NEVADA INVENTORS ASSOCIATION
"Education, Assistance, and
Networking for the Inventor"
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Meeting Schedule
The Nevada Inventor's Association meets the 4th Saturday of each month from 9 a.m. to noon in room 101 of Washoe
Medical Center.
Guests, new members and students are encouraged. If you know someone who would be interested in learning more about
the ins and outs of inventing and developing new products, please invite him or her. Also, anyone who has a business
or service that might benefit inventors is welcome.
All meetings are protected and everybody is expected to sign the confidentiality agreement at the meeting entrance.
April 2003
Saturday, April 26
9 a.m. to noon
Washoe Medical Center
Room 102
Speaker:
Frank Halstad
Next month
Saturday, May 24
9 a.m. to noon
Location & speaker TBA
June 28
Annual Picnic
Arthritically Correct
Stateline resident's products make life better for sufferers
Frank Halstead may not have invented a better mousetrap, but he's certainly come up with
a better lamp switch. And a better faucet turner. And a better set of playing cards.
What do all these items have in common? They're part of his Arthritically Correct line of products that make life
easier for people who suffer from arthritis. And with the aging of the Baby Boomers, that's a fast-growing market.
As more individuals develop,the painful condition in their fingers, simple tasks like opening doors, tying one's
shoes and pouring beverages from large containers become increasingly difficult
Marketing guru Halstead - probably best-known for the popularity of the Pet Rock and whoopee cushions - watched
his mother's struggles to deal with everyday activities and came up with the idea of creating items that would
make her life more comfortable. He began developing his products in 1999 with the idea of helpingZactive seniors"
remain active and independent.
Halstead's "Pain-free" products range from $2 to $9.95. While they were originally sold in retail food
and drug chains, he discontinued that approach in response to pressure to raise the prices, as well as a lack of
understanding of the value of such products by store employees. He now sells his products through contractors and
through seniors who understand the need and enjoy a little supplemental income.
Now that he's semi-retired, Halstead devotes a great deal of his energy giving presentations about his product
line, but he hasn't totally given up on novelty marketing.
To learn more about Halstead, his inventions and what he is marketing now, come to the April NIA meeting April
26 at Washoe Medical Center, Room 102 from 9 a.m. to noon.
UIA director offers web marketing opportunity
From Carol Oldenburg
UIA Administrator
One of the newest UIA board members, Paul Niemann, is the president of a company that has specialized in building
web pages for inventors since 1998. His site is www.MarketLaunchers.com.
The company places inventors' web pages on their Invention Database, where manufacturers and other potential licensees
can see them. The site has been a joint venture with Inventors' Digest for more than three years, and now the UIA
has joined forces with them to help inventors promote their inventions on the Internetwith additional exposure.
The benefits of the Market Launchers' service are
• You'll have your own web page - with your own unique web address. (Currently, your invention is listed with
many other products on the same UIA page.) On MarketLaunchers.com, you'll get your own complete web page WITH YOUR
OWN UNIQUE WEB ADDRESS, such a www.marketlaunchers.com/wilson.html
• Your web page can have unlimited text and up to ten (10) pictures.
• The products on the MarketLaunchers.com Invention Database are seen by companies who are looking for new products.
These include manufacturers, product scouts, investors, direct response TV companies, catalog companies and other
potential licensees.
• Your Invention Web Page can be used as your brochure. When you're talking to a company on the phone, you can
direct them to your web page to see your invention - eliminating the need to have brochures printed up to send
in the mail.
• 1-year and 2-year options are available. Pricing info is at http://www.marketlaunchers.com/forms.html
• There's no extra charge if and when your invention sells.
If you have a good product for which there is a market, you'll probably receive calls from companies. Getting your
own web page is simple. All you have to do is send in a description of your product (and pictures), along with
your order, and Paul will take care of it from there.
If you wish to order online, visit http:// www.inventorhelp.com/newproducts/marketl.htm. Your own web page
will be finished within 2 days of receiving your order.
If you have any questions, feel free to call Paul Niemann at (800) 337-5758.
editor's note:
Special thanks to Wing & A Prayer Dance Company for allowing me to use their computer and scanner-printer—
and occasionally their time to continue to produce this newsletter.
Members who have ideas or information they want to share with NIA are encouraged to send them to me at ccbenedict@775.net.
Or call me at 787-3640 to use snail mail.
From The WEB
Patent & Trademark Office
www.uspto.gov
Market Launchers.com
www.MarketLaunchers.com.
Eugene R. Quinn
IPWatchdog
Www.ipwatchdog.com
Inventors Connedtion of
Greater Cleveland
http://members.aol.com/
icgc/2003-04-lNVENTION.pdf
Don Costar
www.doncostar.com
Bullet 'n blurbs from all around
. Staples contest
If you've come up with a new filing system, writing pad or notebook product recently, Staples Office Store is looking
for you.
The ideas judged test will receive a $100 I Staples gift certificate. important, the best ideas l we receive will
be presented to Staples for possible licensing agreements.
For more information, check the company's website, www.Staples.com.
. Energy inventions
The U.S. Department of Energy offers programs for inventions in the energy and energy conservation fields. Check
these website for more information: www.oit.doe.gov/inventions or EERE: Weatherization and Intergovernmental Program
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ARE YOU AN INVENTOR? (A Research Survey Project)
Dear Inventor:
I am a student working on a dissertation for my Ph.D. I am currently engaged in research that attempts to identify
the success ratios of inventors commercializing new products, ideas and technologies. In addition, it is expected
that some of the material from the research questionnaires will be used to evaluate problems inventors face when
introducing their inventions into the market through the various stages of new product development. Your participation
in this research is extremely important and purely voluntary for the purpose of research only.
It would be truly appreciated, if you , would complete a brief questionnaire regarding your newly patented product/invention/
technology or idea. This survey should take approximately 4 minutes to complete. There are no right or wrong answers
to any of the questions. At No TIME will any identifying material be used in such a way to identify you personally.
At No TIME will any of the specific information be used without your express written consent.
To take the survey, copy the following URL into your browser's address bar: http://poll.marketreaderpro.com/?p=83&r=91&L=143
Thank you for your time and participation in completing the questionnaire. I wish you great success with your new
product. If you have any questions, please call me at 352 373-1007.
P0-lease feel free to forward this email to your fellow inventor friends. Thanks in advance for your help!
Sincerely,
Pamela Riddle Bird
www.inventone.com
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