Inventor Recognition Ceremony and Awards

March 23, 2005

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RIT Commercialization Award

Awarded for Income-generating license of RIT technology that has generated at least $100,000 in cumulative revenues.

Award recipients for 2005:

Roy Berns
Pamela Francis
Geoffrey Poor
Michael Stinson
Lawrence Taplin

RIT Creator's Award

Awarded for outstanding creativity and contributions to RIT's IP portfolio
First established in 1999 and awarded at the bi-annual Inventors Dinner
Award recipients:

2005 - Ryne Raffaelle
2002 - Thomas Gennett
2000 - Bruce Smith

Patenting Productivity Award

Awarded when 3 or more patent applications have been filed. Established in 2005.
Award recipients for 2005:

Roy Berns
Noboru Ohta
Ryne Raffaelle
Mitch Rosen
Bruce Smith

IP Productivity Award

Awarded when an inventor has submitted 3 invention disclosures cumulatively
First established in 2002. This award will be retired after 2005.
Award recipients for 2005:

Peter Anderson
Pamela Francis
Roy Berns
Andrij Harlan
Joseph Hornak
Satish Kandlikar
Brian Landi
Nabil Nasr
Fernando Naveda
Rhys Price Jones
Raghuveer Rao
Herbert Ruf
Michael Stinson
Lawrence Taplin
Reinaldo Vega