I am teaching a course on “Commercializing your Invention” through Milford Adult Education. You have an invention, now what? Topics to be covered include: Can I make money with this invention, When to monetize, Investors, Do I need a prototype, How to license my invention and more. The course will be offered on Thursday, October 1, 2020 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. This course will be held online! For more information and to register go here.
Author: m blake
Automatic Window Opening invention patented, could save lives!
My clients Wilmar Valverde of Seymour, CT, Paul R. Hebert of Manchester, CT, and Kevin O’Neill of Branford, CT have received a patent on their invention for an Automatic Safety Window Apparatus and System. The invention is designed to automatically open a room window when a threshold level of gas is detected, thereby saving the life of whoever is the room, and allowing that person to escape the room. The patent can be seen here.
Kitty Litter Box Odor Reducing Invention Patented!
My client Joseph J. Spadola of Ridgefield, NJ has received a patent on his invention for an Odor Filter Apparatus. The invention will reduce or eliminate odor from litter boxes! The patent can be seen here.
Invention for measuring leakage in air conditioning ducts patented!
My client Shalom Mizrahi of Fairfield, CT has received a patent on his invention for a Flex duct adapter with quick connect flange for duct tester. This invention will make energy audits on air conditioning systems much more efficient! The patent can be seen here.
Energy Storage System Patented!
My clients John D. Upperman of Zion Grove,k PA and Ralph Greenberg of Santa Rosa, CA have received a patent on their invention for a System and Method for Liquid Energy Storage. The patent can be seen here.
Golf Game System patented!
I would like to congratulate my client Tim Vale of Guilford, CT for receiving a patent on his Golf Game System. The patent can be seen here.
The invention is a golf game system comprising: a golf simulator, the golf simulator comprising a plurality of virtual tee boxes adjacent to or on a virtual fairway; an outdoor shortened golf hole programmed into the golf simulator located on or near the outdoor shortened golf hole, the outdoor golf hole comprising: fairway landing area; rough landing areas; an approach area adjacent to the fairway landing area; a green adjacent to the approach area; a cup in the green; a plurality of mats located on the landing areas; where the golf simulator is configured to allow a player simulate a drive of a golf ball out of a simulated tee box onto the landing area, and the golf simulator calculates where on the landing area the ball should be placed after the drive, and the golf simulator informs the player where to place the ball on the landing area. In addition it is a golf game system that assigns a precisely matched tee locations based on golfer swing data and is not limited to a select number of predetermined tee boxes. It is also a golf system that allows a player to play the golf course with modified golf ball speed, golf ball side spin and golf swing path to better match a golfer’s skill level to the golf course being played on and/or a golfer’s playing partners.
Client receives her International Design Registration
I would like to congratulation my client Alison Albanese of Yorktown Heights, NY for obtaining her International Design Registration through the Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs. Her design was for a “Modular office organizer” and can be found here.
Client received a patent on his Charcoal grill apparatus and method!
I would like to congratulate my client Matthew Denning of Bridgewater, Connecticut for receiving a patent on his novel invention for a Charcoal grill apparatus and method. The patent can be seen here.
I am teaching a CLE on how to File a Trademark Application for the Milford Bar Association on June 9, 2020
I am happy to announce that on June 9, 2020 I will be teaching a continuing legal education class on “How to file a Federal Trademark Application at the USPTO”. The class will be for members of the Milford Bar Association, and will help attorneys understand issues to consider prior to and when filing a trademark application, and the mechanics of filing a trademark application. To join the Milford Bar Association go here.
USPTO extends certain deadlines for Patent and Trademark Filings to June 1, 2020
On April 28, 2020 the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) further extended the time to file certain patent and trademark-related documents and to pay certain required fees, which otherwise would have been due between March 27 and May 31. The new deadline is June 1, 2020. This is in addition to the prior extension the USPTO had announced on March 31, 2020. Such an extension will be allowed if they are accompanied by a statement that the filing delay was due to the COVID-19 outbreak. More information can be found at the USPTO website here.