1.) Have your invention evaluated by a non-biased professional – even if your mom’s in the business, go to someone else. It may be nice to know that your friends and neighbors like your idea, but do they know anything about new product development? Do they know about manufacturing or how to price a product? [...]
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Wednesday, July 27th, 2011$10M Engineering Center Launched
Monday, July 25th, 2011
NSF Awards $10 Million Grant to Stanford University to Launch National Center to Educate Entrepreneurial Engineers Next generation of engineers will combine innovation and entrepreneurial know-how with technical skills to power the nation’s growth The National Science Foundation has awarded a five-year, $10 million grant to launch a national center for teaching innovation and entrepreneurship [...]
Five Questions With … TechShop
Friday, July 22nd, 2011
TechShop is a membership-based workshop that provides inventors, tinkerers and do-it-yourselfers with access to tools and equipment, instruction and a community of creative people to build the things they have always wanted to make. Think of TechShop as a fitness club, but with CNC machines, lathes and band saws instead of elliptical trainers and treadmills. Founder [...]
Jet Pack Inventor on Got Invention Radio
Thursday, July 21st, 2011
Right out of Thunderball to a computer or iPhone/iPad near you – Ray Li, inventor of the Jet Pack and founder of Jetlev Technologies. He swoops onto Got Invention Radio Presented by Inventors Digest tonight. Listen and chat live with Ray at 8 p.m. EST/5 p.m. PST at www.gotinvention.com. Call 877.474.3302 or email your questions to info@gotinvention.com. [...]
Sell Your Inventions | Inventor Marketplace
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
Looking for a place to sell your inventions? Inventors Digest has opened its new Inventor Marketplace in its monthly print editions just for you. List your inventions in this new section of the magazine. Find prospective buyers and licensees. Call or email now for pricing and deadline information: 1.800.838.8808 or info@inventorsdigest.com
How to License before the Patent
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011
- Let’s Make a Deal By Jack Lander Maxine Horn made a good case for “open innovation” in the May 2011 issue of this magazine (Trust & Open Innovation – a Case for ‘Open Protection’). She challenged us to debate models that might enable inventors to present ideas to industry without a patent and yet [...]
How to Get Your Product on Store Shelves
Monday, July 18th, 2011
- 10 Simple Tips By Karen Waksman Selling an invention to major retailers can seem like an overwhelming task, but it doesn’t have to be. You just need a little insight into how retailers operate and what makes them more inclined to buy. 1 Buyers Are Looking For You Most inventors don’t realize how important it [...]
FIRST Team Seeks Patent | Kamen’s Kids
Friday, July 15th, 2011
The Purple Gears – Cranking Out Innovation By Kim Wierman How do you lift batons from a vertical dispenser without using your hands? If you’re the Purple Gears, a seven student team from Raleigh, N.C., taking part in this year’s FIRST Tech Challenge, you design, build and apply to patent a foldable forklift. Team 2901 [...]
Patent Officials Are Taking Your Questions
Thursday, July 14th, 2011
Patent Reform, Inventing, Upcoming Conferences Ever wanted to ask top-ranking U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officials about inventing, intellectual property or patent reform? Now’s your chance. A heavy-hitting line-up from the USPTO appears on Inventors Digest affiliate station Got Invention Radio tonight. Chat live with an esteemed panel at 8 p.m. EST/5 p.m. PST at www.gotinvention.com. [...]
