Brecksville Man Has ‘Bright’ Idea, Patents It
Ed Kovac, a real estate appraiser turned inventor, launches Lid Lights in his garage after a ski trip with his two children.
Ed Kovac never intended to become an inventor. The Brecksville resident just had a bright idea. Kovac, a 43-year-old real estate appraiser, came up with an idea to install LED lights on the top of ski and bike helmets during a ski excursion at Boston Mills with his two children last year. “It was my kids’ first year of ski club,” Kovac said. “It was a great night and there were lots of kids on the slopes. But I couldn’t find my kids. It popped into my head that I needed to do something to find them. And I thought it be a good idea to put LED lights on their helmets.” Next time out on the slopes, his children asked him to turn them off within a half-hour. It wasn’t that the lights weren’t working well, Kovac said. They couldn’t get any …
