The New Jersey Inventor's Hall of Fame was established in 1987 to honor individuals and corporations in New Jersey for their inventions. Award recipients are recognized at the annual Award Banquet Dinner. The New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame operated from 1987 to 2002 at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, from 2003 to 2007 with support from the Research and Development Council of New Jersey. Starting in 2008 it was under the aegis of Stevens Institute of Technology Office of Academic Entrepreneurship. In 2010, Greenberg Traurig became a co-sponsor of the organization.
Hall of Fame Inductees Name Year Invention NJ affiliation 1989malleable ironNewark, New Jersey worked1989various innovationsHoboken, New Jersey lived1989read-only memoryRadio Corporation of America1989theoretical physics Institute for Advanced Study1989telegraphSpeedwell Ironworks1989 various innovations Edison laboratory1989benzodiazepinesHoffman-La Roche1989streptomycin Rutgers UniversityRoy Weber1989Intelligent Network Services - 800 NumberBell Labs1989televisionRadio Corporation of America1990 1990magnetic recordingBridgeton, New Jersey lived1990 Newark, New Jersey lived1990 New Jersey Institute of Technology1992radio telescopeBell Labs1992video camera tube Radio Corporation of America1992thin-film transistor Radio Corporation of America1992unleaded gasolineExxonMobil1992 electron microscopeRadio Corporation of America1992 dirigiblePerth Amboy, New Jersey lived1992 Bell Labs1993aerospace innovationsFranklin, New Jersey lived1993 Hoffmann-La Roche1993 Bell Labs1994transistorBell Labs1994transistorBell Labs1994transistorBell Labs1995Sound Motion Picture RecordingRCA1996guitar pickupMahwah, New Jersey lived1996 Radio Corporation of America1997 Rutgers University1997 Radio Corporation of America1997 Bell Labs1998televisionDuMont Television Network1998synthetic rubberBell Labs1998FM radio, regenerative receiver, superheterodyne receiverAlpine, New Jersey worked 1999 Bell Labs1999fluid control valvesValcor Engineering Corporation 1999air conditioningNewark, New Jersey worked2000submarine innovationsPleasantville, New Jersey born2000prednisoneNewark, New Jersey born2000softwareApplied Data Research2001audion tube2001fluid catalytic crackingExxonMobil2001fluid catalytic crackingExxonMobil2001HDTVBell Labs2001Dynamic Non-Hierarchical RoutingBell Labs2002 Bell Labs2002suspension bridge innovationsTrenton, New Jersey worked 2004Flexible FlyerMoorestown Township, New Jersey2004Early effectBell Labs2005photovoltaicsBell Labs2005IEEE2006programming languagesBell Labs2006 programming languagesBell Labs2006negative feedback amplifier Bell Labs2006various toysTopper Toys2008electret microphoneBell Labs2008fiber optics innovationsBell Labs2008 charge-coupled deviceBell Labs2008 charge-coupled deviceBell Labs2008 electret microphoneBell Labs2008tetracyclinePrinceton University2009pemetrexedBristol-Myers Squibb2010First Thermal and Charge Coupled Imager Patents, CCD Cameras and MOS Video ADC Bell Labs2011material science innovationsRutgers University2011Synthetic Bone Graft Materials, Malleable Paste for Filling Bone DefectsGertzman Enterprises2011Research and Development for Anti-Inflammatory Drug and Delivery DeviceBell Labs2012medicinal chemistry innovationsMerck & Co2012Breakthroughs and Saving the U.S. Dogwood IndustryRutgers University2012Medical Implants for the Repair and Regeneration of Soft Tissue and BonesCollagen Matrix, Inc.2012Orthopedic Research & Groundbreaking Discoveries in Utilizing Hyaluron for Therapeutic PurposesColumbia University Medical Center; Biomatrix, Inc. (NJ Resident)2013Power semiconductor devices and integrated circuits and most notably the Insulated-Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT)RCA2013Patented inventions and discoveries related to touch tone dialing and its immense impact in the public switch telephone network (PSTN)IEEE2013Discoveries in cancer research and most notably the substance Aprepitant, which has had worldwide impact in patient compliance/tolerance for chemotherapy and other cancer treatmentsMerck & Co.2013Bipolar integrated circuit design and worldwide use of the Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) integrated circuitRCA2013Elucidating the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems, which allowed for the development of electronic switching and memory devices in computersBell Labs2014TV and radio integrated circuit designsRCA2014Development of integrated circuits (IC), memory and predictive analyticsColumbia University (NJ Resident)2014Information theory and global and satellite communicationsBell Labs2014Semi-conductor and optical network technologiesRCA2014Global communication networksBell Labs2014Patented inventions transforming electrical engineering principles including alternating current (AC) and the radioTesla Electric Light and Manufacturing VCR, metal disk playerRCA2015Absorbable polymers and their applications in implantable medical and surgical devicesEthicon Inc.2015Electrospray Mass Spectrometry (ESMS) technique used in biomedical researchPrinceton University2015Patented work on novel small molecules, including a pioneering drug portfolio for treatment of lymphomaColumbia University (NJ Resident)2015Audio, visual and automation technologiesCrestron Electronics2016Oncology research, Therapeutic Diagnostics, health care and medical device servicesRutgers University; Saladax Biomedical (NJ Resident)2016Image and speech recognition and advent of Convolution Neural Networks (CNNs)Bell Labs2016Cardiovascular Biology to cancer researchColumbia University (NJ Resident)2016Biomedical device patents and medical ultrasoundNJIT
Other Hall of Fame Inductees
1989 Calvin MacCracken Roy Weber 1990 Hubert Lechevalier Arthur Patchett William Pfefferle Harold Seidel Marvin Weinstein 1991 Benjamin Abeles, George Cody Carlyle Caldwell Gordon W. Calundann Andrew G. F. Dingwall C. Reed Funk Anthony D. Kurtz Jerome Murray 1992 Melvin L. Druin Frederick J. Karol Harold Law William L. Maxson 1993 Marc A. Chavannes, Alfred W. Fielding Erwin Klingsberg Keith D. Millis 1994 Jack Avins William O. Geyer George R. Hansen Phillip H. Smith Richard Williams (inventor) 1995 David Aronson (inventor) Alvin M. Cohan George deStevens Joseph J. Mascuch Glenn Leslie Dimmick Kenneth S. Johnson 1996 Richard Dehmel (inventor) Arnold J. Morway Charles Frederick Wallace N. Joseph Woodland 1997 Ezra Gould Milton Morse Harry L. Yale 1998 Joseph Abys Nikil S. Jayant Henry M. Rowan 1999 Cyrus W. Bemmels Haig Kafafian Morton A. Kreitchman 2000 Albert Ballman, Robert Laudise, Bell Laboratories/Lucent Technologies of Murray Hill, NJ Alan White (inventor) 2001 Homer Z. Martin Charles W. Tyson Abdul Gaffar Glen A. Reitmeier 2002 Isaac S. Blonder Ben H. Tongue Anthony E. Winston 2004 Dr. Corrado Dragone Mr. Walter J. Krupick Colonel Willian Blair Dr. Meredith C. Gourdine 2005 William Trager Howard J. Ellison Clarence D. Chang, Anthony J. Silvestri, William H. Lang 2006 Daryl M. Chapin, Gerald L. Pearson 2009 Yvonne Claeys Brill 2010 Dr. Michael Tompsett Dr. Andrew Chraplyvy Dr. Robert Tkach Dr. Kenneth Walker (inventor)
Inventors of the Year Name Year InventionNJ affiliation1989 captopril Bristol-Myers Squibb1989captopril Bristol-Myers Squibb1989 AlliedSignal1989 Bell Labs1994Transistor Bell Labs1995Asynchronous Transfer Mode Bell Communications Research1995optical communications Bell Labs1995electret microphone Bell Labs1997Self-Healing Ring Networks Bell Communications Research 2000linear predictive codingBell Labs2001 Bell Labs 2002 Innovations in DSL and Telco Plant AT&T Labs2002 Bell Labs2004cryptographyBell Labs2006 New Jersey Institute of Technology2008interferonHoffman-La Roche2011volume visualizationSiemensComaniciu 2011robust object trackingSiemens2011chloroplast transformation, plastid transformation Rutgers University2012educational software innovations Rutgers University20122012201220132013 and Standish, K. Allen Jr.201320132014 2014 2014 2014 2014
Other Inventors of the Year
1989 Frank Gutleber Sheldon Karesh, Dusan Prevorsek Leo Harwood Amos Joel, Jr. Glenn Johnson, Jr. Walter Kosonocky Mandayam Narasimhan Deger Tunc 1990 Michael Catapano, Renato Noe Daniel Kramer (inventor) Juris Mednis Franklin Reick Bart Zoltan 1991 William Charney Charles Covino Jack R. Hartford Frederick M. Kahan Gregory H. Olsten Joseph F. Rizzo David Savage, Guido Sartori & Winston S. Ho Stanley S. Schodowski Joseph V. Milo 1992 Murrae Bowden, Larry F. Thompson John D. Geberth, Jr. Gideon Goldstein August F. Manz Victor Palinczar Ross C. Terrell 1993 Michael J. Flowers Louis L. Grube Sue Wilson 1994 Eric J. Addeo Robert E. Kerwin, Donald L. Klein, John C. Sarace Kuo-Yann Lai June D. Passaretti Milan R. Uskokovic Gilbert Zweig 1995 Richard Frenkiel Robert D. Howson Carl H. X Liang Tai Wu 1996 Leslie R. Avery Gilbert Buchalter Lanny S. Smoot Dominik M. Wiktor 1997 Arthur L. Babson Walter Jinotti Steven M. Kuznicki Lee-Fang Wei Tsong-Ho Wu, Richard C.L. Lau 1998 Gary Ver Strate Mark J. Struglinski of Exxon Chemical Company in Linden, John E. Johnston of Warren Exxon Research and Engineering Co. in Annandale, Roger K. West Joseph Dettling of Howell - Zhicheng Hu, Y.K. Lui, C.Z. Wan, Engelhard Industries Michael Pappas (inventor) Melvin E. Kamen John Mickowski of Tymac Controls Corp. in Franklin 1999 Andrew Chraplyvy, Matawan Robert Tkach, Kenneth Walker (inventor) William Hickerson 2000 Gerard P. Canevari, Robert J. Fiocco, Richard R. Lessard Alfonso DiMino Barin Haskell 2001 J. Thomas Jennings James D. Johnston (inventor) Jack H. Winters 2002 Valerie A. Bell Irwin Gerszberg Antoni S. Gozdz, Jean-Marie Tarascon, Paul C. Warren 2004 Dr. Igor Palley 2005 David M. Goldenberg Jack R. Harford Harry T. Roman 2006 Claude E. Gagna 2008 Amit Limaye 2009 Michael Seul Christos Christodoulatos, George P. Korfiatis, Xiaoguang Meng, Mazakhir Dadachov 2010 Dr. Nicolas Girard (inventor) Dr. Bijan Harichian Richard Caizza
Innovator Award Name Year FieldNJ affiliation20052005scientific managementMontclair, New Jersey2005streptomycinRutgers University2006computer scienceInstitute for Advanced Study2006scientific managementMontclair, New Jersey2006theoretical physicsPrinceton University2008200820082009 New Jersey Institute of Technology2009 2009 2010 2010 2010 Rutgers University2010 2011 2011 2012 2012 & Marco Gruteser & Richard P. Martin2012 2012 2013 2013 2013 2013 , Ph.D.2013 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014
Corporate Award Company Research area Location YearAT&T Bell Laboratories telecommunications Berkeley Heights, New Jersey 1989Merck and Company pharmaceutical Rahway, New Jersey 1990David Sarnoff Research Center television Princeton, New Jersey 1991Bell Communications Research telecommunicationsLivingston, New Jersey 1992Bristol-Myers Squibb pharmaceutical Princeton, New Jersey 1993Mobil Research and Development Corporation petrochemical Princeton, New Jersey 1993Exxon Research and Engineering petrochemical Florham Park, New Jersey 1995National Starch and Chemical Company food science Bridgewater, New Jersey 1996Johnson & Johnson health careNew Brunswick, New Jersey 1997Howmedica health care Rutherford, New Jersey 1998General Magnaplate Corporation metallurgy Linden, New Jersey 2009Hoffman La Roche pharmaceutical Nutley, New Jersey 2009Immunomedics biotechnologyMorris Plains, New Jersey 2009Becton Dickinson health care Franklin Lakes, New Jersey 2012Celgene Corporation 2013Honeywell International Inc. 2014
Trustees Award Representative Rush Holt (2009) Dr. Ralph Izzo (2010) Dr. Jeong Kim (2011) Dr. Stephen Chu (2012) Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D. (2013) Greg Olsen, Ph.D. (2014)
Outstanding Contributions Award Dr. Gertrude M. Clarke (2011) Inventor Harry Roman (2012) (2013) (2014)
Graduate Student Award 2005