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Alamo Inventors Meeting Announcement
Online Meeting:
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 6pm CST
The first 30 minutes are open for questions of all sorts.
Speaker:
Carrie Jeske
Presentation:
Key Invention Updates From An Inventing Professional
Carrie Jeske, with twenty plus years of professional inventing experience, will provide key updates on inventing and licensing which you may not hear elsewhere. Her presentation will discuss the following topics:
- Knock-off's then versus now
- The business of Inventing
- Various business models and how inventors can spot them
- Pros and cons of the many consultants
- Licensing agreements
- Most common Good, Bad & Ugly
- Carrie's opinion – B2B or B2C
- Inventing techniques – to keep it lighthearted and fun
Please have your question ready as Carrie says, “No question is too bold or too simple!”
If you would like to get to know Carrie better and see her background, accomplishments, articles, videos, advice, etc. please visit the following links:
- LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/carrie-jeske/
- YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/CarrieJeske/videos
- Facebook https://www.facebook.com/InventingWorkshop
- Amazon Author Page https://www.amazon.com/~/e/B01MFDQ0XQ
- Website Blogs https://inventiveideas.com/carriejeske/
If you would like to schedule a meeting with Carrie, please
Schedule a Meeting. https://calendly.com/carriejeske/deep-dive-consulting?month=2021-05&back=1
Question & Answer Session
During the network hour from 6:00 PM to 6:30 PM, Alan Beckley as well as other key successful inventors / product developers will be available, via Zoom, to answer your invention questions. For more information on Alan Beckley, see the information provided in the Licensing section below. So be sure to come with your quesions.
Annual Dues
Please take this opportunity to pay your 2024 annual dues ($25 Individuals /$95 Corporate) online at www.AlamoInventors.org ( https://www.alamoinventors.org ).
IMPORTANT
1. Attend the Kentucky Inventors monthly meeting, Tuesday, May 7, networking 5:30 CST, meeting 6:00. Click Here to Register via Zoom.
2. Read Issues of Inventors Digest HERE. https://www.inventorsdigest.com/past-issues/
3. USPTO Free Services
https://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/access-our-free-services?MURL=FreeServices
4. Patent Pending Made Simple Podcast https://outlierpatentattorneys.com/patent-pending-made-simple/podcast is a very informative newly created podcast for inventors who want to learn more about the patent process. Subscribe to the podcast via your favorite podcast player HERE. https://outlierpatentattorneys.com/patent-pending-made-simple/podcast/subscribe
5. The USPTO now has informative online classes related to patents and trademarks. See the list of current classes HERE https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events . To be notified of the USPTO weekly events/classes, chick HERE https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USPTO/subscriber/new , enter your email address, click submit, check “USPTO Events” and click submit.
FEATURED ARTICLES
First Featured Article
The Top 5 Mistakes Inventors Make
https://ipwatchdog.com/2012/08/04/27128/id=27128/
Second Featured Article
7 Elements Of An Inventor's Website
https://inventright.com/innovate-this/7-elements-of-an-inventors-website/
Third Featured Article
How To Sell Your Product In 8,000 Stores!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiKIdyXoDqA
Fourth Featured Article
The One Question That Every Tech Investor Will Ask
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL4QGD-zWSQ
Meeting Schedule
Join Zoom Meeting, beginning at 6pm
This meeting will be a video based online-only meeting, using Zoom, and will be recorded and available on Facebook in the group.
Register in Advance. Email with access codes will be sent to you.
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_EBSXUVSETCKR6dO8fYlqRg
Guests are welcome.
Membership
Please take this opportunity to pay your $25 annual dues at www.alamoinventors.org Thanks!
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Home E-Commerce Consulting
Amy Wees is the CEO of Amazing at Home E-Commerce Consulting, a world-renowned company that has helped thousands of brands launch private label products on Amazon and beyond! Amy's knowledge in product development, sourcing, marketing, and sales have enabled her to help countless entrepreneurs develop their own successful businesses. Amy also co-founded the only multi-category tradeshow in Latin America (EvoLatam.com). Her courses and consulting are ranked among the best in the world in Amazon seller polls. She shares her skills teaching classes at business organizations locally in San Antonio Texas, coaching entrepreneurs around the world through virtual coaching sessions and in-person events at www.amazingathome.com
Alan Beckley
https://alanbeckley.leadpages.co/serve-leadbox/z7ocJ3ucMLbgMbZnhV4P37/
Alan Beckley is a Dallas, Texas inventor who successfully licensed his invention, the Wonder Wallet for royalties to Allstar Products. In the first year, over 1,000,000 wallets were sold. Now, he helps others to license their inventions by leveraging what he has learned. If you have attended or watched the start of Alamo Inventors meetings, you have seen Alan Beckley, inventor of the Wonder Wallet, answer key questions on product licensing and marketing. You may be interested in Alan’s Pitch Your Product Like A Pro Bootcamp, a 5-day Zoom bootcamp (one hour per day) to help inventors (1) pick their best product, (2) create a pitch that grabs attention and (3) get their product into the marketplace! Cost $37 - Register early. ( https://pitchyourproductbootcamp.com/join1 ) "Inventors Helping Inventors" is a new podcast for inventors, on iTunes , Stitcher and Google Play . Every week, the host Alan Beckley, will interview an interesting successful inventor and ask them the questions you want to know, such as What did they do before they became an inventor?; What was one of their greatest challenges as an inventor and how did they overcome it?; and What advice would they give to a new inventor just getting started? This private Facebook group is a community of inventors that come together to discuss wins, challenges and much more, moderated by Alan Beckley, with the goal of helping inventors help each other with tips, tricks and advice.
Big Idea School
Mary Lou and Dennis Green are offering their Big Idea School Course bundle on special for $97. The four online courses will help you to turn your big idea into a real product that people will want to buy.
USPTO Free Services
https://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/access-our-free-services?MURL=FreeServices
The USPTO now has informative online classes related to patents and trademarks. See the list of current classes HERE ( https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events ). To be notified of the USPTO weekly events/classes, chick HERE ( https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USPTO/subscriber/new ).
Artificial Intelligence (AI): Patent Searching Using AI
https://projectpq.ai/
Patent Bots Examiner Statistics
(Enter last name first)
https://www.patentbots.com/stats/
Caution: Misleading Notices On Trademarks
Protect Yourself Against Invention Promotion Scams
https://www.uspto.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ScamPrevent.pdf
Join Inventors Groups Of America
https://inventleader.org/
You’ll be amazed at the inventor resources available and inventor unity you can provide!
Excellent Training Courses at UTSA Institute for Economic Development
UTSA Institute for Economic Development Brochure
UTSA Institute for Economic Development Training Courses
http://sasbdc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/01Jan_03Mar_2015.pdf
http://utsa.ecenterdirect.com/Conferences.action?CenterID=2
Entrepreneur Courses at San Antonio Main Library
LiftFund Launching Entrepreneurs
http://www.liftfund.com/events/
Making Prototypes
How To Make "Proto-Putty"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fwytA5r2Mw
How To Make Molds For Prototyping And Inventing
https://www.smooth-on.com/applications/prototyping-inventing/
How-To Videos For Material Applications
https://www.smooth-on.com/applications/
3D Printing Service Near Me: How to Find One
https://all3dp.com/2/3d-printing-service-near-me/
Licensing?
How To Find Email Addresses Of Potential Licensee’s Employees
https://hunter.io/blog/how-to-find-someones-email-address/
World’s Largest Licensing Library
https://inventright.com/licensing-library/
United States Patent & Trademark Office Information
Listing Of USPTO Free Services For Patents And Trademarks
https://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/access-our-free-services
Inventor And Entrepreneur Resources
https://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/inventors-entrepreneurs-resources
How To Read A Patent
http://www.bpmlegal.com/howtopat1.html
Patent Bots Examiner Statistics
https://www.patentbots.com/stats/ (Enter last name first)
Patent Classification Standards and Development
https://www.uspto.gov/patents-application-process/patent-search/classification-standards-and-development
Patent Pro Bono Program For Independent Inventors And Small Businesses
https://www.uspto.gov/patents-getting-started/using-legal-services/pro-bono/patent-pro-bono-program
USPTO Pro Se Assistance Program
https://www.uspto.gov/patents-getting-started/using-legal-services/pro-se-assistance-program
A-Z Definitions Of Intellectual Property Terminology
https://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/glossary
Basic Facts About Trademarks: What Every Small Business Should Know Now, Not Later
https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks-getting-started/trademark-basics
How To Conduct A Preliminary U.S. Patent Search
https://www.uspto.gov/video/cbt/ptrcsearching/
Protect Yourself Against Invention Promotion Scams
https://www.uspto.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ScamPrevent.pdf
Finding Inventor Resources On The USPTO Website
http://www.uiausa.org/single-post/Finding-Inventor-Resources-on-the-USPTO-Website
Patent Searching 101: A Patent Search Tutorial
http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2015/07/11/patent-searching-101-a-patent-search-tutorial-2/id=59308/
Sample Confidentiality Agreements
http://www.ipwatchdog.com/tradesecret/sample-confidentiality-agreements/
Intellectual Property Resources In Your Area
https://www.uspto.gov/blog/director/entry/intellectual_property_resources_in_your
USPTO Resources For Money Strapped Inventors
https://onestopinventionshop.net/blog/2019/06/uspto-resources-for-money-strapped-inventors/
Intellectual Property Pro Bono Help From The Law School Clinic Certification Program
https://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/ip-policy/public-information-about-practitioners/law-school-clinic-1?MURL=lawschoolclinic
How To Submit A Patent Application Using The USPTO’s New DOCX Program
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWNzTKVhJO8
How to Use the USPTO Patent Public Search Tool
https://ipwatchdog.com/2022/11/19/how-to-use-the-uspto-patent-public-search-tool/id=153391/
Top Three Tips For Filing PatentApplications As You Move To DOCX Format
https://www.uspto.gov/blog/director/entry/top-three-helpful-tips-for1
How To Read The Front Page Of A Patent
https://www.bpmlegal.com/content/howtopat1
USPTO Introduces New Tool To Help Creators Identify Their Intellectual Property
https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/news-updates/uspto-introduces-new-tool-help-creators-identify-their-intellectual-property
Texas A&M University Patent Law Clinic (Free Patent Assistance)
https://law.tamu.edu/patents
Be Sure To Read The Inventor Articles In Inventors Digest
https://www.inventorsdigest.com/
Inventor Resources
United Inventors Association
http://www.uiausa.org/
Free Inventors Help
http://www.freeinventorshelp.com/
Invention to Patent 101 – Everything You Need to Know to Get Started – 9 Detailed Reading Assignments
https://www.ipwatchdog.com/2017/05/27/invention-to-patent-101-everything-know-get-started/id=83792/
Industry Research Tutorial: Industry Research
https://businesslibrary.uflib.ufl.edu/industryresearch
Inventing Terms Inventors Should Know…
http://rogerbrown.net/inventing-terms-inventors-should-know-written-in-plain-english/
Learn Professional CAD
Free CAD Software With Intuitive Tutorials
Fusion 360 is free to students, teachers, small businesses making less than $100,000 per year, and hobbyists using Fusion 360 for non-commercial purposes. Click here (AutoDesk) to see the license information and activation instructions and here to download. The CAD files can be saved privately or shared, as desired and the software can be used either online or offline. The Fusion 360 license is renewable yearly for free.
Click here (YouTube) to view 13 excellent and intuitive Fusion 360 lessons by Paul McWhorter. It’s surprising how easy an advanced CAD program can be learned with the right instructions!
Zoom Video Instructions:
Download the App or Program from zoom.us website or the app platform. There are several similar looking programs. Avoid them. It works on computers of most kinds, and tablets and phones. Please see the Youtube if this is all new to you. If you don't have a camera, that's OK. Audio is fine, and if you don't have a microphone, that's OK too. Except our hosts, everyone will be muted anyway. You can text within Zoom for questions.
Zoom Client For Meetings, or
Apple App or the Android App
Install the app or program. To attend our Zoom meeting, you do not need to create an account with Zoom.
You will be in a waiting room, and be added to the meeting.
Membership
Please take this opportunity at the meeting to pay your annual dues ($25/$95 Corporate). You can renew online with PayPal on our website or bring cash/check. Student membership is free. Guests are always welcome.
Join Inventors Groups Of America You’ll be amazed at the inventor resources available and inventor unity you can provide!
Join our Meetup Group
Visit www.alamoinventors.org
And Consider a Donation
ANNOUNCEMENT NOTE
This announcement is provided on an “as is” basis and anyone usg the information or resources stated herein assumes all risk in doing so. Alamo Inventors does not endorse any person, company, article or resource provided herein and expressly disclaims any and all warranties for any associated service or information.
About Alamo Inventors
Founded in 2000, the Alamo Inventors organization holds monthly meetings for the inventor community and provides access to resources supporting the inventing, entrepreneurship, and patent protection process. Monthly programs include a network hour prior to the meeting. Member meetings include a notable guest speaker who typically shares their experience and advice about their journey of taking their idea to market.
Alamo Inventors, Inc is a not for profit 501(c)3
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