Category: Featured
Who Invented the First Adhesive Postage Stamp?
Rowland Hill, an administrator and educator who was knighted in 1860, is primarily known for his development of the modern postal service.
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Equity Crowdfunding
In equity crowdfunding, an equity stake (stock shares, convertible note, etc.) in the company is offered in exchange for a pledge or investment.
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Want to Win $35,000?
The 2020 James Dyson Award is open for entries for game-changing inventors, designers and engineers worldwide. Entries close on July 16.
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U.S. James Dyson Award: After Suffering Epileptic Seizures in Public, Uma Smith Invents a Portable Safe Space
Uma Smith is the 2019 American national winner of the James Dyson Award for Cocoon, an anti-suffocation pillow for those with epilepsy.
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Undergraduate & Graduate Students Honored by National Inventors Hall of Fame
Among the four winning entries in the 2019 Collegiate Inventors Competition are a new class of more efficient transmission; a process that reuses water from power plants’ cooling towers; and an adapter for eyedrop medication bottles that reduces waste and cost.
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International James Dyson Award: Lucy Hughes Harnesses Fish Waste to Create a Unique Alternative to Plastic
This year’s international James Dyson Award went to Lucy Hughes, who harnesses fish waste to create a unique alternative to plastic.
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IPOEF Inventor of the Year
Chieko Asakawa was honored as 2019 Inventor of the Year at the IPO Education Foundation’s 12th annual awards dinner for her work in accessibility for the blind.
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Seeing the Light
Dutch inventor Toine Schoutens has developed a portable light therapy system called Propeaq that can help mitigate symptoms of SAD. It can also limit the effects of jet lag and help athletes perform at their peak.
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Animation Inspiration
Accomplished TV veterans Terry Thoren and Ryan Cannon are using their talents to turn the magic of animation into a powerful EdTech tool.
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Trademark Basics
Inventors Digest is answering the 3 most common trademark questions for inventors, entrepreneurs and small business owners.
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2020 U.S. Trade Show Calendar
Trade shows involving a world of products and services are often instrumental for finding essential contacts to help guide us through the myriad layers of the inventing and entrepreneurial process. They also provide a glimpse into what your competitors are doing and what you may need to succeed.
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Gaping Gap
Twelve percent.That’s the ratio of inventors awarded United States patents in 2016 who are women, according to a February 2019 report by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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