Cool Beverage Inventions for Hot Summer Days

Hot, sun-filled days and refreshing, ice-filled drinks are a match made in heaven. When the temperature rises, downing a glass of iced tea or lemonade is a sure-fire way to cool off. Today, iced tea and lemonade are staples of any outdoor picnic or get-together, but have you ever thought about the invention history of these tasty beverages?

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INPEX® – "America's Largest Invention Trade Show" – Is Right Around the Corner!

InventHelp's annual invention trade show, INPEX®, will be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 7-10 at the Greater Pittsburgh ExpoMart. This year, InventHelp® and INPEX® are proud to welcome Robert Bosch T ool Corporation and Everlast® Worldwide Inc. / M&M Fitness Equipment to the Invention Show. Both companies will attend INPEX® to conduct searches for new products to add to their existing lines.

Robert Bosch Tool Corp. – manufacturer and marketer of Bosch, Skil, Dremel and RotoZip brand power tools and accessories – will be at the Invention Show on Wednesday, June 7, looking for new and innovative power tool inventions.

On Thursday, June 8, Everlast® / M&M Fitness Equipment – manufacturer, marketer and licensor of sporting goods, apparel and lifestyle products – will be conducting their own search for new fitness products at INPEX®.

Additionally, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno will be at INPEX® 2006, giving inventors the opportunity to pitch their products and inventions to the cameras for a chance to get on national television.

Read more about upcoming events at the 2006 Invention Show

What effect has Tony Soprano had on inventors?

In an early episode of the HBO television series The Sopranos*, Tony Soprano (played by James Gandolfini) rants at the dinner table that Antonio Meucci is a prime example of how Italian-Americans "get no respect." Tony's claim? That Meucci, an Italian-American, invented the telephone long before Alexander Graham Bell. The humorous scene turned prophetic on September 25, 2001, when the 107th Congress of the United States of America passed House Resolution 269 stating:

"Whereas if Meucci had been able to pay the $10 fee to maintain the caveat after 1874, no patent could have been issued to Bell: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that the life and achievements of Antonio Meucci should be recognized, and his work in the invention of the telephone should be acknowledged."

*Episode 8: "The Legend of Tennessee Maltisanti," written by Frank Renzuli and David Chase, Directred by Tim Van Patten; all references to The Sopranos and its characters ©HBO productions

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