|
A look back at the highlights of July 2019 |
|
How NASA’s moon missions and a patented design led to a popular hand-held vacuum cleaner. |
|
Moondust and marketing magic
In 1979, Black & Decker introduced the Dustbuster®—a cordless, rechargeable, hand-held vacuum cleaner that is still popular 40 years later. Less known is the story of the product’s evolution from earlier innovations and its origins in the “space race.”
Read the full story
|
|
Director Iancu meets Camp Invention students in Hyattsville, Maryland, as they work on their innovation force module. |
|
Camp Invention prepares tomorrow's innovators
On June 26, I had the opportunity to visit Camp Invention in Hyattsville, Maryland. I was joined by Al Langer, inventor of the first automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator.
Camp Invention, an annual summer program hosted by the National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF), in partnership with the USPTO, turns curious kindergarten through sixth grade students into innovative thinkers. Located in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, there are over 1,800 schools participating in NIHF’s educational programs nationwide.
By Director of the USPTO Andrei Iancu | Continue reading
For U.S. businesses, the USPTO's IP attachés are here to help
I recently had the pleasure of joining five of the USPTO’s IP attachés at a series of meetings with U.S. innovators and stakeholders, including the annual meeting of the International Trademark Association (INTA) in Boston.
The IP attachés are intellectual property (IP) experts posted to U.S. embassies and consulates throughout the world.
By Chief Policy Officer and Director of OPIA Shira Perlmutter | Continue reading
|
|
Director Iancu explores virtual reality moon landing demos inside the Virtusphere, a patented, interactive exhibit that was on display at the USPTO during the Apollo 50 event. |
|
Apollo 50: The role of intellectual property in space commerce
In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, the USPTO hosted an event focused on space innovation, technology transfer from the Apollo missions, and an overview of the current administration’s policy on space exploration and space commerce.
Watch the event
New patent or not? USPTO builds AI tools to help employees decide
If you’ve got an idea for the next great invention, you’re in good company. The Patent and Trademark Office has approved more than 10 million domestic patents in its more than 200-year history. And with applications coming in every day, it can be hard for examiners to sort out new concepts from what’s already been patented.
Listen to the podcast
Find all upcoming and past events here.
|
|
On this day (July 17) in 1969, the Apollo 11 mission was launched to space on a Saturn V from @nasakennedy. Four days later, the first two American astronauts safely landed on the moon.
View original post on Instagram
|
|
Seaman 1st Class Elmer W. Ewald, 93, visited the USPTO and NIHF Museum this week. Born and raised in Arlington, Virginia, Ewald joined the U.S. Navy in 1943 and served aboard the USS LST-806 in the South Pacific.
View original post on Facebook
|
|
USPTO Director Andrei Iancu recently spoke at the International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Intellectual Property – Connecting the Bits.
View original post on LinkedIn
|
|
|
|
