Patents: what every engineer should know
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This article discusses the laws, regulations, and procedures for patenting inventions by practicing engineers and engineering firms and emphasizes the fact that a proper understanding is key to benefit from the valuable opportunity and avoid costly mistake. Potential issues and conflicts involving patents have to be resolved in advance.
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 2001
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Glass nautilus
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A glass-enclosed pavilion at the base of Seattle's Space Needle incorporates a landscape, roadways, an observation deck, and a basement. The pavilion architecture is of freestanding atrium type built with steel and glass panels conforming to Steinbrueck's design concept.
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 2000
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Architectural glass roofs highlight museum addition
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This article discusses the design and addition of a modern steel and glass roof to the Peabody Essex Museum, in Salem, Massachusetts. The addition features a concourse covered by a vaulted roof of architectural glass and corrugated steel.
Publication Name: Civil Engineering
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0885-7024
Year: 2003
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