Category: Features
Celebrating 35 Years of Inventors Digest
It’s hard to overstate the importance of the world’s longest-running magazine on inventing—a publication that has doggedly educated and protected independent inventors through a major stock market crash, an unprecedented terror attack on U.S. soil, a historic recession, and six U.S. presidents.
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Inspiration Reinvented
“Everyday Edisons,” an Edison Nation TV series that features real inventors and their ideas, will premiere exclusively on free streaming platform Crackle beginning in March.
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So Easy, a 7-Year-Old Can Do It
Through his mother’s invention of a magnetic hanging system, Alex Butler witnessed firsthand the hard work and dedication it took to achieve success.
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Net of Surprises
Earlier this year, Vinton Cerf, inventor of the Internet, revealed that his original internet had two major flaws. Learn more about the internet’s origins and its creators .
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A Sell Sheet Primer
If you’re associated with inventing, I’m sure you’ve heard the term “sell sheet.” More than likely, you’ve put together a sell sheet for one of your products.
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Auto Alternative?
The Minneapolis-based inventor wants to provide an innovative alternative to cars via his Raht Racer, a gas-saving, electric-assist vehicle that amplifies the rider’s pedaling power. From its outward appearance— a sleek shell that provides protection from the elements as well as an aerodynamic advantage over bicycles—to its lofty goal of moving as fast as traditional cars, the Raht Racer is so unconventional that some people have a hard time taking it seriously. At least, at first.
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Driverless Cars? This Much, We Know
No treatment of automotive invention can be complete without a discussion of driverless cars. When it comes to autonomous vehicles, it’s easy to be optimistic—and pessimistic—about it happening soon.
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Top 10 All-Time Auto Inventions
The most important car-related inventions of all time transcend engine technology. They include milestone safety and convenience factors that have ensured the automobile remains as popular and essential as ever in our lives.
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Operation IP IQ
Another mission for Dr. Gary Michelson: His institute that educates about intellectual property
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Beyoncé Isn’t Crazy in Love Over Feyoncé Merchandise
Is a one-letter disparity enough to prevent consumers from confusing one trademarked entity from...
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Lloyd Copeman: Forgotten Genius
Lloyd Copeman had a slew of impactful innovations among his 650-plus patents but is not in the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Copeman profited handsomely from sales of his invention rights but went through money quickly, usually in search of other discoveries.
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New, stately design for U.S. patents reflects country’s history and spirit
Historic occasions call for historic decisions. The design of an issued U.S. utility patent had...
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