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The United States Patent and Trademark Office Museum Now Home to the National Inventors Hall of Fame
Museum and Hall Hosts A New Exhibit, “Inventive Links”

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced the opening of the National Inventors Hall of Fame in the museum of its Alexandria, Va., campus. The Hall of Fame honors and encourages the men and women responsible for the great technological advances that make human, social and economic progress possible. The Hall of Fame opening is being celebrated with a new exhibit about the inductees, “Inventive Links.”

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Electronic Portrait Gallery Brings History to Life at the USPTO Museum

The Portrait Gallery exhibit features digital electronic portraits of United States Presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Madison; famous inventor Thomas Edison; National Inventors Hall of Fame inductees Helen Free, who developed home testing for diabetes, and Steve Wozniak, in the inventor and co-founder of Apple Computer; and the Acting Director of the USPTO John Doll. The gallery portraits, through the magic of computer-generated special effects and exclusive control software, spontaneously come to life, interactively engaging in humorous banter that highlights the history and growth of America’s intellectual property protection system.

The museum is located in the atrium of the Madison building, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, Va. Hours are Monday – Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Saturday from noon – 5:00 p.m.; closed Sundays and federal holidays.

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