This feature is part of Apartment Therapy's Gift Edit, our editor-curated collection of gift ideas. Need more inspiration? Check out all our guides here.Some people love receiving over-the-top gifts, like a cashmere potholder or diamond-encrusted anything. But then there are the giftees who...
How can you use an AI chatbot for customer service? Here are a couple of ideas for how to use an AI chatbot to provide customer support and services: Greeting customers when they land on your website. Answering frequently asked questions about your products, services, prices, packages, and ...
Q: Kennedy has criticized multiple public health agencies he could now lead. He's said the FDA's "war on public health is about to end," claiming the agency suppresses anything that "advances human health and can't be patented" by pharmaceutical companies. What do you make of these critic...
When winter arrives in Canada, boots become an essential part of our wardrobe. However, transporting them in a practical and stylish way can sometimes be a challenge, especially when moving between home, the office and various outings. Why not create a boot tote bag that’s easy and quick t...
Some lesser-known patented ideas include: Chicken eye protectors:In 1908, Andrew Jackson Jr. patented eye protectors for chickens with the purpose of preventing them from pecking each others' eyes out. Steel kidneys:Nils Alwall patented the first steel kidneys in 1946 to help those suffering from...
Organic crops can have patents! The idea that only biotech seeds are patented is a misnomer. And patents expire. Arkansas has a public variety of a RR soybean now. Farm Aid also claims Monsanto has “famously sued thousands of individual farmers.” Really? I thought it was only 147 in ...
Assets come in many shapes and sizes but some don't have a physical presence. Often called intangible assets, intellectual property holds just as much value for corporations as tangible assets. Logos and brand names that can be patented and trademarked help consumers recognize popular companies and...
Minnesota brought us rollerblades (inventor Scott Olson), waterskiis (inventor Ralph Wilford Samuelson in Lake City) and diaper adhesives (H.B. Fuller). A professor at theUniversity of Minnesotapatented black boxes on airplanes and Minnesotans Reyn Guyer invented both the Nerf ball and Twister. ...
Kennedy has criticized multiple public health agencies he could now lead. He has said the FDA’s “war on public health is about to end,” claiming the agency suppresses anything that “advances human health and can’t be patented” by pharmaceutical companies. What do you make of these crit...
Patented Drive-In Movie TheaterThe first patented drive-in movie theater opens in New Jersey, introduced by Richard Hollingshead. There were precursors to this patented version dating back to the 1910's.1933 Pete Rose's Ballpark CaféLocated in Boca Raton, at the Holiday Inn at Glades Road and...