Who would have thought that burs from a Burdock plant could spark a new idea for an innovation that is still used worldwide today? Putting a Burdock plant under a microscope to figure out how the tiny hooks on the burs attached by themselves is exactly what George de Mestral was fascinated by. He then …
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The power to explore and navigate throughout the known world and beyond was once restricted to mythological heroes or those of extraordinary ability. When the U.S. was in an arms race with Russia during the Cold War, the U.S. strove to gain an edge in the competition through technological superiority. In doing so the United …
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Smartphones are becoming deeply ingrained in society, advancing the technological communication that people use on an everyday basis. Software systems, such as the System and Method for Previewing Calls in Communications Systems, are being created and patented in hopes of improving smartphones and the efficiency they can bring to a user’s life. Based in the …
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Fluidized Bed Systems and Methods Including Micro-Jet Flow is an invention that significantly improved the process of fluidization. Fluidization is a process where you take a mass of particles—like a pile of sand—and make it act like a fluid by shooting air into the pile. Robert Pfeffer, Jose A. Quevedo, and Juergen Flesch at NJIT …
I would like to bring to the reader’s attention the invention of the bottle-sealing device, more commonly known as the metal cap. As a result of this invention the beverage industry grew at an unprecedented rate and made possible the joy and convenience of having a fizzy drink at home while watching movies or shows. …
In the early 1950s, Jack and Eileen Feather opened a chain of gyms in California and Nevada targeting women who hoped to lose weight. The couple called the gyms “Eileen Feather Reducing Salons,” they branded Eileen herself as the “nation’s leading figure authority,” and their advertisements promised women they could achieve “Figure Perfection” in just …
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Have you ever pondered why most pharmaceutical drugs have no taste? Or, if you do not swallow the tablet in a timely manner, an unpleasant taste forms in your mouth? Pharmaceutical drugs have had plenty of problems. One notable conflict is the aversion toward the taste of the tablets. The pharmaceutical industry has tried to …
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The U.S. patent system creates an environment which inspires inventors to create new or improve upon past inventions. This allows for the continuous improvement of various types of technologies. Additional influences may also be drawn from sources within a larger social context, as seen the efforts of Carlos M. Pereira, Hai-Long Nguyen, Edip Niver, Aladin …
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There are many things that we take for granted every single day. The floor we walk on is one of those things. How many times have you thought about the floor underneath you? Probably not even once! But the use of flooring in buildings is not a simple task. An engineer must account for potential …
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Gun safety in our nation, and especially around our children, has become a hot topic to discuss – not only in the media and in news outlets, but in the classroom and in technological labs. Thanks to a patented technology by Dr. Michael Recce, you can put down your gun at home with the peace …
