Alamo Inventors Meeting
Wednesday, August 14, 2019 @ SATC 3463 Magic
Schedule?
Inventors Visiting: 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Q/A with Alan Beckley 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Presentation: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Where?
San Antonio Technology Center (SATC)
3463 Magic Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78229
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Guest Speaker:
Ruben Lopez
The Institute for Economic Development hosted by UTSA is a valuable resource for inventors and entrepreneurs providing no-cost, one-on-one, consulting as well as workshops. Ruben Lopez, a senior business adviser with the Small Business Development Center (a sub-center within the Institute), will provide an overview of the nine centers that make up the Institute including the SBDCNet Information Clearing House (SBDCNet) and the new Technology Commercialization Center. See www.sasbdc.org, www.sbdcnet.org and txsbdc.org/techcomm .
The SBDCNet provides no-cost market research for inventors and entrepreneurs using UTSA library as well as proprietary databases. Among the research services provided include patent searches, demographic data, and industry specific reports.
The recently formed Technology Commercialization Center provides consulting to technology inventors and entrepreneurs seeking specialized science and engineering assistance and referrals, as well as consulting to those seeking help with SBIR and STTR technology development grants.
Among one of the many workshops the SBDC offers is one called the Business Model Canvas. The BMC is a brainstorming tool that is used to test your product idea assumptions related to your value proposition, your customers, and seven other building blocks that together make up your product business model. Using a real-life audience example, Ruben will walk the audience through the brainstorming process of creating a BMC.
Ruben Lopez has a breadth of experience for assisting almost any inventor, entrepreneur and small business owner. His career includes serving nearly seven years in the U.S. Army, four years with Mobil Chemical Company at a manufacturing plant, four years as a small business owner and over 15 years with the University of Texas System as a technology licensing associate and now as a small business advisor. Ruben has a Masters in Management of Technology, and a Masters in Business Administration.
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First Featured Article
San Diego Inventors Forum Presents Stephen Key on Licensing 101
Video
Second Featured Article
Plausibly Estimating The Market For Your Invention
Third Featured Article
Big Companies Aren’t Always The Best
Fourth Featured Article
There Is No Such Thing As A Provisional Patent
NOTE
The New Patent Law Has Problems For Inventors
Independent inventors and start-up’s depend on strong patents to defend their inventions, however recent changes to the patent law have significantly weakened inventor’s intellectual property rights to the point that they can no longer depend on their patents to protect their innovations. For information on the intellectual property problems, please see the movie, Invalidated: The Shredding Of The US Patent System. Click the below image for a trailer of the movie/documentary. You can also see the documentary on Amazon and iTunes , free with Amazon Prime subscription, or $2 otherwise.
For additional information on the patent problems, click Here.
Question & Answer Session w/ Alan Beckley
During the inventors visiting hour from 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM in the meeting room, Alan Beckley will be available, via Skype, to answer your invention questions. For more information on Alan Beckley, see the information provided in the Licensing section below.
Excellent Training Courses
at UTSA Institute for Economic Development
Brochure & Courses
Entrepreneur Courses at San Antonio Main Library
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Inventor Books
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Making Prototypes
How To Make “Proto-Putty”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fwytA5r2Mw
Basics of Mold Making How‑To’s
https://www.smooth-on.com/howto/basics-mold-making/
Prototyping & Inventing How‑To’s
https://www.smooth-on.com/howto/prototyping-inventing/
Licensing?
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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.
United States Patent & Trademark Office Information
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/
Be Sure To Read The Inventor Articles In
Inventors Digest
https://www.inventorsdigest.com/
Inventor Resources
United Inventors Association
http://www.uiausa.org/
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.
Licensing Lifestyle
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.
Inventors Helping Inventors Podcast
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? The first podcast will interview Stephen Key.
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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!
Membership
Please take this opportunity at the meeting to pay your 2019 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.
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ANNOUNCEMENT NOTE
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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.
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