This month, our cover story focuses on navigating the patent process. Steven J. Helmer's article "Work Effectively with Your Patent Attorney," (p. 70) covers patent law basics and gives tips on how to best communicate with your lawyer. Also, if you are into website development, read Tim Headley's article, "Avoid Internet Pitfalls," (p. 59) on how to steer clear of any potential lawsuits.
April 2003Vol. 99, No. 4
This month, our cover story focuses on navigating the patent process. Steven J. Helmer's article "Work Effectively with Your Patent Attorney," (p. 70) covers patent law basics and gives tips on how to best communicate with your lawyer. Also, if you are into website development, read Tim Headley's article, "Avoid Internet Pitfalls," (p. 59) on how to steer clear of any potential lawsuits.
In This Issue
Estimate Evaporative Lossess from Spills
Understand the methods available for determining emissions from a pool of spilled liquid. Jimmy Peress -
Developments in Slurry Handling
Update your knowledge of modeling, optimizing and controlling slurry pipeline flows.
Increase Capacity and Decrease Energy for Existing Refinery Distillation Columns
This method optimizes the existing distillation system and its heat-exchanger network simultaneously, lowering energy consumption and freeing up capacity at a minimum capital investment. Mamdouh Gadalla - Megan Jobson - Robin Smith -
Limiting Shift-Work Fatigue in Process Control
Disrupting normal sleep/wake cycles causes fatigue and reduces alertness. Here are some preventive measures that can improve the performance of employees in 24-h operations. Brad A. Walker - Karen D. Smith - Milena D. Kekich -
Avoid Internet Pitfalls
When developing your website, take these preventative measures to steer clear of any potential lawsuits. Tim Headley -
Work Effectively with Your Patent Attorney
By understanding the basics of patent law and by establishing a close working relationship with your attorneys, you can ensure that you receive the broadest possible patent protection. Steven J. Helmer -