Welcome Inventors, Innovators and Other Creative Thinkers

Posted April 5th, 2007 by Michelle

Inventions, inventions and inventions....that's all we focus on.

If you are a creative and out-of-the-box thinker, this is the place for you.

InventorSpot.com (originally named AmericanInventorSpot.com) is the most popular invention related site on the web. We also think we are the best website for independent inventors.

Our Focus is on Inventions

We have daily articles on the latest inventions, innovations and interesting ideas - everything from the wacky to the wonderful.

We have almost three dozen smart and talented bloggers scouring the news for you.

Looking for a particular topic or invention? Check out our categories, search in our search box, or just find your favorite blogger.

We're Here to Serve Inventors

We are dedicated to serving the needs of independent inventors.

We seek to be the source for information and news about inventors and inventions on our home page for inventors , which is soley focused on helping inventors.

In addition to our inventor advice series by Mrya Per-Lee, and helpful invention articles by our Featured and Guest Bloggers, we also have a terrific collection of features and services designed to help the independent inventor, including:

Invention Calendar - filled with information on inventor and invention related events, conventions, shows and contests . If you have an event you'd like the inventor community to know about, submit it here .

Invention Gallery - a FREE service where inventors can market and showcase their inventions with our visitors and potential marketing and licensing partners.
- Marketing your invention in our Invention Gallery can be helpful to inventors trying to get their inventions found by the various search engines. If you have an invention, you can submit your invention here to be considered for inclusion in our FREE invention gallery showcase.

Inventor Forum - a great forum for inventors, entrepreneurs, and other creative thinkers to hang out. Inventors can get advice and keep current on the latest news about inventor events.
- This invention forum, message board, chat room, community center or whatever else you want to call it is here for you. Have a question about doing a patent search, patenting your invention, prototyping, manufacturing, licensing, marketing, promoting your invention or invention idea or how to build your small business? This is the place for inventors to come and get the answers you need.

InventorPages - Our Services, Resources and Provider Directory - this is a FREE directory of companies that help inventors..
- Are you a lawyer, consultant, prototyper, manufacturer, designer, marketer, licensing partner, investor or someone else that provide service to inventors or the inventor community? If so, please submit your company here for consideration to be included. (You must be willing and brave enough to have inventors comment on their experiences with you.)
- If you are an inventor, please send us your recommendations for folks who have helped you with your invention. We are looking for good service providers to be included in our resource directory here.
- If you've used a service provider that's listed in our Invention Service Provider Resource Directory, please comment on them. We need your honest feedback.
- If you have a company you have had bad experiences with, warn others about them in our Scams and Cons Section of our Inventor's Forum.
- If you are need helpful information (not people to provide service), check out our Helpful Resources List and our Helpful Books. You can find out how to finance your invention idea, do a patent search, file a patent, trademark your invention, do market research, manufature your invention, how to market or license your inventions and so much more.
- Looking for marketing and licensing partners for your invention? You can find helpful ideas and suggestions in our Inventor Forum.

Please Join and Help Build Our Inventor Community

You can find out more in About Us. If you would like to help inventors and support this site, please read Want to Help?

Please join us in building the best on-line inventor organization and best inventor resource and community on the planet. Send us your ideas and suggestions, tell others about us and get involved and please help us build this site to be everything you would want it to be.

InventorSpot.com Team

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Hi All: A wonderful inventor

Submitted on February 15th, 2007 by Michelle

Hi All:

A wonderful inventor who is volunteering his time to help improve the site told us we need to do a lot better in telling people who we are and what we are doing.

While we work on that, I thought this new intro to the site would be a good temporary fix while we work on improvind the site design.

If you see ways I can improve this intro and welcome message, please share them here.

Thanks,

Michelle

You guys have created a

Submitted on February 15th, 2007 by Anonymous (not verified)

You guys have created a terrific site. I am so happy I found it. Keep up the good work.

automatic toilet seats

Submitted on February 18th, 2007 by DGE (not verified)

I saw some "Automatic toilet seats" on season #1
what happened to them?

dave

If you are talking abot Joe

Submitted on February 18th, 2007 by Michelle

If you are talking abot Joe and Jenny Safuto's Pure Flush, they have news hopefully soon. Joe has promised Joe has prmoised to write an article for us giving some much needed advice to those auditioning for the show. We expect to be able to share it with you soon.

Thanks,

Michelle
Member of AmericanInventorSpot.com Team

American Inventor auditions for season two by Joe Safuto

Submitted on March 16th, 2007 by Joe Safuto (not verified)

Michelle,

So sorry I haven't had time to blog some tips for the AI 2 auditions. I've been working on a business plan for the last week and it's taken all my energy and time. It's 2am in the morning and I'm exhausted. I'm on the brink of a million dollar investment and hope and pray and BEG it comes thru. YAY or NAY. It's always a dice toss.

Anyway here goes off the top of my tired head:

I was talking with the casting director of American Inventor today. I will not name names but she is a doll. She would love to have the energy from the contestants that occured naturally last year. Please don't make up sob stories because you think the sympathy vote will fly. Be real. Not all inventions are good. Please don't obey all the rules. If you have real passion then go with it. Try not to be intimidated by the guy or girl next to you. Most of the time they are scared shitless that your invention is more worthy.

Some of us final twelve had mediocre inventions but were able to move forward because we showed pizazz. If you got it flaunt it (no sexual reference meant). Smile, smile, smile. It goes a long way. If a judge tells you that your invention isn't cutting it ask what could I do to improve it...when they give you the advice then state "well that's why I'm here ...to help take it to that next level." Voila. Very rarely is anyone showing up with a finished invention. If you are they might pass on it because there's no development footage they can shoot. Understand? You're there to show the process from concept to market. Let the judges know you need their skills to bring your undeveloped invention to a higher more functional level.

Also, bring some food and drink because you don't want to lose energy by being dehydrated and hungry. Make sure your cell phone is charged and on vibrate.

If anyone wants to drop me an e-mail please do and I'll answer any questions when I'm more alert. By all means speak clearly and POSITIVELY in front of the judges. Don't flirt. Try not to cry. Be commanding.Also remember they will edit the footage to create heroes and villians, stars and duds. Be alert.

I'm off to bed now. Lots happening tomorrow. Stay well all and GOOD LUCK.

Joseph Safuto

Hi Joe: Thanks so much for

Submitted on March 16th, 2007 by Michelle

Hi Joe:

Thanks so much for your tips.

I have cleaned them up and posted them here at

http://www.americaninventorspot.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1092#1092

to make it easier for folks to find.

Michelle - AmericanInventorSpot.com Team

Los Angeles Aerican Inventor's bum rush...

Submitted on March 18th, 2007 by Russell Martin Chadwell (not verified)

I attended the opening of American Inventor, Sunday March 18th 2007. I was near the front of the line. When the doors to the convention center opened at 8:00am, the second and third rows pushed through the weak little ropes strung up to guide the croud and started for the front door!

What a mess. My little container invention prototype was full of water and I was worried that it wasn't going to hold up for the presentation - when the croud began to become uncontrollable, I suddenly found myself in not the best mood.

Sorry it was not a great

Submitted on March 18th, 2007 by Michelle

Sorry it was not a great experience for you. How many people showed up?

Be prepared to jump through hoops while holding your prototype.

Submitted on March 20th, 2007 by Anonymous (not verified)

Smile, big energy, be able to move about freely.

Cause if you don't, you'll get tagged as a negative 'tude. They don't really seem to care if you are trying to carry your prototype about. So, if yours is slightly fragile, you may want to reconsider being first in line. (that's the area where the cameras and crew will likely ask you to press in tight together and smile big for the camera, then move this way and that to make room for the host - all while being packed together like sardines - then, if that hasn't flattened your prototype perhaps if the crowd decides to bum rush the door when it opens will)

Just a thought.