UC alumni inventors, creators Frozen orange-juice concentrate — Invented by George Sperti, Eng ’23 Preparation H, sun lamps— Invented by George Sperti, Eng ’23 Pentium chip — Created by Vinod Dham, MS (Eng) ‘77 Benadryl, the first antihistamine — Invented by George Rieveschl Jr., A&S ’37, MS (A&S) ’39, PhD (A&S) ’40, HonDoc ’56, while conducting research at UC (He is also in the Inter-national Science and Engineering Hall of Fame.) Frisch’s tartar sauce — Developed by Mel Schulman, A&S ’47 Credit unions — Concept pioneered by Louise McCarren Herring, Eng ’32, who helped organize more than 500 credit unions, called Mother of Credit Unions in Ohio Häagen-Dazs ice cream — Company owned by Nestle’s Jim Dintaman, Bus ’66 (now retired) Fire protection — First steam-powered fire engine, patented by Alexander Latta, faculty member at OMI (College of Applied Science’s predecessor), 1850s; nation’s first salaried fire company, organized in Cincinnati by OMI board president Miles Greenwood Home theater systems — First high-fidelity in-wall speaker, developed by Sonance, world leader in making in-wall, in-ceiling and multi-room audio systems; CEO Chip (Larry) Brown, Bus ’83 First electronic organ – Invented by student Winston Kock, Eng ’32, MS (Eng) ’33, HonDec ’52, as his electrical engineering undergraduate thesis. Held more than 80 patents and was founding director of NASA’s Electronics Research Center in Boston. Battlefield treatment --Bill Wiesmann, A&S '68, holds more than 30 patents, led research teams that developed a bandage to stop uncontrolled bleeding on the battlefield. Drive-through hamburger chains — Jack in the Box’s 1,900 restaurants in 17 states, first major fast-food chain that started as a drive-through, first fast-food business to introduce breakfast sandwiches and portable salads, CEO Robert Nugent, Bus ’64 (now retired) Modern office equipment — Plus sleekly designed stainless steel kitchen appliances and cookware, sophisticated chess and Chinese-checker boards, bedding, even backyard pavilions, all designed by architect Michael Graves, DAAP ’58, HonDoc ’82, for Target department stores Furniture — An architect’s desk and table at Marshall Fields, also designed by architect Michael Graves, DAAP ’58, HonDoc ’82, who has designed more than a thousand consumer products in all Pringles — Procter & Gamble’s stackable chip shape, designed by former UC astronomer Paul Herget, A&S ’31, MA (A&S) ’33, PhD (A&S) ’35, HonDoc ’78 Video games — Creatures for three versions of “Diablo II,” 2000-01, Blizzard Entertainment, designed by Evan Carroll, DAAP ’97; animation on “Jak and Daxter,” PlayStation II, by Mike Gasaway, DAAP ’93 FedEx logo -- John Lutz, DAAP '95, created the Federal Express logo, including the arrow created by the negative space between the capital “E” and the “x” while a co-op student in '94. Back to top
Frozen orange-juice concentrate — Invented by George Sperti, Eng ’23 Preparation H, sun lamps— Invented by George Sperti, Eng ’23
Pentium chip — Created by Vinod Dham, MS (Eng) ‘77
Benadryl, the first antihistamine — Invented by George Rieveschl Jr., A&S ’37, MS (A&S) ’39, PhD (A&S) ’40, HonDoc ’56, while conducting research at UC (He is also in the Inter-national Science and Engineering Hall of Fame.)
Frisch’s tartar sauce — Developed by Mel Schulman, A&S ’47
Credit unions — Concept pioneered by Louise McCarren Herring, Eng ’32, who helped organize more than 500 credit unions, called Mother of Credit Unions in Ohio Häagen-Dazs ice cream — Company owned by Nestle’s Jim Dintaman, Bus ’66 (now retired) Fire protection — First steam-powered fire engine, patented by Alexander Latta, faculty member at OMI (College of Applied Science’s predecessor), 1850s; nation’s first salaried fire company, organized in Cincinnati by OMI board president Miles Greenwood Home theater systems — First high-fidelity in-wall speaker, developed by Sonance, world leader in making in-wall, in-ceiling and multi-room audio systems; CEO Chip (Larry) Brown, Bus ’83
First electronic organ – Invented by student Winston Kock, Eng ’32, MS (Eng) ’33, HonDec ’52, as his electrical engineering undergraduate thesis. Held more than 80 patents and was founding director of NASA’s Electronics Research Center in Boston.
Battlefield treatment --Bill Wiesmann, A&S '68, holds more than 30 patents, led research teams that developed a bandage to stop uncontrolled bleeding on the battlefield.
Drive-through hamburger chains — Jack in the Box’s 1,900 restaurants in 17 states, first major fast-food chain that started as a drive-through, first fast-food business to introduce breakfast sandwiches and portable salads, CEO Robert Nugent, Bus ’64 (now retired) Modern office equipment — Plus sleekly designed stainless steel kitchen appliances and cookware, sophisticated chess and Chinese-checker boards, bedding, even backyard pavilions, all designed by architect Michael Graves, DAAP ’58, HonDoc ’82, for Target department stores Furniture — An architect’s desk and table at Marshall Fields, also designed by architect Michael Graves, DAAP ’58, HonDoc ’82, who has designed more than a thousand consumer products in all Pringles — Procter & Gamble’s stackable chip shape, designed by former UC astronomer Paul Herget, A&S ’31, MA (A&S) ’33, PhD (A&S) ’35, HonDoc ’78 Video games — Creatures for three versions of “Diablo II,” 2000-01, Blizzard Entertainment, designed by Evan Carroll, DAAP ’97; animation on “Jak and Daxter,” PlayStation II, by Mike Gasaway, DAAP ’93
FedEx logo -- John Lutz, DAAP '95, created the Federal Express logo, including the arrow created by the negative space between the capital “E” and the “x” while a co-op student in '94.
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