Scenario 10-2

Multiple Choice

Scenario 10-2. Kimberly is the mother of three small children, ages four, three, and one. After hours of picking up small toys, she has come up with a wonderful idea. Her new machine would be somewhat like a vacuum cleaner in that it would pick up toys. However, it would have a very large opening so that all toys would fit, within reason. This new machine would then sort the toys according to size and weight into a compartment attached to the machine. Kimberly sees this as a way to reduce hours of time for mothers and day care centers
-In Scenario 10-2, for what time period would a patent protect Kimberly's invention?

A) 5 years
B) 10 years
C) 17 years
D) 25 years