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<blockquote data-quote="reade" data-source="post: 2090067" data-attributes="member: 25478"><p>I made an invention and went for a patent but found out it was more trouble than it was worth and gave up. My invention was a device that would alert the driver of a car if a child was left in a car seat when the ignition was turned off. I have a working prototype. It would also alert the driver if a rear seat belt was undone while the ignition was on (car running) this would help keep those with special needs from unbuckling and possibly trying to get out of the car while in motion.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I found after doing a patent search, there is a lady who has no device but has been granted a patent on the idea. So she would get a part of anyone's working device if it went to market. There also is a working product with a patent made by NASA that has never been brought into production. I'm sure they want to sell the rights and their price would be astronomical (ha ha). My devise worked in a different manner than theirs and could have been a low cost alternative.</p><p></p><p>Why I passed was the liability issue. If I sold my device to someone and in the event for any reason a child was left and was injured or died from their irresponsibility I would be liable to have been sued out the wazhoo.</p><p></p><p>I do have a record of invention on file. I'd recommend this to anyone who has an idea or makes a working prototype. The ROI is cheap and gives you some protection from being ripped off by establishing a time line.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="reade, post: 2090067, member: 25478"] I made an invention and went for a patent but found out it was more trouble than it was worth and gave up. My invention was a device that would alert the driver of a car if a child was left in a car seat when the ignition was turned off. I have a working prototype. It would also alert the driver if a rear seat belt was undone while the ignition was on (car running) this would help keep those with special needs from unbuckling and possibly trying to get out of the car while in motion. Anyway, I found after doing a patent search, there is a lady who has no device but has been granted a patent on the idea. So she would get a part of anyone's working device if it went to market. There also is a working product with a patent made by NASA that has never been brought into production. I'm sure they want to sell the rights and their price would be astronomical (ha ha). My devise worked in a different manner than theirs and could have been a low cost alternative. Why I passed was the liability issue. If I sold my device to someone and in the event for any reason a child was left and was injured or died from their irresponsibility I would be liable to have been sued out the wazhoo. I do have a record of invention on file. I'd recommend this to anyone who has an idea or makes a working prototype. The ROI is cheap and gives you some protection from being ripped off by establishing a time line. [/QUOTE]
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