Fri Jul 30 2010
by Laura Freeman
Reporter
Hudson -- There is now a club for anyone who has had an idea and wants to make millions, change the world or just say, "I thought of that."
The Hudson Inventors Group for entrepreneurs and inventors can learn more about how to create their own business or innovation. It meets every month at the Hudson Library and Historical Society. The next meeting is March 30 from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Andrew Spriegel, an inventor and patent and trademark attorney, leads the group. He is co-owner of Moxon & Spriegel LLC, a Hudson patent and trademark firm. He spent most of his career in engineering but has more than 50 patents.
"I went to law school, I made a good salary, but I wanted to commercialize products," Spriegel said. "I was making the company money, but if I made the items myself, I'd be financially independent."
The group helps inventors understand the process and how to avoid mistakes, Spriegel said.
He said the 10 people at the club's first meeting in February were diverse, with careers in finance, engineering and business.
"They shared ideas and information," Spriegel said. "A lot of people don't know how the process works. They'll share what they've tried."
The invention process for a company is complex, so an individual inventor doesn't know how to go about it, Spriegel said.
An invention can be an actual prototype, but is more often an idea, Spriegel said.
"You don't have to actually build the product to get a patent," he said. "Some products are too complicated. You come up with idea, do a patent and years later can make the product."
Spriegel said inventors often devise new products in their field of expertise. For example, he said, a man who sold health care products invented a pillow to ease back pain.
Inventors need to ask, "How do you solve a problem or how do you create a product?" Spriegel said.
Greg Getzinger, a member of the club, of Pizza BOGO on West Streetsboro Street invented a pizza board that cuts equal slices of pizza.
Getzinger has a patent pending on his Portion PadL, which can cut four, six, eight or 10 equal pieces.
"I wanted to develop some business through the schools and sell pizza by the slice," Getzinger said. "The biggest issue and most common complaint is no one can cut perfect slices of pizza."
Pieces that are too small are often thrown away, Getzinger said. If the pizza is being sold for a fundraiser, they lose money.
"Every slice can be sold [thanks to the new invention] and a concession stand can predict how much they will make," he said.
Getzinger said he received feedback from the inventor's club meeting and shared his own experience.
"I've had a journey to get my invention to the market," Getzinger said. "I can help them understand how I began, how much time is involved and the whole journey."
Getzinger said the inventors club is good for someone who has an idea about something they haven't seen and want to pursue it.
"This would be a good place to find out if its worth doing," Getzinger said. "Do you want to make money or impress friends? What are you getting out of your invention?"
For more information about the Hudson Inventors Group call Spriegel at 440-225-4234.
E-mail: lfreeman@recordpub.com
Phone: 330-688-0088 ext. 3150
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