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Astronaut Invents Zero-G Coffee Cup

SPACE.com:
NASA astronaut Don Pettit loves his coffee. So it comes as no surprise that he found a way to drink coffee from a cup, instead of the traditional straw, on his day off Sunday aboard the International Space Station.
Drinking any liquid in the weightless environment of space could be a messy affair. With hot coffee, […]

Mom Invents Worlds Easiest Luggage Tag

PRWeb:
Travel isn’t getting any easier except for one bright spot called a Luggage Hugger.
Divorced and left with nothng but optimism, Lucia Burns, inventor and mother of two sons, spotted an opportunity when planning a trip.
After buying new black luggage she realized if it was the only bag on the carousel she still wouldn’t recognize it […]

Inventor Turns Ashes Into Photo Frames

This Is Nottingham:
Nick Cranham, of Cinderhill, is giving families the chance to keep their loved ones close after death – by turning their ashes into photo frames.
The engineer only used to offer the service to grieving pet lovers but now has applied for a worldwide patent for the idea, which also includes pendants, memorial plaques […]

Don’t Get A Patent? Plainly Ridiculous!

IPWatchdog:
Increasingly on the Internet, invention advertising is taking an odd and seemingly inexplicable turn toward advising independent inventors to not seek patent protection, which is undeniably bad advice that will undoubtedly cause much disappointment and heart break for those who actually follow it.
But why is it that you are starting to see more and more […]

Inventor Thinks Outside The (Mail)Box

news10:
It all started when Juan Pineda was a victim of mail theft.
Valuable checks were lost in that theft, but Juan may have the last profitable laugh.
He’s invented a device that sets off an alarm if a mailbox is tampered with. He got a patent for his product and is seeking a manufacturer to handle the […]

“Wacky” Baker Sends Invention To Celebrity Chefs

BBC News:
A Scottish cake maker is hoping to mix it with millionaires with a “revolutionary” take on the wooden spoon – which he insists is NOT a spatula.
Instead, “Spon” inventor Neal Robertson is sending his double-backed spoons to celebrity chefs like Gordon Ramsay and Nigella Lawson in a bid for the baking big time.
“Proud as […]

Eco-Friendly Invention Sees Success

Peace Arch News:
After investing more than eight years and thousands of dollars of his own money, Kirk Arsenault is starting to see his automotive drip mat design come to life on the market.
In 2000, Arsenault left his job with a pavement maintenance company to pursue an idea he had to curb environmental damage caused by […]

Moms Create Bling For Crying Babies

Washington Post Magazine:
Kendra LaDuca’s eureka moment came while she was pushing a grocery cart through the aisles of a Costco seven years ago.
As she scanned the shelves, her infant daughter leaned over and started chewing on Kendra’s leather watchband. “She was slobbering on my arm, and I just let her because she was happy and […]

The Brew Hauler

Kalamazoo Gazette:
Tom Raich’s dream about beer has turned into a nice little side business.
Raich, a 53-year-old pharmacist and longtime homebrewer, had a dream one night in 1996 that led to an invention, called the Brew Hauler, which is taking off thanks to the recent resurgence in homebrewing.
Raich had struggled hauling his five-gallon carboy, a large […]

Invention Checks Brake Lights

CampaignSeries.co.uk:
John Arundel of Quakers Yard grew up in Aberbargoed and has been a lorry driver most of his working life, which equated to 23 years of experience. He came up with an invention to check brake lights without being in the vehicle.
At the British Inventors Society Awards, John’s innovation was a winner.
John said: “It’s great […]