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I've got this idea. It's pretty simple, really. But I think it's a good one. Could help some people, could make some money. All well and good.
Problem is that I don't know what to do with it. You can't just go to a company and sell them the idea and let them work out the details. I know that much. You have to get the patent first. Which requires having the details worked out already, including a working prototype.
Shouldn't be a big deal, but the details in this case involve some electrical engineering. On a basic, practical level, but still... It's stuff that's beyond me right now. (Mild dyslexia always made it difficult, but the fibro fog added on puts it that much further out of reach.)
I need help.
1. Someone who can work out how the switches need to be wired together to get the right output.
Volunteers? Suggestions of where to look or whom to ask?
2. Also need help with the patent process.
Had a neighbor who started me on it once, years ago. He worked for one of those companies that do that. Helped me get everything ready for the initial filing. Even gave me materials to get working on a prototype. Until, the day before I was going to mail them, I was flipping through a magazine in the local library and saw an ad for a small company that was just starting up selling the Sleep Number Bed. Dammit.
Anyway... neighbor's gone now. Died just a few years later. I'm not sure where to go now. Do I want to work with one of those companies, or are they a rip-off? Anyone have thoughts, suggestions, and/or experience to share?
Problem is that I don't know what to do with it. You can't just go to a company and sell them the idea and let them work out the details. I know that much. You have to get the patent first. Which requires having the details worked out already, including a working prototype.
Shouldn't be a big deal, but the details in this case involve some electrical engineering. On a basic, practical level, but still... It's stuff that's beyond me right now. (Mild dyslexia always made it difficult, but the fibro fog added on puts it that much further out of reach.)
I need help.
1. Someone who can work out how the switches need to be wired together to get the right output.
Volunteers? Suggestions of where to look or whom to ask?
2. Also need help with the patent process.
Had a neighbor who started me on it once, years ago. He worked for one of those companies that do that. Helped me get everything ready for the initial filing. Even gave me materials to get working on a prototype. Until, the day before I was going to mail them, I was flipping through a magazine in the local library and saw an ad for a small company that was just starting up selling the Sleep Number Bed. Dammit.
Anyway... neighbor's gone now. Died just a few years later. I'm not sure where to go now. Do I want to work with one of those companies, or are they a rip-off? Anyone have thoughts, suggestions, and/or experience to share?