Previous meeting anouncements and notes for 2009

 November 11, 2009

Speaker: Ron Komorowski inventor of Handi-Straps

Ron was featured on the Discovery Channel show Pitchmen with Billy Mays and Anthony Sullivan talks about getting on TV shows to obtain publicity for your invention and the odds of getting picked. Ron will also talk about obtaining other means of publicity which may be the most important factor to determine success. Ron brought his invention to market with sales worldwide in less than a year with a $500 investment in printed material as the entire marketing campaign.

October 13, 2009

Speaker:  Richard Jay Solomon, CTO, Creative Technology, LLC 

Merely getting a patent is relatively simple and straightforward compared to actually protecting and monetizing your invention afterwards. As the holder of nine patents and several more pending, Mr. Solomon will discuss his experiences with the promise and pitfalls of the U.S. patent system: the problems (and costs) of litigation, how to increase the chances that your patent is really going to be validated after it issues, and what the published version of a patent doesn’t reveal to other inventors or investors.

The following is an excerpt from:   http://www.creative-technology.net/CTECH/Richard_Solomon_Bio.html

Mr. Solomon is the chief scientist on a Ctech project to prototype a full-spectrum imaging sensor, spectrometer, and full-spectrum display. This project has been sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Naval Research Lab, NASA, and the National Security Agency over the past 8 years, continuing work begun at the University of Pennsylvania. The full-spectrum imaging system is based on a novel Wave Theory of Human Vision Mr. Solomon co-developed with Eric Rosenthal of Ctech. Several patents have been filed on the sensor, spectrometer and display designs with one patent awarded for a full-spectrum projector.

At U. Penn, Mr. Solomon was Senior Scientist from 1998-2003 studying the interfaces between super high-speed networking, electronic imaging, and the human perceptual system, working with Prof. David Farber at the Moore School of Engineering.

From 1990-1997 Mr. Solomon was Associate Director of the Research Program on Communications Policy (RPCP) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Center for Technology, Policy and Industrial Development. He joined MIT's RPCP in 1977, and held a joint appointment as a Visiting Scientist at the MIT Research Laboratory of Electronics since 1989. RPCP served as a think-tank and government advisor on telecommunications matters and high-resolution systems, funded primarily by DARPA, NASA and the National Science Foundation.

As a principal at RPCP, he was instrumental in the creation of the MIT/Polaroid/Philips 720P/60 camera under a contract with NASA and DARPA. This camera was based on the results of psychophysical research Mr. Solomon began in 1987-91 at the MIT Media Lab. He joined MIT in 1969 as a Research Associate in the Urban Systems Lab. Mr. Solomon was an Adjunct Professor in NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts from 1990-92. During 1976-1980, he was a Fellow at Harvard University with the Program on Information Resources Policy, where he researched regulatory and technology issues in telecom and transportation. From 1973-1975 he was a staff associate at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in the Dept. of Civil Engineering.

Mr. Solomon is the co-author of The Gordian Knot: Gridlock on the Information Highway (MIT Press 1997), which won the 1997 Donald McGannon Award in Communication Policy Research, and numerous papers and books on telecom and imaging technology, and transport infrastructure. During the 1980s and early 1990s, he served on various U.S delegations to the International Telecommunication Union for the working group on HDTV standards, was a consultant to the U.S. State Department on telecommunications and HDTV, and a consultant on information technologies to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris, and the European Commission in Brussels. Mr. Solomon holds 12 patents and patents pending on telecommunications, computer, Internet protocols and applications, and imaging devices.

August 9, 2009
Stan Kremen and Jim Burrell together will describe the process for obtaining a Provisional Patent.

July 11, 2009
Amateur VS Professional Part II: This will be a continuation of the May meeting presentation. Jim Burrell ( the Amateur ) will be presenting the content of the latest patent application that he has written. Stan Kremen ( the Professional ) will attempt to find the flaws. Expect a lively discussion between Jim who has written over 10 patents himself and Stan the professional.

This discussion should help you decide the merits of writing it yourself vs hiring the professional to do it for you.

June 7, 2009
Next meeting presentation - OUTSOURCING TO CHINA - Anya Feinberg has been outsourcing product to China for several years. Her war stories regarding inventors are entertaining as well as educational. If you ever wondered if China was the answer for your project, here is your opportunity to ask the expert.

May 11, 2009
Amateur VS Professional

Jim Burrell ( the Amateur ) will be presenting the content of the latest patent application that he has written. Stan Kremen ( the Professional ) will attempt to find the flaws. Expect a lively discussion between Jim who has written over 10 patents himself and Stan the professional.

This discussion should help you decide the merits of writing it yourself vs hiring the professional to do it for you.

April 11, 2009
We do not have a scheduled speaker for the next meeting. Instead, the format will be an open forum to present progress or questions on your current idea, application or patent. We will open the floor to all.

March 6, 2009
Jim Burrell will be presenting information on Venture Capitol and Angel Investors. Stan Kremen will be presenting iformation on the latest patent reform act that is currently before Congress and information regarding two patent cases that have been before the Supreme Court.

Feb 7, 2009
Elections will be reheld because of a lack of a quorum at the last meeting. Jim Burrell will be presenting on the exciting new products that he observed while attending this years CES ( Consumer Electronics Show. ) Jim took photos of the most interesting products and had many a conversation with company executives.

We will also have a quick presentation from David Friedman a photographer from New York. He is putting together a book about inventors. Famous inventors, everyday inventors. It should be a very interesting book. http://www.davidfriedmanphoto.com/

Remember that Tuesday is All-You-Can-Eat Pasta Night at the Windsor Diner with Soup, Salad, Bread and your choice of Pasta, Sauce and Add Ins for $9.99. Great Deal on Great Food!

Jan 7, 2009
Eric Rosenthal's company, Creative Technology, LLC (CTech), has approached designs for realistic imaging devices in a systemic fashion that incorporates a better understanding of human perceptual processes. Eric will show how he applied those concepts to the development of lens less and filterless cameras and full spectrum devices. Eric has been awarded three patents and has numerous patents pending. Eric will also discuss how he develops and files his own patent applications and his experiences with direct communication with patent examiners. www.creative-technology.net.