Invention Dimension at MIT http://web.mit.edu/invent

ShouldExist Designed to assist the free exchange and discussion of good ideas. Good for prospective inventors to check out regularly and for people to post their desires for products that don't exist yet. http://www.shouldexist.org/

Pioneering EE Patents Every two weeks, this site showcases a pioneering patent in the field of Electrical Engineering. http://eepatents.com/collection.html

European Patent Office This is the official Web site of the European Patent Office, the executive body of the European Patent Organisation. http://www.european-patent-office.org/

Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century Describes the greatest engineering achievements as determined by the National Academy of Engineering. http://www.greatachievements.org/

James Dyson Help and guidance for inventors. http://www.dyson.com/mainsite/inventors/inventors.asp

Old Technology Information for collectors and restorers of late 19th and early 20th century technology. http://www.oldtechnology.com

Invent Resources Elegant, cost-effective inventions on demand from experienced and prolific senior scientists/engineers. No speculative R&D investment required. http://www.weinvent.com

InventNET Internet-based organization, helping independent inventors worldwide develop and market their inventions. http://www.inventnet.com

GreatIdeaGear.com Books and software for inventors on intellectual property, licensing, and marketing. http://www.greatideagear.com/

United States Patent & Trademark Office Search patent and trademark databases for free online. Information regarding the patent and trademark process in the United States. http://www.uspto.gov

The Invention Factory Novice inventors are introduced to basic inventing philosophy and methods, including Thomas Edison's Invention Factory concept. http://members.aol.com/petercat/science/index.htm

Delphion Free patent searches of US, EPO, and WIPO data, including web access to scanned images of most indexed documents. U.S. data begins in 1971. http://www.delphion.com/

Car Innovations Brief explanation about car innovations and links to in-depth articles. http://a-car.com/

Finland Inventions Inventions and innovations in Finland - an overview plus the best links. http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/innovat.html

Inventors' Net Resources including invention announcements, promotion, patent search, patenting and marketing. http://www.newinvent.com/

PatentCafe Magazine Technology enterprise, intellectual property, and invention news. http://www.cafezine.com/

SoYouWanna Patent Something? Article discusses step-by-step the patent application process. http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/patent/patentFULL.html

Information Technology Futures Now An analysis and research report of what is real in today's information technology interface with the human mind. http://www.angelfire.com/ca/sanmateoissues/itfutures.html

Lemelson Foundation A private philanthropy founded by inventor Jerome Lemelson. http://www.lemelson.org/