Simon Sunatori
Encyclopedia
Simon Sunatori is a Canadian engineer
, inventor and entrepreneur
, known for the invention of the HyperFeeder (a squirrel-proof bird feeder
with concentric perching rings and a transparent globe), the MagneScribe (an auto-retractable ballpoint pen with an ergonomic cushion) and the Magic Spicer (a self-sealing auto-aligning magnetically-hanging spice dispenser with a continuously-variable hole-size selector). He obtained a Master of Engineering (Engineering Physics) degree from McMaster University
in Hamilton, Ontario
, Canada
in 1983, and is a member of the Professional Engineers Ontario
(PEO), a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
(IEEE) and a life member of the World Future Society
(WFS). He is listed in Canadian Who's Who, published by the University of Toronto Press
(UTP).
Ltd. (now Nortel Networks) for 11 years as a member of the scientific staff. He acted as senior integrated circuit designer for the CMOS standard cell library, as senior design system integrator for the GaAs cell library, and as UNIX systems administrator. His publications include those in the Journal of Applied Physics
.
newspaper, University of Alberta
's Alberta Law Review, etc. In 2005, his MagneScribe invention was featured in the Ottawa Business Journal
newspaper. In 2008, he appeared in PEO's publication "YOU FIND ENGINEERING IN THE MOST AMAZING PLACES" along with Leonid Brezhnev
, Jimmy Carter
, Leonardo da Vinci
, Thomas Edison
, Lee Iacocca
, Boris Yeltsin
, etc. In 2009, he discovered a serious security breach in Canada Post
Ombudsman's online complaints system, as reported in the Ottawa Citizen
newspaper.
Engineer
An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...
, inventor and entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
, known for the invention of the HyperFeeder (a squirrel-proof bird feeder
Bird feeder
A birdfeeder, bird feeder, bird table, or tray feeder are devices placed outdoors to supply bird food to birds...
with concentric perching rings and a transparent globe), the MagneScribe (an auto-retractable ballpoint pen with an ergonomic cushion) and the Magic Spicer (a self-sealing auto-aligning magnetically-hanging spice dispenser with a continuously-variable hole-size selector). He obtained a Master of Engineering (Engineering Physics) degree from McMaster University
McMaster University
McMaster University is a public research university whose main campus is located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land in the residential neighbourhood of Westdale, adjacent to Hamilton's Royal Botanical Gardens...
in Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
in 1983, and is a member of the Professional Engineers Ontario
Professional Engineers Ontario
Professional Engineers Ontario, PEO, is the self-regulatory body that governs Ontario's 73,000 professional engineers, and sets standards for and regulates engineering practice in the province. It has a statutory mandate under the Professional Engineers Act of Ontario to protect the public interest...
(PEO), a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is a non-profit professional association headquartered in New York City that is dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence...
(IEEE) and a life member of the World Future Society
World Future Society
The World Future Society is a nonprofit educational and scientific organization in Bethesda, Maryland, US, founded in 1966.The Society investigates how social, economic and technological developments are shaping the future...
(WFS). He is listed in Canadian Who's Who, published by the University of Toronto Press
University of Toronto Press
University of Toronto Press is Canada's leading scholarly publisher and one of the largest university presses in North America. Founded in 1901, UTP has published over 6,500 books, with well over 3,500 of these still in print....
(UTP).
Engineer
Sunatori worked at Northern Telecom Electronics Ltd. and Bell-Northern ResearchBell-Northern Research
Bell-Northern Research was a telecommunications research and development organizations jointly owned by Bell Canada and Northern Telecom...
Ltd. (now Nortel Networks) for 11 years as a member of the scientific staff. He acted as senior integrated circuit designer for the CMOS standard cell library, as senior design system integrator for the GaAs cell library, and as UNIX systems administrator. His publications include those in the Journal of Applied Physics
Journal of Applied Physics
The Journal of Applied Physics is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published since 1931 by the American Institute of Physics. Its emphasis is on the understanding of the physics underpinning modern technology....
.
Inventor
As an independent inventor, Sunatori has drafted and filed more than 60 solo patent applications in many fields, including electronics, magnetics, optics, dynamics, software, hardware, energy, safety, environment, medical, consumer products, sporting goods, fashion, etc. with titles such as "Topless Microwave Cooking Device", "Unisex Magnetic Coaxial Connector Device" and "3-Way Hockey Rink". He submitted inventions to the U.S. Department of Defense for Combating Terrorism Technology Research, i.e., "Crash Survivor" and "Germ Buster", to NASA Create the Future Design Contest, etc.Entrepreneur
As an entrepreneur, Sunatori founded HyperInfo Canada Inc. in 1989 to pursue research and development on information processing and publishing technology as well as electromagnetic technology applications. In 1995, he set up HyperInfo Knowledge Power Centre on the internet to offer pay-for-value knowledge services via e-commerce. The HyperInfo Knowledge Power Centre won the 1996 Canadian Internet Special Achievement Award for "Best Internet Publication (electronic)", and 1999 Golden Web Award. In 2002, his court case with the Commission de protection de la langue française (CPLF) was mentioned in The Globe and MailThe Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail is a nationally distributed Canadian newspaper, based in Toronto and printed in six cities across the country. With a weekly readership of approximately 1 million, it is Canada's largest-circulation national newspaper and second-largest daily newspaper after the Toronto Star...
newspaper, University of Alberta
University of Alberta
The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president, it is widely recognized as one of the best universities in Canada...
's Alberta Law Review, etc. In 2005, his MagneScribe invention was featured in the Ottawa Business Journal
Ottawa Business Journal
The Ottawa Business Journal is a regional business publication serving Canada's National Capital Region. Founded in 1995, it is owned by Great River Mediaand published on a biweekly basis with a circulation of 20,000 copies. Over its first decade, the Ottawa Business Journal has been recognized as...
newspaper. In 2008, he appeared in PEO's publication "YOU FIND ENGINEERING IN THE MOST AMAZING PLACES" along with Leonid Brezhnev
Leonid Brezhnev
Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev – 10 November 1982) was the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union , presiding over the country from 1964 until his death in 1982. His eighteen-year term as General Secretary was second only to that of Joseph Stalin in...
, Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office...
, Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was an Italian Renaissance polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist and writer whose genius, perhaps more than that of any other figure, epitomized the Renaissance...
, Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison
Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. In addition, he created the world’s first industrial...
, Lee Iacocca
Lee Iacocca
Lido Anthony "Lee" Iacocca is an American businessman known for engineering the Mustang, the unsuccessful Ford Pinto, being fired from Ford Motor Company, and his revival of the Chrysler Corporation in the 1980s...
, Boris Yeltsin
Boris Yeltsin
Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin was the first President of the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999.Originally a supporter of Mikhail Gorbachev, Yeltsin emerged under the perestroika reforms as one of Gorbachev's most powerful political opponents. On 29 May 1990 he was elected the chairman of...
, etc. In 2009, he discovered a serious security breach in Canada Post
Canada Post
Canada Post Corporation, known more simply as Canada Post , is the Canadian crown corporation which functions as the country's primary postal operator...
Ombudsman's online complaints system, as reported in the Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa Citizen
The Ottawa Citizen is an English-language daily newspaper owned by Postmedia Network in Ottawa, Canada. According to the Canadian Newspaper Association, the paper had a 2008 weekly circulation of 900,197.- History :...
newspaper.
Patents
Sunatori has been granted over 40 Canadian and U.S. patents, including and for "Auto-retractable pen mechanism with a cushion effect".External links
- http://www.hyperinfo.ca/GS.Sunatori/ Biography of Simon Sunatori at HyperInfo Canada Inc.
- http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/go-simon-sunatori/ Biography of Simon Sunatori at Spiritus-Temporis.com
- http://www.learningcalendar.com/this_day_in_history/days_template.cfm?history_id=1714 Simon Sunatori, Canadian inventor
- http://www.factacular.com/facts/Simon_Sunatori Factacular : Simon Sunatori
- http://www.freshpatents.com/Go-Simon-Sunatori-cndirg.php Go Simon Sunatori Patents at FreshPatents
- http://www.patentgenius.com/inventor/SunatoriGoSimon.html Go Simon Sunatori Patents at PatentGenius
- http://brevets-patents.ic.gc.ca/opic-cipo/cpd/eng/search/results.html?query=sunatori&start=1&num=50&type=basic_search Go Simon Sunatori Patents at Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)
- http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=0&f=S&l=50&TERM1=sunatori&FIELD1=INNM&co1=AND&TERM2=&FIELD2=&d=PTXT Go Simon Sunatori Patents at United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)