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Invention Disclosure Form (MYCrave community template)

Purpose
Capture an idea completely before anyone searches or drafts: problem, solution, how it works, what is new, who contributed, what has been disclosed.
Coverage
Sections: title · field · problem solved · existing approaches and their drawbacks · the solution and how it works (with sketches) · what you believe is new · prototypes and test results · any disclosure so far (talks, posters, social media, sales) · contributors and their roles · ownership and institutional obligations · keywords and classifications you suspect.
Access conditions
Free
Region
Worldwide
Review date
28 Oct 2026
Link check
Reachable when checked on 28 Oct 2026
Tags
template, disclosure

Invention Disclosure — community template

  1. Title (10 words or fewer, no marketing words)
  2. Field (one line: the technical area)
  3. Problem — what fails today, for whom, how often, what it costs
  4. Existing approaches — list each known solution and its drawback
  5. Your solution — what it is, part by part; attach a sketch or photo
  6. How it works — the mechanism, the steps, the materials, the parameters that matter
  7. What you believe is new — the exact difference from item 4
  8. Status — idea / drawings / prototype / tested (attach data)
  9. Disclosure so far — any talk, poster, report, post, demo, sale or email outside your team, with dates
  10. Contributors — name, role, institution, share of the inventive contribution
  11. Ownership — self / institution / employer / joint; any agreement, scholarship or grant terms
  12. Keywords — 8 to 12 words a searcher would use; synonyms; likely IPC/CPC classes

Keep this document confidential. Share it only inside a research workspace or through the Submit an Idea form.