Oct 17 Inventors Network of the Capital Area Meeting

The October 17, 2011 Inventors Network of the Capital Area meeting is 5:30 pm at the Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library, 7584 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22043-2099. Note, that the meeting is on the third Monday of the month. The meeting starts with networking at 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm, followed by announcements and the introduction of the speaker or meeting topic.

Christopher Hawker and Abraham Alexander of Trident Design LLC (http://www.trident-design.com/) are this month’s speakers. Christopher and Abraham are inventors, industrial designers, and marketing & licensing gurus. Trident Design LLC’s website states “Trident Design works with companies and inventors to develop innovative products that inspire desire and transform markets with a combination of joyful design, perfected function and superb quality.” Christopher and Abraham will be speaking at INCA via Skype meeting.

Their presentation will include three case studies on three different inventions. Each case study has a different story of how an inventor brought their invention to market. One case study is about someone who manufactures and sells their invention. Another case study is about an inventor who has their invention manufactured by a contract manufacturer and then sell their product to consumers. Another case study is about an inventor who licensed their invention directly to a company without manufacturing it first.

Christopher and Abraham will also present on their company’s process on how they take an invention from the very first stages all they way to licensing. There will also be an opportunity to as them questions about their company and the inventing process. We will also try to have their presentation broadcast via the internet so you might be able to watch via the web at home.