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President; Tony Patti, 775 677-4824

V. Pres; Randy Sloan 775 747-3711

Secty. Treas.; J.R. Trout 775 972-5887

Sgt. at Arms; Gary Fosburg 775 849-9210

Program Director; Charles Ketchum 775 323-5654


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SPEAKER - BILL TORCH M.D.
THE LOST GENERATION

- WHERE DO WE G0 FROM HERE?
Overview of the "Eye-Com Bio-Sensor" PrePatent effort versus Post-Patent effort.
Childrens's museum project phase
#1 phase
#2 Phase
#3 Children's Bill of Rights
Comments on "We the Children"
Summation



By Stephen des Jardins-- NIA Evaluation Coordinator


The reactions to the new "Group Evaluation" segment of our monthly NIA meetings have been so positive that the segment will be continuing during the meeting's last hour for the conceivable future. Positive comments have come from presenters and evaluators alike. Future presentations are sure to stimulate more rousing discussions.

What will this meeting bring? It's another surprise for now. Possibly a chance to scrutinize the 'Cat Fence in" or maybe one of Alexander Prokop's cleaver electronic devices? You'll just have to come to the May meeting to see.

Eugene Mason, the inventor of the "Funny Funnel" product we looked at first wrote--

"I would to thank you for the time and attention you devoted to the subject invention. The group evaluation form is a good idea-- have you a copyright on it?"

"Also, I would like to mention that the essay answers are much more valuable then the y-n-dk portion. Since almost all inventions are different in design and application . .. "

Our last meeting presentation showed that new ideas don't always start from scratch. Most they are built on what is already. Don Lahrson showed this with the presentation of his "Sani- Mat" invention. The invention is the bringing together of a specialized material and a specialized application. The resulting product is the repackaging of the material in a way that will alert and inform consumers that "This" is the best material for the job.

That's what I think is an important part of the NIA. Our meetings give us a chance to see broad concepts represented in specific ideas and then get inspiration for new ideas from these broader concepts.


Minutes of the meeting of April 24, 1999

Start at 9:05 AM
Finance's of NIA report, and state of the income from the dues increase. 9:15 AM

All people present gave an intro to what there interests are.
Bill Young has came back from the Direct marketing trade show We viewed IMP tape (fullfillment tapes ) web site is 'www.imcdirect.com'

Break 9:45 to 10:05

Allen Puttman on his problems in inventing, getting patented, have a lawyer doing the patent search, writing, and now protecting the patent...
notes; must review prior art all fields, prior documention have a basic form of confidentaltie get there financial report . also best workers idea , retired workers. then hired retired work crew.

Break 11:05 to 11:18

Steve DeJaredans had 1 product to evaluate #1 Sani-Mat We fill out questionnaire and talked about the product...

11:50 Dr Torch talked about the Nevada Science and Techolgy Center name and possible changes

End of regular meeting. 12:02

At the board of directors meeting:

1. The board of directors voted to give $100 to Hug High for Odyssey of the Mind team, to help with travel expenses, this team will compete at University of Tennessee in Knoxville during the last week of May. to match wits, imaginations, and personalities with the best teams from over twenty five countries They need to raise approximately $1050 per team member to allow them and their coach to travel there.

2. And make Vince Chemist the Publisher of this newsletter.

end of board of directors meeting..


From the desk of the President

April meeting was as usual extremely interesting. Allen Putnam's talk on the problems and success's were quite interesting and informative. Our group really perked up at his legal problems with knockoff's but the best part was the fact that he took a great idea and is making it into a very successful company Thank you Allen for sharing your experience with us.We also had our first real product evaluation, Don Lahrson and his Mom Nancy asked for our input on their product Sani-Mat, I hope we helped! Thanks to Steve DesJardins this is developing into a very helpful and interesting part of our meeting, I think that not only were Don and Nancy helped but many other members seemed to learn from the experience. The creative juices were really flowing.

May meeting will include a talk from Dr. Bill Torch on his recent visit to Washington DC to explain the features of his product the Eye-Com he has been awarded 1 patent and has 2 more pending!

Steve will also have another invention for us to evaluate. Please come and participate you are needed and if you need help we are ready willing and able.

Regards, Tony Patti Pres. N.I.A..


INVENTOR COALITION VS. INVENTION SUBMISSION CORPORATION

The Trust Account for Inventor Coalition vs. Invention Submission Corporation was established after Invention Submission Corporation (ISC) brought a lawsuit against the National Inventor Fraud Center, Inc. (NIFC) for publishing information about ISC's business practices and success rates on its web site (www.inventorfraud.com) Andy Gibbs (founder of Gibbs Group) is the trustee of the trust Account.

The trust Account's sole purpose is to provide compensation to the NIFC "for the legal defense and general expenses" incurred by the NIFC in defending itself against ISC's lawsuit. Even though Michael S. Neustel is a patent attorney who is completing much of the legal work himself and Paul Friederichs is taking a discounted hourly rate, the legal fees and other expenses associated with this lawsuit are expected to exceed $50,000. WE believed in the NIFC and here is the place to send donations:

Andy Gibbs ,

Inventor Coalition Trust Account

3678 South Walton Avenue

Yuba City, California 95993

Donor's name ______________________________________________

telephone # _____________________

Address __________________________________________ city _______________

State __________ Zip ______________________

Amount enclosed _____________________

Type of payment: Check ____ Money order _____ Credit card ___________

If credit card : master card _______ visa ________ Discover/novus _______ Card Number _____________________ Expiration Date ______________

DO you want your name listed upon NIFC's web site as a donor?

YES_______ I understand that my name will be listed upon a public web site. NO________I want to remain an anonymous donor, and do not want my information publicized.

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Creative Rule of Thumb # 2 "Create Ideas that are 15 minutes ahead of their time. Not light years ahead." 1992 Chic Thompson

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