04.29.06
New product and patent idea
I have an idea for a new product, and I have been trying to figure out how it would work. I’ve tried some different things, and then bailed on them because they didn’t work right. Well the other day in the shower (I always get my breakthroughs in the shower, except for once when I got a breakthrough in the bathroom at a ski resort) I figured out a new way that it might work. I’m working on some prototypes to try out with some kids, and I have started my research on whether other patents exist. It seems that my preliminary patent search has shown that there are some similar ideas out there, but not with my exact solution. First though, I have to see if it can work in the real world. Patenting is such a headache and hassle that I am not going to start the process if it is not going to be something that will work. Hopefully in a few weeks I will have been able to try it out with a few kids and see if it is a truly workable and viable product. To me, that is the fun part, working out the problems and coming up with a solution, and then figuring out how it can work in a variety of situations.
