Happe-ness is a grit-free beach drink
By GREGORY ZELLER // Inventor Jeanne Cilmi is not reinventing the wheel. But her Happe Holder still dreams big. Standing 8.5 inches tall on four sturdy legs, the portable, elevated…
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Getting a leg up on physical therapy
By GREGORY ZELLER // You’re doing your physical therapy all wrong. That’s not a stretch, says Nassau BOCES physical therapist Mary Ann Malizia, who claims a common exercise performed daily…
Prototyping and production, right here on LI
By GREGORY ZELLER // Long Island tinkerers needn’t look to other domestic regions or overseas when they want to prototype or manufacture their designs – there are Island-based options that…
Victor Susman pictures a very orderly future
By GREGORY ZELLER // Victor Susman wants to set a few billion things straight. That’s his estimate for the number of old family photos out there – actual printed photographs,…
Collaboration, the mother of invention
By GREGORY ZELLER // Even Brian Fried was impressed. And he holds more than a dozen patents and trademarks. Fried, founder of the Inventors & Entrepreneurs Club of Suffolk County,…
The Inventors: Caryn Horsley helps women find Inner Peace
By GREGORY ZELLER // It’s not easy to discuss. Even Caryn Horsley hesitates over some of the intimate details. But incontinence is familiar to many Americans – 13 million of…
The Inventors: Elaine Schroeck and the Lawn Buddy
By GREGORY ZELLER // Elaine Schroeck doesn’t mind caring for her lawn. She’s just bothered by having to do it twice. Every. Single. Time. Like most do-it-yourself home gardeners, Schroeck…
The inventors: Sharone Piontkowski knows every woman’s arch enemy
By GREGORY ZELLER // If the shoe fits, Sharone and Shlomo Piontkowski may soon deliver a medical breakthrough of fashionable proportions. Sharone, a Port Jefferson native and New York City-based…
The Inventors: Solomon Wasserman and the actually-keep-you-dry raincoat
By GREGORY ZELLER // If there’s one thing a raincoat should do, it’s keep you dry in the rain. But they don’t, actually, or at least not from about the…
The Inventors: J.J. Valenti and the J-Tray
By GREGORY ZELLER // Joseph “J.J.” Valenti understands the ups and downs of the contracting industry. As a 20-year veteran of painting and carpentry projects, the solopreneur has climbed and…
The Inventors: Joe Ferraro, Smart ECO-Cap
As the veteran manager of a small manufacturing company with a long aerospace history, Joe Ferraro is accustomed to working with his hands. In particular, he works often with steel…