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Old 07-12-2013, 12:09 AM   #19 (permalink)
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First Pro Se Patent

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Originally Posted by kach22i View Post
Bondo/Brett, you had the patent filed about 1-1/2 years ago.

The idea must have come to you years before that, plus the lawyer's schedule to put the package together took time.

I won't even ask about funding for a patent, too daunting a task considering my current income level.

What are your current plans for production/marketing of the "Aerodynamic stowable truck bed extender"?
This is my first Pro Se effort (No Attorney). Got lucky I guess. Was granted the patent on the aero bed extender in less than 14 months with only one Office Action from the USPTO. Did it all myself and saved a bunch of money too!

Started pondering on the design some years back. Built three prototypes over the past three years. Ended up with the foldable one which doesn't take up alot of space in the truck bed when stored away.

Since I have tried for 5 long years to get the Aerolid to market, now going to concentrate on the extender. It will be vacuum formed out of ABS and easy to fabricate. Meeting with a plastics manufacturer that came in with a good quote on July 25th to possibly build them.

Like Winston Churchill once said, "Never, never, never give up!".

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