Tuesday, June 21, 2011 Bridgestone Recognizes Company Innovators at 32nd Inventors Event
 Eighty-six Bridgestone Americas teammates were recently recognized for their innovative work at the 32nd Annual Bridgestone Americas Inventors Night in Akron, Ohio.
The work of the teammates honored resulted in 74 United States patents being issued in 2010 and the development of numerous trade secrets. The 74 patents originating from the BSAM entities located in Akron, Carmel, Muscatine, and Nashville, would rank BSAM in the top 300 organizations in the world to be granted US patents according to the Intellectual Property Owners annual rankings. Bridgestone Corporation received more patents in 2010 than any other major tire and rubber company.
“Inventors by definition are leaders, not followers,” said Gary Garfield, CEO and president of Bridgestone Americas, Inc. “And it is with the leadership and creative drive of the people present in this room this evening that we will continue to pursue our goal to be the clear technological leader in our industries.”
Akron, Ohio is home to the Bridgestone Americas Akron Technical Center, where new tires and tire technologies are developed for the company’s consumer, commercial, OTR, agriculture and racing businesses.
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