Established in 1963, Herbst LaZar Bell is an employee-owned, international product design consulting firm with nearly 100 employees in offices in Chicago, Boston and Los Angeles. Multi-disciplinary teams offer knowledge in human factors and market research, business strategy, industrial design, materials and processes, mechanical and electrical engineering, software development, bio-med technology, manufacturing management and prototype services. HLB's client list includes Dell, Dove, Hewlett Packard, Kodak, Motorola, Whirlpool, Gillette and Craftsman. The company is responsible for such diverse designs as the Motorola NFL Coaches Headset, one of the first Internet Gas Pumps, the Papermate Liquid Correction Pen and lifesaving products, such as the Ethicon Mammotome Handheld Breast Biopsy System and the ZOLL Plus defibrillator. Herbst LaZar Bell is headquartered in Chicago.