Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2002: Patent History
Posted on · Episode: 2002 The almost-first patent: from stained glass to genetically modified mice. Today, guest historian Cathy Patterson with a story about patents.
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Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2494: Ginning Cotton
Posted on · Episode: 2494 Inventing the cotton gin: More to it than we thought. Today, we gin cotton.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2329: Thurston and Fulton
Posted on · Episode: 2329 Robert Thurston looks at Robert Fulton and sees beyond the folly. Today, Thurston looks at Fulton.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3225: Abe Lincoln, Inventor
Posted on · Episode: 3225 Abraham Lincoln invents a boat which can free itself from sandbars. Today, Abe Lincoln, inventor.
Houston Matters
Patent Chief: Oil and Gas Companies Big and Small Need Help Protecting Their Intellectual Property
Posted on · Michelle K. Lee is the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and director of the US Patent and Trademark Office, the federal agency that oversees issuing patents for ideas and inventions. And it's in charge of registering trademarks. Lee spoke last week (March 11, 2016) with researchers at the University of Houston along with […]