Modern Marvel Grand Prize Winner Announced

David Ward was named the Grand Prize Winner of the Modern Marvel Contest co-sponsored by the USPTO, the History Channel and Time Magazine. Mr. Ward was selected from over 4,000 inventors in all 50 states. His invention, the Strawjet, is a breakthrough process in creating building material from straw, providing low-cost panels from one of the worlds most abundant and renewable resources. The panels can be used to provide a more environmentally friendly shelter. For more information on the contest and the 24 other semi-finalists, click here.