<P> Catherine Hettinger , a chemical engineer by training , was initially credited by some news stories to have been the inventor of the fidget spinner , including by media outlets such as The Guardian , The New York Times , and the New York Post . Hettinger filed a patent application for a `` spinning toy '' in 1993 and a patent was issued , but Hettinger allowed the patent to lapse in 2005 after she could not find a commercial partner . A May 2017 Bloomberg News article showed that Hettinger was not the inventor of the fidget spinner , and Hettinger agreed . </P>
<P> Catherine Hettinger , a chemical engineer by training , was initially credited by some news stories to have been the inventor of the fidget spinner , including by media outlets such as The Guardian , The New York Times , and the New York Post . Hettinger filed a patent application for a `` spinning toy '' in 1993 and a patent was issued , but Hettinger allowed the patent to lapse in 2005 after she could not find a commercial partner . A May 2017 Bloomberg News article showed that Hettinger was not the inventor of the fidget spinner , and Hettinger agreed . </P>
when did the first fidget spinners come out
when did the first fidget spinners come out
1993
1993