Wu is a dyed-in-the-wool R & D man who loves experimenting with different umbrella structures and materials. To date, he has applied for more than 100 patents, most notably for the automatic opening and collapse design that won him a gold medal at the Geneva International Invention Exhibition.
喜歡鑽研雨傘構造、材質的吳增榮，是個標準的「研發人」，至今個人申請的專利已達一百多項，其中最受矚目的「自動收、開傘」設計，還獲得瑞士的發明金牌獎。