Category: American Inventors

February 13, 1979 Forty years ago, Charles Chidsey received the first patent ever granted for a...

Couple’s terrifying incident led to wearable, customizable child tracker.
“I believe no parent should experience that panic.”
—John Renaldi, who briefly could not find his young son in a crowded park.

USPTO, Congress or courts could be first to abolish ‘abstract idea’ doctrine.
Revised guidelines on subject matter eligibility could leave inventors with a new, false sense of security that their patents are now valid.

Family man and ‘The Little Couple’ star Bill Klein develops pet training pad.
“We are the only pet training pad that provides a 3-D target for male dogs. All other pads fall flat.”
—Bill Klein

May event will honor their contributions to society.

Nov. 29, 1877

Mother of 5 daughters develops tiny, wearable pepper spray.
“As a survivor of sexual assault … I knew this product was a mass-market product, a necessity for women and men, seniors and those with special needs.”
—Kristi Gorinas

The number of cryptocurrency patents filed by Bank of America in the past decade—more than any...

“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” –Maya Angelou MICRO KEY...

Device reduces the frustration of remembering numerous log-ins.
Emil Rodriguez’s team overcame challenges involving crowdfunding, manufacturing and filling orders from a foreign country.

Lori Barzvi conquered disappointments and became an Amazon top seller; her story is a lesson in finding simple solutions, commonsense methods and smart aggressiveness.

Vision, persistence drive serial inventor John Mack.