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From necessity to innovation: The story of the N-Seam Saver and its inventor

In a world filled with consumer products designed to make life easier, few are as personally driven by necessity as the N-Seam Saver. Born from the frustration of shrinking clothes and ruined fabrics, the innovative product has not only solved a long-standing problem but has also become a testament to perseverance and creativity.
The invention, N-Seam Saver, lying on top of red fabric that resembles roses.
Cowboy invents success off the field with new tool for football players

Mon, Sep 25, 2023

Thanks to a former Cowboy football player and inventor Ethan Howell, a new training tool could make some holding penalties obsolete.

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One Size Fits All: OSU helps develop streamlined oxygen concentration filter

Thu, Apr 27, 2023

OSU helps develop streamlined one-size-fits-all oxygen concentration filter.

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OSU’s New Product Development Center celebrates 20 years of innovation and design

Wed, Sep 07, 2022

This fall Oklahoma State University’s New Product Development Center is celebrating 20 years of research, product development and engineering services in Oklahoma.

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New Product Development Center helps solve a billion-dollar infrastructure problem

Mon, Jan 10, 2022

Two Oklahoma State University College of Engineering Alumni — Flint Holbrook, a biosystems and agricultural engineer, and Nic Cain, a chemical engineer — and the New Product Development Center (NPDC) developed a technology that increases sewer capacity by 50 percent without digging up the pipes.

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OSU and MidAmerica Industrial Park awarded $1M to strengthen economic resiliency in Oklahoma

Thu, Jan 14, 2021

The Oklahoma State University School of Industrial Engineering and Management (IEM) and New Product Development Center (NPDC), together with the MidAmerica Industrial Park (MAIP), secured $1 million in CARES funding from the U.S. Economic Development Administration.

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Inventor's Assistance Service invites K-12 students to submit their invention ideas for free research, analysis, and guidance

Mon, Apr 06, 2020

Oklahoma State University’s New Product Development Center (NPDC) is offering free research and guidance to young Oklahoma inventors through its Inventor’s Assistance Service program.

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OSU center honored for prototype work with Muskogee manufacturer

Tue, Dec 13, 2005

The national association for university-based organizations that provide economic development, business and technical assistance to businesses and communities has presented Oklahoma State University its 2005 Award for Excellence in Technology Commercialization.

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