by Julie Austin | Feb 10, 2025 | Innovation, Inventing, Patents
US Patent and Trademark Office – My experience with the US Patent and Trademark Office was overall a good one. I did have to resubmit my product twice for my patent and several times for my trade dress. But that happens to many inventors. It takes an average of 22.5...
by Julie Austin | Dec 9, 2024 | Innovation, Inventing, inventions, Inventors
How a Failed Rubber Substitute Became One of the Most Beloved Toys of All Time Some inventions arise from necessity, while others are born from pure chance. The invention of Silly Putty is one of the greatest examples of accidental innovation. Similar to how Post-it...
by Julie Austin | Feb 11, 2021 | Innovation, Inventing
Transforming Healthcare Through Invention Nurses are at the forefront of patient care and are uniquely positioned to drive innovation in healthcare. Their daily interactions with patients give them insight into the subtle challenges and inefficiencies that need to be...
by Julie Austin | Oct 19, 2020 | Inventing
They say necessity is the mother of invention, and that couldn’t be truer in the story of Madam C.J. Walker, one of the most influential inventors in American history. When faced with a need that the market hadn’t met, she created a solution—not just for herself, but...
by Julie Austin | Sep 23, 2019 | Inventing
Inventors are problem solvers. They can’t help themselves. They help us save time, save lives, and save us from tedious or dangerous work. Many inventions are disruptive, but most are an improvement on something that has been around, such as the iron, a wrinkle-free...
by Julie Austin | Apr 28, 2019 | Innovation, Inventing, Uncategorized
Where would we be without inventors? Practically everything we touch in the course of a day is thanks to an inventor who saw an opportunity most people overlooked. Inventors are problem solvers who are never satisfied with the status quo and believe there is always a...
