Ivan Yaeger
Ivan Yaeger (born 1967) is an American innovator, entrepreneur, and is the chief executive officer for Yaeger Companies. He is known for the Yaeger Prosthetic Arm and has founded three companies. prosthetics.
Early life and education
Yaeger was born on June 7th,1967 in Miami, Florida. He first attended Miami Shores Elementary School and North Miami Junior High School.[1] He went on to graduate from Miami Central Senior High School in 1984.[1] Yaeger received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree in business management and organization from the University of Miami in 1988.[1]
Career
Ivan Yaeger had experience in prosthetic research beginning in North Miami Junior High School when he created his first battery powered bionic arm for a science fair project in the seventh grade. [2] During his time in The University of Miami he had received his first patent looking for an invention with prosthetics for a girl with a rare disease known as "Robert's Syndrome".
In 1991 he started work as an advocate pupil for AESOP, a mentorship program for minority students attending Miami Dade Public Schools.[1] In 1995 he founded Yaeger Foundation, Inc.[1] In 1996 he also founded the Yaeger Innovative Products Corporation.[1] In 1997 the Yaeger Foundation, Inc. started the Technology Leaders Initiative, which is a workshop program intended for students of all ages.[1] In that same year he also became the corporate relations manager for INROADS, Inc.[1] In 2000 Ivan Yaeger created a new company to combine all the work of his previous companies into one called Yaeger Companies.[1]
Patents
Ivan Yaeger received his first patent during his time in the University of Miami.[3]
- Artificial arm and hand assembly.
- US Patent No. 4,685,928. October 4th, 1985. An artificial arm capable of being used as a prosthesis on the human body and controlled via the nerve groups wherever the prosthetic is connected to. The prosthetic is meant to give the user the strength a real arm would have by having three specific motor positions throughout the prosthetic to mimic movements a normal arm would have. In doing this the prosthetic becomes gains "A high degree of versatility and range of movement" for the person using them.[3][4]
- Locking device for restricting the viewing of video cassettes.
- US Patent No. 4,895,253. May 10, 1989. This devise is meant for Video cassette players, it is for the purpose of preventing a younger audience from viewing adult content which was on a rise during the 1990's. It does this by locking the cassette players mouth preventing the access of any cassette that may be entering or trying to be extracted from the machine. The only way to access your cassette player again without breaking anything would be to safely remove the lock which conveniently fits the width of the cassette player. [3][5]
- Book Support with means of temporary attachment onto a desk.
- Us Patent No. 4,901,969, September 6, 1988. This device is meant to make a more ease of access way to read books in class while having free hands and desk space to do other tasks in front. The device hooks onto the side of the desk and can be brought up using a spring loaded clamping system added inside the machine and now to the desk it is attached too. When the machine isn't being used to hold a book up next to the user it can be left down while acting as a pocket for extra books that may be needed later on in the class,[3][6]
- Therapeutic device for hands and wrists
- US Patent No. 20,050,240,230. April 26, 2004. This Invention took inspiration from many other patents with similar functions to this one. Mr. Yaeger chose to use the massage features the device brings for just your wrist and hands. Instead of having to move around the invention to different parts of the body you can leave this massage device on your wrists to let it do its primary function. It uses electrical simulation therapy to soothe the wrist and hand.[3][7]
- Mechanical Hand Kit with remote control systems.
Awards
In 1992, Yaeger was a recipient of the Father Surrogate of the Year Award by the Urban League.[1] In 2002, he was named distinguished innovator by the U.S. Patent Office.[1] In 2006, Yaeger received the ICON Award.[1] In 2011, he was awarded the Distinguished Achievement Award.[1] In 2017, Yaeger was inducted into the Miami-Dade Public Schools Hall of Fame.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Crowe, Larry (March 10, 2017). "The HistoryMakers® Video Oral History Interview with Ivan Yaeger". THEHISTORYMAKERS.
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- ^ a b c d e f "Ivan Yaeger Inventions, Patents and Patent Applications - Justia Patents Search". patents.justia.com. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ "US Patent for Artificial arm and hand assembly Patent (Patent # 4,685,928 issued August 11, 1987) - Justia Patents Search". patents.justia.com. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
- ^ "US Patent for Locking device for restricting the viewing of video cassettes Patent (Patent # 4,895,253 issued January 23, 1990) - Justia Patents Search". patents.justia.com. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
- ^ "US Patent for Book support with means of temporary attachment onto a desk Patent (Patent # 4,901,969 issued February 20, 1990) - Justia Patents Search". patents.justia.com. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
- ^ "US Patent Application for Therapeutic device for hands and wrists Patent Application (Application #20050240230 issued October 27, 2005) - Justia Patents Search". patents.justia.com. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
- ^ "US Patent Application for Mechanical hand kit with remote control system Patent Application (Application #20060263175 issued November 23, 2006) - Justia Patents Search". patents.justia.com. Retrieved 2024-04-05.