A Taste of Innovation The Inventors & Inventions Behind the Modern Cookout

2006 was certainly an interesting year in the inventing world. In case you haven't heard, the best invention this year was: You! That's right, You (by way of YouTube) which beat out medical breakthroughs, pioneering technology and gadgets galore. Wondering what other inventions made the list for the year 2006?

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Attention Sports & Fitness Inventors! Everlast® is looking for you!

Everlast® Worldwide, Inc. / M & M Fitness Equipment, manufacturer, marketer and licensor of sporting goods, apparel and lifestyle products will be at INPEX® - The Invention Show on Thursday, June 8, 2006, conducting a search for the newest, greatest health and fitness products to be featured on an infomercial campaign.

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Patent Factoids

– On February 14, 2006, the U.S. Patent Office issued patent number 7,000,000.

– It took 75 years to get from patent number 1 to patent number 1,000,000.

– It has taken less than one-tenth of that time to go from patent number 6,000,000 to 7,000,000!

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