Perpetual Motion® Podcast

Perpetual Motion® Podcast

Patent attorneys at Perkins Coie LLP have a passion for talking tech. In this series, they take off their attorney hats to interview inventors and technology pioneers on exciting innovations and inventorship-related topics.

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May 1, 2026 69 mins

Michael and Colin welcome Mitch Braff, founder and CEO of Liquid View and discuss the health benefits of virtual windows, as well as a stint on Sharp Tank.

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Michael and Colin discuss the space economy, asteroid mining, and building an off-world infrastructure for refueling satellites with Danial Faber, founder and CEO of Orbit Fab.

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Join Perkins Coie partners Michael Glenn and Colin Fowler for a forward-looking conversation with Genies CEO, Akash Nigam, on how avatars are reshaping digital identity, creativity, and community. From the company’s vision and platform to practical use cases, they explore the intersection of avatars and generative AI, what’s possible today, and where the technology is headed next.

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In this episode, Michael and Colin are joined by their Perkins Coie partner, Janice Ta, as they speak with Ben Burrus and Kevin Turpin of Weavix. Weavix is a company that combines real-time communication with AI-powered analysis of worker-interaction data to transform everyday conversations into actionable insights.

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Problems looking for solutions will always find them. In this special holiday episode, Michael and Colin discuss wacky patents. 

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0:46 – Gravity Wheel Apparatus, Patent No. 3,625,089

3:34 – Fresh-Air Breathing Device and Method, Patent No. 4,320,756

6:31 – Aircraft Landing System, Patent No. 3,380,690

9:37 – Device for Waking Persons from Sleep, Patent No. 256,265

11:50 – Combination Toy Dog and Vacuum Cleaner, Patent No. 3,77...

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November 25, 2025 57 mins

Colin Fowler and guest host, Ben Brokesh, visit TechCrunch Disrupt 2025. Listen in as they meet with some of the foremost startup entrepreneurs. 

 

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3:24 – HyWatts (Sam Ruben, CBDO and Co-Founder): Delivers clean, modular energy systems that turn renewable power into reliable electricity.

 

14:23 – Tesollo (Youngjin Kim, President and CEO; Wooseok Ryu, CTO): Solves complex problems and creates new value for their customers th...

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November 20, 2025 40 mins

Michael Glenn and guest host, Bryce Freund, visit the 2025 Austin Tech Week. Listen as they meet and mingle with some of Austin’s startup entrepreneurs.

 

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01:51 - Orbit Fab (Daniel Faber, Founding CEO): Founded in 2018 to eliminate the single-use spacecraft paradigm with in-space refueling.

 

10:50 – DAYY Photonics (Paul Golata): Supports the technological needs of our customers by developing industry-leading light sources a...

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October 30, 2025 43 mins

In this episode, Michael and Colin enter the world of indigenous high fashion with Amber Dawn Bear Robe, curator of Native Fashion Week – Santa Fe.

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September 30, 2025 61 mins

Michael and Colin speak with the CTO of General Galactic, Luke Neise, about employing a water-based propulsion system in spacecraft to achieve high thrust for rapid maneuver and high efficiency for sustained operations in space.

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August 22, 2025 50 mins

Michael and Colin discuss fire pits, problem solving as a key feature of inventing, and perseverance with solo entrepren-eer, John Chadwell. 

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Michael and Colin meet with Lt. Cmdr. Mitchell Kempisty to discuss astronautical engineering, the role of education in invention, and the challenges facing an entrepreneur while serving as a naval executive officer and commanding officer. 
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June 23, 2025 55 mins
Michael and Colin talk entrepreneurship, investing, and creativity with American entrepreneur and angel investor Keith Schacht.
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The Perpetual Motion podcast visits the 2025 Rice Business Plan Competition and talks with several of the 42 teams from around the world competing for more than $1.5 million in cash and prizes. 

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  • 2:02 - GreenLIB: One-step pre-treatment process that extracts and refines critical battery elements
  • 4:25 - Rora: Committed to bettering women’s health at every life stage by creating innovative products for menopause symptom ma...
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April 16, 2025 57 mins
Michael and Colin meet with Lonn Cunningham, a veteran, inventor, and dedicated fisherman. Lonn shares how his mobility disabilities have put him in a unique position to help people find human connection.
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February 26, 2025 50 mins
In this episode, Michael and Colin talk to inventor and professor, John Hetling, about his ground-up process for teaching the next generation of inventors, as well as his novel approach to addressing health issues through scans of the eye.
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February 3, 2025 59 mins
Michael and Colin talk with innovator, creator, director, advocate, and inventor (whew) Audrey Rumsby about unconventional fundraising for art patronage, the preservation of cultural heritage, body dysmorphia, startups, and parenting, to name a few of the topics covered.

Guest: Audrey Rumsby
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For the 50th episode, Michael Glenn and Colin Fowler revisit a number of their past guests to check in with them and see how each of their endeavors have progressed in the intervening years.

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03:43 – Lisa Wallace from Episode 8: From Potato Farms to Server Farms
11:57 – Bob Cousins from Episode 9: Meet the Inventor of the Year
21:36 – Craig Grossman from Episode 19: Something Big About Something Small
32:35 – Danny Hillis fro...
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November 27, 2024 68 mins
Michael Glenn and Vikram Iyengar visit the Austin Tech Week 2024 Startup Crawl. Listen in as they meet and mingle with Austin’s foremost startup entrepreneurs.

01:35 - Everlume Bio – Pioneering a new approach to drug development for rare diseases.

13:01 - Imperium Technologies – Delivering cutting-edge technology that replaces manholes and stethoscopes with web browsers and smartphones.

20:20 - Arovia – Develops nanomaterial tech with...
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November 19, 2024 69 mins
Colin Fowler and guest host John Fuller visit TechCrunch Disrupt 2024. Listen in as they meet and mingle with the foremost startup entrepreneurs.
  • 2:12 Metal Light – is a clean-tech startup that advances metal-air technology and develops clean and sustainable power generators.
  • 9:50 BANF – is a Korea-based company that uses sensors to collect data on tire pressure, temperature, tread wear, wheel alignment, and even lug nut stabilit...
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September 12, 2024 60 mins
In this episode, Michael Glenn and Colin Fowler discuss pioneering innovation and disruption with serial entrepreneur Nathan Schulhof.
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