When Did Thomas Edison Receive a Patent for the Phonograph?
Thomas Edison received a patent for the phonograph. It was his favorite invention; he lost most of his hearing as a child.
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Patent Applications Grew in 2020
Patent application filing activity increased slightly in the United States during 2020, despite the upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Iancu Says Goodbye
One day before Joe Biden was to be inaugurated as the 46th U.S. President, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Andrei Iancu confirmed he is leaving his position.
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Putting Lice on Ice
Sheila and her team at Pediatric Hair Solutions own a number of lice clinics in the Southeast and have developed a two-step solution that has been proven to kill both active adult lice and their eggs.
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Think Like Your Subject
The problem we inventors often encounter? If the need, want, problem, or opportunity for an invention isn’t staring us in the face, it’s “out of mind.”
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For Free Traffic, PR Tops SEO
Traditional marketing is still the best way to make customers aware of your invention, but PR is hands-down the most cost-effective traffic generation tool.
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Pop Went the Myth
When a General Foods chemist began his experiments in 1956, even his runaway imagination could not fathom that two decades later he would go on speaking tours to assure parents that his accidental invention—a candy marketed as Pop Rocks—would not hurt or kill their kids.
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Burro of Organization
Yard and construction workers can benefit from Little Burros, a versatile invention that saves you steps by organizing your tools and gadgets on your wheelbarrow.
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