Frequently Asked Questions

  1. How do I contact Invent-Tech?
  2. Having problems viewing your site, how can I get help?
  3. I'm a manufacturer, how can I begin to receive information about products I might be interested in?
  4. I'm a manufacturer, how can I receive detailed information on a specific product?
  5. What does Invent-Tech do? Are there other companies like you?
  6. Do all inventions make money?
  7. Will Invent-Tech get me a patent?
  8. How can I see information about upcoming and/or recent trade shows?
  9. How do you represent my idea at tradeshows?
  10. If I make plans to attend a trade show, can you send me passes to get in?
  11. How will I know when I've received a response from an interested manufacturer?
  12. What if a similar product makes it to the market before mine?
  13. Will you be making a prototype for my project?
  14. How soon can I expect to see this product on the market?
  15. Does your company charge a fee for it's services?

Answers:

  1. You can contact Invent-Tech by phone, see our contact page or by filling out a support inquiry form here
  2. If you are having problems viewing our site, check our site technical requirements page, or by filling out a support inquiry form here
  3. Manufacturers interested in receiving information about new products in categories related to their field, can do so by registering here. A member of our Manufacturer Response Team will contact your company shortly thereafter to discuss your specific interests and needs.
  4. Manufacturers interested in specific products can fill out an Invention Inquiry Form here. (You must execute a confidentiality agreement prior to reviewing any design details or proprietary information).
  5. Invent-Tech provides individual inventors with access to our comprehensive range of Inventor Assistance Services. Invent-Tech is extremely proud of its many years of service to many thousands of satisfied inventors from across the nation. Our results-oriented licensing methodology is so unique, it's patent-pending!. There are other companies that offer services for the marketing of invention ideas, but none that offer the expertise, talent, or scope of high-quality Inventor Assistance Services that Invent-Tech delivers.
  6. The pursuit of an invention is not an overnight, get-rich-quick type of business. Many more products fail than succeed. However, with the right idea, the necessary attitude of determination and perseverance, and with Invent-Tech in your corner, you have every opportunity to succeed.
  7. Invent-Tech can refer you to a registered patent attorney through our Optional Patent Attorney Referral Service in conjunction with our Inventor Assistance Services. This service gives our clients access to discounted patent attorney fees.
  8. All information regarding tradeshows will be posted in our Trade Show section
  9. We use tradeshows as a networking opportunity. Our representatives proactively approach manufacturers from many different industries in order to establish a dialogue and potential business relationship and to determine what their interests are so that we may follow-up with suitable products from our Invention Datavault.. (See trade show page).
  10. Many of the shows at which we exhibit are geared towards industry professionals. In fact, many are not even open to the general public (See trade show notice). Unfortunately, as we are not in control of any shows we attend, we cannot provide you with any discount or special access to an event by virtue of  the fact that Invent-Tech is assisting you.
  11. Anytime our staff receives an incoming inquiry about your product, we require a legally binding confidentiality agreement between Invent-Tech and the interested party. You will always know when someone is interested because we will send you a letter alerting you of the manufacturer's interest.
  12. There is very little anyone can do to prevent a similar product from entering the market before another product does. Even if your idea is patented, that does not mean someone else cannot make and sell something similar. Similar products materialing in the marketplace is a common occurence in the field of new product development. It does not automatically mean that your invention is doomed or that someone "stole" your invention, however.
  13. With today's technology, prototypes have become less and less necessary, especially in the preliminary stages of considering an invention. Prototypes are usually very costly, and if, for some reason, they do not function the way you envision, you then have to scrap the prototype and start over again. This is why Invent-Tech pioneered the use of computer-generated, 3-dimensional, virtual prototypes in the early stages of an invention's development. One of the many advantages being, that you can simply program it to work however you might want it to. It's also much faster and easier to make any requested changes to the design in the digital domain.
  14. Very few of all the patents granted each year ever actually make it to the market. While everyone always hopes for the best, there is no timetable for success. It can take several years to license a product, and several more years for it to begin to generate royalty proceeds for the inventor.
  15. Invent-Tech is a fee-for-service company. Our Inventor Assistance Services range in price according to the nature of the work and type of services rendered.