Invention News

Top 10 Inventions of 2007

The year 2007 saw a number of groundbreaking inventions from many sectors. Medical technology, personal communication, sports safety, energy saving breakthroughs, and other gadgetry saw huge advances throughout the year. However, some inventions simply outshine the rest of the pack...

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Solution to Our Oil Addiction?

What is old becomes new again with a high-power microwave John Gerbich Inventor Frank Pringle might have begun the end of an era of wasted energy with the introduction of his new “Hawk” microwave. Do not let the name fool...

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Disappearing Car Door

This is an interesting invention - the disappearing car door. While the cost is not disclosed on the site, I doubt it's a modification that can be made economically at this point in time. However, if you're looking for that...

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Patent Trolls Eat Microsoft’s Dinner

A ruling was just confirmed that orders Microsoft to pay well over $140 million dollars for the violation of a patent owned by Z4 Technologies. The patent, which may seem a little general, essentially covers asking a user for two...

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Featured Companies of the Month

This month’s featured companies are 3M, GE, and Johnson and Johnson. These companies continually display a commitment to innovation and new product development commercialization. To understand how these companies continually come up with revolutionary product ideas and commercialize technology it’s...

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American Inventors

by Damian Sofsian The US Patent office has granted more than six million patents since 1790. During the late 18th century the number of inventors in America started outpacing many other countries. In the second half of the 19th century,...

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