Meet the 2026 National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductees

2026 Living Inductees
Louis Argenta

Vacuum Assisted Closure® (V.A.C.®)
Sara Blakely

SPANX® Shapewear
Gebisa Ejeta

Sorghum Hybrids
Teresa Meng

CMOS Wi-Fi
Michael Morykwas

Vacuum Assisted Closure® (V.A.C.®)
Henry Samueli

Broadband Communications
Feng Zhang

CRISPR Gene Editing

2026 Historical Inductees
Donald Alstadt

Chemlok® Rubber-to-Metal Adhesive System
Olive Dennis

Railroad Passenger Car Improvements
Frank S. Greene Jr.

Semiconductor Memory Technology
Maurus Logan

Ty-Rap® Cable Ties
George Maison

Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI)
Irving Porush

Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI)
Charles Thiel

Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI)
Reuben Trane

Lightweight Convector Radiator

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