Patent of the Day: Carbonizing Apparatus


On this day in 1903 Bernhard Zwillinger was granted the patent for CARBONIZING APPARATUS. U.S. Patent No. 744,666. This invention relates to…

Patent of the Day: Toothbrush with Liquid Container


On this day in 1965 Bernard Cyzer was granted the patent for TOOTHBRUSH WITH LIQUID CONTAINER. U.S. Patent No. 3,217,720. Toothbrushes are known in…

Patent of the Day: Ammunition Jacket


On this day in 1904 Joseph W. Righton was granted the patent for AMMUNITION JACKET. U.S. Patent No. 775,149. This invention relates to…

Patent of the Day: Ruby Laser Systems


On this day in 1967 Theodore H. Malman was granted the patent for RUBY LASER SYSTEMS. U.S. Patent No. 3,353,115. This invention relates to the…

Software Patent Considerations for Startups in Light of USPTO McRO, Inc. Memo


We talk to new and small business owners all the time about intellectual property in the earliest phases of business development. In a…

Patent of the Day: Life Boat


On this day in 1837 John Macintosh was granted the patent for LIFE BOAT. U.S. Patent No. 462. A  canvas is taken, of other flexible material, and…

Patent of the Day: Recording Pen


On this day in 1903 Florentine A. Jones was granted the patent for RECORDING PEN. U.S. Patent No. 743,725. This invention relates to that class of…

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Business Law for Entrepreneurs (Nov. 17)


On November 17, our Matt Poulsen and Jonathan Wegner from Baird Holm will serve as a panelists in a forum discussing business law for entrepreneurs,…

Patent of the Day: Aerial Vessel


On this day in 1886 Moses S. Cole was granted the patent for AERIAL VESSEL. U.S. Patent No. 352,298. The object of this invention is to provide a new…

Patent of the Day: Neck Muffler


On this day in 1904, James Scott was granted the patent for NECK MUFFLER. U.S. Patent No. 774,703. This invention relates to mufflers for protecting…

Patent of the Day: Crane


On this day in 1922 Thomas Millard Nichols was granted the patent for CRANE. U.S. Patent No. 1,434,623. The device forming the subject matter of this…

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Office Hours December 1 at The Startup Collaborative


Suiter Swantz IP will be holding office hours December 1st at The Startup Collaborative, located in the Exchange Building in downtown Omaha. Chad…

Patent of the Day: Artificial Leg


On this day in 1846, Benjamin Franklin Palmer was granted the patent for ARTIFICIAL LEG. U.S. Patent No. 4,834. The nature of this invention consists…

Patent of the Day: Method of and Apparatus for Electrical Conversion and Distribution


On this day in 1891 Nikola Tesla was granted the patent for METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRICAL CONVERSION AND DISTRIBUTION. U.S. Patent No.…

Patent of the Day: Electrical Transformer


On this day in 1897 Nikola Tesla was granted the patent for ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMER. U.S. Patent No. 593,138. The present application is based upon an…