U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

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

Molly Kocialski, director of the USPTO’s Rocky Mountain Regional Office, reached behind a screen during an interview with Gitanjali on the first day of the USPTO’s recent Invention-Con 2021. She presented her with a beautifully framed display that people three, four, and five times her age would love to have.