Adrian Pelkus. Adrian is an inventor and entrepreneur, a veteran of the United States Navy, and he is precisely the person the founders had in mind when they enshrined the protection of intellectual property in the US Constitution. He is the quintessential inventor or artificer as he prefers to be recognized. Adrian’s life and work embody the American Dream and exemplify the reason we must reestablish our once robust protections of intellectual property.
In today’s episode, Jenny Beth Martin sits down with Adrian Pelkus, an inventor, entrepreneur, and veteran. The self-proclaimed artificer began inventing at a young age when he created a prosthetic hand and became responsible for over 50 patients at UCLA when he was just a teenager. Adrian has 18 issued patents and has developed over 300 inventions in his 40-plus year career. Adrian explains the struggles and challenges that grassroots inventors face today in the era of the America Invents Act and how that legislation has been detrimental to innovation.
Resources:
Learn more about Adrian Pelkus at https://inventingwithadrian.com/
Learn how you can help grassroots inventors at https://usinventor.org/
Find out more about Innovation Race at www.innovationracemovie.com