"I thought there could be a better design for a commercial bottle cooler," said an inventor, from Colbert, Ga., "so I ...

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced on Monday a new effort to improve public health by pushing its research and inventions into commercial markets. Dr. John Kaplan, director of the VA ...

Adam Sanders in front of the patent wall outside the Dexterous Robotics Laboratory at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Sanders was awarded 11 patents while working at NASA. Robots. Astronauts.

According to the law and/or employment agreements, employees’ inventions usually belong to their employer. However, this study revealed that 27 percent of employees withheld at least one invention ...