The Minnesota Inventors Congress wrapped up last week. “The quality of inventions was the best I have seen in the past three years,” says Louis Foreman, publisher of Inventors Digest.
Deb Hess, executive director of MIC, was kind enough to snap and send these photos from this year’s event.
Inventor Bob Keitkamp earned this year’s F. Robert Starr Grand Prize for his Site Saver, a medical device to secure intravenous tubes.
Gene Goad of Ely, Minn., created the Modular Grab Bar System, a handrail made from tubing and various molded fittings that push together to make grab bars of any shape, color or configuration.
John Mills and Jake Mills of Brookings, S.D., invented the J-Wheelz, a bolt-on attachment for all terrain vehicles that widens the wheels to increase traction in deep mud and snow.
Inventor, Debra Lindh and her Messy Face Bib. These patented bibs feature an innovative high-collar neckline, wide shoulders, stay-open catch pocket that’s soak-proof.
