As shown on the infographic, there are typically three types of patents in the United States: utility patents, design patents and plant patents. Furthermore, Innovate Product Design's infographic features an interesting patent statistics chart based on data from the United States Patent and Trademark Office that found that between 1963 and 2012, the number of patent applications and grants has doubled every 10 years. (Source: http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/oeip/taf/us_stat.htm)

Innovate Product Design also spotlights five of the most notable inventions from the last 50 years that have made a major impact and improvement to our lives today. The featured inventions are the remote control, the jet airliner, GPS tracking, cell phones and the internet. The internet is probably the most innovative and important invention in the 21st century because it connects people across the globe and allows people from all walks of life to gain access to a virtually unlimited information within seconds.

Innovate Product Design has helped dozens of inventors and entrepreneurs turn their ideas into reality. The experts at Innovate will help inventors search for existing patents related to their idea and to begin the process of conceptualizing, designing and prototyping their new idea. (Find more info on how Innovate can help: http://www.innovate-design.com/how-we-help-inventors-and-new-product-ideas/).

Innovate was founded in the United Kingdom by Alastair Swanwick in 2001. He wanted to help inventors to design and develop new ideas because he realized it was difficult to find a company that can help develop new product ideas and provide the relevant intellectual property and marketing advice on a minimum budget. With over 10 years of experience, Innovate Product Design has expanded its team and today has offices located in the United States and United Kingdom.