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Technology
Assistance
Center Serves
Needs of
Disabled
The Technology Access for L ife
Needs (T A L N ) Center ut Lane C om
munity College in Eugene provides
assilive technology services services
for people in Benton, Coos, Lane L in
coln,and Linn counties. Assistive tech
nology includes products and devices
that help to m inimize the effects o f
impairments, and provide greater inde
pendence and capability for people with
disabilites.
T A L N coordinates an equipment
loan bank, sponsors product demon
s tra tio n s , and o ffe rs e q u ip m e n t
evvaluation on training. It also helps
find funding fo r individuals who need
to purchase assistive te chn olo gy
debvices. The center helps businesses
de velopc workplace accomodations for
employees w ith diabililies and offers
training for parents, professional, and
others. T A L N is building an intcagency
coalition and it advocates laws and
policies to provide continued access to
assistive technology.
LCC T A L N is one o f seven offices
statewide. It is funded by a three-year
grant from the US Department o f Edu
cation in response to the Technology
Related Assistance for Individuals with
Disabilities A ct o f 1988.
For inform ation about assisting
technology for people w ith disablities,
contact the T A L N Center at LCC at
747-4501 ext. 2149 or T T 726-3952.
Frank Martin
Joins KUPL AM/
FM Sales Staff
Continuous Hit Country KUPL98.5
FM/1330 A M Vice Prcsidcni/Gencral
Manager, Edward T. Hardy announced
today the addition o f Frank M artin to
the KUPL local sales staff as an A c
count Executive.
Martin, who has been in the Port
land market forovcrclcvcn years has an
extensive background in media includ
ing, most recently, local sales for KG W-
T V , Channel 8 and KPTV, Channel 12.
Prior to coming to Oregon, M artin
worked for the Montana Television
Network.
In addition to K U P L A M /F M ,
Scripps Howard Broadcasting owns and
Patents, Copyrights and
Trademarks: Converting Ideas
And Knowledge To Money
BY PROF. MCKINLEY BURT
The best kept secret in the world
seems to be the fact that over the course
o f the last 6,000 years, and against all
odds or repression, the black races have
proven to be in proportion the most
inventive and innovative people ever.
And we have this veil despite thorough
documentation from “ Napoleon’s E x
pedition To Egypt” to the 1895 citation
in the “ U.S. Congressional Record” ” o f
all the “ PA T E N T E D ” inventions o f
African Americans shown at the A t
lanta Exposition in 1895.
This record o f accomplishment in
no way lakes into account the thousands
o f inventions and innovations contrib
uted by black slaves who naturally re
ce ive d no c re d it. (C o tto n G in -
M cCormick Reaper). African A m e ri
cans have no excuse today for not sec ur-
ing their property rights in the fruits o f
their genius, whether the idea is me
chanical, written, (a novel or play),
artistic (painting, drawing, sculpture,
musical composition, photograph, etc.)
or lies in several other areas; movies,
videos and some computer concepts,
also.
I briefly discussed these issues on
page 2 in my article, “ Perspectives;
Real M inority Business; Now or Never.”
However, the field is very technical and
I recommend that you avail yourself o f
the expert advice and resource cited
here. Therefore, you should regard this
article as an inform ative overview only.
Your proper in itia l contact are as fo l
lows.
The basic source o f information on
Patents and Trademarks is the Federal
Bookstore at 1305 SW First Ave., Port
land, OR 97201; (221-6217). “ General
In fo rm a tio n C oncerning Patents,”
$2.00, and “ Basic Facts About Trade
marks,” S 1.75. A Toll-Free phone call
to “ Federal In form ation,” (mention
“ copyrights” ) w ill secure an inform a
tion booklet and three application forms
each o f the categories I cited earlier 1-
8(X)-726-4995. The Slate o f Oregon
also has a filin g procedure for “ Trade
and Service M arks;” State Corporation
D ivisio n 1-378-4166 for free informa-
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Symphony To Depart On
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August 31
Delta A ir Lines Pians Airport Send-Off Party
To Include Tour Sponsors Bank Of America and OEDD;
Oregon Gov. Roberts To Attend First Concert Sept. 1
Melissa Fem has been a waitress;
a truck driver; has worked at a
fast food place. In a foundry job,
she knocked molds out of steel
frames with a sledgehammer.
Thursday, August 27,1992
3-5 P.M.
303-317 N Beech Street
Portland, Oregon
The Kramer Apartments Project
provides permanent housing for the
homeless mentally ill.
Elmer Kramer, for whom the com
plex is named, w ill be honored during
ceremonies scheduled for 3:30 P.M.
Now retired from the state O ffice o f
Mental Health Services as manager o f
comm unity programs, Kramer is noted
for his efforts in building strong part
nerships between suite and county men
ial health programs. He has been a
long-time advocate for the psychiatri-
cally disabled in the state o f Oregon.
Also, Denny West, HAP executive
director; Dr. Richard C. Lippincolt,
M H D D S D administrator; and Garrett
Smith, The M ind Empowered Inc. ex
ecutive director, w ill speak.
The public is invited to tour the
four-unit complex, which includes a
com m unity room.
Through a unique cooperative e f
fort, three agencies partnered to de
velop this housing opportunity.
HAP just finished an extensive
rehab o f the vacant complex that had
suffered fire and smoke damage The
Housing A uthority w ill also supply the
on-going maintenance.
The M ind Empowered, Inc. is se
lecting the residents and w ill provide
their support services. To promote
independent livin g capability for the
four residents, trained staff w ill m ain
tain constant conuict, providing sup
port and assisting w ith all daily nccds-
-cmotional and physical. Also, M ind
Empowered, a consumer-run, non-profit
organization, w ill supply a 24-hour c ri
sis intervention service.
Funded through the M HDDSD,The
M ind Empowered Ine. operates under
tion and forms.
The reproduction below o f the
Table o f Contents o f the patent publica
tion w ill give you an idea o f how helpful
the basic manuals can be to you. Do not
forget that i f you patent an invention
(door slop to innovative hair roller), it is
not necessary that you manufacture it
yoursel f - o r even that you make a w ork
ing model in order to reap a financial
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benefit. You can assign the rig h t to
manufacture to a corporation which
w ill then produce the item, paying you
an-agree-upon “ royalty” for each item
sold. O f course, you may sell your
invention outright for whatever price
you can negotiate (see my “ M in ority
Business” article on page 2 fo r manu
facturing and marketing yourow n mer
chandise.
Sen. Paul Simon, Job Trainees, AuCoin to discuss
New Legislation, Innovative Oregon Efforts
Mondayat Training Center in N/NE Portland
Now she's going in a different
direction -- toward a doctorate in
clinical psychology. She Intends
to have her own practice and
has definite ideas about provid
ing affordable care.
Melissa came to PCC Cascade
for the first two years of her
bachelor's degree. It gave her a good start. "The instruc
tors were very supportive," she says. "They were willing to
put out extra effort to help me."
"I can say I've never been anywhere where so many
different kinds of people get along so well."
PCC C as cad e
The friendly campus in your neighborhood.
Senator Paul Simon (D -IL ), chair
o f the Senate Employment and Produc
tiv ity panel, joined Rep. Les AuCoin,
participants in an innovative Oregon job
training program, and others at a M on
day press conference to talk about newly-
passed federal employment train ing leg
islation and its impact on Oregon’ s job
skills improvement efforts.
In addition to the discussion o f the
new b ill and its impact on Oregon, two
jo b trainees talked about their personal
experiences w ith the North/Northeast
Portland Em ploym ent and T raining
(NEET) Center’s effective program.
W ith its W orkforce Q uality Coun
cil and creative integration o f work and
education, Oregon has led the nation in
job training efforts. In August, Congress
passed le g is la tio n to re fo rm and
strengthen federal jo b training assis
tance and sent it to the President’ s desk
for his signature. This final step, which
w ill make the measure the law o f the
land, is expected soon.
Senator Simon, an Oregon native,
is the author o f a 1985 book about the
need for a greater federal role in provid
ing employment opportunities and train
ing.
Together, let's explore what's In your future.
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Kramer Apartments Open House
Please jo in the Housing A uthority
o f Portland (H A P ), the Oregon Mental
Health and Developmental Disabilities
Services Division (M HDDSD),and The
M ind Empowered, Inc. in celebrating
the opening o f the K ramcr Apartments.
An Open House w ill take place on:
Functions o f the Patent and Trademark O ffic e ........................
Purpose o f this b o o kle t...............................................................
W hat is a patent?.........................................................................
Patent L aw s..................................................................................
What can be patented.................................................................
Novelty and other conditions for obtaining a p a te n t..............
The United States Patent and Trademark O ffic e ....................
Publications o f the Patent and Trademark O ffic e ...................
General information and correspondence................................
Library, search room searches...................................................
Attorneys and agents...................................................................
Disclosure D ocum ent..................................................................
Who may apply for a p a te n t......................................................
Application for p a te n t................................................................
Oath or declaration, signature....................................................
F ilin g F ees....................................................................................
Specification (description and cla im s )......................... y .........
D ra w in g ..................................... .......................................
Models, exhibits, specimens.......................................................
Examination of applications and proceedings in
the Patent and Trademark O ffic e ................................
Amendments to a pplication........................................................
Time fo r response and abandonment.........................................
Appeal to the Board o f Patent Appeals and
Interferences and to the C o u rts...................................
Interferences.................................................................................
Allowances and issue o f patent..................................................
Nature o f patent and patent rig h ts..............................................
Maintenance Fees.........................................................................
Correction o f patents...................................................................
Assignments and licenses...........................................................
Infringement o f p atents...............................................................
Patent marking and “ patent pending” .......................................
Design patents...............................................................................
Plant patents..................................................................................
Treaties and foreign p ate nts.......................................................
Foreign applicants for United States patents............................ .
Fees and paym ent..........................................................................
Answers to questions frequently asked......................................
Leading Senate Job Training
Advocate: Just-Passed Bill
Will Boost Oregon Workforce Efforts
Ranges From *129°°
Open Mon. - Fri. 9:00am to 5:00pm
Patent Manual, Table of Contents
contraet w ith Multnomah County. Its
ful ly-trained case managers have them-
selvcsexpcrienccdmental illness. They
bring an insight from making the tran
sition to independent livin g that pro
vides valuable in teaching others.
M HD D SD applicdforprojcctfund-
ing from the Department o f Housing
and Urban Development (H U D ) and
was awarded $88,379 through the
Stewart B. M cKinney Homeless Assis
tance Act. This provides for dcvelop-
meni costs and subsidies for the first
five years o f operations. In addition,
HAP and the M H D D SD matched funds
o f $35,000 each for the building acqui
sition and rehabilitation costs. In addi
tion, close to $ 18,000 in energy conser
vation work on the complex was funded
by the Multnomah County Community
Action Program. This included instal
lation o f new doors, windows, and insu
lation.
Architect for the Kramer Apart
ments Project is W illiam W ilson A rch i
tects, A IA . and G il Solis Construction,
Inc. is the contractor.
Black United
Front Saturday
School
Volunteer
Recruitment
You can help a child lcam more
about African-Am erican history and
heritage, you can teach a ch ild cultural
pride and you can assist children w ith
basic skills, like reading and w riting.
A ll you need is time, two hours
Saturday mornings, as the Black United
Front Saturday School begins its fifth
year this fall. The school provides c u l
tural and basic skills education, free o f
charge, toclcmcntary<school-agc c h il
dren. Volunteers are needed.
Teaching experience is not neces
sary Just a desire to teach or help out as
support staff. Those interested arc asked
to attend two oi ientation workshops on
Saturday, September 26th and Satur
day, October 3rd at the Y W C A at 5630
NE Martin Luther King Boulevard from
9:00 am until 12:00 pm.
Two hours o f your time can do a lot
for these students. Volunteer n o w !!!!!!
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