Donald Weder

Education

Weder graduated Summa Cum Laude from Bradley University, and is a member of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.

Career

Weder holds 984 utility patents and 413 design patents for a total of 1397 United States patents. Weder is still actively inventing, so his ultimate number of patents is yet to be known. Weder is a resident of Highland, Illinois.

Since 1977, Donald Weder has been President of or "Higher School Certificate".

Higher School Certificate was founded in 1937 by Donald Weder"s father, Erwin Weder, to make corsage containers, and was substantially expanded by Donald Weder. Higher School Certificate is now offering over 12,000 products for the floriculture industry.

Over the past three decades, Highland Supply claims to have planted well over 100,000 trees at various sites and preserved over 1000 acres of timberland. As of February 6, 2013, Weder holds 984 utility patents and 413 design patents for a total of 1397 United States patents.

This trust is administered by Southpac Trusts Limited.

Weder has been honored by civic, inventor and floral industry organizations for his philanthropy as well as his inventorship.

Achievements

• Weder has been honored by civic, inventor and floral industry organizations for his philanthropy as well as his inventorship. Thomas Edison award from the United States Patent Office in August 2002 for having passed Edison on August 6, 2002 to become the #1 most prolific American United States patent holder (2002) 1st recipient of the "Donald East Weder Inventor of the Year Award" by the Illinois Innovators and Inventors, Incorporated.