Sometimes the hardest part is just getting started.   There’s hope! I’ve developed a 3 Step System for Ideas to Profits. It won’t break the bank, won’t take a whole lot of work and it does not take a lot of time. Go from just dreaming about your life to having the life you always [...]

Who doesn’t’ need funding? But to get funding you need a prototype. Check this out. If you need help with the prototype, contact me and I can work for a flat fee or for a percent of the revenue. Related Articles Need Money for Your Invention? Everything I Learned as an Engineer in One Chart [...]

Related Articles Need Money for Your Invention? Everything I Learned as an Engineer in One Chart Get Your Ideas Out There Death is very likely the single best invention of life The America Invents Act and How it Affects You Thank you for reading. Comments are welcome and encouraged. Let me know what you think. [...]

Let the world decide. We are often the worst critics and usually wrong too boot! I hope this video inspires and motivates you. Related Articles Need Money for Your Invention? Everything I Learned as an Engineer in One Chart Get Your Ideas Out There Death is very likely the single best invention of life The [...]

I must admit that I’ve never owned an Apple product and I’ve was not a real big fan of Steve Jobs. Not a big fan when he was alive but now with all the press and the retrospectives I have a new found respect for him. I was saddened by his passing and how it [...]

Effective September 26, 2011, the USPTO increased the U.S. provisional patent application filing fee from $110 to $125 for small entities.  You can view the new USPTO fee schedule at http://www.uspto.gov/about/offices/cfo/finance/fees.jsp Not a huge increase, just $15 but don’t make the mistake of paying more than you should to draft the provisional patent application. Use [...]

Regular readers on invention addict know that I run hot and cold when it come to Quirky.com, the Social Product Development Community Open Innovation Website now TV show. I think Quirky is a great concept and for the casual or accidental inventor to offer them chance at success as long as they understand the limitations [...]

I started with the Kindle app on my Droid Smartphone. Then the PC app and when I got an Android Tablet for Father’s day, I got the Kindle and the Nook app on there too. I’ve been reading like a mad man. I like to read but this took it up a notch. Also getting [...]

Here’s a list (Excel document) with a list of companies that accept inventor submissions. I categorized the list to make it easier for you to find what you need. I also checked each link to see that they worked. In some cases, I provide the link directly to the invention submission page that some sites [...]

When it Comes to Sell Sheets and Getting Your Invention Licensed–The Medium is the Message Marshall McLuhan coined this phrase in the 1960’s meaning that the form, or the way a message is communicated, becomes part of the message. It creates a relationship where the medium influences how the message is perceived by the recipient. [...]

When You Let Everyone Play … Nobody Wins I need to get something off my chest. There are at least three invention sites (may be more) where you can enter a “contest” and hope you get picked. I admit, it is tempting to think that somehow the finish line will magically appear and you just [...]