Tag: inventors

I attended the Inventors Association of Connecticut Meeting on July 27, 2021

Yesterday, the Inventors Association of Connecticut (IACT) had their monthly meeting which I attended.   Bryan Mattimore was the speaker, and his topic was “Ways to Invent and Market Successful New Products”.   It was great seeing local inventors at the zoom meeting, and discussing inventing.   For more information about IACT go here.

I will be teaching a class on Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights for individual and small businesses in March!

On March 19, and 26 at 6:30 pm until 8:30 pm each night, I will be offering a course through Milford Adult Education on Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights for individual and small businesses.  The class will be held and Jonathan Law High School, Room 101, 20 Lansdale Ave, Milford, CT 06460.  If you are a new inventor, or a small business owner who needs to understand about patents, trademarks and copryrights, this class if for you!  You can find out more, and sign up here.

INVENTORS ASSOCIATION OF CONNECTICUT HOLIDAY PARTY THIS SUNDAY!

I will be attending the Inventors Association of Connecticut (IACT) Holiday Party this Sunday, Dec 22, 2019 at Fairfield Craft Ales, located in Stratford.  It will be great fun seeing local inventors at this festive time of the year.  The party is for members of IACT, if you are interested, please join IACT.  More information on joining IACT can be found here .

Inventors Association of Connecticut November 26, 2019!

I will be attending the Inventors Association of Connecticut meeting tomorrow night, November 26, 2019 at Fairfield University.  Game and Toy inventor Mary Ellroy will be presenting on “Licencing Your Game and Toy Inventions”.  Mary will talk about investigating the successful ideation and go-to-market strategy that she used.  of a serial inventor and former IACT President, Mary Ellroy.  Mary Ellroy has been in the toy business since 1990, and is an inventor of toys and games and an agent for toy and game inventors. She comes to toy invention with a corporate marketing background. She received an MBA from the Boston College School of Management (now the Carroll School of Management at Boston College.) Past positions included a Director position at a Fortune 50 company, a vice presidency/ownership position in a newspaper advertising firm, and various advertising and media positions. Her creative accomplishments in consumer marketing inspired her to turn that creativity to toys and games.  More information on the meeting can be found here.

MAKEHAVEN—MAKERSPACE IN NEW HAVEN

Today I made an impromptu trip to MakeHaven in New Haven. A member, John, was working there and gave me a quick tour of their 5000 sqft facility.  They have all sorts of tools and machinery that members can use, such as a working kitchen, homebrew area, quilting frame and CNC quilter, GNC router, injection molder, and of course 3D printers, and a bunch of other stuff.  It was a very impressive makerspace.  The operations manager Kath showed up, and we had a very nice chat.  More information can be found here.

Judging at the Milford Invention Convention

On Saturday March 23, 2019 I had the honor to be a judge for the Milford Invention Convention, where students from 3rd through 8th grade presented their inventions.  The winners will proceed to the Connecticut Invention Convention at UCONN in Storrs.  At the Milford Invention Convention, students think of problems, brainstorm potential solutions, prototype and refine a product, and eventually present their solution at the convention.  It was great to see these young minds innovate!  Information about the Milford Invention Convention can be found here, and information about the Connecticut Invention Convention can be found here.

National Hardware Show–great place for Inventors to show their stuff!

The 2019 National Hardware Show takes place May 7-9 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. With nearly 15,000 retailers, wholesalers and distributors attending, 2019 NHS is the best place to gain maximum exposure in the industry.  You may want to exhibit your inventions.  According to the National Hardware Show, they are the prime time and place for face-to-face sourcing, trading and learning with over 20,000+ industry professionals, 120+ media outlets and 15+ different product categories.

The United Inventors association (UIA) is hosting the Inventors Spotlight, the area for new inventors to showcase their products. Always a high traffic area, exhibiting in the Inventors Spotlight brings an unprecedented opportunity to network with and demonstrate your product to decision-makers who know this is the place to find the most innovative products and services. Take advantage of this opportunity to be in front of retail buyers, potential inventors and industry professionals looking for fresh, new products.  More information on UIA can be found here.

Sign up for the National Hardware Show here.

Article on How Trade Shows can Help Inventors!

I just read an interesting article on How Trade Shows can Help Inventors from the United Inventors Association of America. Two sentences jumped out at my from the article.  The first was:  “Manufacturers often look to independent inventors to find their next great product, and might enter into a licensing agreement with you if you have that product.”  The next was:  “Cathie Kirik, our Trade Show Director, mentioned, ‘participating in a trade show is an opportunity for new inventors to test the waters, it can be very beneficial to practice pitching your product and even more important to listen to the feedback, good or bad.’ ”

Read the article here.

Inventors Association of Connecticut Holiday Party a Big Success!

I attended the IACT Holiday Party that was presented in association with the Connecticut Technology Council yesterday.  The party was at Brewport in Bridgeport, CT, a great venue.  Pizza, salad, and adult drinks were supplied!  I met with the president of IACT, other IACT members.  Looking forward to the party next year!