Yes Jane It was very frustrating and still is………I applied for my patent and did a patent search and nothing like it showed up.

Months later PUR puts out that crappy pur flavors option mount which was hurried to market and cheaply made and had lots of complaints and for me trying to licensing my idea they really hurt my opportunities by making that thing that you pump a squirt of flavor into……

Mine works more like a beverage machine, the concentrate is actually mixed in a mixing reservoir with water and dispensed as reconstituted beverage such as Orange Juice or flavored water.

I am not sure if I can find someone to license it by contacting companies over the Internet so I am thinking of taking the idea to kickstarter and raise the funds to build a prototype and then take it to trade shows, we shall see how it goes…..
Thanks:)

Congratulations, Ken!!! I remember the frustration you had surrounding this idea last year. Sounds like you are on your way now! Keep us posted. In other words… hang around! :-)

Ken, do you want me to say something?? :) Put on EN’s open search for kitchen/home products too.

That’s True David Thanks!

Where there’s a will there’s a way Ken good look.

Yes Frank I have submitted to Brita which is owned by Clorox.inc. and Presto in the past with no luck. Now with a issued patent I will try again. To submit to Clorox you have to go through evergreenip Dot com/

Ken…. just thinking out loud here… I’m sure you’ve been in contact with Brita? (seems like they would be the perfect fit)
You might also want to consider submitting it to the Presto LPS?

Andrea I sent Warren another message after I was granted a patent and he never returned it, so I guess he doesn’t want to look at it again.

I say take it to Warren again, it may be worth another shot with a patent!!

Thanks Andrea I am very excited but now where to go I may need to bring on someone with more experience for funding and negotiating if I can’t get a licensing deal….We will bring it to market ourselves if we can.

Ken, you should be proud of yourself!! I know you are over the moon, now, get it out there so I can buy one!!

I get lost with this Crap different countries different laws. They all seem to want money but will not refund if something is found to be wrong.

Thanks David! I will limit my posts to twice a year:)

Hi ken well done have you passed the cooling off period if not i would limit your posts some places six mounths.or so I have patents. Only a question.

The Patent office has a big back log……Will the new law make things better?

Wow… I thought mine took a long time at 25 months but you guys REALLY know what sweating it out means! <8-0

Congrats Ken! That’s great NO Office Actions, which also means you didn’t have any additional fees :) GOOD LUCK!!!

Wow 4 years! I just filed a business method patent. A patent agent I spoke with said that there is a 5 year backlog on business method patents. Gonna be a long wait.

I agree Greg but I don’t know if I am a patient man now, but I never thought the patent would issue since I never heard anything so I just gave up. And when I got the word from my patent agent that it was granted I was blown away!

Very interesting and slightly disconcerting that it took that long for a smooth sailing prosecution. Well done. I’ll bet you are a much more patient man now. I think this whole inventing process could make Rip Van Winkle slightly neurotic.

Thanks all!

Greg, It took 4 years and I never got any rejections or any office actions….All 16 claims went through and the patent is fully intact:)

Congrats Ken!

Congratulations Ken.
Did the final allowed claims change much from your original claims in your application?

Super Ken lache pas ……..
Congratulations Ken!!!!!!!!!

Krist from Mtl
Inventeur

Thanks everyone….Yep the hard work is still ahead:)

That’s the truth, the hard work starts after we get our patents… welcome to the club!

Congratulations Ken Now the real work begins in networking and licensing and last but not least a prototype. :)))))))))))))))

Woof, woof, woof! Howling Dawg over there I bet! Good fortune Ken with your next phase!

Congrats, Ken! This is really cool.

Congratulations, Ken! This is a BIG deal! There are a few impressive companies listed in the Overview – is your idea something they might want to add to their lines?

Thanks Margaret and Chris:)

Congrats Ken! Good to see ya back.

Congratulations Ken!!

Thanks Sherri yes its been a long time since I been on here, I left to try other opportunities but what I have learned is that the inventing process is really hard:)

I am excited about getting my patent approved because it has been granted some awesome claims. But now moving forward is my next challenge.

Hiya Ken…Haven’t seen you here at EN in a long time!

And you’re back with very awesome news!!!

Huge congrats to you..I know you have worked very hard on that one!!!

Good luck and good fortune!

Thanks Guys!
The Utility patent has received its notice of allowance and the number will be issued in about six weeks! For now you can read the patent from its application number 11/875,356

and the design number is D575376

The drawings are awesome! The patent was prepared by Kevin Prince at dirtcheappatents

Congratulations Ken! I could only find your Design patent at this point, so I will post that for you here; http://www.google.com/patents?id=KOGsAAAAEBAJ&a...
Good luck with your endeavor!

Congrats Ken, Looks like your Utility is getting ready to issue………

Nice Drawings

Hey Ken congrats…what is the Patent #….I never heard of Kickstarter but was checking out the site and I really like the LunaTik Multitouch Watch…to cool!!
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1104350651/...

Thanks Frank! It is exciting but now trying to get it on the market?

I think if need be I’ll take it to kickstarter just to raise the funds so I can build the prototype……

Congratulations Ken!!!!!!!!!!