Suiter Swantz IP’s Jon Horneber Passes Nebraska State Bar Exam


Suiter Swantz IP is pleased to announce that our own Jon Horneber passed the Nebraska State Bar Exam! Jon holds a B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical…

Patent of the Day: Coin-Controlled Vending Machine


On this day in 1916 Harvey Giles was granted the patent for COIN-CONTROLLED VENDING MACHINE. U.S. Patent No. 1.198.210.  The invention as presented…

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Sean Suiter to Teach Copyright Law at Creighton University School of Law


Sean Suiter has started his 17th year as an adjunct professor at Creighton University School of Law. Sean is teaching copyright law this semester.…

Patent of the Day: Illuminating Tile


On this day in 1890 John W. Mark was granted the patent for ILLUMINATING TILE. U.S. Patent No. 436,085. The design of this invention is to secure…

Patent of the Day: Apparatus for the Distillation of Tar


On this day in 1891, Frederic Lennard was granted the patent for APPARATUS FOR THE DISTILLATION OF TAR. U.S. Patent No. 459,123. The object of this…

Patent of the Day: Elastic Fluid Turbine


On this day in 1897, Charles G. Curtis was granted the patent for ELASTIC FLUID TURBINE. U.S. Patent No. 589,422. The expanding-nozzles which have…

Patent of the Day: Apparatus for the Prevention of Seasickness


icag.biz/customers.html On this day in 1904 Carl Brendel, Ph.D., was granted the patent for Apparatus for the Prevention of Seasickness. U.S. Patent…

Back to School Patent of the Day: Scientific Calculator


Assignee Hewlett-Packard Company and Inventors Peter Dickinson, Thomas E. Osborne, France Rode and Allen H. Baum were granted the patent for…

Back to School Patent of the Day: Loose-Leaf Spiral Notebook


James Francis Key was granted the patent for Loose-Leaf Spiral Notebook on January 14, 1941. U.S. Patent No. 2,228,355. The primary purpose of this…

Back to School Patent of the Day: Wall Mounted Combination Chalkboard, Projector Screen and Information Display Apparatus


On May 2, 1972, Adelard L. Aubin, Jr., was granted the patent for Wall Mounted Combination Chalkboard, Projector Screen and Information Display…

Back to School Patent of the Day: Talking Backpack


Dianne Sims was granted the patent for Talking Backpack on April 27, 1999. U.S. Patent No. 5,897,042. A combination backpack and audio cassette…