After the International Housewares Show, United Patent Research (UPR) followed up with a major “As Seen on TV” company and resubmitted a handful of products – a few of which received serious interest.  After many discussions, the interested company made the decision that they were going to take a deeper look at Comfy Soles, invented by Joanne B.  After trading several emails and having a brief meeting with them at the National Hardware Show, UPR was informed that the interested company’s marketing team is going to put together a small marketing test to run online to evaluate Comfy Soles. If the results of that test are positive, this company is prepared to enter negotiations regarding signing a licensing agreement.

At the National Hardware Show, United Patent Research (UPR) made a new contact with a major manufacturer who specializes in LED lighting and pneumatic, automotive, and hardware tools products. After a brief presentation to the president of the company, the president did not hesitate in signing a general Non-Disclosure Agreement with Universal Licensing to receive invention submissions on a regular basis. This company right now is seriously looking to expand its LED market and is anxious to meet with UPR to see what inventions we have available for licensing. After the meeting, I have to say, we were “licking our chops” because we have a lot more in LED lighting to present! We will be meeting with this company on a regular basis in the very near future.

At the National Hardware Show, United Patent Research (UPR) met with an East Coast electronics manufacturer who has licensing agreements with Stanley and Westinghouse. After UPR’s representative gave a very brief presentation, this manufacturer was interested in Isaac B.’s Generator Buddy, which uses GFCI (ground fault circuit interrupter) technology. This invention allows a portable generator to easily and safely supply electrical power to a home during a power outage using only one connection to the home. We have a handful of additional products which we will be presenting to this company.

At the National Hardware Show, United Patent Research (UPR) met with a company representative who is the gateway to a major tool company that has sales in excess of $3 billion! UPR was able to have a private meeting with this representative to present handpicked inventions which we felt would fit perfectly in this company’s product line. Of the eight products presented, four products were selected to be reviewed in the very near future. Three of those four products already have working prototypes. The four products are: Daniel P.’s Multi Hanging Clamp; Andy H.’s Mud Pan Cleaning Hook; Lee S.’s Knee Dolly; Alan P. & William C.’s Cool Chair. UPR will be following up with this representative and also, as a side note, this representative is also interested in Michael O.’s Cake Tent which was presented to him at the International Home & Housewares Show. This representative seemed very excited when he was informed that a prototype for the Cake Tent is under construction. We anticipate that this prototype will be available within the next several weeks.

Prior to the National Hardware Show in Las Vegas, a major international company, with offices in Australia and the U.S., expressed interest in David B’s Kid Safe. United Patent Research (UPR) already has signed agreements in hand that allow us to provide detailed invention information to this company. While discussing Kid Safe, we presented a handful of products which we felt would fit their market niche. The Child Safety Plug/Charger Lock, invented by UPR client James P., interested them and they requested that we submit to them other products in that same category. We found one product that we feel would be perfect – Denise S’s Cord Loct. UPR will shortly be speaking with this manufacturer in order to determine other products that might be of interest to them.

At the National Hardware Show, United Patent Research (UPR) began its manufacturer contact activities by participating in a meeting with a major “As Seen on TV” retail company that UPR met with 2 months earlier at the Housewares Show in Chicago. We briefly discussed a product that they were interested in at the Housewares Show – Michael O.’s “Cake Tent”. UPR informed them that a prototype was under construction and we would be following up with them in the near future to discuss possible licensing arrangements. UPR also presented them with a package of products for their review. These were products that they had not seen before which we feel would fit beautifully into their market niche. We will shortly be following up with one of their vice presidents to discuss what products may be of interest. We understand that this manufacturer’s representative has returned from the corporate offices in Hong Kong and is interested in discussing products for 2017-2018.