Inventing New Products/Inventions/Experts

Expert	Average Ratings	Expertise
Russell Fine U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question	Knowledgeability N/A Clarity of Response N/A Timeliness N/A Politeness N/A Total Questions 10	I have extensive experience in idea generation, strategic planning, business plan writing, financial modeling, raising capital, online marketing and product development.
Barry Farris U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question	Knowledgeability N/A Clarity of Response N/A Timeliness N/A Politeness N/A Total Questions 3	How to protect your idea and save money. Who to trust and who not to deal with. Investors, lawyers and other folks who may or may not be your friend. How to figure out if your idea makes economic sense before you waste your time and money. Deal points with a license deal. Answer for should you build a company around your idea or license it our. How to get competitive information.
Maurice Duteau China Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.87 Clarity of Response 9.93 Timeliness 9.98 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 190	As a contract manufacturer, product designer, mechanical engineer, small business owner I know what it takes to get ideas from the drawing board and into production.
Justin Schwab U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.93 Clarity of Response 9.67 Timeliness 9.67 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 89	I can answer questions in regards to: new innovative ideas, patents, patent process, product development including software, hardware, mobile applications (RIM, IPhone, Android) WAP sites and consumer products. I also am well versed in licensing and brokering Intellectual property (IP).
Marty McCrea U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.84 Clarity of Response 9.89 Timeliness 9.83 Politeness 9.89 Total Questions 799	I can answer questions about honing your idea and helping it to become more real in your mind, your research, and within your speaking. My expertise is in answering the large questions that you have into more manageable pieces. I can also assist you in finding the source of the data that you can use to prove and pitch your idea if that's the path that you're on.
Penny Ballou U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.86 Clarity of Response 9.88 Timeliness 9.88 Politeness 9.91 Total Questions 596	The Invention Process; Royalties; Licensing Inventions/Products; Pricing; Direct to Market; Marketing/Promotions; Patent Searching; DIY patent writing; Types of patents/costs/how to's; Funding (grants and Angel investors); Prototyping; Off-Shore sourcing.

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2009-11-04 Shoe prototype manufacturer:

Hello there, I just had a shoe proto built for a client. It looks so marvelous and it's only a proto. My client has now found an investor in the shoe field willing to put up his money to take it to

2009-11-01 developing a product:

Hi Katherine, There are many resources that you can use and trust. Here are a few of them: http://www.uspto.gov/inventors/index.jsp http://www.inventored.org/ http://www.lambertinvent.com/resources

2009-10-31 Shoe Prototypes:

Hi Michelle, There are a ton of answers on this site about that particular question. Try this link: http://en.allexperts.com/sitesearch.htm?terms=inventing+shoes&sdn=www Here are a few more links:

2009-10-29 New Idea for Children's Product:

Greetings, I haven't heard anything negative about Paul Lapidus owner of New Funtiers. He used to charge $125 to evaluate inventions not sure if that price still stands. You might also check out

2009-10-27 idea for software how to sell ??:

John, Thanks for the question. There are many moving parts to bringing a product to market, especially software. Software is a bit tough to patent at this point, you would have to consult an IP attorney