Inventing 101
The Five Basic Steps to Inventing, and an overview of Inventors Forum's "5-Star Method"
About the speaker: Michael McEntee: In 1975, Attorney Michael McEntee started a successful manufacturing company making electronic games and sold it in 1977. He then practiced patent and trademark law in Beverly Hills for 21 years. He then moved to Huntington Beach where he has continued to practice law for the last 7 years. His background in engineering includes mechanical and electromechanical engineering, coatings, metallurgical engineering, welding, metal forming, casting, rapid prototyping, composite plastic and injection mold building, circuit board fabrication, and CAD.
Registration starts at 7:00 P.M. and the seminar starts at 7:30 P.M. and lasts about 90 minutes. Refreshments are served in the lobby at 9:00 P.M. where you can network with other inventors.
Door fees are $10 for non-members and $5 for members. Parking is free.
Directions:
From I-405, exit Fairview Rd. and drive south to Merrimac Way. Turn right and
drive to Lot E.
From I-55 southbound, exit right onto Fair Drive westbound. At third traffic
light, make a right onto Fairview Road northbound, at Merrimac Street
westbound make a left turn and go to Parking Lot E.
Map of Orange Coast College: 2701 Fairview Rd Costa Mesa, CA 92626, US
Use this map to get to Orange Coast College, but you'll need the OCC map below to find the location on campus.
Map to Orange Coast College (This month's meeting will be held in Building 40 on this map)
NEXT OPEN SEMINAR:
DATE: Friday, Feb. 12, 2010
SPEAKER: TBD
TOPIC : TBD
MEMBER'S ONLY MEETING
WHEN: Friday, Feb. 26, 2010 at 7:30 PM. More info lower on this page.
WHERE: Rodger's Senior Center, 1706 Orange Ave, Huntington Beach, CA 92648.
Links to Success Stories speakers
Our Success Stories seminar on Nov. 13th, 2009 was itself a success! Thank you again to all of the speakers! As requested, here are links to the speakers that have websites...
Ed Salter, Chief Technology Officer & Co-founder, Greenward Technologies
Ed's company designs innovated wind power systems.
Patricia Kellner, Owner, BestBrella.com
Patricia has successfully launched an innovative product to help artists. Patritia is a geography professor at Santa Monica College, and a plein air artist on weekends.
Rudy Meoli, Owner, R&R International Products, Inc.
Rudy has launched several successful products in the marketplace and is an expert at outsourcing manufacturing. He looks for three key ingredients for taking an idea to the market.
Dennis De Gruccio, CEO, NeverBendGrips.com
Never Bend Enterprises was founded in 2005 by Dennis De Gruccio. Our first putter grip was manufactured in the summer of 2006. Currently our grips are manufactured by the #1 putter grip company in golf. Today, the Never Bend Putter Grip is enjoyed by thousands of golfers all across the United States, Canada, Iceland, Europe and Australia.
Staples Invention Quest
Staples Invention Quest allows inventors to submit their ideas for the next new office product or school supply. For the first time ever, Staples is introducing a kids-only category in partnership with By Kids For Kids. Anyone under the age of 18 can enter their best school supply invention for the chance to win $25,000! See www.inventionquest.com.
MEMBER'S ASSISTANCE MEETING
For members and newly joining members only (see membership page for fees):
(NOTE: Only members of IF may attend this meeting.)
Inventors Forum holds 10 regular Member's Assistance Meetings (January through October)
WHERE: Rodger's Senior Center, 1706 Orange Ave, Huntington Beach, CA 92648
WHEN: These "members only" meetings are held on the last Friday of the month and begin at 7:30 P.M. with registration starting one half hour earlier. The meeting usually lasts about 2 hours.
FEE: Door fees are $5 for members. Non-members can join at this meeting. Initial membership fees are $50 per year, half price for seniors 65+, full time students and disabled.
NOTES: Everyone must sign a confidentialty agreemeent. Inventor presentations with feedback from the whole group is first. Refreshments are next and then inventors can
meet in smaller groups where they can get specific help with their inventions.
Members are encouraged to bring any items or materials like books, software,
directories, or catalogs etc. that could be helpful to others.
We are a non-profit group with no paid positions and the success of the group is totally dependent on what YOU bring to the meetings. So please share any helpful information you have. The hard working volunteers who keep IF going appreciate any and all assistance.
Map to Rodger's Senior Center
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- Attention Women Inventors! TV Show seeks products invented by women to compete for sales spots on Home Shopping Network. Read the press release here.
- Green technology got another nod Thursday night when an environmentally friendly method for building homes took the top prize at an annual inventors challenge sponsored by The History Channel and a division of the Inventors Hall of Fame. Read all about it.
- The USPTO has a Web site specifically designed to address the needs of small
businesses, and informational materials informing small businesses about about intellectual property protection and steps they can take to mitigate it. Materials and other information about the awareness campaign are available at www.stopfakes.gov/smallbusiness.
"If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves."
undefinedThomas Edison