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…

Patent of the Day: Muffler


On this day in 1904 Eugene C. Richard was granted the patent for MUFFLER. U.S. Patent No. 773,984. The invention relates to mufflers especially…

Halloween Patent of the Day: Haunting Aid


On August 17, 2004, Frank P. Becking was granted the patent for HAUNTING AID. U.S. Patent No. 6,776,687. A face with glowing eyes returns stare or…

Halloween Patent of the Day: Halloween Mask with Flash Device


On March 14, 2000 Ben M. Hsia was granted the patent for HALLOWEEN MASK WITH FLASH DEVICE. U.S. Patent No. 6,035,447. A Halloween mask with flash…

Halloween Patent of the Day: Jack-A-Lantern


On January 15, 1889, George A. Beidler was granted the patent for JACK-A-LANTERN. U.S. Patent No. 396,252. This invention relates to certain…

Halloween Patent of the Day: Amusement Device with Flexible Rubberized Pop Up Figure


On January 25, 2002 Thomas J. Mesch's patent for AMUSEMENT DEVICE WITH FLEXIBLE RUBBERIZED POP UP FIGURE was given the publication number of US…

Patent of the Day: Corkscrew


On this day in 1898 Archibald Stiles was granted the patent for CORKSCREW. U.S. Patent No. 613,176. This invention relates to certain new and useful…

Patent of the Day: Agriculture Machine


On this day in 1899 Jacob J. A. Morath was granted the patent for AGRICULTURE MACHINE. U.S. Patent No. 635,501. This invention relates to…

Patent of the Day: Apparatus for Raising or Lowering Ships’ Boats


On this day in 1902 Axel Welin was granted the patent for APPARATUS FOR RAISING OR LOWERING SHIP'S BOATS. U.S. Patent No. 711,749. This invention…