Toledo Metroparks jumps in on snowshoeing trend

Hate it: snowshoe size depends on your weight. Love it: snowshoeing can burn 600 calories an hour. Snowshoes, most certainly, are not a recent invention. In America, snowshoes have long been used by people tackling tasks such as tapping maple trees.
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InventHelp Invention Facilitates the Carrying of Golf Supplies (JMC-1597)

“On my way from the clubhouse to practice my short game, I struggled to carry three wedges, a golf towel, a large bucket of balls and water all at once,” said an inventor from Bastrop, La. “I ended up dropping everything, so I decided that there needed to …
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InventHelp® Client Invention Device Facilitates Ceiling-Fan Operation (ATH-233)

Tired of having to use a stepladder to operate the reverse switch on a ceiling fan, an inventor from Senoia, Ga., decided that there needed to be a better way to do this. “Having sold real estate since the early 1980s, I know how popular ceiling fans are …
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New Business & Product Development Requires Team Effort

Their goal is to draw on the PDM’s resources to commercialize the invention and bring it to the market – from invention design and patenting to prototype development and marketing. Thomas Edison, one of the world’s most prolific inventors, had this …
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Innovation vs. Invention: Make the Leap and Reap the Rewards

thinkpublic/photopin cc People often use the words “invention” and “innovation” interchangeably. This is not only incorrect, but misses a few key subtleties in meaning that can change a conversation. Invention is about creating something new …
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Invention Makes Urine Drinkable For Astronauts

A new invention that turns urine into drinkable water may be important to the future of space travel. “Meet Gerardine Botte, a professor at Ohio University and the inventor responsible for GreenBox, a system of tubes that makes consumption of one’s own …
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