Our Story
The invention's main purpose is to increase creativity in younger kids, and by giving these tools to kids in need at underprivileged schools in Dallas, we can help with the basic skills children need in order to move on in their education. The story will only continue when we can create more and more.
Starting off
Throughout the pandemic, we picked the project back up again after a year long hiatus and decided to go further along the path. On September 15th, 2021, we filed the patent. The amount of work we had done had finally paid off in the form of a complete application. But our hopes didn't last long.
Never give up
By March 29th, 2022, we received the rejection letter for our patent. All the effort and time we had put in was dismissed in a single letter. But that didn't mean we had to give up. We got back to work to file our response. So far, we had filed for ten claims, and all of them had been rejected. So we revised them and sent it back in June of that year.
Reaching out
The patent examiner that had reviewed our application was interested enough in reaching out to us directly, and we chatted with him on what we can do next on July 21st, 2022. Over the next few days, we reached out to our lawyer to add some of the revisions our patent examiner had suggested.
Shifting focus
On September 14th, 2022, we decided that though a patent may not be achievable for now, it was still necessary to use our product for good. Instead of focusing on getting our patent accepted, we would shift our focus on trying to get our product distributed to schools.
Game plan
The plan is to collect funding for a bulk printing order that we can then take to schools that could use our product. This drive will only help more in younger students' educational path along with the other amazing and useful inventions out in the world, and we're very excited to contribute to that. With this creation starting off as a way to spend free time to making ideas towards expanding it more to helping others learn and thrive, this idea will branch out into even more and allow people to be the best they can be.
Background
Punch holes are holes in sheets of paper often used for the purpose of collecting the sheets in a binder or folder. The most common standard for the dimensions and location of filing holes punched in paper is International Standard ISO 838. Two holes with a diameter of 6±0.5 mm are punched into the paper. The centers of these holes are 80±0.5 mm apart and have a distance of 12±1 mm to the nearest edge of the paper. The holes are located symmetrically in relation to the axis of the sheet or document. Any paper format that is at least 100 mm high (e.g. ISO A7 and larger) can be filed using this system. A printed document with a margin of 20–25 mm will accommodate ISO 838 filing holes.
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Creativity relates to the ability to use the imagination or originality. Our drawings can give children a way to foster their creativity and express themselves. Using the stenciled images, kids can write up stories according to what they think is happening on the page, or add in additional characters to create a comic. These papers can be collected into a classroom storybook and act as a great exercise for elementary school kids!
Invention
The present invention provides a filler paper for kids for
strengthening their creativity skills and imagination.
In a main embodiment, the present invention provides a filler paper comprising a plurality of punch holes on an edge of said filler paper and a plurality of patterns surrounding the punch holes.
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In yet another embodiment, the present invention provides a filler paper comprising a plurality of punch holes and a plurality of patterns surrounding the punch holes. The filler paper is either ruled or blank. The plurality of punch holes is arranged anywhere around said filler paper. The plurality of patterns when connected gives a predefined structure. The plurality of patterns includes but is not limited to plurality of spots, dots and speckles and is arranged symmetrically or asymmetrically around the punch holes.
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