Path to a Patent, Part II - Drafting provisional patent applications
Video from USPTO. Watch on YouTube.
What you'll get
USPTO experts explain how provisional and regular patent applications differ, what a provisional filing must contain, a written description of the invention with drawings and a cover sheet naming the inventors, and the ways to file one. The session's slides also cover the small and micro entity discounts and the free help the agency points inventors to, so pair it with the USPTO fee schedule for current prices.
Do this week
Draft a provisional-style description of your product with a title, a background paragraph, a summary, a detailed description of how it is made and used, and drawings or photos of each part, so you can see what you would file.