557 --> 13:07.070 Force to properly evaluate and protect 13:07.070 --> 13:10.180 your work . This concludes our training 13:10.180 --> 13:12.560 on preparing an invention disclosure . 13:12.570 --> 13:15.050 Your next step is to prepare air force 13:15.050 --> 13:18.660 form 1981 invention evaluation . 13:18.710 --> 13:21.210 Once the disclosure and evaluation 13:21.210 --> 13:23.290 steps are completed , the air force 13:23.290 --> 13:24.957 will determine which means of 13:24.957 --> 13:27.380 intellectual property protection if any 13:27.390 --> 13:29.590 should be applied to your invention . 13:30.500 --> 13:33.020 For more information , please contact 13:33.020 --> 13:35.131 the order in your technology transfer 13:35.131 --> 13:38.900 office or email A F dot tech transfer 13:38.910 --> 13:41.690 at us dot AF dot Mil .