Good afternoon once again, Juan C. Blanco, Innovation Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, checking back in once again with a report on yet another Innovation Direct™ inventor product idea garnering interest from a manufacturer. On this occasion the subject of a request for additional information is a baby safety accessory that incorporates electronics into its design and functionality. A New York-based firm that has been...
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Hello, Juan C. Blanco, Innovation Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, checking in with our latest update. Earlier Wednesday, Innovation Direct™ sent an e-mail requesting an update to the principal of the Florida-based company that licensed an apparel product from our roster back in early March. We had reported on the signing of the licensing agreement back in a March 10th entry (“Patience pays off in...
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Hello, Juan C. Blanco, Innovation Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, checking in with an update regarding a food packaging invention from the Innovation Direct™ roster. On June 26th, Innovation Direct™ had received an indication of initial interest in the product idea from a Michigan-based company and had promptly sent the gentleman who’d identified himself as a contact a non-disclosure agreement for signature. As we’ve emphasized...
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Good afternoon, Juan C. Blanco, Innovation Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, checking in with our first update for a Wednesday. Following up on a situation we initially reported on in a June 25th entry (“Update: Innovation Direct™ receives signed non-disclosure agreement from California-based manufacturer for lighting accessory; access to detailed design information sent…“), Innovation Direct™ has sent a follow-up letter to the California-based company that...
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Hello, Juan C. Blanco, Innovation Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, checking in with another report of an Innovation Direct™ inventor product idea receiving interest. Earlier Tuesday, Innovation Direct™ received a request for more information on a household product from our roster. The indication of interest emanated from a New York-based manufacturer and as is the protocol for such situations, a non-disclosure agreement was immediately sent...
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Hello, Juan C. Blanco, Innovation Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, checking in with a quick update regarding a situation we had last reported on in an April 28th entry (“Update: Innovation Direct™ receives update from inventor regarding manufacturer’s interest in his product…“). As we’d explained in that posting, a Massachusetts-based manufacturer that had been reviewing the detailed design information on a medical accessory from the...
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Hello, Juan C. Blanco, Innovation Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, checking back in one final time for a Monday with a quick update on our early follow-up efforts with companies met during the ASI Show Chicago 2008. Several e-mails have already been sent to manufacturers met at the event, and we are pleased to report that we have received multiple replies that have confirmed the...
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Hello, Juan C. Blanco, Innovation Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, checking in once again with another Innovation Direct To Industry™-related update. Following up on a situation we had most recently reported on in a June 9th entry (“Update: Innovation Direct™ seeks long overdue feedback from Pennsylvania-based Home and Housewares Show lead regarding initial Innovation Direct To Industry™ package…“), we are pleased to report that we...
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Hello, Juan C. Blanco, Innovation Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, checking in with an update to get things started on this last week of July. Earlier Monday, Innovation Direct™ received a request for more information on a tool accessory from our roster from an Illinois-based tool manufacturer. The company had recently received preliminary, non-confidential information on the invention and had been sufficiently intrigued to ask...
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Hello, Juan C. Blanco, Innovation Direct™’s Director of Product Licensing, checking back in one final time with an update on a medical accessory from our roster that we’d last reported about on July 7th (“Update: Innovation Direct™ sends follow-up letter to Oregon-based manufacturer regarding detailed design information sent on medical accessory…“). As we’d explained in that posting, Innovation Direct™ had sent a follow-up letter to...
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