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Lonnie Johnson

Lonnie Johnson, in some ways, could personify the ‘American Dream’

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Ted Bauer

Lonnie Johnson, who created the Super Soaker water gun, was awarded $72.9 million this week from Hasbro to settle a royalty dispute via arbitration. It all goes back to a 2001 inventors’ dispute in which Hasbro agreed to pay Johnson royalties… Continue Reading →

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