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07/04/2026

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!

Throughout the past 250 years, American innovators have saved lives...

06/26/2026

If you are a patent holder today, thank Thomas Jefferson.

Today we recognize the patent act as protection for inventors but b...

06/19/2026

Celebrate Freedom Day!

02/15/2026

Did you get a heart shaped chocolate today? You can thank Inventors like Maria Kestekides-Kesdekoglu and Verlooy Herwig. Happy Valentines Day!

01/02/2026

12/24/2025

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/sponsored/patents-behind-christmas-lights-180971071/

This Christmas, take a moment to appreciate the many innovations that make holiday light displays and the strand of bulbs on your tree possible

10/24/2025

Has your city seen damage from snowplows? Are you an independent snowplow driver who wants to avoid damage on those snowy days? Check out this new innovation!

If you are a company interested in licensing this new technology reach out to us.

09/17/2025

Disney filed a new patent application for AI projection on animatronics -- here's what we know.

06/25/2025

On this day, 96 years ago, George Pierce was issued a patent for the first ever basketball. "Pierce, who worked for Spalding for 50 years, was a major innovator in the field of early sports gear beyond the seminal patent for the basketball; he is also known for his patent for cleats used for football and baseball."

This March Madness consider how the sport has evolved in its 128-year history, through innovations in ball design, hoops and training devices