Thu 18 May 2006
Janusz Liberkowski Wins the First American Inventor
Posted by Peter under ABC American Inventor S1 , Latest Contest Results
Janusz Liberkowski and his Anecia Survival Capsule won the very first American Inventor prize of One Millions Dollars. Janusz’s invention has the chance to be furthest reaching and have the greatest impact on society. He will be given the opportunity and the engineering resources of one of the biggest safety seat manufacturers, Evenflo to make his product a reality and save the lives of many children.
Janusz’s Anecia Survival Capsule aka Spherical Safety Seat, is an infant car seat where the baby sits inside nested spheres to protect the child from sudden impact of a crash. In a collision, the spheres spin and automatically position the child’s neck and back so that they are perpendicular to the impact force, thus shielding the baby from the destructive force of the impact. There have been similar car seats that use some of the same principles but the Anecia Survival Capsule protects the baby in all three dimensions while the others only protect in two. Since the Anecia Survival Capsule works with free floating spheres the baby is protected from any change in direction.
The Season Finale greatly resembled that of an American Idol episode complete with retrospectives and of course finding out the results after the break.
The first Inventor to be eliminated tonight was Queens, NY’s own Francisco Patino. Every member of the top 4 will be given the opportunity to further develop and market their products. Francisco will spend time working with Trek to further work on his Double Traction Bike. He also received a personal message from Lance Armstrong.
Erik Thompson got to meet the greatest wide receiver of all time, Jerry Rice and will also be given the chance to make his invention a reality.
Ed Hall will be marketing his product with the biggest game company in the world, Hasbro, who also makes such classic games as Monopoly.
But in the end the winner of the Million Dollar Prize was Janusz Liberkowski. The ABC’s American Inventor did a great job of outlining the struggle of the inventor to get his or her product to market. To these finalists, the struggle is almost over for the rest of us, the our journey continues.
Janusz Liberkowski, is a Polish immigrant and works as a mechanical engineer in San Jose, California. He and his wife are the loving parents of one-and-a-half year old twins. The death of his oldest daughter Anecia in a car accident was the inspiration for the creation of this revolutionary invention to save children’s lives. Janusz has said that if his invention can save just one it will have been worth it but it has great potential to save many many more.
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MR. Liberkowski has an invention that is been a long time coming. As an aspiring engineer my self it seems to be a brillant idea that will surely save lives.
Yes, I agree its absolutely a great idea with good applied knowledge of force and mechanics behind it. Its a shame there is a very sad story behind it.
check out the website http://www.safetyegg.com
this is not a new invention
PSSH yeah it has never been invented i think that this is a wonderful thing that will save lifes
It IS a new invention!!!!!!Anecia Safety capsule moved in 360 degrees whereas the safetyegg only protects in two dimensions!!!!!!!!
On Doug Hall’s blog http://www.doughall.com/soapbox/, he explained how the Anecia Safety capsule moved in 360 degrees whereas the safetyegg only protects in two dimensions.
HE won!!! He won!!!.. Evenflo will be involved in additional research and engineering… I really do hope lives will be saved!
So…the winner of AMERICAN inventor is:
Janusz Liberkowski
JANUSZ LIBERKOWSKI
AMERICAN!?!
He can barely speak English….
Speaking perfect English does not make you an American,besides most of Americans do not speak perfect english. Your comment is typical of dumb American rednecks who think they are better than the rest of the world because they can speak English. So he has a foregin name, so what. It sure beats Billy Bob Hillbilly. If it wasn’t for the immigrants America would have never become what it is today.
Middle finger salut to you Ironic!
Yes, sure. True Americans without alien’s accent invented new toilet seats in TV Live Show.
Have a nice day, Ironic!
Janusz Liberkowski is the American dream. He’s an immigrant who worked hard and made it.
You have to love american inventor and what they did for all four finalists. And how you can you feel anything but utter happiness that a great, challenging invention has a future? As a recent parent, I would absolutely spend more to protect my newborn…
And why not feel great for a family living the the american dream? He left an oppressive state to come to America, and now is on the cusp of realizing his dreams here.
I new Janusz could do it!!! God Bless him for such an important invention.
congratulations
# Ironic? Says:
May 18th, 2006 at 9:28 pm
So…the winner of AMERICAN inventor is:
JANUSZ LIBERKOWSKI
AMERICAN!?!
Yes, and you “ironic”? have you been real american? Don’t you remember from where are americans? 16th century - europe, next century africa, after that whole world….
I can tell you that poland is in europe, also in European Union - but I think that you even don’t know what is European Union…
Mr Liberkowski - please don’t stp working! Regards
I loved all the inventors but Janusz’ saftey seat will prove invaluable. Congrats to Janusz!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! I am really proud of Poland. It doesn’t matter where people come from. All that matters is that they can do something for others. Powodzenia Janusz :))))
This car seat could be a nice invention if it was tested like when they test car crashes. The problem with this AI show is that they don’t do any research (patent search, tests) or prescreening (removal of lame inventions and gadgets, but this could be part of the fun…). The spehrical car seat already exists, it is called EGG SEAT, same principle with gimbals. Either Januz copied or did not know.
Congratulations!!!
Gratuluję kolejnemu Polakowi-rodakowi, ktory pokazal, ze polska potrafi
Dziekuję !!! Dajesz mi wiare w siebie.
Good job
Gratulacje dla pana Janusza, mojego imiennika i pozdrowienia z Gdyni.
Congratulations! You’re the best!!!
Powodzenia w dalszej pracy! Jestem dumna, że jesteś moim rodakiem! Dziękuję!!!
gratuluje panie Januszu.
Gratulacje Panie Januszu jest Pan genialny.Powodzenia!!!
Gratulacje Janusz!
Ciesze sie ze Polak sie sprawdzi w stanach.
(a tu mowi Holender w Polsce
Jestem z Pana dumna. Wszystkiego najlepszego.
mówili dzisiaj o Panu w Informacjach Polsatu
ogromne gratulacje
Życze powodzenia!
Congratulations!!!
To wiecej niz milo, slyszec jak naszemu rodakowi udaje sie cos wielkiego.
Rownie milo czyta sie te wszytkie przychyle i cieple opinie.
Gratulacje
i gorace pozdrowienia
z Lubania
Panie Janusze
To niesamowity zaszczyt dla nas Polakow.
Pokazal pan,ze nawet bedac na obczyznie mozna osiagnac tak wielki sukces.
Congratulations YOU’RE AWESOME!!!!!!!!
Serdeczne gratulacje z okazji osiągnięcia tak wielkiego sukcesu i zdobycia należnej sławy.
Jesteś bohaterem wszystkich dzisiejszych informacji w Polsce i chyba na swiecie.
Januszu, wszystkiego najlepszego.
Zenek z Wrześni.
Gratulacje!
Congratulations. I can’t think of a more deserving person to win an award like this. This is a much better (an more important) inventional than the multichip module substrate of many years ago. Although it was a good idea too. All the best.
Bardzo wspanialy pomysl! Wszyscy Polacy powinni byc dumni!! Pozdrawiam Pana Janusza!!!
Does anyone know Janusz????? A neighbor? A relative? His barber?????
PLEASE CALL ME today?
I’m a reporter with local paper looking for anyone, someone, who can give me a quote–
thanks 650-327-9090 x343
Panie Januszu, Polonia w Houston pozdrawia Pana i z serca gratuluje, to jeden z tych nielicznych momentow, kiedy wielu z nas z reka na sercu moze powiedziec “I am proud to be Polish”. Dziekujemy, zapraszamy do odwiedzania http://www.forum-polonia-houston.com
Janusz Liberkowski is a true American hero. He deserves not only the cash and the industry support he won on the show, but he deserves hero status for his selfless quest to save the lives of innocent children. He won me over when I weighed the reasons that truly pushed the inventors. I thought Ed was nearly on par with Janusz motivewise, until I saw Eds’reaction to the Hasbro offer. Here was a game leader offering the help Ed with what he claimed he strived for, but Ed seemed as if he could care less. Janusz Liberkowski has my total respect as a great inventor with all the right motives and a drive to bring forth something that will not only save a life, but will actually change the destinies and futures of our children from now on. That makes him a hero of heros.
Dwight - Clarksville Indiana
Współczuję z powodu śmierci dziecka, ale jak widać ta śmierć ocali inne dzieci, więc nie poszła na marne. To wspaniałe, że są ludzie tacy jak Pan Janusz, którzy potrafią się otrząsnąć po takiej stracie i jesczcze do tego stworzyć coś genialnego.
Pozdrowienia z Głogowa
“The spehrical car seat already exists, it is called EGG SEAT, same principle with gimbals. Either Januz copied or did not know. ”
EGG SEAT only protects in two dimensions – front to back and side to side. This is fine if your accident is a direct hit from these directions – AND if the car doesn’t SPIN when it’s hit.When the direction is suddenly changed – as the seat goes from one direction to the next the shock on the body could be tremendous.
The SafetyEgg movement is limited by the sets of two perpendicular hinges.
The Anecia Survival Capsule is free floating hemisphere seat inside of the hemisphere protecting shell.
The beauty of Anecia is that it works in 360 degrees – with no limitations. No matter what direction the car is hit from, or how the car spins the seat will dissipate the force of the collision.
Hi, my name is Shane Foster and I have been revewing data on both the sphereical car seat and the egg seat and I noticed that the sphereical car seet seemed to have stopped its research and development process. The egg seat does not have much data and approved research on it either. Does anyone have information on these inventions to help aid me in the right direction of the research and development of the items. Does anyone know if this is the wrong area to study? Has development of the sphereical safety seat or the safety egg seat stopped because its already been proved that it doesn’t work? We have a foundation set up for my son and we are trying to further advance inventions like these. My son died about seven years ago in a car accident and we would like to prevent tradgedies like this in the future from happening. Please advise of any knowledge in these areas to me at foster.shane@mchsi.com.
Many times our personal tragedy inspire to create safty net for others. Is hard to lose some one you love, but is good that something was done about that for safty of others…
I am very proud that Janusz Liberkowski, emigrant from Poland is todays American hero!!!
We all emigrants from everywhere are building new America. Miracles do not need speek english if they speek from the heart.
Bardzo wspolczuje straty coreczki. Cieszy mnie, ze jej imieniem nazwal Pan swoj wynalazek. Bedzie na ustach calego swiata. Gratuluje!!!
Pozdrawiam Pana i cala Pana rodzine z Polnocnej czesci Minnesoty.
Gratulije Panie Januszu
Powinien Pan zawojowac tym produktem rowniez Europe.Jesli nie ma Pan Dystrybutora Na Niemcy i Benelux polecam sie serdecznie.
Z powazaniem
Piotr-Marcin Grobosch
Stuttgart
e-mail:schoborg66@aol.com
polak potrafi. gratuluje !!!!
Gratuluje Panie Januszu,
Mam nadzieję że Pański produkt znajdzie się szybko równeż w Polsce. Wszystkie dzieci powinny podrożować bezpiecznie.
W razie potrzeby służę pomocą w dystrybucji oraz pełnym wsparciem logistycznym.
Z poważaniem
Michał Uroczyński
Sosnowiec-Polska
michal_uroczynski@o2.pl
Panie Januszu,
W imieniu Council of Polish Engineers in North America serdecznie gratuluje zwyciestwa na oczach milionow telewidzow. Na ten moment polscy inzynierowie w Ameryce czekali od lat. Panski spektakularny sukces jest niezwykle waznym i budujacym momentem w zyciu polskich inzynierow na obczyznie jak i w Polsce.
Dziekuje Panu i zapraszam do udzialu w strukturach federacji obejmujacej USA i Kanade.
Bede wdzieczny za kontakt i zapraszam do owdiedzenia strony: http://www.polish-engineers.org
Pozdrawiam,
tez Janusz.
Pozdrawiam Ciebie i gratuluję sukcesu. Nie wiem, czy pamiętasz czas kiedy chodziliśmy do jednej klasy, wychowawczynią której była Pani Adamczyk. Może taki okres w naszym życiu przypomni się Tobie. Ja mieszkam ponownie w Nowej Soli. Jeżeli będziesz chciał nawiązać kontakt, to mój mail jest w wiadomości.
Pozdrawiam Lech Bekulard
PS Z nami do jednej klasy chodzili min. Basia Spychała, Gienia Czerniawska, Małgośka Grocholska, Krysia Woźniak, Małgosia Redlińska, Heniu Klockowski. Popatrz ile pamiętam, aż dziwne.
I did not watch the entire American Inventor this season, but the last episode left me speechless. I am a Polish immigrant in the U.S. and I do not believe I am not American, as Ironic has stated, just because I was not born in the U.S. I am proud to be Polish, because just as Janusz has proven we are a smart nation worthy of notice, but America is a close part of my life. Whatever the reason may be for our being here, we are all building the country to be a great power. I was a child when I came here, but I still am a Polish-American, and that is who Janusz is a Polish AMERICAN! Best of wishes Janusz, and DZIEKUJE!
Congratulation,
Polonia is proud of you.
Gratuluję Panie Januszu spektakularnego międzynarodowego sukcesu !!! Cała Zielona Góra jest dumna z pańskiego sukcesu . Udowodnił Pan , wszystkim pesymistom i niedowiarkom , że można wiele osiągnąć , nawet w tak głębokiej depresji spowodowanej stratą najukochańszego dziecka oraz na dalekiej emigracji .
Dzieci w Italii również powinny podróżować bezpiecznie , polecam się i służę pomocą w dystrybucji i logistyce pańskiego wynalazku na rynku w Italii .
Będę dumny i wdzięczny reprezentując Pana i pański wspaniały wynalazek na chłonnym i wymagającym rynku motoryzacyjnym w Italii !
Miło i serdecznie pozdrawiam Pana i całą Pana rodzinę oraz wszystkich pańskich przyjaciół i bliskich , również tych z forum wpisujących się tu powyżej - P.H. Maks Trading Mario Sadowski .
maks.mario@onet.eu , maks@mario.pl
Janusz,
Ciesze sie z twojego sukcesu w pracy i domu.
Z podziwem ogladalam program w polskiej TV.
Moc pozdrowien z dawnych czasow w pracy w Mountain View.
Zapraszamy na wakacje do Groveland California.
Z Bogiem Mira z rodzina
This is not something I would normally do (post a comment) but the fact that someone see’s it ironic that AMERICAN inventor was won by a Polish person, I hope that was a tongue in cheek comment. I have worked as a FF/Medic for 15 years and will NEVER forget every child/infant/baby I have had to misfortune of seeing deceased due to a “safety” seat failing in high impact collisions. I don’t give a S**T where he is from, I care that he cared enough to invent this. I wish it was around when my daughters were in little…it would have made for some less stressful drives knowing they are protected in all dimensions!!
I agree 100%. Shame on the person who only sees race. We should be proud that he came up with this invention. Many families will be grateful and I look forward to purchasing the first model that comes out!
On behalf of the Polish People University in Philadelphia we want to congratulate and express our respect and proud for your great achievement.
Also, the Technical University of Gdansk is very proud too.
The best wishes.
Dr. Janusz Romanski
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
It’s been 8 months, and no new news on the product itself. It’s like it had its 15 minutes of fame, and then disappeared. Is there a place one can go to actually check on the product’s status to market?
I am currently on the e-mial list notifacatoin for the next American Inventor Casting. I am hearing February or March. Has Anyone else heard differenltly?
I have seen no updates on the site and would really like to see something. Did ABC just forget about this show? I have seen some commercials for the car window fan but that’s it. If they had moved these products quickly, there would have been some good sales from the publicity.
We have information about the show here http://www.shop4patents.com/news
Dear sir / Madam,
I would like to introduce myself. I am a moroccan man of 38years who
is an inventor in all fields .To date i have patented one invention
which is registered here in morocco, and i have 4 others wich are not
yet registred.
I would very much like to find somebody in your Country who would
sponsor my inventions or alternatively would like me to invent something
for their particular business.
I ask that you kindly put me in touch with someone or some authority
in your Country
who maybe in meeting me and discussing further my inventions.
I attach a copy of receipt of a patent of one my inventions.
And remain at your disposal for any furher information you may
require.
Your faifhfully
I have heard about the spherical safety seat but have never seen one. Where can I buy one? Are they on the market yet? Shirley
This idea is a joke. The capsule size required for anything other than a premature infant will not fit in any car. the size required is much too large. The only way this will work is if you towed it behind or attached it to the top of a car.
From what I understand, Evenflo only wanted to use the name. They could not develop it for the reasons mentioned above.
Pls email or wepsite to Janusz Liberkowski because i have question for him.J am Polish (Prosze o email do Janusza Liberkowskiego poniewac mam do niego pare pytań)
Very Thx
Hi,
My daughter, 11 years old, has this great invention idea.
I would really like to capitaize on it because of two (2) reasons. (a) It’s an extremely great idea and (b) she is extremely brilliant, and if this is part of her destiny, I will stand aside her every step of the way.
Is there anyone out there, who can advise me on how I can make my daughters dream a reality.
Eargerly awaiting a reply.
Sincerely,
Venessa.