PrototypeToday.com is a website that offers an expansive list of prototyping services as well as trusted information for professionals to stay up-to-date on the most relevant industry information. PrototypeToday.com, launched last November, acts as a centralized database of information and content for service bureau owners to independent inventors. Among the most popular sections: An industry [...]
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How to Find the Right Prototype Service
Tuesday, April 5th, 2011Modern Marvels
Monday, April 4th, 2011
Hail the Nation’s Top Mechanical Engineers The next time you’re riding in a plane, train or automobile, the next time you’re popping in a piece of toast, microwaving a pizza or brewing coffee, the next time you fire up a laptop, gas grill or lawnmower, thank a mechanical engineer. We rely on the problem-solving [...]
Get Rich Slow!
Friday, April 1st, 2011
How to Plod Your Way to Prosperity By Guy Marsden Mine is a fairly typical inventor story – I saw a need and designed a product to fit that market niche. It all began about 10 years ago when my wife and I moved from California to Maine and purchased a small rural property with [...]
Tonight on Got Invention Radio
Thursday, March 31st, 2011
A special ensemble cast of inventor club presidents gathers this evening in a special edition of Got Invention Radio, presented by Inventors Digest. Inventors clubs offer one of the best ways to learn how to commercialize products, network with professionals and avoid pitfalls. Joining Host Brian Fried will be: Mark Reyland, Executive Director of [...]
How Social Media Puts Brands at Risk
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
Facing Up to Facebook By Henry Stimpson Facebook’s community pages pose a challenge to companies trying to protect their brands and trademarks on the Web. Community and so-called fan pages let Facebook users share posts about a brand or company they like. They’re often set up by people outside the company. And they’re often popular. [...]
Why We Need an Inventing Curriculum
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011
. Class in Session By Ivan Cacic Shortly after the “Eureka!” moment, the first thing many new inventors often think of doing is obtain a patent, make prototypes or crank up manufacturing. However, most will soon realize they lack the knowledge, skills, experience or money to do all this, particularly with inventions that require considerable [...]
Confessions of a Modern MacGyver
Monday, March 28th, 2011
. An Inventor’s Love Affair with Edison Nation By Eric Huber Editor’s note: We asked independent inventor Eric Huber to write a from-the-gut, honest assessment of what he thought about Edison Nation. Here’s what he had to say: I’m too old for Legos, Lincoln Logs, wood blocks and Erector sets, but I like building [...]
Patent Office Answers Your Questions
Friday, March 25th, 2011
Ask the Commish Q. My buddies and I are in a band and we’re thinking about naming ourselves The Rolling Moans and getting a trademark. My dad says we would run into “intellectual property issues. Can you even trademark band names? What about our name? A: While the USPTO prohibits its employees from [...]
Patent Office Debuts Innovation Commish
Thursday, March 24th, 2011
Remember when the U.S. government kept calling newly appointed people to newly created positions “czars”? As in “drug czar,” “education czar,” “environmental czar,” etc.? Thank goodness that seems to be over. But new appointments and creations of departments continues. To that end we give a tip of the hat to seasoned patent office official Richard Maulsby, [...]
Find an Inventor Group Near You
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011
The United Inventors Association of America assembled this list of UIA-affiliated inventor groups. If you want your group listed, contact the UIA at www.uiausa.org. Alabama Invent Alabama Bruce Koppenhoefer 137 Mission Circle Montevallo, AL 35115 205-222-7585 bkoppy@hiwaay.net Arizona Inventors Association of Arizona, Inc. Tim Crawley, President PO Box 6436 Glendale, AZ 85302 (623) 680-5192 azinventors.org Arkansas [...]