Do You Have a Million-Dollar Idea?

Aug. 11, 2007 - PRLog -- Patent examiners completed 332,000 patent applications in 2006, the largest number ever, according to the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Infomercials and the hit television show, American Inventor, confirm that we live in an entrepreneurial-spirited country.

In this fast-paced world of information and technology, new products are entering the marketplace at breakneck speed. There has never been a better time to bring an invention to the marketplace: including anything from fold-up colanders that “stack up or slide away,” to exercise machines that resemble spaceships to nose-hair clippers that double as corkscrews and flashlights.

However, successful inventor Marty J. Carty warns in his book, Do You Have a Million Dollar Idea?, that there are many companies preying on buyers and inventors. Carty helps the entrepreneur avoid pitfalls while providing an easy guide on how to turn an idea into a marketable product.

Carty is the inventor of a patented product known as the ShurTrax System, which offers a safer alternative to add traction weight to vehicles. He’s also the president and CEO of the company that makes and sells his innovative products.

Do You Have a Million Dollar Idea? gives easy-to-read instructions for anyone considering bringing their invention to the competitive marketplace. He shares first-hand experience how he went through the patent process and gives tips on spotting and avoiding scam artists waiting to take advantage of the entrepreneurial spirit.

If you’ve ever dreamed about inventing something, but didn’t know what to do, it’s time to wake up. Let Do You Have a Million Dollar Idea show you the steps to invent and patent your ides and start making your dreams come true.

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About the Author
Marty J. Carty is president and CEO of Sealpak Innovations, Inc. A cum laude graduate from Otterbein College, he is married and lives with his wife in Marion, Ohio.  Visit his Web site at Web site: www.shurtrax.com for more information about his inventions.

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