A Selection of Jerome Lemelson's Patents
The holder of over 600 patents, Jerome Lemelson is one of the most prolific American inventors of all time. Inspired by his childhood role model, Thomas Edison, he earned on average one patent a month for more than 40 years – without support from established research institutions or corporate research and development departments. Lemelson’s innovations, ranging from medical and industrial technologies to toys, are part of the fabric of everyday life in the U.S. and elsewhere.
“I am always looking for problems to solve. I cannot look at a new technology without asking: How it can it be improved?” - Jerome Lemelson
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