BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DESCRIPTION:The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)\, in coll aboration with the National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF) and the City of Alexandria\, has planned a summer-long Scavenger Hunt throughout Alexandri a to celebrate the 10 millionth patent. \n\n METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//alexandriava.gov//Web Calendar 1.0//EN SUMMARY:10 Millionth Patent Scavenger Hunt Starts on Jun 2\, 2018 X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H X-WR-CALDESC:10 Millionth Patent Scavenger Hunt Starts on Jun 2\, 2018 X-WR-CALNAME:10 Millionth Patent Scavenger Hunt Starts on Jun 2\, 2018 X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Eastern BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Apothecary Museum,Black History Museum,Fort Ward Museum,Gadsby's Tavern,Lyceum,Museums,Old Town,Parker Gray,Torpedo Factory Art Center DESCRIPTION:To make sure the time\, location\, and other aspects have not c hanged\, or to share this event with your friends\, please see https://app s.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=19240\n\nThe United States Pate nt and Trademark Office (USPTO)\, in collaboration with the National Inven tors Hall of Fame (NIHF) and the City of Alexandria\, has planned a summer -long Scavenger Hunt throughout Alexandria to celebrate the 10 millionth p atent. \n\nParticipating museums will have engaging new exhibits featuring historical patents. Each participating museum will have a different inven tor trading card. Each card features a caricature of a real inventor and i nformation about one of their significant patents. Make sure to stop by ea ch spot on the map to collect all the USPTO inventor trading cards! The sc avenger hunt opens June 2nd and runs through Labor Day.\n\nThe following Office of Historic Alexandria museums are proud to participate in the Scav enger Hunt: Alexandria Black History Museum\, Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecar y Museum\, Gadsby's Tavern Museum\, the Lyceum\, Alexandria's History Muse um\, Fort Ward Museum\, and Friendship Firehouse Museum. See the event fly er to find the Scavenger Hunt map and a complete list of museum participan ts.\n\nUSPTO will issue the 10 millionth U.S. utility patent mid-June 2018 . USPTO and its partners are using this tremendous milestone to celebrate the importance of innovation\, the ubiquity of intellectual property\, and the history of America's patent system. To learn more about the road to 1 0 million patents please visit the USPTO 10 Million Patent website. \n\n\n Location: See Details\nFees: Please see flyer for admission prices\nAudien ce: Anyone may attend\nTags: Apothecary Museum\, Black History Museum\, Fo rt Ward Museum\, Gadsby's Tavern\, Lyceum\, Museums\, Old Town\, Parker Gr ay\, Torpedo Factory Art Center\n\nImport this event into your calendar: h ttp://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=19240 DTEND:20180602T210000Z DTSTAMP:20180601T134919Z DTSTART:20180602T140000Z LOCATION:See Details SEQUENCE:5 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:10 Millionth Patent Scavenger Hunt Starts TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:7a53eaa8-b32f-4db2-92bc-4fbed6101506 X-COA-DTSTAMP:20180601T134919Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR