Roleset invent.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "create":

Roles:

Arg0:creator


Arg1:thing created

Examples:

person: ns tense: past aspect: ns voice: active form: full


obligatory bell-ringing example (-)
Change-ringing, a mind-boggling exercise *trace* the English invented *trace* 380 years ago, requires physical dexterity -- some bells weigh more than a ton -- combined with intense mental concentration.
Arg0:	the English
REL:	invented
Arg1:	*trace* -> *trace* -> a mind-boggling exercise
ArgM-TMP:	380 years ago

'Create' suggests additional arguments, such as source, benefactive, and attributive, but these don't seem to occur with 'invent'. At least not in wsj.