Articles by D. Lawrence Tarazano, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Inventors have been advancing solar technology for more than a century and a half, and improvements in efficiency and aesthetics keep on coming

April 22, 2019

This March Madness consider how the sport has evolved in its 128-year history, through innovations in ball design, hoops and training devices

March 29, 2019

Before you sample a truffle or a coconut cream, consider all of the innovation that has been poured into the sweets and their lovely presentation

February 13, 2019

When you sit down to a bowl, be it gnocchi or Kraft macaroni, consider the design work and innovation that have gone into it

February 1, 2019

This Christmas, take a moment to appreciate the many innovations that make holiday light displays and the strand of bulbs on your tree possible

December 20, 2018

This Thanksgiving, when you take a bite of the traditional pie, take a moment to think about the inventions that have gone into the making of it

November 21, 2018

For centuries, inventors have been patenting technology to prevent such a nightmare from happening

October 26, 2018

Inventors have been improving the techniques and technologies used to make jelly beans for more than 150 years

April 13, 2017

There's a lot of food science that goes into those marshmallow clovers

March 14, 2017

You probably never thought of the perennials as inventions, have you?

February 9, 2017

The popularity of candy canes and ribbon candy has a lot to do with 20th-century machines that sped up production

December 20, 2016

Two, possibly three, of the 19 china services that have been made for 17 U.S. presidents are covered by design patents

November 7, 2016