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| Invention
Report Number |
The Invention Report number is automatically
generated by the iEdison system for a new
Invention Report once the data has been submitted,
checked for errors, and verified. The number
is unique for every invention, it can never
be duplicated and never recycled.
The Invention Report number can contain up to 18 characters. The first 7 characters, before the dash, may vary in length from 4, 5, 6, or 7 values. However, the second half (##-####) must contain values. The complete format for the field is: ##########-##-####.
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| Invention
Docket Number |
The invention docket number field is provided
for the convenience of iEdison users as a
unique identifier to help track the associated
invention. Any combination of numbers and
letters may be used to define the invention
docket number. If an invention docket number
is not provided, the iEdison system sets the
value equal to the last 6 digits of the Invention
Report number.
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| Invention
Title |
The invention title reflects the title of
the invention as it appears in the Employee's
Invention Report.
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| Invention
Keyword |
The invention keyword field is optional.
It enables the grantee/contractor organization
to categorize Invention Reports.
The iEdison system allows up to 12 keywords
to be associated with each Invention Report.
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| Invention
Report Date |
The invention report date is the date that
the invention was disclosed to the government.
The format for this field is mm/dd/yyyy.
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Inventor
Name (First)
Inventor Name (Last) |
The inventor fields reflect full name of
each inventor associated with the invention.
Any combination of upper- and lower-case letters
may be used. The first- and last-name fields
may be used to search for inventors associated
with the Invention Report.
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| Grant/Contract
Number |
For each agency contributing to the conception
or first actual reduction to practice of the
invention, the corresponding grant or contract
number must be provided. The format of the
grant or contract number is unique to the
associated agency. The iEdison system enforces
the grant or contract number format for each
participating iEdison agency.
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| Agency
Designation |
AHRQ -
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Army/MRMC
- United States Army Medical Research and
Material Command
Army/SMDC
- United States Army Space & Missile Defense Command
Army/SSC
- United States Army Soldier Systems Center
ATSDR -
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
CDC - Centers
for Disease Control
DOE - Department
of Energy
EPA - Environmental
Protection Agency
FDA - Food
and Drug Administration
IHS - Indian Health Service
Navy/ONR
- United States Navy Office of Naval Research
NIH - National
Institutes of Health
NOAA -
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NSF - National
Science Foundation
USAF/AFOSR
- United States Air Force/Air Force Office
of Scientific Research
USAF/ESC
- United States Air Force/Electronic Systems
Center
USAID -
United States Agency for International Development
USDA/ARS
- United States Department of Agriculture/Agricultural
Research Service
USDA/CSREES
- United States Department of Agriculture/Cooperative
State Research, Education, and Extension Service
USDA/FS
- United States Department of Agriculture/Forest
Service
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| Invention
Status |
The invention status describes the status
of the title to rights on the associated Invention
Report as of today's date. Select the most
appropriate value.
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