NATIONAL INVENTORS HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY
The United States Patent and Trademark Office inducted 15 of America’s greatest innovators into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in an event at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC. CBS News correspondent and television personality Mo Rocca moderated the event, Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and USPTO Director Michelle K. Lee gave remarks, and Commissioner for Patents Drew Hirshfeld presented induction medals. In attendance to celebrate were Ted Hoff, Jen Peykar, Monica Jones, Britt Magneson, Jojo and Barrett Cominskey, Miranda Paley, Leticia Oettinger, Gloria Luna, Neela White, Yolanda Comedy, Victor Lawrence, and Jim West.