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60 years of PEZ in Pictures

30th November 2012 by Invention Geek No Comments

This Sunday, the PEZ Dispenser celebrates its 60th Patent Birthday.
On December 2, 1952, the iconic flip-top candy dispenser was granted its first American patent. It was designed to look like a cigarette lighter, a nod to the candies initial design as an alternative to smoking.
At the time I don’t think the company could have imagined [...]

The Patent Cube…

26th May 2010 by Invention Geek No Comments

We have just introduced the Patent Cube to the world. This beauty is a 4” x 4” x 4” solid granite hand-polished cube which features a medallion of the United States Patent and Trademark Office seal die struck and plated with 24kt gold. The sides of the cube can be engraved [...]

What is a Patent Plaque?

29th April 2009 by Invention Geek No Comments

I get this question all the time. Sometimes the question is what is a patent plaque, other times it’s what is a patent award. In short it is an award plaque given to a company or inventor which displays their patent.
Patent plaques and patent awards come in many styles and material options. Some are hung [...]

Welcome to the PatentPlaques.com Blog!

9th April 2009 by kevin No Comments

Thank you for visiting our new blog. We are excited to be able to share information here whenever we can.
If you are a current customer of Patentplaques.com I would like to take the time to thank you for your patronage and look forward to working with you in the future.
Please feel free to make topic [...]