Sources described how, while a college junior, Matthews co-created the Soccket and began expanding her work into additional energy-producing products.
On November 12, 2013, published coverage documented the expansion of Jessica O. Matthews' invention work beyond the original Soccket. The sources described how, while a junior in college, she had co-created the energy-generating soccer ball and had since begun broadening her efforts into additional energy-producing products under the Uncharted Play umbrella.
This period marked an important evolution in Matthews' career: rather than remaining a single-product inventor, she was actively working to build a platform of kinetic-energy-harvesting technologies. This included early development work that would later result in products like the PULSE energy-generating jump rope, aimed at bringing the same off-grid power-generation concept to a wider range of everyday activities and markets.
The documented progression from a single prototype to a broader company mission reflects the maturation of Uncharted Play as a business, as well as Matthews' growing sophistication as an entrepreneur navigating manufacturing, distribution, and product diversification. This expansion was significant because it demonstrated that the Soccket was not a one-off invention but the foundation of a scalable approach to solving energy poverty through consumer products. The dated coverage captures this important transitional moment in her career, situating her as a serial inventor rather than a single-invention success story.