Janusz Liberkowski
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Janusz Liberkowski is the winner of the first season of the show American Inventor
. His invention was the Anecia Safety Capsule.
He graduated from the Gdańsk University of Technology
in Poland in 1981. In 1984 he and his family emigrated to the United States.
Since 1985, he worked for several electronics manufacturing companies located in the Silicon Valley area. He specializes in highly complex problems and forward-looking technologies. Liberkowski improved existing products, provided technical product leadership and pioneered “industry firsts” in multiple industries.
The Anecia Safety Capsule is just one of his inventions; he was awarded fourteen U.S patents and three other are pending.
The death of his daughter Anecia sparked him to invent a safety seat for children. He is married and has twins. On May 18, 2006 he became the winner of the first season of American Inventor
. Besides winning one million dollars, he was given an offer from Evenflo for the implementation of his product.
Despite working together for a year, Evenflo and Liberkowski are no longer developing the product together Update on the Anecia Survival Capsule - Winner of American Inventor Season One]. InventorSpot.com, June 13, 2007. Retrieved 2008-08-19. He is currently looking for a factory to produce the car seats in Europe.
In 2009, Liberkowski was given a title of honorary member at Polonia Technica, Association of Polish-American Engineers
American Inventor
American Inventor is a reality television series based on a competition to be named America's best inventor. It was conceived by UK entrepreneur Peter Jones, who appears on the British version of the somewhat similar programme Dragons' Den, a format originated in Japan where it is owned by Sony....
. His invention was the Anecia Safety Capsule.
He graduated from the Gdańsk University of Technology
Gdansk University of Technology
The Gdańsk University of Technology is a technical university in Gdańsk-Wrzeszcz, and one of the oldest universities in Poland. It has nine faculties and more than 24 thousand undergraduate, as well as about 400 doctoral students...
in Poland in 1981. In 1984 he and his family emigrated to the United States.
Since 1985, he worked for several electronics manufacturing companies located in the Silicon Valley area. He specializes in highly complex problems and forward-looking technologies. Liberkowski improved existing products, provided technical product leadership and pioneered “industry firsts” in multiple industries.
The Anecia Safety Capsule is just one of his inventions; he was awarded fourteen U.S patents and three other are pending.
The death of his daughter Anecia sparked him to invent a safety seat for children. He is married and has twins. On May 18, 2006 he became the winner of the first season of American Inventor
American Inventor
American Inventor is a reality television series based on a competition to be named America's best inventor. It was conceived by UK entrepreneur Peter Jones, who appears on the British version of the somewhat similar programme Dragons' Den, a format originated in Japan where it is owned by Sony....
. Besides winning one million dollars, he was given an offer from Evenflo for the implementation of his product.
Despite working together for a year, Evenflo and Liberkowski are no longer developing the product together Update on the Anecia Survival Capsule - Winner of American Inventor Season One]. InventorSpot.com, June 13, 2007. Retrieved 2008-08-19. He is currently looking for a factory to produce the car seats in Europe.
In 2009, Liberkowski was given a title of honorary member at Polonia Technica, Association of Polish-American Engineers
External links
- Honorary member of Polish-American Engineers Association, Polonia Technica