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Inventors Association of St. Louis (IASL) - Heads-up
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Contact: Robert Scheinkman, Director
E-mail: Director@inventorsconnection.org
Web Page: www.uspto.gov/web/offices/com/speeches/2004apr20.htm

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:=============>> deus ex machina
Sherlock Holmes: "It's Elementary, my dear Watson." -- -- The Eureka Solution... The Voila` Vindication... The Inventors Association of St. Louis' - "deus ex machina"
-- God from the machine
-- any active agent who appears unexpectedly to solve an apparently insoluble difficulty.

-- "The Classic IQ Test - Tickle Personality Tests" -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

-- 11. Inventors, Invention and Big Money

-- 12. We Won't Let You Down

-- 13. The More You Know...

-- 14. Day Job View: Been There Done That

-- 15. The Nitty-gritty - the need to know

-- 16. Inventor - President Thomas Jefferson

-- 17. There's Room at the Top

-- 18. Change and Growth and Dynamics

-- 19. You can lead a horse to water...

-- 20. You can't possibly have all the answers

-- 21. Why didn't you say so?

-- 22. -- -- Everything you need in a nutshell

-- 23. The "Aha Moment" - The IASL Bulletin Board

-- "Demographers Mull Effects Of Aging Population" --

-- --> PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE -->
-- --> Examine Three More Indexes: -->
-- --> Heads-up Index & Marketeers Index -->

-- --> The 'Cutting Edge' Information -->

Mark Your 2008 IASL Calendar for the 3rd Tuesdays of each Month,the IASL Meeting Dates in 2008, when we meet in the East Meeting Room on the Third Tuesdays of the month; except in February, the Second Tuesday, & October in the Auditorium.

-- Jan 15th, Feb 12th, Mar 18th, Apr 15th, May 20th, Jun 17th, Jul 15th, Aug 19th, Sep 16th, Oct 21st, Nov 18th, Dec 16th, 2008
EVENING HOURS: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM - OUR FIRST HOUR: "Proper Patenting Procedure for Idea People Just Like Yourselves"

-- Our Guest Speaker expects a full audience particpation for his and her IASL Inventors' Presentation. Please Respect Them and your Chairman by attending our meeting no later than by 6:30 pm. Please Do Not Embarrass Yourselves by coming later.

U.S. Government "Short Cut" Tax Form:

1. How much did you make?

2. What do you have left?

3. Send it In!!

-- --> DEMYSTIFYING THE PROFIT MARGIN -- -- "First of all, let's define "profit margin." The profit margin is the gap between what customers are willing to pay for your item and what you can earn distributing it to them." --

-- -- Half-price Sale -- Small Entities -- --

-- -- You've known of businesses jumping their prices only to reduce them slowly over a week or more later: -- ferinstance gasoline pump prices. "Gas Stations Hate Us" Well, the USPTO did this very same thing, or somewhat like that. It threatened to raise and we were kept under that Sword of Damocles 'til it did.

October 1st was boost-up day when the cost of filing patents rose. The premise was - that it could have gone up even higher, but they felt that by using the cost of living index, the rise would be only 2.8% and the 'little guy' [You] would only have to pay half of what 'big brother' inventor was paying. That thought held, but fees went by the wayside when: -->
--> On December 8, 2004, 'the second shoe fell' and completely new changes were made.

But, Of Course:
"There is never enough money!" the USPTO says..
A revamping of the U.S. Patent Fee System on September 30, 2007.

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-- -- It's quite stressful being an inventor. Don't let anybody tell you that it's easy. 'They' haven't gone through it.
-- It's like the first time you rode the roller-coaster: You dared yourself to try. And you lived through it. It was sort of fun. You then wen't on it again. You began to like it even more. -- You minded the long line to get on--and you wished it would hurry up. -- By your third visit, you were a veteran. :-)
-- -- Inventing is a lot like that.

-- -- As the late Johnny Carson would have said in doing 'Art Firn (Inventor)' -- "Everything you ever wanted to know about patenting is right here; at this fork in the road:" -- "2001 Duty of Disclosure, Candor, and Good Faith" --

-- "Description of Patent Types"

-- "35 U.S.C. 112 Specification. - Patent Laws" --

-- You want it "from the horse's mouth," --
meaning that you wanted to get the main person or organization to spell it out and give you the accountable truth. -- The following index comes from the USPTO:
-- "Patents Inventor Resources and Information"

Try "Mumbo

Jumbo Gumbo"

That is - If you are smarter

than a 5th Grader..

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-- -- The 'Cutting Edge'Information -- --

A. "Individual Patent & Trademark Assistance"

B. "PTDL Search Room Services"

C. "Invention..Truth or Consequence"

D. "Revision of Patent Fees, Fiscal Year 2005-2007"

E. "Mumbo Jumbo Gumbo"

F. "Quiddity - Inventors/Inventions

G. "Success, You Will Have Earned It"

H. "To the Victor Go the Spoils"

I. "*Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Sexx"

J. "You're A Big Boy Now - Yes You Are"

-- -- "If I had a mineshaft, I don't think I would just abandon it. There's got to be a better way." -- Jack Handy

-- "Whatever thy hand findest to do, do it with all thy heart." -- Jesus Christ

-- “Put your Product on the Market by Going thru the Back Door”

-- Why would it make sense for you as an inventor to find and approach other successful inventors to see if they would 'rep' your product?

There are at least 3 good reasons:

1. Because they already know the industry and its main companies, including which companies are open to looking at new products from outside inventors.

2. Because they already have relationships established with many manufacturers and the companies that distribute their invention. Some of these companies have already asked if they have any other products in their line to license?

3. Because some companies prefer to deal with established vendors who have multiple products. This makes sense when you realize that a retailer would rather deal with 50 vendors, each of whom have 10 products each, rather than 500 'one-product vendors.' Think of the amount of man hours and paperwork that this saves.

Why would it make sense for an inventor to rep other inventors’ products?

Because of what is likely to happen next: When a product becomes successful, it gets knocked off. So the next step is to have a second and then a third product to bring to the market, in order to stay in business for a longer time.

The $64,000 question is then: How do you find successful inventors to see if they would rep your product?

Answer: Look at new products that are in the stores where your product could be sold; also do Google searches in your industry; also read your industry’s trade magazines because they sometimes have stories of new product launches. There’s a successful inventor or company behind every one of them.

You can also contact the sales reps who supply the stores in your industry with products. They already have relationships established with the manufacturers that they sell for, and they might be able to get you a meeting with a key decision maker at that company. -- by Paul Niemann

Paul Niemann runs MarketLaunchers.com; building web pages for inventors. Having your own web page allows you to show your invention to companies when you’re unable to present it to them in person. It serves as your “online brochure.” Plus, it can be seen by companies who search MarketLaunchers.com’s invention database for new products.

Paul Niemann
www.MarketLaunchers.com
800-337-5758
217-224-8194

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I'll take a break here to make a point: -- -- "After all is said and done, a lot more is said than done." -- Unknown

-- "Has Your "Idea" Already Been Invented?" --
-- Some other bad advice they gave you: We are also told to quit and stop searching if and when we find that "prior art.."

-- -- I'll take a break here to make a point: -- --
The college graduation-class-speaker was coming to his closing remarks and wanted to inspire this 'wet behind the ears' class: "-- and I want you to all know what it really takes to really 'make it' in today's world:
-- Take the time when you leave here to read what is written upon the auditorium doors, and remember it!" --"

-- The audience, as they passed through the doorways, were audibly giggling and chuckling one to another. -- Puzzled, the speaker looked at the door while exiting. Upon the brass doorplate was inscribed "PULL." -- He had read it as "PUSH" on his way in. ;-))

---> ---> An Inventor is Persistant. He Hits the Mark: ---> ---> (( o ))

-- -- Networking is the answer. -->>
The IASL is: -- linking organizational inspirational Brainpower - introducing one to another to another...to another.

-- A mental think-tank is the result. -->> --> The membership of the IASL doesn't need to be geniuses to surely understand that by putting the right person or people on the problem - 'that certain someone who knows how' - that the results from this for you are truely remarkable, beneficial and wonderful.

-- -- We have what may be called IASL's Minute Men and Minute Women - who are called upon for their help with their expert opinions and advice. -->> "It's Who You Know" in this world that helps you pull ahead! You've known that!!

-- You need the IASL as well as we need you. --
-- Join Up Today.

-- Kudzu Fuel --

posted by Jerry Porter ( porter.gerald@wustl.edu )

Recently research has shown that Kudzu, the green leafy plant that has invaded the South, can be used as an alternative ethanol fuel. It could not necessarily replace the corn-produced ethanol, but could be used to supplement current supply approximately 10-20%. The benefits include:
1. Kudzu is significantly easier to grow that the constant attention corn requires.
2. The plant is an invasive species from Japan and is already in great abundance.
3. The process is considered to be simpler and cheaper than corn. More research needs to be done to assess the refinement process on a larger scale

more info
industry: Plant and Life Science, Industrial Technology, Retail and Consumer Products

-- "How jungle rot could power the future - LiveScience - MSNBC.com" --

Web Page: -- WHAT'S GOOD FOR WHAT AILS YOU - OR ???

-- Drinking two glasses of Gatorade can relieve headache pain almost immediately -- without the unpleasant side effects caused by traditional "pain relievers."

-- Did you know that Colgate Toothpaste makes an excellent salve for burns?

-- Before you head to the drugstore for a high-priced inhaler filled with mysterious chemicals, try chewing on a couple of curiously strong Altoid Peppermints. They'll clear up your stuffed nose.

-- Achy muscles from a bout of the flu? Mix 1 Tablespoon of Horseradish in a cup of Olive Oil. Let the mixture sit for 30 minutes, then apply it as a massage oil, for instant relief for aching muscles.

-- Sore Throat? Just mix 1/4 cup of vinegar with 1/4 cup of honey and take 1tablespoon six times a day. The vinegar kills the bacteria.

-- Cure urinary tract infections with Alka-Seltzer. Just dissolve two tablets in a glass of water and drink it at the onset of the symptoms. Alka-Seltzer begins eliminating urinary tract infections almost instantly -- even though the product was never been advertised for this use.

-- Eliminate puffiness under your eyes..... All you need is a dab of Preparation H, carefully rubbed into the skin, avoiding the eyes. The hemorrhoid ointment acts as a vasoconstrictor, relieving the swelling instantly.

-- Honey remedy for skin blemishes... Cover the blemish with a dab of honey and place a band-aid over it. Honey kills the bacteria, keeps the skin sterile, and speeds healing. Works overnight.

-- Listerine therapy for toenail fungus... Get rid of unsightly toenail fungus by soaking your toes in Listerine mouthwash. The powerful antiseptic leaves your toenails looking healthy again.

-- Easy eyeglass protection... To prevent the screws in eyeglasses from loosening, apply a small drop of Maybelline Crystal Clear Nail Polish to the threads of the screws before tightening them.

-- Coca-Cola cure for rust... Forget those expensive rust removers. Just saturate an abrasive sponge with Coca Cola and scrub the rust stain. The phosphoric acid in the coke is what gets the job done.

-- Cleaning liquid that doubles as bug killer... If menacing bees, wasps, hornets, or yellow jackets get in your home and you can't find the insecticide, try a spray of Formula 409. Insects drop to the ground instantly.

-- Smart splinter remover... just pour a drop of Elmer's Glue all over the splinter, let dry, and peel the dried glue off the skin. The splinter sticks to the dried glue.

-- Hunt's Tomato Paste boil cure... cover the boil with Hunt's tomato paste as a compress. The acids from the tomatoes soothes the pain and brings the boil to a head.

-- Balm for broken blisters... To disinfect a broken blister, dab on a few drops of Listerine... a powerful antiseptic.

-- Heinz Vinegar to heal bruises... Soak a cotton ball in white vinegar and apply it to the bruise for 1 hour. The vinegar reduces the blueness and speeds up the healing process.

-- Kills fleas instantly. Dawn Dish Washing Liquid does the trick. Add a few drops to your dog's bath and shampoo the animal thoroughly. Rinse well to avoid skin irritations. Good-bye fleas.

-- Rainy day cure for dog odor... Next time your dog comes in from the rain, simply wipe down the animal with Bounce or any dryer sheet, instantly making your dog smell springtime fresh.

-- Eliminate ear mites... All it takes is a few drops of Wesson Corn Oil in your cat's ear. Massage it in, then clean with a cotton ball. Repeat daily for 3 days. The oil soothes the cat's skin, smothers the mites, and accelerates healing.

-- Vaseline cure for hair balls..... To prevent troublesome hair balls, apply a dollop of Vaseline petroleum jelly to your cat's nose. The cat will lick off the jelly, lubricating any hair in its stomach so it can pass easily through the digestive system.

-- Quaker Oats for fast pain relief.... It's not for breakfast anymore! Mix 2 cups of Quaker Oats and 1 cup of water in a bowl and warm in the microwave for 1 minute, cool slightly, and apply the mixture to your hands for soothing relief from arthritis pain.