What goes into being an inventor? How does someone go from an idea to a real, marketable product? We learn about the step-by-step process of bringing inventions to life, and how the entrepreneurial spirit propels so many Mainers to create novel and useful inventions.
Guests
- Sean Sweeney, patent attorney with Tredecim LLC
- Don Gooding, chief content officer for Four Colors of Money for Entrepreneurs
- Mac McIntire, inventor of the E.L.S.A., a convertible bag/vest, produced by Martinson Industries in Portland
Resources
- Bangor Daily News op-ed: Maine inventors have a natural advantage
- Coastal Journal: Did you know earmuffs come from Maine?
- Bangor Daily News: How 4 people survive as inventors in Bangor
- Blog: 8 Incredible Inventions Maine Has Given To The World
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office patent search
- Martinson Industries Emergency Life Saving Armor (ELSA)
- Portland Press Herald: Loss of patent program a huge blow to Maine inventors
- Maine Technology Institute
- NIH Small Business Innovation Research
- Greenlight Maine
- SHOT Show, Las Vegas
- Amp Fins
- InventHelp
- University of Maine Innovate for Maine program
- Maine Accelerates Growth Initiative