We often get the questions, "How do I know if I invented something?"  The answer, however, isnt all that easy to asnwer.  I will say that we often hear from our inventors, "I didnt think that this had any value, so I didnt disclose it to you."  or "I didnt want to waste your time, so i didnt send in the forms."  To that I must say, Please send in your record of invention forms ANYTIME you have something novel, non-obvious, and useful.  If you ever wonder if your invention might be useful, please call me and we can likely make a decision within a 5 minute phone call.  My direct line is 876-1906 (6-1906 from on campus).