January 03, 2007
According to a recent Honolulu Advertiser news article (link below), Hawaiian inventors obtained more patents in 2006 than were obtained per year over the last decade. Data obtained from the USPTO revealed that 137 patents with at least one inventor from Hawaii issued last year, compared to 68 in 2006, 112 in 2004, and 116 in 2003. Among the 137 patents include inventions pertaining to an oven mitt, a golf club cover, a garden tool, a backpack chair, a life preserver, a fire extinguisher, and new varieties of pineapple and grass. Other inventions are more scientific in nature, including advanced hospital bed technology, fuel cell technology, and a new biodegradable plastic material made from organic wastes. The article also provides a chart of the number of patents issued per year over the past ten years to Hawaiian inventors, noting that with the exception of 2005, at least 100 patents have issued every year during that period.
The Honolulu Advertiser News Article: LINK
The Honolulu Advertiser News Article: LINK
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