July 12, 2010: The featured speaker was Patrick Raymond, Executive Director of the United Inventors Association and independent inventor. He described best practices for inventors and inventor-friendly companies.
June 14, 2010: IANE SOCIAL EVENT A HUGE SUCCESS!! Held in the backyard of Bob and Evelyn Hausslein with sandwich and beverage buffet prepared by Ken and Beryl Bibby -MAGICAL ENTERTAINMENT.
May 10, 2010: SPEAKER/TOPIC: Thomas Roskelly, creative director of Roskelly, Inc. and intellectual property attorney Diane Chubb. Roskelly, Inc. is a team of professionals working to create memorable brands for their companies and products. For more information about Tom's brands, see his website at www.roskelly.com. Diane was in-house counsel for Fox Corporation in Los Angeles for 3 years, protecting "The Simpsons" and other marks.
April 12, 2010: SPEAKER/TOPIC: George Peters, IANE Member, "The Mitt" reusable applicator system with numerous uses. Contact George at 1-800-984-6488; www.lancer1inc.com, or .www.TheMittApplicator.com .
March 8, 2010: SPEAKER/TOPIC: Bill McHenry, founder and president of Entrepreneur Sales and Marketing, www.entrepreneursales.com, which provides outsourced sales, marketing and business development services to help inventors, entrepreneurs and businesses of all sizes.
February 8, 2010: SPEAKER/TOPIC: Jim Ugone, seasoned entrepreneur and expert horticulturalist, founder and president of U CAN Brand LLC www.theucanbrand.com. Jim has created and commercialized an all-in-one watering can that simplifies watering and fertilizing. He shared his experiences launching this new product.
January 11, 2010: SPEAKER/TOPIC: Brian D. Gildea, Esq., an attorney who has established a private intellectual property practice in Bedford, Massachusetts, www.gildeaiplaw.com, discussed non-disclosure/disclosure agreements and licensing.
December 14, 2009: SPEAKER/TOPIC: Arthur Venditti of The Product Development Network; www.ProductDevelopmentNetwork.com has a lifetime of experience inventing, developing, and licensing products - both his own and other's. Many of his products have been in the toy industry. In recent years he has devoted much of his energy toward product sourcing in China.
November 9, 2009: SPEAKER/TOPIC: John Hurwitch and Gene Briskman, counselors at SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives), gave an informal overview of SCORE and how it helps individuals starting businesses and bringing products to market.
October 12, 2009: SPEAKER/TOPIC: Product development and innovation expert Louis Foreman is the creator and executive producer of the Emmy Award winning PBS show Everyday Edisons, CEO of Edison Nation, publisher of Inventors Digest magazine, founder and chief executive of the integrated product design and engineering firm Enventys, creator of five successful startups, and holder of nine US Patents. His firm is responsible for the development and filing of 150 more.
September 14, 2009: SPEAKER/TOPIC: Daniela Stark is the inventor and developer of the Kidknows Outdoor Thermometer, which empowers kids to choose the right outdoor clothing even if they are not old enough to recognize numbers. Kidknows.net
July 13, 2009: SPEAKER/TOPIC: Dave Cormier and Karyl Lynch product scouts of Pelham West Associates. Product scouts are paid by client companies rather by inventors. Products they are seeking are at www.pelhamwest.com . Dave and Karyl are founders of the Innovators Resource Network, the only other inventors' group like IANE and located in western Massachusetts.
June 8, 2009: SPEAKER/TOPIC: Don Kelly, former USPTO Chief of Staff and co-founder of the United Inventors Association. Don established the USPTO's inventor support programs. He suggested how to add "wings" to invention ideas. www.PatentAgentPlus.com
May 11, 2009: SPEAKER/TOPIC: Warren Tuttle, The "Guru of Housewares" featured in the March 2009 "Inventors Digest". Warren spoke at IANE in September of 2007. He works with independent inventors and brought to market "Smart Spin" and "Misto". He is the external product liaison for Lifetime Brands (Faberware, Kitchenaid, Culsinart), the # 1 supplier of kitchenware in the world. www.lifetimebrands.com . Reach Warren at 203-594-8808 or wwtuttle@yahoo.com.
April 13, 2009: SPEAKER/TOPIC: Missy Cohen-Fyffe, founder and president of Babe Ease, LLC www.cleanshopper.com , a home based business founded in 1999 in New Hampshire that is focused on innovative baby products such as the Clean Shopper shopping cart cover and the Clean Diner highchair cover. Missy holds 20 patents and trademarks. She has been a guest on many syndicated TV shows and featured in national publications.
March 9, 2009: SPEAKER/TOPIC: Bob Oros, President of Business Development Resources, Inc www.bdrinnovate.com "Licensing to Corporations - Do's and Don'ts", which is designed to help inventors and entrepreneurs understand the corporate licensing process and corporate psyche through a series of nine pragmatic steps. These include insights into the internal corporate process, who to contact and how, imperative presentation content, potential landmines, questions to anticipate, etc. In addition, Bob's company has been retained by a major corporation to seek products in the following categories: household cleaning, eye care, skin care, and nose & ear care. Ideas may be submitted to Bob at any time at www.tech-knowledgy.org.
February 9, 2009: SPEAKER/TOPIC: Jack Lander, full-time mentor to inventors and new product startup entrepreneurs. His talk is entitled "Test Before You Invest" Jack is Vice President of the Yankee Invention Exposition, past president of the United Inventors Association (both, not for profit) and author of How to Finance Your Invention or Great Idea. Jack has written a regular column for Inventors Digest for the past 13 years and is also an active inventor with 12 issued patents and 2 in progress. For more, see www.inventor-mentor.com
January 12, 2009: SPEAKER/TOPIC: Bob Monahan, founder and CEO of Monahan Products LLC. maker of the innovative Uppababy high-end baby strollers (www.uppababy.com). Bob launched Uppababy in 2006. Uppababy, now carried by more than 150 retail outlets, is publicized with celebrity moms such as Brooke Shields, Tori Spelling, and Denise Richards. Bob's newer products include the EZ Leaf Hauler (www.ezleafhauler.com) which is already on the market, and an integrated home gate system (www.smartlinkgate.com), launching this January.
December 8, 2008: SPEAKER/TOPIC: Kristina Grasso, IANE member and Intellectual Property Attorney, with experience in patenting consumer products and medical devices. She also teaches Patent Practice as Adjunct Professor at the Franklin Pierce Law Center in Concord, NH. Her talk focused on copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and licensing. http://www.naymz.com/search/kristina/grasso/437065
November 10, 2008: SPEAKER/TOPIC: Jamey Bennett, founder and CEO of LightWedge (www.lightwedge.com), the book light that illuminates only the page you are reading, without bothering someone sleeping next to you. The product line has expanded and is carried by many retail stores. See the text of the recent article in the Boston Globe and a video at http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2008/08/03/when_narrow_focus_is_bright_idea/
October 13, 2008: SPEAKER/TOPIC: Alaric Naiman, worked in industrial R&D for 13 years before becoming a technology and strategy consultant and innovation facilitator. Alaric was the speaker at the October 2003 general meeting. Since then he has frequented meetings of the IANE Inventors Clinic, benefitting presenters with his broad technical and industry knowledge. For more, see http://www.transitionstates.com/people.html
September 8, 2008: SPEAKER/TOPIC: Michael Collins, Founder and CEO of BIG IDEA GROUP. IANE members who regularly attend meetings are aware that Big Idea Group is frequently mentioned, as an organization that takes an invention idea for possible development and licensing. As product scouts, BIG charge inventors nothing, but are highly selective in what product ideas they take on, ultimately sharing any proceeds with the inventor. For more on Big Idea Group, including their track record, go to www.bigideagroup.net . Mike is the author of the recently published "The Million Dollar Idea in Everyone".
July 14, 2008:SPEAKER/TOPIC: The scheduled speaker cancelled 1 hour prior to the meeting and did not show up. Not to be deterred, miscellaneous topics were discussed relative to patent protection and entrepreneurship with tips, resources and answers to member's questions shared at the interesting and very informative meeting.
June 9, 2008:SPEAKER/TOPIC: Keith Bibby, son of member Ken Bibby, discussed lessons from years of developing and selling products to Wal-Mart and QVC. Keith is currently developing large scale solar cells for IP&E in Tyngsboro and teaching innovation in business research and project management at the University of Phoenix.
May 12, 2008:SPEAKER/TOPIC: John Rocheleau discussed his 10-year experience as an independent inventor, starting with his first invention idea and culminating with his recent settlement with a Licensee of 5 inventions. Elements included, finding an angel investor, negotiating 2 License Agreements, enforcing accurate royalty reporting and, ultimately, 'Davey beating Goliath'. His story may be found at http://www.protechhvac.com/lessons-in-invention-development-the-naive-years.
April 14, 2008: SPEAKER/TOPIC: Donald Job, President Emeritus of IANE, Product Development Consultant, author, lecturer and scientist. Founder of Enbede Co. and IPRS, Inc.;"Lessons from 30 Years of Inventing".
March 10, 2008: SPEAKER/TOPIC: Arthur Venditti of Seneca Design. Product sourcing in China and his lifetime livelihood of invention, development, and licensing, including helping other inventors: concept evaluation, preliminary design, product development and sourcing manufacturers. Contact Arthur at vendar@verizon.net .
February 11, 2008: SPEAKER/TOPIC: Rufus Seder, founder of Eye Think, Inc, developed and patented fascinating optically animated artwork, in forms ranging from greeting cards to murals in museums and public buildings.
January 14, 2008 meeting snowed out; rescheduled for May 12, 2008.
December 10, 2007: SPEAKER/TOPIC: William Schawbel, entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Schawbel Corp. in Bedford, MA; www.schawbelcorporation.com. Bill provided advice to inventors based on his extensive experience in devising new products and bringing them to market. Many of the products Bill has developed and marketed are based on their ThermaCELL butane cartridges. These include hair curlers, soldering irons, baby bottle warmers, and most recently, mosquito repellent. New products are in the works.
November 12, 2007: SPEAKER/TOPIC: Scott Keeley of Obvia, a firm that positions itself as a full service resource for inventors and small companies. Obvia develops working prototypes and virtual prototypes, arranges for appropriate patent protection, and brokers the product to prospective licensees. www.obvia.biz
April 9, 2007 SPEAKER/TOPIC: Wayne Strattman, founder and president of Strattman Design (www.strattman.com). He shared his experiences in bringing 11 inventions successfully to market in the toy/fascination item industry. As Wayne states it, " I think I can give people an idea of how business is really done in this industry. It’s a lot different than most people think it is. There are more back room meetings amongst known players than there are formal meetings about licenses and patents. Its important to learn to identify who the “players” are and to do some diligence before venturing forward".
January 8, 2007: SPEAKER/TOPIC: James Richardson of Richardson and Associates, Inc., an experienced inventor and consultant operating out of southern Maine. For the past 25 years he has developed products for entrepreneurial clients and is now also licensing products of his own. (www.richardson-assoc.com)
November 13, 2006: SPEAKER/TOPIC: Dave Kaufman, President of Hemetrics Development Corporation who discussed his hydration meter HEMETRICS on behalf of independent inventor Dave Hoch, who has started and sold several companies he has built around his products and could not attend. He planned to talk about Hokey Spokes, illuminating light blades that display designs and messages on bicycle wheels at night. See the video at hokeyspokes.com.
October 16, 2006: SPEAKER/TOPIC: Darleen Flaig, founder of Product Solutions International productsolutionsintl.com . Darleen advises on product development and global sourcing.
November 14, 2005: SPEAKER/TOPIC: Joseph R. Birkner, M.E., Registered Patent Agent, Inventor, IANE Member (Webmaster). "How To Turn Your Idea Into An Invention and Patent It" CLICK HERE TO READ THE NOVEMBER 14, 2005 IANE Presentation. Discover the inventing process steps ranging from Idea to Invention to Patent to Marketplace "I-I-P-M" (TM). Coming up with the idea, what, how to invent, inventions, patents, marketing your invention and more. www.gis.net/~starco/jrb
October 17, 2005: SPEAKER/TOPIC: Angelo Tortola, IANE member and President of Venture Technologies in North Billerica, inventor and developer of the Game Light (over six million sold), the Electronic Swing Groover golf training device featured in Brookstone and Sharper Image, plus medical and military equipment. TOPIC: "The Business of Inventing" www.venturetechnologies.com
September 12, 2005: SPEAKER/TOPIC: Jeffery Conley, President of Eureka Medical in Burlington, a resource for independent inventors with ideas for medical devices and healthcare products. www.eurekamed.com
July 11, 2005: SPEAKER/TOPIC: John Westcott, Iane member and president of 3D Mechanical Design, 3D Solid Modeling is a handy dandy tool for inventors. John can be reached at 508-529-6558 or e mail: john@3dmechdesign.com.
April 11, 2005:SPEAKER/TOPIC: Ronna Cohen, principal and founder of the 20-20 Group ww.the20-20group.com spoke on Success Takes More than Having a Great Product.
March 14, 2005SPEAKER/TOPIC: Herb Loeffler, veteran product designer and post 9/11 inventor of EasyDown, a rappelling device to escape from tall buildings. EasyDown Corporation. www.easydown.com also article in Boston Business Journal at www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2004/10/25/story3.html.
February 14, 2005SPEAKER/TOPIC: Amy Smith of MIT, a 2004 recipient of the prestigious MacArthur Award, which includes a $500,000 grant. Amy has dedicated herself to solving daily problems in the developing world, including simple means to produce clean drinking water, grind grain, and make cheap charcoal. For more, Google Search: amy smith mit
December 13, 2004: SPEAKER/TOPIC: Pat Rega and Seymour Sallett from the Boston office of SCORE, the Service Corps of Retired Executives. SCORE or SCOREBOSTON or call (in Boston, MA 10 Causeway Street) for help: (617) 565-5591..
September 13, 2004: SPEAKERS: David Cormier and Karyl Lynch of Pelham West Associates, who as product scouts bring products to market under licensing arrangements and as consultants help determine the best commercialization opportunities for products. www.pelhamwest.com TOPIC: "Strategies for Making Your Product Attractive to Potential Licensees".
July 12, 2004: Speaker:
Bob Krentzman of Chain Reaction Logistics;
Topic: "Product Solutions from Concept to
Consumer - integrating the functions of development,
marketing, sales, distribution, warehousing, and fulfillment.
www.chainreactionlogistics.com
June 14, 2004: Speaker:
Dr. Richard Pavelle, President of Invent Resources,
Inc.; Topic: "
Setting up an Invention Creating Business". Invent
Resources, Inc. is a business
of creating inventions for clients, based on the premise that companies
need and desire to outsource innovation. WEINVENT
May 10, 2004: Speaker:
Rick Malagodi of Opus Venture Group, LLD.,
a new company started with
George d'Arbeloff (of the Big Idea Group).
TOPIC: "Products for Television Media
(QVC, HSN,
etc.)." Web site:
http://www.opusventuregroup.com
.
APRIL 12, 2004: Speaker: D. S. Kim, Ph. D. TOPIC: "Opportunities for the Independent Inventor in Automotive Power Systems". Hybrid gas/electric engines and fuel cells are not necessarily the wave of the future. Longtime inventor/entrepreneur D. S. Kim, Ph. D. has developed power technology both as an auto industry insider and outsider. He shared his views and demonstrated some underappreciated alternatives.
DECEMBER 8, 2003:
Maureen Lincoln
spoke on Designing Plastic Parts for Your Invention. Maureen Lincoln
is a product design consultant and founder of Applied
Engineering Solutions.
NOVEMBER 10, 2003.
Jim Levine
of FitnessLab,
a fitness equipment
product development and licensing company,
was a guest speaker. He presented a body-based product.