Products created and commercialized by Invention City and its partners have generated over $500,000,000 in retail sales and tens of millions in royalty income. We are actively looking to license new inventions in all categories and all stages of development. When we say "yes" we offer to do it all and pay for everything so that you risk nothing more - we take responsibility for patents, prototypes, engineering, design and marketing, to turn your new invention idea into a manufactured product with a real opportunity for market success. The first step to working with us is our Brutally Honest Review. Click to see the video and read our fine print in bold.
Starting as garage inventors we've had over 25 years of experience creating, developing, licensing and selling inventions to Fortune 100 corporations and start-up companies. This gives us deep first hand knowledge of prior art research, market evaluation, building prototypes, engineering for manufacturing, industrial design, writing and filing US and international patents and trademarks, defending patents and trademarks in the US and internationally, negotiating licensing agreements, managing licensing relationships, sourcing and managing manufacturing and fulfillment, marketing via traditional distribution to mass merchants, chains, individual retailers, direct marketing via DRTV, internet and crowd funding, forming strategic partnerships and launching and selling start-up companies. We don't know of anyone in our industry who's had our breadth and depth of experience. We've enjoyed a lot of success and have learned from failures too. Learn more about us here.
Over the years we've heard from inventors who've wasted thousands,
tens of thousands and even hundreds of thousands of dollars pursuing
their dreams and failing. Invention City's mission is to help
inventors keep money in their pockets, increase their chances of success
and commercialize great new product ideas through licensing and
partnership deals. The Invention City team is
comprised of successful inventors and entrepreneurs who've made their
money by bringing new patented products to market.
We want to
make money with you, not from you.
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about us here
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Choosing Invention
City
The difference between Invention City and other
invention companies is the success, depth and unique experiences of
the Invention City team along with a business model that's structured
to profit with inventors rather than from them. Invention City grew out
of WorkTools, Inc., (read about WorkTools
here.) We come at this
business having been bona fide garage inventors and that's where our
hearts remain. These links explain:
We believe that inventors should do as much as they can
on their own and then, when informed and ready, seek help and advice
from providers who genuinely care. Our
Brutally
Honest Review
is a great way to get professional feedback and a real
chance for success. A visit to the
info
booth
is a good way to get started. Be careful about disclosing
proprietary and confidential information to anyone. We hope that
your visit is productive. Please visit us often and let us know how
we can make things better.
Invention City provides inventors and new product idea
developers with information, resources and help for each stage of the
inventing process. Use the links above to learn how to:
In the start-up and inventing worlds we regularly hear that failure is a component to success, but beyond that, the subject is treated like a marinara sauce stain on a white shirt. No one really wants to look at it closely. Except for Rich Clominson. Rich runs a website called Failory.com that explores business and product failures of all kinds. When I heard about Failory (in the midst of a Kickstarter failure of my own) I exclaimed, "well, if failures are what he wants, I have a bucket load!" So I got in touch with Rich and he asked me ...
At the beginning of this millennium the best and brightest investors and tech observers told us that the Segway scooter was going to be the greatest, most civilization changing invention since the airplane. To anyone with common sense it was obvious that a Segway was too wide and too fast for sidewalks and also too wide for a bike lane. It also cost as much as a decent used car without the all-weather capability, carrying capacity or travel range. "Never mind," said Segway proselytizers, "cities will be redesigned to accommodate it." Let me repeat that. Intelligent people actually said that ...
Invention City is pleased to announce that inventor Adam Courville's yet-to-be-named oil well maintenance tool recently passed a critical pressure test. Adam's invention is an improvement upon a device commonly used in down hole operations and will save time and money. Adam is now confirming that the prototype did not deform under pressure; once that is confirmed, field testing will begin.
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Trade shows are places where people active in an industry get together to learn things and find opportunities for profit. If you are even half way serious about your invention you should absolutely make the effort to attend a leading trade show that is relevant for your idea. However, with one exception, you should only attend as a trade guest and not as an exhibitor. The exception is when you are launching a business and want general feedback and need help from sales representatives, contract manufacturers, warehousing and fulfillment operations, marketing experts and all other manner of business service providers ...
Does the Imagine Dragons Song Offer Good Advice for Inventors? The refrain is a message contained in every Tony Robbins motivational speech. It could be, probably is, what the Patriots will be playing in their locker room before tomorrow's Super Bowl. If it had been around in 1944 it would surely have been at the top of General Eisenhower's playlist for the Allied troops hitting the beaches of Normandy to roll back and ultimately defeat Nazi Germany. Imagine Dragons' "Whatever it Takes" functions as a corporate/sports/military get-pumped-up anthem even as it is actually a not-totally-in-your-face pledge to God. With strong ...
