Plaques

After an invention idea got approved by the company patent committee and has been filed, it can take many years for the filed patent to be granted.

I have two patents filed about five years ago that finally being granted in USA, and for that I was offered a plaque each to commemorate the occasion.

While I appreciate the reward money for giving the company worthwhile invention ideas, honestly the plaque is a lot more meaningful to me. The award money is long gone and I have goldfish memory, so hopefully the plaques will last longer.

Took the trouble to go to office to collect the plaques today, at the cost of 2.5 extended working hours to compensate for the time lost. Worth it, especially since wifey agreed to tag along the journey.

I now have three plaques at home, starting to look more like a collection than just an out of place ornament when I just had that one.

I know many colleagues with double and even triple digits patent in their bag, I salute them, but these three plaques are mine, and I am proud of my achievement.

Hope my other three patents will get granted in USA in the coming years, and hope I will have more invention ideas being approved for filing.

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