The Tennessee Inventors Association has many creative, inventive members. Several of the TIA members could even be called serial inventors because they have so many ideas and patents.
The following list identifies a few of the TIA members and provides information on their inventions. It also shows illustrations from their patents or published patent applications. If anyone is interested in obtaining additional information on any of these inventions, please contact the inventor or a TIA officer or board member.
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| Igor Alexeff, Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Igor is a physicist with numerous patents, including plasma antennas. Igor currently has 19 US patents. |
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| Joseph Angelini, Jacksonville, FL, Folding boat
Joseph invented a boat that folds into a suitcase-sized shape. He has a pending published patent application titled "Boat foldable into a compact self-contained shape." |
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| AJ Beal, Knoxville, TN
AJ has a patent titled "Guided-vane rotary apparatus with improved vane-guiding means." |
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| Gordon Campbell, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Gordon has two patents. His first patent is titled "Scent alarm device." This invention is intended to provide a non-audible alarm. Gordon's second patent is titled "Electronic computing device for grading purposes." Gordon is a teacher and this invention is an aid for teachers in calculating grades. |
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| Evanton Solutions, LLC, has inventors Susan Plauche and Holly Shaw, both of Knoxville, Tenn.
Susan and Holly have a patent titled "Post tumescent liposuction absorption pad garments." |
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| John Galkiewicz, Harrogate, TN: Kitty Tease.
The Kitty Tease is a patented cat toy manufactured and sold by John. |
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| Joel Horton, Maryville, Tennessee
Joel is the inventor of 4 patents. Three are assigned to the United States, and the fourth is assigned to an ORNL contractor. |
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| Joe Martin, Knoxville, TN: Trans Jak
Joe has invented a transmission jack that greatly aids in the removal and installation of automotive transmissions. |
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| Rainer Riffert, Knoxville, TN
Rainer has numerous inventions, two of which have been patented. Both patents are for footwear, one for a force monitoring shoe and the other for diabetic persons. |
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| Martin Skinner, Harriman, TN: Koil Kaddy.
The Koil Kaddy is a convenient way to store coil-type garden hoses. |
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| Charlie Smith and Travis Roberson: Emergency tracheostomy kit
Charlie and Travis invented a kit for performing a tracheostomy in emergency situations remote from a medical facility. |
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| Craig Weaver, Crossville, TN: Walker with lifting arms
Craig has invented and patented a walker that allows a helper to easily provide assistance to aid a person to stand from a seated position by using a walker with a lifting arm. |
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| Sandra Webster, Morristown, TN: Right angle graphing template
The right angle ruler is the brain-child of Sandy, who was a math teacher. She developed her invention to aid her students in class. |
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