Division of Research and Graduate Studies
OTT Welcome to our new website!
We hope to make your search for
information more fruitful and less
complicated.
Some of the new features include
the Inventors Portal an
electronic means to disclose your
invention.
Also, the Inventors Handbook
an invaluable guide to inventor-
ship; an absolute must have!
Please do not hesitate to
contact us with any questions
or concerns.Mark Foley
Interim Director
REPORTS:
ECU OTT Survey - Wellspring Worldwide
Milken Institute - Mind to Market
Fun Facts
Thomas Edison received 1,093
patents in his 60-year career.
Leonardo da Vinci never built
the inventions he designed.
In 1879, Auguste Bartholdi
received a design patent for
the Statue of Liberty
The first fax process was
patented in 1843.
EVENTS
Networking ECHI Lobby
Dr. Rachel Roper
Dr. Gregg Givens
Dr. Darrell Neufer
Dr. Andrew Stuart
ECU Middle School Innovators Academy
First Team®2642-
Overview
...
East Carolina University
recognized inventors and local
young innovators during its 2013
Celebration of Innovation at the
East Carolina Heart Institute on
Wednesday, April 3rd.The well-attended event, which was
hosted by the Office of Technology
Transfer, honored those ECU inventors
that received issued U.S. patents
during 2012 and recognized inventors
being inducted into the National
Academy of Inventors (NAI), of which
ECU is a charter institution.
Inventors recognized during the
ceremony were Dr. Ethan Anderson,
Dr. Gregg Givens, Dr. Joseph Kalinowski,
Dr. Darrell Neufer, Dr. Michael Rastatter,
Dr. Rachel Roper, and Dr. Andrew Stuart.
New inductees into the NAI included
Drs. Roper, Neufer and Anderson.Dr. George Newkome, Chief Research
Officer and President and CEO of the
University of Akron Research Foundation,
delivered a moving keynote address that
highlighted the process of innovation he
followed during his career as a chemist.
Dr. Newkome noted how observations of
simple patterns in nature influenced his
research leading to multiple patented
products.A new addition to this year’s event was
the recognition of local student innovators
and the mentors and sponsors that made
their accomplishments possible.
Graduates of the ECU Middle School
Innovators Academy led by Wayne
Godwin and advised by Debbie Huggins
and Jane Austen Behan were recognized
first. Two robotics teams that competed in
local and national competitions were then
acknowledged. The First Team® 2642 –
Pitt Pirates robotic team comprised of
students from across Pitt County and
mentored by Bill McClung and John
Gresham were represented well at event.
The team demonstrated their robot’s
Frisbee launching capabilities prior to the
ceremony. Finally, the ECU ATMAE Robot
Competition team advised by Amy Frank
and Jimmy Linn were recognized for
outstanding student achievement and
their dedication to innovation. This team
placed second in a national challenge
competition in Nashville, TN last
November. The event afforded attendees
the opportunity to network with the
students, the honorees, and some of
ECU’s most notable inventors.Mark Foley, Interim Director of the Office
of Technology Transfer, officiated. Dr. Ted
Morris, Associate Vice Chancellor of
Innovation and Development welcomed
the guests. Dr. Ron Mitchelson, Interim
Vice Chancellor of Research and Graduate
Studies, introduced the program with
some well-researched facts on Akron and
its history.Sponsors who graciously supported this
event included Myers, Bigel, Sibley and
Sajovec, P.A., Pitt County Development
Commission, North Carolina’s Eastern
Region, and the North Carolina Bio-
technology Center.
Gifts were donated by ECU Business
Services, Office Depot, Staples, and
University Advancement.Mark Foley,
Interim Director
