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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Choosing Invention
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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:
Understanding the reasons will help you decide how to proceed with patents, prototypes and more.To manufacturers and retailers your invention is a box of profit competing with other boxes.Money, creative urge, ego, desire to help others, intellectual challenge and curiosity - inventors develop ideas for all of these reasons and all are valid. But money is the purest reason of all.Money is motivation, success and a common language. However, before going on I need to say that if money is the only goal, there are much better ways to earn it than inventing. The hard fact is that most inventions ...
The Tofu Master, invented by Lars Rannes and licensed by Invention City is moving toward a Kickstarter next year. The product makes tofu preparation faster, easier and tastier. Intern Emily Williams, a senior at UNC, has been doing a spectacular job creating the website, video, and pre-launch marketing efforts. Check out the project here. ...
We're starting to build a pre-launch email list list for a Kickstarter for a new type of smartphone tripod called the Woormpod™. Kickstarter should be live next February. Here's a teaser: Sign up for email notifications on the project at https://woormpod.com/ ...
The Internet Is now the best way to launch a new consumer-oriented invention. It may be the only way.During the past few decades the economics and strategies of launching a new product have radically changed. The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic has pushed the changes even further to the point that it's now pointless to even try and launch a new consumer product via bricks and mortar distribution.In the pre-Internet stone age, the process of making a new product was hard. 3D printing and CAD design barely existed and China was just beginning to open for business. But while the ...
“I hope that before the end of my life that we do have a search-and-rescue robot based on flying snakes."Together with colleagues, Dr. Jake Socha, a professor of biomedical engineering and mechanics at Virginia Tech, recently published a study on how flying snakes fly. It turns out that they flatten themselves, undulate to maintain stability and have an approximate 2:1 glide ratio. If they jump from 30 feet up they can travel 60 feet in distance. Read more here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41567-020-0935-4Flying snake drones as toys for Christmas 2022? Maybe not. But we can be sure that the Pentagon is looking into ...
