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Meet the sailor who wants to make your coverall nametag look less crappy 3 hours ago Lt. Mitchell Kempisty has patented an invention that helps keep coverall nametags from getting curled and wrinkly. (Naval Postgraduate School) “Necessity is the mother of invention,” the old proverb goes, and military men and women are no strangers to jury-rigging fixes on the fly. And so it went when Lt. Mitchell Kempisty, who has served on several ships in recent years, saw a nametag problem that needed fixing. Namely, the soft and bendy nametags were not standing up to shipboard life. “They h...

 E-Mail IMAGE: U.S. Navy Lt. Mitchell Kempisty has invented a fire-retardant material backing for nametags and other patches worn on military clothing that hold up to the rigors of daily work. He... view more  Credit: U.S. Navy photo by Javier Chagoya. Using his own time and resources, Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Space Systems Engineering student Lt. Mitchell Kempisty ventured into unchartered waters to bring an invention of his making through the patent process, an invention which he hopes will improve Navy uniform fabric nametag durability. Kempisty is something of an overachi...