There is some debate over whether this qualifies as a blue-collar job. After all, ATCs usually earn more than $100,000 per year, work in an office-type surrounding, and supervise airline pilots, who themselves earn six-figure salaries.
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Congress gives inventors another approach: File a provisional patent application (PPA) on the invention. Filing a PPA allows an inventor to claim patent pending status for the invention for 12 months, but involves only a small fraction of the work and cost of a regular patent application.ongress gives inventors another approach: File a provisional patent application (PPA) on the invention. Filing a PPA allows an inventor to claim patent pending status for the invention for 12 months, but involves only a small fraction of the work and cost of a regular patent application.