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Patent Reviews
by Art MacCord
national Inventors Hall of Fame:
Honoring Past Inventors and
Inspiring Future ones
M
ost of us are familiar with
halls of fame, such as the
National Baseball Hall of
Fame in Cooperstown, New York,
the Pro Football Hall of Fame in
Canton, Ohio, and the like. Inven-
tors have a hall of fame, too-the
National Inventors Hall of Fame. It
was started in 1973 by the U.S. Pat-
ent and Trademark Office and the
National Council of Patent Law Asso-
ciations. Those inducted into the
hall include inventors you would
expect, like Thomas Edison (who
was the first inductee), Alexander
Graham Bell, the Wright Brothers,
Nikola Tesla, Samuel Morse, Gug-
lielmo Marconi, Luther Burbank,
C y r u s M c C o r m i c k , and E n r i c o
Fermi. At this point, there are
547 inductees.
The National Inventors Hall of
Fame Museum, located at the U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office in Alex-
andria, Virginia, includes unique ex-
hibits and inspirational stories about
the inductees. The museum has inter-
active kiosks and exhibits on previ-
ous inductees and their technological
achievements. Information about the
museum is available in [1].
Examples of earlier inductees in
the fields of electronics and power
electronics include
■■Gordon Teal (silicon transistor, U.S.
Patent 2703296)
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and spandex fibers. Sports fans
Y. Cho (molecular beam epi-
appreciate the invention of Stan Honey,
taxy, U.S. Patent 3830654)
who is being inducted this year for
■■Bernard Oliver and Claude Shan-
the technology showing the yellow
non (pulse-code modulation, U.S.
line for first-down markers in televi-
Patent 2801281)
sion broadcasts of football games
■■Jack S. Kilby (monolithic integrated
(sports broadcast graphic enhance-
circuit, U.S. Patent 3138743)
ments, U.S. Patent 6141060).
■■Calvin Fuller (silicon solar cell, U.S.
Inventors can be nominated by any-
Patent 2780765)
one
for consideration. The hall relies on
■■Frank Wanlass (complementary-
a panel of experts in science, technolo-
metal-oxide semiconductor, U.S.
gy, engineering, and patents to screen,
Patent 3356858)
vet, and make final selections from
■■Martin (John) M. Atalla (MOSFET,
among those nominated. Nominations
U.S. Patent 3206670)
are evaluated based on four criteria.
■■Bantval Jayant Baliga (insulated
First, nominees must hold a U.S. patent
gate bipolar transistor, U.S. Patents
for an invention that has enriched soci-
4969028 and 5998833)
ety. Second, the invention should have
■■Jean A. Hoerni (method of manu-
contributed significantly to industry,
facturing semiconductor devices,
advancing and improving it. Third, the
U.S. Patent 3025589).
lives of nominees ought to be character-
The hall inducts a class of new
ized by inspiring stories of determina-
inventors each year in a ceremony in
tion, overcoming challenges, and beat-
Washington, D.C. Howard S. Jones, Jr.
ing the odds. Fourth,
(conformal antennas,
nominees should be
U.S. Patent 4010470)
The hall relies on a
leaders in their fields
and Arogyaswami
who understand the
Pau l r a j (multiple-
panel of experts in
importance of devel-
input, multiple-output
science, technology,
oping the next gener-
wireless technology,
engineering, and
ation of American
U.S. Patent 5345599)
patents to screen, vet,
innovators. See [2]
are being inducted
and make final selecfor more informa-
in 2018, along with in-
tions from among
tion on submitting
ventors in such fields
a nomination.
as cryptography (the
those nominated.
In addition to hon-
inventors of the RSA
oring and recogniz-
algorithm); dental
ing past inventors, the hall seeks to
materials; emulsified zero-valent
inspire future inventors by promoting
iron, which helps neutralize pollut-
a culture of innovation among young
ants; organic light-emitting diodes;
■■Alfred
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