Lee and Erin Hanson of Guardian Innovations are protecting athletes with groundbreaking sports gear. Their innovations combine safety and smart intellectual property protection.

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04.09.2025

Change Your Game / Cambia tu Juego: Hands-On Sports Innovation at the Smithsonian - Inventors Digest

Explore the Lemelson Center's exhibit, “Change Your Game / Cambia tu Juego,” where interactive sports technology sparks creativity and inventive play.

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04.09.2025

Why Every Inventor Needs a Patent Intelligence Tool - Inventors Digest

Patent intelligence tools help inventors save costs, strengthen patents, and gain competitive insight—making them a strategic investment, not a luxury.

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03.09.2025

A Faster Path to Smarter Innovation: How IP.com Powers the Future of AI - Inventors Digest

IP.com’s AI-driven IP Suite helps inventors, enterprises, and governments innovate smarter, faster, and more securely.

Inventors Digest

03.09.2025

Semantic Search: Why Better Prompts Unlock Better Patent Results - Inventors Digest

AI-powered semantic search tools revolutionize patent discovery—but only when you craft specific, thoughtful prompts to guide results.

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28.08.2025

Saltgator Desktop Soft Gel Injection Molding Machine - Inventors Digest

Said to be the first of its kind, Saltgator lets you heat, mix and inject from one desktop device.

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28.08.2025

Boujee Antibacterial Toilet Brush - Inventors Digest

Boujee is an antibacterial, stylish, odor-resistant alternative to traditional toilet brushes.

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25.08.2025

Meet IP Buddy: AI Avatars - Inventors Digest

IPOEF’s IP Buddy revolutionizes IP education with lifelike avatar that answers questions

Inventors Digest

29.07.2025

Keep Up on YourPatent Landscaping - Inventors Digest

Crucial strategy involves searching, analyzing, visualizing existing patents to identify gaps and chances to find possible partners—and competitors

Inventors Digest

29.07.2025

Discover Agentic AI - Inventors Digest

Advanced form of artificial intelligence, not pre-programmed, can analyze, plan and adapt on its own

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29.07.2025

Eureka Momentum - Inventors Digest

Showcase for Lemelson-MIT’s InvenTeam program illuminates the power of inventing through STEM-based problem solving—and a larger mission to make it a mainstay in schools

Inventors Digest

04.07.2025

Game Design Tutorial - Inventors Digest

Awarded pro provides step-by-step processes and strategies for inventing a game

Inventors Digest

02.07.2025

Patent Essentials - Inventors Digest

From a former USPTO official: How the patent process works, and how to make it work for you

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02.07.2025

Case Study: A Fresh Win - Inventors Digest

How FluidityIQ helped an independent inventor protect his energy-recovering residential air ventilation system

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26.06.2025

IP Is Everywhere - Inventors Digest

IPOEF education campaign, highlighted by the AI-powered, groundbreaking IP Buddy, thrives on the road BY REID CREAGER

Inventors Digest

31.05.2025

PART 1 OF 2: Patent Essentials - Inventors Digest

From a former USPTO official: Why a patent search matters, and how to do it right

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31.05.2025

What’s Your Best Patent Intelligence Tool? - Inventors Digest

Consider these qualities and features independent inventors should be looking for BY JAMIE CARNS

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23.05.2025

Fun and Learning in the Ask - Inventors Digest

IPOEF’s IP Buddy revolutionizes IP education with lifelike avatar that answers questions

Inventors Digest

10.05.2025

Rats Experiment - Inventors Digest

In the 1975 World Series 50 years ago, an epic meeting of innovation and serendipity changed TV sports forever BY REID CREAGER

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26.04.2025

AI-Powered Patent Searches

More opportunity for inventors, and less of an obstacle BY ERIC PINSTEIN

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25.04.2025

An Inventor’s Vision

Jeff Roy’s hands-on approach to core innovation tenets shapes the mission of FluidityIQ BY FLUIDITY IQ

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30.03.2025

Are You a Facebook Fit?

Your guide to the benefits, types, strategies and best practices of the platform’s advertising BY ELIZABETH BREEDLOVE

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30.03.2025

Light Spectrum

Christina Collura’s work with son’s autism inspires educational, chalkboard-based puzzles BY REID CREAGER Christina Collura’s work with son’s autism inspires educational, chalkboard-based puzzles

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30.03.2025

A Slow Trek to Fast

Rapid-fire Pickleball evolves over 60 years as one of America’s most popular sports BY REID CREAGER

Inventors Digest

19.02.2025

10 Questions With ... James Howard

Educator, industrial design expert and multi-patented inventor discusses the Black Inventors Hall of Fame Museum, slated to open in late 2027 BY EDITH G. TOLCHIN

Inventors Digest

19.02.2025

Sticky Distinction

Louisiana can claim cotton candy—sort of—as a highlight among its well-known inventions BY REID CREAGER

Inventors Digest

19.02.2025

Free? Aye, Matey

Mickey Mouse has company: The earliest Popeye has timed out into the public domain BY REID CREAGER

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19.02.2025

National Inventors Hall of Fame to Induct 17

National Inventors Hall of Fame to Induct 17 Medical-related devices and processes prominent among 9 active honorees

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09.02.2025

A Cosmetic Made From Peanuts

100 Years Ago, George Washington Carver Received a Patent for a ‘Vanishing Cream’

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09.02.2025

A Climate of Positive Change

USPTO honors global energy innovators with first Trademarks for Humanity awards, Patents for Humanity winners

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09.02.2025

IPOEF Inventor of the Year

One in 8 adults are projected to have diabetes by 2045; 2 teams to be honored for revolutionary diabetes treatments.

Inventors Digest

09.02.2025

New Acting Director for USPTO

IP veteran and litigator Coke Morgan Stewart sworn in 1 minute after Trump takes office

Inventors Digest

09.02.2025

News Flash

USPTO NASA agreement and new Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy to guide agency efforts.

Inventors Digest

09.02.2025

Rooted in Robotics

Nationally acclaimed scientist, researcher, AI expert Ayanna Howard honored with USPTO trading card

Inventors Digest

09.02.2025

Golden Oops-iversary

Money, and who is entitled to it, is a theme in the movie “It’s a Wonderful Life”—as well as in its IP history.

Inventors Digest

09.02.2025

News Flash

MODRICKER TO LEAD NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND OFFICE; PATENT, TRADEMARK FEE CHANGES; 10 TO BOOST INNOVATION MISSION

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09.02.2025

White House Honors America’s Best

25 recipients named for National Medal of Technology and Innovation, National Medal of Science

Inventors Digest

09.02.2025

100 Strong

There are now more than 100 Patent and Trademark Resource Centers. PTRCs play an instrumental role in advancing the innovation ecosystem by offering free assistance.

Inventors Digest

31.01.2025

New Acting Director for USPTO - Inventors Digest

IP veteran and litigator Coke Morgan Stewart sworn in 1 minute after Trump takes office

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31.01.2025

Rooted in Robotics - Inventors Digest

Nationally acclaimed scientist, researcher, AI expert Ayanna Howard honored with USPTO trading card

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IPOEF 2025 Inventors of the Year: Lee & Erin Hanson - Inventors Digest

Change Your Game / Cambia tu Juego: Hands-On Sports Innovation at the Smithsonian - Inventors Digest

Why Every Inventor Needs a Patent Intelligence Tool - Inventors Digest

A Faster Path to Smarter Innovation: How IP.com Powers the Future of AI - Inventors Digest

Semantic Search: Why Better Prompts Unlock Better Patent Results - Inventors Digest

Saltgator Desktop Soft Gel Injection Molding Machine - Inventors Digest

Boujee Antibacterial Toilet Brush - Inventors Digest

Meet IP Buddy: AI Avatars - Inventors Digest

Keep Up on YourPatent Landscaping - Inventors Digest

Discover Agentic AI - Inventors Digest

Eureka Momentum - Inventors Digest

Game Design Tutorial - Inventors Digest

Patent Essentials - Inventors Digest

Case Study: A Fresh Win - Inventors Digest

IP Is Everywhere - Inventors Digest

PART 1 OF 2: Patent Essentials - Inventors Digest

What’s Your Best Patent Intelligence Tool? - Inventors Digest

Fun and Learning in the Ask - Inventors Digest

Rats Experiment - Inventors Digest

AI-Powered Patent Searches

An Inventor’s Vision

Are You a Facebook Fit?

Light Spectrum

A Slow Trek to Fast

10 Questions With ... James Howard

Sticky Distinction

Free? Aye, Matey

National Inventors Hall of Fame to Induct 17

A Cosmetic Made From Peanuts

A Climate of Positive Change

IPOEF Inventor of the Year

New Acting Director for USPTO

News Flash

Rooted in Robotics

Golden Oops-iversary

News Flash

White House Honors America’s Best

100 Strong

New Acting Director for USPTO - Inventors Digest

Rooted in Robotics - Inventors Digest

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