After scoring a couple of overseas wins, the Artificial Inventor Project has lost its latest bid to force the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to name artificial intelligence machines as inventors on ...

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- "I work in hotel management, and I thought there should be a way to automate the cleaning and sanitizing process for keys and key cards," said an inventor, ...

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a vending machine kiosk that would facilitate the use of reusable ice packs and thermal bags," said an inventor, from Palm Bay, Fla., "so ...

An invention at the heart of our modern world helped create radios, cars and smartphones. The team from Planet Money traces the origins back to a fight over who invented the sewing machine.

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- "As a farmer, I thought there could be a better way dig into soil, lift rocks, and crush them into small bits for remixing with the soil," said an inventor, ...

Amanda-Jane George does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Does AI leave room for traditional innovation? From at least one inventor’s perspective, there will always be room for human contribution, no matter how ubiquitous AI becomes. This article concludes a ...

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I thought there should be an electronic diagnostic tool for electric clothes washing and drying machines," said an inventor, from Leona, Texas, "so I ...