United Patent Research will be attending the exciting ICAST 2016 tradeshow, the largest sport fishing tradeshow in the world. ICAST 2016 is being held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida from July 12 to July 15, 2016. This convention center, with one half a million gross square feet of showroom floor, provides an ideal venue for the hundreds of manufacturers and distributors who will be in attendance. The focus of ICAST 2016 centers on fishing gear, accessories and apparel. As a significant number of inventors working with United Patent Research have conceived products related to sport fishing, this tradeshow provides an opportunity for United Patent Research to make meaningful manufacturer contacts on behalf of our clients.

United Patent Research (UPR) attended the International Home & Housewares Show 2016 this March. This extensive tradeshow was held in Chicago, Illinois in the state-of-the-art McCormick Place Exposition Center. This annual tradeshow is oriented towards the industrial and business community with over 60,000 industry and business professionals in attendance. Mr. Patrick Ralston, the President of United Patent Research, was in attendance with the goal of establishing productive manufacturer contacts.

One of the companies that Mr. Ralston reconnected with at the tradeshow was the AllStar Products Group. This company showed special interest in the All Around Sunshade invented by UPR client Jose F. After returning from the tradeshow Mr. Ralston emailed AllStar Products Group information about this innovative sunshade which helps to keep cars cooler in summer and warmer in winter. Another productive meeting was held with the Arrow Plastic Manufacturing Company. Three representatives of this company showed initial interest in four inventions in the category of food/beverage carriers.

At the COSCO (Home and Office Products) booth Mr. Ralston enthusiastically presented information about the Tripod Ladder System conceived by UPR client Alan L. This creative ladder combines the reach of an extension ladder with the safety and security of a step stool. As COSCO indicated an interest in step stools, Mr. Ralston thought that this product might be an excellent addition to their product line. After the tradeshow Mr. Ralston contacted the inventor and told him that the COSCO review team would like to evaluate a sample of his invention.

One of the exciting aspects of attending tradeshows is that our representatives can discover corporate relationships that might not be readily known. For example, at the March housewares show Mr. Ralston met with a representative of Creative Concepts USA which has a working relationship with Tristar. In this meeting Mr. Ralston presented information about the Workout Buddy, an exciting product which is simultaneously a pet toy, pet exercise item, and a human workout device. Upon returning to UPR headquarters, Mr. Ralston sent Creative Concepts additional information about this pet/exercise product.

Mr. Ralston’s meeting with Hampton Direct was also very productive. The representative of Hampton Direct showed an initial interest in four inventions created by UPR clients: the Workout Buddy (a pet item); the Baseboard Heater Covers (a home improvement item); the All Around Sun Shade (a unique auto sun shade); and the Tree Shelf (an accessory for decorative trees).

As can be seen from the above summary of Mr. Ralston’s activities at the International Home & Housewares Show 2016, many positive contacts with manufacturers were made. Some of these contacts were “old friends” that wanted to review our latest product offerings and some contacts were “new friends” who were eager to review the many innovative inventions conceived by United Patent Research clients. The important fact is the United Patent Research will continue to present interested manufacturers with pertinent information about our clients’ conceptions. As with any endeavor, consistent effort is the road that leads to success.

United Patent Research engaged in very productive meetings with major manufacturers during the 2016 Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.  The meeting at the Prism booth was especially interesting as the company’s founder and CEO, Steve King, is also an inventor.  He has developed a very unique stylus for use with computers and tablets having touch screens.  United Patent Research will be sending this company some of its product offerings for their consideration.  Moving on to the Levo booth, UPR’s representative, Mr. Patrick Ralston, met with the representative of this successful manufacturer of accessories for electronic tablets.  UPR hopes to interest this company in some of the inventions created by UPR clients.  Mr. Ralston was impressed with the wide range of quality headphones at the Audio-Technica booth.  As this company seems to have expanded its product line to include holders for portable video cameras, UPR may have some very relevant inventions to present to them.