Orville and Wilbur Wright, American inventors and aviation pioneers, achieved the first manned, powered sustained, and controlled flight of an airplane without any assistance at takeoff. Orville Wright Born August 19, 1871 – Died, January 30, 1948 Invention: Flying-Machine Airplane- First Flight, December 17, 1903 Patent Number 821,393 Inducted to National Inventors Hall of Fame™ … Continue Reading
Nikola Tesla Born Jul 10 1856 – Died Jan 7 1943 Electro-Magnetic Motor Alternating Current Patent Number 381,968 (.PDF) Inducted to National Inventors Hall of Fame™ in 1975 Nikola Tesla invented the induction motor with rotating magnetic field that made unit drives for machines feasible and made AC power transmission an economic necessity. In 1887 … Continue Reading
Thomas Alva Edison Born Feb 11 1847 – Died Oct 18 1931 Electric Lamp Patent Number: 223,898 (.PDF) Inducted to National Inventors Hall of Fame™ in 1973 Invention Impact Throughout his career, Edison consciously directed his studies to devices that could satisfy real needs and come into popular use. Indeed, it may be said that … Continue Reading
Many US Soldiers have recently lost limbs in the service to the United States and now look to Dean Kamen to design a prosthetic arm that will make their lives less of a struggle. Kamen is best known for inventing the Segway PT. He also founded FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), a … Continue Reading
What inventors need to know… “Does the product infringe on a patent?” and “Should a patent application be filed?” are questions a product developer would want answered before going forward with manufacturing, marketing and distributing a product. But what makes a product a long term profit generator? "Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine … Continue Reading
As a father of four, Richard P. Conway was helping one of his children learn how to ride a bike and while trying to hold on and run behind the bicycle, he thought, "there has to be a better way." From there his journey as an Inventor to new product developer began. He has since … Continue Reading
Inventors should know… A lab notebook containing accurate records can preserve patent rights. A laboratory notebook should include information such as: how the inventor came up with the idea; when the idea was "reduced to practice;" and evidence of invention such a hard copy of e-mail communications. Two of the most visible inventions from the … Continue Reading
I, Woz: Computer Geek to Cult Icon – Getting to the Core of Apple’s Inventor, by Steve Wozniak LoTempio Law Blog Book Review About the book In this autobiography, Steve Wozniak describes his life–before and after Apple. From his childhood where he learned about electronics from his father, to the time of the invention of … Continue Reading
