Artur Fischer
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He registered his first patent
Patent
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in 1949 for a Photo Flash Light, with syncronised trigger. From 1957 he concentrated more on fixing elements.
Wall plug
His most famous invention is the grey "S Plug" (Split-)Wallplug made from plastic materials (PolyamidePolyamide
A polyamide is a polymer containing monomers of amides joined by peptide bonds. They can occur both naturally and artificially, examples being proteins, such as wool and silk, and can be made artificially through step-growth polymerization or solid-phase synthesis, examples being nylons, aramids,...
) and is available in various shapes and sizes since 1958 (see dowel
Dowel
A dowel is a solid cylindrical rod, usually made of wood, plastic or metal. In its original manufactured form, dowel is called dowel rod.Dowel rod is employed in numerous, diverse applications. It is used to form axles in toys, as detents on gymnastics grips, as knitting needles, as structural...
). He currently holds 1080 patent
Patent
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s and 5867 trade rights
Intellectual property
Intellectual property is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law...
and invented fischertechnik
Fischertechnik
FischerTechnik is a brand of construction toy. It was invented by Artur Fischer and is produced by FischerTechnik GmbH in Waldachtal, Germany. Fans often refer to FischerTechnik as FT or ft. It is used in education for teaching about simple machines, as well as motorization and mechanisms...
. He would still like to overtake Thomas Alva Edison, who held 1093 patent
Patent
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s.
Further invention
Invention
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s are (bone-)plugs for fixing bone fractures and - his latest idea - biodegradable and edible children's toys from potato starch
Potato starch
Potato starch is starch extracted from potatoes. The cells of the root tubers of the potato plant contain starch grains . To extract the starch, the potatoes are crushed; the starch grains are released from the destroyed cells...
/corn starch.