Profile overview
Who is Tom Burden?
Tom Burden is an inventor associated with United States. Their documented work in tools & making includes Grypmat non-slip flexible tool tray, the contribution at the center of this evidence-backed profile.
Burden invented Grypmat, a flexible non-slip tray that holds tools and parts on curved vehicle surfaces while mechanics work.
Known forGrypmat non-slip flexible tool tray
FieldTools & Making
Associated withUnited States
Evidence reviewed2 sources
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What did Tom Burden invent?
inventor and founder of Grypmat
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What did Tom Burden accomplish?
The simple physical workflow aid grew from an Air Force mechanic's frustration into a globally used tool and a celebrated Shark Tank success.
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What is known about Tom Burden today?
NCUS TEC documented Burden's August 2025 student workshop as Grypmat's inventor.
