I thought I’d write a short article about the Licensing Expo. Many readers of our email newsletter and Inventor Notes online magazine are interested in licensing their new product ideas to companies.
Under the above mentioned licensing senario, the manufacturer would make and sell your new product idea and pay the inventor a royalty for every [...]
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Inventor Steven Klein created the Eco-Connect Bottle System: a clever alternative to repurposing disposable beverage bottles and giving them a second life as toys, furniture, insulation for homes and even building materials for temporary shelters to disaster victims.
Klein’s product technology features a simple connector that can be molded into the bottle base of any established [...]
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When attempting to make first contact, most people would probably prefer to send an email than to call someone. I understand that. Email is easier. There’s less pressure to say what you want – and how you want to – in an instant. Maybe later, you’ve probably thought, I’ll follow up with a phone call. [...]
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I walked the hardware show for three full days and talked to countless manufacturers. The one question I asked them all was, “ Do you accept new product ideas from the outside?”
Being in the licensing business for over ten years, I knew companies were open to ideas, however I was not expecting quite so many [...]
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Inventors Richard Brull & Curt McMillan along with their Steel Table Group created a product that allows you to secure deck accessories that would typically move in windy weather conditions.
The Deck-Down is a three-step slip and clip method that provides you with a solution to lock down grills, furniture, pool accessories, umbrellas, planters and whatever [...]
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I love pomegranates, however like many people I find them too be to much work and a big mess to eat. The Pomegranate Deseeder was featured this week at the 2012 National Hardware Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. I was walking the show when I met inventor Dix Frampton and he explained how his product worked.
Dix [...]
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Congratulations to Nancy T. She was one of three winners in the Walmart Get on the Shelf contest. Thank you everyone that voted for Nancy’s SnapIt Eyeglass Repair Kit. Great job everyone. Nancy’s product will be appearing on Walmart Store shelves soon. It’s always important to help support your fellow inventor. When you do, great [...]
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Our friends Patrick Raymond and Steve Greenberg are the guys to call. They have been cast in the new show for Food Network called Invention Hunters. These “invention hunters” are always out to find the next great kitchen gadget to pitch to their retail-world contacts. Their new show premiers on Food Network May 14th 9pm. [...]
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Amazon Studios is looking for the next great movie or TV series script. If you have a great idea for a movie or TV series you can pitch your idea and see if you can get it produced. Amazon Stuidos is awarding TV Show Writers $55,000 and Movie Writers up to $600,000 if you have [...]
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Our friend Dario was selected as one of ten among almost 600 designs as a finalist in the Dwell Live/Work Design Contest, sponsored by Design Within Reach. Help him win the contest. In our opinion his design is by far the most elegant. Click here to visit the page and click the green VOTE button. [...]
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