A Recap of INPEX® 2007

For the inventing community, INPEX® is a chance to potentially network with fellow inventors, manufacturers and company representatives. This year's INPEX® followed in the tradition of bringing innovators and industry together under one roof.

Held June 6-9, 2007, INPEX® featured over a thousand inventions from around the world. This unique environment is designed to help inventors gain exposure and obtain feedback on their ideas.

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Cool Inventions Bring Cold Drinks - How ice cube trays, coolers and koozies were invented

Nothing churns up a raging thirst like a summer picnic. Between tossing horseshoes and Frisbee and chasing the dog around the park, a nice cold one on a hot day is a must.

Believe it or not, it's taken years of revolutionary technological advances to keep drinks cold. OK, perhaps that's a bit of a stretch, but it certainly took some clever inventors! As the weather heats up, we at InventHelp® would like to take this time to remind you just how the phrase "Ice Cold Drinks" came to be.

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Who invented the ice cream cone?

Italo Marchino, an Italian immigrant, produced the first ice cream cone in 1896 and was granted a patent in December of 1903. Although Marchino is credited with the invention of the ice cream cone, a similar idea was introduced at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904. One very hot day, Charles Menches was selling ice cream in dishes, but there was such a demand for ice cream that he ran out of saucers before noon. After some quick thinking, Menches turned to his friend Ernest Hamwi for help. Hamwi was selling a Middle Eastern confection called Zalabia, which consists of a wafer-like pastry sold with syrup. Menches rolled the Zalabia and scooped ice cream on top.

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