Helpful Websites For Inventors The Links listed below are some of the ones we have found to be particularly
helpful to Inventors. We hope that you find them helpful. For more local services for inventors, check out HIA Members Providing Services for Inventors
Patentstuff.com Ken Roddy, patent agent-patent searches, applications, and information.
David Fink, Contingency Patent
Litigation (if unsuccessful, no fee for legal services, only disbursements must be paid).
Toy Invention SuperSite
is David Ayers's web site for inventors interested in coming up with new
toys and games. David has years of experience in this industry.
Venture Assistance (VA)
is Dan Altman's service where he helps inventors, entrepreneurs, companies,
universities, and government agencies with licensing (intellectual property
transfer), product commercialization and management consulting services.
Cyrospace, Inc.Specializes in time and cost efficient design and
development, R & D mining, and technology commercialization and
transfer services. Cyrospace also offers an Internet marketplace platform for
listing your breakthrough technologies and inventions.
LawAce.net Mark Young - Attorney At Law, West Palm Beach, FL, Concentrating in construction related legal matters.
Other Marketing & Product Evaluation: QVC Product Evaluation How to get your product evaluated for possible airing on
QVC television and HSN online shopping.
City of Houston Business Portal - Provides you with information on city, county, state and federal regulations affecting your current or proposed business, and
other help in getting started and operating a business in the Houston-area.
Springboard Ventures®, Inc. - A Houston company assisting early stage technology companies with all phases of business development
by connecting Entrepreneurs to a network of Investors, Mentors, Professional Service Providers, online/offline educational resources.
Patent Plaques And Gifts: www.PatentPlaques.com - Proudly display your accomplishments with a US patent plaque. An eloquent way for individuals and companies to display their patents. They also make a great gift for someone else who may be an inventor.
Specialties and Sources for Components: Thomas Register Search ThomasNet, the most comprehensive resource for industrial information. Go straight to the source of product, company information, CAD drawings and more...
www.scientificsonline.com Edmund Scientific - Anything to do with science, exploration and nature - strange gadgets, unusual lighting, and unique techie toys - telescopes -
microscopes - optical instruments - binoculars - spotting scopes - magnifiers - science kits - components - robots - chemistry labs, unique tools, balances and scales, and more.
Product line covers physics and electronics, magnetics and magnetism, solar energy and technology.
American Science & Surplus A unique mix of industrial, military and educational items, with an emphasis on science and education. A wide range of unusual and hard to find items (some bizarre stuff) for the hobbyist, inventor, tinkerer, artist, experimenter, home educator, do-it-yourselfer, and bargain hunter.
Good items for prototypes, models, and innumerable science projects.
MacroFab, Inc.MacroFab.com operates a cloud based platform that enables production and assembly of printed circuit board and electronics for hardware startups. The company is based in Houston, TX.
Starting A Business: How to Get A Bar Code Office of Business Opportunity Houston - Provides you with information on city, county,
state and federal regulations affecting your current or proposed business.
Free "Getting Started Packet"-your roadmap to operating a business in Houston-are
available by mail or in person to anyone opening or expanding a small business.
www.businessUSA.gov is a government site that tells everything you could want
about starting a small business. SCORE-Houston, Service Corps of Retired Executives is a nonprofit
organization providing small business counseling and training. SCORE members are retired business men and women who
volunteer their time to assist aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners. There are SCORE chapters in every state.
National SCORE Office is the national office. score online this is SCORE Chapter 55, Seattle, WA, web
site; it has all you want to know about starting your own business. It lists all SCORE chapter web sites but the three listed in Texas have little more than their meeting
locations and times.
Springboard Ventures®, Inc. - A Houston company assisting early stage technology companies with all phases of business development
by connecting Entrepreneurs to a network of Investors, Mentors, Professional Service Providers, online/offline educational resources.
Advertising and Public Relations: The Fernau Group - Public Relations and Marketing - Identify your audience, determine
your message and get public exposure for your business, product or project.
Trade Show Directories Trade Show Network News A searchable database of tradeshows for various industries and markets.
Type in "Texas" or "Houston" for local events.
Tradeshow Calendar Tradepub.com - Many (but not all) Trade Magazines for various industries and markets.
