Thomas A. Edison Patent Award

The Thomas A. Edison Patent Award, established in 1997, recognizes creativity of a patented device or process that has the potential of significantly enhancing some aspect of mechanical engineering.

Nominations for this award are expected to demonstrate the significant impact of the nominee'/s invention to the practice of mechanical engineering or the significant impact that the invention had on at least one industrial/commercial sector. Such an impact might include: (a) creating a new business or industry, (b) substantially improving the efficiency, method of operation, or productivity of an existing machine or process, (c) dramatically reducing the size, weight, or energy requirements of an existing machine or device, (d) improving the quality of life for a definable segment, or all, of humanity, and (e) financially impacting an existing business or industry.

The nomination should focus on a single patent rather than the inventor'/s entire body of work.

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Nomination Instructions
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Form of Award:	$1000, plaque, certificate, and a $750 travel allowance
Limitation(s):	The patent must have been registered in the U.S.
Administrative Responsibility:	Design Engineering Division
Nomination Deadline:	February 1
E-mail:	persaudl@asme.org
Awarded By:	Committee on Honors (COH)

Thomas A. Edison Patent Awardees

2000	Herman H. Viegas
2001	Alexander M. Gorlov
2002	Hooshang Heshmat
2003	John N. Basic, Sr.
2004	Faydor L. Litvin
2005	Ching-Pang Lee
2006	Charles A. Garris
2007	Norman R. McCombs
2008	Kyriacos A. Athanasiou
2009	Alex J. Severensky
2010	Jyotirmoy Mazumder
2012	Vipin Kumar
2013	Moshe Shoham
2015	Andy Walker
2020	Shorya Awtar
2022	Robert O. Ambrose
2023	Phillip Cameron Chesser Brian K. Post Randall F. Lind Alex Roschli Lonnie J. Love
2025	Xin Zhang