Lonnie Johnson, NASA engineer and inventor of the best-selling water toy the Super Soaker, sits with his prototype and his patent. A curiosity of the innovation ecosystem is that while inventors are ...

Edison's approach to invention teaches us that resilience in the face of failure can lead to progress, especially when ...

Ask any historian—or child, for that matter—to name the “father of the telephone,” and most will say Alexander Graham Bell, who patented his revolutionary invention in 1876. But long before that, in ...

In recent years, there have been some incredible new inventions that use state-of-the-art technology and the latest innovations. However, there have also been some very simple inventions that have ...

For over three decades, Robert (“Bob”) Susa, President and Owner of InventHelp, has played a role in America’s invention ecosystem, helping everyday innovators evolve their ideas into market-ready ...

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has released inventorship guidance related to AI-assisted inventions, seeking to address some of the questions that have arisen with the rapid ...

“In some countries, for inventions made by employees in the course of their employment, it is critical to ask (1) who owns the invention—the employer or employee?—and (2) Is an employee entitled to ...

The invention in Minerva Surgical is a medical device for stopping or reducing abnormal uterine bleeding. In relevant part, the device has a frame with flexible outer elements in contact with a ...

Learn about Benjamin Franklin's youth, his "Poor Richard's Almanack," and his revolutionary work in printing, electricity, ...