by Nathan | Jan 8, 2018 | For Inventors, Helpful Articles for Inventors, Inventor Education, Product Development
Innovation isn’t (only) about the product, its also about the business model! Innovation can be a function of any company or any industry but it’s the disruptors that are innovating on so many fronts which is having such ineradicable impact. They are the ones bucking...
by Nathan | Jan 8, 2018 | Young Inventors
Annie Ostojic began winning state and national recognition for her scientific projects and inventions as a 9-year-old student at Frank Hammond Elementary School. Recently, Forbes Magazine named the 15-year-old Munster High School sophomore to its “30 Under 30” list...
by Nathan | Jan 5, 2018 | Invention History
Monopoly® In 1935 the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued U.S. Patent No. 2,026,082 on Monopoly®, one of the most successful and beloved board games of all time. As the story goes, Charles Darrow, an unemployed salesman, was struggling to support...
by Nathan | Jan 4, 2018 | Young Inventors
Meghna Behari is only 15, but she already has a pending patent and a national prize for an invention that will make water testing easier. The North Allegheny freshman won the $10,000 Marconi/ Samueli Award for Innovation for her Aquabot, an automated testing device...
by Nathan | Jan 3, 2018 | For Inventors, Source Direct, Success Stories
Matt Thompson, 48, of Garden City spent more than 100 hours creating what he calls the “Michigan beer/pop chair.” He was inspired by a similar Labatt Blue chair, but he says he came up with his own dispensing mechanism that slides pre-chilled cans to a seated...