Inventor of the Etch A Sketch dies at 86
Inventor of the Etch A Sketch dies at 86 Updated: 04:47, Monday February 4, 2013 Andre Cassagnes, the French inventor of the Etch A Sketch, a toy beloved of children around the world, has died at the age of 86.
Ortronics, New London, Conn., has been assigned a patent developed by Mark E. Martich, Greensboro, NC, William H. Dietz, Branford, Conn., and Gregg J. Lafontaine, Lebanon, Conn., for a ``connector assembly and related methods of use.''