Patent of the Day: Hair Singer


On this day in 1890 James H. Bevington was granted the patent for Hair Singer. U.S. Patent No. 433,439. This invention relates to a device for…

Patent of the Day: Safety Device for Railway Vehicles in Case of Derailment


On this day in 1903 Friedrich Gehricke and Friedrich Bollmann were granted the patent for Safety Device for Railway Vehicles in Case of Derailment.…

Patent of the Day: Bullet Proof Armor


On this day in 1920 Guy Otis Brewster was granted the patent for Bullet Proof Armor. U.S. Patent No. 1,348,204. The object of the invention is to…

Patent of the Day: Leather Measuring Machine


On this day in 1898 Albert Ayer was granted the patent for Leather Measuring Machine. U.S. Patent No. 608,538. This machine is constructed to measure…

Stephen Colbert with Emmy Awards

Stephen Colbert Retires Himself as ‘Stephen Colbert’


Stephen Colbert, host of the Late Show, brought back his infamous character ‘Stephen Colbert’ from his previous Comedy Central Show, The Colbert…

Office Hours August 4 at the Omaha Startup Collaborative


Suiter Swantz IP will be holding office hours August 4th at the Omaha Startup Collaborative, located in the Exchange Building in downtown Omaha. Matt…

Whole Foods

Whole Foods Denied Request to Be Called “World’s Healthiest Grocery Store”


Whole Foods is known for selling natural, organic products.  The store also claims to be “America’s Healthiest Grocery Store” and filed a trademark…

Patent of the Day: Custom Fittable Mouth Protector


On this day in 1967 Jack Cathcart was granted the patent for Custom Fittable Mouth Protector. U.S. Patent No. 3,333,582. This invention relates to…

Patent of the Day: Apparatus for Automatically Photographing Persons Moving Along a Confined Way


On this day in 1914 Burrell Cannon was granted the patent application for Apparatus for Automatically Photographing Persons Moving Along a Confined…

Patent of the Day: Combined Bed Sheet and Shelter Tent


On this day in 1909 Frederic Whitney was granted the patent for Combined Bed Sheet and Shelter Tent. U.S. Patent No. 929,357. The object of this…

Suiter Swantz IP to Partner with Omaha Startup Collaborative


Suiter Swantz IP is excited to announce our new partnership with the Omaha Startup Collaborative.  The Omaha Startup Collaborative is located in the…

Patent of the Day: Pedometer


On this day in 1904 Wilson E. Porter was granted the patent for Pedometer. U.S. Patent No. 765,992. This invention relates to pedometers or devices…

Samsung Galaxy Phone

Samsung Sues Huawei in China Over Patent Violations


Samsung Electronics Co., Asia’s top smartphone manufacturer, has filed a lawsuit in China against Huawei Technologies Co. Samsung is accusing Huawei…

Patent of the Day: Machine Gun


On this day in 1893 Richard Gatling was granted the patent for Machine Gun. U.S. Patent No. 502,185. The invention relates to the class of machine…

Patent of the Day: Shoe (Salvatore Ferragamo)


  On this day in 1952 Salvatore Ferragamo was grated the design patent application for Shoe.  U.S. Patent No. Des. 170,015.

Jawbone wristband

ITC Ruling a win for Jawbone


As an update to a previous article posted in May, Fitbit and Jawbone continue to wage their patent war in the court room.  On July 20, 2016, almost…

Patent of the Day: Floor Polisher


On this day in 1920 Eugene Snyder was granted the patent application for Floor-Polisher. U.S. Patent No. 1,346,918. This invention relates to floor…

Patent of the Day: Truck Concrete Mixer


On this day in 1932 Gebhard Jaeger was granted the patent for Truck Concrete Mixer. U.S. Patent No. 1,867,838. One object of the invention is more…