Successfully patented my paracord survival bracelet invention!

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A few years ago, I came up with an idea involving cutting a ferro rod and drilling a hole to make a toggle closure for a bracelet that would also contain a scraping device, paracord and tinder (I posted it here in early 2011 Best paracord survival bracelet? -firesteel, tinder, scraper and sling http://www.wilderness-survival.net/f...ad.php?t=16290). Here's the 2011 prototype:
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I'm proud to say that I've successfully reached the end of a long and difficult process to obtain a patent from the USPTO.

This proves to me that a little guy can protect his invention from companies who would use their status and money to steal and profit from it - without credit or even a nod!


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Congratulation.......Way to go.

So does this mean that the one I got from you is a rare, limited, pre-release addition, that worth a lot of money?
Can you provide a Certificate of Authenticity?........To track and establish provenance?

Congratulations! I know that's an expensive and difficult process.

Good for you!

Congratulations! Does that also protect the individual pieces such as the ferro rod toggle?

will you see any return on this investment?

Awesome!!


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Congratulations Kevin. Have you contacted that POS Ron yet?

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Originally Posted by crashdive123

Congratulations Kevin. Have you contacted that POS Ron yet?

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My thoughts exactly. He was a member of here as well I believe.

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Originally Posted by crashdive123

Congratulations Kevin. Have you contacted that POS Ron yet?

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LOL LOL LOL NOT YET HA HA!


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Originally Posted by Rick

Congratulations! I know that's an expensive and difficult process.

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thanks! In the end, I don't know if it will have been worth it. All I know is that I sat down and said to myself "I will regret it forever If I see these on the shelf being sold by some big name company with Bear Grylls name on it LOL!

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Originally Posted by RangerXanatos

Congratulations! Does that also protect the individual pieces such as the ferro rod toggle?

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In a way it's kind of complicated. I have a "utility patent" which is more of the holy Grail of patents. It protects more than just the form, it's the function of the entire embodiment. See this link for the application to review the protected
http://www.google.com/patents/US20130213089
Survival Bracelet
US 20130213089 A1

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Originally Posted by Grizz123

will you see any return on this investment?

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I may not. It takes money to hire lawyers to notify potential infringers that they may be in violation and set the "clock" for damages. Then, it takes lawyers to help you write license agreements, to sue for patent infringement if it comes to that. However, I didn't come this far to sit here and watch myself get screwed LOL. Ultimately, best return on my investment might be to sell the rights/patent to an interested party.


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Your last statement was what I was thinking when you posted this. There are several countries today that either don't abide by patents or don't enforce them. Most of the top name companies see knock offs no matter what they make and getting a grievance adjudicated in a foreign country is about like trying to drink the ocean dry. Not gonna happen. Sell your patent and run.

Had an Uncle patent a hand warmer for rifle/shotgun as well as fishing rod and bow......
Was bought out by a company that didn't make them....just didn't want competition.

Made few bucks....but not much.

Very Cool. Congratulations!

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Originally Posted by paracordist

http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14...abb0bbb479.jpg
A few years ago, I came up with an idea involving cutting a ferro rod and drilling a hole to make a toggle closure for a bracelet that would also contain a scraping device, paracord and tinder (I posted it here in early 2011 Best paracord survival bracelet? -firesteel, tinder, scraper and sling http://www.wilderness-survival.net/f...ad.php?t=16290). Here's the 2011 prototype:
http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14...d7426b1c72.jpg
I'm proud to say that I've successfully reached the end of a long and difficult process to obtain a patent from the USPTO.

This proves to me that a little guy can protect his invention from companies who would use their status and money to steal and profit from it - without credit or even a nod!


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Seeing the picture with the big "Patented" across the front...Priceless.

Kevin many many congrats!!!! I remember what a jerk Ron was. So glad you won! SG

Very nice. Creative answer to some common problems. I hope it works out well for you.

Congrats Kevin, been a long time!

Congratulation, I've enjoyed seeing your work.

Thanks for the well wished and kind comments.


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