Help us find Rolla alumni who have demonstrated ingenuity and innovation through their inventions. Missouri S&T Magazine is compiling a list of alumni who saw a need and created something to meet it. Below is a list of alumni inventors we’ve heard from so far. Don’t see your name listed? Help us out by completing this short online survey.

• Paul Abney, EE’76, one patent for the apparatus that automatically decelerates and stops a sewing machine motor.
• Gary Amsinger, CE’80, one patent for a crane safety device.
• Buddy Austin, EE’60 (deceased), held 10 patents related to cooking stoves and ranges.
• Michael P. Dallmeyer, ME’84, 47 patents for fuel injection systems or gasoline fuel infectors.
• Red J. Dietrich, EE’57, seven patents for antenna parts and related satellite batteries.
• Simon Dirnberger, Met’03, ME’05, one patent for Dremel quick release for cut-off wheels.
• Charles L. Dohogne, MetE’61, 12 patents in chemistry, metallurgy, electro-chemistry and biomechanics.
• Lee M. Etnyre, Phys’60, three patents related to navigation and global positioning systems.
• Marvin Havens, ChE’71, MS ChE’73, PhD ChE’76, 39 patents on antistatic polymers and oxygen detection.
• Bill Jacobs, ME’64, four patents for voice mechanism marketed by Mattel Toys.
• Ingrid Kaufman, ME’97, three patents for vibration-based machine health monitoring for Ford Motor Co.
• Dale R. Lutz, Chem’71, 11 patents related to CO₂ emissions and fiber optic sensors on high-voltage power lines.
• William R. Morgan, ChE’81, one patent related to aluminum production.
• Allen J. Rushing, EE’70, PhD EE’73, 36 patents in imaging technology.
• Richard Schafermeyer, ChE’73, MS ChE’75, 14 patents in food science.
• Michael M. Sinar, ME’69, five patents.
• Willard Sudduth, CE’66, invented an Angle Gripper, which is similar to a Vice Grip.
• Ralph D. Taylor, EE’68, three patents in aerospace and aircraft testing.
• Scott C. Wehner, GeoE’80, one patent related to oil recovery.
• Paul Steven Weitzel, ME’68, seven patents, with another application pending.