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We wanted to alert you of an email scam which one of our customers received. Jim Hasci, who’s DC-AC Soft-Switching Inverter received a scam email. We thank him for warning us about it so we can warn you. When reading any unsolicited email you may receive from any source, please be cautious. Its almost always too good to be true. Here is his email to us:

Dear Sirs,

I have a patent listed for sale on your website and it is the only listing I have anywhere for the sale of the patent. I have been contacted by a Dr. Lin Sai from the United Arab Emirates who is shipping, real estate, and manufacturing who wants to purchase my patent outright for a sum of $35 million dollars. Morover, he wants to ship the cash via diplomat attache to my home base in the USA and he wants to keep the deal discreet (no attorney or proxy involvement). This is obviously a hook routine to a Nigerian-type money transfer scheme and the inventors on your website are being targeted! You need to inform them as loudly as possible to these fraudulent attempts at bilking money from them. The specifics of each scheme may vary, but if they contacted me, then I’m sure there are other gullible inventors that will surely fall for their devious and dishonest plots.

Sincerely,

Jim Hacsi
DC-AC Soft-Switching Inverter

Inventors, be careful: One of our inventors who is posting his invention on our site - www.shop4patents.com wrote us the following note:
“Dear Sirs,
I have a patent listed for sale on your website and it is the only listing I have anywhere for the sale of the patent. I have been contacted by a Dr. Lin Sai from the United Arab Emirates who is supposedly in shipping, real estate, and manufacturing who wants to purchase my patent outright for a sum of $35 million dollars. Moreover, he wants to ship the cash via diplomat attaché to my home base in the USA and he wants to keep the deal discreet (no attorney or proxy involvement). This is obviously a hook routine to a Nigerian-type money transfer scheme and the inventors on your website are being targeted! You need to inform them as loudly as possible to these fraudulent attempts at bilking money from them. The specifics of each scheme may vary, but if they contacted me, then I’m sure there are other gullible inventors that will surely fall for their devious and dishonest plots.
Sincerely,
Inventor (Name is kept on our file).

Show gained some momentum. Much better quality ideas than last week (my opinion).
More finalists. Even the bad ones were “fun” to watch.. Here is a partial list of the invetions:

Show gained some momentum. Much better quality ideas than last week (my opinion).
More finalists. Even the bad ones were “fun” to watch.. Here is a partial list of the invetions:

Lawn Master: buy one get 2…Good idea to get rid of weeds.
Mindframe: Failure. I could not figure it out….can’t blame the judges to wait the guy to go out.
The Glove Inverter: Nonsens. As peter was saying, use a stick.
For the rest of the inventions click (more…)

Well… as expected….slow start. Not mentioning the “performance” that few of the inventors gave - as part of the “show – biz”. I thought that the cowboy guy will snap – right after he got rejected.
Some of the inventors did not come across because of a very poor presentation.
Some spent too much money and time on their inventions which I thought were worthless. I Did not form yet any opinion about the judges except Forman whom I thought was too much of a “nice” guy…

Joan Lefkowitz, most notably known for being the first marketer of the Topsy Tail ™ the fashion invention phenomenon is letting you in on the secret behind its historic success.

On her website, Joan has created an archive of many articles that she has written including the article ‘Topsy Tail™, the $100 Million Hair Gadget that Could… And Did!‘. Inventors and marketers will learn what allowed this invention to generate over $100 Million in sales and become a household name.

Other articles include ‘Building a Brand’ which is part of Susan Friedman’s new book, “Riches in Niches How to Make It BIG in a Small Market”, ‘The Reluctant Consultant’ gives advice to those that consult inventors on their new products. In ‘Fulfilling Your Dreams by Changing Careers’ you’ll learn how Joan went from being a Drama Teacher to the ‘Marketing Guru’ she is today.

If you are a marketer, interested in marketing your own invention or just interested in reading about how great ideas became a huge success, these articles are a must read. The articles and tips discussed can be found on Joan Lefkowitz’s Accessory Brainstorms’ website at http://www.accessorybrainstorms.com/articles. If you have a fashion invention and need help marketing and licensing it, you can contact Joan at AccessoryBrainstorms.com

On Wednesday, June 6 the second season of the hit show American Inventor created by Simon Cowell and Peter Jones, returns for its exciting, innovative second season in search of America’s best new invention at 9pm EST on ABC.

The Judges which now include Heavyweight Boxing Champion George Foreman, held casting calls in six major cities across the country — Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Houston and Tampa. Thousands of inventors and entrepreneurs of all ages applied, and viewers will witness these inventors presenting their inventions, featuring everything from the wacky to the heart warming. Check your local listing for the exact time and channel the show will be airing on your local ABC affiliate and check out http://www.patenthelpblog.com for a recap of the episode.

Wednesday, June 6 at 9/8c “Episode 201″ : American Inventor, from Simon Cowell and co-creator Peter Jones, returns for its exciting, innovative second season in search of America’s best new invention in its season premiere!

American Inventor T.V Show , returns for its second season in search of America’s best new invention. The show will uncover the hottest new product and make one Lucky inventor’s dream come true. The Lucky winner will get one million dollars.
National casting calls were held in six major cities across the country — Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Houston and Tampa. Thousands of inventors and entrepreneurs of all ages applied, and viewers will witness these inventors presenting their inventions, featuring everything from the wacky to the heart warming.

A panel of expert judges will narrow down the initial entries and choose one finalist from each city who will be given $50,000 seed money to further develop and refine his or her product for the semifinal round. In the end, it will be up to the American viewing audience to call in and vote for one of three finalists and the invention they feel is worthy of the one million dollar grand prize, moving that person one step closer to the dream of mass producing a product.

American Inventor’s panel of expert judges are:
• GEORGE FOREMAN
• PETER JONES
• PAT CROCE
• SARA BLAKELY

American Inventor’s panel of expert judges are:

GEORGE FOREMAN

PETER JONES

PAT CROCE

SARA BLAKELY

and Hosted by Nick Smith: