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\t<\/figure>\nOn February 10, the USPTO presents the \u201cThree Contemporary Black Women Inventors\u201d online event in celebration of Black History Month.\u00a0 The event spotlights three contemporary black women inventors: Aprille Ericsson, Ayanna Howard and Arlyne Simon.<\/p>\n
Dr. Aprille Ericsson was the first woman (and first African American woman) to receive a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Howard University and the first African American woman to receive a Ph.D. in engineering as a civil servant at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.\u00a0 She holds one US patent.<\/p>\n
Dr. Ayanna Howard is the founder and Chief Technology Officer of Zyrobotics, a company that uses machine learning and robotics to make educational toys for children, with a particular emphasis on helping children with special needs.\u00a0 She is also a professor at Georgia Tech, specializing in the intersection of machine learning and robotics.\u00a0 She holds three US patents.<\/p>\n
Dr. Arlyne Simon is a biomedical engineer at Intel\u2019s Health and Life Sciences business unit and the author of the \u201cAbby Invents\u201d picture book series.\u00a0 She founded a multicultural children\u2019s products company called Timouns, to inspire more girls to become inventors.\u00a0 To date, Timouns has reached more than 3,500 potential inventors.\u00a0 She holds two US patents.<\/p>\n
Slots are limited, so register today for this free special event by clicking HERE<\/strong><\/a>! <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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