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St. Louis’ Long History of Invention
St. Louis is no stranger to invention. The ice cream cone, toasted ravioli, provel cheese, gooey butter cake – we’ve heard of the city’s most famous food inventions. But St. Louis, and the state we reside in, can claim many more – iced tea and 7up were both invented in St. Louis – as well as more impressive inventions.
Susan Elizabeth Blow opened the first Kindergarten in Des Peres School in 1873. Blow directed and taught a class of forty-two students – all paid from her own pocket. About 150 women volunteered to work at Blow’s kindergartens between 1876-1877.
Annie Turnbo Malone moved to St. Louis in 1902, and the skilled chemist quickly became a millionaire by developing and marketing hair products for black women. She donated most of her wealth – particularly to causes that advanced the African American community in St. Louis.
In 1885, George C. Hale invented a new type of suspenders for firemen that were treated with a fireproof chemical. They were intended to allow a firefighter to retrieve a rope from the ground so they could lower themselves to safety if trapped on the second floor of a building.
And we’re still inventing. St. Louis can claim recent inventions making a difference in the health field including a better blood glucose monitor for people with diabetes, a better breast pump for new mothers, and “cancer goggles” that may revolutionize cancer treatment and surgeries. There are also inventions created elsewhere but whose inventors were born and raised here. Aunt Jemima pancake flour was invented in St. Joseph, Missouri and became the first ready-mix food sold commercially in 1899... So was the inventor of LCD technology. James Fergason was born in Wakenda, Missouri in 1934 and graduated from Mizzou. He was awarded more than 100 patents during his lifetime – including the aforementioned LCD technology.
What causes inventors to create? What lead St. Louisan Bob Chandler to build the first monster truck in the mid-1970s, or in 1981, to videotape his “Big Foot” truck crushing two normal sized cars as a promotion for his truck shop? Whatever the reason, two years later he had a sponsorship from Ford Motors; the rest is history.
Invention comes in many shapes and sizes and from every corner of the world, but at HEC we focus on the inventors and inventions shaping the world that come from our own backyards.
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Annie Malone- Inventor, Entrepreneur, and 1st self-made female millionaire. Annie Hair products.
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Hear firsthand accounts of their game-changing inventions!
On February 10, get valuable insights from inventors Aprille Ericsson, Ayanna Howard, and Arlyne Simon during the “Three contemporary Black women inventors” online event.
HAPPY MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY!
MLK: "What Is Your Life's Blueprint?"
BENEFIT FROM Rarely seen footage of Martin Luther King, Jr., speaking to students at Barratt Junior High School in Philadelphia on October 26, 1967, where he delivered his speech "What Is Your Life's Blueprint?" Video used by permission of The School District of Philadelphia. All rights reserved. Speech reprinted in A Time to Break Silence: The Essential Works of Martin Luther King, Jr., for Students, part of the King Legacy Series, published by Beacon Press. This is the first time the speech has been published in its entirety.)
QUOTE:
"And when you discover what you will be in your life, set out to do it as if God Almighty called you at this particular moment in history to do it. don’t just set out to do a good job. Set out to do such a good job that the living, the dead, or the unborn couldn’t do it any better.
If it falls your lot to be a street sweeper, sweep streets like Michelangelo painted pictures, sweep streets like Beethoven composed music, sweep streets like Leontyne Price sings before the Metropolitan Opera. Sweep streets like Shakespeare wrote poetry. Sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will have to pause and say: Here lived a great street sweeper who swept his job well.
If you can’t be a pine at the top of the hill, be a shrub in the valley. Be the best little shrub on the side of the hill. Be a bush if you can’t be a tree. If you can’t be a highway, just be a trail. If you can’t be a sun, be a star. For it isn’t by size that you win or fail. Be the best of whatever you are."
— From the estate of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Learn more about the Legacy of MLK!
Be inspired by the many historical speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr. that still provide many valuable life lessons.
Inventor News
"I Have a Dream... to INVENT!" Event - (Part 1)
Mr. Stephen Key - Learn "The 'Key' to Licensing Success"
Mr. Stephen Key - Learn "The 'Key' to Licensing Success"
This unique event has been CUSTOMIZED by The Invent-ED Network Connection (The I.N.C.) in collaboration with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Inventors Assoc. of St. Louis, and Washington Univ. Skandalaris Center for local inventors to advance them to the next stage of development and provide the education and tools needed to protect their ideas along the way.
Date: 01/11/2021 3:00 pm-4:25 pm Let's walk-through the Trademark application process!
Need to file a trademark yourself but don’t know how? Then, you don't want to miss this live walk-through of the trademark application process with an Attorney-Advisor for Trademark Educational Outreach at the USPTO. The presentation will cover how to use the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) and explain the various sections of each form.
ONLINE- Register below to reserve your space and receive a ticket
Event Details 4:30 pm-5:30 pm
Path to a Patent: How to draft provisional patent applications and become PATENT PENDING!
Stuck in limbo due to the pandemic? Not comfortable trusting or sharing information about your invention without IP protection? Concerned about having publicly disclosed your innovation within the past 12 months and need to become Patent Pending asap? Learn from USPTO experts the key differences between provisional and non-provisional patent applications, filing requirements and fees, the different ways available to file a provisional application, and more.
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Mr. Stephen Key - Learn "The 'Key' to Licensing Success"
Mr. Stephen Key - Learn "The 'Key' to Licensing Success"
Mr. Stephen Key - Learn "The 'Key' to Licensing Success"
Join us LIVE on Fri., Jan.15, 2021, as Cheri Renee, IASL President, interviews Mr. Key who will share valuable information to help individuals realize their dreams of becoming an inventor! Ask questions and learn "Key" steps one can take to submit ideas or products to trustworthy major brands and receive royalties.
"I Have a Dream... to INVENT!" Event (Part 2)
Mr. Stephen Key - Learn "The 'Key' to Licensing Success"
Keeping an Inventor's Notebook - Protect your idea with these easy...
This unique event has been CUSTOMIZED by The Invent-ED Network Connection (The I.N.C.) in collaboration with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Inventors Assoc. of St. Louis, and Washington Univ. Skandalaris Center for local inventors to advance them to the next stage of development and provide the education and tools needed to protect their ideas along the way.
DATE: January 13, 2021 3 pm-4:30 pm
Path to a Patent: Learn how to draft patent claims to better protect your innovation.
Claim drafting may be the most important part of protecting your invention. Learn the basics of claim drafting from USPTO experts in this interactive workshop. You will develop a better appreciation of how a patent examiner views a claim during the course of examination.
4:40pm-6:00 pm
Path to a Patent: Common mistakes and support available to you after filing
During this time of national crisis, many inventors find themselves with little resources to afford an attorney to secure needed IP. Hence, many must consider filing patent applications themselves to meet certain USPTO deadlines.
This session is designed to provide inventors with relevant information on topics that assist with applying for a patent. It will also address the common mistakes made (especially by inventors) and how to avoid them along with how to remedy errors when an "office action" is received from the USPTO. This information should also prove helpful in clarifying how to "read" and better "understand" patents.
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Keeping an Inventor's Notebook - Protect your idea with these easy...
Keeping an Inventor's Notebook - Protect your idea with these easy...
Keeping an Inventor's Notebook - Protect your idea with these easy...
Where Do I Start?
So you've come up with a great and inventive idea, and you're absolutely itching to take action. But where do you begin? Do you start looking into patents? Search online? Run your idea by trusted friends or family members?
Before you do any of these things, there's one important step to take: start an inventor's notebook. Why an inventor's notebook, you ask?
Not only will a separate, defined notebook become your de facto organizer for all the ideas and information related to your invention as you move forward, it can also provide some legal protection for you in the future... (CLICK LINK TO SEE MORE)
Walmart’s Seventh Annual Open Call Event... ONLINE!
Keeping an Inventor's Notebook - Protect your idea with these easy...
Prepare to Enter the Collegiate Inventors Competition Spring 2021!
BENTONVILLE, Ark., Sept. 4, 2020 — More than 4,800 businesses applied for the chance to pitch to a Walmart Merchant on Oct. 1, 2020.
Approximately 850 small and medium-sized businesses received their official invitations to pitch Walmart merchants at Walmart’s annual merchandising event on Oct. 1st.
This year, more than 4,800 businesses representing 49 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Canada, Australia, and Mozambique applied for the chance to pitch a Walmart merchant, a 44% increase in submissions from last year. The businesses selected to participate in Open Call will now start preparing for their 30-minute virtual one-one-one pitch meetings and their chance to realize the American Dream.
Prepare to Enter the Collegiate Inventors Competition Spring 2021!
Keeping an Inventor's Notebook - Protect your idea with these easy...
Prepare to Enter the Collegiate Inventors Competition Spring 2021!
Don’t miss this opportunity to participate in an exciting, university-led invention competition.
Take Your Innovation to the Next Level with Our Collegiate Inventors Competition. Each year, the NATIONAL INVENTORS HALL OF FAME brings together the nation’s most promising college students to showcase, recognize, and reward their cutting-edge research and discoveries.
The nation’s most creative college students come together to compete while networking with world-class inventors.
What is the Collegiate Inventors Competition?
The Collegiate Inventors Competition® is a unique competition that can take your invention to the next level through networking, marketing exposure, mentorship and more!
Since 1990, with the help of our sponsors, we have awarded more than $1 million to students nationwide.
Day 1
You’ll arrive at the competition and prepare for your judging session.
Day 2
Our panel of experts will judge your invention. Then, you’ll present your innovation to the public during the Expo, followed by the Awards Dinner — where we will announce the 2020 Winners!
Day 3
You'll head home knowing that you’ve had the opportunity to network with the country’s most innovative students, received mentorship from our Inductees, and gained national exposure for your invention
Inventing 101: A Crash Course in the Inventing Process
Marcus Lemonis Launches Lemon-Aid Foundation, Pledges $50 Million of His Own Money to Help Others
Marcus Lemonis Launches Lemon-Aid Foundation, Pledges $50 Million of His Own Money to Help Others
On Tues., Nov. 10th,
gain a clearer understanding of the invention process and the “business” of inventing and get started on an accelerated path to development!
Join us for the #STLStartupWeek as we present The “Inventing 101: A Crash Course in the Inventing Process” webinar that will:
- Introduce the different types of intellectual property (IP) available,
- Review the key parts of different patent types,
- Provide information about how to access available inventor resources, and
- Provide sufficient cost-saving tips that are immediately actionable and will enable students to CUSTOMIZE and BEGIN their OWN innovation roadmaps to success!
Our classes help inventors and entrepreneurs gain a clearer understanding of the invention process and the “business” of inventing that will help them to become actually become inventED!
#STLStartupWeek The schedule: https://www.stlouisstartupweek.com/schedule
NOTE: Zoom link will be provided to registered attendees prior to the event.
Marcus Lemonis Launches Lemon-Aid Foundation, Pledges $50 Million of His Own Money to Help Others
Marcus Lemonis Launches Lemon-Aid Foundation, Pledges $50 Million of His Own Money to Help Others
Marcus Lemonis Launches Lemon-Aid Foundation, Pledges $50 Million of His Own Money to Help Others
The host of CNBC's The Profit hopes to help underserved small businesses, communities, and organizations with his new foundation
By Mia McNiece October 28, 2020
"My mom would say to me, 'Your job in life is to kick down the door for people that can't kick the door down themselves. That is all you owe me for saving you from the orphanage,'" Lemonis tells PEOPLE.
On Wednesday Lemonis is making good on his promise to his mom by launching The Lemon-Aid Foundation and pledging $50 million of his own money to help underserved small businesses, communities, and organizations... Click the link to learn more about how to apply.