A 2008 American biographical film, focuses on Robert Kearns (the part played by Greg Kinnear) and his legal battle against the Ford Motor Company when they developed an intermittent windshield wiper based on ideas the inventor had patented.
Based on a true story: Robert Kearns was the inventor of the intermittent windshield wiper systems used on most automobiles from 1969 to the present. His first patent for the invention was filed on December 1, 1964.
Kearns won one of the best known patent infringement cases against Ford Motor Company (1978–1990) and a case against Chrysler Corporation (1982–1992). Having invented and patented the intermittent windshield wiper mechanism, which was useful in light rain or mist, he tried to interest the "Big Three" auto makers in licensing the technology. They all rejected his proposal, yet began to install intermittent wipers in their cars, beginning in 1969.
I am Inspired
While it may be important to prove a point, to what extent does one need to stretch themselves...was worth an observation.
Trivia: Today over 145 million cars carry the wipers that Kearns invented.
