Lisa Seacat Deluca, mobile software engineer and the most prolific female inventor in IBM’s history, believes that we all have an inventor in us. Although that may be true, this woman –- who has filed over 420 patents with over 225 issued so far — is undeniably an inventor on another level.
This mother of four has spent her life tinkering with everyday annoyances to build a more seamless, interesting and enjoyable world. She’s created a light board that lights up based on patterns drawn on your phone, a device that alerts you to the fact that your laundry is done and so much more.