The United States Patent & Trademark Office Celebrates Black History Month on February 10th
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…