http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10795728 A Kiwi inventor has been awarded more than $1 million in damages after a court ruled an American company copied his patented champagne bottle opener.
March 2012 archive
Mar 28
Inventor of sea snake wave energy machine wins saltire medal
http://www.scotsman.com/news/inventor-of-sea-snake-wave-energy-machine-wins-saltire-medal-1-2199671#
Mar 19
The new Lytro “Light field camera”
…new technology to create photos that can have their focus changed after they have been taken. …there is no need to auto-focus, resulting in virtually no shutter delay.
Mar 18
Nike running shoe make from knitting machine
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-03-15/is-nikes-flyknit-the-swoosh-of-the-future …a 5.6-ounce running shoe called the Flyknit, made from synthetic yarn ingeniously woven together by a knitting machine. The computer-controlled weaving technology, which knits the entire upper part of the shoe in a single piece thats then attached to the sole, promises to cut labor costs and production time while also increasing profit margins …
Mar 16
Aussie inventor settles with Microsoft in patent dispute
http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/business-it/aussie-inventor-settles-with-microsoft-in-patent-dispute-20120315-1v5zc.html Ric Richardson, the Australian “man in a van” who has been fighting Microsoft in an eight-year legal battle has settled with the software giant out of court in a deal that could potentially net hundreds of millions of dollars. …the software giant to pay compensation of $US388 million…The verdict was overturned five months later. …
Mar 10
Worlds Youngest Female Billionaire Inventor: Sara Blakely Girdle
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/9133744/These-modern-inventions-are-a-load-of-pants.html Blakely, who is 41, invented Spanx. Spanx are pants that banish bulges around your tummy and your bottom.
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