Indiana Inventors Association

Report by Dave Zedonis Steve Woodruff and his wife Jenny , two of our local “Indiana Inventors and Entrepreneurs”, shared the story of their successful Toyota Prius business, AutoBeYours.com .   They rebuild generation II Prius cars manufactured from 2004 to 2009 that have been damaged by collision and convert them to all-electric With Steve’s experience in repairing electronics and in collaboration with others who share their interest, Steve and Jenny have developed and refined reliable kits for converting the hybrid Prius into an all-electric vehicle.   The result is a car that gets the equivalent of 100 miles per gallon of gasoline. Inventing has been part of their business since it began in 2003 in Scottsburg, IN.   Experts in redesign of electric cars, Steve and Jenny have built a Nissan Leaf 6-door stretch limousine, 3 custom Prius limousines, and Prius convertibles and trucks. Steve and Jenny also rebuild and sell battery packs, the essence ...

Robert Humbert , our former vice president, died in November, 2012. He is believed to be the last surviving charter member of the Indiana Inventors Association, formed in the early 1980’s to help inventors with marketing. Bob invented, patented (US 4,281,368 ), made, and sold a house-key light. He expressed his creativity in other ways too – by teaching school and by publishing a book , “WWII Letters to My Girl Back Home: From Nigeria, Arabia and Turkey”, which describes his war time experiences as a weatherman. Bob was active in the Association until he was 92 years old, holding various positions (including president), recording meetings, creating meeting summaries, and compiling information for newsletters. Always in good humor, when asked how it felt to turn 90 years old, Bob replied, “Not much different than it felt to turn 89.” We enjoyed Bob’s presence, assistance, contributions, and knowledge and will miss our good friend and colleague.