Patent you Invention and Trademark your logo

Hello Everyone,

This i would say is the most difficult part of the invention process. There is no way around paying for a lawyer to file your invention. At first I thought i would put it together myself. How hard could it be, look at another patent and switch the words around so that it fits your invention? Amazingly difficult, like another language, and I started thinking if i didn't do it right the first time then someone could steal my idea. So I had to bite the bullet and pay for someone to file my patent. I had to pick up extra website jobs on the side and I had to get money from any avenue I had. The patent was sent off and my invention is now "patent-pending". So now its a clock counting down the days, I need to get things up and running within a year so I can get the full patent. Its a bit scary but at the same time motivating because it pushes you to work at it.

The other thing I needed was a Trademarked name. The name of the product had to be simple. On of the most difficult things about coming up with a name for your invention is that you know it will be permanently attached to your invention forever! Since my invention was a ring I had a million ideas, maybe "T-Ring" cause there was a T that connected the two, maybe "Keely Ring" named after my daughter. And not only do you have to come up with a good name, you then have to check all areas of social media and websites to make sure the great name you came up with isn't already used.
Finally I came up with the name "Ringzie" , I got the .com , facebook, twitter, instagram , youtube, and google + . I got the lawyer to file the trademark and now i'm off and running!

To see how far i am now ( a year later)  check it out here -

http://www.ringzie.com

http://www.facebook.com/ringzie

http://www.twitter.com/ringzie

http://www.instagram.com/ringzie

Thanks Everyone 

Justin Greenough

3D Printing at a discount price or for free

Hello Everyone,

So my next big obstacle was 3d printing the design I had professionally made. I started making calls and seeing what kind of quotes i could get, my attorney ( Thats another blog entirely ) gave me a solid NDA to give manufacturers. The NDA "non-disclosure agreement" was so that not only could they not steal my idea but any idea they came up with based on my idea was also mine, pretty clever right? So the prices for 3d printing were a bit crazy going from $600 - $2,000 depending on the machine. So what could I do? Well I offered a trade, I was able to trade making a website for the company in exchange for a 3d print of my design. So many 3d printers out there with horrible or outdated websites. So I found a way in, something i could do for other companies in exchange for what I was looking for. It came out amazing!!

You would be surprised how often companies are willing to trade a service for a service. Make sure to check out everything about them and if you have something they want, trade it! It doesn't hurt to ask.

My next step after this was making sure to put a patent out on it and a trademark on the name i had, and I know thats going to be expensive with no possible chance of trading.

To see how far i am now ( a year later)  check it out here -

http://www.ringzie.com

http://www.facebook.com/ringzie

http://www.twitter.com/ringzie

http://www.instagram.com/ringzie

Thanks Everyone 

Justin Greenough

New Invention - CAD CAM Design and 3D Printing

Hey Everyone,

So my next biggest hurdle was taking my drawing of the invention i had and turning it into something that i could actually hold and use! The first thing i did was look online over and over again, I checked google and links and forums to try and find someone that could help me with my project. I eventually came across a website that helped me. A middle man site who could point me to his connections. Thats where i met Mike Robinson from www.cad-camsolutions.com . He was very polite and helped me get a 3d version of my invention in no time. I then downloaded an app called eDrawings to view the 3d. It was an amazing feeling to se an idea I had come to life in a 3d rendering that i could mover around and view.

Things were moving right along and I was getting more excited with every step. Now that I had it drawn out and made in CAD CAM I had to find a 3d printer to print it for me. I had talked to a few 3d print companies but nothing i was excited about yet. And i imagine what everyone would want to know would be the pricing for this, to have this CAD CAM made it cost about $600, and i imagine it was so low because of how simple my project was. I knew if i was going to make this work I couldn't keep paying money so I had to come up with some way to trade with the next company i needed. When you have a family you have to support with a day job, its hard to come up with that extra money to fund your dream.

To see how far i am now ( a year later)  check it out here -

http://www.ringzie.com

http://www.facebook.com/ringzie

http://www.twitter.com/ringzie

http://www.instagram.com/ringzie

Thanks Everyone 

Justin Greenough

Getting Started - New Invention Idea - Ring

Hello Everyone!

My name is Justin Greenough and I have created a new invention. I came up with a ring that you can create yourself by attaching pieces together. I am very excited that I have a not only a new invention but something that I can make into a business of my own. I also know that it will be a long journey because I am a Husband, father of 3 daughters and work 9 - 5 monday to friday. I will be writing about what i experience as this process unfolds.

To get everyone up to speed i first came up with this idea after watching my daughters creating and playing with various necklace kits and bracelet kits and i wondered, why haven't they been making rings? The answer is there isn't any. So i set out to create one! I first found a program on my ipad called iDesign which was tricky to get the hang of but after a while i was able to come up with a drawing of my invention.

It was my starting point last January and i've been moving forward ever since. I'll update you more on how i'm doing next time.

To see how far i am now ( a year later)  check it out here -

http://www.ringzie.com

http://www.facebook.com/ringzie

http://www.twitter.com/ringzie

http://www.instagram.com/ringzie

Thanks Everyone 

Justin Greenough