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Come June, there's going to be some new blood in the club. And it's about time. When Don Reaches his 75th birthday in June he's planning on retiring from all club activities.
Hey, does that sound familiar? Well, it should, because that was the lead sentence in the lead article in last month's newsletter.
And it's not just idle talk guys. It's very selfish, I admit, but the time has come to spend some time marketing my invention and working on the book. I don't believe it's ethical to up and quit with short notice, so that's why I'm making this a six month notice. Plenty of time to have folks step up and be part of the action. Remember that old saying: "Blessed are the volunteers, for they shall be given wisdom and kept in the loop" Notice the word volunteer is not a four letter word. It's also used with other words, like pride and self esteem.
So give some thought to helping out with jobs like treasurer, for instance. Actually a personal checkbook takes more time than doing it for the club. Secretary means just keeping track of things and handling the mail.
I love the NIA and it's purpose; to help inventors. Over the years we've helped a lot of folks gain a little direction for their inventive pursuits. We have given a lot of advice, had some great speakers and kept some from being scammed by the "Up Front Money" phonies.
That's the thing we do best, and it will be just as important in the future as it has in the past, if not more so, because the American consumer has become conditioned to expect a new model to replace last year's model, or new product every year to make life easier, the need for inventions is growing faster than we realize.
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Yes, we've finally made the grade and are now officially a NONPROFIT entity. This month we got the notice in the mail that the U.S. Internal Revenue Service recognizes the Nevada Inventors Association, Inc. to be a not for profit organization.
It's been a long time coming, but once Ian Burns got in it and talked his friend Dick Schulze into helping us, it didn't take long at all. Dick is a tax attorney with the local firm of Hale Lane Peek Dennison Howard Anderson and Pearl.
The Incorporation work was done "pro bono" by Ian, and the IRS work was done "pro bono" by Dick; both at no cost to the NIA but filing fees with the State of Nevada and the IRS. We owe them both a large thank you for helping us, but more than that; we owe them some loyalty. If we need a tax attorney or a patent attorney, don't forget who our friends are, OK?
So, what does it mean? It means as an IRS listed tax exempt organization:
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Have you checked out the internet web page for NIA lately? Vince is doing a hell of a job making it more interesting all the time. If you haven't, better take a look. (See the front cover of newsletter for the URL)
Now he has some of the more interesting articles listed by title or subject, in addition to the full text of our newsletters listed by month of publication. There are also some more links to other newsletters and organizations that offer helpful information for inventors. There's stuff about: Marketing, Licensing, Patenting, Legislative information, Manufacturing information, Conventions, Seminars and even music! (Vince has attached sound tracks for those who have multimedia kits in their computers) Why not look it over and send Vince an E-mail about what you think of it? He has a "Letters to the Editor" department too.
There's another pro bono job, given free to NIA by a member. Vince is doing this all on his own, with the only cost to NIA being the actual fee paid by Vince to the internet server.
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You know, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office web site answers a lot of questions about patent searching, and while they don't have the graphics (drawings) on the PTO site, the IBM pages do. There's also the University of North Carolina patent searching site where even United Kingdom, PCT (Patent Cooperation Countries) and Hong Kong information is available.
The Thomas Register internet site alone has current information on:
Pretty remarkable what's available free, on the internet, for us inventor types, isn't it? If you're not checking these web sites out, why not? And if you don't have a computer yet, maybe you better start thinking about it. A lot of us are over 55 and can take courses at the Community College for free. Used computers are selling in classified's for 1/3 to 1/2 the cost of new.
When you consider the reluctance by the public to accept things like the automobile, electric power, television, airplanes, miniskirts and even talking pictures, it's a wonder technology moves as fast as it does.
My point is, anyone who is serious about inventing and technology should make more of an effort to be actively involved in it. Computers are here, my friend, and I don't think they're going to go away. Best way to start is to go to a friend's house and check out the internet. It's really, really neat!!
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This is a first for the NIA! It's the first time we get to make the happy announcement that one of our own was born into automatic membership of the inventor community.
Eight and a half pounds of beautiful Alexandria Reis was born on a Monday (January 26th) following the meeting Saturday (January 24th).
You folks may have noticed the young lady sitting near the door at our meetings? And she made frequent trips to the ladies room? Well that was Peggy Reis. She had a pretty good reason -- she was only two days away from giving birth to her latest creation. What I think is remarkable is she still found time, and made the effort, to attend a meeting. Peggy, you're amazing!
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Dr. Jim Holland, retired Sacramento Chiropractor, was our first speaker at the January meeting, and gave some thought provoking demonstrations with magnets and how they alleviate pain.
Especially interesting was the video he showed that demonstrated the flow of blood through vessels with and without the use of a permanent magnet. Apparently when placed over an area of tissue damage, the blood is induced to rush to the injured site and start repairing damage.
Jim indicated that cancerous tissue, arthritic joints, traumatic damage, etc., was all helped when magnets were applied to the areas affected. It seems the theory is that the body does its own reconstruction work by using the autoimmune properties of our own blood. Just getting the blood there to do the work is what the magnets are for. Is it the iron molecules in blood that are attracted by the magnetic forces? That seems to be the idea.
I have to admit to some skepticism, that comes naturally when confronted with seeming miracles, but I also admit to genuine surprise when Dr. Jim had me stand on some magnetic plates and showed the room (and me) how my sense of balance increased dramatically.
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The next speaker, as you've already guessed, was also demonstrating alternative treatment of pain relief and medical problems, only instead of magnetic forces, his methods involved the use of radio frequencies. He acknowledged the benefits of magnetism, but used different technology.
Jim Sloan, of Carson City testified to some incredible cancer cures through the use of radio frequency (RF) "electro-medical" treatment. It seems there are certain frequencies within the body tissues, I think he said around 667 kilohertz, that when excited by like frequencies from radio waves, appear to have a positive healing affect. There was a scientist, Dr. Royal Reif, who did some experimenting with radio frequencies in the electro-medical field and his work is well known to those who are today's practitioners. Chuck Watkins volunteered to try the technology on his chronic back pain and claimed by the end of Jim's talk that he noticed a difference.
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April 21-23 at the Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, California is a date for which we should give some serious thought. It is the time of the Direct Response Television Exposition and Conference. As a member of an organized inventors' association we can get the $65.00 admission fee to the exhibit hall waived.
What is DRTV? It's where the future of marketing new consumer products may be heading. Remember the terrific talk Tony Patti gave regarding marketing? And how important it is to make a personal contact with sales reps and decision makers? Well, for an inventor with a consumer product, this might be the best opportunity that has come along for a while.
This is not a trade show for inventors, where you must have a market ready product and pay for the cost of a booth to exhibit and demonstrate your widget. Not that I'm bad mouthing an inventors' trade show. Far from it -- if you do have a product ready and suitable for a trade show, that's great experience.
No, this is for the guy, or lady, who has the prototype, patent, patent pending or even a market ready product that's not patented. This is the show where someone else has paid for the booth to exhibit and you are the one with the product they're looking for. This is the show where the producers of Direct Response TV shows have their booth set up to attract products that will sell to a national TV audience and make them a lot of money. When you have a new consumer product, with mass market appeal, priced right (for several layers of profit), you probably will look like an ice cream cone to those guys.
March 20th is the deadline for the show promoters to receive information about the invention or new product you wish to submit. There's a $25.00 submission fee and the top 50 products will be submitted to the DRTV exhibiting marketers. They, in turn, will contact the inventor for a demo of the product; probably at the show, in a private setting.
There will be more details at the February 28th meeting. Registration for the exhibitors for the full three day conference, exhibit hall and party is $645. But I believe we will have a discounted rate for members of inventors organizations to attend just two or three sessions. And there are three free sessions for us anyway. They are sending me details in the mail.
Room and meals for two at the Hyatt Regency (the host hotel for the conference) should cost around $500 for the three days, plus the cost of getting there and back. Think it's worth it? I do, but only if you have that type of product; mass market appeal, priced right and unencumbered.
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Reno, NV - Nominations are currently being accepted for the 1998 Nevada Inventor of The Year until March 16, 1998. The Nevada Inventor of the Year Award will be presented by Governor Miller at the Governor's annual Industry Appreciation Luncheons in Reno and Las Vegas.
The Nevada Inventor of the Year Award is sponsored by the Nevada Technology Council, a statewide organization of business, government, college, and university professionals who work to advance science and technology initiatives in Nevada. The Award honors Nevadans who have made significant contributions to the state by inventive entrepreneurship. The award emphasizes entrepreneurship, the importance of the invention to Nevada, commercial impact in Nevada, and personal accomplishments or recognition of the nominee. The honoree becomes a member of the Nevada Inventor's Hall of Fame located at the University of Nevada, Reno.
Those interested in nominating an inventor should ask Ian F. Burns, Inventor of the Year Committee Chair, for information and forms. Mr. Burns, a registered patent attorney, may be reached at 560 E Plumb Lane in Reno (zip code 89502), telephone (702) 825-6066, fax 825-6072, or E-mail iburns@ix.netcom.com
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Created on March 13, 1998
Updated on November 29, 2005