Filing a provisional

[alcatraz bird]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Indiana

I am filing a provisional application. I have a working prototype, a video on how to use it, and 17 drawings that meticulously demonstrate every part of my invention and 16 pages of text explaining each drawing. While drafting my text, I accidentally discovered a completely different way to use my invention.

An example would be an enclosed floating dock for boats, but it could be a landing strip for seaplanes too.

Even though it does this new operation with basically the same embodiment(one small change) to complete it's task, should I file this with the same provisional, or should I draft another one?

Thanks to whomever responds.
Alcatraz Bird

 

[quincy]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Indiana

I am filing a provisional application. I have a working prototype, a video on how to use it, and 17 drawings that meticulously demonstrate every part of my invention and 16 pages of text explaining each drawing. While drafting my text, I accidentally discovered a completely different way to use my invention.

An example would be an enclosed floating dock for boats, but it could be a landing strip for seaplanes too.

Even though it does this new operation with basically the same embodiment(one small change) to complete it's task, should I file this with the same provisional, or should I draft another one?

Thanks to whomever responds.
Alcatraz Bird

Alcatraz Bird, I am going to refer you back to a thread you created in 2010 that answers this same basic question. Because it has been a few years, you may have forgotten the advice you were given.

See https://forum.freeadvice.com/patents-104/my-invention-should-create-multiple-products-519365.html.

The questions you posed were answered by "divgradcurl" who is a Patent attorney. He advised you at that time to file a single application, saying that there really isn't a downside to doing it that way.

Again, refer back to this earlier thread and if you have any additional questions, you can post back with them.

Good luck.

 

[FlyingRon]

Of course, three years later, one might argue the novelty has worn off.