I already have answer.I need this answer in question wise. Identify an inventor who is currently living in Northeast Ohio and answer the following questions about him/her. Include 2 references in APA format. After Spring 21 semester please do not use Ian Charnas, Dr. Cosgrove, Sam Bell (RoadPrintZ), or Ethan Krauss for this assignment.

1. What is the inventor's name?
2. What did he/she invent?
3. How did it change our lives?
4. How did the invention benefit him/her?
5. Did the invention improve over the years (new functionality or new versions)?
6. How does the inventor work (individual, own company, researcher in an organization)?
7. How does he/she find funding for his/her research?
8. How many patents does he/she have?
9. What is his/her background, age, education, family, and describe his/her personality, beliefs, etc?

Answer: John Nottingham is Co-President of Nottingham Spirk, a leading business and product innovation firm with over 1,300 patents, of which 95 percent have been commercialized. Nottingham graduated from CIA with industrial design degrees in 1972. Nottingham serves as vice chairman of the institute's board of directors, and Spirk also actively serves. He is also involved in other civic ventures throughout the community. Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, Mr. Nottingham is among the top US individual innovators since he is the principal patent holder on hundreds of US and foreign patents. He has also also won the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award and been inducted into the Inside Business Hall of Fame.

He invented the advance Electric Toothbrush called the SpinBrush along with Lawrence Blaustein, John Osher, John Spirk, Douglas Gall funded by Procter & Gamble Company in 2006.An electric toothbrush comprises a body portion and a head including a motor, a moving portion, a handle, and a gear arrangement between the moving portion and the motor.

Numerous electric toothbrushes have been developed over the years. The intention of the present invention is to provide a low cost, effective, ergonomically correct, motorized toothbrush wherein the brush includes both a moving circular brush portion and a fixed brush portion. Accordingly, it has been considered desirable to develop a new and improved electric toothbrush which would overcome the foregoing difficulties and others while providing better and more advantageous overall results.

The Electric Toothbrush is a great commercial success; it was because it really lowered the cost of power brushing and changed the way children can brush in America. It put a power toothbrush potentially in the hands of all children and improved oral care in America. Before the Spinbrush was launched, power toothbrushes accounted for 1 percent of the market. Now, they make up around 40 percent, with new entrants to the market, and accompanying accessories, popping up all over the world. John is currently based in Cleveland, United States. However, there is only limited information on his personal profile available when compared to his professional relationships.