inventors

These were all hallmarks of the 2011 Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA), which celebrates its 10th anniversary on September 16. The legislation, signed into law by then-President Obama, included some of the most significant reforms to U.S. patent law since 1836.

The woman dubbed “Lady Edison” in the 1930s received 49 U.S. patents and was responsible for at least 100 inventions.