This article provides an insightful perspective to the inventors life.

As an inventor myself, I understand the point of Patrick on being 10 to 15 years ahead of technology trends.

It can be challenging to disclose radically novel ideas ahead of our times as those who cannot see the the obvious and immediate benefits sometimes tend to be destructively critical and even ridicule the ideas.

However, ironically, the most ridiculed ideas in my invention process in the past gained higher impact for society after a decade or so.