I would approach the company with a sell sheet and pitch it to them.

Coming up with one idea for one company is not ideal, so i wouldn’t spend to much time on it because they may not be interested.

A better senario would be if you had six or seven potential licensees. One potential licensee reduces your chances of success. If you are going to take the time to create a presentation, you would be better off pitching an idea to multiple companies.

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A PPA (Provisional Patent Application) is only $110, you can file it yourself and it let’s you say Patent Pending.

The PPA is a great tool. It gives you Patent Pending status for one year while you shop your idea around to see if anyone manufacturers are interested.

You are right though……..

You are not selling your patent or prototype. You are selling the benefits of your idea. For Example: Your hammer that hits nails straight every time or your “Kitty litter that doesn’t stick to your cat’s paws”

The PPA protects your idea while you sell the benefits.

A PPA (Provisional Patent Application) is only $110, you can file it yourself.

The PPA is a great tool. It gives you Patent Pending status for one year while you shop your idea around to see if anyone manufacturers are interested.

You are right though……..

You are not selling your patent or prototype. You are selling the benefits of your idea.

For Example:
Your “hammer that hits nails straight every time”
OR
Your “Kitty litter that doesn’t stick to your cat’s paws”

The PPA protects your idea while you sell the benefits.