Do You Bamboo?

Guest Blogger — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 17:03:09 -0700

Our Guest Blogger Tim Dunn lives near environmentally concious Seattle, Washington.

Tim has diverse interests, as can be gathered from his websites, dunnanddunnrealtors.com, seattlemetrorealestate.blogspot.com , freerelationshipadvice.blogspot.com and steelsilhouettes.com.

Here's the article Tim wrote on innovative ecologically friendly products for readers of AmericanInventorSpot.com:

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Do you want to help save mother earth?

If so, then make consider making "green" choices when you purchase products large or small. Here is a selection of products that use bamboo, from a computer mouse to a large screen television.

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Oreck Vacuum Zaps Germs with UV Rays

Guest Blogger — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 02:47:07 -0800

Vacuuming the home is definitely a mundane chore, but one necessary to live in a clean environment. Do we really get all the germs when doing this though? Oreck doesn't think so, introducing this week the world's first upright vacuum which uses ultraviolet light to kill all that nasty stuff on your floor.

Patent Pending in One Hour…Without An Attorney

Guest Blogger — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 23:28:23 -0800

Our Guest Blogger, Andrew Knight, J.D., is a Registered Patent Agent, graduate of MIT and Georgetown Law, university instructor, and owner and inventor of 13 issued U.S. patents and 15 pending patent applications. He is the instructor of Do-It-Yourself Provisional Patent™ and Do-It-Yourself Patent Course™, available at www.PatentDVD.com. He had some great advice about patent rights to share with readers of InventorSpot.com.

Here's his article: read more »

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Patent rights begin when a patent issues on an invention, and the only way to get a patent is to file a nonprovisional patent application.

Thomas Edison, World's Greatest.....Product Marketer

Guest Blogger — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 16:24:12 -0800

Did you think Thomas Edison was a great inventor? He wasn't.

Our Guest Bloggers, Peter P. Roosen and Tatsuya Nakagawa, are the co-founders of Atomica Creative . Atomica Creative is a strategic product marketing company that has been involved in many successful product launches in North America and Asia in several industries. Roosen and Nakagawa have recently released a book titled "Overcoming Inventoritis - Lessons from Thomas Edison, the world's greatest product marketer". They have some valuable advice that they wanted to share with readers of AmericanInventorSpot.com.

Here's their article:

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There are many stories of inventors who ended up broke, even if their inventions were first class world-beaters. read more »

Get Your Idea to Market WITHOUT an Invention Submission Firm

Guest Blogger — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 06:15:11 -0700

Invention: Power Pitch Horseshoes

Did you know you don't need to use an Invention Submission Firm to show your ideas to manufacturers?

Our guest blogger Roger Brown is a freelance Inventor who has successfully marketed tools,
toys and a kitchen utensil without the aid of an Invention Submission Firm. You can see some of his inventions at rogerbrown.net. He graciously agreed to share with readers of AmericanInventorSpot.com some valuable advice. Here's his article: read more »

License My Idea or Sell It Myself?

Guest Blogger — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 05:41:11 -0700

You have a great idea for a new invention. But should you try to license it out or try to manufacture and sell it yourself?

Our Guest Bloggers, Stephen Key & Andrew Krauss co-Founded inventRight to teach inventors how to license their products. Stephen Key is a successful inventor who has licensed over 20 products in many different industries.Celebrities such as Alex Trebek & Michael Jordan have endorsed his products. Andrew Krauss heads up one of the largest and most successful inventors' associations in the world (www.InventorsAlliance.org ).inventRight is a simple, effective 10 step system for licensing your products. For more information about Stephen, Andrew and inventRight, check out www.inventRight.com.

Stephen and Andrew wanted to share their hands on how to advice on the invention process with the readers of InventorSpot.com.

Here's their article:

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TV Commercial: Now It's “YOURS & MINE” K-Y® JELLY !

Guest Blogger — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 04:06:56 -0700

The folks at "K-Y® Jelly" did it! They built a better mousetrap!

Row, Row, Row Your Bike Gently Down The Street

Guest Blogger — Sat, 05 Aug 2006 05:23:30 -0700

Row Bike

Bored with exercise?

Our guest blogger, educator/author, Sharon Bender of sharonbender.com has provided her find on an exciting new invention for readers of AmericanInventorSpot.com.

Here's her article:

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Have you seen the new "rowing bicycle?" read more »

Real or Unreal? Bacon Cooking Alarm Clock

Guest Blogger — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 08:43:25 -0800

If some random person were to walk up to you on the street and ask you, "What do you value the most?" without a second's hesitation many of you would answer "Bacon...obviously." Well, if you're one of those individuals, heaven on Earth is finally a reality.

Patently Pointless: Sexual Fitness Machine

Guest Blogger — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 04:01:32 -0700

A patent has been issued for a new way for couples to fit and get fit together.

Our Guest Blogger, Jennifer Lane, has lived in an array of places, from a monastery in the Himalayas to the "Entertainment Capital of the World." She currently works as an attorney in Las Vegas, Nevada. She wanted to share the fun side of patents with the readers of InventorSpot.com.

Here's her article: read more »

Wade Sun's 13 Rules of Invention Success - Part 2

Guest Blogger — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 16:49:57 -0700

Wade Sun is the inventor of the Disc Eraser™. He has written an article for AmericanInventorSpot.com AmericanInventorSpot.com readers as a guest blogger. Yesterday, we published Part 1 of a 4 part series on his 13 Rules of Invention Success. Here is Part 2 of 4: * * * * * * I wanted to design a prototype with a sliding fixture that would safely enclose the scarifier and permit sliding across the CD surface. I also needed a baseplate that would securely hold the CD in a precise position relative to the slider. As an inventor, the easiest and quickest way to make a prototype is to use or modify existing parts. read more »

Wade Sun's 13 Rules of Invention Success - Part 4

Guest Blogger — Sun, 30 Apr 2006 23:11:47 -0700

Wade Sun is the inventor of the Disc Eraser™. He has written an article for AmericanInventorSpot.com readers as a guest blogger to share the lessons he learned as he went through the process of developing his invention.

Over the past week, we published the first three parts of his four part series on his 13 Rules of Invention Success. Here is Part 4 of his 4 part series:

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Wade Sun's 13 Rules of Invention Success - Part 3

Guest Blogger — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 18:04:31 -0700

Wade Sun is the inventor of the Disc Eraser™. He has written an article for AmericanInventorSpot.com
AmericanInventorSpot.com readers as a guest blogger.

Yesterday, we published Part 1 and 2 of a 4 part series on his 13 Rules of Invention Success. Here is Part 3 of 4:

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Wade Sun's 13 Rules of Invention Success - Part 1

Guest Blogger — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 16:43:15 -0700

Wade Sun is the inventor of the Disc Eraser™. I have been reading his comments here at AmericanInventorSpot.com for some time and I thought he had some great advice to share with fellow inventors. So I contacted him about two weeks ago to see if he would be interested in being a guest blogger and writing an article to share what he had learned going through the invention process.

Luckily, he said yes. When we discussed ideas for article topic, he suggested an article illustrating how he brings his invention to a finished prototype with a plastics molding kit and a little creativity. He could use it as a vehicle to share his 13 rules of invention success.

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The Invention Timeline

Guest Blogger — Fri, 07 Apr 2006 11:17:23 -0700

Carl, our terrific guest blogger from Inventive Rants created a special posting for American Inventor Spot talking about the key timing issues related to the inventing
process. I think its an essential read for all inventors:

The Invention Timeline

Inventors want to know, how long does the process take? How long does it take from "Eureka" to "royalty check"? The short answer is that it will take anywhere from 1-4 years for an invention to earn money. The key to accelerating the process is networking. Every-time you bring a value-added participant into your venture, you increase the likelihood of moving forward.

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New Battery Technology Can Revolutionize the Motorcycle

Guest Blogger — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:41:36 -0800

Matthew Bobryk, our Gest Blogger, is an advertising writer who just so
happens to be a certified gear head and obsessed with anything with a
motor in it. He wanted to share some of the latest innovations in motorcyle design with the readers of AmericanInventorSpot.com.

Here's his article:

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For close to 100 years, motorcycles and cars were all dependant on a very inefficient and environmentally nasty source of electrical power: the lead acid battery. What's surprising though, is most car and motorcycle manufacturers still use lead acid batteries. There has been a huge lag in new technology for this specific need. This may be soon to change, as one inventor has invented something truly exciting in the motorcycle industry: The lithium ion polymer motorcycle battery. read more »

Modern Barbie Gets Kinky

Guest Blogger — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:41:52 -0700

There are some deviant minds in the product development and marketing suites at Mattel’s Barbie™ division.

Five Deadly Sins in Packaging Your Product

Guest Blogger — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 03:27:04 -0800

Have a great invention? Do you know how to package it?

Our Guest Blogger, JoAnn Hines, is a packaging diva with 30+ years of experience in the industry including her work as the packaging expert to the U.S. Small Business Administration, traveling to China leading a packaging delegation and showcased on NBC TV program "Can You Open It?" If you can invent it, she can package it. JoAnn is here today to let us know how to avoid major packaging mistakes. You can reach her at http://www.packagingdiva.com

Here is her article:

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uBox - India Creates Pillbox for Life

Guest Blogger — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:26:15 -0800

The Xbox is fun, but the uBox is a lifesaver. The device being tested in India now is an electronic pill box, like the ones used to measure the correct amount of medication a patient needs each day.

The Lizard of Steel Comes to Tear Earth Asunder

Guest Blogger — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 04:02:24 -0700

Check out this towering beast of steel (rising about 20 inches from the ground) that is ready to unleash its ungodly arsenal upon the world...

What to Do If You Think You Have Been Scammed By An Invention Submission Company

Guest Blogger — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:27:03 -0800

Dr. Natalie L. Petouhoff , our Guest Blogger, is a blonde rocket scientist. She consults with companies like Microsoft and Apple and is often asked to appear on TV talk shows commenting on technology and how it makes our life easier, better and simpler. Dr. Nat also teaches in Pepperdine's business school, coaches inventors and is the author of the upcoming book: Smart Inventors Finish Rich: Ten Steps to Reaching the American Dream.

She wanted to share some important information about the inventing process with the readers of InventorSpot.com. Here's her article:

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What to Do If You Think You Have Been Scammed By An Invention Submission Company

The Apex of American Ingenuity- Fried Soda

Guest Blogger — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 05:59:08 -0800

Deep Fried SodaEver have cravings for something crispy and sweet and new?

Our Guest Blogger, Andy Bryan, is a recovering anthropologist who lives in the state of Arizona and denial. Asked to write a bit about himself, he responded that he "like orangutans and baklava and orangutans that eat baklava. Sidle up, dear reader, and join me as I transcend mortal categories of interest on this site in a noble search for all things absurd."

Here's his sweet concoction for the readers of AmericanInventorSpot.com:

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Following in the bloated, waddling footsteps of such state fair culinary giants as the pioneering corndog, its multitude of "on-a-stick" brethren, and the myriad of experimentally battered and deep-fried comestibles ranging from Twinkies to Snickers bars, comes what just might be the most revolutionary of carnivalesque cuisine in America so ... read more »

The Groundbreaking Shanghai Tower

Guest Blogger — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:23:01 -0800

When Shanghai Tower is completed in 2014, its twisting design will be self-sustainable and able to withstand the high winds of a typhoon.

What James Bond did for Gadgets

Guest Blogger — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 15:12:00 -0700

Love the gadgets James Bond has?

Our Guest Blogger Candice Leigh Helfand is a recent graduate of Rutgers University, with a degree in journalism & Media Studies and is a serious movie buff. In addition to writing for American Inventor Spot, she also writes for the website of the Contemporary A cappella Society of America. In her free time, Candice enjoy singing, performing in community theater and writing on her blog (http://www.xanga.com/jersey_shocker ).

Here's her article discussing James Bond's toys for readers of AmericanInventorSpot.com.

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Almost everyone knows what the number 007 represents; that would be James Bond's spy identification number, for those who may not know. His films were filled with gadgets and gizmos that would become the wish and dream of every male (and to be honest, most females) ever to see the films. read more »

Is 3D TV Ready Yet?

Guest Blogger — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 02:14:21 -0800

Holography was invented back in the 1960’s and since then people have been excited by the idea of watching images in 3D. Years later it seems we are finally on the verge of rolling out genuine 3D images via a new range of televisions which require no special glasses.

New NEC Mobile Processor Brings 12-Megapixels, HD Video to Phones

Guest Blogger — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 03:52:51 -0800

NEC Electronics is in the thick of the game today in regards to development of a state of the art image signal processor for mobile phones. It is unveiling with this latest processor the ability to enjoy full HD imaging on phones.

Wired for Weather: Mountain Hardwear Ardica Jackets

Guest Blogger — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 01:00:10 -0800

Traditionally, Mountain Hardwear had sought to fight the elements solely by using advanced shells and insulation designed to knock wind down and keep body heat in. However, they've turned to the eternal solver of all problems-electricity- to help in the good fight.

Sony Blends Fashion Into Technology

Guest Blogger — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:11:45 -0800

Last week Sony teamed up with six different fashion designers to creatively advertise their new Sony VAIO P-Series Lifestyle PC.

Sippin Seat Means Never Getting Off Your Butt

Guest Blogger — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:33:56 -0800

Bringing alcoholic beverages into sporting events is near impossible. This is the answer.

Germs 101: How to Traumatize Your Children

Guest Blogger — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:46:15 -0700

When you think baby present, you think cute, right? Cuddly? Educational? How about infectious? Contagious? Deadly? GIANTmicrobes® are accurate and (mostly) adorable representations of germs, bacteria, viruses and other no-see-ums at 1,000,000x magnification.