Timeline
1986
Started my first invention
1989
Failure of my first invention
1989
Formed Davison & Associates Corporation in grandfather's basement
1992
Davison makes a profit
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Goggleflauge license
1996
Davison wins first Industrial Design Excellence Award (Oil Filter Gripper)
1997
Davison's award is announced in BusinessWeek Magazine
1997
Inventegration™ process trademark issues (May 13)
1997
Goggleflauge patent issues (Aug. 5)
1997
First big legal challenge of Davison
1998
Davison goes into a Loss on the balance sheet
1999
Swiss Army Whistle Knife license (July)
2001
Davison moves to new 36,000 sq. ft. facility (Feb.)
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Changed name to Davison Design & Development
2003
Whistle Knife patent issues (Sept. 16)
2005
Davison acquires 80,000 more sq. ft. in building next door
2006
Inventionland™ construction complete
2006
Home Depot Private Labels Davison's Inventions
2006
Davison wins two Industrial Design Excellence Awards from IDSA for the Hover Creeper and The BikeBoard
2006
InventionLand™, my innovative new work environment, launched November 8.
2007
Davison wins honorable mention in I.D Magazines 53rd Annual Design Review for the Jack 'N Stand
2007
Inventionland™ is recognized by I.D Magazine as one of the nations most creative facilities.
2007
I was keynote speaker at Suffolk University's New Product Innovation Forum
2007
Inventionland™ featured on Ripley's Believe it or Not
2008
Davison featured in Pittsburgh's 250th Anniversary Book, "Pittsburgh Born, Pittsburgh Bread"
2008
Davison wins honorable mention in I.D Magazines 54th Annual Design Review for the 360 Therapy Wrist Brace
2008
First of four Hover Creeper patents issued