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Shop4patents - News and Events

February 11, 2008

Everyday Edison Information

Everyday Edison’s – Everyone Wins Upcoming casting call dates are

    -San Jose, California - February 16th
    - DALLAS – March 15
    - CHICAGO – April 19
    - NORTHEAST LOCATION TBA – May 17

For complete information on this opportunity visit

Here is some great info we received from our strategic Partner, Stephen Key, www.inventright.com, that we want to share with you:

“I’ve discovered an opportunity I want to share with inventors, with patent and prototype holders, but above all, people with ideas - dreamers. The PBS television program Everyday Edisons is remarkable in its brilliance. The show, whose tagline is “Ordinary People, Extraordinary Ideas”, casts 10 to 12 contestants per season and details the steps taken in transforming their inventions and ideas into finished products. They do a fantastic job of depicting the ways in which a rudimentary idea CAN be brought to market.

Everday Edisons is currently holding casting calls throughout the country. It’s hard not to love a show that features inventors helping other inventors – it’s exactly what I strive to do. But beyond offering 10 to 12 people an unbelievable opportunity to see their dreams come true, Everyday Edisons’ casting calls feature educational seminars, experts from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, open forum discussions, and question and answer sessions with former contestants. Everyone wins – the opportunity to learn from such a wealth of industry professionals and successful inventors is rare.

Everyday Edisons offers one other supremely unique and important opportunity. Participants with factory prototypes or finished products will be reviewed not only by the judging panel, but by representatives from major corporations such as Bed Bath and Beyond, Home Depot, QVC, PetSmart, The Sharper Image, Staples and buybuyBaby. I cannot stress how amazing this is! Cut cold calling, cut needing to hound the marketing and sales departments of the companies you’re interested in presenting your idea to – they are all in a single location, at your disposal!

Although the likelihood you will be selected as one of 10 to 12 contestants is obviously slim, attending an Everyday Edisons’ casting call is worth it simply for the amazing collection of expertise and information. Stay connected in the inventing community – don’t miss this opportunity.

Also, I want to let you know that I’ll be giving a lecture you won’t want to miss at noon at the February 16th casting call in San Jose, CA.

My lecture will show you how to be concise and to the point when selling pitching your ideas. This is a CRITICAL skill every inventor needs to master.

If you can make it to the event, please come up to me and introduce yourself. I plan on being available at the event all day and I’d love to meet you.

For complete information on this opportunity visit

http://www.everydayedisons.com

Filed under: Events — 7:14 am

Upcoming Events for Inventors

May 6-8, 2008. Las Vegas

63rd National Hardware Show, Inventor’s Spotlight

http://www.uiausa.org/uploads/inventor2008NationalHardwareShow.pdf


June 13 & 14th, 2008. Redwood Falls, Minnesota.

The 51st annual Minnesota Inventors Congress - Inventions & Idea Show(TM) 2008

www.inventhelper.org

October 9-11, 2008. Waterbury, CT

14th Annual Yankee Invention Exposition.

www.yankeeinventionexpo.org

Filed under: Events — 7:10 am

September 6, 2007

Taipei International Invention Show & Techno mart 9/27-9/30


September 27- 30, 2007
Location: Taipei, Taiwan
Venue: Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall
Admission is Free
Exhibition opportunities available.
For more information, please contact:
Show Manager: Arthur Sun
http://www.InvenTaipei.com.tw

E-mail: invent@taitra.org.tw
Exhibition Department, TAITRA
5 Hsin-yi Road, Sec. 5, Taipei, Taiwan 11011, ROC
Tel: 886-2-2725-5200 Ext. 2862
Fax: 886-2-2729-1089

Filed under: Events — 4:53 pm

September 3, 2007

Yankee Invention Expo 10/11 - 10/13

Yankee Invention Exposition

New England’s leading Invention Exposition.

Yankee Invention Expo 2007 and Yankee Entrepreneur Workshops will be held on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, October 11 through 13, 2007 in Waterbury, Connecticut.

1-203-575-8322
www.yankeeinventionexpo.org

Filed under: Events — 8:12 am

June 26, 2007

Scam Alert

We wanted to alert you of an email scam which one of our customers received. Jim Hasci, who’s DC-AC Soft-Switching Inverter received a scam email. We thank him for warning us about it so we can warn you. When reading any unsolicited email you may receive from any source, please be cautious. Its almost always too good to be true. Here is his email to us:

Dear Sirs,

I have a patent listed for sale on your website and it is the only listing I have anywhere for the sale of the patent. I have been contacted by a Dr. Lin Sai from the United Arab Emirates who is shipping, real estate, and manufacturing who wants to purchase my patent outright for a sum of $35 million dollars. Morover, he wants to ship the cash via diplomat attache to my home base in the USA and he wants to keep the deal discreet (no attorney or proxy involvement). This is obviously a hook routine to a Nigerian-type money transfer scheme and the inventors on your website are being targeted! You need to inform them as loudly as possible to these fraudulent attempts at bilking money from them. The specifics of each scheme may vary, but if they contacted me, then I’m sure there are other gullible inventors that will surely fall for their devious and dishonest plots.

Sincerely,

Jim Hacsi
DC-AC Soft-Switching Inverter

Filed under: Scams — 8:04 pm

June 6, 2007

American Inventor Premieres Tonight

On Wednesday, June 6 the second season of the hit show American Inventor created by Simon Cowell and Peter Jones, returns for its exciting, innovative second season in search of America’s best new invention at 9pm EST on ABC.

The Judges which now include Heavyweight Boxing Champion George Foreman, held casting calls in six major cities across the country — Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Houston and Tampa. Thousands of inventors and entrepreneurs of all ages applied, and viewers will witness these inventors presenting their inventions, featuring everything from the wacky to the heart warming. Check your local listing for the exact time and channel the show will be airing on your local ABC affiliate and check out http://www.patenthelpblog.com for a recap of the episode.

Filed under: Events — 6:40 am

April 16, 2007

62nd National Hardware Show

The 62nd National Hardware Show® is the largest gathering in the home improvement industry.

For the fist time, NHS and the United Inventors Association are giving unique access to inventors like you. This is your chance to interact with leading retailers, manufacturers and the press, who can place orders, write about or even fund your innovation.

More than 30, 000 people from all parts of the industry gather at NHS looking for the best and most innovative new products in hardware, home improvement, housewares, decorative accessories, lawn & garden products, paint products, kitchen gadgets and more. Major players like the Home Depot, Ace Hardware, Black & Decker, Sears, Cooper Tools, Honeywell and so many more, join thousands of other retailers, manufacturers, wholesalers and the press to discover new products.

To read more go to: www.nationalhardwareshow.com

Filed under: Events — 10:30 pm

April 9, 2007

USPTO Grants First Accelerated Patent

The USPTO has issued its first accelerated patent. The first patent was issue for a printer ink gauge, was issued in 6 monthes and saved the inventor almost 18 months of review.

Accelerated examination allows any innovator in any technology to get a full patent review and decision within twelve months,” noted Jon Dudas, under secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property. In return for cutting the time to obtain a patent decision by 25-75%, the agency asks the applicant for a better application and process. Inventors who want speedy results can get them, so long as they help improve the process.”

If you have a new patent you’re applying for this could save you considerable time in receiving your patent. You will need to provide the USPTO with more focussed and detailed information so the examiners can more quickly come to the correct decision on your patent.

Filed under: News, Patents — 9:14 am

March 17, 2007

DC-AC Soft Switching Inverter Semi Finalist in Modern Marvels

We at shop4patents.com are pleased to let you know that one of our own, James Hacsi has made it as a Modern Marvels’ top 25 semi finalist for his invention, “DC-AC Soft-Switching Inverter”.

The DC-AC Soft-Switching Inverter is an electronic circuit that changes direct current into alternating current. The patent is one of many listed on shop4patents.com and is listed in the Electronics Hardware and Circuitry category. His invention is new power control circuit and topology for charging or discharging high-capacitance capacitors to and from very high voltages which could become useful in applications such as regenerative braking devices and load-leveling in an HEV, EV, PHEV, or fuel-cell cars.

The Challenge, which is named in part for Modern Marvels(R), The History Channel’s signature series that showcases this nation’s passion for ingenuity and innovation, tapped a panel of famed inventors, technologists and industry experts to determine the top 25 inventions submitted from nearly 2,500 of the nation’s most innovative independent inventors. This spring, the Challenge will ultimately name the invention of one of these 25 Semi-Finalists as the 2007 Modern Marvel of the Year during Modern Marvels: Great Inventions Week on The History Channel May 15 - 17. Check your local listings for times.

Good luck, James.  We are proud to have such a great invention on our site.  We hope you win.

Filed under: News, Patents — 12:48 pm

March 14, 2007

NewDaVincis.com , the rising online store for creative and innovative products

www.NewDaVincis.com , the rising on line store for creative and innovative products, continues to increase rapidly its line of products. Products made by inventors, entrepreneurs and successful product creators are all available on the site.

The response was great! In the last two months many product owners approached

www.NewDaVincis.com, asking to post their products on the web site. In order to keep NewDaVincis.com?s high standard and unique line of products, the site owners accepted only the innovative and creative ones.

Keeping this rule was very rewarding: Consumers who visited the site liked the products. Sales are continuously growing.

Product owners, keep submitting products from all categories:

Consumer Electronics, Home and Garden, Sports, Kitchen, Camping, Automotive, Pets, Health, Beauty, Hobbies , Toys and more.

Consumers, do not compromise; buy only the best and let NewDaVincis.com know how they can improve.

As always, the site is committed to its name www.NewDaVincis.com , and will continue to sell products that even Leonardo himself would have been proud of.

Filed under: Uncategorized — 10:22 pm
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