Thomas J. Smrt, Date of Birth

Thomas J. Smrt

American inventor

Date of Birth: 03-Aug-1928

Profession: entrepreneur, inventor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Thomas J.
Smrt is an American inventor, businessman and entrepreneur who is best known as the inventor of the upside-down aerosol spray paint can.
He was previously the owner of Fox Valley Systems, a company that marketed his spray paint applicators, however he sold the company to his sons in 2006 (the company closed in 2013 after an industrial accident and was subsequently bought out by competitor ARC Sporting Goods).
He is also known for breeding rare Shire horses (helping to increase their overall population from just 50 horses when he began), and for opening the short-lived Shireland theme park.