Inventors Connection of the Inventors Association of St. Louis

Inventors Association of St. Louis (IASL)
PO Box 410111
St. Louis, MO 63141
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Contact: Robert Scheinkman, CC&BW
E-mail: President@inventorsconnection.org
Web Page: eweb.slu.edu/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=219

\ /\/\ /\ /\/ \/ The "Aha Moment" - The IASL Bulletin Board
Description of Service:	-- Thought of the day: -- -- "One of the secrets of success is to refuse to let temporary setbacks defeat us."-- Mary Kay, 1915-2001, Founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics -- Our team of Experts (just know-it-all guys and gals) want to chit-chat over "Inventive Topics." They want to solve problems. They want to localize their answers to the "Idea People" within 500-miles from St. Louis - well they feel that it can be solved within that parameter. -- --> LET'S SEE: -- Question: "How do I get my invention on the Oprah Winfrey Show? It is an Invention that everyone would want once they see it?" - Leonard G. -- The "Aha" Answer: -- "Write a personal letter to Oprah Winfrey. One of her staff may set your message aside [even though you wrote "Personal" on the envelope] to telephone you to learn more. - If you are called to Chicago to show-off your invention, be sure to have a working prototype to demonstrate your brilliance. - There is no assurance that you will be called, so don't be very disappointed. - Read all you can and come to the IASL meetings to learn more." -- R.S. -- Question:"I spend thousands of dollars over the last 4 years in making my invention. All my family and frends just love it and want one soon as I make more of them. I went on the "American Inventors" tv show and they didn't like it. Only one voted "Yes" for it. I hoped to become rich and have money to make thousands of my "back-scratchers that play a song when you use them." Am I a looser and failure? Should I spent a lot more of my money to do it myself? I know everybody has a back itch now and then and can't reach it. My invention works. and now that I told you how, don't you go off and make and steal my business. I'll wait for your anser. Please help me - Lucy" -- The "Aha" Answer: -- "Normally I'd say "Fergetaboutit and Get a Life." But, let's look at this thing as a "Positive." -- You didn't say how much your back-scratcher would sell for or how much it will cost you to make a thousand units? At the very high end of the market, your item is a specialty item or novelty. There are people who will pay exhorbitant prices for custom products. They will pay hundreds for "quirky" gold-plated toothpicks and belly-button faux diamonds - even for real belly-button diamonds. [I heard of one movie-star putting diamonds on her baby's pacifier!] -- So, Lucy, make one at a time and peddle it to jewelry stores and upscale gift shops. [They will improve upon it with decorative gold and diamond chips.] They will tell you what they think it is worth? I hope you can make it for a fraction of what they value it so that you will make some kind of profit? -- And if you start selling them 'like hot-cakes,' you may want to craft them in quantity by a manufacturer? -- Yours is an innovation and not an invention, your thing has been thought of before. Don't waste your money trying to get a patent for it." - R.S. ;-)) "Yeah, sure, I'll buy that.." -- When you too have a solution for other inventors' problems or if you would want your problem aired on this "Aha Moment" Bulletin Board, send it in by e-mail to: -- aha@inventorsconnection.org -- A frog telephones the Psychic Hotline for advice. The Psychic tells him: "You are going to meet a beautiful young girl who will want to know everything about you." The frog is thrilled, "This is great! Will I meet her at a party?" "No," says his Advisor, "in her biology class." Any information that we provide you in response to an inquiry or otherwise should not be considered legal advice and you should not rely on it as if it were. If you have a legal issue which is important to you, the response is no substitute for competent legal advice. Please read our disclaimer. -- --> To: dayjobiasl@webtv.net From: Robert Burgess Subject: Fee Based Project Management for your Overseas Sourced Products Date: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 9:40 AM Dear Mr. Scheinkman: My company, Offshore Technologies, Inc., represents a U.S. owned, U.S. managed company located in Shenzhen, China that specializes in sourcing, inspection, packaging, and assembly of product in China. We are not brokers, but instead serve as fee based project managers, depending on the specific requirements of the customer. Our unique approach to sourcing in China provides our U.S. clients with high quality, competitively priced, timely delivered product as well as allowing these client companies direct access to the Chinese manufacturers. Here are four key advantages to working with us: · We provide a “firewall” between overseas manufacturer’s and the U.S. market by packaging and assembling product in our own secure facilities in Shenzhen, China, thereby eliminating any concerns over having your product “knocked off”. · We provide inspection services in China, either at our own facilities or at the supplier’s facility, for the product being manufactured. Inspection is done per your own specific requirements. · We provide assistance to U.S. companies in identifying and evaluating potential Chinese sources for specific product required by U.S. companies. · We will manage the sourcing logistics with the overseas supplier(s), with all pricing, logistics, VAT fees, costs, etc. completely transparent to you and your company. Would these services be of interest to you and/or your membership? Please let me know if you would like further information. Thanks, Bob Burgess. Regards, Robert Burgess Offshore Technologies, Inc. 513-755-9010 bburgess@offshoreparts.com To: Robert Scheinkman From: jb Date: Sunday, July 6, 2008 12:39 AM Dear Robert, I am in China and I want your inventors to benefit from my 30+ years experience developing and manufacturing consumer products. I have extensive knowledge having owned my own factory facility in the USA. I am living and working in China full time doing exactly what I know best which is assisting my customers in getting their inventions to the marketplace. I work in all types of materials and there is no project which is too large or too small. I have the advantage of being here with full time bi-lingual help working with the factories directly on a real time basis. I do not charge any fees as my services are for making product. Of course, I will be more then happy to share my experiences and the knowledge I have accumulated. The information shown below is how you can reach me. You can also call me at 212-832-4808 which is a Vonage phone and connects to me in China. There is a time difference, don't be concerned about this, just leave a message and I will call you back immediately. Please look at my web site also which is www.imexchinaltd.com Regards, Joel Bahr President IMEX CHINA LTD. 18F, Aviator Mansion, North Tower Xuefu Road, Nanshan District, Nantou Area Shenzhen 518029, China t. 755-2609-0394 f. 755-2609-0010 c. 13410746071 USA to China (212-832-4808) jb@imexchinaltd.com www.imexchinaltd.com -- Attention Inventors: Your Packaging Is As Important As Your Patent -- Inventors invent products, but it is the packaging that is going to sell them. The average consumer spends less than three seconds making up their minds whether or not to buy a product. Consequently, you need to influence that purchasing decision. The best way to do that is with the right packaging. The right package is your "silent salesperson" and it will create the buzz that will compel consumers to pick your product off the shelf or place an order from the Internet. -- Packaging is your finest and most cost effective option to persuading consumers to pick up your invention and take a closer look. Be aware that packaging an invention or a product is complicated. One mistake and you could be back to square one -- not only will the consumer not buy your product it may not even see the retailer’s shelf. Everyday I hear horror stories about product packaging that failed at retail or never made the grade to make it to the shelf. Recently, a QVC representative told me that only one out of five products make it through the QVC quality process. She indicated that much of the failure is derived from poor packaging. When that happens, unfortunately, you have wasted a lot of money in the process. The average product invests $7,000 in package design and development before the launch. So, it pays to do it right the first time and understand the obstacles before they become insurmountable. -- So what's an inventor who knows nothing about packaging or even where to start supposed to do? I have created just the resource for you, "Packaging Your Invention." You can find packaging insider tips, technologies and packaging innovations to help you get started at http://packagingyourinvention.com/. There is plenty of free advice to point you in the right direction. -- Why should you listen to me? I have more than 30 years of extensive experience in packaging. When I spoke at the Invention Show, a listener had this to say about my program on "Packaging Your Invention To Sell." :: "I learned a lot of good information about packaging. Your class opened my eyes to the importance of good packaging and how it relates to your invention's success. I could tell that you have extensive knowledge and keep up on all the trends of the industry." (signed) The Average Inventor -- So don't wait until it is so late that you are going off in the wrong direction with your product packaging. When you think about your patent, think about your packaging too. The most important thing to remember is that without a package you cannot have an invention in the market place and without the right packaging your invention will never sell. JoAnn Hines (joann@packagingdiva.com) Packaging Diva PackagingUniversity.com 4290 Bells Ferry Rd. Suite 106-17 Kennesaw, GA 30144 Phone : 678-594-6872 -- "ABC News: Study: Teens Value Face-to-Face Meetings" -- -- "To live content with small means, to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion, to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich, to study hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly, to listen to stars and birds, to babes and sages, with open heart, to bear all cheerfully, do all bravely, await occasions, hurry never, in a word to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common, this is to be my symphony." -- William Henry Channing
Bulletin Board:	Dear Inventor: This is your personal invitation to InventBay.com's National Inventors Expo in Las Vegas. From October 18-19, you'll have an opportunity to meet Industry Professionals, Product Scouts, Corporate Buyers, Venture Capitalists, and Angel Investors. Please visit our website at www.InventBay.com/Expo to find out how you can join us for the show. Make this year, the year you take your Invention to the next level. I look forward to meeting you there. Sincerely, Keith Hammack President, CEO, Inventbay.com Inc. 2700 Post Oak Blvd Suite #2375 Houston, TX 77056 USA ================================================ -- "2008 Taipei International Invention Show and Technomart nears opening" -- ================================================ -- "Marketing Idea Hunts " -- ================================================ -- "Resources - Inventors Showcase - Inventions Showcase - New Inventions - Patent Showcase" -- ================================================ UIAUSA ================================================ Subject: NEW Request Projects from NineSigma August 27, 2008 Date: Friday, August 29, 2008 1:36 PM August 27, 2008 Become a NineSigma Affiliate and join our Innovation Alliance Program. Learn more about how you can become eligible to receive monetary compensation for successful proposals submitted from within your network. New RFPs: Anti-fog Technology for Polyester Films - A Global Food Packaging Manufacturer invites proposals for technology to maintain optical clarity of polyester packaging films in high humidity environments. More... Capability for Advanced Materials Exposure Testing - A global Energy Equipment Manufacturer invites proposals for developing a comprehensive understanding of the effects of contaminants on the components of combustion systems. More... Coating Failure Modeling for Gas Turbine Blades - A Global Power Generation Company invites proposals for the development of predictive models of thermal protection coating failure in gas turbine blades. More... Compact Stirling Engine for Automotive Applications - A Fortune 100 Company invites proposals for the development of a compact Stirling engine for use as an on-board power source for an electric generator. More... Dual Fuel Nozzle - A Global Supplier of Services to the Power Generation Industry invites proposals for the development of dual-fuel nozzle designs. More... High Temperature Printing Ink for Food Packaging - A Multi-National Food Packaging Manufacturer invites proposals for food-law compliant pigment technology for packaging that will survive high temperature cooking. More... Minimizing Fatigue Damage From Frequent Rapid Steam Turbine Start-Up - A Global Energy Company invites proposals for advanced evaluation of transient operating stresses on High and Intermediate Pressure components of steam turbines leading to optimized startup. More... Reduced Calibration Frequency Stack Gas Analysis - An international vendor of Combustion Equipment invites proposals for reduced calibration frequency analytical methods for combustion gas. More... Self Powered Transmitter - A Fortune 500 Corporation invites proposals for development of a wireless, self-powered transmitter with matching receiver. The goal is to find a system solution, not a component that might be part of a solution. More... RFPs Closing Within One Week: Biocompatible Synthetic Microfibers - A Fortune 500 Consumer Products Company is seeking proposals for a biocompatible synthetic microfiber matrix (substrate + microfibers) to be used in a medical device. More... Copper Plating Solution Additives to Achieve High Dimensional Stability - A multibillion dollar electronic materials manufacturer seeks partners for joint development of plating solution additives to improve dimensional stability of flexible copper clad laminates (FCCLs). More... Desulfurization for Diesel Fuel Powered Solid Oxide Fuel Cells - A Fuel Cell Development Company invites proposals for desulfurization of diesel fuel or reformate for use in mobile solid oxide fuel cells. More... Energy Harvesting from Light, Heat and Vibration in Daily Living Environment - A multibillion dollar electronics manufacturer seeks Technologies for Energy Harvesting from Light, Heat and Vibration in Daily Living Environment. More... Joint Development Partners for Power Generating Microcombustors - A multi-billion dollar electronics manufacturer invites proposals for joint development partners for power-generating microcombustors. More... Polar Beer: A Few Degrees Colder - A Global Beverage Maker invites proposals for supplemental cooling of beer where dispensed. More... Refreshing Beer with Less CO2 - An International Brewer invites proposals for methods of retaining the sensations of carbonation in reduced CO2 beer. More... Technologies for Detecting Vehicle Position Within a Certain Range with High Precision - A multi-billion dollar automobile parts manufacturing group invites proposals for technologies for detecting vehicle position within a certain range with high precision. More... Technologies for Selectively Detecting Ultra-Trace Nitrate Ions, Leveraging Electrochemistry or Spectrometry - A multi-billion dollar electronics manufacturer invites proposals for Technologies for Selectively Detecting Ultra-Trace Nitrate Ions, Leveraging Electrochemistry or Spectrometry. More... Technology to Reduce the Wettability of Resin Substrates against Organic Solvents - A multi-billion dollar chemical manufacturer invites proposals for wettability reducing agents (additives), coating agents, or surface processing technologies that reduce the wettability of resin or plastic substrates with respect to organic solvents. More... Open RFPs: Breakthrough for Foamed Latex - A Global Manufacturer of Durable Goods invites proposals for technology that produces latex foams with a far lower energy cost. More... High-Voltage Cathode Materials with Large-Capacity for Lithium Ion Batteries - A multi-billion dollar automobile parts manufacturing group invites proposals for high-voltage cathode materials with large-capacity for lithium ion batteries. More... Improved Dispenser for Soft Iced Beer - The Molson Coors Brewing Company invites proposals for alternative technologies for dispensing beer containing soft ice crystals. More... Seeking In-package Sterility Assurance Technologies - A Fortune 500 Company invites proposals for novel technologies that can indicate the presence of pathogenic organisms within a sealed and sterilized transparent package. More... Self-inflating Technologies for Packaging Cushions - A Global Packaging Company invites proposals for novel technology that will supply positive pressure inside a heat-sealed, polyolefin package. More... Transparent Theft Deterrent Film - A Global Packaging Company invites proposals for technologies to signal unauthorized breach of package integrity. More... Triggered Release of Agricultural Compounds - A Diversified Global Chemicals Corporation invites proposals for technologies that will allow for the triggered release of agricultural compounds under specific environmental conditions. More... Voltage Gauge for Small Appliances - A Fortune 500 Corporation invites proposals to develop a voltage monitor for low power electrical systems. More... All of our open projects - related to Chemistry, Materials Science, Electronics, Consumer Products, Etc. - can be found at this website: www.ninesigma.com/mx/newsletter.html Also, be sure to read our online white paper about how to submit quality responses. That document can be viewed by clicking the following link - Selling Your Innovation - How to Write a Winning Proposal Abstract. NineSigma, Inc. 23611 Chagrin Blvd., Suite 320, Cleveland, OH 44122 Phone: (216) 295-4800 ================================================From: NineSigma Innovation Newsletter Subject: New RFPs From NineSigma - April 16, 2008 Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 3:18 PM April 16, 2008 Become a NineSigma Affiliate and join our Innovation Alliance Program. Learn more about how you can become eligible to receive monetary compensation for successful proposals submitted from within your network. RFSs (Request for Solution): Seeking MIG wire sample to be made from ACuZinc® - NineSigma's client is seeking wire to be used for welding trials. ACuZinc5 base material has an ASTM designation of B 894-03. More... New RFPs: Accelerating Charcoal Ignition - A Global 100 company invites proposals for methods or materials (e.g. accelerants, catalysts) to accelerate ignition of clean-burning charcoal. More... Development of 12V Solenoid - A multi-billion dollar global automobile manufacturer invites proposals for development of a solenoid for use with 12V electrical systems. More... Development of Booster That Can Supply Large Currents - A multi-billion dollar global automobile manufacturer invites proposals for partners in the development of a booster that supply large currents. More... Seeking Development Partners for Stop/Release Mechanisms of Gears with a High Torque - A multi-billion dollar global automobile manufacturer invites partners (individuals, companies, or universities) in the design and development of mechanisms that can stably stop and release a gear within a fixed space while withstanding a torque of up to 2000 Nm. The design mechanism must operate stably at a variety of ambient temperatures while immersed in oil. More... RFPs Closing Within One Week: Heat-Resistant Materials for Molten Substance ≥1400°C with No Contamination - A major global manufacturer invites proposals for the development of materials that do not contaminate a molten liquid even when in contact with a molten activated substance of 1400°C or more. More... Non-Contact Measurement Technology for Si Wafer Surface Resistivity - A major electronics manufacturer with multi-billion dollar sales in the semiconductor field invites proposals for technologies for non-contact measurement of the resistivity of a silicon wafer surface. More... Wafer Slicing Technology with Small Cutting Loss - A major global materials manufacturer invites proposals for wafer slicing technology with small cutting loss. More... Open RFPs: Alternatives to Menthol for Breathing Comfort - Cadbury-Adams USA LLC invites proposals for effective equivalents to menthol compounds for incorporation in orally consumed products used for relief from the sensation of nasal congestion. More... Analytical Techniques to Determine Thermoset Monomer Composition - A Global Chemical Company invites proposals for analytical techniques to identify and quantify the monomer composition of thermoset polyurethanes and polyureas. More... Breathable Bottle Seal - A large multinational company invites proposals for a cap, seal, and/or plastic technology which will permit the rapid equilibration of pressure inside the bottle while preventing liquid exchange if the bottle is inverted. More... Chocolate Coatings with Reduced Fat and No Trans Fat - A Major Food Company is seeking technology to reduce the fat content, saturated fat content and trans fat content of chocolate-flavored compound coatings without impacting their taste, texture, appearance, or functionality. More... Compact Boiler Design/Technology - A global consumer products company is seeking proposals for ultra-compact boilers that can supply dry or saturated steam in small mass produced portable consumer devices. More... Controlled Release of Organic Crystal Particles - A Multi-Billion Dollar Chemical Company invites proposals for a coating process and composition to encapsulate individual 3-10 micron sized crystal particles of a biologically active material with moderate solubility in water. More... Current Steering for Next Generation Implantable Defibrillators - A Medical Device Company invites proposals for development of concepts and hardware for steering current through the human body for next-generation implantable defibrillators. More... Debris Removal Technology - A large multinational company invites proposals for a technology which can remove loose materials from irregular surfaces. More... Developer of Innovative Wet Wipes Packaging - A multimillion dollar consumer products company, invites proposals from development firms for the development of wet wipe packaging and dispensing technology. More... Development of Microwaveable Bread Product - A Major Food Company seeks development partners, technologies and formulas for a microwaveable bread mix that can be prepared and cooked within 5 minutes. More... Enabling Freshness of Baked Cookie and Cracker Products - Kraft Foods invites proposals for development of product, process, or packaging solutions to maintain "just baked" freshness qualities of cookies and crackers throughout a six month shelf life. More... Environmentally Friendly Chelating Agents - The Dow Chemical Company invites proposals for environmentally friendly chelating agents. More... Fast, Non-invasive Diagnostics for Allergic Contact Dermatitis - A global personal care products company invites proposals for methods or technologies that will enable a rapid and non-invasive diagnosis of allergic contact dermatitis (ACD). More... Flavor Delayed Controlled Release System - Cadbury-Adams USA LLC invites proposals for a controlled and sustained flavor release technology for chewing gum products. More... Fugitive Dust Control - A multinational manufacturing company invites proposals for technology that will reduce or eliminate the quantity of airborne particulates (< 100 microns) that occur when decanting containers of heterogeneous, powdery material. More... Image Processing Technology to Detect Small Scratches on Solid Surfaces - A multi-billion dollar global materials manufacturer invites proposals for technology that uses image processing to detect small, linear scratches on solid surfaces. More... Local Subsea Power Generation - An Energy Company seeks proposals for remote local power generation systems for seabed applications. More... Low VOC Solvents for Lighter Fluid - A Multibillion Dollar Corporation invites proposals for low VOC solvents that are suitable for use in charcoal lighter fluids. More... Menthol Effects without Bitterness - Cadbury-Adams USA LLC invites proposals for a flavor system (ingredients or additives) that will eliminate or minimize menthol's intrinsic bitterness while maintaining its cooling flavor in confectionery products. More... Methods for Homogeneous Dispersion of Nanoparticles in Mg Matrix - A Fortune 100 company invites proposals for processing methods for nanocomposite materials that can provide homogeneous distribution of nanoparticles in the magnesium matrix. More... Non-destructive On-line Method for Leak Detection - A large multinational company invites proposals for the development of methods for non-destructive detection of hermetic integrity of sealed assemblies. More... Non-Sweet Binding Syrup for Savory Food Applications - A Major Food Company seeks proposals for an ingredient, formula system and process to make a low sugar, non-sweet binding syrup for use in a cold forming agglomerated food bar. More... Outdoors Active Noise Cancellation Systems - A multi-billion dollar oil and petrochemicals company invites proposals for implementation of large scale outdoors active noise cancellation systems. More... Rapid Surface Profiling Technologies for Tire Tread Depth Inspection - Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. invites proposals for rapid scanning or measurement technologies that can be adapted to develop a rapid tire tread depth measurement system. More... Safer Natural Rawhide Dog Chew - A Major Pet Product Supplier invites proposals for the development of a safer rawhide chew for dogs. More... Seeking Development Partners for Water Dilutable Oil Dispersions - A Multi-Billion Dollar Life Sciences Company invites proposals for technologies to stabilize solid-in-oil dispersions that are dilutable into water. More... Seeking Novel Materials and Technologies for Trapping Liquids - A Multinational Consumer Goods Company invites proposals for novel materials or other technologies that can trap liquids. More... Separation of Glycols and Ether from Water - Lyondell Chemical Company invites proposals for removing glycol and glycol ethers from an aqueous process stream. More... Solar Power in Automobiles - A fortune 100 company invites proposals for using solar power to recharge an electric vehicle battery system. More... Sustained Release System for Aspartame - Cadbury-Adams USA LLC invites proposals for technology that will provide dramatically increased sustained release of Aspartame in chewing gum products. More... Sustaining Live Cultures in a Shelf-Stable Liquid System - A Major Food Company is seeking technologies to sustain live cultures in a shelf-stable liquid system. In particular, the live cultures should remain viable in the product, but neither grow nor be destroyed on the shelf. More... Technologies or Encapsulants for Improved Probiotic Stability - A Major Food Company seeks technologies or encapsulants for improved stability of probiotics. More... Technology for Manufacturing Metal Nanoparticles with an Accurately Controlled Size Distribution - A multibillion dollar manufacturer of electronic components invites proposals for technologies to prepare metal nanoparticles with an accurately controlled particle-size distribution. More... Tissue Preservation for Transport and/or Long-term Storage - A major global company invites proposals for technologies to maintain engineered tissue viability and function during and after transport, and ideally, during long-term storage. More... Tougher Water-borne Coatings - The Next Generation - A Fortune 500 Company invites proposals for materials or technologies adaptable for use in water-based coatings capable of ambient temperature film formation with improved resistance properties. More... Waterless Dyeing Technology - The Dow Chemical Company invites proposals for the development waterless textile dyeing technology. More... Wavelength Selective Emitting Materials for Improved Incandescent Light Efficiency - A Global Lighting Company seeks proposals for technologies that can significantly improve the efficacy of incandescent lamps. More... All of our open projects - related to Chemistry, Materials Science, Electronics, Consumer Products, Etc. - can be found at this website: http://www.ninesigma.com/mx/newsletter.html Make sure your NineSigma e-mails are delivered: Add newsletter@ninesigma.com to your address book or approved list. Also, be sure to read our online white paper about how to submit quality responses. That document can be viewed by clicking the following link - Selling Your Innovation - How to Write a Winning Proposal Abstract. NineSigma, Inc. 23611 Chagrin Blvd., Suite 320, Cleveland, OH 44122 Phone: (216) 295-4800 ================================================ From: NineSigma Innovation Newsletter Sent: Wednesday, January 9, 2008 4:11 PM To: dayjobiasl@webtv.net Subject: New RFPs From NineSigma - January 09, 2008 Bio-Inspired Functional Surfaces - A Fortune 100 company invites proposals for development and engineering of materials and coatings with functional surfaces inspired by nature. More... Bonding Methods for Thin Stainless Steel Sheets - A Fortune 100 company invites proposals for adhesive application technologies to bond thin stainless steel sheets. More... Chocolate Flavor without Guilt or Calories - A global consumer products company invites proposals for non-fat flavor carrying bio-materials that liquefy in the mouth. More... Development of Food Packaging with Controlled Venting - A Global Food Packaging Corporation invites proposals for novel technologies for the controlled venting of food packaging during cooking. More... Manufacturing Methods for Steel Laminates - A Fortune 100 company invites proposals for manufacturing methods for galvanized low carbon steel laminates. More... Modeling/Design of Dies for Producing Pipe from Next Generation HDPE Resin - A Fortune 500 Corporation invites proposals to develop a mathematical model or software to design a die assembly for HDPE pipes, manufactured from next generation PE resins. More... Non-Fluoro Textile Stain Treatment - A Fortune 500 Company is seeking proposals for fabric coating technologies which can impart stain repellency properties without the use of fluorocarbon materials. More... "Stainless Steel" Textured Finishing Process for Consumer Products - A Multibillion Dollar Consumer Products Company invites proposals for finishing processes and technologies to deposit a textured aesthetic coating that provides a "stainless steel" appearance. More... Technology to Detect Small Leaks in Food Packages - Sealed Air Corporation, a global packaging company, invites proposals for the development of technologies that would permit non-destructive, in-line inspection of defects in heat sealed, sterilized pouches containing food products. More... Water-Soluble Polymers that Adhere to Polyester - A major multinational consumer products company is seeking water-soluble polymers that have high affinity for polyester and can be used to modify the properties of polyester surfaces. More... RFPs Closing Within One Week: A Wafer Bond with Strong Adhesive Properties and High Detachability - A multi billion dollar electronic device manufacturer invites proposals describing the development and supply of a wafer bond that has superior chemical resistance, possesses strong adhesive properties, and is easily detached. More... Compact, Low Cost Water Jet Pump with a High Delivery Pressure - A multi-billion dollar manufacturer of electric machinery invites proposals for a compact, high delivery pressure water jet pump to be used in household appliances. More... Highly Heat-Stable, Non-Contact IR Temperature Sensors - A multi-billion dollar manufacturer of electric machinery invites proposals for non-contact infrared temperature sensors having high heat stability to be employed in various types of household appliances. More... Nanosize Patterning Process - A multi billion dollar electrical and electronic equipment manufacturer invites proposals describing a nanosize magnetic patterning process. More... Silicone Rubber Mold Release Performance Improving Technology - A multi-billion dollar manufacturer of electric machinery invites proposals for the joint development either of technologies for applying a fluorocarbon resin thin film onto a silicone rubber substrate or for reforming a silicone rubber surface. More... Technology to Maintain and Improve the Dynamic Range of a Multi-Pixel Imaging Device - A multi-billion dollar electric appliance manufacturer invites proposals for a partnership to develop technology to maintain and improve the dynamic range (DR) in multi-pixel, high frame rate (FR) imaging devices. More... Transformer with Superior High Frequency Characteristics and a Thickness of Less Than or Equal to 5mm - A multi-billion dollar electrical manufacturer invites proposals for a development partnership to produce a transformer having a thickness less than or equal to 5 mm for use in a switching power supply that has superior high frequency characteristics. More... Open RFPs: Compact Overprint Varnisher - Xerox Corporation invites proposals for a compact, high-speed, low-cost, plain-paper varnishing process and associated critical process elements for integration in-line into a continuous feed printing architecture. More... Dynamically Reconfigurable Virtual Electrodes or Circuitry - Xerox Corporation invites proposals for concepts to create dynamically reconfigurable, optically addressable virtual electrode layouts. More... Low-cost, High-temperature Data Tracking Device for Fuser Rolls - Xerox Corporation invites proposals for technology to record on a fuser roll various data that describes the roll over its life cycle. More... Seamless Photoreceptor Belt for Electrophotographic Printer - A major printer supplier invites proposals for supply or development of a seamless flexible-substrate photoreceptor belt. More... All of our open projects - related to Chemistry, Materials Science, Electronics, Consumer Products, Etc. - can be found at this website: http://www.ninesigma.com/mx/newsletter.html Make sure your NineSigma e-mails are delivered: Add newsletter@ninesigma.com to your address book or approved list. NineSigma, Inc. 23611 Chagrin Blvd., Suite 320, Cleveland, OH 44122 Phone: (216) 295-4800

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