May Invention and Innovation Fun Facts

May is National Inventor Month! Here are some fun chemistry inventions:

• Ruth Fuller Brown, along with her research associate Elizabeth Lee Hazen, discovered nystatin, the first antibiotic effective against fungal diseases in humans.
• Polyethylene was an accidental invention in 1898 while researching diazomethane.
  
• Ruth Benerito discovered wash-and-wear cotton fabric that has fewer wrinkles after washing.
  

May Invention and Innovation Resource

The US Patent and Trademark Office recently launched the Patent Trial and Appeals Board (PTAB) Pro Bono Program to assist independent inventors with free legal assistance in preparing ex parte appeals to the PTAB.