TRIZ

Year Invention
1023 Paper Money Invented in China
1045 Movable type Printing in China
1182 Magnetic Compass
1400 Golf Ball
1485 Parachute by Leonardo DaVinci
1494 Whiskey Invented in Scotland
1500 Flush Toilet
1510 Pocket Watch by Peter Henien
1568 Bottle Beer in London
1590 Compound Microscope
1593 Thermometer by Galileo
1636 Micrometer by W. Gascoigne
1643 Barometer Evangelista Torricelli
1656 Pendulum Clock by Christian Huygens
1663 Reflecting Telescope by James Gregory
1671 Calculating machine
1679 Pressure cooker by Denis Papin
1709 Piano Bartolomeo Christofori
1717 Diving Bell by Edmond Halley
1724 Mecury Thermomet Gabriel Farenheit
1752 Lightening Rod by Benjamin Franklin
1757 Sextant by John Campbell
1786 Steam Boat by John Fitch
1789 Guillotine
1791 Bicycle in Scotland
1794 Ball Bearing by Philip Vaughan
1798 First Softdrink
1799 Battery by Alessandro Volta


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• CRT - Cathod Ray Tube
  
• DLP - Digital Light Processing
  
• OLED - Organic Light Emitting Diode
  
• SCEE - Surface Conduction Electron Emitter
  
• PLASMA - Fourth State of matter (Solid,liquid,gas)
  
• LCD - Liquid Crystal Display
  
  
  

Patents examined and classified by level of inventiveness; and analyzed to look for principles of Innovation.

• Apparent Solution       Personal
  
• Minor Improvement    Company
  
• Major Improvement    Industry
  
• New Concept          External Industry
  
• DIscovery               All
  
  

• Competitive edge
  
• Value addition to value creation
  
• Speed of changes
  
• Look beyond quick fixes
  
• Innovative not mere refinements
  
• Innovating Solution vs Problem Solving
  
• Improve system, service, product, process, quality