Our First Patent Byrne’s first patent was United States’ patent number 4,551,577 for our Retractable Power Center. It was filed in 1983, the year before Steve Jobs even introduced the first Apple personal computer. Our founder and born tinkerer, Norm Byrne, always made it a point to foster a rich culture of invention and inclusion. With employee events like Pitchfest and Inventor Lunches, the next big idea was anyone’s to propose. (And they’d get the credit too!) Today, Byrne holds more than 661 patents and patents pending for products worldwide. We’ve come a long way from that first submission back in 1983 – but we’re still powered by Norm’s same focus on innovation, imagination and connecting people to what matters.
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