Janusz Liberkowski

Janusz Liberkowski (born March 9, 1953 in Nowa Sól, Poland) is the winner of the first season of the show "American Inventor". His invention was the Anecia Safety Capsule.

He graduated from the Gdańsk University of Technology in Poland in 1981. In 1984 he and his family emigrated to the United States. He works as a mechanical engineer at Intel Corporation - San Jose, California. He is a member of the Polish American Engineers Club. The Anecia Safety Capsule is just one of his inventions; he owns eight other patents. The death of his daughter Anecia sparked him to invent a safety seat for children. He is married and has twins. On May 18, 2006 he became the winner of the first season of "American Inventor". Besides winning one million dollars, he was given an offer from Evenflo for the implementation of his product.

Despite working together for a year, Evenflo and Liberkowski are no longer developing the product together. [ [http://inventorspot.com/articles/update_anecia_survival_capsule_winner_5013 Update on the Anecia Survival Capsule - Winner of American Inventor Season One] . "InventorSpot.com", June 13 2007. Retrieved 2008-08-19.] He is currently looking for a factory to produce the car seats in Europe. [ [http://www.gazetalubuska.pl/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080811/POWIAT10/895245608 Wadim Tyszkiewicz : - Nie można być natrętnym] . "Gazeta Lubuska", August 11, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-19.]

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