World Renowned Inventor, Donald Spector, Continues To Break Boundaries With Innovations That Produce Life-Altering Technologies

NEW YORK, Nov. 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Donald Spector, Chairman of the Board of Trustees at New York College of Health Professions, and one of the most prolific inventors in the world, has developed hundreds of products that have opened up billions of dollars in new industries.

Spector's latest groundbreaking patent, US Pat.# 8,823,512 for a Wearable Biosensor, adds to his large portfolio of life-altering technology with the capability to connect any biosensor to a transmitter with a built-in alert system that automatically activates when alert activity is communicated. Spector holds some of the earliest patents in biosensor transmissions; envisioning the technology even before the release of smartphones.

Spector's Wearable Biosensor patent is a game-changer for multiple applications, following his long career of developing medical and computer technologies that have become the cornerstone for new companies or have been licensed to Fortune 100 companies and expanding giants. In addition to the Wearable Biosensor, Spector has donated to the College many revolutionary patents, including: 3D-printing for orthopedic inserts, LEDs that disrupt DNA to kill pathogens and WiFi, WiMax and Bluetooth Streaming for Internet Stations that can be used on smartphones to control imaging and sound in home environments, as well as other applications.

Spector's IP donations to New York College of Health Professions, under the College's IP policy, entrusts the institution to be the conduit for the development of some of his patents. The College has signed memoranda of understanding with Wake Forest Innovations the commercialization enterprise of  Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and New York Medical College of the Touro College and University System for an Applied Research Consortium to develop and commercialize its intellectual property. Spector's contributions to the New York College of Health Professions have continued to bring the premier institution of holistic health to the forefront of technology that will change the future. The College is in talks with major players in various industries about expanding and monetizing their world class intellectual property portfolio.

"New York College of Health Professions has been so fortunate to be involved with Spector's patents and help mold future technology to change everyday lives," says Lisa Pamintuan, President of New York College. "Spector's collaboration with the College with Intellectual Property has given our institution the opportunity to be at the forefront of medical and technical advances and inventions."

Known in his earlier days for inventions such as the hydraulic exerciser and the first hyperbaric chamber for plants, Spector has invented and holds patents for hundreds of other products in fields as broad and varied as toys, clothing, crafts, footwear, beverage systems, candy and entertainment, as well as technologies in the fields of medicine, security systems, telecommunications and computers.

Among the products Spector has developed are: the AMF Muscleworker; the first hyperbaric chamber for seeds; the Fireball with CBS Toys; the Aroma Disc System, for which the Squibb Corporation set up a new company; Vent Fresh, which is still a leading auto air freshener today; the Giorgio Sant' Angelo Line of Home Fragrances; WWF Wall Bangers for Jacks Pacific; the Barbie Jewelry Making Kit for Mattel; Balzac Balloon Balls that were licensed to Hasbro, Wham-O and several other companies; and Deco Discs,  for which he also named and founded a recording company. Over a decade ago, he developed patents for location based advertising, which today are the cornerstone technology for Poynt, one of the largest applications in the world.

Spector's patents are the building blocks for emerging companies or licensed to corporate giants, New York College of Health Professions is poised to have a major impact on the future of technology. 

ABOUT NEW YORK COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS
Chartered by the New York State Board of Regents, New York College of Health Professions, a not-for-profit institution located in Syosset, Long Island, with three additional sites in New York City, offers institutionally accredited undergraduate and graduate-level degree programs in Massage Therapy, Acupuncture, Oriental Medicine and Herbal Medicine, and Certificate programs in Holistic Nursing for Registered Nurses and The Science of Self Improvement. New York College maintains a 30-acre modern medical facility in Luo Yang, The People's Republic of China. The College has grown remarkably in the past several years and will continue to develop new educational programs as well as expand into many new areas. For more information about New York College of Health Professions visit www.nycollege.edu.

ABOUT THE TOURO COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
Touro is a system of non-profit institutions of higher and professional education. Touro College was chartered in 1970 primarily to enrich the Jewish heritage, and to serve the larger American and global community. Approximately 19,000 students are currently enrolled in its various schools and divisions. Touro College has branch campuses, locations and instructional sites in the New York area, as well as branch campuses and programs in Berlin, Jerusalem, Moscow, Paris and Florida. New York Medical College, Touro University California and its Nevada branch campus, as well as Touro University Worldwide and its Touro College Los Angeles division are separately accredited institutions within the Touro College and University System. For further information on Touro College, please go to: http://www.touro.edu/news/.

ABOUT WAKE FOREST INNOVATIONS
Wake Forest Innovations (WakeForestInnovations.com) is the commercialization enterprise of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, a fully integrated, internationally recognized academic medical center. Located in Wake Forest Innovation Quarter in Winston-Salem, N.C., Wake Forest Innovations establishes and manages new business and partnerships based on the innovative products and services that arise from ideas, discoveries and the scientific research assets of the Medical Center and Wake Forest University. The enterprise's core services include: Product Innovation & Commercialization Services - to stimulate the creation of innovation technology, products and services, and to license these to existing and start-up companies; Contract Research & Development Services - to structure, promote and contract the scientific research capabilities and assets of the Medical Center and Wake Forest University to partners under competitive terms; and Innovation Quarter Services - to develop Wake Forest Innovation Quarter as a hub for innovation in biomedical science and information technology.

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SOURCE New York College of Health Professions

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