On February 10, the USPTO presents the “Three Contemporary Black Women Inventors” online event in celebration of Black History Month. The event spotlights three contemporary black women inventors: Aprille Ericsson, Ayanna Howard and Arlyne Simon.
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. She holds one US patent.
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. She is also a professor at Georgia Tech, specializing in the intersection of machine learning and robotics. She holds three US patents.
Dr. Arlyne Simon is a biomedical engineer at Intel’s Health and Life Sciences business unit and the author of the “Abby Invents” picture book series. She founded a multicultural children’s products company called Timouns, to inspire more girls to become inventors. To date, Timouns has reached more than 3,500 potential inventors. She holds two US patents.
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