National Academy of Inventors' 91tvÓ°Ôº Chapter
91tvÓ°Ôº Chapter

Recognizing 91tvÓ°Ôº researchers who are inventors
The 91tvÓ°Ôº chapter of the recognized members of the 91tvÓ°Ôº community who have demonstrated truly innovative ideas or concepts that create new research paradigms and develop novel applications of their science or technology. A researcher's contribution reaches the benchmark of inventorship as recognized by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) because its discovery had no significant prior art, was not obvious to someone else skilled in the field, and had a specific use. In this case, the USPTO issues a "U.S. Patent" and officially designates the researcher as an "inventor."
Purpose of 91tvÓ°Ôº chapter
- Recognize publicly a cadre of investigators who are also inventors
- Enhance visibility of university technology development, promote entrepreneurship
and be advocates for 91tvÓ°Ôº innovation in the Tampa Bay community
- Be a resource for the Tampa Bay community to facilitate greater industry research
contracts and interactions with companies and organizations in order to increase economic
impact
- Increase awareness of intellectual property at 91tvÓ°Ôº by mentoring, fostering and encouraging
other faculty, staff and students to develop their intellectual property and inventions
- Help shape society by being in a position to understand the translational use of inventions
at 91tvÓ°Ôº and elsewhere; and be a role model in such endeavors for students
- Develop relevant invention-based activities in collaboration with 91tvÓ°Ôº Technology Transfer
Chapter Executive Committee

Anna Pyayt
President

Mark Jaroszeski
Vice President

Michele Tyrpak
Treasurer

Xingmin Sun
Past President
Members at Large
- Norma Alcantar
- Robert Byrne
- Jianfeng Cai
- Dennis Killinger
- Cliff Merz
- Subhra Mohapatra
- George Nolas
- Niketa Patel
- Kyle Reed
- Stephen Saddow
- Hariom Yadav
- Daniel Yeh